Wow. For the FIRST TIME Carrie is worried about Aidan? (Or, rather, herself with Aidan). He has kids! One of whom is not doing well psychologically! Wyatt obviously needs help dealing with the divorce and dad’s new relationship. He also seems to have an alcohol and impulse-control problem. (Why did he go to the farm if he knew Aidan wasn’t there? I guess 14 year olds don’t think so clearly sometimes, that’s to be expected.) And all she can say is that the broken bones will heal, she can’t even see why Aidan’s upset about his kid’s issues. And to think, I was predicting he’d finally come to terms with the apartment thing, and his own role in the demise of the relationship with Carrie. I was thinking he’d show up at the Last Supper. (I hate the way he said he was never setting foot in the apartment when they weee line for Che’s concert. He had this flirty tone like he was whispering sweet nothings). I predict he DOES show up, and he tells her he accepts what happened, but that they can’t see each other again because of his kids. Then they can have “closure,” on both the relationship and on John Corbett’s commitment to the series. I guess she’ll stay in the Gramercy Park apartment, because she didn’t just sublet to Lisette like a normal person would, she sold it, at too low a price. Even this show wouldn’t make Lisette give it back.
Lisa- I have no idea what on earth they were trying to do with this stupid pregnancy. They weren’t doing an abortion plot, obviously. (But they were sure to have her share her - and the show’s - liberal bona fides by saying the totally clunky dialogue about “of course, I am grateful to have that option.”) And then they go and take the time-immemorial TV way out of an unplanned pregnancy, a convenient miscarriage! So what was the point? For her to realize she has too much on her plate? For her husband to realize he should help out more? And why didn’t she, once she realized her hubby didn’t actually get the vasectomy eight years ago, get an IUD or something? Did he not tell her? Was this the first she’s hearing about it? That’s unconscionable, but if that’s the case, why did it take till now to get pregnant again?
Nya/Seema: I appreciate that this episode managed to include all of the characters. But these two did very little. Nya…bought a stroller and listened to Miranda. Like that she got a little snippy with Miranda about her exes. Seema…said I love you and then was promptly shut down so Carrie could talk about HER problems. These characters, and actresses, deserve better. Perhaps their own spinoff.
Miranda: she’s upset about SKIPPER? What about her husband of 20 years and the father of her child? On the other hand, I think Carrie was giving her too much grief about not seeing Steve now. She shouldn’t have to go see his new restaurant, they’re divorced. I do think she left him very abruptly and took off with Che, if that’s what is meant by “cutting him off,” and I do think she shouldn’t be afraid to show up to the Last Supper if he’s there. (Che is a different story, which I will get to.) Glad Miranda’s new job is going well. Still not believable that she is only an intern, they could’ve given her a legal clerkship. (They probably never thought of it). The woman took five weeks’ maternity leave? Crazy. (The old joke of referring to your baby as your “new boss” is just so cringe. You know who your new boss is? Your old boss. Who wouldn’t let you stay home more than five weeks with A NEWBORN BABY.)
Charlotte- hilarious. I can always relate to her storylines. She did have a life before! Still, no way I’m leaving my job to run home and bring something to my kid when she should’ve packed it the night before. This is a lesson every kid needs to learn, hopefully it happens only once. You forget it, you get the F. And no way I’m asking my husband to do it, either, or giving him a guilt trip about it. How many nebbishy henpecked jokes can they make with this otherwise successful, smart and assertive cutthroat lawyer? So cute that she “tamed” him! (Barf).
Anthony: Sure, nobody should say they are, or the other person is, “the woman” in a gay relationship, that’s outdated and offensive to gay men (and women in general). But, if Anthony doesn’t want to do a particular activity, he should not have to. I wouldn’t want to do anal, and if somebody insisted that I do so for some political reason I’d be out of there. (Of course, I’m not a man, it might feel different for them, but I imagine that not all gay men are into that.) I guess the other guy felt like Anthony was just objecting on philosophical grounds, because he is “a top.” The guy seemed to think Anthony would enjoy it if he could just get over his old-fashioned beliefs about what it meant. But maybe he just wasn’t comfortable being penetrated. That wasn’t made clear. His preferences should be respected. Physical tastes don’t change just because the politics have.
Stanford! I thought it was disrespectful to Willie Garson for them to have Anthony make fun of him. Still, I thought the send off of making him transcend to a higher plane of existence was poignant.
And now…Che! First of all, are we going to get a clunky reminder every episode that Che’s pronoun is “They,” and that so many people “just …don’t …get it…man?” Enough. We want to watch a show, not a polemic. Also, Che’s standup is not funny, nor was Cheryl’s. (Are we to take from this that part of the reason Che was unhappy as Cheryl and eventually came out as non-binary was because Cheryl had to diet to please men? There must be more to it than that.) Che’s set about Miranda was just awful. Talking about how inept Miranda was sexually? Even male comics don’t talk like that about women. (Women comics sometimes talk about how men are inept, but not quite like that). And it wasn’t “just comedy,” either, no matter what Che says. It came off as how Che really felt, and it was vile. Che broke the cardinal rule of comedy- you can be mean, as long as you are funny. It wasn’t funny. Miranda was totally right to be hurt and to tell Che off. Che is just awful, selfish, unfunny, and mean. Full stop. But of course, Toby thinks Che can do no wrong. I assume we are supposed to side with Toby? Sorry, no. I do like the co worker in the vet’s office.
Edited August 17, 2023 by Rebecca berkowit
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