This is the episode where Carrie and Big keep running into each other, Miranda feels pressured by Steve to have a baby, Charlotte falls in love with Trey, and Samantha fears she's entered menopause.
Carrie's question of the week is "Is Timing Everything?"
One of the opening scenes is of Carrie and Charlotte getting their nails done, talking about the innocence of not having sex right away. This leads them into a side comment about erasing your past sexual history. Can it be done? One of the next scenes has Samantha being hit on by a guy who looks like he just stepped out of a bad 1980's music video. The comparison to what is "nostalgia" and what is "stuck in the past" is visible here.
During a scene where the four girls are pouring over magazines, (like teenagers over homework at lunch) they start talking about their periods being matched up, which Samantha then has to admit she's late. Which is one of the first real moments in the whole series where her age really gets a mention. Of all the topics, menopause is only tackled a few times in the whole of the series.
We see Miranda and Steve out having dinner, talking about the fact that so many people suddenly have kids. Steve then suggests to Miranda that they would make great parents and asks her to have a baby. The whole time, Miranda is wiping spilled soup off of Steve's shirt. We see the vastly different views that they have on the topic of family. Steve is ready to settle down and live the dream that most women want, while Miranda is the one who is reluctant and is throwing up the road blocks. (which would be a foreshadow for the rest of the series for them) We also see what seems to be the de-evolving of Steve from a philosophical character to a more emotional mess.
They end up getting a puppy as a "trial run" while putting the baby conversation on hold.
Carrie then goes to a celebrity party on a yacht with Charlotte and Trey, leaving Aidan at home. Here she bumps into Mr. Big, who is also there without his wife. They hang out for a while, and when Mr. Big learns that Carrie is dating someone, he starts to rethink his marriage. Mr. Big shows up at Carrie's apartment little later, jealous of Aidan. (this would become the set up for the affair they have over the next few episodes)
Samantha decides to go on a date with the old guy who repulses her because she is fearing her loss of attractiveness. She ends up getting her period while having sex with him, and her entire out look on life changes. All her fears go away.
This episode deals with transitions in life. The smaller issues that somehow become the steps to the larger ones. Sometimes the problems can be fixed, sometimes they can't. It's knowing when they can or can not that makes the difference.
Ironically, Mr. Big makes the biggest (no pun intended) step in his transition. He admits that he isn't really sure what it is that he's looking for in life at that point, but that Carrie is constantly on his mind.
As the girls are all dealing in fear, Mr. Big is dealing in confusion.
One of the best quotes in this episode is - Charlotte "Oh My God! Vagina weights!"
Samantha -"Honey, my vagina waits for no man"
(when they are having drinks looking at ads in junk mail and magazines)
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