I think I can see now where some of the stereotypes about Sex and the City culminated. Seasons 5 and 6 (at least the episodes I saw from them) are rotten. I don't know what the reason was, but starting with Season 5, Sarah Jessica Parker and the show writers saw fit to rip anything interesting out of her character. As narrator and protagonist, Carrie was far less financially able than her counterparts, and quite a bit flawed emotionally. As a result, she struggled, quite often at that, in such a way that many viewers, I believe, found relatable, even within the show's fairly fictional portrayal of New York. These traits are wiped away in Season 5. Out of nowhere, Carrie says good bye to relationships. She wears increasingly funky outfits, with a new hairdo between scenes which look to take place within the same 24 hours. Her newspaper column leads to a book deal.
For whatever silly reason, she's invited to be a fashion model for Dolce & Gabanna, and an incident in which she slips in falls is supposed to cancel out the fact that she eventually gets to pose and preen for all to see.
Oh, and after watching so much of this show, the idea that she marries Mr. Big is asinine. It goes against anything and everything natural and logical.
Starting from season 5, Carrie is a precious angel, and it gives her and her friends cart blanche to act ridiculous in ways which they never did before (or, in ways which they'd later regret). The show is turning away from being about smart, capable, but ultimately human women, to being about a bunch of superficial infants. And I here the movies are even worse.
What the hell happened? Is this what people wanted to see? I just don't get it.
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