Netflix recently made Sex and the City available for streaming, which is great news for all of us who had our beloved DVDs permanently borrowed by a friend. It’s also great news for women who have never seen the show before.
If you’re one of them, bless your sweet 2000s-born heart. Here’s what you need to know before you descend into the depths of SATC bingeing, not to be seen again until there’s snow on the ground. (You’ll see. Oh, you’ll see.)
Are you worried that you ruined the show for yourself because you caught the movie versions on cable or streaming one day? Don’t be. Sure, the films (especially the first one) spoil a certain amount of the series’ ending, but this was never a show that was all about getting from point A to point B. Especially if your main memory of the franchise is that time they almost missed the flight home from Abu Dhabi, you’ll be just fine. And don’t worry for a second about The Carrie Diaries—the connections are super tenuous. We’re not even going to talk about And Just Like That…
You’re going to want to take this journey with three friends. Because it’s hard to enjoy America’s pastime—Who’s the Carrie, Who’s the Charlotte, Who’s the Samantha, and Who’s the Miranda—by yourself.
Get excited because… You’ll now understand why your mom (or cool aunts, as we like to think of ourselves) refer to the guy on The Good Wife as “Mr. Big” and the guy from the Applebee’s commercials as “Aidan.” Also: Yes, this is why you know a lot of kids named Aidan.
Chances are you’re in college, as many of we were when we discovered Sex and the City. A word to the wise: Don’t let the show influence your fashion choices too heavily. Carrie Bradshaw could experiment because Carrie Bradshaw did not have her personal fashion revolution, ages 18 to 34, documented on social media. Your future employer will not be amused by your ill-fated sophomore year affair with flower pins.
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