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Two elements of this really irritated me:

1) they are talking like they are one foot from the coffin, I mean FFS being in your fifties is not old.

2) why would you not call an ambulance?

First of all, killing off Big was a BIG disappointment. Huge!

But the biggest problem is that the writing shows 3 older women bumbling through 2021 as if they were just dropped off in NYC from Mayberry! The REAL SATC girls would still be hip and with-it. Even...no...mostly Miranda! You can't tell me that in the last 10 years she's that far out of touch with how things are in her city? Good grief.

I feel torn.. As a SATC fan I was super excited about this show, and I still am excited, but it feels kinda underwhelming at the same time. They stuffed the episode full of way too much "woke" things.. it felt very forced. Also I'm not happy about that they killed off Mr. Big.. sure it makes a good storyline but still... it's sad af. However, I'll continue watching.. maybe it gets better?

Oh my god Carrie! Hasn't she heard of something called first aid? 911? I'm sorry but that last scene where Carrie just hugs him instead of reaching for the phone and calling an ambulance is pure stupidity and drags down the show to another level. It could have actually been a good pilot if it didn't end like this. Him having a heart attack during the intense recital was also pretty predictable. I just want to ask why.

Like the other reviewers, why are they all acting like they are on the way to the old peoples home? And why didn't. Carrie call 911? I miss Samantha. I can tell they are trying to insert Lisa into Samantha's place.

It was very hard to watch Carry trying to pick Big up off the floor instead of calling 911. That was beyond irritating.

On a positive note, I was extremely worried about how they would address Samantha being gone and so far they've done a great job. (Other than Samantha leaving NYC, which I don't believe she would do.)

I really enjoyed SATC, but this is just bad. The podcast was not funny, the scene with Carrie and Big in the bedroom was CRINGEY. Not to mention how privileged they are behaving. In SATC they loved expensive and nice stuff, but now they are trying to hard to be relavant like a teenage girls with lots of money trying to be popular. It's just sad to watch.

I really enjoyed the episode. What I liked a lot was that they acknowledged all the elephants in the room like the pandemic or Samantha not being there. Plus they very openly talk about their age and how they've changed but also stayed the same, which is a really nice feeling. It feels so good to see those characters again being played by the same actors, feels like coming home.

Before watching the first episode and.a half, I would've told you I'm a die-hard SATC fan. I've watched the entire series more times than I can count.

And this is how they repay our loyalty.

They kill off Big, which was super obvious given how much they focused on how happy they were (and the post a friend shared about a trigger warning that the series deals with death/dying).

And Charlotte with her obvious facelift and constant whining about how it was all her fault. Oh woe is me. Just. Shut. Up. It isn't about you.

Really, Miranda?! It's one thing to let your kid's girlfriend move in, but you're cool with your son and his girlfriend in the next room being as loud as possible? Sorry but no. That's disgusting.

And for the over-the-top woke commentary. Was the original series SERIOUSLY lacking diversity? YES. A thousand times yes. Do we need to be hit over the head about woke culture? No. Please know that I am not a minority and therefore my opinion does absolutely come from a place of privilege. In no way do I intend offense. Do non-minorities have a lot to learn? Absolutely. But IMO this isn't the platform.

Finally, nobody here knows the REAL story about Kim Catrall not being in this series. I don't care how much she and SJP didn't get song. The FANS deserved better than for them to have her turn into a petty monster who refuses to talk to the girls just because Carrie didn't need her services anymore. They easily could've just said, "I miss Samantha but I'm so glad she's doing so well in London. I look forward to her visit." Almost anything except how they handled it.

I'M SO VERY DISAPPOINTED. I doubt I'll ever watch three original again which makes me sad. And just like that, I'm out.

...not sure what it is but something is off. I thought the storylines were good and the characters had aged in a natural way, but it didn't flow. A women in her 50's doesn't have to talk about intimate details of her sex life, pod cast or not! I felt sorry for Carrie during that podcast! Ugh I thought the death scene was well-done and believable. The highlight for me was Lily playing at the recital- the performance, the dress, the curtesy, Rose jumping up- perfection! I would loved to have seen Anthony and Stanford's marriage difficulties explored more (RIP Willie).

Don't have HBO but I would watch other episodes if they were free.

I was worried at first! I wasn't getting the click of the show for the first 20 minutes. Once Lily's concert happened, it felt like the old gang again.

& let me tell you... the death scene of Big had me bawling hysterically. I wondered at first why didn't she just call an ambulance but I truly think Carrie saw the way Big was looking at her snd he was going to die and second. That's exactly why she kissed him & held him until he died. True love. I'm still crying. Great Start!!!!!!

Carrie is dumb!!! That scene at the end is ridiculous. Why didn't she call 911!!!!!!!!

Sarah Jessica's acting in the 2nd episode sucks too. She would me on the floor screaming

Only saving grace is Sanford. I love seeing Willie Garson. May he Rest In Peace. I miss him.

Just like many fans of SATC, I couldn't wait to watch this show, despite my spidy senders telling me it would be a bad idea, as with many sequels. I have to say that I was sad to watch this beloved show make me depressed. However, the writers did something which is very hard to do in TV world. They made me laugh. I cried and then laughed, and by the end of the first episode all my feelings telling me that it was a bad idea evaporated into eagerness to stream the next episode. It is a very hard job turning a 90s TV show into a sequel in the age of the millennial, whilst still having the ability to make us fall back in love with the characters. The art of story telling, a second time round, can be tough, especially given the fact that not all the original members of the cast turned up, they turned out. The way they wrote Samantha into this episode was tasteful and on brand, and very Michael Patrick King. To summarise, if you want to enjoy the show, pay attention to the small details, as I think they make the pilot as great as the writers did. Looking forward to episode 2, but next time, I'll make sure I bring the tissues, for the loss, and the laughs.

CP - Freelancer.

Thank you for killing the pleasure of ever rewatching SATC and Big and Carrie's love story. Thang you for killing the best series ever in our youth. Go Big or go home. And for now, I really think it's time for all of this new show's creators to go home...