Year:
2004
Studio:
Home Box Office
Feature:
4/5
DVD:
4/5
If you've read my other reviews you know I'm not a fan of Sex and the City. Season six
changed it all. It had romance and happy endings and suddenly I was
rooting for all the girls. I'm not too sure if it was worth slogging
through the first five seasons to get to this one, but without those
five seasons this season would not have had as great an impact.
This is the season where the girls get permanent relationships, or at
least the start of real relationships. Miranda and Charlotte get
married. Carrie finally finds the right man who also wants her. The
most fun for me was Samantha's arc as she finally finds someone that
loves her unconditionally and someone whom she can love in return.
There are more extras and more commentary tracks. Really there better
have been since HBO split this up into two separate dvd sets each
costing the same price as one of the earlier seasons. Overall if you've
liked the show so far season six is a must. If you didn't like the show
season six just might change your mind.
Episode
Summaries: Season Six Part One
601. To Market, To Market
Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) rings the opening bell at the New York
Stock Exchange. Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) realizes she's in love with
long-time on-and-off boyfriend and father of her child Steve (David
Eigenberg), who is apparently no longer in love with her. Charlotte
(Kristin Davis) attempts to convince Harry (Evan Handler) that he
should marry her, a non-Jew. With Carrie's impending first date with
Jack (Ron Livingston), she runs into former love Aidan (John Corbett),
who is married with a kid. Samantha (Kim Cattrall) puts the moves on
new yuppie stock broker neighbor Chip (Victor Webster), who gets
arrested for insider trading.
EXTRAS: Commentary with episode writer and director Michael Patrick
King.
602. Great Sexpectations
Carrie and Jack have sex and it is quiet and unsatisfying for Carrie.
Samantha takes the girls out to Raw, a restaurant with no cooked food,
and the waiter (Jason Lewis) catches her eye. Charlotte announces she
is converting to Judaism. Broken-hearted from Steve, Miranda turns to
TiVo.
EXTRAS: Commentary with director Michael Patrick King.
603. The Perfect Present
Charlotte finds out that as a Jew she has to give up Christmas. Steve
mentions to Miranda that he has a girlfriend, Debbie. Mr Big (Chris
Noth) has phone sex with Carrie. Samantha finds out that the waitress
she's been having sex with is an aspiring actor. Jack tells Carrie that
his ex-girlfriend cheated on him. Charlotte officially converts to
Judaism.
604. Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little
Samantha and her current boyfriend act out sexual fantasies. Jack tells
the girls that guys don't send mixed messages, then he tells Carrie
that he loves her. Carrie reads Jack's new book and discovers that he
doesn't take writing criticism well. Charlotte makes a Jewish dinner
for Harry and goes hysterical, driving Harry away.
605. Lights, Camera, Relationship
Samantha has to attend the off-Broadway play of her boytoy. Carrie
spends lots of money and finds out that Jack's publishers didn't pick
up the option on his second book. Miranda pines over Steve. Charlotte
resists her friends' urging to get on and find another boyfriend.
606. Hop, Skip and a Week
Carrie goes to jury duty. Samantha continues to promote her boytoy
actor, renaming him Smith Jerrod. All the Jewish mothers want to set up
Charlotte with their sons. Miranda has trouble juggling work and a
baby. Carrie and Jack "take a break", at Jack's insistence. Charlotte
accepts Harry's proposal to marriage. Jack breaks up with Carrie using
a post-it note.
607. The Post-It Always Sticks Twice
Carrie deals with her breakup. Samantha takes the girls to Bed, a hot
new club. Miranda is happy she can fit into her skinny jeans. Charlotte
decides on a small wedding, with no bridesmaids. Carrie tees off on
Jack's friends in Bed while Miranda meets Pete and gains confidence.
608. The Catch
Harry introduces Carrie to his best friend Howie and the sex is bad.
Miranda hides from Steve and Debbie. Samantha and her boytoy are
separated when he goes to a movie job. Charlotte gets married and the
wedding has many small and funny problems.
609. A Woman's Right to Shoes
Carrie loses a pair of shoes at a party. Miranda has her eye on the new
black tenant doctor, Dr Robert Leeds (Blair Underwood) in her building.
Now that they're married Charlotte starts seeing all of Harry's bad
habits. Samantha is annoyed by kids at the restaurant.
610. Boy, Interrupted
Carrie goes to her high school reunion and hooks up with her high
school sweetheart Jeremy (David Duchovny). Unfortunately he turns out
to be crazy. In the middle of a heat wave, Samantha is desperate to
join the Soho Club so she can use their pool. Miranda has sex with
Robert.
EXTRAS: Commentary with Michael Patrick King.
611. The Domino Effect
Mr Big visits New York to have angioplasty surgery, which makes Carrie
quite upset. Steve walks in on Miranda and Robert doing the nasty.
Charlotte visits a fertility accupuncturist. Samantha's boytoy returns.
He wants to be a real romantic couple but Samantha only wants fantastic
sex and recoils. Miranda finally meets Debbie (Eleni Fuaixis).
612. One
Carrie and Charlotte meet famous artist Aleksandr Petrovsky (Mikhail
Baryshnikov). Robert is going to say "I Love You" with a cookie.
Miranda panics and eats the giant cookie. Samantha starts wearing
glasses and gets a gray hair. Charlotte is pregnant but has an early
miscarriage. Miranda can't say "I Love You"... until she says it to
Steve. Carrie goes on late-night date with Aleksandr.
EXTRAS: Commentary with Michael Patrick King.
Episode
Summaries: Season Six Part Two
613. Let There Be Light
Robert is bitter that Miranda dumped him for Steve. Carrie and
Aleksandr have sex in Aleksandr's really nice apartment. Samantha is
starting to tire of her boytoy because he's so young and inexperienced.
Charlotte volunteers for the blind. Carrie starts getting doubts after
Googling Alexandr's love life. Samantha goes to a party with her boytoy
and bumps into Richard Wright (James Remar). Steve moves in with
Miranda. Samantha realizes she has real feelings for her boytoy.
EXTRAS: Commentary with Michael Patrick King.
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614. The Ick
Factor
Miranda proposes to Steve. Aleksandr writes a song for Carrie. Samantha
considers getting breast enlargement. Miranda plans a practical
wedding. Carrie is uncomfortable with romance. Harry takes Charlotte
out for a romantic dinner and they both get food poisoning. Samantha
finds out she has breast cancer. Miranda and Steve are married.
615. Catch-38
Aleksandr gives Carrie the security code to his place. Samantha's
surgery is successful. Miranda goes on her honeymoon and leaves Brady
in Carrie and Charlotte's care. Samantha wants a new oncologist.
Aleksandr doesn't want any more kids and Carrie thinks about life
without any.
616. Out of the Frying Pan
Samantha starts chemotherapy. Aleksandr and Carrie have dinner at her
place, but are interrupted by a rodent. Charlotte tries In Vitro
Fertilization and it's not working. Miranda and Steve look for a new
place to live and Steve favors a house in Brooklyn. Samantha starts
losing her hair. Charlotte gets a former show dog.
617. The Cold War
Charlotte enters Elizabeth Taylor (her dog) into a dog show. Miranda
and Steve move into their new house in Brooklyn. Carrie realizes that
she and Aleksandr have no passions outside their passion. Smith is
"outed", making Samantha his fag-hag.
618. Splat!
Carrie's former editor, Enid Frick (Candice Bergen), asks Carrie to set
her up with one of Aleksandr's friends. Aleksandr wants Carrie to live
with him in Paris. Carrie and Aleksandr host a dinner for all of the
girls and their significant others. Elizabeth Taylor becomes pregnant.
Miranda doesn't like Aleksandr. Carrie decides to go to Paris.
EXTRAS: Commentary with Michael Patrick King.
619. An American Girl in Paris (Part Une)
Mr. Big shows up and Carrie tells him she's moving to Paris. Carrie has
a last dinner with the girls where Samantha reveals that her
chemotherapy has cause her to go into menopause. Samantha helps
organize a breast cancer benefit. Carrie arrives in Paris and meets
Aleksandr's daughter Chlöe (Cécile Cassel). Charlotte and
Harry start the adoption look-up process. Samantha prepares to give a
staid speech at the benefit; Smith urges her to be more like herself.
Carrie goes shopping at Dior, trips and falls and loses a sentimental
necklace. She's homesick and calls Miranda who urges to come back and
Carrie reveals that she's been thinking about Mr Big. Samantha gives
her speech and turns out to be inspirational. Charlotte invites Mr Big
to join the other girls and plot to bring Carrie back. Miranda tells Mr
Big to go to Paris. Aleksandr gives Carrie a magnificent replacement
necklace. Then his friends join them and Carrie realizes how out of
place she is.
EXTRAS: Commentary with Michael Patrick King.
620. An American Girl in Paris (Part Deux)
Double-length series finale. Carrie meets Aleksandr's ex-wife Juliette
(Carole Bouquet) but Aleksandr can't make it. Charlotte goes shopping
so she'll look good for the birth couple. Samantha gets a new hair
style. Smith comments that he and Samantha haven't had sex in months.
Juliette and Carrie talk about Aleksandr, revealing that he's really a
bit too self-centered and unsupportive. Later when Carrie is alone with
Aleksandr he has to leave to work on the opening of his exhibit. Alone,
Carrie wanders Paris and it's not that romantic by yourself.
Steve's mom, Mary (Anne Mears), visits and she's a bit loopier than
usual... senile loopy. Samantha doesn't have any sex drive so she wants
Smith to have sex on his shoot in Canada. Steve's mom had a small
stroke. They go to Mary's place and find a pig sty. Miranda says Mary
should move in with them. Carrie goes to a book store and meets a
couple of fans of her book, who proceed to invite Carrie to a party in
her honor. Of course, Aleksandr can't make it.
Charlotte and Harry meet the birth parents, a couple of hicks from
Charlotte, North Carolina. The birth parents tell them that they want
to keep their baby after all. Samantha gets flowers from Smith, then
calls him and tells him not to have sex with other women after all. As
Carrie is leaving for her party, Aleksandr has an anxiety attack and
Carrie drops her plans to be with him, showing that their relationship
is all one-way. At the art gallery everybody is happy with Aleksandr's
work and Carrie is left alone again.
Miranda is not handling Mary's stay all that well. Mary wanders away
from the house and Miranda searches frantically for her. Sitting alone
waiting for Aleksandr, Carrie finds her Carrie necklace in her new
handbag -- it had fallen in a hole. Suddenly she runs off and goes to
her party but it's too late. Miranda finds Mary eating Pizza from the
garbage. Carrie comes back to the apartment and finally has an argument
with Aleksandr. Carrie leaves Aleksandr.
As Carrie is downstairs arranging for a new room Mr Big walks in.
Carrie mentions that Aleksandr accidentally slapped her and Mr Big goes
off to beat up "The Russian". Carrie has to trip Mr Big to stop him and
he goes back to his senses. Walking outside afterwards, Mr Big finally
confides to Carrie "you're The One".
Charlotte and Harry are going to adopt a Chinese baby... from China.
Miranda comes to the realization that she really loves Steve. Smith
flies back in the middle of the night to tell Samantha he loves her,
and she admits that she loves him too. Carrie returns to her apartment
and invites Mr Big up. At a final coffee get together Samantha shows up
and surprises the other girls. We finally find out that Mr Big's first
name is John. ** End Credits **
EXTRAS: Commentary with Michael Patrick King.
Other Extras
The Museum of TV and Radio Seminar Series - Sex and the City. This is a
half-hour minute taped seminar. Participants were Kim Cattrall, Kristin
Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Michael Patrick King.
HBO Farewell Tributes - Two 25-minute specials.
USCAF Writers' Panel Discussion - 48-minute panel with Michael Patrick
King, Sarah Jessica Parker and show writers Jennie Bicks, Cindy
Chupack, Amy B Harris, Julie Rottenberg, Elisa Zuritsky and Liz
Tuccillo.
Three alternate endings totalling 3-1/4 minutes.
Deleted scenes from season 2 through 6 totalling 11-1/2 minutes.
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