Was it necessary?
When HBO announced that there will be a reboot of the ever-popular Sex in the City, 40 plus women everywhere were waiting in anticipation. Then we found out Samantha’s character will not be returning and we had mixed feelings. Let’s be clear these women are not in their twenties and thirties. These women are in their late fifties now and Samantha would be in her sixties. Do we want to see Samantha jumping from man to man at that age? I think not. In the original series that was Samantha’s role, she was the free spirit, enjoying life and not worrying about a man. To keep her spirit alive via texts they choose to bring a new character in to fill the void. Seema was a single woman in her late fifties just enjoying her career and life. She filled the Samantha void by filling that space for Carrie’s character. Filling space is something that this series did by added “a person” to the main character’s life. I think that this was done to give a sense that they had other people in their life they could turn to but the four of them will always have a bond.
Now let’s get to the three main characters that returned. Charlotte still is as annoying as ever. She has gotten older and still putting up this facade that everything in her life is perfect. Her world is shocked when her youngest daughter has decided to be non-binary and started to take on a more masculine demander. This was pretty much her whole storyline trying to navigate her feelings of what her child has decided to become to what she wanted for her child. Carrie’s character was the some realistic of the 3 main characters. She tragically loses her husband to a heart attack and now has to create a new life without him. Now for most of us, the main reason we tuned in was to see what Carrie was wearing. Unfortunately, she was very lackluster. Which was extremely disappointing since that is what the series was known for. In the age of social media, her transition from a writer to podcast host is right on par with a generation trying to continue to stay relevant.
Lastly, we have the main shocker of the series. Miranda’s character complete life change. First, they didn’t have to make Steve an old grumpy m, ban who was loosing his hearing. I do think that was overkilled. Second, letting their teenage son’s girlfriend spend the night most nights. What parents do that? I don’t think most fans were shocked that she all of the sudden became a lesbian since in real life that is her lifestyle, but I do think the way they presented it was a little far-fetched. I understand that you felt like all these years you were pretending to be something you were not, but during the entire series you never once had a lesbian relationship. They had Samantha play that role so for you to just all of the sudden have an instant attraction to another female so immediately Sowas a stretch. Overall the show tried to adjust for their errors from the original series by adding a more diverse cast, a spotlight on social injustices, and gender identity roles.
The show hasn’t been renewed for a second season and I think most people are just found leaving at one. Sometimes it is best to just leave a classic along and this proves true for this reboot.
