And Just Like That...

So I LOVED Sex and the City. Got the full box set and still watch it from time to time. It was sharp, sassy, funny and ... aspirational! Sure it was a fantasy life but who wouldn't want a life filled with brunches, fabulous parties, dates with hot guys, the best of friends and did I mention the clothes? And the shoes? It was all fabulous and I have to say, much as I loved it I was a bit apprehensive when I heard they were updating the story. Some things are best left alone.

Let me tell you my fears were more than justified but never did I think they would so completely trash the whole thing. Charlotte, probably my least fave and always a little annoying, is now just unpleasantly pretentious. Carrie still looks great but there is nothing to her, she's a clothes horse and nothing more. Zero depth to her character. Miranda, smart, ambitious, fiesty Miranda is nothing but a hot mess, a hopelessly infatuated groupie who has given up everything for her new lover.

And woke ... so woke it's painful. Every aspect of right-on political correctness, social concern, minority interest group is just crammed in there in the clunkiest most toe-curling way imaginable. The scripts are truly awful, the new 'characters' (I use that word in the loosest sense) all tick one box or another. Oh and the sex- always a big part of the show but somehow before it was so much lighter and more fun - is now so predictable and ... dreary really.

If SATC was aspirational there is absolutely nothing aspirational about this. SATC was the party and this is the mother of all come downs. I rated 2 stars for the clothes but even they arent as fabulous as before.

I started to watch with no expectations, a few minutes they have already spoke about every "social justice" subject they could cram in.

I am in my mid 50's and watching them act as if they are 80 year olds living in a bubble is hilarious.

Who are the awful writers? No wonder Kim Cattrall didn't want any part of it. She seems to be the smart one.

This is trying way too hard!!!

I miss the friendships from SATC. This is like watching vignettes, or independent snippets that occasionally cross story lines. The brilliance of SATC was the common themes across the separate story lines within each episode - and the women's conversations about the central theme - that made it so rich. AJLT ... is trying to be its own thing but it doesn't work. Too many characters, too many story lines and not enough substance. It's... boring and the acting, which used to be so damn good, feels exaggerated... not believable. I dunno... it's just not working and I'm sad because these are lovely and talented people.

Shoes? Tick. Hat? Tick. Woke? Tick. Tick. Tick. Cosmos? Tick.

Every Sex in the City memory box ticked in the most hammer in-your-face way.

And the rather funny, eccentric and gorgeously frivolous 30 somethings have now turned into babbling and nasty 50yo idiots.

Terrible script writing beyond belief. Sip a Cosmo for every cliche and you'll be on the floor by scene 2!

Writers have not built on each character - they've torn them down. Miranda acts like a kiwi fruit.

It felt pretty nostalgic watching this and I don't think the writing is as bad as people are saying.

However, what ruined the show for me was the "wokeness" that just felt so forced and made me cringe. I think representation in film is important, but this is just over-the-top with too much focus on gender / racism / identity / discrimination. Doesn't feel natural. And that Che Diaz character who is supposed to add a humorous touch to the show is just so unfunny I almost couldn't handle it.