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Even the great Alfred Hitchcock could produce a mess of a movie. The story, based on a book, was dopey. A man named Harry shows up dead on a Vermont hill and an odd assortment of people wander past the corpse with each thinking they are responsible for Harry's death. What to do? Well, bury the body of course! Then dig it up, rebury it, dig it up, and so on. The dialogue is so bad it's a puzzlement that Hitchcock would want to be associated with this film.

...but with a whimper do we bid the Sex and the City franchise good-bye. All the characters end up in a happy place with their partners except for Carrie who realizes she is not alone but on her own. There were so many things the writers got wrong from the very start of AJLT but can never be forgiven for not only killing off Big but having Carrie declare Big was a BIG mistake. That one statement negated the original storyline of SATC and set this current series up for major criticism. There was a lot they got wrong but at least they knew it was time to wave the white flag.

I awarded an extra star this week because of the inclusion of Steve. This was a low energy episode with several unrelated segments that I suppose are drawing the season (and hopefully the series) to a close. Two of the scenes were just dumb, Seema "killing" a mother/plant, and LTW's husband losing his political race. I don't expect much from Charlotte's story line so was not disappointed with her over reaction to apartment noise. But Carrie...oh, Carrie, what have they done to you? First off, SJP is 60 years old, not in her 50s as articles report for "our girls". The stylish suit they had Carrie initially wearing while walking down the stairs was age appropriate and sexy. All the other costumes they put her in are over the top. And that hair...surely a stylist can come up with something more attractive. I cringe when they show Carrie eating as that long hair hovers over her plate. Of course Carrie's behavior will have matured in twenty years but Carrie speaks as if she is on Valium. Did anyone else notice she was wearing low heeled shoes while discussing her book with Duncan? Was this a tease? I did laugh at Anthony's boyfriend's roommate and his puppet but overall this episode was a dud.