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Freeofthefog's avatar

Excellent recap 😁 I'm just watching this series for the cringe factor TBH

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Terri White's avatar

And so say all of us! X

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Tawny Lara's avatar

I literally covered my face when I realized where that truck convo was going. I audibly shrieked when Aidan spit on his hand. WHY?!?!?

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Terri White's avatar

a question that will be asked until the very end of modern civilisation x

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Jess's avatar

After that disaster of an episode, I decided the furthest I will be watching is through your brilliant & appropriately described recaps. I simply can’t hate watch it anymore…even without Che fucking Diaz.

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Terri White's avatar

Gotta tell you, I MISSED HER. What a damning indictment!

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susan walker's avatar

This is the funniest thing ever. And describes EXACTLY how I feel about this pile of garbage that I somehow can’t stop watching…

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Lisa Batty's avatar

Fantastic writing. Laughed out loud on the train! 👏👏👏

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Laura's avatar

This is EXACTLY the response / therapy I have needed ever since putting myself through that hell last week. I feel like the ‘I shit my pants a little’ was up there in worst ever moments of all episodes so far, with some strong competition. Heartfelt thanks

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Terri White's avatar

Not so much a new low as the very notions of high and low had to be rethought just to adequately describe how low the new low was…x

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Blath from Dublin's avatar

Thanks for articulating my horror. I have not really enjoyed AJLT but can't help myself .. but this as a start to a new season is depressingly bad. I've just watched episode 2 and am losing all hope ... Especially for Seema... I miss Samantha 😭

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K M C's avatar

Aidan is, and has always been, an absolute bell end. There is no way she’d be dating him again. He looks like Buffalo Bill and has the personality of a dry packet of muesli. Bring back Big in a Bobby Ewing style shower scene before we all stick forks in our eyes.

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Isabelle's avatar

Ahh I love this so much!!!

Didn’t Carrie say “oh my goodness” during the saddest phone sex.

I know she isn’t as sexual as Samantha and they kept her character a little more modest- but OH MY GOODNESS and in the softest sleepiest tone ever lol

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The Cinemile's avatar

An iconic review 👏👏

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Sammy W's avatar

This is a million billion times better than the years of therapy I felt I needed after watching that episode!!!

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Mnath's avatar

SATC was my favorite! I think I watched it at least 6 times through, probably not as much as my mom and others. AJLT is something I cannot even watch. Each season gets worse. It's just terrible. I can't stomach any of the acting except Cynthia Nixon, who has maintained what I would consider "acting". It's so full of catch-phrases from TikTok and other silly things. SATC was cutting edge, and that's one of the things that made it so great. And yes, Patricia Field was a brilliant stylist.

Not sure I can stomach the rest of 3:2.

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Elizabeth's avatar

The hat!?!! Wtf!? The whole episode was embarrassing! Thank you for making me laugh!

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UNBLOCKED's avatar

Reading your essay is more enjoyable than watching the show🥰 It doesn't make any sense to me now. I don't really want to be chasing dick or nuns, drinking martinis, even pretend ones, and still lying about, oh you know, everything, at this part of my life.

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Andrea Johnson Beck's avatar

That entire scene made me cringe. I had to get up and walk away, but then I laughed because it was so ew and uncomfortable.

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Isabel's avatar

I thought the whole Mary/ Rosie O'Donnell thing was so mean-spirited. Why are we celebrating Miranda's sexual awakening but making fun of Mary's?

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