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Sunday, June 22, 2003 Sex and City is back The first episode of the new season is not exciting. After one year, the four women we used to love are getting older and paler in appearance, which I'm aware of, is a cruel thing to say. But truth is out there, anyone can see that. It is nothing wrong for getting older. Getting older is associated with getting wiser in Chinese value. But the girls did not get any more mature or more enriching in emotion state, even worse, they are trying very hard to return to their teen years. That's what make mid-aged woman pathetic- I might be too cruel here again. I believe there is certain thing you do, certain outlook, certain state of mind at certain age, and that's the beauty of life dynamic. I've been following the stories of these New York women for several years (season 1 to season 5), and I'm expecting they are growing up at new phases of life. After absence of one year, they are still dealing the same issue, with the same attitude and sometimes, mindless. Maybe it is very hard for its screenwriter to produce more good stories after five seasons, which was the same problem with Ally Mcbeal, the other very good show ended up in disappointment. Both of them have a very strong story and witty dialogue as a chic show. I like the first four seasons of Sex and City very much, especially the first two. When Carrie was in love with Big, there was a good drama. You felt the attraction, love, pain, jealousy, craziness and stupidity. And I like the sense of detachment when Carrie observe her masochistic love to Big, endless pain and endless self-deceiving. There is dramatic contrast of Carrie’s soberness as a feminist intellectual and stupidity as a woman desperate in love. I love her deep self-reflection followed by insane self-denial. Since season five, she seems stop doing this intellectual thinking. Instead, she seems to abandon the complicated past and return to innocence (or the show producer wants her to), once again seeking for pure and unworldly love, regardless of getting older and supposedly getting wiser. She, together with Charlotte and Miranda present a group of pathetic chic women, sexy in body and innocent in mind (maybe it is ideal archetype), exactly the way men want women to be. No wonder Samantha is always on top list of audience’s pick, sexy, smart, down-to-earth and know how to protect herself. Although she did not change in core over years, she is a mature woman and knows what she wants. Anyway, this is just the first episode; I’ll watch on and expect good stories. posted by lmeimei @7:45 PM| permanent link| | |
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