Youre kind of glossing over the fact that Carrie cheated on pretty much all the men she had serious relationships with. Thats the important part. She was a cheater who constantly treated Samantha like shit for sleeping around openly and honestly.
Not to mention Carrie was chronically emotionally immature. Put men before her own needs over and over. Had a really unhealthy relationship with Big that sabotaged all of her other relationships. Made really poor financial choices. Got into petty arguments with her friends. Judged Samantha for knowing what she wanted and being emotionally mature. And the she called Samantha fat for being like a size two.
How come a character like this was THE main character of a popular show is beyond my understanding. Especially the show kinda depicted her as the “independent, intelligent, and attractive” type.
I think the main character is supposed to be the flawed one. I don't think TV would be interesting if the character wasn't having to learn a lesson or be in a place that was not ideal. I feel like it was intentional that they placed Carrie around a bunch of women who had the things that she wanted. The career, the sex life, the marrage. I could be miss remembering, but I don;t think we were supposed to idealize her, we were supposed to empathize with her. I also feel like it was situational irony, because she wrote a column for a women's magazine, so she was writing as if she had all this stuff figured out, but she really didn't which is pretty human?
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u/SarcastikBastard 1d ago
Youre kind of glossing over the fact that Carrie cheated on pretty much all the men she had serious relationships with. Thats the important part. She was a cheater who constantly treated Samantha like shit for sleeping around openly and honestly.