It’s Complicated…
In my mid to late teen years, the phrase, “It’s Complicated” always conjured up visions of a relationship just hanging on by a thread. It also envisioned the person attached to it not entirely sure if they wanted to actually be in said relationship.
Whether the person uttering the phrase was my then boyfriend, myself or a friend or friend’s partner, I think I heard this phrase often enough.
By the time, I was in my twenties, I truly was versed in “It’s Complicated”. It was like second nature.
Even popular TV show characters, such as Sex And The City’s Carrie and company were right at home with this ever popular sentence.
Probably one of the many reasons, I loved (and still do love) Sex And The City.
Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex And The City, which showcased complicated to the max!
Watching old reruns of Sex And The City shows and even the movies are are true guilty pleasures for me.
If I happen upon reruns of Sex And The City, I will most likely always stop to view. Doesn’t matter how many times, I have seen certain episodes. I will still will watch. Plus, I do admit to having my favorites which brought ‘complicated’ totally front and center for these 4 friends.
If I had to list my top favorite ‘complicated’ episodes of Sex And The City episodes, they would be as follows:
1. Season One: Sex And The City – The First Episode (started it all on HBO in 1998).
This is where Carrie first uttered the words, “Welcome to the age of un-innocence. No one has breakfast at Tiffany’s and no one has affairs to remember.” As well as where we were first introduced to Carrie and Big’s oh so ‘complicated’ love story with their very first date. So I ask you, what is not to like about being introduced to these women who became like great friends to me.
2. Season Two: “The Ex and the City”
Here Carrie utters her famous line ala the famous movie, The Way We Were with “Your girl is lovely Hubbell!”. This is when she and Big’s relationship becomes that much more ‘complicated’. Because they try to be friends when Big finally shares that he and his new girlfriend were engaged to be married.
3. Season Three: “Running With Scissors”
As if their relationship wasn’t ‘complicated’ enough, Carrie and Big were cheating on their respective partners. So this episode found ‘complicated’ that much more real. Because this is when Carrie finally gets caught cheating with Big. Plus, Natasha (Big’s wife) falls down the stairs after chasing Carrie when she found her in their home. This was pretty much a terrible and dramatic ending to Big and Carrie’s ‘complicated’ affair (or so we thought).
It was made even worse by the sweet Aidan (Carrie’s then boyfriend) waiting for Carrie back at her apartment. He was completely unaware of what his girlfriend has done. On a side note, classic scene here though goes all to Anthony (Mario Cantone), Charlotte’s gay friend and wedding coordinator. In this scene, he is attempting to make Charlotte’s life a little less ‘complicated’ while looking at dresses for her upcoming wedding. He shouts at the wedding dress saleswoman about Charlotte, “Hating it!”
4. Season Four: “Sex and The Country”
‘Complicated’ to a whole new level finds Carrie (and the two major men in this series’ life) back together with Aiden. But now she is also friends with Big, who is complaining about his latest lover not giving him enough attention.
Hands down always smile seeing Big and Aiden rolling around in the mud fighting for the fair Carrie. This is all while she is trying her hand at country-fied domestication.
Of course this doesn’t ends up well. So, we then hear Carrie complaining about her more then ‘complicated’ ordeal that, “The only way to get anything to eat in the country is to make it yourself...I’m in no mood for Bisquick!” The NYC girl in me could so relate and then some!
5. Season Five: The Big Journey
‘Complicated’ relationships to the max! This is where Carrie’s prim WASP friend Charlotte ends up bedding her Jewish divorce lawyer, Harry. Here is the first introduction to the loveable character of Harry. And as complicated as it can be for a shiksa (Harry’s description of Charlotte) and a Jewish man to have a relationship, I know I just couldn’t help rooting for these two (‘complicated’ souls) from the inception.
6. Season Six: “The Post-It Always Sticks Twice”
The one where Carrie finally lets nice guy author Berger in. However, she is only to be dumped at the end on a Post It of all things! Sorry, but definitely will always go down in my book as one of the worst ways to get broken up by. And sadly proves ‘complicated’ still existed in the city even six seasons in!
7. Season Six: “One”
This is the setup for the final half season of the series. But the best part to me is when Miranda finally tells Steve she loves him and she always has. Might be a bit anti-climatic.
However, we finally have one of the ‘complicated’ relationships fade away. Therefore, it made so much of what these ladies went through all worth it. And then again, I also always rooted for these two. So to finally see them get their own happy ending always makes me smile.
What can I say, I am a true romantic at heart.
8. Season Six: An American Girl In Paris (Part Une and Part Duex)
Love that even after all the ‘complicated’ times these two have endured, Carrie and Big make a go of it. FINALLY, Carrie finds ‘Real love. Ridiculous, inconvenient,consuming, can’t-live-without-each-other love’ with Big!
BONUS!! One of my favorite lines ever was uttered by Miranda to Big about making Carrie’s life less ‘complicated’ by telling him very classically to “Go get our girl!”
Plus, we finally find out Big’s real name after he galantly rescues and most definitely un – ‘complicated’ Carrie’s life once and for all (at least until the first movie) by telling her he is going to ‘kick some Russkie ass’!
Hands down this was one of the best series finales. Plus then we get more with two feature movies to boot where more ‘complicated’ times find our girl, Carrie and her faithful friends.
I know I may have jumped a bit through the seasons. Trust me there are many more ‘complicated’ Sex And The City moments that I have come to love and find to be as comfy as my favorite pair of yoga pants. But still ‘It’s Complicated’ to share them all here with you. So I only gave you a small ‘complicated’ helping.
Please tell me I am not the only fan of this deliciously, ‘complicated’ past HBO series.
And if you are a fan, share some of your Sex And The City favorite ‘complicated’ moments with me now!
**A side note, thank you to Lisa from The Golden Spoons, who challenged myself and other bloggers at the start of 2015 to The 1 Word Challenge. This weeks words were: AGAIN, BELIEVE, & COMPLICATED.
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Dana says
I loved this series, although I didn’t watch it until years after it originally aired. Then I watched a marathon and became completely obsessed. I loved reminiscing with you, Janine – thanks!
Janine says
Aww, totally my pleasure and so happy you could reminisce with me Dana and I truly couldn’t believe I never shared this about me on here, but as soon as I saw Lisa’s word ‘complicated’ it just came to me and couldn’t resist 🙂
Bill says
You know what I’m going to say, don’t you?
I’ve never seen this show.
Sorry, Janine, but you’re speaking Greek to me. 🙂
Happy Friday my friend.
Janine says
Lol, I just love that you still came by to say hi. Thank you so much always, Bill and Happy Friday to you, too 😉
Tenns @ New Mama Diaries says
Janine, I can’t believe you’re as much of a fan of SITC as I am! I’ve seen every episode (multiple times), both movies (again, multiple times) and still watch the re-runs on E! occasionally. Funny enough, I was just watching a few episodes of SITC last night, still love it after all these years. It had such a great run and was such a good show. I think now that I’m older, I can relate to and appreciate it so much more than when I was younger.
Janine says
Tenns, I am a huge fan and love that you are, too. I watched every episode from the beginning on HBO and then in reruns, too on E! So, I truly agree with you, it has gotten even better to me with age and could relate then, but even more now, too 🙂
Lisa @ The Golden Spoons says
I loved that show although I didn’t catch on until the third season (I think!) You probably think this is weird since you live there, but I have always loved the idea of big city life in NYC. I loved the friendships between the charters, too and who wouldn’t want Big or Adien falling for them?!?!?!? Love it and so glad you linked up!!
Janine says
Aww, seriously so glad I linked up Lisa and I had so much fun with this week’s prompt. I was going to post early tomorrow morning, but still wanted to be a part officially so I made sure to post this up tonight before you closed the link to be an official part of your first week. Thank you so much for creating this linkup and can’t wait to see what each week’s prompts are. And I wish you could visit NYC and would so meet up with you if you did, too 🙂
Gingi says
I hate to say it, but I have NEVER seen an episode of Sex and the City! *hangs head in shame* I’ll have to give it a peek sometime, but I’m afraid it might be addicting, haha. – http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
Janine says
Omg Gingi, you need to watch this show. I swear you will not be disappointed and would love to have a friend to chat more about it. So, please check it out when you can 😉
Gingi says
I might have to, I’m amazed at how many people freak out when I saw I’ve never seen a single episode.. haha.. Now if I can only wrench the TV away from my addicted to his new PS4 husband, hahaha… – http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
Janine says
Lol, Gingi my husband is so addicted to PS4 and now also Xbox one (his Christmas present). Thank god, we have two TVs!! 😉
Gingi says
See, THAT’S what we need.. two TVs! Haha. We just bought his PS4 like.. last week? So I don’t have the heart to pull him away from his game (he’s currently grinding through Dragon Age, haha).. but give it another week or so and I’m going to be the evil video game limiting taskmistress once more.. mwahahahaha!! 😉 – http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
Janine says
Lol, I know trust me those two TV’s are a godsend and I know I didn’t have the heart either in the beginning, but now I do have a bit less patience after so much time. MWAH right back at you 😉
Kim says
I loved this post because Sex and the City is one of my all-time favorite shows (and movies!!). I own all the seasons and both movies!!! I sort of wanted to be Carrie!!! Mostly I just want to sit with them and drink cosmos!!!
So fun to read this and remember all the episodes.
Janine says
Kim, I so wanted to be Carrie, too. And if we get to meet someday, I think we should so do a Sex and the City Marathon!! 😉
April says
I might have to jump over there and find out more about this challenge. I love the way you brought in Sex and the City. I’ve seen many episodes, but I don’t think I’ve seen half of what you’ve mentioned. Hopefully your vacation was great!
BTW, I have a new site. I won’t be posting much to 100lbCountdown.
Janine says
Ok, I didn’t know you had a new site and got to check it out now. And hope you do check out Lisa’s challenge now, too 🙂
Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom says
Okay… don’t take away my girl card but I’ve never seen Sex in the City. I’ve heard so many great things about it too. I need to buckle down and watch it sometime… especially after reading some of the snippets you’ve shared here.
Have a great weekend.
xoxo
Janine says
Aww, never would take away your girl card ever, but do hope if you can you will try to watch a few episodes on the future. Would love to hear what you thought if you do. Have a great weekend, too 🙂 xoxo!!
Kristi Campbell says
OMG I loved and love this show. I still think about it. Remember when Samantha’s BF shaved his head? Remember the donut guy and Miranda? OMG I love this show. I also love how it ended. I was gonna be MAD MAD if Big and Carrie never saw one another after the failed wedding… Sigh.
Janine says
Kristi, I totally remember all of the above and do you remember Miranda and the hot dog guy or Charlotte’s boyfriend (she thought was gay) screaming at the sight of a spider?? And I know I so was hoping for a happy ending after the amost wedding of Carrie and Big and was so happy when we got it at the end of the first movie 🙂
Aunt Gloria says
I also love the Sex and the City episodes and movies and watch them as often as I can. I don’t get any of the reruns here because we don’t subscribe to all the channels. But I have some taped back home in NY. Thanks for the great review of all seasons. Keep warm. Love to all…….
Janine says
Aww, thanks Aunt Gloria and love that we do share this love of Sex and the City, too! Love to you, too xoxo 😉
Brittany Bullen says
Oh man Janine,
I LOVE Sex and the City! When I met my husband I made him watch every last episode so he could get to know my “friends!” Hahaha wow I’m a dork. But really, it’s so well written and the characters are so fantastic. Thanks for the recap!
Brittany
Janine says
So happy to recap and totally used to makemy husband watch too back in the day 😉
Alison says
I love Sex And The City!
What comes to mind with ‘çomplicated’ is when Charlotte dated two guys at the same time, and had to juggle them to avoid double booking!
Janine says
Omg, yes Alison so true and definitely was a classic episode too 😉
Bev says
This was such a great show, and yet, I have still not seen it in its entirety. In fact, I don’t think I’ve seen most of the last season. I need to fix that! Great post, and use of the word “complicated”!
Janine says
Thanks Bev and hoping you get to see the last season very soon as it really was a great end to an even better show 😉
Nellie @ Brooklyn Active Mama says
Oh my goodness!! I am a HUGE SATC fan too!! Like you I totally watch episodes over and over and I’m pretty sure I could recite lines from the movies!! My favorite most complicated episode? The post it! It was such a great episode from start to finish, with Charlotte feeling like she didn’t deserve all the hoopla surrounding her wedding to the incredulous act of the post it by Berger. Unbelievable. Fantastic post and thanks for taking me down memory lane with one of my favorite shows!
Janine says
Omg, I loved that episode with Charlotte’s second wedding and how about the first, where she had to be told that you get a day not a week, lol!! 🙂
Diane Roark says
Janine,
I too have never seen Sex in the City. I am not sure even when it comes on. I love reading your reviews. I had trouble watching the videos. They were not playing on my computer this morning. I will have to try later.
Have the BEST TIME EVER TONIGHT!!!!
Many many blessings,
Diane Roark
Janine says
I hope you can watch this show soon and for the bideos click on watch on YouTube in the actual video and should be able to view that way. Thank you again and can’t wait, too 😉
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
I loved the show so much when it was on. I wasn’t as crazy about the movies, though. I miss the ladies.
Janine says
I know Robin I truly miss them and had heard a rumor that they might bring it back and hope this would be true 😉
[email protected] says
Never watched it, yet, I’m a Charlotte fan. How does that work? I’m not going to question it.
Janine says
Lol, not going to question it either, but yes lovrd Charlotte, too 😉
Kate says
I still remember getting together with friends to watch the series finale! Now I want to pull out my DVDs again so I can catch up. Thanks for reminding me 🙂
Janine says
Yay and so happy to remind you, Kate 😉
lisacng @ expandng.com says
Wasn’t this also a movie title? I was never into SATC but LOVED Friends. Still do!
Janine says
Yes, it was a movie, too and don’t even get me started on Frieds, as I loved that show, too 🙂
Alexa says
Love, love, love Sex and the City! I couldn’t even begin to narrow it down to just one favorite episode!
Janine says
I know it is so hard to have to pick just one and couldn’t agree more, Alexa 😉
Alexa says
ps your blog is looking really awesome these days too! I love the changes you’ve been making! It’s so clean and gorgeous!
Janine says
Aww, thanks Alexa and truly appreciate you saying that 🙂
Rea says
I’ve watched one movie but not the series because well, 1998 was like my grade school years. LOL. But I wanted to see it so I think I’m gonna download the first episode and see how it goes. 🙂
Janine says
Yay and if you do watch would love to hear what you think about it 😉
Echo says
You know I absolutely adore you, but you’ll have to forgive me, because I have never seen Sex in the city. *cries* Don’t hate me!
Janine says
I don’t hate you at all and just can’t help, but love you to pieces 🙂
Mo at Mocadeaux says
Sex in the City is the perfect guilty pleasure binge show. The most memorable episodes for me: the “caught cheating” episode because it was so dark and so real, Harry proposes to Charlotte and Charlotte’s conversion because it makes me think of my darling daughter and adorable son-in-law and American in Paris Part Une & Deux. Every time I hear Miranda say, “Go get our girl.” I cry. Every.single.time.
Janine says
Omg, every time, I tear up on that line, too. Seriously, big, old, fat lump in my throat! 😉
Jen says
So don’t laugh, but I have never watched an episode of Sex and the City. My sister repeatedly mocks me for this! Someday I will get caught up on television 🙂
Janine says
No laughing here and hope you do someday get caught up!! 🙂
Janine says
Aww, Christy, I wish we could marathon watch together for sure!! Happy Friday to you, too!! 🙂
Amber says
This is such an awesome show. One thing I always thought though? Miranda named her baby Brady. Then she married the dad. So is the baby Brady Brady?
I own all the DVDs!
Janine says
Amber, I never thought about that with Brady’s name and now I got to wonder, lol!! 🙂
Stephanie @ Life, Unexpectedly says
Very honestly (and to my own surprise and shock) I think I have outgrown “SatC”. So, I said it. I loved it as a teenager and young adult, when my life was a lot like that of the four ladies. Now, a decade older and firmly settled down, I’m actually irked by Carrie and her “pseudo-girliness”. Miranda is still my favorite, being somehow the most grounded of all four. But I still like the movies though!
Janine says
Aww, Stephanie I can’t help it and even married with kids I can’t resist. But still can see your point if view.
Tamara says
I KNEW you were going to reference the powerful “Go get our girl.” I was waiting for it! My favorite.
I once was recovering from a bad breakup (cough..cough.. Cassidy) and I had just moved in with my sister to start a new chapter of my lives. She had every episode on DVD and I binge watched them all. It was amazing. And so sad when they finished because I missed seeing them as new for the first time. Sob.
Janine says
And this is why we are twins, because after one of the worst breakups ever, I binge watched SATC too 😉
Kenya G. Johnson says
I never ever watched this show. It may very well have been because I didn’t have HBO. Now that you’ve sold me on watching it, I just checked and it’s NOT on Netflix. Humph. Maybe it will be one day. They just added all the seasons of Friends.
Janine says
Sorry it isn’t on Netflix. Think it may be on Amazin Prime, but I don’t have that either. If you have E! Channel, I know they play reruns there.
Tamara says
also a fan and binge watcher…
Here’s a ‘it’s complicated’ moment I remember: carrie follows Big and his Mom to church and bumps into them. Big introduced her as ‘a friend’ which Carrie is heart broken about.
The next day or so he wants to make it up to her by whisking her off to some island, but she chooses not to join him. I cry every time when I see her at the window watching him leave by taxi.
Janine says
Omg, I so cry every time I see that moment, too. Such a tear jerker and thank you for sharing your memory from SATC, too Tamara 🙂
Kim @ HappyPrettyBlog says
Omigosh I think I’ve seen every episode at least twice! I remember as a teenager wanting to be just like them!
Janine says
Aww, me too Kim on both levels 😉
Leah says
That show was my go to show during my divorce! It provided such comic relief and allowed some free flowing tears too!!! I’m so glad for the humour of someone else’s complicated and the peace of my now own less complicated!!!!
Janine says
Leah, ditto here after one of the worst breakups in my own life and feel the same way now, too.
Rosey says
I did see one episode of this years ago (which is good for me, I’m always many years behind on seeing TV favorites). 🙂 My SIL though, LOVED this show. I bet she’d still watch any episode she came across. Many years ago, her and I had a Melrose thing going on… we’d call each other during the commercials to talk about what happened, haha. I think that was the last show I watched regularly, and believe me that’s been so long ago! 🙂
Ginny Marie says
I almost embarrassed to admit it, but I’ve never watched Sex in the City. I never had HBO!
Janine says
Aww, I hope you get to see it soon 😉
Cynthia says
Haha, you know, I never really did watch this. But I love your enthusiasm for it. 😀
Husby and I usually watch TV together, so we try to pick out shows we both like…I’m not-a-so-sure that he would like this.
But…perhaps I can stream some reruns on YouTube when we’re not watching TV together. 😛
Sending BIG HUGS. Have a wonderful day, dear friend! oxxox
Janine says
Cyndi, this is why we have two TVs, because as much as we do watch some of the same shows/movies other times we just don’t. Wishing you a wonderful day, too!! Hugs xoxo 😉
Rabia @TheLiebers says
Yet another TV show I never watched. I feel so out of touch. I get most of the general references. Maybe I should look into binge watching it sometime.
Janine says
I hope you do Rabia and let me know what you think if you do 🙂
The Pinterested Parent says
I just love Sex and the City. That was such a great series. The movie made me cry like a little baby. Talk about complicated. The movie was riddled with complications.
Janine says
The movie was so riddled with complications and yes I actually saw the movie for the first time towards the end of my pregnancy with Emma and I bawled like a baby especially at the New Year’s part for some reason that part still gets me every time now!
Tami says
You are so not alone on this one. I love Sex in the City. New episodes were always a topic of conversation at school the following day. 🙂
Janine says
I know I could never get enough conversations at all going about this show either 😉