THE BETRAYAL BEHIND SATC FINALE

The thesis behind SATC is surrounded by the fact that women are NOT defined by marriage nor men but themselves and the friendships they make along the way. ask Charlotte and her incredibly accurate quote surrounding this issue. Then, why do we have a “happy ending” with Carrie winded up with Mr Big in such a toxic relationship?

The whole plot is about women getting what they wanted with their friends, the family they built and choose, not their significant others, especially not those that are extremely toxic.

"Maybe we could be eachothers soulmates ' those are words to live by, even though the writers messed everything up by cutting the whole point of the show. Do we adore a finale in paris? YES, ABSOLUTLEY YES, Paris is the definition of perfection, but does it work for sex and the city?

I couldn't help but wonder, does the ending relies on not being true to yourself? and having the need to be saved by a man/women/ significant other? The series completely contradicted the preposition the show seemingly setup to prove.

All four women’s storylines focus on their committed relationships, not only on the show’s finale but in the movies as well. We never get a glimpse of their true passions behind their persona. In fact, it is quite the opposite, Carrie runs away to Paris with his new toxic acquaintance, quitting what she truly dores, New York City, her friends and her column. Miranda winds up quitting the job she loves to take care of her children, trying to emulate Charlotte’s lifestyle and Samantha is on a monogamous relationship, not the best character arc for her given the fact that she stated multiple times that monogamy isn't for her “i must have caught it from you people”

The show relies on independence and self love until the end, when everything goes downhill. SATC ultimatly reinforced societal fears of predujuces against permanent single dumb, they give us a cautionary tale of what happens to the perpetually single party girl, the fate of the unmarried single woman is the verge of, death???? falling for the same old literary cliche of the single woman who cant find happiness for her civil status.

Sex and the city was vowed down as the antiromn com for quitre some time, bvreaking miths and urban stories about women’s positions in the wrkplace, relationships and life itself. being true to the whole point of the story, espousing the cynical view hackneyed tropes seen in most onscreen love stories.

Everything wrong with big

The guy who couldn't commit but all the sudden can and marries someone else? or chases the same girl over and over again til he goes off to paris with a big romantic gesture saving her from an absolute drok? phony huh?

Dispels relationships cliches turning it into a betrayal to the whole point of the show

SATC central ongoing theme is self love but in the end, carrie finds herself relying on mr big to be happy, quite ironic and the opposite of what was on display, it complete backfires the whole point, undercuts and undermines the central topic of “love yourself for who you are, not who you are with”, in the scene, carrie is interrupted by a call from her boyfriend .

the second portion of the fine line may be phrased almost like an afterthought implying that finding a partner is secondary to loving yourself, by ending on that note though the scene clearly put its emphasis on the relationship with others and not with yourself

The typical plot marriage resolution is a common factor within all four women starring the show. Charlotte has her fairytale ending, failing on her first marriage winding up marrying an unattractive man she loves and has children with.

miranda, a corporate lawyer who does not apologize for her success, falls for the urban myth that a career-minded woman has to get married in order to get her happy ending, even when her character arc demonstrates the opposite. by the end she settles down and it’s not true to herself. I'm not saying marriage is a chain and that brings lack of freedom but it embodies the idea that you settle for something instead of fighting for what you want. yes, she takes care of steve's mother and it is a beautiful gesture but she moves to brooklyn because it's best for her family, losing her true self, so, is it growth or toss? as a young viewer, it sends the ugly message that a woman loses her autonomy in order to put others first becoming a caregiver.

Samantha resisted monogamy and ended up in a monogamous relationship reinforcing the stereotype that she is just waiting for the right guy. Her emotional attachment is an arch of growth but does it send a message that women dont want sexul liberation forever?

The whole plot ends up with the idea that all women are waiting for the right guy to complete their journey.

It translates to the wardrobe through the show, which carries the loss of her identity and stops eating funky clothes to wear black and white with more sober tones of clothing. semiothichly speaking, this is also seen when she leaves behind her laptop and loses her necklace in paris to chase for a man who doesn't love her. In one episode she marries herself, she celebrates herself and refuses to be saved.

When viewing Carrie through this lens, the writers did not give us a character to root for when it comes to her life choices, but rather challenged us to be deeply flawed and not sympathetic. she's an antihero, sleeping with a married man while being in a relationship, it's an obsession, does not fulfill her, she is stuck with the pain of wanting something unattainable. She has a fulfilling, perfect happy ending, destined to make the same mistakes over and over again, falling for toxic men and cigarettes, romanizacion toxic patterns.