Without giving away the end, can we talk about it? This week’s episode is mostly set in New York. I just thought she deserved better than that. It’s not up to circumstances it’s not up to being drunk at a party. I want it to be absolutely a decision she makes. I thought Carrie Bradshaw deserved to have a really good first experience, in the sense that it should be something that she’s in control of. The first time you have sex when you’re a girl, it seems to have some impact on you, and it colors the way you look at sex in the future. She understands how these things work.Īnd Carrie is still a virgin in high school. Sarah Jessica’s first part was somebody else’s part. I wonder if it’s hard for Sarah Jessica Parker to see that. But if Sarah Jessica Parker had played a 16-year-old Carrie Bradshaw, I see the connection. I know we think of a young Sarah Jessica Parker as very different, because she was in Square Pegs. Like, wow, that is in a sense a young Sarah Jessica Parker. She channels Carrie from Sex and the City as well. And it’s funny-I’m going to say this, and it’s going to come out the wrong way, and I’m going to sound like an idiot-there are so many different shadings of iconic female characters in her performance, like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz or Nancy Drew. Let’s talk about AnnaSophia Robb’s performance as Carrie.

Other shows that kind of have that same format are maybe Deception, Scandal, Nashville, or Smash. The most challenging show to do is the hourlong dramedy.

I have to tell you, TV is an incredibly difficult medium. I also think you need to give the show some time to find a following. But The Carrie Diaries has huge streaming numbers. Those kinds of reality shows are like a sporting event. We were up against The Bachelor, which had the highest ratings it’s had in years. The reality is, Monday night is an incredibly difficult night on TV.

The carrie diaries by candace bushnell