Sex and the City: How Carrie Was Wrong About Everything

Sex and the City is one of the most beloved shows of its era, but we don’t love it because its characters are always loveable. In fact, part of its enduring appeal is that it centers on four women who are flawed and frustrating and often get things wrong – we enjoy watching them learn and grow on their journey. And at the middle of this imperfect quartet is narrator Carrie Bradshaw.

She’s the main character who many love to hate, the kind of heroine that occasionally makes us throw stuff at the TV, because so many of her choices and attitudes are just plain wrong – from the way she treats her friends and partners to her deep seated self-esteem issues that she was never quite ready to work on. So let’s take a look at some of the things Carrie was totally wrong about (and how her willingness to keep trying despite her faults was her saving grace.)


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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:47 Not being a very good friend...
02:35 Taking, but never really giving
04:00 Prioritizing the wrong things (& making her own life more stressful)
06:37 Only wanting what she can't have
08:12 Never taking responsibility for her choices
10:15 Why we love her despite (or even because of) her flaws



The Take was created by Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
This video was written by Ellie Slee, produced/narrated by Jessica Babineaux, and edited by John Tod