And Carrie has hit the campaign trail with pre-Mad Men silver fox and just as suave if not as obviously sleazy Bill Kelley. She’s not really good at it, preferring to avoid putting pinholes in her Halston rather that wearing the pro-Kelley pin that the handsome campaign manager keeps pushing. Style over support?
Their nights of intimacy seem to be going well, though.
Meanwhile Miranda continues to keep cutie Steve at bay. She deserves her boundaries, but Steve winds up confessing he isn’t interested in the FWB thing while seeing other people because, for him, there are no other people. So now begins the ticking time bomb. Miranda didn’t have any others either, but that doesn’t mean she needs to fold yet, right?
Over a daytime meal (brunch, lunch?), the gals talk politics. Sort of. Mainly, Charlotte confesses her college crush on Dan Quayle. Gross, Charlotte. Even worse, she agrees that it reminded her of her father which is just a weird place to go with a college crush. But with all the “kids” now calling any hot guy over the age of 18 “Daddy” then I guess there are worse things.
Miranda continues to defend her hesitance regarding Steve to Carrie. Carrie suggests Miranda list the things she likes versus things she doesn’t, since Miranda feels suddenly incapable of discussing things like an adult despite being the most well spoken and adult friend in the entire group. She blames this on not being “political” because apparently having hot sex makes her lose her wits or something?
Thus, Carrie posits the theme of the episode about the balance between sex and relationship politics.
Samantha is having a peaceful cocktail before she is accosted by a man calling her “Pink Lady” while she’s wearing blue. Maybe it’s her lipstick? Rightfully she admonishes his pickup line but is otherwise intrigued at this man’s confidence and insistence. Sparks seem to be flying while the flattery blooms and that’s when a page calls Jeff Fenton away from the encounter. As he leaves it is quite clear he’s a short man. A pocket stud, perhaps? That Pink Lady line, though…sheesh.
Apparently straight women are like amusement park rides and Samantha, Charlotte, and Samantha use some *terms* for short people to try to find a label for Mr. Fenton, who is not tall enough for admission. Carrie, half-heartedly anyway, at least mentions how politically incorrect their conversation is. Haha… it’s funny because politically incorrect during an episode about, um, politics… ha. Okay, the writers tried.
Charlotte, ever since the last episode, is 100% more determined than ever to get married and heads off to mingle with rich politicos.
Miranda arrives with Steve, who doesn’t realize he is currently being reduced to a table of pros and cons.
Also, Samantha’s line to a random party goer declaring her disdain for either the Republican or Democratic parties in favor of just parties is great, but unfortunately didn’t age well in our current time of strife when women and minorities don’t have the luxury of being indifferent politically. I still love Samantha, though. The joke is very “of the time” and I guess you just had to be there.
Thankfully, Stanford arrives. Finally some life in this party. Before jetting off to the Vagina Monologues (which stuns Carrie for some reason, oh wait it’s for a joke), Stannie has enough time to meet Bill Kelley. I have to give props to the character here for not getting all freaked out about being near a gay man. He even confidently mentions his ass as the key asset for carrying the queer vote. It was nice to see him not get all “no homo”.
Then, Stanford gets a glimpse on the handsome campaign manager. It’s not his first glimpse, though, as apparently Andrew roller blades on 8th Avenue. I’m not a New Yorker, what is the relevance of 8th Avenue? Thanks in advance. Anyway, Carrie attempts to be discreet matchmaker for Stannie, and it turns out that Andrew is in fact interested in the mens. Except, he’s a type gay who wants the blonde muscle guy instead of the funny entrepreneur. Typical. Gay men can be ruthless. I should know having been on both sides of that issue in my younger years, regrettably.
Oh, and Charlotte is drunk for the second episode in a row and comes up with the worst party idea ever. Bring and ex and hook up with an ex! It’s totally trouble.
Then we get another intimate scene with Carrie and Kelley. He wants to be peed on, but make it sexy.
Later, Carrie and the girls lament Bill’s affection for golden showers. While it’s a touchy topic it’s an understandable one, but maybe without so much kink shaming? But hey, if you’re not into it, you’re not into. Though, Samantha advocates at least considering making a “concession for the right guy” even as all the others reflexively reject the notion.
The drama continues while Carrie resists drinking water while dining on spicy curry. Bill mentions her column. How has he waited so long to mention it? Surely, it would have come up. He tries to butter her up some more, perhaps priming her for his request. Carrie is relieved at being able to drink water so that she can eventually relieve herself non sexually when he has to call it an early night.
Later, at Charlotte’s terrible party Carrie brings Stanford. Charlotte actually gets upset and Carrie making a mockery of her party by bringing a gay guy (who Carrie is in fact not interested in). That’s actually a lowkey joke there, and I like it. Samantha brings Jeff. He’s totally not that short, but Samantha encourages him to mingle. Miranda on the other hand quickly realizes that this party will not convince her to dating others besides Steve. Because of it’s a minefield of bitter exes.
Also, I love Charlotte’s passive aggressive no smoking sign totally not on purpose aimed at Carrie.
Charlotte hits it off with some trust fund baby/travel junkie. Spoilers, his ex gets jealous and takes him back. Speaking of exes, Jeff learns the premise of the party from a jilted party goer. He guilts her into sleeping with him, but she, despite being sexually open minded enough to consider the possibility of piss play, hasn’t even considered sleeping with a short guy? Come on, writers.
Stanford decides to cruise the party for distraught straight guys willing to try a guy while in a post-breakup malaise.
Sex is had in the city with both Miranda and Samantha conceding to their opposition. It’s in Miranda’s bed where Steve confesses love. It’s what calls off the list-making for Miranda.
Samantha’s story doesn’t end up as romantically. Jeff apparently shops in the boys department, a fact he owns up to. The banter between them is funny and Samantha gets a kick. The silver lining is that at least Jeff made Samantha laugh even though they broke up for two weeks. Well, I guess that’s something.
Across town, Carrie rather delicately turns down Bill’s request. She even offers some alternatives, which is nice, but really a simple no would have worked. It doesn’t really matter, though. For whatever reason, perhaps due to shame, Bill calls things off since she’s basically a sex columnist and how that is not good for the campaign. Maybe he’s only into piss, but judging her career like that was totally shitty.
While I don’t think it’s fair to hold ones’ kinks against them, being jilted for one’s career is crap. It’s the poetic end of the Princess and the Pee when she reports of this in her column. Despite use of pseudonyms, I’m sure it was quite obvious who the politico is. So what was worse for the campaign, dating a sex columnist, or breaking up with a woman because she’s a sex columnist?
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