sex and the city - season 1 @ episode 4

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[Another piece on Sex And The City. This is from the 4th episode from Season One. Episode titled "Valley Of The Twenty-Something Guys". And btw, instead of doing the whole show like what I did on the 2nd and 3rd episode, I just pick on this one particular conversation only. But if I feel like it, I might do a "episode 3 - revisited".]

[Everything in bold and bracket = me, everything else = exact quotes from the show]

[Carrie In the taxi with Charlotte]
Carrie: Okay, words are essential. Tell me exactly how he worded it.
Charlotte: "We've been seeing each other for a couple of weeks. I really like you. And tomorrow night after dinner... I want us to have anal sex." [A couple of weeks and he already asking for this? I actually wonder if this could actually work if someone tries this with girls in this country. And keep in mind that Charlotte is actually the nicest among the 4 of them]
Carrie: Okay, next stop is gonna be 62nd and Madison. [Carrie directing the taxi driver on where to go]
Charlotte: 62nd and Madison?
Carrie: We're picking up Miranda.
Charlotte: No, God, no.
Carrie: Yes.
Carrie: And then we're picking up Samantha.
Charlotte: Oh, Carrie, no.
Carrie: Sweetie, listen. You need all the girl support you can get, and I'm late for drinks with Big. [Yeah, girl support. Why didn’t men have such support? I mean, maybe the girl is into dominatrix-whipping-you-are-my-slave kinda stuffs and the guy does not know what to do. Will he call for "boy support"? I’d probably call for girl support]
Charlotte: Oh, that's great.
Carrie’s Narration: Even in her state of abject blackness, Charlotte was a dating optimist.

[Miranda is now in the taxi/cab]
Miranda: It depends. How much do you like him?
Charlotte: A lot.
Miranda: "Dating a few months until somebody better comes along" a lot... or "marrying and moving to East Hampton" a lot? [This actually gets me thinking for a while. Women actually date guys with the sole intention of just filling the void before they find someone better. If a girl does that, you’ll argue that she’s just keeping her options open. But if a guy does that, you’d be calling him a jerk or an asshole. Such double standard is absurd. If you want to just date a guy while waiting for somebody better to come along then just make it clear from the start. Some guys would be happy to take up such offer. Just be honest]
Charlotte: I don't know. I'm not sure.
Miranda: Well, you better get sure real quick.
Charlotte: You're scaring me.
Carrie: Don't scare her.
Miranda: It's all about control. If he goes up there, there's gonna be a shift in power. Either he'll have the upper hand or you will. Now, There's a certain camp that believes whoever holds the dick holds the power. [At this moment, the taxi driver looks back at them and I cannot control myself laughing. But the truth is, whoever holds the dick does indeed holds the power. I mean, think about it. The only way to control a man (most man; the common man) is actually thru sex. All the things that a man does, a man does it with the ultimate goal in mind and that goal is sex no matter how far fetched it may seems. And truth is; women already know that (even if they try to deny it). So, whoever holds the dick; holds the power. If a guy is a sucker for sex or anything sexual (well, all men are sucker for anything sexual. The difference is the level of self-control) and have no self-control, a woman would be holding his dick and whipping him with it. But instead, if a man has got more self-control, he would be holding back his own dick (metaphorically speaking that is. NOT literally)] [Ok, I’m feeling weird now typing too many "dick’s" in one paragraph]

Miranda: Hello! You're driving. [To the taxi driver]

Miranda: The question is... if he goes up your butt, will he respect you more or less? That's the issue. [True, even thou me no expert in the "up the butt" thing, but it does have something to do with respect at the end of the day. Some people are fine with doing/experimenting anything sexual (think Samantha) but some people are more of a conservative. Truth is, we never know how certain things are going to affect us until we actually been thru it. Like for example you ask your boyfriend how many women he has been with. You would think that you can handle the answer no matter what it is but truth is, you never know and chances are, you WILL NOT BE ABLE to handle the truth. Same with this situation, the guy ask for "up the butt" with Charlotte and he might think that it won’t change anything in the relationship but chances are, there could be a possibility that he might start to not respect Charlotte anymore after that. Perhaps not consciously, but still. And perhaps, after the whole up the butt thing, their relationship will never go up to the next level and be forever stuck]

[Later on in the show, when Charlotte confronts the guy, she said "I don’t want to be the up the butt girl because, I mean, men don’t marry the up the butt girl. Whoever heard of Mrs. Up The Butt". And at the end, the guy says, "can we fcuk the regular way?". I actually think that I’ve learn a trick of some sort here but I just can’t quite figure out what trick I just learned. Maybe I’ll sleep on it]

[On a related story, I once read of an article about why married guys should have a mistress (don’t get me wrong, this is taken out of context so it may sound rude and selfish and insensitive but I got to keep this short, but the article does makes a good point). I can’t really recall the whole article words by words but one quote from the article still sticks in my mind. I think it’s actually a quote from the movie "The Godfather". It goes something like this; "my wife kisses my kids good night with that". It needs a little imagination to get the point, so, go figure]

Taxi Driver: No, no smoking in cab.
Carrie: Sir, we're talking "up the butt." A cigarette is in order. [She smokes Marlboro. Light I think]

[Samatha is now in the cab/taxi]
Samatha: Front, back, who cares? A hole is a hole. [Oh, God... I can’t stop laughing]
Miranda: Can I quote you? [I’m gonna quote that]
Samatha: Oh, don't be so judgmental. You could use a little back door. [Hahaha. LOL. I am going to use that line to whoever that gets cranky around me]
Charlotte: I'm not a hole. [Seriously, this is better than watching comedy. This gets me laughing harder more than anything. And not to mention the constant surprises. I mean, I’m literally shocked with how far they actually push the limit here. But it’s just sad that this country will never gonna see it on national TV, it’s a good show]
Carrie: Honey, we know.
Samantha: Look, all I'm saying is that this is a physical expression... that the body was designed to experience. And P.S., it's fabulous. [I call her (Samantha) a Try-sexual; someone who would try anything sexual]
Charlotte: What are you talking about? I went to Smith.
Samatha: Look, I'm just saying, with the right guy and right lubricant... [Samantha, Carrie and Miranda are giggling at this moment and so did the Indian (or Pakistani) cab driver and suddenly, the taxi hits a road bump]
Charlotte: What was that?
All Together: A preview. [Everyone went laughing]