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The Best Episodes of Sex and the City Season 4

Every episode of Sex and the City Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Sex and the City Season 4!

Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene. 

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Network:HBO

Season 4 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Sex and the City" season 4 is "The Agony and the 'Ex'-tacy", rated 7.6/10 from 778 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "The Agony and the 'Ex'-tacy" aired on 6/3/2001 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Real Me".

  • The Agony and the 'Ex'-tacy
    7.6/10 778 votes

    #1 - The Agony and the 'Ex'-tacy

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 6/3/2001

    Carrie thinks about men and the future when no one shows up for her birthday party. Miranda confronts her married friends about her single life. Charlotte tries to deal with her separation from Trey. Samantha tries to seduce a celibate monk. The girls make a pact that they are soulmates, and men are nice guys to have fun with.

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  • The Real Me
    8.2/10 974 votes

    #2 - The Real Me

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 6/3/2001

    Carrie is reluctant when asked to be a celebrity model in a high-profile fashion show. Miranda gets a lesson in confidence when a buff guy at the gym asks her out. Charlotte works up the courage to look at her "depressed" vagina in a hand-mirror. Samantha immortalizes herself by having nude photographs taken.

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  • Defining Moments
    7.2/10 713 votes

    #3 - Defining Moments

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 6/10/2001

    Carrie meets a jazz musician while on a pseudo-date with Big. Miranda tries to get more comfortable using the bathroom in front of her date. Charlotte is dismayed that Trey only wants to have sex in places where they can get caught. Samantha meets Maria, a lesbian painter, at Charlotte's gallery, and questions her own sexuality.

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  • What's Sex Got to Do with It?
    7.2/10 691 votes

    #4 - What's Sex Got to Do with It?

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 6/17/2001

    Carrie continues to date Ray King, the jazzman, but finds he has an ADHD problem. Miranda substitutes chocolate for sex. Charlotte deals with Trey getting a little too overconfident in bed. Samantha tells the girls she's in a relationship with Maria and is now a lesbian.

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  • Ghost Town
    7.4/10 706 votes

    #5 - Ghost Town

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 6/24/2001

    Carrie gets an invitation to the opening of Steve—and Aidan's—new bar, Scout. Miranda thinks she has a ghost in her apartment. Charlotte butts heads with Trey's mother, Bunny, when redecorating their apartment. Samantha's girlfriend Maria gets fed up with the many, many men from Samantha's past.

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  • Baby, Talk Is Cheap
    7.3/10 688 votes

    #6 - Baby, Talk Is Cheap

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 7/1/2001

    Carrie realizes she wants to get back together with Aidan. Miranda gets a surprise when she sleeps with "marathon man". Charlotte and Trey decide to start trying to have a baby. Samantha uses fake nipples and attracts a man who uses "baby-talk" during sex.

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  • Time and Punishment
    7.4/10 684 votes

    #7 - Time and Punishment

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 7/8/2001

    Big calls Carrie—while she's having sex with Aidan. Miranda throws her neck out after fighting with Charlotte. Charlotte decides to leave the gallery to pursue motherhood full-time. Samantha's latest guy tells her she needs to shave below the belt.

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  • My Motherboard, My Self
    8.1/10 846 votes

    #8 - My Motherboard, My Self

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 7/15/2001

    Carrie's laptop crashes, and when Aidan tries to help, she pushes him away. Miranda's mother dies unexpectantly, but at the funeral, her family is more upset by her single status. Charlotte becomes the "Martha Stewart of funerals". Samantha "loses" her orgasm.

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  • Sex and the Country
    7.3/10 686 votes

    #9 - Sex and the Country

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 7/22/2001

    Carrie is dragged to Aidan's country home in Suffern, New York. Charlotte visits the MacDougal "compound" in Connecticut. Miranda yells at Steve when he tells her he has testicular cancer but has no clue about his condition. Samantha gets annoyed when her dates keep asking her what she's doing "next weekend".

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  • Belles of the Balls
    7.5/10 704 votes

    #10 - Belles of the Balls

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 7/29/2001

    Carrie invites Big up to Aidan's country home to talk. Charlotte tries to discuss her and Trey's infertility problems. Miranda sleeps with Steve to cheer him up after he has one of his testicles removed. Samantha tries to get the PR position for hotelier Richard Wright.

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  • Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
    7.9/10 735 votes

    #11 - Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 8/5/2001

    Carrie is reluctant to tell Aidan that she had an abortion when she was 22. Charlotte discovers she only has a fifteen percent chance of getting pregnant naturally. Miranda finds out she's pregnant by Steve, and debates whether or not to keep the baby. Samantha gets Lucy Liu as a client and tries to use the relationship to her advantage.

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  • Just Say Yes
    7.7/10 666 votes

    #12 - Just Say Yes

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 8/12/2001

    Aidan proposes to Carrie. Charlotte discusses adoption with Trey, but hits a wall when Bunny finds out that the baby could be Chinese. Miranda tells Steve she's having his baby. Samantha starts sleeping with her boss, Richard Wright.

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  • The Good Fight
    7.8/10 716 votes

    #13 - The Good Fight

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/2002

    Carrie and Aidan have a huge fight over the clutter in her apartment after Aidan moves in. Charlotte and Trey have a huge fight when he brings home a cardboard baby as a gag gift. Miranda goes on a date despite being pregnant. Samantha finally gives in to Richard's romantic overtures.

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  • All That Glitters
    7.7/10 699 votes

    #14 - All That Glitters

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/2002

    Carrie finds time away from stay-at-home boy Aidan with a gay Aussie shoe distributor at the exclusive Bungalow 8. Charlotte and Trey separate permanently after their apartment is photographed in House & Garden. Miranda accidentally outs her co-worker after he tells the office gossip that she's pregnant. Samantha tells Richard she loves him while high on ecstasy.

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  • Change of a Dress
    7.4/10 679 votes

    #15 - Change of a Dress

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/2002

    Carrie freaks out about marrying Aidan. Charlotte takes tap classes, and has a meltdown during the "Tea for Two" number when she realizes she isn't ready to be alone after her divorce. Miranda must feign excitement when she learns her baby's sex. Samantha finds out Richard is seeing other women, and pushes him to be monogamous with her.

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  • Ring a Ding Ding
    7.5/10 654 votes

    #16 - Ring a Ding Ding

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/2002

    Carrie is forced to buy her apartment back from Aidan or move out. Mr. Big writes her a check as a loan, but she doesn't know whether she should accept it. Charlotte doesn't know what to do with her engagement ring. Miranda has to refurbish her wardrobe after gaining pregnancy weight. Samantha tries to trick Richard into saying he loves her.

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  • A 'Vogue' Idea
    7.4/10 683 votes

    #17 - A 'Vogue' Idea

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/3/2002

    Carrie starts working at Vogue and finds out from her acerbic editor that she doesn't have a Vogue idea about relationships. Charlotte throws a baby shower for Miranda, but Miranda gets fed up with her after she tries to make the shower too cutesy. Richard asks Samantha for a threesome with a 21-year-old for his birthday.

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  • I Heart NY
    8.2/10 872 votes

    #18 - I Heart NY

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/10/2002

    Carrie is shocked to find out that Big is moving to Napa, California and plans to give him a New York send-off. Charlotte begins dating another recent divorcé. Miranda prepares for the new baby as her delivery date nears. Samantha suspects Richard may be cheating on her.

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