The Worst Episodes of Sex and the City

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6.9/10(1088 votes)
#1 - Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...
S3:E46/25/2000
Carrie dates a twenty-something man who's openly bisexual. Miranda deals with personal issues when Steve proposes moving in with her. Charlotte poses as a drag king for an artist at her gallery. Samantha butts heads with her new twenty-something male assistant.
Director:Pam Thomas
Writer:Jenny Bicks
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Director:Pam Thomas
Writer:Jenny Bicks
7.2/10(1077 votes)
#2 - Four Women and a Funeral
S2:E57/4/1999
Carrie starts seeing Mr. Big again. Miranda buys her own apartment on the Upper West Side. Charlotte meets a recent widower at a cemetery. Samantha's actions with a married man gets her in trouble with the New York high-society "ladies who lunch" and only a titanic star can help her out.
Director:Allen Coulter
Writers:Darren Star, Jenny Bicks
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Director:Allen Coulter
Writers:Darren Star, Jenny Bicks
7.2/10(884 votes)
#3 - Defining Moments
S4:E36/10/2001
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.
Director:Allen Coulter
Writer:Jenny Bicks
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Director:Allen Coulter
Writer:Jenny Bicks
7.2/10(856 votes)
#4 - What's Sex Got to Do with It?
S4:E46/17/2001
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.
Director:Allen Coulter
Writer:Nicole Avril
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Director:Allen Coulter
Writer:Nicole Avril
7.2/10(809 votes)
#5 - Let There Be Light
S6:E131/4/2004
Carrie begins to feel attached to Aleksandr but cannot ignore his womanizing past. Together again, Steve moves into Miranda's apartment and finds it hard to avoid her angry ex-boyfriend Robert. Charlotte tries to forget her miscarriage by volunteering. Samantha accompanies Smith to an industry party hosted by Richard Wright.
Director:Michael Patrick King
Writer:Michael Patrick King
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Director:Michael Patrick King
Writer:Michael Patrick King
7.2/10(790 votes)
#6 - The Perfect Present
S6:E37/6/2003
After Berger flips out and flips off his ex-girlfriend's answer-phone message, Carrie tries to not think about her influence on his life. Miranda finds condoms in Brady's diaper bag and gets upset with Steve. Newly converted Charlotte mourns the loss of Christmas. An on-the-job quickie with Samantha gets Smith fired from a catering gig.
Director:David Frankel
Writer:Jenny Bicks
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Director:David Frankel
Writer:Jenny Bicks

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7.2/10(766 votes)
#7 - The Cold War
S6:E172/1/2004
Aleksandr refuses to talk about his work or introduce Carrie to his friends. Miranda adjusts to life in Brooklyn. Charlotte decides to enter Elizabeth Taylor in a dog show. Samantha makes a sex tape with Smith after a tabloid reports that she's his "fag hag".
Director:Julian Farino
Writer:Aury Wallington
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Director:Julian Farino
Writer:Aury Wallington
7.3/10(2073 votes)
#8 - Sex and the City
S1:E16/6/1998
At a birthday party for thirty-something Miranda, Carrie and her friends vow to stop worrying about finding the "perfect" male and start having sex "like men". Carrie has several encounters with tycoon heartthrob Mr. Big. Miranda starts dating nice-guy Skipper Johnston. Charlotte goes on a date with Capote Duncan, but when she tells him she won't have sex with him, he goes to a club and winds up going home with Samantha.
Director:Susan Seidelman
Writer:Darren Star
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Director:Susan Seidelman
Writer:Darren Star
7.3/10(1626 votes)
#9 - Models and Mortals
S1:E26/6/1998
After Miranda and Skipper bump into each other at the convenience store, they sleep together for the first time. Carrie interviews Barkley, a modelizer who videotapes his conquests. Derek, a male model client of Stanford Blatch, spends the night with Carrie after a fashion show, although they don't sleep together. Samantha chases Barkley while at a fashion show, in order to be taped.
Director:Alison Maclean
Writer:Darren Star
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Director:Alison Maclean
Writer:Darren Star
7.3/10(1288 votes)
#10 - Secret Sex
S1:E67/12/1998
Carrie and Mr. Big have their first official "date", but Carrie suspects Mr. Big is keeping her secret from his social circle. Miranda dates a man from her gym class, but she discovers a spanking video in Ted's apartment.
Director:Michael Fields
Writer:Darren Star
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Director:Michael Fields
Writer:Darren Star
7.3/10(1254 votes)
#11 - The Monogamists
S1:E77/19/1998
Carrie and Mr. Big begin dating on a regular basis, but she learns after bumping into him that he is dating other women. Samantha begins to look for an apartment to purchase.
Director:Darren Star
Writer:Darren Star
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Director:Darren Star
Writer:Darren Star
7.3/10(1211 votes)
#12 - The Turtle and the Hare
S1:E98/2/1998
Mr. Big tells Carrie he's never going to marry again, which unsettles her. Miranda introduces the friends to the Rabbit, a mechanical aid, and Charlotte becomes addicted. Stanford Blatch proposes to Carrie as a cover, so he can inherit his part of the family fortune.
Director:Michael Fields
Writers:Nicole Avril, Sue Kolinsky
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Director:Michael Fields
Writers:Nicole Avril, Sue Kolinsky
7.3/10(1110 votes)
#13 - The Awful Truth
S2:E26/13/1999
Carrie accidentally suggests that her friend Susan Sharon leave her domineering, violent husband. Miranda builds up the courage to talk dirty in bed. Charlotte tries to replace the perfect man with the perfect dog. Samantha gets dragged to couples' therapy with James and tries to avoid talking about her real problem with their sex life.
Director:Allen Coulter
Writer:Darren Star
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Director:Allen Coulter
Writer:Darren Star
7.3/10(1049 votes)
#14 - Old Dogs, New Dicks
S2:E98/1/1999
Carrie tries to get Big to stop checking out other women when they're together. Miranda and Steve's opposite schedules become a problem. Samantha runs into an old hockey-player boyfriend who is now a blonde drag queen named Samantha. Charlotte is turned-off when she dates a man who has not been circumcised; Carrie points out to Charlotte that 85% of men are not circumcised while Samantha claims to prefer uncircumcised men.
Director:Alan Taylor
Writer:Jenny Bicks
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Director:Alan Taylor
Writer:Jenny Bicks
7.3/10(982 votes)
#15 - The Fuck Buddy
S2:E149/5/1999
Carrie tries to make a relationship with her "fuck buddy." Miranda dates an abusive, condescending lawyer. Charlotte becomes a free-wheeling dater and double-books dates with two guys on the same night. Samantha overhears the couple moaning next door, and decides to outdo them.
Director:Alan Taylor
Writers:Darren Star, Merrill Markoe
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Director:Alan Taylor
Writers:Darren Star, Merrill Markoe
7.3/10(913 votes)
#16 - Anchors Away
S5:E17/21/2002
Carrie realizes her relationship with New York City is as dysfunctional as is her relationship with men. Charlotte decides she needs to distance herself from her former life as "Mrs. MacDougal". Miranda tries to adjust to her new life with her baby, Brady Hobbes. Samantha gets phone calls from Richard begging her to take him back.
Director:Charles McDougall
Writer:Michael Patrick King
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Director:Charles McDougall
Writer:Michael Patrick King
7.3/10(896 votes)
#17 - Drama Queens
S3:E77/23/2000
Carrie obsesses about her perfect relationship when Aidan suggests she meet his parents. Miranda enjoys her intimate life with Steve. Charlotte gets upset when a married friend won't set her up with his bachelor buddy. Samantha tries Viagra while sleeping with a doctor.
Director:Allison Anders
Writer:Darren Star
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Director:Allison Anders
Writer:Darren Star
7.3/10(847 votes)
#18 - Baby, Talk Is Cheap
S4:E67/1/2001
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.
Director:Michael Spiller
Writer:Cindy Chupack
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Director:Michael Spiller
Writer:Cindy Chupack
7.3/10(844 votes)
#19 - Sex and the Country
S4:E97/22/2001
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".
Director:Michael Spiller
Writer:Allan Heinberg
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Director:Michael Spiller
Writer:Allan Heinberg
7.3/10(828 votes)
#20 - Cover Girl
S5:E48/11/2002
Carrie works with publicist Samantha to try to get the perfect look for her book cover. Charlotte starts reading self-help books. Miranda goes to Weight Watchers to lose her baby weight. Samantha gets upset when she feels the girls are judging her outrageous sex life.
Director:John David Coles
Writers:Judy Toll, Michael Patrick King
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Director:John David Coles
Writers:Judy Toll, Michael Patrick King
7.3/10(814 votes)
#21 - The Big Journey
S5:E79/1/2002
Carrie goes to San Francisco to promote her book and visit Big. Charlotte sleeps with her unappealing (to her) divorce lawyer, Harry Goldenblatt. Samantha accompanies Carrie to California, looking for a good time.
Director:Michael Engler
Writer:Michael Patrick King
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Director:Michael Engler
Writer:Michael Patrick King
7.3/10(813 votes)
#22 - Unoriginal Sin
S5:E27/28/2002
Carrie gets an offer from a publisher who wants to make a book out of her column. Charlotte takes a self-help seminar and takes affirmations to try to find love again. Miranda agrees to have Brady baptized, and chooses Carrie as the godmother. Samantha takes Richard back, despite the girls advising against it.
Director:Charles McDougall
Writer:Cindy Chupack
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Director:Charles McDougall
Writer:Cindy Chupack
7.4/10(1471 votes)
#23 - Bay of Married Pigs
S1:E36/21/1998
Carrie is invited to go up to their Hamptons beach house by Patience and Peter, but in the morning she bumps into Peter in the hall without his underwear on. Some friends introduce her to Sean, 'The Marrying Guy'; when she can't keep up on his quick-march to commitment, he ditches her for commitment-phile Charlotte. Miranda's colleague from work, Jeff, introduces her to a lesbian, Sid, at a baseball game, and they are invited to her senior partner's dinner party.
Director:Nicole Holofcener
Writer:Michael Patrick King
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Director:Nicole Holofcener
Writer:Michael Patrick King
7.4/10(1352 votes)
#24 - The Power of Female Sex
S1:E57/5/1998
Carrie bumps into international party-girl Amalita and her latest man Carlo in a shoe store, who in turn introduce her to a French Architect, Gilles. He leaves Carrie $1,000 on the nightstand after a one-night stand. Charlotte meets Neville Morgan, a renowned artist, who paints pictures of her vagina for his latest exhibition.
Director:Susan Seidelman
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Susan Seidelman
Writer:Unknown
7.4/10(1221 votes)
#25 - Three's a Crowd
S1:E87/26/1998
Charlotte is dating Jack, who wants a threesome, but she is unsure. Carrie discovers that Mr. Big has an ex-wife, and feels threatened. Samantha is seeing a married man; when his wife finds out, she proposes a threesome to keep their marriage together. Miranda feels unattractive and looks for affirmation that she isn't.
Director:Nicole Holofcener
Writer:Jenny Bicks
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Director:Nicole Holofcener
Writer:Jenny Bicks