The Best Episodes Written By Michael Patrick King

Every TV Episode Written by Michael Patrick King Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #1 - La Douleur Exquise!

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    S2:E12

    Carrie is horrified when Big casually tells her he's moving to Paris for seven months. Miranda dates a man who only wants to have sex in places where they might get caught. Charlotte meets Buster, a high-end shoe salesman with a serious foot fetish. Samantha introduces the girls to a hot new S&M restaurant.

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  2. Background image for No Ifs, Ands, or Butts
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - No Ifs, Ands, or Butts

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    S3:E5

    Carrie's smoking becomes a problem when she goes on her first date with Aidan Shaw. Miranda makes more time for Steve in her life. Charlotte dates the worst kisser she's ever met. Samantha dates a black man whose sister is racist.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #3 - The Real Me

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    S4:E2

    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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    8.3/10(2 votes)

    #4 - I Heart NY

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    S4:E18

    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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  5. Background image for I Love a Charade
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - I Love a Charade

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    S5:E8

    The girls attend the Hamptons wedding of an over-the-hill socialite and a lounge singer whom they all thought was gay. Carrie encounters Jack Berger again. Charlotte goes public with her relationship with Harry. Miranda gets more comfortable with the baby and with her role as a mother. Samantha throws a huge party at Richard Wright's Hamptons house.

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  6. Background image for A Hundred Years Ago
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #6 - A Hundred Years Ago

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    S2:E8

    Carrie questions her past choices as she prepares to meet Aidan's sons. Meanwhile, Charlotte gets ready to go back to work full time.

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    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Take Me Out to the Ballgame

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    S2:E1

    Carrie meets "the new Yankee," Joe, at a baseball game, all the while preparing for her first post-breakup encounter with Big. Miranda gets fed up with the girls always talking about men. Samantha gets frustrated with James' "deficiencies". Charlotte dates a guy named Paul Ericson who has a tendency to adjust his package... a lot.

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  8. Background image for The Man, the Myth, the Viagra
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #8 - The Man, the Myth, the Viagra

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    S2:E8

    A frustrated Carrie tries to get Big to make time to meet the girls. Miranda meets Steve Brady, a cute bartender who wants to be more than a one-night stand. Samantha dates an incredibly wealthy man in his seventies with a sumptuous lifestyle and a pocket full of Viagra.

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  9. Background image for Ex and the City
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Ex and the City

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    S2:E18

    After learning of Big's engagement, a freaked-out Carrie tries to cope with the ramifications. Miranda sleeps with Steve for the first time after their breakup. Charlotte tries to overcome her fear of horseback riding. Samantha dates a guy who's "Mr. Too-Big", determined to overcome his over-endowment.

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    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Easy Come, Easy Go

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    S3:E9

    Big tells Carrie that he's leaving his wife. Miranda deals with her breakup and Steve moving out of the apartment. After meeting the MacDougal family matriarch, Charlotte maneuvers Trey into making an "alrighty" proposal. Samantha is upset when dating a hot guy with "funky spunk".

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    8.0/10(3 votes)

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

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    S4:E1

    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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  12. Background image for Belles of the Balls
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Belles of the Balls

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    S4:E10

    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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    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Cover Girl

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    S5:E4

    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.

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  14. Background image for Bomb Cyclone
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Bomb Cyclone

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    S2:E6

    Carrie asks Che to be her moral support at a conference for widows. Miranda broaches an uncomfortable conversation with Steve.

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  15. Background image for Valerie Triumphs at the Upfronts
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Valerie Triumphs at the Upfronts

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    S1:E2

    Valerie, Mickey and the cast of 'Room and Bored' are introduced to the media.

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #16 - The Big Journey

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    S5:E7

    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.

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  17. Background image for And Martha Stewart Have a Ball (2)
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #17 - And Martha Stewart Have a Ball (2)

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    S1:E24

    Max and Caroline plan to attend a big fashion gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where Martha Stewart is scheduled to be a guest, in an attempt to have her taste their cupcakes and get her seal of approval.

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  18. Background image for An American Girl in Paris (Part Deux)
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #18 - An American Girl in Paris (Part Deux)

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    S6:E20

    Carrie is desperately lonely in Paris as Petrovsky is spending so much time on his new exhibit. The chemo treatments are killing Samantha's sex drive. Miranda must take care of Steve's mother after she has a stroke. Charlotte and Harry try to adopt a baby. Big finds Carrie in Paris and says the words she's been waiting six years to hear.

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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Outlook Good

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    S3:E1

    As Carrie navigates long-distance with Aidan, Miranda considers ghosting a hookup, and Charlotte tries to redeem Mr. Burton.

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  20. Background image for And The First Day of School
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #20 - And The First Day of School

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    S3:E10

    Max attempts to make a good impression on her first day of pastry school, but finds the class clown to be extremely distracting – and intriguing. Meanwhile, Caroline dresses to impress Max’s handsome teacher, Nicolas.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Will On Ice

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    S1:E11

    It's Will's birthday and all he wants is a nice, quiet dinner with his two best friends, Grace and Jack. When Jack and Grace discover they share a passion for figure skating, they surprise Will with tickets for Champions on Ice and Karen reluctantly joins the special evening.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Will Works Out

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    S1:E19

    Will invites Jack to his gym on a "buddy pass," but when he expresses his embarrassment to Grace over his buddy's gay behavior, Jack overhears the comments and looks to set him straight about prejudice. Meanwhile, Grace continues to lend her ear when Karen's marriage hits rocky ground and she and Karen share an evening of girl talk.

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  23. Background image for And The Soft Opening
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #23 - And The Soft Opening

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    S3:E1

    Word about a shocking incident involving a celebrity brings customers to Max and Caroline's new cupcake window.

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  24. Background image for Escape from New York
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Escape from New York

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    S3:E13

    Carrie meets with actor/producer Matthew McConaughey in LA to talk about optioning her columns to make a movie. Miranda wrestles with the level of open sexuality in Los Angeles. Charlotte uses the Internet to deal with Trey's impotence problem. Samantha meets a dildo model.

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  25. Background image for Little Black Dress
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Little Black Dress

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    S1:E2

    Miranda and Charlotte come to Carrie’s aid, proving what good friends are for. Anthony and Stanford vow to let go of petty arguments.

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Michael Patrick King Ratings Summary

"La Douleur Exquise!" is the best rated episode written by Michael Patrick King. It scored 8.7/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by Allison Anders. It aired on 8/22/1999 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "No Ifs, Ands, or Butts".