SEASON 1
Episode 1 "Sex and the City"
"It's like the riddle of the Sphinx... why are there so many great unmarried women, and no great unmarried men?" - Carrie

Synopsis
At a birthday party for thirtysomething Miranda, Carrie and her friends vow to stop worrying about finding the perfect male and start having sex like men. Carrie experiments with an old flame and meets Mr. Big; Miranda warms up to Skipper; Samantha has a one night stand with a man Charlotte wouldn't sleep with on the first date.



Episode 2 "Models and Mortals"
"Suddenly, I felt like I was wearing patchouli in a room full of Chanel." - Carrie

Synopsis
Miranda makes the mistake of going out with a "modelizer" (someone who's obsessed with models); Samantha chooses to go out with a modelizer and has her sexual encounter videotaped; Carrie experiments with Derek the Model and flirts with Mr. Big.



Episode 3 "Bay of Married Pigs"
"I'm determined to make partner in this firm, even if I have to be a lesbian partner." - Miranda

Synopsis
Carrie is invited to a couple's house in the Hamptons only to be flashed by the husband; Miranda's law firm thinks she's a lesbian; Samantha gets to know her doorman better; Charlotte dumps an eligible guy with the wrong china pattern.



Episode 4 "Valley of the Twenty-Something Guys"
"There are no available men in their thirties in New York. Giuliani had them removed along with the homeless." - Miranda

Synopsis
Carrie discovers the limitations of going out with a twentysomething hunk. Charlotte's boyfriend has a sexual favor to ask; Samantha comes to the sobering realization that she'll always be older than her boy toy.



Episode 5 "The Power of Female Sex"
"Where's the line between professional girlfriend, and just plain professional?" - Carrie

Synopsis
Carrie goes on a date with a gorgeous French architect who shows his thanks with a thousand dollars; a famous painter uses Charlotte as one of his models; Skipper becomes sexually obsessed with Miranda.



Episode 6 "Secret Sex"
"A guy can just as easily dump you if you fuck him on the first date as he can if you wait until the tenth." - Samantha

Synopsis
How many of us out there are having sex with people we are ashamed to introduce to our friends? Carrie thinks Mr. Big is keeping her a secret, while Miranda discovers a secret about her new boyfriend. Samantha has never been discreet with anyone she's ever slept with, and Charlotte divulges her past love affair with one of God's chosen people.



Episode 7 "The Monogamists"
"You wouldn't commit to a nice guy, given the option?" - Carrie
"I can't even commit to a long-distance carrier." -Stanford


Synopsis
Carrie wants a monogamous relationship with Mr. Big, while Samantha refuses to have one with her realtor. Miranda's feelings for Skipper intensify when she sees him with another woman, while Charlotte is faced with her new boyfriend's sexual demands.



Episode 8 "Three's a Crowd"
"You in a threesome? You won't even wear a thong!" - Samantha

Synopsis
Carrie discovers not only that Mr. Big was once married, but that he and his ex participated in a threesome. Meeting the ex-Mrs. Big, Carrie is disappointed to find her smart, sexy and successful. Charlotte's boyfriend wants to add another woman to their relationship, and Miranda feels left out. Samantha finds that she has unwittingly become too involved with a married couple.



Episode 9 "The Turtle and the Hare"
"Puberty is a phase... fifteen years of rejection is a lifestyle." - Stanford

Synopsis
Big tells Carrie he will never marry again. After a harsh dumping, Samantha tries to turn "The Turtle" into a Helmut Lang-wearing "catch," but realizes he's still just The Turtle. Miranda introduces Charlotte to a very special vibrator called "The Rabbit," which turns Charlotte into a recluse.



Episode 10 "The Baby Shower"
"I have low self-esteem, but I express it the healthy way... by eating a box of Double-Stuf Oreos." - Miranda

Synopsis
A baby shower for Laney, a wild child turned soccer mom, gets the girls thinking about their futures. Carrie is late for her period, but unsure whether she wants her pregnancy test to be positive or negative. Charlotte is fearful she may never have the daughter for which she has been preparing her whole life, while Laney yearns for the freedom she sacrificed for her family.



Episode 11 "The Drought"
"One month was interesting, two months was numbing... three months, I'm going out of my mind." - Miranda

Synopsis
An accidental emission has Carrie certain that she and Mr. Big will never share a bed again. The last three months have Miranda convinced she will never share a bed with any man again. A foray into tantric celibacy leaves Samantha craving old-fashioned sex, and Charlotte's boyfriend would rather be mentally balanced than sexually active.



Episode 12 "Oh Come All Ye Faithful"
"I was once with a guy the size of one of those little miniature golf pencils. I couldn't tell if he was trying to fuck me or erase me." - Miranda

Synopsis
Mr. Big introduces Carrie to his mother as a friend, causing Carrie to ponder where their relationship is headed. Miranda breaks up with Catholic Guy because of his sexual hangups and returns to Skipper's always open arms. Samantha finally gives relationships a try, but soon finds out that size does matter. Charlotte is dismayed to discover that all the fortune tellers in the city agree on one thing--her eternal status as a single woman.

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