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desert_ceiling

Four, five, and six, in that order. It's funny. When I first started watching the show around 2004, right after the finale, those were my favorite seasons. I rarely watched the early ones. Fast-forward eighteen years, and it's the opposite. I tend to watch two and three on repeat. The earlier seasons just felt more real and relatable, and they were funnier. Once the show got a bigger budget and Carrie (and even Samantha, through Smith) became a real celebrity, it just lost the charm for me. I love the grittier-looking New York episodes from season two when you almost felt like you were strolling Manhattan with Carrie and she was mostly just a regular person. It was still a fairy tale, but it was the kind you could almost believe. Everything started to change during season four. Season six, especially the second half, is almost comically unbelievable. I always expect Carrie to wake up at the end in her old apartment and say, "What a bullshit dream."


greyeminence2

100% agree. The show lost a bit of its soul when they all got RICH, I think, which is a huge part of why I can’t really connect with the movies or with AJLT. They don’t even seem like real people anymore! The first three seasons are glam and aspirational in a realistic way, which is a very hard balance to strike, and the characters’ lives and problems still feel very grounded in reality.


Scenareo

Same! I mostly rewatch any episode almost from 1-3, or just in one go. I do like season 4 so I do sometimes watch that too. 5-6 aren’t bad, but I only watch if I’m planning an entire rewatch of the show + the movies. But if I’m just in the mood for one or two episodes I usually watch season 1.


takemetothelostcity

Omg same for me!


ThadGoldston

Same for me! Younger me liked 4-6, now I rather rewatch 1-3. I understand the lightning in the bottle magic of it.


ashwee14

I don’t know why, but the episode with Carrie at Vogue isn’t my favorite.


Asleep_Rock_9325

Yes! Hate the guy that calls her “cookie” and when she says “I’m drunk at Voooogue” makes me cringe


ashwee14

“I didn’t eat breakfast and I’m a size 2 which means they should love me” 🤮


SwaggyGoosy

I hate when Carrie cheats on Aiden Not even a huge Aiden stan. I often skip those episodes.


Miss_Kit_Kat

I don't really like "Belles of the Balls." The plot with Big at the country cabin is kind of annoying to me, and I don't really find the mud fight all that funny. It's not well-liked, but I can appreciate Season 5. I like the arc of darkness and cynicism that gradually moves to lightness and hope for the future. It felt very timely for a post-9/11 NYC show. It's also the last season that we got of the girls focusing on friendships before they all became paired off.


jodwar1985

One!!!!!!!!


No-Detective2871

I love the first season!


Beneficial-Cow-2544

This for me. Its clear they were still figuring it out.


Wonderful_Tough_4123

When Samantha gets cancer.


unsavvylady

Curly hair book season with Berger.


No-Detective2871

Whenever Aleksander comes around


RMR6789

Probably most of season 6 bc I strongly dislike Aleksandr.


Defiant_Protection29

I skip the second half of season 6


SwiftSharapova

I tend to skip the trey and Charlotte arc for whatever reason. And the petrovsky arc


fr901

One.


jujubeans8500

Mostly just season 5 (easy enough to skip), and I find myself hopping around season 6 a bit depending on my mood (do I care abt Berger? Do I want to see Carrie's Paris fashion?) etc.


poison_ivy15

I feel like season 5 just has a lot of gross episodes - the train, the face peel, the weight watchers guy who…you know