A smart and savvy (albeit highly stylized) look at the single lives of four thirtysomething Manhattan women,
Sex and the City: The Complete Second Season builds on the foundation of its first season with plot arcs that are both hilarious and heartfelt, taking the show from breakout hit to true pop-culture phenomenon. Relationship epiphanies coexist happily alongside farcical plots and zingy one-liners, resulting in emotionally satisfying episodes that feature the sharp kind of character-defining dialogue that seems to have disappeared from the rest of TV long ago. When last we left the NYC gals, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) had just broken up with a commitment-phobic Mr. Big (Chris Noth), but fans of Noth's seductive-yet-distant rake didn't have to wait long until he was back in the picture, as he and Carrie tried to make another go of it. Their relationship evolution, from reunion to second breakup, provides the core of the second season. The fittingly titled and keenly observed episode "Evolution" found Carrie trying to leave a few feminine belongings at Mr. Big's apartment with little success, charting the challenges and limits of intimacy. And the season's finale, "Ex and the City," was a melancholy goodbye for Carrie and Big that took its cue from
The Way We Were. It wasn't all angst, though: among other adventures, Charlotte (Kristin Davis) puzzles over whether one of her beaus was "gay-straight" or "straight-gay"; Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) tries to date a guy who insists on having sex only in places where they might get caught; and Samantha (the exquisite Kim Cattrall) copes with dates who range from, um, not big enough to
far too big--with numerous stops in between. Through it all, the four actresses cohered into a solid ensemble that played on their complex relationships among themselves as well as with men; in two short years, Parker and company became one of the best TV casts in over a decade. And to top it all off, the second season offers 18 episodes, six more than the first. Sometimes size really can make a difference!
--Mark Englehart
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 06 June, 1998 |
| MANUFACTURER: | HBO Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Comedies & Family Ent., Movie, TV Shows, Television |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 3 |
| UPC: | 026359924828 |
Customer Reviews of
Sex and the City - The Complete Second Season
Bettet then the first season more laughs and more stories I really enjoyed season one but season two was way better. This season had more stories then pointless stories and more to do witht he charactors. We see Carrie's relationship with Big start again and end again and all the other girls fall ina nd out of love. The stories are all true and there are lots of laughs. Kim Catrell is great and it's imposiballe not to laugh.
season 2
The "push button" on the case for disc two was broken, otherwise great product and great TV
Thinking about Feelings
These four women have very different personalities and have a large variety of relationship experiences. Some really difficult issues are handled tastefully, with interesting analysis of what we want and need. It really gets me involved and thinking. The Brain is the biggest sex organ after all!!
