1 00:00:01,331 --> 00:00:40,331 ‫۳۰۸ - The Big Time 2 00:00:50,332 --> 00:00:51,959 ‫Manhattan is a place 3 00:00:52,100 --> 00:00:54,068 ‫you can get anything anytime. 4 00:00:55,070 --> 00:00:57,061 ‫cabs at ۲:۰۰ am. 5 00:01:00,208 --> 00:01:02,676 ‫chinese food at ۳:۰۰. 6 00:01:06,248 --> 00:01:09,615 ‫But you can't get your dry-cleaning. 7 00:01:20,996 --> 00:01:23,430 ‫charlotte was spending ‫her time with Trey, 8 00:01:23,565 --> 00:01:25,499 ‫a doctor from family money 9 00:01:25,634 --> 00:01:27,261 ‫who had it all. 10 00:01:28,303 --> 00:01:30,396 ‫All, but all of charlotte. 11 00:01:33,008 --> 00:01:34,976 ‫Apparently Trey was one New Yorker 12 00:01:35,110 --> 00:01:37,943 ‫not getting everything anytime. 13 00:01:41,683 --> 00:01:43,651 ‫Trey is so thoughtful. 14 00:01:43,785 --> 00:01:45,685 ‫I wasn't feeling well last night... 15 00:01:45,821 --> 00:01:47,448 ‫so he took me for some soup 16 00:01:47,589 --> 00:01:49,716 ‫on ۷th street and then we went to ۲nd. 17 00:01:49,858 --> 00:01:50,825 ‫Avenue؟ 18 00:01:51,493 --> 00:01:53,085 ‫Base. 19 00:01:53,228 --> 00:01:56,129 ‫Then did your physics homework with you؟ 20 00:01:56,264 --> 00:01:58,129 ‫No, I wanna take it slow. 21 00:01:58,266 --> 00:02:00,131 ‫He could be the one. 22 00:02:00,268 --> 00:02:02,930 ‫You've only known him for two weeks. 23 00:02:03,071 --> 00:02:05,039 ‫You can know his e-mail address, 24 00:02:05,173 --> 00:02:07,141 ‫but not that he's the one. 25 00:02:07,275 --> 00:02:11,143 ‫I just know. And it's really hard, ‫because he's very sexy. 26 00:02:11,279 --> 00:02:14,305 ‫But I don't want to ‫ruin it by having sex too early. 27 00:02:14,449 --> 00:02:17,009 ‫oh, so you're everything-but-girl. 28 00:02:17,152 --> 00:02:20,986 ‫I like to think of it as... ‫kissing with extras. 29 00:02:21,123 --> 00:02:22,647 ‫Howvery ninth grade of you. 30 00:02:22,791 --> 00:02:27,922 ‫I read that if you don't have sex ‫for a year you can be revirginized. 31 00:02:28,930 --> 00:02:31,091 ‫And probably quite frisky. 32 00:02:31,233 --> 00:02:35,636 ‫But isn't it great؟ You can erase ‫your sexual past and start again. 33 00:02:35,771 --> 00:02:39,332 ‫Who wants their virginity back؟ ‫It was bad enough the first time. 34 00:02:39,474 --> 00:02:41,601 ‫How old were you؟ 35 00:02:42,711 --> 00:02:45,441 ‫Eleventh grade. Seth Bateman. 36 00:02:46,248 --> 00:02:48,341 ‫His smelly rec room. 37 00:02:48,483 --> 00:02:51,475 ‫Half a joint, three thrusts, finito. 38 00:02:52,654 --> 00:02:55,452 ‫And ps, it was on the ping-pong table. 39 00:02:58,326 --> 00:03:01,955 ‫Meanwhile, I was doing ‫everything plus with Aidan. 40 00:03:02,097 --> 00:03:03,894 ‫I couldn't get out of bed with him. 41 00:03:04,032 --> 00:03:08,298 ‫My bed was our restaurant, ‫our entertainment, our little New York. 42 00:03:08,436 --> 00:03:10,370 ‫open ۲۴ hours. 43 00:03:17,412 --> 00:03:20,711 ‫When will they send ‫a search party for us؟ 44 00:03:20,849 --> 00:03:25,650 ‫- I guess spring thaw. ‫- That's an awful long time, my friend. 45 00:03:32,561 --> 00:03:35,587 ‫Downtown another New Yorker ‫was enjoying her full life. 46 00:03:35,730 --> 00:03:39,097 ‫Samantha had a new apartment ‫in the ultra chic Meatpacking District 47 00:03:39,234 --> 00:03:41,794 ‫and a new admirer. 48 00:03:41,937 --> 00:03:44,462 ‫Well, there goes the neighborhood. 49 00:03:45,373 --> 00:03:47,671 ‫Len Schneider, ۴A. 50 00:03:48,443 --> 00:03:51,173 ‫- I collect art. ‫- Samantha Jones, ۲D. 51 00:03:51,313 --> 00:03:55,750 ‫- I guess you collect compliments. ‫- oh, Len. Stop. 52 00:03:55,884 --> 00:04:00,480 ‫Really, Len. Stop. ‫If you'll excuse me. 53 00:04:00,622 --> 00:04:04,388 ‫Listen, I would love to have you ‫come up to my place tonight. 54 00:04:04,526 --> 00:04:07,324 ‫I make a mean wine spritzer. 55 00:04:07,462 --> 00:04:10,090 ‫I don't think so. Sorry. 56 00:04:10,232 --> 00:04:13,531 ‫Samantha said sorry ‫but what she really meant was... 57 00:04:13,668 --> 00:04:15,465 ‫Since when is it acceptable 58 00:04:15,604 --> 00:04:18,573 ‫for over-the-hill losers to ask out ‫hot women like her؟ 59 00:04:18,707 --> 00:04:21,642 ‫I'm keeping you ‫on neighborhood watch. 60 00:04:23,778 --> 00:04:27,874 ‫And just when Samantha thought ‫her day couldn't get any worse... 61 00:04:29,284 --> 00:04:31,878 ‫This is a catalogue ‫for pre-menopausal women. 62 00:04:32,020 --> 00:04:34,716 ‫"New Transitions. " ‫Nice name. 63 00:04:34,856 --> 00:04:38,485 ‫Why don't they call it what it is؟ ‫J.crewfor women who are drying up. 64 00:04:38,627 --> 00:04:41,755 ‫FYl, I'm not transitioning. ‫I'm happening. 65 00:04:41,897 --> 00:04:43,592 ‫You're on the wrong mailing list. 66 00:04:43,732 --> 00:04:47,099 ‫I shouldn't have signed up for that ‫"Mirabella" trial subscription. 67 00:04:47,235 --> 00:04:51,763 ‫I bought a back pillow on line and ‫ended up with catalogues for trusses. 68 00:04:51,907 --> 00:04:55,434 ‫- You got a back pillow؟ ‫- At I'm getting old. com. 69 00:04:55,577 --> 00:04:59,570 ‫Maybe I could interest you ‫in vaginal lubrication suppositories؟ 70 00:05:01,449 --> 00:05:06,716 ‫Listen: "Ten years before menopause ‫you may have symptoms including: 71 00:05:06,855 --> 00:05:09,255 ‫"all month long PMS, 72 00:05:09,391 --> 00:05:15,887 ‫"fluid retention, insomnia, depression, ‫hot flushes or irregular periods. " 73 00:05:16,031 --> 00:05:19,990 ‫But people give up their seats ‫for you on the bus. 74 00:05:20,135 --> 00:05:22,831 ‫oh, my God! vagina weights. 75 00:05:22,971 --> 00:05:24,962 ‫My vagina waits for no man. 76 00:05:25,106 --> 00:05:29,270 ‫- Look. The Kegel Master. ‫- What's a kegel muscle؟ 77 00:05:29,411 --> 00:05:32,608 ‫- It helps you sit tight. ‫- And I have one؟ 78 00:05:32,747 --> 00:05:37,480 ‫- You don't do your exercises. ‫- What exercises؟ 79 00:05:37,619 --> 00:05:42,022 ‫You have to tighten ‫and release it for ten minutes a day. 80 00:05:42,157 --> 00:05:47,424 ‫Kegel exercises... ‫I'm doing mine right now. 81 00:05:47,562 --> 00:05:49,325 ‫Man, she's good. 82 00:05:49,464 --> 00:05:51,989 ‫Well, I can't wait for menopause. 83 00:05:52,133 --> 00:05:54,761 ‫It will be freeing not to have periods. 84 00:05:54,903 --> 00:05:57,371 ‫I can't wait till flow stops ‫coming to town. 85 00:05:57,505 --> 00:06:00,474 ‫- No one calls it flow. ‫- My grandmother did. 86 00:06:00,608 --> 00:06:02,838 ‫No more mind-numbing cramps. 87 00:06:02,978 --> 00:06:06,345 ‫No kidding. ‫I've got mine right now. Big time. 88 00:06:06,481 --> 00:06:09,882 ‫- I hear that, sister. ‫- My God, I have my period too. 89 00:06:10,018 --> 00:06:14,387 ‫We're all synched up. ‫I've heard about that happening. 90 00:06:15,457 --> 00:06:19,291 ‫What؟ ‫I'll get mine in a few days. 91 00:06:19,427 --> 00:06:23,625 ‫If Samantha was running late, ‫I was running even later. 92 00:06:23,765 --> 00:06:26,734 ‫The "Gab Magazine" party ‫was in an hour 93 00:06:26,868 --> 00:06:29,234 ‫and my dress was at the cleaners. 94 00:06:31,706 --> 00:06:34,038 ‫oh, please, sir! 95 00:06:34,175 --> 00:06:35,472 ‫Shit. 96 00:06:35,610 --> 00:06:39,979 ‫Apparently my fabulous party dress ‫would be staying in for the evening. 97 00:06:45,854 --> 00:06:50,382 ‫Miranda and Steve decided ‫instead of staying in, they'd go out. 98 00:06:51,593 --> 00:06:55,154 ‫Since when did it become appropriate ‫to bring babies to restaurants؟ 99 00:06:55,296 --> 00:06:56,820 ‫oh, come on. He's cute. 100 00:06:56,965 --> 00:07:00,059 ‫Yeah. God invented baby-sitters ‫for a reason. 101 00:07:01,469 --> 00:07:05,565 ‫I don't think it's so bad. ‫It's nice to have babies around. 102 00:07:05,707 --> 00:07:09,837 ‫Don't get me wrong. ‫I love babies, but not with my soup. 103 00:07:09,978 --> 00:07:13,937 ‫oh, my God. ‫Look at you. You're a mess! 104 00:07:18,319 --> 00:07:22,915 ‫- We should do it. Have a baby. ‫- Yeah, right. 105 00:07:23,058 --> 00:07:28,724 ‫I'm serious. We'd have a cute baby, ‫not one that looks like Khrushchev. 106 00:07:28,863 --> 00:07:32,094 ‫- We wouldn't have to get married. ‫- You're serious؟ 107 00:07:32,233 --> 00:07:34,133 ‫Yes. The timing is perfect. 108 00:07:34,269 --> 00:07:39,639 ‫The timing is not perfect. We've only ‫been living together for two months. 109 00:07:39,774 --> 00:07:44,973 ‫It's way too quick. We cannot ‫have a baby. You're insane. 110 00:07:49,617 --> 00:07:53,109 ‫come on. ‫I want a baby. It'd be fun. 111 00:07:53,254 --> 00:07:58,214 ‫It's not like owning a foosball table. ‫Do you know how much work it is؟ 112 00:07:58,359 --> 00:08:01,851 ‫Yeah, I know. But I can ‫hang out with him during the day. 113 00:08:01,996 --> 00:08:05,454 ‫Watch "Sesame Street" while you're ‫at work, then I go to work at the bar. 114 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:10,264 ‫And I'd be up all night with the baby, ‫alone and getting no sleep, 115 00:08:10,405 --> 00:08:16,071 ‫then have to get up the next day ‫and work ۱۴ hours to make partner 116 00:08:16,211 --> 00:08:20,170 ‫so I can afford the apartment ‫you're watching "Sesame Street" in. 117 00:08:20,315 --> 00:08:24,274 ‫Let's hope the baby inherits ‫my positive attitude. 118 00:08:25,954 --> 00:08:28,514 ‫can we please talk ‫about something else؟ 119 00:08:28,656 --> 00:08:30,783 ‫No problem. 120 00:08:35,463 --> 00:08:38,125 ‫While Miranda was left ‫contemplating diapers... 121 00:08:38,266 --> 00:08:42,066 ‫I was contemplating ‫McQueen versus Gucci. 122 00:08:42,203 --> 00:08:47,038 ‫It's your last chance to attend ‫a fabulous party with a fabulous girl. 123 00:08:47,175 --> 00:08:50,633 ‫- It's a party on a boat؟ ‫- correction: fancy boat. 124 00:08:50,778 --> 00:08:54,839 ‫And ps, the fabulous girl ‫is rumored to be easy. 125 00:08:54,983 --> 00:08:58,214 ‫- What's the party for؟ ‫- This new magazine, "Gab". 126 00:08:58,353 --> 00:09:01,481 ‫- Have you read it؟ ‫- No, I want the celebrity sightings. 127 00:09:01,623 --> 00:09:04,319 ‫I'd be stuck on this boat ‫with all these celebs. 128 00:09:04,459 --> 00:09:06,654 ‫And celebrity hangers-on. 129 00:09:06,794 --> 00:09:10,696 ‫It's tempting, but is it oK ‫if I stay on dry land؟ 130 00:09:10,832 --> 00:09:15,098 ‫- of course. ‫- Will you still be easy later؟ 131 00:09:15,236 --> 00:09:17,864 ‫- Is that a proposition؟ ‫- - Bon voyage 132 00:09:19,140 --> 00:09:20,539 ‫Bye. 133 00:09:37,225 --> 00:09:39,819 ‫The "Gab" party was everything ‫they promised and more. 134 00:09:39,961 --> 00:09:44,022 ‫Regis Philbin, Madonna and ‫"New Yorker" ex-editors were there. 135 00:09:44,165 --> 00:09:47,726 ‫- Hey, thanks. ‫- So, where was I؟ 136 00:09:47,869 --> 00:09:51,669 ‫Unfortunately, ‫Trey was doing most of the gabbing. 137 00:09:51,806 --> 00:09:54,866 ‫- The part about the birthday present. ‫- That's right. 138 00:09:55,009 --> 00:09:58,445 ‫My mother gives me this awful ‫machine for sorting change... 139 00:09:58,746 --> 00:10:00,680 ‫He has a lot of change. 140 00:10:00,815 --> 00:10:03,181 ‫for my birthday.... ‫I lied to her and said I loved it. 141 00:10:03,318 --> 00:10:06,845 ‫I jumped into a cab ‫and drove that thing right back. 142 00:10:08,423 --> 00:10:11,620 ‫So there I was, on... ‫۴۰th and Broadway. 143 00:10:11,759 --> 00:10:16,253 ‫- I hear a woman yell like a hyena. ‫- I did not! 144 00:10:16,397 --> 00:10:21,528 ‫The cab stops. I almost hit my head ‫on that plastic partition. I got out... 145 00:10:21,669 --> 00:10:24,103 ‫He told him to stop the meter. 146 00:10:24,239 --> 00:10:28,437 ‫And there was charlotte, lying on ‫the street. That's how we met. 147 00:10:28,576 --> 00:10:30,567 ‫And that's how we met. 148 00:10:31,546 --> 00:10:35,710 ‫- That's very sweet. ‫- oh, and the cabbie got mad. 149 00:10:35,850 --> 00:10:39,513 ‫- It's oK, cos I remember. ‫- Anyway, it was fate. 150 00:10:39,654 --> 00:10:43,055 ‫If my mother didn't give me bad gifts 151 00:10:43,191 --> 00:10:46,752 ‫this wonderful gift ‫would never have come into my life. 152 00:10:46,894 --> 00:10:50,193 ‫I'd heard the story ‫at least three times. 153 00:10:50,331 --> 00:10:54,631 ‫Another minute of Trey and we would ‫be in a man overboard situation. 154 00:10:54,769 --> 00:10:58,865 ‫- Hey, I'm gonna go to hit the buffet. ‫- oK. 155 00:10:59,007 --> 00:11:00,804 ‫Not too hard. 156 00:11:03,044 --> 00:11:07,242 ‫As I walked away, I realised I hadn't ‫seen charlotte that happy in years 157 00:11:07,382 --> 00:11:11,045 ‫and with a man ‫she had known for five minutes. 158 00:11:12,487 --> 00:11:14,546 ‫And just when I thought I was safe... 159 00:11:14,689 --> 00:11:17,590 ‫- Hello. ‫- oh, hi. 160 00:11:18,293 --> 00:11:19,726 ‫cheese. 161 00:11:19,961 --> 00:11:21,485 ‫Hello. 162 00:11:21,629 --> 00:11:24,928 ‫I ran into the man... ‫I'd been happy with for five minutes. 163 00:11:25,066 --> 00:11:29,935 ‫- Right. Well, hi. ‫- I thought I might see you here. 164 00:11:30,938 --> 00:11:32,701 ‫You did؟ 165 00:11:35,810 --> 00:11:39,746 ‫- Where's Natasha؟ ‫- She missed the boat. 166 00:11:40,081 --> 00:11:42,140 ‫I'm sorry. 167 00:11:43,918 --> 00:11:46,011 ‫very crowded. 168 00:11:46,254 --> 00:11:47,881 ‫Well, I gotta... 169 00:11:48,156 --> 00:11:51,387 ‫Dominick Dunne is holding my place ‫in the bathroom line. 170 00:11:54,028 --> 00:11:57,930 ‫Big and I, trapped together on a boat ‫without dates. 171 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:02,967 ‫We were two miles offshore. ‫There was no way off. 172 00:12:03,104 --> 00:12:05,629 ‫children and women ‫with emotional baggage first. 173 00:12:05,773 --> 00:12:09,607 ‫carrie. Look what Trey gave me. ‫Isn't it beautiful؟ 174 00:12:09,744 --> 00:12:13,271 ‫Wow. cartier. 175 00:12:13,414 --> 00:12:17,316 ‫It was a surprise. He said ‫the last fewweeks have been special. 176 00:12:17,452 --> 00:12:20,649 ‫And that he's smitten. ‫Look, it's inscribed. 177 00:12:21,656 --> 00:12:27,492 ‫Let's see. "To charlotte. ‫It's about time I met you. " 178 00:12:27,628 --> 00:12:29,596 ‫Sweetie, that's great. 179 00:12:29,731 --> 00:12:32,222 ‫- When does this boat dock؟ ‫- Around ۱۰.:۰۰. 180 00:12:32,367 --> 00:12:34,665 ‫- What time is it؟ ‫- It's not set yet. 181 00:12:34,802 --> 00:12:39,330 ‫- It's pretty. ‫- Thanks. I better get back to Trey. 182 00:12:39,474 --> 00:12:42,602 ‫I think this is it, carrie. ‫I can feel it. 183 00:12:44,312 --> 00:12:47,679 ‫one woman's "Titanic" ‫is another woman's "Love Boat". 184 00:12:53,254 --> 00:12:55,552 ‫- Boo. ‫- Jesus. 185 00:12:58,059 --> 00:13:00,857 ‫So what was that back there؟ 186 00:13:00,995 --> 00:13:04,089 ‫I... I don't know. 187 00:13:04,232 --> 00:13:09,602 ‫- can't we have a conversation؟ ‫- I don't know. can we؟ 188 00:13:11,672 --> 00:13:14,732 ‫Around Brooklyn ‫there's gonna be a mutiny. Pass it on. 189 00:13:17,278 --> 00:13:20,839 ‫- What a spiffy opener. ‫- I try. 190 00:13:21,449 --> 00:13:23,815 ‫So what are you؟ Are you... 191 00:13:25,486 --> 00:13:29,513 ‫- Are you seeing anyone؟ ‫- Yeah, I am. 192 00:13:30,291 --> 00:13:33,852 ‫He's great. ‫He's perfect, actually. 193 00:13:34,862 --> 00:13:36,659 ‫Where is he, Mr Perfect؟ 194 00:13:36,798 --> 00:13:41,132 ‫He's home. I didn't wanna subject him ‫to the slimy media leeches. 195 00:13:41,269 --> 00:13:42,600 ‫Good idea. 196 00:13:42,737 --> 00:13:44,500 ‫Present company excluded. 197 00:13:46,140 --> 00:13:49,735 ‫- That's some outfit, kid. ‫- Really؟ Do you think so؟ 198 00:13:49,877 --> 00:13:54,780 ‫If you like this, you'll love the one ‫being held hostage on ۷۴th and Lex. 199 00:14:00,288 --> 00:14:01,812 ‫It's good to see you. 200 00:14:05,059 --> 00:14:08,790 ‫The next morning I recovered ‫from my see-Big sickness, 201 00:14:08,930 --> 00:14:13,731 ‫while downtown, Samantha realised ‫maybe her ship had sailed. 202 00:14:14,769 --> 00:14:16,964 ‫She was five days late. 203 00:14:17,104 --> 00:14:20,835 ‫Later we did brunch and bathroom ‫at Time cafe. 204 00:14:22,510 --> 00:14:25,479 ‫- I'm in love with him. ‫- You're not in love with him. 205 00:14:25,613 --> 00:14:28,377 ‫You're in love with ‫the expensive watch he gave you. 206 00:14:28,516 --> 00:14:33,613 ‫- Do you have another؟ ‫- I'm not Tampax central. Buy them. 207 00:14:33,754 --> 00:14:37,485 ‫I have them at home. But they ‫won't fit in my Kate Spade purse. 208 00:14:37,625 --> 00:14:40,685 ‫Wow, Kate must have a tiny vagina. 209 00:14:41,796 --> 00:14:44,890 ‫The watch is a sign ‫that he's in love with me too. 210 00:14:45,032 --> 00:14:49,696 ‫- He's just in blue ball hell. ‫- Sometimes you just know. 211 00:14:49,837 --> 00:14:51,805 ‫We're the right match. It's fate. 212 00:14:51,939 --> 00:14:54,840 ‫It's not fate. ‫His light is on. That's all. 213 00:14:56,077 --> 00:14:58,944 ‫- What light؟ ‫- Men are like cabs. 214 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:01,571 ‫When they're available, ‫their light goes on. 215 00:15:01,716 --> 00:15:06,949 ‫They wake up one day, decide ‫to settle down, and turn their light on. 216 00:15:07,088 --> 00:15:11,286 ‫The next woman they pick up ‫is the one they'll marry. It's not fate. 217 00:15:11,425 --> 00:15:16,294 ‫- It's dumb luck. ‫- I can't believe that love is random. 218 00:15:16,430 --> 00:15:19,524 ‫You gotta get them ‫when their light's on. 219 00:15:19,667 --> 00:15:22,898 ‫- Men I meet are flashing yellows. ‫- or off duty. 220 00:15:23,037 --> 00:15:26,268 ‫They can drive around for years ‫and not be available. 221 00:15:26,407 --> 00:15:28,375 ‫They shouldn't be allowed ‫to get behind the wheel! 222 00:15:28,509 --> 00:15:30,534 ‫Most men don't stay lit long ‫before they take the plunge 223 00:15:30,678 --> 00:15:34,876 ‫versus most women who ‫have been lit pretty much since birth. 224 00:15:35,016 --> 00:15:38,281 ‫That was my last tampon. ‫Are you packing؟ 225 00:15:38,419 --> 00:15:42,355 ‫No, I don't have a tampon and ‫probably will never need one again. 226 00:15:43,157 --> 00:15:47,457 ‫- A "no" is good enough. ‫- I haven't had my period in ۳۵ days. 227 00:15:47,595 --> 00:15:51,588 ‫- Are you...؟ ‫- No, I'm not pregnant. I'm... 228 00:15:51,732 --> 00:15:56,169 ‫- I'm drying up. ‫- come on. You're overreacting. 229 00:15:56,470 --> 00:16:00,702 ‫- It was a stupid catalogue. ‫- I'm day-old bread. My time is up. 230 00:16:00,841 --> 00:16:02,638 ‫Enjoy your flows. 231 00:16:02,777 --> 00:16:06,907 ‫For someone with no period ‫you've got a mean case of PMS. 232 00:16:07,048 --> 00:16:10,984 ‫You have years of miserable cramps ‫ahead of you. 233 00:16:11,152 --> 00:16:12,744 ‫Ladies... 234 00:16:13,955 --> 00:16:16,446 ‫What I'm about to tell you... 235 00:16:16,591 --> 00:16:18,650 ‫may come as a shock. 236 00:16:24,865 --> 00:16:26,856 ‫I'm a little... 237 00:16:28,836 --> 00:16:32,499 ‫older than you. 238 00:16:37,278 --> 00:16:39,906 ‫That night I couldn't stop thinking ‫about time. 239 00:16:40,214 --> 00:16:42,774 ‫Was every second of our lives ‫controlled by fate؟ 240 00:16:42,917 --> 00:16:46,318 ‫or is life a series ‫of random occurrences؟ 241 00:16:46,454 --> 00:16:50,550 ‫If I wasn't always ten minutes late, ‫would my life be totally different؟ 242 00:16:50,691 --> 00:16:55,128 ‫Would I never run into Big؟ Would ‫there ever be a good time to see him؟ 243 00:16:55,262 --> 00:16:57,753 ‫Was Miranda right؟ 244 00:16:57,898 --> 00:16:59,297 ‫Is timing everything؟ 245 00:17:14,415 --> 00:17:17,441 ‫could you turn that down؟ ‫I'm working. 246 00:17:24,492 --> 00:17:26,323 ‫oK, not low enough. 247 00:17:26,460 --> 00:17:31,159 ‫You're gonna have to get used ‫to the noise with a baby around. 248 00:17:34,268 --> 00:17:37,533 ‫Look. I've been thinking ‫about this baby thing. 249 00:17:37,838 --> 00:17:39,829 ‫We're not in a great place right now. 250 00:17:39,974 --> 00:17:43,466 ‫can we have this conversation ‫without "Scooby Doo"؟ 251 00:17:43,611 --> 00:17:47,479 ‫It's the one where they find the ghost ‫in the salt mine. 252 00:17:47,782 --> 00:17:53,084 ‫- I'm serious. Turn off the cartoons. ‫- But what about the ghost؟ 253 00:17:53,220 --> 00:17:57,884 ‫- You knowwhat؟ Forget it. ‫- Miranda. 254 00:17:58,025 --> 00:18:01,483 ‫Then Miranda realised she may have ‫already had a baby in her house. 255 00:18:01,796 --> 00:18:04,128 ‫I wanna shelve ‫this baby thing for a while. 256 00:18:05,266 --> 00:18:07,393 ‫oK, you got it. 257 00:18:08,269 --> 00:18:10,066 ‫Put a coaster under that glass 258 00:18:10,204 --> 00:18:12,832 ‫and turn off the lights ‫before you come to bed. 259 00:18:17,411 --> 00:18:20,778 ‫We haven't had sex in over a week ‫and he wants a baby. 260 00:18:20,915 --> 00:18:23,110 ‫What's wrong with this picture؟ 261 00:18:23,250 --> 00:18:26,276 ‫You can always go ‫the Immaculate conception route. 262 00:18:26,587 --> 00:18:29,988 ‫Seriously, we're in this shitty place. 263 00:18:30,124 --> 00:18:33,958 ‫We fight and I'm working long hours ‫for this partner thing. 264 00:18:34,095 --> 00:18:39,294 ‫And he's using a baby as a Band-Aid ‫for everything that's wrong with us. 265 00:18:39,433 --> 00:18:42,800 ‫- What is wrong with you guys؟ ‫- I don't know. 266 00:18:42,937 --> 00:18:47,431 ‫It's like he's a kid ‫and I end up nagging him all the time. 267 00:18:47,575 --> 00:18:51,409 ‫I'm mean mommy and no one ‫wants to fuck mean mommy. 268 00:18:51,545 --> 00:18:52,910 ‫oh, I believe you. 269 00:18:53,047 --> 00:18:58,883 ‫Maybe I'm sabotaging the relationship ‫so I don't have to actually be happy. 270 00:18:59,019 --> 00:19:00,646 ‫Maybe the problem is me. 271 00:19:00,788 --> 00:19:03,882 ‫This baby is gonna need ‫a lot of therapy. 272 00:19:04,024 --> 00:19:07,357 ‫- There is no baby! ‫- oK, mean mommy. 273 00:19:08,295 --> 00:19:12,459 ‫But I do want one eventually ‫and my clock is running out. 274 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:15,160 ‫I've only got a million viable eggs left. 275 00:19:15,302 --> 00:19:19,500 ‫۳۰۰ of which we just killed ‫with those martinis at lunch. 276 00:19:20,641 --> 00:19:23,109 ‫That night, Samantha got drunk. 277 00:19:23,244 --> 00:19:27,044 ‫She had lost her spirit and no pill ‫in the catalogue could correct that. 278 00:19:27,181 --> 00:19:29,809 ‫And so she accepted a date with Len. 279 00:19:30,050 --> 00:19:33,019 ‫After all, day-old bread ‫needed to stick together. 280 00:19:33,154 --> 00:19:36,180 ‫- Ever been in a cadillac Eldorado؟ ‫- No. 281 00:19:36,323 --> 00:19:41,192 ‫oh, those babies are smooth. ‫They have buttons for everything. 282 00:19:41,328 --> 00:19:46,197 ‫There's even a button to adjust ‫your lumbar. Great for my hip. 283 00:19:46,801 --> 00:19:49,429 ‫Did I tell you I have an artificial hip؟ 284 00:19:52,173 --> 00:19:54,869 ‫- No. ‫- Hard to believe, baby؟ 285 00:19:56,710 --> 00:20:00,168 ‫Samantha couldn't listen ‫to one more minute of Len. 286 00:20:00,314 --> 00:20:03,306 ‫So she slept with him ‫and his hip to shut him up. 287 00:20:03,450 --> 00:20:05,418 ‫Yeah, baby. 288 00:20:06,153 --> 00:20:08,246 ‫Give it to daddy. 289 00:20:16,197 --> 00:20:19,394 ‫- oh, Jesus. ‫- What. 290 00:20:19,700 --> 00:20:24,160 ‫Baby, either you're a virgin ‫or flow just came to town. 291 00:20:25,706 --> 00:20:29,301 ‫- My period؟ ‫- There's blood everywhere. 292 00:20:29,944 --> 00:20:32,276 ‫oh, my God. That is so... 293 00:20:33,647 --> 00:20:37,276 ‫These sheets are two grand a set. 294 00:20:37,418 --> 00:20:42,253 ‫I'm sorry, really very sorry. 295 00:20:43,457 --> 00:20:46,756 ‫Samantha said sorry. ‫What she really meant was... 296 00:20:46,894 --> 00:20:51,763 ‫there are more young studs in this ‫pre-pre-menopausal woman's future. 297 00:20:51,899 --> 00:20:54,925 ‫This is embarrassing. I should go. 298 00:20:55,469 --> 00:20:57,437 ‫Thanks for dinner. 299 00:20:59,373 --> 00:21:03,469 ‫The next day, Miranda was putting in ‫time and a half at her firm when... 300 00:21:05,846 --> 00:21:07,814 ‫- Miranda Hobbes. ‫- Hey. 301 00:21:07,948 --> 00:21:10,439 ‫I'm busy and can't talk. 302 00:21:10,584 --> 00:21:13,178 ‫Meet me in half an hour ‫at ۵۶th and ۳rd, oK؟ 303 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:17,017 ‫- I can't, I got a meeting at ۴.:۰۰. ‫- come on, it will help. 304 00:21:17,157 --> 00:21:19,853 ‫- Please. ‫- oK. 305 00:21:24,098 --> 00:21:27,693 ‫- This is not gonna happen. ‫- come on. Look at them. 306 00:21:27,835 --> 00:21:29,860 ‫How exactly would this help us؟ 307 00:21:30,004 --> 00:21:32,598 ‫Maybe we're not ready for a baby. 308 00:21:32,740 --> 00:21:37,404 ‫- This could be a test run. ‫- Who would take care of the test run؟ 309 00:21:37,544 --> 00:21:38,636 ‫Me. 310 00:21:42,683 --> 00:21:47,416 ‫Please, buyer lady. ‫Take me home and love me. 311 00:21:47,554 --> 00:21:49,954 ‫- You're insane. ‫- Not in front of the puppy! 312 00:21:50,090 --> 00:21:52,456 ‫Miranda had been backed ‫into a corner. 313 00:21:52,593 --> 00:21:56,188 ‫Even though she was surrounded ‫by bitches, she didn't wanna be one. 314 00:21:56,330 --> 00:21:57,922 ‫oK. 315 00:21:58,065 --> 00:22:01,933 ‫charlotte and Trey ‫were performing their usual duet. 316 00:22:02,069 --> 00:22:04,594 ‫and then I got out and found you.... 317 00:22:04,738 --> 00:22:07,639 ‫oh, really؟ I found you. 318 00:22:10,945 --> 00:22:15,075 ‫- I think I should come in. ‫- No, sweetie. 319 00:22:15,215 --> 00:22:20,084 ‫I have an early meeting. But thanks, ‫I had a lovely time. Really. 320 00:22:20,220 --> 00:22:22,154 ‫Me too. 321 00:22:25,092 --> 00:22:27,754 ‫- Good night. ‫- Good night. 322 00:22:41,575 --> 00:22:45,875 ‫- You're very persistent. ‫- I wanna tell you something. 323 00:22:46,013 --> 00:22:49,779 ‫- I love you, charlotte. ‫- You do؟ 324 00:22:50,651 --> 00:22:54,553 ‫- Yeah. ‫- I love you too. 325 00:22:55,856 --> 00:22:59,758 ‫That night, charlotte ‫got everything she wanted. 326 00:22:59,893 --> 00:23:02,657 ‫Trey got a hand job. 327 00:23:02,796 --> 00:23:06,892 ‫And at ۳:۰۰ am Miranda ‫was getting nothing but aggravated. 328 00:23:07,101 --> 00:23:10,093 ‫Please, go to sleep. 329 00:23:10,237 --> 00:23:13,365 ‫Please, I beg you. ‫Here. Look. 330 00:23:13,507 --> 00:23:19,377 ‫This is supposed to be your mom's ‫heart beating or... something. 331 00:23:24,718 --> 00:23:27,482 ‫- Are you happy؟ ‫- Not really. 332 00:23:27,721 --> 00:23:30,656 ‫We get this puppy. ‫I'm the only one taking care of it. 333 00:23:30,791 --> 00:23:34,227 ‫I've been up all night. You're asleep. ‫This was a huge mistake. 334 00:23:34,361 --> 00:23:36,591 ‫come on, relax. It will be fine. 335 00:23:36,730 --> 00:23:38,721 ‫For you, because ‫you're not doing anything. 336 00:23:38,866 --> 00:23:41,460 ‫He's just getting used to us. 337 00:23:42,803 --> 00:23:45,863 ‫Poochie, poochie, puppy boy. 338 00:23:49,843 --> 00:23:51,834 ‫Give mommy a kiss. 339 00:23:54,148 --> 00:23:57,117 ‫This is it. ‫I'm so sick of you being the kid here. 340 00:23:57,251 --> 00:24:02,314 ‫I cannot be in charge all the time. ‫We're supposed to be equals. 341 00:24:02,456 --> 00:24:05,425 ‫You think we can have a baby؟ ‫We can't even have a puppy together. 342 00:24:05,559 --> 00:24:09,051 ‫- We're going through a rough patch. ‫- This isn't a patch. 343 00:24:09,196 --> 00:24:12,563 ‫This is it. All the time. ‫And it's not good. 344 00:24:14,334 --> 00:24:18,532 ‫Great. So you're just ‫gonna give up on us, just like that؟ 345 00:24:18,672 --> 00:24:20,469 ‫Not just like that. 346 00:24:20,607 --> 00:24:24,771 ‫I have been trying not to give up ‫on us for a long time. 347 00:24:25,712 --> 00:24:28,875 ‫- That's nice. ‫- I'm just being honest. 348 00:24:29,016 --> 00:24:32,144 ‫Then Miranda realised something. 349 00:24:32,286 --> 00:24:35,255 ‫All this time, ‫she thought the problem was her. 350 00:24:35,389 --> 00:24:37,687 ‫It wasn't. It was them. 351 00:24:37,825 --> 00:24:40,885 ‫And there was never a good time ‫to say what she had to say. 352 00:24:41,028 --> 00:24:45,556 ‫- This isn't gonna work, Steve. ‫- There's good stuff, here. 353 00:24:45,699 --> 00:24:47,599 ‫Not enough. 354 00:24:47,734 --> 00:24:52,171 ‫A baby would've been a quick fix ‫for something that can't be fixed. 355 00:24:53,607 --> 00:24:58,203 ‫- Because you don't want it to work. ‫- That's so unfair. 356 00:25:00,481 --> 00:25:04,144 ‫- I don't wanna fight you anymore. ‫- Do you think I do؟ 357 00:25:04,451 --> 00:25:06,214 ‫I don't know. 358 00:25:08,789 --> 00:25:10,086 ‫Steve... 359 00:25:11,992 --> 00:25:14,222 ‫I really tried. 360 00:25:15,662 --> 00:25:18,290 ‫That night, Miranda lost her partner. 361 00:25:19,366 --> 00:25:22,358 ‫The next day, she got a new one. 362 00:25:24,138 --> 00:25:26,003 ‫Fifteen of them. 363 00:25:33,981 --> 00:25:36,415 ‫Meanwhile, ‫I was still enjoying my one. 364 00:25:40,387 --> 00:25:42,855 ‫Do you wanna have a sleepover؟ 365 00:25:45,292 --> 00:25:47,123 ‫Let me set the timer. 366 00:25:48,128 --> 00:25:52,827 ‫I didn't know about Aidan ‫but my light was definitely on. 367 00:25:53,667 --> 00:25:56,295 ‫You have one new message. 368 00:25:56,837 --> 00:25:58,202 ‫Hey, carrie, I'm... 369 00:25:58,338 --> 00:26:02,331 ‫I knewwho it was. I couldn't stop Big ‫coming back into my life. 370 00:26:02,476 --> 00:26:05,809 ‫But I could stop him ‫from coming out of my machine. 371 00:26:05,946 --> 00:26:09,905 ‫Hey, you're out of filters. ‫I'm gonna run down to the Korean. 372 00:26:17,558 --> 00:26:20,618 ‫- Hey... ‫- Yeah؟ 373 00:26:21,795 --> 00:26:24,821 ‫You make me really happy. 374 00:26:26,333 --> 00:26:28,324 ‫- See you in a bit. ‫- oK. 375 00:26:36,009 --> 00:26:38,705 ‫oh, that was very fast. 376 00:26:43,250 --> 00:26:46,219 ‫- What are you doing here؟ ‫- Didn't you get my message؟ 377 00:26:46,353 --> 00:26:48,150 ‫No, I paused it. 378 00:26:48,288 --> 00:26:52,156 ‫- What are you doing here؟ ‫- That was him, wasn't it؟ 379 00:26:52,292 --> 00:26:56,251 ‫- The perfect guy. ‫- Yes and he's coming back, so... 380 00:26:56,530 --> 00:26:58,327 ‫Please. 381 00:26:59,633 --> 00:27:02,101 ‫What do you want؟ 382 00:27:05,872 --> 00:27:08,363 ‫I don't know. 383 00:27:11,211 --> 00:27:13,702 ‫No, go home to your wife. 384 00:27:16,617 --> 00:27:18,585 ‫Go. 385 00:27:20,721 --> 00:27:22,814 ‫I'm so fucked up. 386 00:27:29,296 --> 00:27:32,754 ‫I had no idea ‫what else Big was gonna say. 387 00:27:34,501 --> 00:27:36,765 ‫And I'm not sure ‫what bugged me more. 388 00:27:36,903 --> 00:27:39,565 ‫That I didn't know or that I cared. 389 00:27:40,741 --> 00:27:45,007 ‫Hey, carrie. ‫I'm here on your corner. 390 00:27:45,145 --> 00:27:47,170 ‫I knowyou're home. Pick up. 391 00:27:51,285 --> 00:27:53,378 ‫Jesus. 392 00:27:54,187 --> 00:27:57,748 ‫Well, I miss you. 393 00:28:00,327 --> 00:28:03,956 ‫I can't fucking stop thinking ‫about you. There you have it. 394 00:28:06,366 --> 00:28:09,529 ‫There it was. ‫Exactly what I had needed to hear... 395 00:28:09,670 --> 00:28:11,365 ‫a year too late. 396 00:28:11,505 --> 00:28:13,666 ‫I should have been happy, ‫but I wasn't. 397 00:28:13,807 --> 00:28:17,368 ‫It was the absolute worst timing of all. 398 00:28:18,845 --> 00:28:21,712 ‫Ten minutes later, ‫Aidan still hadn't come back. 399 00:28:21,848 --> 00:28:24,408 ‫Suddenly my life was all about timing. 400 00:28:24,551 --> 00:28:27,884 ‫All the right things ‫said at all the wrong times. 401 00:28:28,021 --> 00:28:30,512 ‫My past coming back way too fast. 402 00:28:30,757 --> 00:28:35,626 ‫And my future ‫taking way too long to come home.