DVD
Review | Sex and the City (Season 6.1)
Written by: Kage
Alan
As if it wasn’t bad enough having to contend with
this being the final season of “Sex and the City” and no movie to look
forward to anytime soon, HBO split the season up into two separate
releases. Grr… Well, at least I’ll have one more thing to look
forward to before it all ends. And I don’t want it to end. Carrie
having published a book and becoming an author has me relating to the
show in a whole new way. Of course, I don’t flounder around like she
does with the dating scene. I have my man.
Let’s see…where did we leave off? Big (Chris Noth)
left for California and Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) was dating Berger
(Ron Livingston). All is not happy in the Big Apple, however. Why?
Mostly because Berger starts acting like a stereotypical straight male
with issues. Will it last? Only time will tell, but if not, there are
always other men to see. Charlotte’s (Kristin Davis) gentleman, Harry
(Evan Handler), wants to set her (Carrie) up with a friend of his who
makes love like a jackrabbit. If that fails, there’s always an
extremely well-respected Russian artist (Mikhail Baryshnikov).
Charlotte, meanwhile, wants to keep Harry around for the long-term, only
to do that, she might just have to convert to a different religion.
And, speaking of issues, there’s Miranda (Cynthia
Nixon). Will having a steamy affair with the new tenant in her building
(Blair Underwood) help her forget that she’s still in love with Steve
(David Eigenberg)? Yeah, I’m not so sure either. Trouble at work also
plagues the life of this single mother. That leaves Samantha (Kim
Cattrall), sexy diva that she is. After having such an awful time
actually falling in love with Richard (James Remar) and being cheated
on, the last thing she expects is to fall for hot, young waiter/actor
wannabe Jerry Jerrod (Jason Lewis). This guy isn’t happy just being a
one-night stand and gives Samantha a run for her affection.
Where the show is going and how it will finish
remains to be seen, but this first half of Season 6 doesn’t have a
single blah episode in the bunch. Each one has its share of tender
moments and absolute hilarity. Whether debating if noisy children
belong in an upper class restaurant, who has the right to say how much a
pair of shoes should cost or the art of teabagging, this first half of
Season 6 will have you rolling and rooting for a happy ending for all…or
at least the beginnings of one.
HBO has released “Sex and the City (Season 6 Part
1)” in their original Full Screen ratio. Video and audio quality are
solid here, so no complaints. Extras this time around include no fewer
than 4 audio commentaries, which tend to be fairly decent considering no
cast members were included, and the 30-minute “Museum of TV and Radio’s
Seminar Series.” While the cast and creator of the show do an
outstanding job answering questions about the show, the moderator is one
of the absolute worst I’ve ever had the displeasure of watching. The
participants and audience deserve better.
Truth be told, no matter how much fun the show has
been, how long can a good thing go on before it starts to lose its
edge? “Sex and the City” has had a terrific run and is quitting while
it’s still on top. Six years is a nice, ripe long time to share in the
lives of these women and like they’ve done in many of their
relationships, perhaps its time we all move on and savor the past while
looking forward to the future. Well, not quite yet. We still have to
discover how it all turns out.
Season
Rating: A-
DVD Special Features: B
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