Remember your mom and all her girlfriends freaking out over “Sex and
the City?” Well now it’s our turn to freak out with the prologue to Carrie’s life, which is more like “Puberty and the High School.”
We get to watch how Carrie managed
to obtain her glamorous life in the city by going back to the 80s where she is just a shy, innocent girl dealing with first kisses and her very first trips to The Big Apple.
You cannot deny how fun it is to watch her slowly lose her innocence as she falls for the bad boy at her high school, Sebastian, and as she begins to hang out with the high-end women working for the fashion magazines.
This week’s episode begins with Carrie writing her thoughts and saying, “Let’s face it, life is easier if you read the labels.” Sebastian’s label as the “bad-boy” is only intensified when Carrie finds his file which says he had sexual relations with his Art History teacher. Strangely, she chooses to forget about it and does not start running away until they are making out on a bench.
The stark contrast is a little funny as the show switches from Carrie’s rebellious sister Dorrit losing her hamster over to Carrie being at an art exhibit where the art is a former porn star’s “lady part” (no, seriously). There goes one strike on her precious innocence.
Another strike is almost slashed when this ex-porn star grabs Carrie’s hand and announces to everyone that Carrie should present her own “lady part” to the room before another man can control it. I know, porn star logic
doesn’t make sense to me either. However, this episode is all about taking control and that is exactly what Carrie does. She says no to the retired “artist,” despite risking her friendship
with her trendy New Yorker friend, and she decides that Sebastian is still what she wants, even with his sketchy past and her father’s lack of approval.
Meanwhile, Carrie’s dad seems a little lost as he deals with both of his daughters while being a widower on the market as well. It appears that women only seem interested once they find out his wife has passed away. Was that an endearing quality back in the 80s?
When Carrie finally tells Sebastian that she found out about his scanty past, it doesn’t seem to matter to him that she accepts it. He is actually a bit furious that his past has crept up on them, and in return, he decides to break up with Carrie right then and there.
Carrie’s father seeks to make things right with his daughters, and the tension is resolved as they all take a trip to the pet store. While Dorrit gets a cage for her stolen hamster, Carrie apologizes to her dad and makes it clear that Sebastian is out of the picture.
Cue the violins as the screen fades to black with Carrie wrapping up her thoughts and labeling her own self as heartbroken.
