In the age of "un-innocence" in New York, Carrie toys with the idea of sex without love. A run-in with a suave stranger leaves her wanting more.
Miranda goes out with a man who only dates models, Samantha seeks validation from a "modelizer" and Carrie takes an underwear model home.
Carrie sees something unexpected at her married friends' Hamptons home. Miranda pretends to be dating a woman to impress a partner at her law firm.
Samantha, Carrie and Miranda ponder the positives of younger men, while Charlotte considers an unanticipated request from her new boyfriend.
Carrie's night with an architect ends with an unsolicited bonus. Charlotte models for a famous artist. Samantha tries to nab a table at a hot restaurant.
Mr. Big takes Carrie to an out-of-the-way restaurant for their first real date. Afterward, she begins to wonder if he's ashamed of her.
Miranda reconsiders her attraction to Skipper after seeing him with his new girlfriend. Carrie runs into Big while he's on a date with another woman.
Samantha gets more than she bargained for with a married man. Charlotte's fairy-tale guy has some fanciful fantasies. Carrie delves into Big's past.
Carrie learns Big's views on marriage and grows concerned about their future. Charlotte's new vibrator proves to be a little too satisfying.
The gang attends a baby shower for their friend Laney โ a former hard partier โ and end up reflecting on where they are in life and possible parenthood.
After Carrie has an embarrassing moment in bed with Mr. Big, she worries that the romance in their relationship has given way to reality.
Carrie is crushed when her meeting with Big's mother doesn't go as planned. Samantha pursues an uncharacteristically emotional โ and chaste โ connection.
A month into a devastating heartbreak, Carrie makes a lucky catch at a baseball game. Meanwhile, Charlotte deals with some foul balls of her own.
Carrie's too honest about a friend's loudmouthed husband. Later, she unthinkingly invites Big to her birthday. Miranda learns to reciprocate dirty talk.
After a string of bad dates with strange men, Carrie starts seeing a nice guy โ but fails to shake the feeling that there's something wrong with him.
An unflattering article about singles in the city โ featuring Carrie โ propels the gang to jump into romantic entanglements as quickly as possible.
After a funeral, Carrie decides life's too short not to call an ex. Charlotte dates a widower. Miranda panics about dying alone in her new apartment.
Charlotte hides her sexuality from her new friends. Miranda's new man is a little too passionate about film. Carrie keeps a big secret from the gang.
Miranda hopes to woo her houseguest, but the plan gets derailed when he meets her interior decorator. Soon, the gang must attend their shotgun wedding.
Impressed with Big's level of commitment to their rekindled relationship, Carrie coaxes him to take the next step: getting to know her friends.
Carrie gets fed up with Big's wandering eye. Miranda's new relationship throws off her schedule. Samantha runs into an ex whose life is on a new track.
A gift from Big prompts Carrie to blurt out three little words. Samantha makes an enemy at a lover's apartment. Miranda invites Steve to a work dinner.
Miranda receives a worrying diagnosis from her gynecologist. Samantha plots revenge on an ex. Carrie attempts to make a place for herself at Big's.
Samantha invites everyone to an S&M restaurant. Stanford takes his fetish offline. Charlotte works out a deal at a shoe store. Big breaks some bad news.
After Carrie rants for too long about her love life, her friends insist that she go to therapy. Miranda plays a steamy game with a neighbor.
Samantha gets competitive with her loud neighbors. Carrie tries to break her pattern with a non-platonic friend. Miranda sees a man with anger issues.
Miranda goes out with a divorced dad. Charlotte's brother comes to visit. Carrie dates a fellow writer and meets his family.
Carrie's lover becomes addicted to her. Charlotte doubts her sexual prowess when a date falls asleep on her. Samantha considers a threesome with two men.
The gang goes to the Hamptons, where Charlotte lies about her age. Carrie gets a young acolyte. Samantha's 20-something employee throws a rival party.
Miranda has an awkward run-in. Carrie reaches out to Big about being friends. Charlotte faces a childhood fear, while Samantha deals with a size issue.
Carrie hits it off with a politician at an FDNY calendar benefit; Samantha does the same with a hot firefighter. Charlotte decides to find her prince.
Steve asks Miranda a question she has no idea how to answer. Samantha dates a short guy, and Charlotte throws a party to find "the one."
Carrie learns that Big and Natasha are married, then runs into Natasha herself. Miranda hires a new housekeeper; a spa trip provokes Charlotte's issues.
Steve suggests to Miranda they move in together; Carrie dates a younger, bisexual man, while Samantha's new, young assistant has his own ideas.
A furniture designer catches Carrie's eye, but he doesn't like smoking. Samantha dates a Black man whose sister doesn't approve of interracial dating.
Aidan wants to take things slow with Carrie; Miranda's STD diagnosis forces her to call past partners. Samantha's neighbors complain about her visitors.
Aidan suggests that Carrie meet his parents. Cohabitation suits Miranda, while Charlotte asks a married friend to set her up with his bachelor pal.
Charlotte thinks that Trey might be Mr. Right. Steve has another gobsmacking idea. Carrie runs into Big on a boat, and he tells her he misses her.
Carrie and Big meet again, and he says he's leaving his wife. Miranda deals with Steve moving out. Charlotte scores a proposal from Trey.
Samantha moves to a new apartment in a trendy area, while Aidan's words leave Carrie feeling guilty about Big. Charlotte negotiates her prenup.
Carrie tells Miranda and Samantha about her ongoing affair with Big. Charlotte goes wedding dress shopping; Samantha meets a man with her own mores.
Carrie struggles to be honest with Aidan, while Miranda resorts to lying to land a date for Charlotte's wedding.
On a trip to LA, Carrie, Miranda and Samantha deal with West Coast culture shock. Carrie angles for a film deal with Matthew McConaughey.
A frustrated Charlotte joins the group in Los Angeles, where Samantha scores an invite to the Playboy Mansion and Carrie hangs out with a publicist.
Samantha's new client hires her to plan a million-dollar bat mitzvah, while Carrie dates a comic book store owner who still lives with his parents.
Carrie teaches a class on how to meet men, but it doesn't go over so well. Miranda picks up a new man at her failed date's funeral.
After a daylight mugging and a bad fall, Carrie decides she needs to clear her karma and talk with Natasha. Charlotte struggles with sexual frustration.
Samantha and Carrie both struggle with annoying neighbors. Miranda feels judged by a delivery person, and Charlotte moves back into her old apartment.
Miranda copes with married friends who judge her single life, and Charlotte struggles with her separation. Meanwhile, Samantha sets her sights on a monk.
Carrie worries about walking in a well-known fashion show, but Samantha happily does a nude photo shoot. A muscled guy hits on Miranda at the gym.
Carrie meets an attractive jazz musician while on a night out with Big. Trey's new exhibitionist tendencies bother Charlotte; Samantha meets a hot woman.
Samantha and Carrie continue dating their new flames, while Miranda turns to chocolate to replace sex, and Trey gets overconfident with Charlotte in bed.
Steve and Aidan invite Carrie to their new bar's opening. Charlotte clashes with Trey's mother over the apartment; Miranda believes hers has a ghost.
Miranda's new man has surprising sexual expectations. Carrie wants to get back together with Aidan, and Charlotte and Trey decide to get pregnant.
Charlotte reconsiders her career. Big calls when Carrie is in bed with Aidan. Miranda throws her neck out after an argument with Charlotte.
Carrie rebuffs Aidan's attempts to help when her laptop crashes. Miranda deals with a tragedy. Samantha tries to regain her ability to climax.
Aidan takes Carrie to his house upstate; Charlotte visits Trey's family home in Connecticut. Steve's blasรฉ attitude to his health update upsets Miranda.
Charlotte tries to broach the infertility topic with Trey. Samantha angles for a new job with a prestigious hotelier; Miranda tries to cheer Steve up.
Samantha lands a high-profile client. Miranda shares big news with Carrie, Charlotte despairs about conceiving and Carrie reflects on her past abortion.
Aidan asks Carrie to move in with him. Charlotte tells Trey she's put them on an international adoption list. Samantha hits it off with her new boss.
Carrie can't deal with Aidan encroaching on her space. Richard escalates his romantic gestures toward Samantha, and Miranda goes on a date.
The foursome hit the club for a night out. Samantha tells Richard she loves him while she's high. Word gets out at Miranda's work about her pregnancy.
Charlotte signs up for tap dance classes to fill her time. Wedding dress shopping provokes a crisis for Carrie. Samantha asks Richard about monogamy.
A big change means that Carrie has to find a way to buy her apartment. Charlotte dithers about what to do with her engagement ring.
Carrie's new job at Vogue gets off to a rough start. Richard makes an unusual birthday request of Samantha. Charlotte throws Miranda a baby shower.
Big has a bombshell for Carrie: He's moving to Napa. Charlotte starts dating a recently divorced man, while Samantha suspects Richard is cheating.
Motherhood leaves Miranda feeling like a wet blanket. The newly single Carrie, Samantha and Charlotte make a big splash at a Fleet Week party.
Carrie fields a great offer and has a crisis of faith. Steve springs a baptism on Miranda. Samantha contemplates letting Richard atone for his sins.
Plans go haywire when Richard offers to fly the four friends to Atlantic City for Charlotte's birthday. Samantha confronts a disappointing truth.
Carrie tries to remain open-minded as Samantha helps her design a sexy but chic book cover. Miranda and Charlotte explore the self-help aisle.
An intriguing author ignites Carrie's interest. Meanwhile, Samantha gets burned, Miranda's date ditches her, and Charlotte duels with Bunny.
Samantha babysits while Miranda takes a beauty break. Carrie thinks her critics โ both literary and personal โ are getting the wrong impression.
Carrie and Samantha embark on a grueling train trip to San Francisco, where Big and a book signing await. Charlotte connects with her divorce attorney.
For Carrie and company, a friend's wedding in the Hamptons fuels gossip, longing and a determination to pursue happiness on their own terms.
New feelings have Miranda and Charlotte weighing big changes. Carrie scrambles to prepare for her date with Berger. Samantha goes from bonds to bondage.
Samantha goes raw for a hot server, while Carrie plots to get things cooking with Berger. Charlotte tries to convince a rabbi of her good intentions.
Letting go is hard: Carrie can't shed her Big feelings, Berger's ex still looms large, and Charlotte struggles to say goodbye to Christmas.
Samantha discovers that honesty can be sexy, while Carrie and Charlotte learn that being too open drives some men away.
Shifting dynamics spell trouble for Carrie's and Miranda's relationships. Charlotte misses Harry. Samantha helps Smith boost his acting career.
Carrie and Berger reach a breaking point. Smith worries about Samantha hyping his body over his talent. Miranda feels she's failing on all fronts.
Charlotte and Carrie spring equal but opposite surprises. Miranda dons her old skinny jeans and a new attitude. The whole gang goes to Bed together.
Carrie tries to get back into the swing of things and hurts her back. Charlotte preps for her second big day, which proves as hectic as the first.
A shoe theft pits Carrie against a judgmental friend. Miranda lusts after her new neighbor. Harry's tea bags drive Charlotte to distraction.
Carrie thirsts after a high school sweetheart who's aged like fine wine, while Samantha hungers for a private pool. Stanford learns Marcus has a past.
With Big in town for surgery, Carrie's feelings resurface in embarrassing ways. Miranda and Steve bump โ and trip โ into each other's new partners.
Charlotte experiences a devastating loss, and Miranda reaches a big decision. Carrie catches an artist's eye. Samantha has clown hair... down there.
Samantha frets over her generation gap with Smith, while Carrie feels both thrilled and intimidated by her older man's worldly ways.
Aleksandr's romantic gestures sweep Carrie off her feet โ literally. A piece of shocking news clouds Miranda's perfect anti-wedding.
While Miranda longs for a vacation from her honeymoon, Carrie and Charlotte babysit Brady and debate motherhood. Samantha stakes out a doctor.
Charlotte and Miranda wonder if compromise could be their ticket to happiness. Carrie deals with her denial. Samantha considers baring it all.
Aleks keeps his love and work lives separate, which leaves Carrie feeling shut out. Charlotte enters her pup into a show. Samantha becomes a video star.
A landslide of questions โ and side-eyes โ greet Carrie's announcement of a potential move. The stork visits Charlotte, bearing three tiny bundles.
In Paris, Carrie experiences culture shock, isolation and a shopping mishap. In New York, her friends recruit Big for an international mission.
Miranda and Charlotte expand their families. Samantha happily gets serious. Big and Carrie finally arrive in the same place at the same time.