Sex and the City

I never watched this show while it was on the air. A friend let me borrow the DVDs of the first 3 seasons, and after that, I was hooked. I just recently saw the series finale and I must admit it's the best comedy series I ever saw.

The four characters of Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, and Charlotte were the perfect combination of everything you find in yourself or your friends. They were all relatable at some point, depending on the episode and the issue explored, and there was one with whom you could totally identify.

I have to admit that, although I loved Carrie, my favorite was Miranda. Her stories were just so believable and closer to my experience than any of the others (except maybe at times Samantha's), and Cynthia Nixon was by far the best actress of the four. Seeing her marry Steve (a very sexy David Eigenberg) and set up a home for him and their child was nice and appropriate to her character.

Like everyone else, I felt bad for Kristin Davis (Charlotte), who always got snubbed during awards season, since she is a good actress whose character just didn't have the same amount of flare as the others' did. I was happy that in the end she found what she was looking for, a husband, a child, a happy life.

Kim Cattrall found the perfect role in Samantha, the man-eater powerful woman who won't take shit from any man (or woman) and who won't judge anyone, dismiss anything, avoid any experience. Her story arch, ending with her going off into the sunset with her beau Smith (a fabulous Jason Lewis) was sweet and satisfying.

And then there is Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie. She was funny and sweet, romantic and pragmatic, and always, always fabulous. I'm actually very glad she ended up with Mr. Big (Chris Noth) instead of Aleksandr Petrovsky (Mikhail Baryshnikov). I could totally relate to her euphoria at the idea of moving to Paris, but Aleksandr didn't deserve her, since he wasn't willing to make any adjustment to his life in order to make room for hers. Carrie and Big were meant to be together from the first time she laid eyes on him.

This is definitely a must-see show, and I'm confident that it will stand the test of time.

Grade (overall): 10