Shortcomings

Episode aired Sep 12, 1999
TV-MA
30m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

844

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Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex and the City (1998)

Comedy Drama Romance

Miranda considered Sunday a nightmare because children swarm everywhere, there is even a family hour at her gym, but it did allow her to meet hunky Simon Cobb, indulgent divorced father of r... Read allMiranda considered Sunday a nightmare because children swarm everywhere, there is even a family hour at her gym, but it did allow her to meet hunky Simon Cobb, indulgent divorced father of rascal Simon, who loves to push the elevator's buttons.Miranda considered Sunday a nightmare because children swarm everywhere, there is even a family hour at her gym, but it did allow her to meet hunky Simon Cobb, indulgent divorced father of rascal Simon, who loves to push the elevator's buttons.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

844

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Justin Theroux (Vaughn Wysel) previously played Jared in The Monogamists (1998).

Quotes
Samantha Jones: I fucked a guy once because his family had a pool. He was pretty much of a nerd, but I'd go over there and get all coca-buttered up. His mom loved me. She was always serving me Kool-Aid and chips.
Carrie: Kool-Aid?
Samantha Jones: Yeah, Kool-Aid. I was 13. And honey, you should have seen my tan.

Connections
Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Justin Theroux/Tim Meadows/Naomi Ekperigin/Danny Carey (2016)

Soundtracks
Sex And The City Theme
Performed by Groove Armada

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5/10

Mismatches all around

This episode didn't feel very cohesive to me. Each girls subplot was so different from each other that the episode title "Shortcomings" still feels like too loose (and a bit cruel) of a term to connect them all. And all of the relationships in the episode just made me feel.. bad. They were all so wrong and marred by lack of proper communication. And this show does it a lot where it takes a somewhat normal or common dating issue and acts like it's a major insurmountable problem. Sometimes it's humorous but in this episode it was more annoying than anything. I felt like I was cringing for the majority of this episode and if I rewatch this show again in the future I think I might just skip this one.