The Carrie Diaries

What's quite nice about it is the slow pace of life in the pre-internet era. The teen Carrie Bradshaw thus has all the time in the world to experience all her first loves, just like her rainbow posse. Moreover, after the first episodes of absolute uncertainty, Carrie's coming of age became a very enjoyable retro spectacle. Aside from going to school, our mini-blonde also works part-time at Interview magazine in her spare time, experiencing Madonna's The Virgin Tour and figuring out who she's going to sleep with for the first time. All of this can surprisingly be portrayed humorously, without unnecessary vulgarity, and with a certain amount of pride that will convince you that interpersonal relationships are fine - as long as you have sex for love and as long as you survive the fact that your parents are also just people. (09/01/2019)

The Carrie Diaries is a piece of work that doesn't understand itself. In theory, it takes place just 12-14 years before Sex and the City, and the main attraction of its 2nd season is a young Sam Jones. But it only works if we forget about an adult version. We follow the supposedly cool stories of mid-80s kids as they transition from high school to college, but they're all so out of character that it hurts. Kim Cattrall has let it be known that she's done playing Sam and doesn't care what happens to the character... High school dramas simply have completely different rules than provocative adult series. Unfortunately, the final was also disappointing. (08/03/2019)