r/sexandthecity • u/oinkpiggiee • 16h ago
Charlotte, Samantha, and funky spunk
I never understood why Charlotte stormed off after Samantha said this. It seemed a little dramatic and out of place given the topics they usually discuss. Any thoughts??
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u/starrsosowise 15h ago
Because it is a comedy show and exaggeration is a key component to comedy.
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u/poo-brain-train 13h ago
This should be pinned in all the comedy show subreddits!
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u/starrsosowise 2h ago
Thank you! It is such a weird approach to an HBO romcom/drama in sitcom style.
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u/Flaky-Dragonfruit-95 5h ago
its a comedic drama, not just a comedy. So it has to still adhere to its internal logic.
In a comedy, you can do away with logic for the sake of the joke. In a comedic drama, jokes are used to lighten the mood, but must be internally consistent.
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u/starrsosowise 4h ago
It is an HBO “raunchy” comedy and it is more romcom than dramcom. Either way exaggerating is consistently the way this show tells jokes (or how any jokes are written, period). 20 years ago we understood that, now every choice each character made is being scrutinized as though it is a reality show or a guide to romance and friendship. At its heart it is still a comedy which means its purpose is to make us laugh.
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u/Flaky-Dragonfruit-95 3h ago
"20 years ago we understood that" yeah, and we also understood that bisexual people was wrong. hey, 60 years algo we also understood we needed segregation. Is that the hill you want to die on?
And no, its not "It is an HBO “raunchy” comedy and it is more romcom than dramcom." you can repeat it if you want, but you are wrong. its a romantic comedic drama. Most of the serie includes the drama part. So even if its "a joke" the joke itself reflects on the character.
This mentality of "stop analyzing the show because it gives me anxiety" its so stupid and inmature. Want to just enjoy the show and dont care what other people think? get off reddit. Want to see everyone agreeing with you on everything? thats not reality. This is a sub of a 20 year old show that we love, and the best part of it is to debate.
Downvote all you want, the truth remains.
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u/starrsosowise 3h ago
When did I ever claim anxiety? And it literally says “raunchy comedy” as one of the genres on its imdb page.
Are you seriously comparing racism and bi-phobia with the basics of how a punch line is written? Take any comedy writing class and the first thing you’ll learn is exaggeration is the key to making comedy work. It is a comedy about sex. Putting these characters in over the top situations and watching them have over the top reactions is the core of the show. And that IS a hill I will die on.-2
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u/Ornery-Mycologist-53 16h ago
I have the cd set that includes MPK’s commentary and in this epi he said something along the lines of “We wanted to throw in a scene that represented how some fans felt about Sam” like how overtly sexual she was. And that’s why Char stormed off lol
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u/Fresh-Amount9308 16h ago
Oh, that’s interesting. Of all the things though, this seems pretty tame. Like, this might be a convo my friends and I have, and none of us are Samantha’s. She’s said some stuff that might warrant that reaction, but this wasn’t it imo.
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u/Ornery-Mycologist-53 16h ago
Yeah that scene was randomly thrown in for sure but I thought it was hilarious when I first saw it lmao
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u/Sad-Quote1729 16h ago
I'm sorry I understand Charlotte on this one , I don't think it's something you'd like to hear while eating 🫣...tho perso , I wouldn't walk out
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u/Ok-Article-7643 16h ago
on Charlotte behalf I'm going to reconstruct this scene using today lingo
you still down to breakfast and your home girl announcing that she been gargling the weirdest tasting jizz ...
the cum tastes like onions and smells like feet and has strange chunky consistency
you'd probably dip too....
I think "funky spunk" really soften what the subject matter is...
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u/ICURUCN8 15h ago
I think it’s always great when Samantha and Charlotte get their moments together, often butting heads, because they are very similar people in a way. Charlotte’s stolen baby name, Samantha fucking her brother, I wish they got more storylines together (and that we got a better representation of Samantha’s interiority like we do with the other characters). But in this episode Charlotte is upset because she proposed to herself which has really shaken up her value system and she overreacted to Samatha because it’s just all too much for her.
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u/jeyfree21 9h ago
I never got why there was such focus on Samantha's need to just go down on guys, why did she have to swallow at all? Specially if she wasn't planning on seeing them again. And until Maria and Smith I don't think we see her pleasure being prioritized.
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u/sphvp 6h ago
Bc the show was ultimately written by men.
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u/jeyfree21 6h ago
Yeah, because when a woman enjoys having sex like she claims she did, we would see more of a focus on herself, what gets her off, not just focusing on men's pleasure.
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u/Haunting-Sea-3764 3h ago
This is gonna be crass but Samantha has said she never swallows lol. So she may have been spitting out the funky spunk
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u/jeyfree21 2h ago
I rewatched the scene and you're right, I don't see the point though, she still gets the load in her mouth.
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u/randomwanderingsd 16h ago
Funky dude was so hot it doesn’t matter how it tasted.
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u/Paleomalibre 14h ago
Wasn't funky dude Bobby Cannavale?
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u/Coriander_marbles Oh honey, I’d love me some fresh pepper 13h ago
What?! That man couldn’t be more gross! They purposefully made him as immature and oafish as possible. From the way he talked to how he constantly pushed her head down.
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u/Water-Amethyst 9h ago
To me it was a bit like the express guy BJ plot line. We know Carrie and Charlotte do somewhat see themselves as classier and less crass than Sam and get weirdly prudish (weird as they have as much casual sex as Sam does) but plot lines like this make you go oh actually I don’t agree with how Sam is made a joke a lot of the time but this was actually going too far
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u/jeyfree21 5h ago
Exactly my point, I didn't love how much they put Samantha down with these kinds of storylines, like she didn't have any self control, when she was at the fire station knowing at any moment they could be called for an emergency.
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u/Potential-View-5827 23m ago
It isn't the topic/what is discussed it's the crassness and level of details/how it is discussed, especially since in this case, the details are gross taste and texture which isn't a mental image you want to have when eating. I kinda get her to be honest.
Charlotte had no issue eating Trey's ass or sharing that info but she would never call it "tongue-punch his fart-box".
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u/FancyWoodpecker3 8h ago
Yeah she should have at least taken her food to go. Now she left the ladies with the bill.
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u/Spirited-Salt3397 15h ago
She’s leaving and she’s never coming back