Intercourse and the Metropolis has landed on Netflix US, which means many youthful audiences are actually watching it for the very first time. And I could not assist however marvel, how would Gen-Z react to the world of Carrie Bradshaw? With all of its nicotine-stained couture, pavement-scuffed Manolos, early aughts woman boss-ified white feminism and relationship purple flags, my guess was, they’d be perplexed at greatest, enraged at worst.

When HBO’s SATC hit our screens again in 1998, it was nothing wanting revolutionary. It confirmed ladies with careers, ladies with type, ladies with fierce friendships! It confirmed ladies speaking about (and having!) intercourse!

Following the friendships, careers and romances of 4 ladies of their 30s in New York Metropolis, the present dared to indicate that girls have been sharp, witty, career-driven, but additionally egocentric, petty, flawed.

For these of us who got here of age with Intercourse and the Metropolis on our screens, the present was one thing of visible Bible of what life within the massive metropolis may very well be. Carrie Bradshaw, the chain-smoking, Cosmo-sipping anti-hero, was residing the dream — and, sure, that always meant making errors. She wore taffeta and designer heels within the filthy streets of New York Metropolis, dated all the mistaken males, maxed out her bank cards on footwear, lived on takeaway.

Aspirational? In fact not… however nonetheless, all of us wished daydreamed about bashing out our columns whereas lounging in our studio flats in designer garments all the identical.

For a younger era of Gen-Zers usually related to wholesome residing and non-toxic relationship, I am not so certain all of this may resonate in fairly the identical method. Are they prepared for the (admittedly) flawed enjoyable of SATC? How will they embrace the cocktails, the cigarettes, the cruelty? Will the was once-revolutionary show to be a dated relic?

As one long-time fan commented on X, “Gen Z is about to understand why we do what we do!”