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Sex and the City: Season 3

31. "Where There's Smoke..."
Carrie and her posse venture across the river to Staten
Island for the New York City Fire Department's "Calendar
Contest." It's not long before Samantha locks eyes with her
dream hunk, Ricky, and even less time before she finds out
just how hot he is. But on a surprise visit to the
firehouse, Samantha's red-hot fantasy is shattered when she
encounters a back room of average men eating popcorn in
front of the TV and even worse, when her romp with Ricky is
cut short by a real fire, leaving her naked and aghast.
Meanwhile, Bill Kelley, an older local politician, makes
the moves on Carrie, but doesn't get very far. Drunk on the
ferry ride home, Charlotte declares that this is the year
she will get married. Rehashing the night over brunch,
Charlotte blurts out that the reason firemen are so hot is
because they fulfill women's fantasy of being rescued. But
Miranda refuses to be rescued, and when her doctor says she
needs someone to take her home after her laser vision
surgery, she tries to manage on her own. Steve insists,
showing Miranda that being rescued isn't always a sign of
weakness. Charlotte goes on a date with Arthur, her latest
prince charming. But after Arthur gets into a few fist
fights, Charlotte realizes he's a bully, not a prince.
Politician Bill campaigns for Carrie's attention, and
eventually she gives in to a coat room kiss, but not more...

32. "Politically Erect"
It's been three wonderful weeks on the campaign trail for
Carrie and Bill when their romance is brought to a deeper
level, twice. Charlotte moves ahead with her own campaign --
to be elected wife by year's end. She decides to throw a
used date party, which seems to be going well until her new-
found interest starts making out with his ex. Meanwhile,
Miranda is pushed to confront her ambivalence when Steve
says he wants to see her exclusively. She wonders: what if
someone better comes along? Samantha is also deeply
conflicted about her latest man: he's a munchkin who shops
in the boys department at Bloomingdale's, but he's got a
great sense of humor and he's a powerhouse in bed. Carrie
gets nervous on the campaign trail when Bill asks her to
pee on him, and Bill's response is to call it quits, saying
it's a bad political move to date a sex columnist. Carrie
gets the last word though, titling her latest column, "To
Pee or Not to Pee?"

33. "Attack of the Five Foot Ten Woman"
A laid back Sunday brunch is ruined when Carrie sees Big
and Natasha's wedding announcement in the New York Times.
Twenty five, tall, beautiful, and married, Natasha brings
out Carrie's worst insecurities. When Carrie bumps into
Natasha in the dressing room of a clothing boutique, Carrie
wonders: Are there women in New York City who live for the
sole purpose of making other women feel bad about
themselves? To relieve some stress, Samantha takes the
girls out for a day at the spa. Charlotte however, can't
seem to let go of her body image issues and get naked in
the steam room. Samantha gets a tip that Kevin, one of the
massage therapists, performs sexual favors, but when he
doesn't deliver, Samantha makes her own move and grabs his
crotch. The spa bans Samantha, but she gets Kevin fired.
Charlotte returns to the spa and nervously bares it all;
she's validated when another woman compliments her breasts.
Meanwhile, Miranda's new Ukranian housekeeper takes
cleaning up Miranda's life too far -- with lectures about
marriage and herbal teas. When she replaces the vibrator in
Miranda's "goodie drawer" with a statue of the Virgin Mary,
Miranda puts her in her place. Carrie tries to impress
Natasha by looking fabulous at a high society luncheon. But
it's all for naught because Natasha doesn't show up. After
trying too hard and buying clothes she couldn't really
afford, Carrie feels like a loser -- until she gets
Natasha's thank you note featuring an embarrassing spelling
error.

34. "Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl..."
Charlotte invites the girls to a gallery opening for an
artist who photographs drag kings (women dressed as men).
Charlotte meets the photographer, Baird, and he asks if
she'd be willing to pose for him sometime. Meanwhile,
Carrie and her new twentysomething boy Sean are having a
good time bar-hopping and ice skating until Carrie is
thrown for a loop when she learns Sean has dated both men
and women. Carrie is confused about who he's really
attracted to, but they end up in the sack anyway.
Samantha's new and cute assistant, Matt, is also confused --
about who's the boss. Samantha tries to put him in his
place, but he ignores her, and Samantha is forced to fire
and then sleep with him. Miranda feels suffocated when she
gets home from work and finds Steve in her bed eating
crackers, with a pile of his dirty clothes on the floor.
She asserts her need for space, and Steve storms out. But
the next day when Miranda comes home to an empty nest,
she's lonely and invites Steve to move in, full-time. After
resisting for a while, Charlotte poses for Baird, and looks
so fabulous that she and Baird end up getting busy. Things
get too busy for Carrie at a party with Sean where it seems
everyone is bisexual. During a round of spin the bottle,
Carrie kisses another woman, and then leaves, realizing
she's too old fashioned for this scene.

35. "No Ifs, Ands or Butts"
Charlotte's first date with Brad is going spectacularly,
until it comes time for the "kiss" at the doorway which is
more like a series of sloppy licks from a Great Dane.
Charlotte tries to give some emergency kissing lessons, but
he's just beyond repair. Carrie is also pursuing a new
prospect -- Aidan the furniture designer. To impress him,
Carrie buys one of his leather chairs. Aidan is bedazzled
with Carrie, until she takes out a cigarette and he lays
down the law: he just can't date a smoker. Carrie tries to
go cold turkey, but Aidan catches her sneaking a cigarette
after their date. Determined to give the relationship a
shot, Carrie says goodbye Marlboro, hello Nicoderm.
Stanford scores Marty, a nice guy who turns out to have an
extensive doll collection, which is fine until Stanford
breaks a doll during sex. Samantha also has a new man --
Chivon, a sexy African-American. Things are steaming along
until Chivon's sister interferes and tells Samantha she's
got the wrong color skin for her brother. Samantha fights
for her right to date anyone and everyone, but Chivon
ultimately gives in to his sister's demands. Meanwhile,
Steve wins the chance to win one million dollars if he
scores a basket from center court. Steve asks Miranda to
watch him practice a few shots on the basketball court, but
she's too busy which infuriates him. Finally, Miranda
learns she needs to be more supportive.

36. "Are We Sluts?"
Charlotte's first date with Brad is going spectacularly,
until it comes time for the "kiss" at the doorway which is
more like a series of sloppy licks from a Great Dane.
Charlotte tries to give some emergency kissing lessons, but
he's just beyond repair. Carrie is also pursuing a new
prospect -- Aidan the furniture designer. To impress him,
Carrie buys one of his leather chairs. Aidan is bedazzled
with Carrie, until she takes out a cigarette and he lays
down the law: he just can't date a smoker. Carrie tries to
go cold turkey, but Aidan catches her sneaking a cigarette
after their date. Determined to give the relationship a
shot, Carrie says goodbye Marlboro, hello Nicoderm.
Stanford scores Marty, a nice guy who turns out to have a
an extensive doll collection, which is fine until Stanford
breaks a doll during sex. Samantha also has a new man --
Chivon, a sexy African-American. Things are steaming along
until Chivon's sister interferes and tells Samantha she's
got the wrong color skin for her brother. Samantha fights
for her right to date anyone and everyone, but Chivon
ultimately gives in to his sister's demands. Meanwhile,
Steve wins the chance to win one million dollars if he
scores a basket from center court. Steve asks Miranda to
watch him practice a few shots on the basketball court, but
she's too busy which infuriates him. Finally, Miranda
learns she needs to be more supportive.

37. "Drama Queens"
Three weeks into her relationship with Aidan, Carrie begins
to freak because everything seems so perfect. When Aidan
asks Carrie to meet his parents, she can't deal and finds
herself saying no. Meanwhile, Charlotte presses on in her
mission to be married by year's end. Her latest tactic
involves forcing her married friends to hook her up with
single men they know. Charlotte's first date using the new
strategy ends up being a married friend who professes his
love for her. But after storming out of that date,
Charlotte falls down on the street and meets Trey - the
chemistry is instantaneous. Miranda continues to settle
into her secure life with Steve, pretty much without
incident (except for the "skid marks" in his underwear).
Samantha sleeps with a doctor named Mark, who
doesn't "need" Viagra, but takes it to spice things up in
bed. Intoxicated by the idea of an even more thrilling
sexual experience, Samantha pops a pill or two. After a few
trysts, Mark suggests they try it without the aid of
medical enhancers, but Samantha refuses. Nervous she may
get cut off, Samantha asks Mark to write her a prescription
for her own supply. While at the opera with Charlotte,
Carrie spots Big and Natasha in the balcony and leaves. Big
sees her and tries to catch her, but Carrie's long gone.
Carrie realizes that in her relationship with Aidan, she's
been behaving like Big, and he's been acting like the
sensitive and available guy she always wanted Big to be. In
a rush to try and undue any damage done, Carrie shows up at
breakfast with Aidan and the family.

38. "The Big Time"
Charlotte started out the year with what seemed like
mission impossible - finding a husband by year's end, but
now things with Trey are looking very promising. In bed,
Charlotte is holding out though, hoping she can be "re-
virginized" if she doesn't have sex for a while. Meanwhile,
Samantha is worried she may be "drying up," and in a moment
of desperation, she agrees to go on a date with Len, an
older man in her building. During sex with him, Samantha's
flow makes an appearance on Len's expensive sheets, which
freaks him out, but leaves Samantha overflowing with joy.
Unfortunately, things aren't so joyful for Steve and
Miranda. Miranda is having trouble living with Steve and
his childlike personality, and when he suggests they have a
kid, Miranda realizes she already has one, and she is tired
of being the "mean mom" in their relationship. Steve asks
Miranda if she's just going to throw it all away, and she
says she's tried not to, but it just isn't going to work.
While at a party, Carrie unexpectedly bumps into Big. They
exchange short and cold conversation, then she walks away.
Later that day, just as Aidan has stepped out for coffee,
Big shows up at Carrie's door to tell her he can't stop
thinking about her. The timing couldn't be worse.

39. "Easy Come, Easy Go"
While he continues to try and find an apartment in New York
City's overpriced real estate market, Steve has taken up
residency on Miranda's couch. Despite his lack of an
apartment, Steve finds a new romantic interest, which
saddens Miranda and makes her wonder what she's doing
wrong. Charlotte is mixed with bittersweet feelings
herself: she's now engaged to Trey, but it didn't happen
the way she envisioned. Charlotte ended up proposing to
Trey, whose response was "alrighty!" Charlotte is rather
devastated, until a few days later when Trey spontaneously
suggests they go to Tiffany's to buy the most beautiful
engagement ring they can find. Samantha's latest sexy
professional, Adam, is great except for the "funky tasting
spunk." When she refuses to go down there on a future date,
Adam gets annoyed, and Samantha is forced to spell it out
for him. Adam thinks she's just making excuses, so Samantha
challenges him to taste it for himself. Meanwhile, Carrie
bumps into a drunk Big at a furniture show. He blurts out
that he and Natasha are not working out. If that wasn't
enough, he calls Carrie several times, and learns from
Aidan she's working on a deadline at a hotel next door. Big
shows up at the hotel, and drops the bomb: he says he's
made a mistake, and he really loves Carrie. Carrie runs for
the elevators, but Big pushes his way in, which leads to
the bedroom, which ends with sharing a cigarette in bed.

40. "All or Nothing"
Samantha throws a self-congratulatory soiree at her new
apartment where she tries to convince the girls that they
have it all -- great friends, good jobs, and plenty of sex.
Carrie tries to play along, but her fling with Big eats
away at her. Deciding she just can't hold it in anymore,
Carrie reveals her scarlet letter to Samantha in private.
Carrie wonders if she's trying to have it all: the
reliable, committed Aidan, and the wild, exciting Mr. Big.
Meanwhile, Samantha, who has long thought she did have it
all, comes down with a bad case of the flu, and learns all
the men in her life are unwilling to take care of her when
she needs them. On the Charlotte front, Trey lays down a
pre-nuptial agreement which has Charlotte worth a measly
half a mill. On Miranda's advice, Charlotte plays hardball
with Trey's mother Bunny and successfully negotiates for a
million. Meanwhile Miranda meets her first man post-Steve.
George is a cute yuppie from out of town who turns Miranda
onto the wonders of phone sex. But Miranda becomes
suspicious of George's dexterity over the phone and dumps
him when she realizes he's phone-sexing other women too.
Carrie knows all about playing on more than one field too.
While Aidan is away on a business trip, she hooks up with
Big in her apartment again. He tells Carrie he's leaving
Natasha, but Carrie tells him not to. When Aidan returns,
he sense something is up with Carrie and asks if she's been
cheating -- on her pledge to quit smoking. Carrie confesses
she's been cheating, and reaffirms her vow to quit.

41. "Running With Scissors"
As Carrie's affair with Big goes into it's third week, the
scene turns from ultra-sexy to slightly seedy. In search of
some chastising, Carrie turns to the one friend she knows
will lay down the law, Miranda. Miranda tells Carrie that
she has to stop the affair. Meanwhile, guilt-free Samantha
meets her sexual match in Tom Reymi. Tom is ready to strap
Samantha into his leather "swing" and go at it, but not
before he is assured that Samantha has had an AIDS test,
which she hasn't. Samantha is terrified to take the test,
but the girls encourage her to do it. Meanwhile, Charlotte
is obsessed with finding the perfect wedding gown and hires
a no-nonsense stylist to help her through the process.
After her recent romp with Big, Carrie is unable to relax
in bed with Aidan. Still conflicted, Carrie returns to the
out-of-the-way hotel where she's been sleeping with Big. As
she's walking out, she runs smack into Charlotte, who sees
Big and sees exactly what's going on. Later, a horrified
Charlotte gives Carrie a firm talking to about the
hurtfulness of having an affair with a married man.
Samantha has the AIDs test, which comes back negative, and
she and Tom take a erotic ride on his swing. Despite
everything Carrie's been told, she breaks all rules and has
sex with Big in his conjugal bed. Big leaves and tells
Carrie to let herself out. Natasha returns early from the
Hamptons and catches Carrie desperately trying to sneak out
the back door. Natasha screams at Carrie saying she knew
they were having an affair and then she trips down the
stairs, smashing her lip and losing a tooth. Carrie gets
her to an emergency room and waits for Big to show up. When
he does, she tells him "We're so over." Big says nothing
and Carrie walks out. She goes home to find Aidan
faithfully waiting in her apartment.

42. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Frustrated with being single and only being hit on by
talking sandwiches, Miranda tries out multi-dating where
she learns being a corporate lawyer isn't doing any favors
for her sex appeal. When she pretends to be an airline
stewardess though, she catches a date with Harris, an
emergency room doctor. The morning after one of her spark-
filled nights with Harris, Miranda cuts her finger, only to
learn that Harris isn't a doctor after all. Instead of
fessing up to her own impersonations, Miranda acts
disgusted and tells Harris to leave. Meanwhile, the girls
go out on the eve of the Charlotte's wedding, for her last
night as a single woman. Everyone is totally stunned by
Charlotte's admission that she and Trey haven't had sex
yet. But after more drinks than she can handle, Charlotte
shows up at Trey's place ready to get busy. Unfortunately
though, things don't work out in bed for Trey, and
Charlotte gets a little nervous. Carrie's nerves are also
getting the best of her as she considers whether to tell
Aidan about her affair with Big. Just minutes before
Charlotte's wedding, Carrie drops the bomb. Aidan is
devastated and walks off. At the wedding, Charlotte gets
last minute jitters about Trey's sexual under-performance,
but Carrie calms her down with a white lie, and Charlotte
walks down the aisle. Aidan shows up after the wedding and
says he loves Carrie, but knows he will never be able to
let go of the fact that Carrie cheated. Carrie breaks down
crying, but takes some comfort in knowing that at least she
has three friends who love her no matter what she does.

43. "Escape From New York"
In a spur of the moment mad dash, the girls (minus
Charlotte) head to Los Angeles in search of the care-free
life. Within minutes, Samantha meets Garth, a model -- a
dildo model that is. "Mr. Dildo" invites the girls to a
party for his new product. Carrie and Miranda find the
celebration revolting, but Samantha enjoys it and ends up
going home with the guest of honor. At his apartment, Garth
reads Samantha poetry and wants to get to know her, but
she's focused on sampling the goods. Meanwhile, Carrie
meets with Hollywood producer Matthew McConaughey who is
interested in making a movie based on her sex columns.
McConaughey makes tasteless remarks about Carrie and Big's
relationship and then gets skeevy with Carrie, intimating
they should sleep together. Carrie leaves in disgust. These
days, Miranda wishes someone would see her as a sex object.
After feeling invisible to men for too long, Miranda takes
a wild ride on a mechanical bull, determined to unleash her
inner sex goddess. And after a sexless honeymoon in
Bermuda, Charlotte resolves to get to the bottom of Trey's
sexual underperformance. She devises a little experiment
and discovers Trey's issues are not physical.

44. "Sex and Another City"
Still away from New York, the girls embark on week two of
their Los Angeles adventure. Hoping to get away from the
happy superficiality of LA and reconnect with her neurotic
roots, Miranda gets together with Lou, an old New York
friend. But instead of trashing LA as Miranda hoped, Lou
says the city has taught him to let go of his toxic anger.
Meanwhile, Carrie and Samantha try to live the
quintessential LA. scene by going to a movie screening
party - but they're rejected at the door. Luckily, Carrie
meets Keith, who gets them into the party. Wowed by Keith's
status, Carrie goes on a date with him and ends up in bed
at his fabulous home...until Keith's boss comes in the
house and lets the cat out of the bag -- Keith isn't a
television mogul; he's a personal assistant. Back home,
after another failed attempt to have sex with Trey,
Charlotte decides she misses her friends and hops on a
plane to LA. Over lunch, Charlotte breaks the news that her
marriage is fake, and they're not having sex -- the girls
are stunned. And in a last ditch effort to be LA women, the
girls all head to Hugh Hefner's Playboy mansion for a pool
party. Charlotte meets a charming older man, who offers to
buy her a boob job, and Samantha gets them all kicked out
for accusing one of the bunnies of stealing her fake Fendi
bag.

45. "Hot Child in the City"
Samantha is hired as the publicist for Jenny Bryer's A-list
Bat Mitzvah. Jenny and her galpals are so New York, and so
over-sexed that Samantha starts to wonder whether there's
any difference between Jenny at 13 and Samantha at 34.
Miranda's new braces also have her feeling like a teenager
these days. After a new date fears he'll get caught in her
jaws, she dumps the braces. Charlotte scours the internet
in a desperate search for a solution to Trey's sexual
problem. When she suggests they discuss options, Trey gets
angry and asks Charlotte to accept that he's just not that
sexual of a guy. Finding this unacceptable, Charlotte
demands they see a sex therapist whose first suggestion is
they name their private parts, Rebecca and Schooner
respectively. Meanwhile, Carrie meets her latest man, Wade,
at a comic store. She falls in love with his amazing
Manhattan apartment, until Wade's mom comes home. Carrie
plays along with her mama's boy, accepting fresh-baked
cookies and all, until Wade's mom busts Carrie and Wade for
smoking pot. But Carrie isn't the only one busted.
Charlotte wakes up in the middle of the night to find Trey
masturbating in the bathroom to Juggs magazine.

46. "Frenemies"
Just when things were looking lively for Miranda, her new
date Will fails to show up for three hours. Determined to
fight back against the injustice of this "illegal dumping,"
she calls Will's home number and finds out that he is never
going to show up -- he died last night. Stunned, Miranda
agrees to pay her respects at the wake where she finds a
very cute, but very dead Will. But all hope is not lost. At
the wake, Miranda hits it off with Jim, one of Carrie's ex-
boyfriends from years past. Carrie warns her that he's a
jerk, but Miranda agrees to meet him for a date anyway,
only to find out for herself that he really is a jerk.
Carrie teaches a seminar about meeting men to a packed
crowd of incredibly cynical and frustrated New York women.
After a few pointed questions from the audience ("Have you
ever been married?"), the class realizes Carrie may have
written a lot about men and relationships, but she's still
as clueless as the rest of them. Charlotte and Trey work on
bringing "Schooner" and "Rebecca" into the harbor, but the
wind never gets going. Over brunch the next morning,
Charlotte tells the girls about her problems, and Samantha
dishes out some raw sex advice which Charlotte finds
offensive, but secretly useful. Meanwhile, while shopping
for pashmina, Samantha finds her sexy, feisty clone, Claire
Anne. They go out for a drink and meet two cute guys, but
Claire Anne takes the sexual forwardness too far even for
Samantha when she crawls under the table to get busy with
one of the men. Meanwhile, on Samantha's advice, Charlotte
makes herself more sexy for Trey by wearing revealing
lingerie and touching herself -- it works! And for her
second class, Carrie finds most of her students have
dropped out. Instead of lecturing them, she decides to hit
the bars and give them some real experience in the field.

47. "What Goes Around Comes Around"
Increasingly depressed by Trey's lack of libido, Charlotte
finds some relief when she stumbles into the studly sweaty
gardener at the McDougal country house. Carrie's guilty
conscience takes a beating when she's rudely snubbed by
Natasha in a restaurant. To top things off, Carrie gets
mugged, losing her favorite pair of Manolo Blahniks. Carrie
wonders if it isn't all karma. Detective Stevens handles
Carrie's case but when Miranda shows up at the police
station, the good-looking detective focuses all his
attentions on Miranda. Meanwhile, Samantha tells Carrie
that Natasha has left Big, causing Carrie to feel even more
guilty and more determined to apologize to Natasha for
wrecking their marriage. Samantha drags Carrie to a party
given by a certain "Sam Jones" -- only to find out it's a
dorm party and this "Sam Jones" is a college-aged virgin
lad. Sam Jones falls hard for the more experienced Samantha
and before Samantha knows it, she has made Sam a real man.
Unfortunately, the enamored Sam becomes completely obsessed
with Samantha, ultimately causing her to change her phone
number. Back in the suburbs, on Charlotte's second
encounter with the gardener, the two share a secret kiss,
unaware that Charlotte's sister-in-law witnessed the
embrace. Later that evening, the sister-in-law spills the
beans to the whole McDougal clan. Trey says it's acceptable
for the two of them to lead separate lives while being
married. Outraged, Charlotte says they should separate for
a while and Trey responds, "Alrighty." Miranda, nervous
that she isn't good-looking enough for her detective date,
gets drunker and drunker as the night goes on. She seduces
the detective back in her apartment, but when she wakes up
the next morning, she finds a note recommending she call
her local AA. Carrie finally tracks down Natasha in a
restaurant and expresses how deeply sorry she is about what
she did. Natasha tells Carrie that not only has she ruined
her marriage, she's now ruined her lunch. Charlotte returns
to the city and to her old apartment as a single woman.

48. "Cock A Doodle Do!"
Samantha and Carrie are having trouble getting their beauty
sleep. Samantha is bothered by the late-night cackling and
ranting of the transsexual prostitutes outside her window,
while Carrie is awakened a tad too early by roosters
crowing on a nearby rooftop. Carrie and Miranda spot Steve
and Aidan and their dogs at an outdoor cafe. They decide
they can't avoid interaction and approach their exes, only
to discover they have new girlfriends. Carrie wonders if
maybe everything isn't the man's fault, if maybe the
problem is them. Carrie gets an even bigger wake-up call
when Big rings her up and asks her to lunch at the
Boathouse in Central Park. Carrie agrees to go and when she
confides in Miranda, the friends have their first big
fight. Miranda tells Carrie that it's a huge mistake to see
Big again and Carrie calls Miranda "judgmental." Miranda,
who feels like she's in a life rut, runs into Steve at her
local Chinese restaurant. They have a nice friendly
exchange, and Steve allays some of Miranda's fears.
Meanwhile, Charlotte, in her new-old single-girl apartment
gets a 4am visit from Trey, who turns on the heat and
manages to keep his Schooner going with Rebecca. After
their sexy session, the couple has a real heart-to-heart
about their marriage, but no decisions are made. Carrie
calls Miranda before she meets Big and the girls make up.
At the Boathouse, Carrie and Big fall into the pond and go
back to Big's place to dry off. Carrie says the two are
like "war buddies." Big hints that Carrie can stay a while,
but Carrie says "It's a good idea in theory, but somehow it
doesn't quite work." She leaves. After some serious cat-
fighting with the transsexuals, Samantha ends up inviting
them, plus Carrie, Miranda, and Samantha, over for a roof
party. The girls all get down, drink Flirtinis and try to
stop obsessing.