To Market, to Market (SATC episode)

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“To Market, To Market”
Sex and the City episode
Episode no. Season 6
Episode 75
Written by Michael Patrick King
Directed by Michael Patrick King
Original airdate June 22, 2003
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To Market, To Market was the sixth and final season premiere of Sex and the City. Carrie draws a comparison between the stock market and relationships ("Why do we keep investing?"[1] inspired by her trip to ring the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange after her newspaper, The New York Star, goes public.[2] The plot features Carrie anxiously contemplating her first date with Jack Berger, while Charlotte considers the consequences of falling for her Jewish divorce lawyer, who insists he can only marry a fellow Jew; Miranda recognizes that she belongs with Steve, but resists her urge just long enough to discover he has moved on; and Samantha tries to get over Richard by resuming her promiscuous ways, this time with a stockbroker who has moved into her building.[3][4][5]

Reviewer Tom Shales of the Washington Post praised the episode highly for highlighting the show's metamorphosis over six seasons "from a simple comedy into something more engagingly complex — a drama-comedy, a dramedy, a commedrome, a dromedary, or whatever term might have to be invented to describe it. What counts is that a faithful viewer's emotional investment in the characters grows with each new season."[3] The New York Sun's critic, on the other hand, expressed surprise at how unengaging the episode proved to be, predicting "After episode one, 'To Market, To Market,' only the rabid diehards will fail to share my sense of sadness at the direction Sex and the City seems to be taking in its final year." The reviewer expressed particular disappointment with Carrie's continuing failure to commit, noting that actress Sarah Jessica Parker had vehemently opposed her character's breakup with fiancé Aidan, and also what he viewed as misuse of Kim Cattrall's "great and underrated talent" by removing Samantha's first true love story and driving "this wondrous character [to] return to her shallowest roots."[4] Entertainment Weekly rated the episode B+ — together with episode two — summing up, "Though they don't rank among the series' best, the first pair of episodes rather slyly and elegantly acknowledge that it's time for the show — and its fans — to move on."[6]

[edit] Music

  • "King of Swing" - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Opening Montage sequence
  • "A Bright Day (Original Composition)" - Mark Berman. Charlotte and Harry talk religion over dinner.
  • "Second Reunion (Original Composition)" - Ralphi Rosario. Samantha talks to some leather guys outside a club.
  • "Harry Needs a Jew (Original Composition)" - Lisa Gutkin. Harry tells Charlotte that marrying a Jew is important to him.
  • "Up 'n' Down (Original Composition)" - Louie R. Carrie types on her computer.
  • "Sultry Groove (Original Composition)" - Rich Goldman & Dan Silver. Samantha welcomes her new neighbour, Chip.
  • "Gifelte Fish (Original Composition)" - Lisa Gutkin. Charlotte peruses the Jewish food section at Whole Foods.
  • "Can't Have Kids (Original Composition)" - Lisa Gutkin. Charlotte tells Harry she can't have kids.
  • "Sultry Groove (Original Composition)" - Rich Goldman & Dan Silver. Chip gets arrested while making love to Samantha.
  • "Somewhere In a Dream" - Joel Evans. Steve tells Miranda he's seeing someone new.
  • "Face the Baby (Original Composition)" - Bob Christianson. Carrie runs into Aidan and his baby.
  • "The Day I'll See You Again" - Zino & Tommy. Carrie asks Berger to a movie; Carrie feels good with Berger.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Ruth Butler. "Smart-mouthed 'Sex' is back," The Grand Rapids Press (MI), June 20, 2003, page C1.
  2. ^ Amy Baldwin (Associated Press). "Sex and singed stocks — market no longer is off-limits - The market even figured prominently in the recent season premiere of the HBO series 'Sex and the City,'" The Grand Rapids Press, July 20, 2003, page E9.
  3. ^ a b Tom Shales. "'Sex and the City' returns with all its charms," Washington Post, June 21, 2003, page C1.
  4. ^ a b David Blum. "One more time around the block," The New York Sun, June 20, 2003.
  5. ^ "Sex and the City" (photo caption summarizing plot), St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO), June 22, 2003, TV section, page 1.
  6. ^ "Sex and the City" (review), Entertainment Weekly, June 20, 2003. Retrieved 2008-04-15.

[edit] External links

HBO: Sex and the City Episode Guide: Summary: Season 6: Episode 75

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