rewatching SATC

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aidan was a boring taurus man

Posted by Erinelda

Taste is suggestive. I thought Aiden was cute as hell and an amazing romantic partner, I didn't see the "fatness" lol. She did him dirty because homeboy just wanted to kick back and watch TV. He was not a real prospect for her and I think that was supposed to be the conflict of it, she was a spoiled brat who wanted to party and do what she wanted despite how it affects others, and he was a gentle and thoughtful man who was done partying. I'd love a Taurus man like him.

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Posted by Erinelda

Taste is suggestive. I thought Aiden was cute as hell and an amazing romantic partner, I didn't see the "fatness" lol. She did him dirty because homeboy just wanted to kick back and watch TV. He was not a real prospect for her and I think that was supposed to be the conflict of it, she was a spoiled brat who wanted to party and do what she wanted despite how it affects others, and he was a gentle and thoughtful man who was done partying. I'd love a Taurus man like him.

i think he looks good

also he is like 6'5 or something

no one complains about charlotte getting a short fat bald man lol

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Posted by Erinelda

Taste is suggestive. I thought Aiden was cute as hell and an amazing romantic partner, I didn't see the "fatness" lol. She did him dirty because homeboy just wanted to kick back and watch TV. He was not a real prospect for her and I think that was supposed to be the conflict of it, she was a spoiled brat who wanted to party and do what she wanted despite how it affects others, and he was a gentle and thoughtful man who was done partying. I'd love a Taurus man like him.

i think he looks good

also he is like 6'5 or something

no one complains about charlotte getting a short fat bald man lol

"no one complains about charlotte getting a short fat bald man lol"

Harry had charisma, Aidan didnt have any, big difference

the main thing I missed in Aidan (as you all are rightly pointed out that beauty is in the eye of the beholder) is his lack of fire, he was bland with no character and personality

Harry on the other hand had lots of charisma and personality

even Steve had more personalit than Aidan

lmao steve

if i had my pick of characters

i would prefer big

with no carrie

just stick with natasha

but that wouldn't make for compelling television

do you remember burger

he was insecure so carrie bought him a prada shirt

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Posted by Pandora101

how they thought the pairing of Aidan and Carrie is a good thing? and over 2 seasons...

I mean, who would choose Aidan, if not desperate? he was boring af

(PS. Carrie is a selfish character, I dont like her, but to suggest she should go with Aidan just because he loves her? nonsense)

If they wanted to offer some opposite to Big, why not choose someone more charismatic? like it would be more believable

bad casting

I was thinking about this before, if Aidan would be played by someone with charisma, like David Duchovny or ....

but, how Aidan would be a real prospect for Carrie who liked Big? it was an easy cop out, because there was not a real possibility she would fall in love with Aidan.... was it a cautionary tale not to waste time for people who are just a "settling" category? I mean, if they did Aidan a bit more attractive, it would be more believable

but as they did it, it was no real contest

imho

and dragging it on for two seasons where it was clear from the beginning it will not work was just tiresome

Carrie had usually attractive partners, why would the showrunners pair her up with a homely looking fat guy?

was it to say you cant have an attractive partner and you have to settle down to whomever who has real interest in you?

I'm rewatching SATC too, I don't think Aiden was boring I just think he was too stable for Carrie, I think the actor is hot but in his own different way, very different actually than the guys Carrie usually dates as you mentioned, and def different than Mr. Big.

The character of Aiden was just a proof to show that women like Carrie don't need the typical love that ends in marriage and kids, she wanted sth exceptional and unrestrained, even if it provides all the love and support she needed in her life. Aiden was the boy next door, everywoman's dream, supportive, kind, loving caring and fairly hot, but predictable, dull and SAFE.

I believe the Russian character was more perfect for Carrie but I'm not there yet to judge. I am still stuck in season three.

How far have you gotten in SATC?

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Posted by Erinelda

Taste is suggestive. I thought Aiden was cute as hell and an amazing romantic partner, I didn't see the "fatness" lol. She did him dirty because homeboy just wanted to kick back and watch TV. He was not a real prospect for her and I think that was supposed to be the conflict of it, she was a spoiled brat who wanted to party and do what she wanted despite how it affects others, and he was a gentle and thoughtful man who was done partying. I'd love a Taurus man like him.

i think he looks good

also he is like 6'5 or something

no one complains about charlotte getting a short fat bald man lol

"no one complains about charlotte getting a short fat bald man lol"

Harry had charisma, Aidan didnt have any, big difference

the main thing I missed in Aidan (as you all are rightly pointed out that beauty is in the eye of the beholder) is his lack of fire, he was bland with no character and personality

Harry on the other hand had lots of charisma and personality

even Steve had more personalit than Aidan

I agree that those characters were more vibrant. And you must be attracted to people that are larger than life. But Aiden had tons and tons of quiet charm. He was intelligent and romantic. He handled her bullshit with dignity and grace until she went too far. Not everyone wants a cartoon. I want the boy who ran a bath with candles and had to be convinced to get in.

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Posted by Erinelda

Taste is suggestive. I thought Aiden was cute as hell and an amazing romantic partner, I didn't see the "fatness" lol. She did him dirty because homeboy just wanted to kick back and watch TV. He was not a real prospect for her and I think that was supposed to be the conflict of it, she was a spoiled brat who wanted to party and do what she wanted despite how it affects others, and he was a gentle and thoughtful man who was done partying. I'd love a Taurus man like him.

i think he looks good

also he is like 6'5 or something

no one complains about charlotte getting a short fat bald man lol

"no one complains about charlotte getting a short fat bald man lol"

Harry had charisma, Aidan didnt have any, big difference

the main thing I missed in Aidan (as you all are rightly pointed out that beauty is in the eye of the beholder) is his lack of fire, he was bland with no character and personality

Harry on the other hand had lots of charisma and personality

even Steve had more personalit than Aidan

I agree that those characters were more vibrant. And you must be attracted to people that are larger than life. But Aiden had tons and tons of quiet charm. He was intelligent and romantic. He handled her bullshit with dignity and grace until she went too far. Not everyone wants a cartoon. I want the boy who ran a bath with candles and had to be convinced to get in.

"But Aiden had tons and tons of quiet charm. He was intelligent and romantic. He handled her bullshit with dignity and grace "

thats the thing, he didnt handle it with some personality, just accepting

dignity and grace .... I dont know.... if you think of the other one they are bland, their dignity and grace will bore you instead of fall for them? I mean, dignity and grace are good traits, but if you do them as a default (because you are not capable of anything else, will dignity and grace be still desirable and admirable? - in romantic sense, not as friends

imho

Honestly? I can't say for sure if I would be bored of Aiden, or want to kick him around a bit just to make sure he is still alive. I can't really say.. I think he is awesome in theory but in reality? I am probably more of a girl who would prefer being tortured by Big. That's my confusion, Aiden is relief from torture but does that relief turn to boredom? You could very well be right.

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Posted by Erinelda

Taste is suggestive. I thought Aiden was cute as hell and an amazing romantic partner, I didn't see the "fatness" lol. She did him dirty because homeboy just wanted to kick back and watch TV. He was not a real prospect for her and I think that was supposed to be the conflict of it, she was a spoiled brat who wanted to party and do what she wanted despite how it affects others, and he was a gentle and thoughtful man who was done partying. I'd love a Taurus man like him.

i think he looks good

also he is like 6'5 or something

no one complains about charlotte getting a short fat bald man lol

"no one complains about charlotte getting a short fat bald man lol"

Harry had charisma, Aidan didnt have any, big difference

the main thing I missed in Aidan (as you all are rightly pointed out that beauty is in the eye of the beholder) is his lack of fire, he was bland with no character and personality

Harry on the other hand had lots of charisma and personality

even Steve had more personalit than Aidan

I agree that those characters were more vibrant. And you must be attracted to people that are larger than life. But Aiden had tons and tons of quiet charm. He was intelligent and romantic. He handled her bullshit with dignity and grace until she went too far. Not everyone wants a cartoon. I want the boy who ran a bath with candles and had to be convinced to get in.

"But Aiden had tons and tons of quiet charm. He was intelligent and romantic. He handled her bullshit with dignity and grace "

thats the thing, he didnt handle it with some personality, just accepting

dignity and grace .... I dont know.... if you think of the other one they are bland, their dignity and grace will bore you instead of fall for them? I mean, dignity and grace are good traits, but if you do them as a default (because you are not capable of anything else, will dignity and grace be still desirable and admirable? - in romantic sense, not as friends

imho

Honestly? I can't say for sure if I would be bored of Aiden, or want to kick him around a bit just to make sure he is still alive. I can't really say.. I think he is awesome in theory but in reality? I am probably more of a girl who would prefer being tortured by Big. That's my confusion, Aiden is relief from torture but does that relief turn to boredom? You could very well be right.

Ive read somewhere some opinion, that Carrie wanted to change Big

I think Carrie didnt want to change big, just his behaviour towards her..... otherwise she loved what he was for as an individual (imho)

but who tried to change someone, was Aidan with Carrie - he tried to change not only her affection towards him (because it seems he was quite sure she loved him most of the time, he didnt freak out on little details and questioned it - until the wedding thing) and wanted her to love countryside and his awful cabin, wanted her to improve and polish her flat whih she was okey with.... etc (not to mention the smoking! )

Big didnt want to change Carrie as a person (maybe because he didnt really care), but I think deep down Carrie was the only person for Big he can be relaxed around and have a connection, that is what he NEEDED, maybe

I agree, she didn't want to change Big, she just wanted more than anything for him to stop being so emotionally unavailable.

Yeah and Aiden lost me on the whole cabin thing, that was really obnoxious. Like that guy who made me sleep in a tent and then got annoyed when I woke him up sobbing in the middle of the night because I was badly burned, bitten, had a broken toe from the stupid woods AND I couldn't sleep because I was shivering and couldn't warm up..

It gave me flashbacks to THAT shit lol.

Carrie had a ton of what big needed. He needed realness, openness, devotion, emotion, the "red-panty-blue-eyed connection", someone on the town with him, someone who adapts to him (they had a private wedding in the end), someone who was mindful of his public image.

A closed off, young and fake Stepford Wife with extra money is the last thing the fool needed lol

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how they thought the pairing of Aidan and Carrie is a good thing? and over 2 seasons...

I mean, who would choose Aidan, if not desperate? he was boring af

(PS. Carrie is a selfish character, I dont like her, but to suggest she should go with Aidan just because he loves her? nonsense)

If they wanted to offer some opposite to Big, why not choose someone more charismatic? like it would be more believable

bad casting (and bad writing)

I was thinking about this before, if Aidan would be played by someone with charisma, like David Duchovny or ....

but, how Aidan would be a real prospect for Carrie who liked Big? it was an easy cop out, because there was not a real possibility she would fall in love with Aidan.... was it a cautionary tale not to waste time for people who are just a "settling" category? I mean, if they did Aidan a bit more attractive, it would be more believable

but as they did it, it was no real contest

imho

and dragging it on for two seasons where it was clear from the beginning it will not work was just tiresome

Carrie had usually attractive partners, why would the showrunners pair her up with a homely looking fat guy?

was it to say you cant have an attractive partner and you have to settle down to whomever who has real interest in you?

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Posted by Pandora101

how they thought the pairing of Aidan and Carrie is a good thing? and over 2 seasons...

I mean, who would choose Aidan, if not desperate? he was boring af

(PS. Carrie is a selfish character, I dont like her, but to suggest she should go with Aidan just because he loves her? nonsense)

If they wanted to offer some opposite to Big, why not choose someone more charismatic? like it would be more believable

bad casting (and bad writing)

I was thinking about this before, if Aidan would be played by someone with charisma, like David Duchovny or ....

but, how Aidan would be a real prospect for Carrie who liked Big? it was an easy cop out, because there was not a real possibility she would fall in love with Aidan.... was it a cautionary tale not to waste time for people who are just a "settling" category? I mean, if they did Aidan a bit more attractive, it would be more believable

but as they did it, it was no real contest

imho

and dragging it on for two seasons where it was clear from the beginning it will not work was just tiresome

Carrie had usually attractive partners, why would the showrunners pair her up with a homely looking fat guy?

was it to say you cant have an attractive partner and you have to settle down to whomever who has real interest in you?

Disagree. Loved the Aidan character & the actor.

Yup Carrie is very selfish not only in her relationships with men but with her girls, friends.

Let's just say : She deserves Mr Big.

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Posted by Pandora101

how they thought the pairing of Aidan and Carrie is a good thing? and over 2 seasons...

I mean, who would choose Aidan, if not desperate? he was boring af

(PS. Carrie is a selfish character, I dont like her, but to suggest she should go with Aidan just because he loves her? nonsense)

If they wanted to offer some opposite to Big, why not choose someone more charismatic? like it would be more believable

bad casting (and bad writing)

I was thinking about this before, if Aidan would be played by someone with charisma, like David Duchovny or ....

but, how Aidan would be a real prospect for Carrie who liked Big? it was an easy cop out, because there was not a real possibility she would fall in love with Aidan.... was it a cautionary tale not to waste time for people who are just a "settling" category? I mean, if they did Aidan a bit more attractive, it would be more believable

but as they did it, it was no real contest

imho

and dragging it on for two seasons where it was clear from the beginning it will not work was just tiresome

Carrie had usually attractive partners, why would the showrunners pair her up with a homely looking fat guy?

was it to say you cant have an attractive partner and you have to settle down to whomever who has real interest in you?

Disagree. Loved the Aidan character & the actor.

Yup Carrie is very selfish not only in her relationships with men but with her girls, friends.

Let's just say : She deserves Mr Big.

"Disagree. Loved the Aidan character & the actor.

Yup Carrie is very selfish not only in her relationships with men but with her girls, friends.

Let's just say : She deserves Mr Big."

agree on Carrie beig selfish and self-centered, even with her friends

do you agree tho that pairing Carrie up with Aidan (for 2 seasons!!) was a bit of strech? why Aidan, the loved character, would be with someone like Carrie and dont even questioning most of the time what she thinks and doing? (bare the wedding related things) and wanting to marry her?

the actor is ok, but the character is badly written, with no personality

(and I admit my homely looking fat comment was purely subjective and not really important) and I dont rate looks as the most important (see my post about Harry)

but true, if Iam thinking, why this flawless character Aidan would want to be with Carrie can be because Carrie pretended to love him and behaved like she loved him (but Aidan never even questioned it really)?

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Posted by Pandora101

how they thought the pairing of Aidan and Carrie is a good thing? and over 2 seasons...

I mean, who would choose Aidan, if not desperate? he was boring af

(PS. Carrie is a selfish character, I dont like her, but to suggest she should go with Aidan just because he loves her? nonsense)

If they wanted to offer some opposite to Big, why not choose someone more charismatic? like it would be more believable

bad casting (and bad writing)

I was thinking about this before, if Aidan would be played by someone with charisma, like David Duchovny or ....

but, how Aidan would be a real prospect for Carrie who liked Big? it was an easy cop out, because there was not a real possibility she would fall in love with Aidan.... was it a cautionary tale not to waste time for people who are just a "settling" category? I mean, if they did Aidan a bit more attractive, it would be more believable

but as they did it, it was no real contest

imho

and dragging it on for two seasons where it was clear from the beginning it will not work was just tiresome

Carrie had usually attractive partners, why would the showrunners pair her up with a homely looking fat guy?

was it to say you cant have an attractive partner and you have to settle down to whomever who has real interest in you?

Disagree. Loved the Aidan character & the actor.

Yup Carrie is very selfish not only in her relationships with men but with her girls, friends.

Let's just say : She deserves Mr Big.

"Disagree. Loved the Aidan character & the actor.

Yup Carrie is very selfish not only in her relationships with men but with her girls, friends.

Let's just say : She deserves Mr Big."

agree on Carrie beig selfish and self-centered, even with her friends

do you agree tho that pairing Carrie up with Aidan (for 2 seasons!!) was a bit of strech? why Aidan, the loved character, would be with someone like Carrie and dont even questioning most of the time what she thinks and doing? (bare the wedding related things) and wanting to marry her?

the actor is ok, but the character is badly written, with no personality

(and I admit my homely looking fat comment was purely subjective and not really important) and I dont rate looks as the most important (see my post about Harry)

but true, if Iam thinking, why this flawless character Aidan would want to be with Carrie can be because Carrie pretended to love him and behaved like she loved him (but Aidan never even questioned it really)?

Because opposites attract? He's not the first guy who wants to pursue and commit to a woman who's not deserving of him.

Caution ⚠ Spoilers ahead.. I'm not sure how much you've watched or rewatched...(forgot)

He's not a flawless character but he's the one who treated her the best. He had his own issues: he was very pushy with Carrie.. Perhaps deep down he always knew she was eventually going to slip away.

And that's what bothered me. The fact that even after she cheated on him and he took her back... She's the one who called it quits.

I loved Aidan. I just wish things would have ended differently, he deserved better.

When satc starts you feel bad for Carrie because of how badly she has it from Mr big...


The worst written character was the Russian boyfriend. I hated every minute of it.

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Posted by Pandora101

how they thought the pairing of Aidan and Carrie is a good thing? and over 2 seasons...

I mean, who would choose Aidan, if not desperate? he was boring af

(PS. Carrie is a selfish character, I dont like her, but to suggest she should go with Aidan just because he loves her? nonsense)

If they wanted to offer some opposite to Big, why not choose someone more charismatic? like it would be more believable

bad casting (and bad writing)

I was thinking about this before, if Aidan would be played by someone with charisma, like David Duchovny or ....

but, how Aidan would be a real prospect for Carrie who liked Big? it was an easy cop out, because there was not a real possibility she would fall in love with Aidan.... was it a cautionary tale not to waste time for people who are just a "settling" category? I mean, if they did Aidan a bit more attractive, it would be more believable

but as they did it, it was no real contest

imho

and dragging it on for two seasons where it was clear from the beginning it will not work was just tiresome

Carrie had usually attractive partners, why would the showrunners pair her up with a homely looking fat guy?

was it to say you cant have an attractive partner and you have to settle down to whomever who has real interest in you?

Disagree. Loved the Aidan character & the actor.

Yup Carrie is very selfish not only in her relationships with men but with her girls, friends.

Let's just say : She deserves Mr Big.

"Disagree. Loved the Aidan character & the actor.

Yup Carrie is very selfish not only in her relationships with men but with her girls, friends.

Let's just say : She deserves Mr Big."

agree on Carrie beig selfish and self-centered, even with her friends

do you agree tho that pairing Carrie up with Aidan (for 2 seasons!!) was a bit of strech? why Aidan, the loved character, would be with someone like Carrie and dont even questioning most of the time what she thinks and doing? (bare the wedding related things) and wanting to marry her?

the actor is ok, but the character is badly written, with no personality

(and I admit my homely looking fat comment was purely subjective and not really important) and I dont rate looks as the most important (see my post about Harry)

but true, if Iam thinking, why this flawless character Aidan would want to be with Carrie can be because Carrie pretended to love him and behaved like she loved him (but Aidan never even questioned it really)?

Because opposites attract? He's not the first guy who wants to pursue and commit to a woman who's not deserving of him.

Caution ⚠ Spoilers ahead.. I'm not sure how much you've watched or rewatched...(forgot)

He's not a flawless character but he's the one who treated her the best. He had his own issues: he was very pushy with Carrie.. Perhaps deep down he always knew she was eventually going to slip away.

And that's what bothered me. The fact that even after she cheated on him and he took her back... She's the one who called it quits.

I loved Aidan. I just wish things would have ended differently, he deserved better.

When satc starts you feel bad for Carrie because of how badly she has it from Mr big...


The worst written character was the Russian boyfriend. I hated every minute of it.

" He's not a flawless character but he's the one who treated her the best."

and that is what my main question was about: if to settle with someone just because he is nice to you. Like.... why? if you are not desperate?

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I could never get into this show. Desperate Housewives was so much better ❤

Posted by Prince_Pisces

I could never get into this show. Desperate Housewives was so much better ❤