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debate: Carrie's anniversary present from Big

posted 12 years ago by tchr88
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What do you think of Big's anniversary present to Carrie? She didn't like it at all.

I feel even though he is a couch potato, Big wanted to recreate the romance they had watching an old movie in a hotel on a regular basis. I think it was a thoughtful gift, and she gets that sourpuss look on her face and says jewelry might have been nicer. Then she continues to nag him about it later in the movie.

I do, though, think Big shouldn't have given Carrie a hard time about going out on the town on a Monday night.

Am I right or am I right or am I right? Right? Right?? ~~ Ned Ryerson

[–] Merry-Go-Girl 9 years ago

A household appliance is not a wedding anniversary gift. If you wanna watch romantic movies in bed together that's cute but don't say it's a gift for her when it's something you really wanted. Next year does she get the microwave to make the popcorn in?

Why do people so frequently get told to read the book on a movie database?

[–] Scrabblee 8 years ago

I think it was a thoughtful gift with good intentions behind it. Not only that, most people couldn't afford it. A good person would have some grace and some appreciation for her partner and that they are being loved and thought about. Carrie's character is a selfish, spoiled brat whose mind is stuck in her early 20s.

[–] tinasparklesau 8 years ago

I think there were good intentions, but with a different slant than what most posters are getting from it. The TV was for him, no denying it (so not a great present). But i think he DID get it for him and Carrie to watch together sometimes (good intentions). My take is that Big was simply tiring out and Carrie was still flat out parties, dinners, red carpet events, etc and had no intention of stopping or even slowing down - both of these were evidenced as they both made it clear they felt this way. Big saw that Carrie enjoyed their night in watching an old movie and saw it as a romantic compromise on their lifestyles. He could still make her happy romantically without being out on the town all the time and he could relax at home a bit more often at the same time.

If it was presented with a box set of 'classic movies from the 30's-60's', lights dimmed, a chilled bottle of champagne, 2 roses (just us 2) in a brand new Tiffanys vase on her bedside... Then that would have been a fantastic anniversary present and i would have wanted to slap her vapid face if she still said "jewellery would have been nice". But all in all it was JUST the TV. Big's good intentions only went so far and Carrie saw through it.

[–] chicago72 8 years ago

I think they both want the same thing: the "sparkle." Two years married and things are bound to fade a little.

To Carrie, bringing back the excitement and romance meant doing things together as long as it involved bling and nights out on the town. To Big, it meant doing things together as long as it meant staying in (and watching B&W classic films), hence the TV gift in the bedroom.

But that's who they've been throughout the run of the series. Carrie always loved to party, and Big always loved the classics. He even had vinyl albums; remember on the series, when he played "Moon River" for Carrie the night before he left for Napa? He said that growing up, when his parents used to play the record, he thought the line that went "two drifters" was "two twisters." And he likes to call Carrie "Kid," like Bogart calls Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca.

I'm amazed it took 2 years for Carrie to realize that it can't all be excitement and romance every second. No one can be "on" all the time.

And one more thing. Watching the movie right now, I can't help but think that this "dilemma" was foreshadowed back when Carrie used to be with Aidan. Aidan only wanted to stay in one night after work and eat a bucket of chicken, while Carrie wanted to go out to the opening of an exclusive new club. At the end of that episode, Carrie went to the club alone but ended up wanting to come home early and thinking that being home with Aidan was so much better.

I've read all the comments here so far saying how Carrie "is such a b*tch" about the TV gift. At least Carrie admitted as much in the bathroom, when she asked Big if he wanted two days off a week because she was being a b*tch by nagging him all the time. Lol

[–] leader (2048) 5 years ago

Maybe it was not the perfect present but she could have at least pretended to like it.