Carrie's Diary: "Are there women in New York
who are just there to make us feel bad about ourselves?"
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.
