"We were having one of those great first dates
you can only have when it's not an actual date."
-Carrie
Carrie is gearing up for the biggest night of her life
- her book-launch party. Naturally, Samantha serves
as Carrie's publicist and party-planner. Miranda, who's
back in the office and loving it, gets a timely call
from her pre-baby ex-lover, Walker Lewis. Excited by
the prospect of a replay of their one-night stand, she
invites him to be her 'plus one' for the party.
While discussing the party particulars with her punchy
publisher, Carrie meets the charismatic (and cute) writer,
Jack Berger. After a flirtatious fast-food meal on a
park bench, Carrie dares to invite Berger to be her
'plus one' for her party, but her hopes are shattered
when Berger casually mentions he has a girlfriend.
Carrie tells the girls that she 'sparked' with Berger
and laments the fact that he's unavailable. Miranda
admits that she purposely neglected to tell Walker she
has a baby. After discussing the whole 'plus one' problem,
Carrie starts thinking about what she has (a job and
an apartment) and what she doesn't have (a boyfriend).
She wonders why we let the one thing we don't have effect
how we feel about everything. She asks: Why does one
minus a 'plus one' feel like it adds up to zero?
Samantha decides to splurge on a chemical peel to prep
for the book party and emerges looking like an overripe
tomato. Charlotte prepares for the party by bedding
country club-ready Justin Anderson the third, her 'perfect
plus one.' The scene is perfect until Bunny barges in
spewing accusations and Charlotte is left minus one.
Carrie soaks in the glamorous party in her honor and
thinks 'Who needs a date? - until she spots Berger sans
girlfriend in the crowd. It dawns on her that she's
lonely. Miranda, on the other hand, has lured Walker
back to her home. However, when Brady's cries interrupt
them mid-climax, Walker walks out. Miranda takes Brady
in her arms and realizes that she's not the same person
- she's plus one. On the way home, Carrie's driver reminds
her she's got something to celebrate. Spirits lifted,
Carrie realizes she likes knowing that there are men
out there who can still give her that 'spark.'
- from HBO.com
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