| Big is back in New York,
but unfortunately, he's returned to Gotham to undergo
an angioplasty. Carrie does not react well to this news,
breaking down into tears whenever the subject comes up.
The waterworks don't subside, even when Carrie visits
Big after the procedure, making her realize that Big is
somebody that will always be under her skin.
Miranda is torn as to how best to introduce Steve to
her new boyfriend, Dr. Leeds. Luckily (or unluckily),
this problem is solved for her when Steve walks in on
the couple during a vigourous lovemaking session held
in Miranda's apartment. The awkward meetings continue
a few days later when Steve brings Debbie to meet Miranda,
an encounter that suggest some residual feelings between
Steve and Miranda.
Charlotte's ever present desire to conceive intensifies
after a chance meeting with the very-pregnant Bitsy
Von Muffling. She learns that Bitsy attributes her condition
to the wonderful treatments of a Dr. Mao... leading
Charlotte to sign herself up for an appointment. After
a couple of visits (and scores of accupuncture needles),
Charlotte finds that she's not able to center herself
properly, since she can't block out all of the native
noises of New York. Eventually, she abandons the treatments,
attempting to get pregant without any help from far
Eastern medicine.
Smith and Samantha's relationship hits an odd plateau
when the actor tries to take Sam's hand as they're walking
down the street. Samantha is so eager to refrain from
the PDA that she actually trips and falls down an open
hatch on the sidewalk. Smith isn't having any of this,
telling Samantha in no uncertain terms that he loves
her, and wants to be able to express his feelings. Samantha
grudingly accepts, realizing that maybe a little hand-holding
isn't so bad after all.
When Carrie tries to call Big in the hospital after
the proceedure, she is shocked to learn that he's already
checked himself out. Playing a hunch, she tracks him
down at the Four Seasons Hotel, determined to help him
recover. She makes the visit dressed as a candy striper,
entertaining the patient with two boxes of dominos.
After some light conversation, Big suddenly falls ill
with a high fever. In a feverish delerium, Big opens
up, and he and Carrie begin to wonder why they aren't
together. But when the fever passes completely the next
morning, Big is back to his old, closed-heart self.
Carrie is saddened ,because she recognizes that life's
too short for her to wait for Big to come around emotionally,
no matter how much she loves him.
- from HBO.com
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