The Carrie Diaries, Episode 5: "Dangerous Territory"
Last Monday night's episode of The Carrie Diaries, featured our plucky, big-haired, future sex columnist tackling two challenges. One pretty pedestrian and teenage and the other not so much. In Connecticut, Carrie was trying to conquer her driving test, while in Manhattan, she was invited to her first high society soiree by George Silver, a boy she met when she was 4, who rubbed poison ivy on her. George also has a mother named Kick. She joins the pantheon of WASP-y mothers who refuse to let their children call them mother ala Bizzy from Private Practice. George is also the son of Carrie's dad's horndog friend, Harlan. George and Carrie have a meet cute at her job, where we also learn he is chummy with Bitch Boss. He invites Carrie to Kick's party, but Carrie declines because she is still hung up on Sebastian.
Carrie's first driver's test attempt doesn't go very well. She spies Sebastian and Donna LaDonna tongue wrestling and almost runs them down. While her dad talks it out with the instructor, Carrie and Sebastian have the awkward convo that all exes are destined to have. The "so you're dating someone... already" talk. Carrie is obvs devastated, but she plays it down, telling Sebastian that she is seeing someone, also. When she gets home, she calls George and tells him it is on.
Carrie meets up with Bitch Boss when she is trying on dresses for Kick's party, which she learns is actually a soiree. BB gives Carrie a few more pointers. She also lets her steely guard down and lets Carrie know that she surprised her. Damn. Maybe I'm going to have start calling BB by her actual name, which is Barbara.
George picks Carrie up and casually lets her know that it is black tie not cocktail. After some quick thinking, Carrie makes her grand entrance in her famous tutu. It was an awesome moment for fans of SATC and it's part of the reason the show can be such a treat. The party goes as you would expect. Kick is not excited about George dating a commoner and Blythe, George's fresh from Betty Ford ex-girlfriend, is a straight up bee-yotch. Carrie flees, but is caught by George. They have a talk and George lets Carrie know that he likes who she is and the world she comes from. Back at the party, Kick recognizes Carrie and shares that she was good friend's with her mom. We also got a little more Carrie lore as we learned the source of Carrie's famous flower pins. It seems Mrs. Bradshaw always wore a flower. So, with Kick's blessing and a brand new beau, Carrie was able to pass her driver's test, leave Sebastian in the rearview and start fresh with George.
In Carrie's friends news, Maggie and Donna LaDonna engaged in a turf war, when the Lady LaDonna and her minions tried to move in on the diner where Carrie and her crew hung. Mouse was nervous about doing the deed with her college boyfriend, so she sought out advice from Walt, who let her in on a secret. He had been studying a sex video and that is how he became so good at sex. Also, Mr. Bradshaw has a mild freak out when he loses his wedding ring. He also accidentally hits an attractive single lady with his car, proving that attempted vehicular manslaughter must be in the Bradshaw genes. He does score her digits though, so bonus.
A fantastic episode. The show just seems to be getting better and better, I think. It's finding it's footing more and more each week. What do you guys think? Hit up the comments and let me know.
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