1. Why do all late 90s and early 00s NYC romances include a gallery opening? Think: Along Come Polly, The Devil Wears Prada and, of course, Tim and Elizabeth’s vignette at the beginning of the first episode of SATC. If Carrie knew about the term ghosting, I definitely think she’d be using it to refer to this saga.

2. If $400 for a pair of Manolo Blahnik strappy sandals sounds steep, wait until the SATC cast hears that the price has more than doubled in the past 25 years…

3. Let’s talk about the sex. To have woman-on-top sex and man-goes-down-on-woman sex in the space of one 30-minute episode – particularly in 1998, when Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus was still regularly referenced as a cultural touchstone – feels groundbreaking. And it’s a massive departure from the kind of sex I saw in other romcom-adjacent films and TV shows growing up, always framed around male pleasure. Full marks so far – although some scenes that aren’t about cis, straight couples wouldn’t go amiss.

4. On a similar note, can we discuss Samantha? I don’t think I’ve seen a woman like her so front-and-centre on TV before. “This is the first time in the history of Manhattan that women have had as much money and power as men,” she says. And while that may not technically be true (the gender pay gap was definitely a thing in 1998, and it still is), I know what she means. In her bubble, it felt like things were changing; finally, she didn’t have to be completely reliant on a man ‘choosing’ her. Now I understand why everyone was so bereft when she didn’t pop up in AJLT season one.

5. Is Skipper the OG softboi? More on this at a later date – the answer very much feels TBC.

6. I thought I would likely cringe at elements of the show but, so far, Carrie’s talk-to-camera moments are the only things that make me want to crawl inside my own skin. I have a feeling I might grow to love the musical-esque asides, though – even if they do make it seem like she’s going to try to ease us into a ballad.

7. As someone with curly hair, when I next go to the hairdresser, instead of trying to describe my vision with words, I will simply present a mood board entirely consisting of screenshots of Carrie from SATC episode one.

8. Having said that, my favourite character is a toss-up between Miranda and Samantha. And I’m hoping that the coming episodes will help to clarify which camp I’m in…

“I’m watching Sex And The City for the first time – here’s why I’ve finally given it a shot”