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Sex and the City: Season 3

18 episodes Premiered Jun 4, 2000 Updated Oct 2, 2026

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Write a JSON object for "Sex and the City" Season 3. Constraints: Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. No invented facts (titles, names, dates, etc.). No guessing. Output: Valid JSON only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points). Keys: overview (160-220 words) and primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points). Tone: Neutral, encyclopedic,

Previously on Sex and the City

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Sex and the City Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 18 episodes.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season overview

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a JSON object for "Sex and the City" Season 3.
Constraints:
Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented facts (titles, names, dates, etc.).
No guessing.
Output: Valid JSON only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Keys: overview (160-220 words) and primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points).
Tone: Neutral, encyclopedic, plain text.
[1] TMDB: Season 3 continues the saga across 18 episodes. Based on Candace Bushnell's book.
[2] Wikipedia: American romantic comedy-drama created by Darren Star for HBO. Premiered June 6, 1998. Concluded Feb 22, 2004. 94 episodes over six seasons.
[3] IMDb: Created by Darren Star. Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon. Four career women in NYC. Carrie writes about relationships, Charlotte runs an art gallery, Miranda practices law, Samantha excels in PR.
[4] TMDB Cast/Crew: Four best friends, single and in their late thirties, pursuing careers and talking about sex lives while surviving the New York social scene.
[5] TV Guide: Sarah Jessica Parker stars as 30-something writer Carrie Bradshaw. Her personal life and friendships are fodder for her weekly column.
Overview:
Need to reach 160-220 words.
Content: Season 3 of the American romantic comedy-drama series Sex and the City continues the overarching saga across 18 episodes. Created by Darren Star for HBO, the series is based on the newspaper column and 1996 book by Candace Bushnell. The narrative follows four best friends in their late thirties who are single and navigating the New York social scene. The group includes Carrie Bradshaw, a 30-something writer whose personal life and friendships serve as the subject of her weekly column, played by Sarah Jessica Parker. Joining her are Charlotte, who runs an art gallery; Miranda, a lawyer; and Samantha, who excels in public relations. As these four career women pursue their professional lives, they also discuss their sex lives and navigate the complexities of finding mates in New York. The series, which originally premiered in 1998, explores the unique views each woman brings to the topics of love, work, and friendship. This third season maintains the established focus on the lives of these

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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S3·E1 Mytharc

Where There's Smoke...

Jun 4, 2000 · 28 min

Carrie meets a politician at a FDNY calendar benefit in Staten Island. Miranda gets help from Steve after she undergoes LASIK eye surgery. Tired of waiting for a fairytale romance,

S3·E2 Core

Politically Erect

Jun 11, 2000 · 27 min

Carrie continues dating her politician beau, but finds his sexual fetish to be anything but 'golden'. Miranda doesn't know how to respond when Steve asks her to "go steady". Charlo

S3·E3 Core

Attack of the 5'10" Woman

Jun 18, 2000 · 25 min

Carrie must confront her past with Big when she runs into Natasha, Big's wife. Miranda hires Magda, an Eastern European maid with very traditional values. Charlotte deals with some

S3·E4 Core

Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...

Jun 25, 2000 · 27 min

Carrie dates a twenty-something man who's openly bisexual. Miranda deals with personal issues when Steve proposes moving in with her. Charlotte poses as a drag king for an artist a

S3·E5 Core

No Ifs, Ands, or Butts

Jul 9, 2000 · 30 min

Carrie's smoking becomes a problem when she goes on her first date with Aidan Shaw. Miranda makes more time for Steve in her life. Charlotte dates the worst kisser she's ever met.

S3·E6 Core

Are We Sluts?

Jul 16, 2000 · 22 min

Carrie wants to sleep with Aidan, but he's reluctant to rush into a physical relationship. Miranda discovers she has chlamydia and has to inform her past sexual partners. Charlotte

S3·E7 Core

Drama Queens

Jul 23, 2000 · 25 min

Carrie obsesses about her perfect relationship when Aidan suggests she meet his parents. Miranda enjoys her intimate life with Steve. Charlotte gets upset when a married friend won

S3·E8 Core

The Big Time

Jul 30, 2000 · 28 min

Carrie runs into Big who confesses that he misses her and can't stop thinking about her. Miranda gets annoyed with Steve's childish habits when he suggests they have a baby togethe

S3·E9 Core

Easy Come, Easy Go

Aug 6, 2000 · 30 min

Big tells Carrie that he's leaving his wife. Miranda deals with her breakup and Steve moving out of the apartment. After meeting the MacDougal family matriarch, Charlotte maneuvers

S3·E10 Core

All or Nothing

Aug 13, 2000 · 29 min

Carrie feels guilty and wants to quit her affair with Big. Miranda enjoys phone sex with a co-worker from Chicago. Charlotte negotiates the terms of her prenuptial agreement with T

S3·E11 Core

Running with Scissors

Aug 20, 2000 · 28 min

Carrie continues her affair with Big, and tells Samantha after a girly night and Miranda after a drink on their cocktail night. Charlotte finds out by accident, when she bumps into

S3·E12 Mytharc

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Aug 27, 2000 · 28 min

Carrie struggles to find the right time to tell Aidan about her affair. Miranda tells a guy she's a stewardess in hopes of getting a date. Charlotte has her dream wedding and marri

S3·E13 Core

Escape from New York

Sep 10, 2000 · 26 min

Carrie meets with actor/producer Matthew McConaughey in LA to talk about optioning her columns to make a movie. Miranda wrestles with the level of open sexuality in Los Angeles. Ch

S3·E14 Core

Sex and Another City

Sep 17, 2000 · 27 min

Carrie meets a publicity agent for celebrities who shows her the perks of the rich and famous in LA. Miranda meets an old friend from New York who's lost his East-Coast edge. Charl

S3·E15 Core

Hot Child in the City

Sep 24, 2000 · 29 min

Carrie dates a hunky comic-book store owner who still lives with his parents. Miranda gets braces. Charlotte is shocked when she catches the supposedly impotent Trey masturbating.

S3·E16 Core

Frenemies

Oct 1, 2000 · 27 min

Carrie teaches at The Learning Annex—only her course on "How to Find Love" is as successful as her own love life. Miranda dates one of Carrie's ex-boyfriends (known as Mr. A--hole)

S3·E17 Mytharc

What Goes Around Comes Around

Oct 8, 2000 · 28 min

Carrie decides, after a broad-daylight Manolo mugging, that she must clear herself of bad karma and decides she needs to talk with Natasha about her affair with Big. Miranda dates

S3·E18 Mytharc

Cock a Doodle Do!

Oct 15, 2000 · 34 min

Carrie meets with Big for the first time since his marriage ended. Miranda gets frustrated when she thinks the Chinese take-out girl mocks her stay-at-home lifestyle. Charlotte mov

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