The sex and the city episodes

When a show captures the zeitgeist of its time as well as Sex and the City did, viewing it from the distance of a decade or two brings its best and worst moments into much clearer focus. Here, in honor of its 20th anniversary, is every episode of this sometimes problematic, sometimes infuriating, sometimes sublime — but no doubt seminal — show, ranked. On the other hand, it plummets in our ranking for its clumsy handling of Samantha dating a black man named Chivon. So much so that she runs out of a party, flustered, and not even in a good way, after sharing a brief smooch during spin-the-bottle with Alanis Morissette. And, um, Charlotte joins the entourage of a movie star named Wiley Ford?

Carrie has lunch with Petrovsky's ex Juliette B. Charlotte prepares with Anthony Three of the girls deal with loved ones from their past. For Carrie it's trying to become just good friends again with Mr. Big, who now is with Natasha and even tells her they are already engaged. Watch now. Title: Sex and the City —

The very first episode of Sex and the City premiered 20 years ago next month. To mark this auspicious anniversary, ELLE. Rising above the fourth-wall-breaking errors in format that took place in the first season, it became more and more polished as the years went on.

You can stream HBO anywhere you go. In the pilot episode of this hit comedy series, Carrie and her friends vow to start having sex like men! Miranda dates a 'modelizer;' Samantha tapes a sexual encounter; Carrie experiments with Derek-the-Model. Carrie is invited to a couple's house in the Hamptons only to be flashed by the husband. Carrie discovers the limitations of going out with a young hunk.