Even if you have never seen a single episode of or its reboot, , there's a good chance you know a few things about the series. It's sort of like cultural osmosis - these things just have a way of seeping in. To that end, you might be aware that in the hallowed tradition of primetime television, both versions of the feature an for the main character (well, two of them, technically).
With Carrie's (Sarah Jessica Parker) husband Big having been killed off by way of a Peloton bike in the very first episode of the reboot, she has found her way back to her OTHER great love...
AidanShaw (John Corbett). The TL;DR version of this storied love affair is as follows: Carrie and Aidan got together back in the original series, Carrie cheated on Aidan with Big, Aiden dumped Carrie, Carrie begged Aidan to take her back which he did. He proposed and she said yes even though she clearly wasn't keen to get hitched and so Aidan dumped her ass again.
She married Big in the first movie but then kinda, sorta cheated on him with Aidan in the second film. Cut to: in the reboot and Carrie deciding that, rather than attempt the New York yet again she'd rather try her luck with the old "third time's a charm" adage and hook up with Aidan yet again. Sadly, Aiden also decides that the third time's the charm and breaks up with Carrie AGAIN in the desperate hope that she will finally take a hint.
Oh, and because he needs to take care of his kid. And that, gentle reader, brings us to present-day Manhattan whe.