Falling for "Sex and the City" Quiz

Answer: Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho, a well-known and outspoken Korean-American actress, played Lynne Cameron in this episode. Model Heidi Klum, makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin, and hairstylist Orlando Pita played themselves.

"The Real Me" first aired on June 3, 2001. Kevyn Aucoin died less than a year later. His short life was all about creating and celebrating beauty. For more about Kevyn, see http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/News/05/11/style.aucoin/

Answer: Drama Queens

It's interesting that we say "She fell for him" and "They fell in love". Charlotte did both in this episode. As Trey picks her up from the pavement in front of his cab, we are also reminded of another recurring "SATC" theme and question: "Do women really just want to be rescued?"

(Incidentally, this was one of only two examples of Charlotte falling I could find in all six seasons. Is Charlotte really the most "stable" of the girls?)

Answer: Bed

Miranda fell into bed at Bed, a trendy nightclub.

Although "SATC" was famous for dropping the names of actual clubs, restaurants and stores into its episodes, "Bed" was fictional. Reality quickly followed fantasy, however, and now there are numerous bed-equipped clubs in NYC.

Miranda had some near-falls in seasons 2 and 3, but all in all her character mostly remained upright...

Answer: True

Terrified by what she feared was a positive AIDS test, Samantha fainted at the clinic. When her test proved to be negative, she indulged in safe(!) sex in a swing, which crashed to the ground.

"Running with Scissors" is also the episode where Natasha falls down the stairs after she finds Carrie in her apartment. (See what I mean about all the falling?)

Answer: Central Park

The romantic Boat House restaurant in Central Park is an actual place.
In the 2004 Zagat guide, it earned 25 out of a possible 30 points for decor, placing it in the top 50 citywide. Carrie and Big never got to eat there, though, as their date was cut short by their tumble into Central Park Lake.

Answer: A pigeon landed on his head

Willie was interested...Carrie wasn't. He fell, she watched. I guess that pigeon wasn't a lovebird!

Answer: Kristen Johnston

Kristen Johnston's most famous role was that of Sally on "Third Rock from the Sun". She was fabulous as the coke-snorting, Manolo-tripping Lexi. Pat Field was "SATC"'s costume designer, Cindy Chupack co-wrote the episode, and Candice Bergen played Enid, Carrie's editor at "Vogue".

Answer: Samantha, on the street

Steve hit his face and got a nosebleed, but he didn't fall down, despite his shock. Samantha fell from the street into an open delivery bay full of vegetables because Smith tried to hold her hand. Samantha...falling for a guy! It finally happened.

Answer: Karmic retribution

Carrie: "Natasha fell down the stairs, now I fall down the stairs!"

(Of course, the other three answers, while not seen by Carrie as causing her problems, still might have some merit.)

Answer: An American Girl in Paris (Part Une)

In Paris, Carrie falls inside the Dior boutique. We can see this many different ways...has she "fallen" out of love with pricey clothes, with Alexsandr, or with Paris? Is it an omen, or just every fashionista's worst nightmare?

In the other three episodes, Carrie falls outside...into the net under a flying trapeze, into the mud in Suffern, and (my favorite) into Alexsandr's arms in the plaza outside Lincoln Center.

I hope this quiz has not fallen short in its attempt to fall all over itself to get you to fall in love with "fallen" imagery. (Ouch. Can you believe I'd write that for you to read immediately before you rate my quiz? I must be setting myself up for...you know.)