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■ DVD review Fans say goodbye to fab four of 'Sex and the City' in 2004 The 'Season Six, Part Two' DVD release gives fans bittersweet closure BY AMY LICHTY PULSE REPORTER For six years, millions of fans tuned in every Sunday to experience the hi larious and sexual adventures of Car rie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda - four fabulously single women in New York City. These four ladies gave women all over the world the power to see themselves as sexy and mar velous at any age and in almost any situation, all while displaying and maintaining the magnificent suprema cy of friendship between women. When "Sex and the City” came to a close in 2004, the grief was felt in every corner of the globe. With the re lease of the climax (pun very much in tended) - the “Season Six, Part Two” DVD on Dec. 28 — fans both old and new can finally get some closure. I am a "Sex and the City” fanatic and the purchase of each season on DVD is something that I will never re gret. This DVD, however, is a diamond in a sea of emeralds, for the unfolding of the last half of the final season is at times hilarious and at other times ex tremely heartbreaking. The growth of the four women in these last eight episodes is undeniable. The writing, which has never failed to impress, is brought to a whole new level as the characters all face heart-rending crossroads in their lives, with and with out each other. When we last saw these girls, the re markable Carrie Bradshaw —who could never be played by anyone other than the fabulous Sarah Jessica Park er - had begun to develop what could potentially be a serious relationship with Aleksandr Petrovsky, aka "The Russian," played by Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. The writ ers obviously put careful thought into this relationship, to scare the audi ence into thinking that Carrie could end up with this man and that Mr. Big, who had been in Carrie’s life for the Courtesy The last DVD collection of “Sex and the City" is a welcomed release for fans of the groundbreaking HBO series. The collection was released Dec. 28. o, uuuiu actually uc Id l III the dust. As the story unfolds, the au dience is torn between these loves of Carrie’s life, but in the end, the resolu tion is nothing less than spectacular. When "Season Six, Part One” left off, Miranda Hobbes and Steve Brady, wonderfully played by Cynthia Nixon and David Eigenberg, respectively, had finally realized they were meant to be. Part two shows fans the side of Miran da they’ve longed to see as soon as Steve entered the picture in season two. Fans had fallen in love with Steve long before Miranda realized that she had, and the pleasure of seeing these two characters together is incredible. Their move to Brooklyn in the last few episodes is shadowed by both joy and uebpdir, aria me growm Detween tne two into a real family is heartwarming. Samantha Jones, perfectly played by Kim Cattrell, has always been a woman who knows what she wants. When she’s thrown for a loop in the last half of the final season, the audi ence sees the true strength of this character. Along with breast cancer, Samantha is forced to face up to a power much stronger than she is — true love. Charlotte York-Goldenblatt, whom Kristen Davis has given life to for the past six years, has gone through plen ty of heartache, desperately trying everything possible to conceive a baby. The audience has been there SEX AND THE CITY, page 11 OPEN THIS MONDAY - THURSDAY UNTIL 8 P.M. CLASS SUPPLIES ON SALE ■ 10% DISCOUNT ON ALL BOOKS. Longer hours. Lower prices. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON BOOKSTORE Non-profit bookstore owned by students, faculty and staff of the University of Oregon. $49 two-day lift ticket $69 rooms A THI THI SEVENTH MOUNTAIN mtbachelor.com/college 800-829-2442 5tudents only, 18-23, restrictions apply. > i • ■ . ■ Mil J i Self-service DVD & Game Rentals In the lower level of the EMU New titles every week OPEN: Mon - flri 7om-2am Sat & Sun 1 Oam-2am Visit on Thur ond flri 11 -5pm tor demonstrations and tree popcorn rental Adult Shops New Releases weekly VKS&DVD 5-day Rentals Over 3.000 DVK Arcade Novelties Genes gift cards available HE & SHE I 290 River Rd., Eugene 688-5411 HE & SHE II 720 Garfield, Eugene 345-2873 ALBANY 1-5 EXIT 233, 3404 Spicer Dr. 541-812-2522 Share our vision of a world without violence. f h/wt/i 'CT at SASS Sexual Assault Support Services volunteer training begins January 9 . Enhance your skills and make a difference! Call Cris at 484-9791 ext. 302 for registration information.
