In a scene with Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), Carrie said of her romance with Aidan, “Like I couldn’t or I wouldn’t allow myself to fully go there, just feel … I’m just wondering, was it always there and I just didn’t want to accept it? Miranda … I’ve been asking myself … was Big a big mistake?”
Miranda was left in shock and silence before eventually responding, “I still don’t know what to say”.
But fans of the show had a lot to say following the controversial comment, with several pointing out that if Big was still alive, he and Carrie would still be a married couple.
Many felt it was a mistake on the part of the writers to have Carrie make the admission.
One wrote on Twitter, “I think this is an idiotic decision by the writers! The whole TV series Sex And The City and two feature films ... Mr Big was the love of her life, and now it’s just a mistake? Damn ... and just like that, from a great love into a life-long mistake.”
Some saw Carrie’s side, however, with several pointing out that she was finally admitting what many viewers had been thinking all along.
Elsewhere in the episode, Carrie’s relationship with Aidan appeared to be going from strength to strength as the pair moved into Che Diaz’s apartment in Hudson Yards.
When helping the couple move in, Che asked Carrie and Aidan where they thought the relationship had gone wrong before. “Why did this not work out the first time?”
Ironically, following her earlier comment, Carrie responded, “’Cause I made a mistake.”
