Continuity mistake: When Carrie bumps into the dogs, the dog walker is sometimes on the middle of the streets, others next to the building, others crouching and others standing still. No continuity. (00:01:05)
Continuity mistake: Charlotte asks Carrie how many outfits has she bought, and takes her left arm to her hair. Half a second later her arm is lowered. (00:01:30 - 00:13:29)
Continuity mistake: Charlotte drinks from her glass but her arm is lowered a shot later. (00:05:45)
Continuity mistake: When Steve is wiping Miranda's face with the baby wipes, there are still a few smudges on her forehead. But after she chases him across the room and back again, suddenly the smudges are gone, and her forehead and face are entirely clear of anything. She did not have a chance to wipe her skin at all. (00:06:55)
Continuity mistake: When the girls starts having lunch, Sam's arm is raised then suddenly lowered. (00:12:40)
Continuity mistake: When Carrie and Berger enter the Lincoln Center there's a man behind Berger smoking. When they enter the place a second later, the man has vanished.
Continuity mistake: When Carrie and Miranda talk while sitting on the bench, a couple suddenly appears behind them.
Continuity mistake: When Miranda dines with Steve her menu is lying on the plate or resting on her bosom, depending on the shot.
Continuity mistake: When Carrie's date splashes vinegar on his sty, the position of his left arm is inconsistent in every single shot.
Continuity mistake: When Charlotte tells Carrie to go on the second date, there's quite an editing chaos with Charlotte's glass: It suddenly appears in her hand without her having picked it up. Then she puts it down but a shot later she is drinking again.
Continuity mistake: During lunch at the diner with the girls, Carrie's straw swaps between pointing in a 3 o'clock direction to an 8 o'clock, back and forth.
Continuity mistake: Carrie talks about dating Berger and says "leave it to me... which is flexible" and puts her left hand on her heart. A shot later her arm is lowered by her side.
Continuity mistake: Charlotte tells Harry "you changed your mind with the Jewish thing" while she caresses his chest and his hand is lowered. A shot later his hand is suddenly on his chest and his fingers are entwined with Charlotte's.
Continuity mistake: When Charlotte wakes Harry up, his left hand is on his tummy. From a different angle his hand is by his side and he is rising it again.
Continuity mistake: Steve grabs the baby wipes and leaves none in the box. A shot later a wipe is magically sticking out.
Continuity mistake: When Miranda tries to clean her forehead, the baby's head lies on her collarbone. A shot later the head is away and staring at Steve. Then we go back to the first shot and the baby is lying against the collarbone again.
Continuity mistake: The amount of feces on Miranda's forehead changes between the first time she smudges it on her forehead and half a second later when Steve warns her. This happens before the listed mistake that takes place when he wipes the poo off.
Continuity mistake: While having dinner with Harry, Charlotte grabs her bread and breaks it in half, then eats a bit. From the opposite angle she is grabbing the whole bread again and breaking it in half again.
Continuity mistake: While having lunch at the Meat Packing District, Sam grabs her lipstick but it disappears a shot later.
Continuity mistake: When Carrie exits the Wall Street subway station, the passers-by on the right are not continuous between shots.
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