Season synopsis
Contains spoilers for this season and earlier seasons.
Carrie dates writer Jack Berger, but her successful book and his stalled career strain their early connection. Berger eventually ends the relationship with a Post-it note. Carrie briefly reconnects with Big during his heart procedure, then dates Russian artist Aleksandr Petrovsky, whose grand gestures and international life attract her. Their relationship grows serious, and he asks her to move to Paris. Carrie goes, leaving her friends and New York behind, but there she finds herself alone while Petrovsky gives his attention to his art. When Petrovsky accidentally backhands Carrie as she pulls him during an argument, she decides to leave; Big arrives in Paris, and the two return to New York together.
Miranda's feelings for Steve return while she is dating neighbor Robert and Steve is with Debbie. At Brady's first birthday, Miranda and Steve confess that they still love each other; they reunite, and Miranda later proposes. They marry in a small park ceremony and buy a Brooklyn home with room for their family. When Steve's mother Mary has a stroke and begins losing her memory, Miranda asks that Mary move in with them. Charlotte converts to Judaism to marry Harry, but their relationship falters when she pressures him to set a wedding date. They reunite, become engaged and marry, then, after Charlotte’s miscarriage, pursue adoption. They are approved for a baby from China. Samantha's relationship with actor Smith Jerrod deepens as she helps his career, but she is diagnosed with breast cancer and undergoes chemotherapy. Smith supports her through treatment and returns from a film shoot to tell her he loves her. Samantha admits how much he means to her; the four friends reunite in New York, and Big calls Carrie to say he is moving back.