Cattrall was concerned that Samantha might be made into a “cougar”.
The series was “positive” and Cattrall loved it when she first signed up to it. As the years passed, Cattrall felt her character becoming less independent. She said that she was cast as a “cougar” and this made it difficult to be positive. Cattrall said, “There wasn’t any desperation. It was always her terms. Which I loved.”
Cattrall confirmed the “heartbreaking story” Cattrall allegedly wrote for Samantha
Cattrall, to her horror, said that she was not happy with the outcome. Sex and the CityCattrall described the story as “heartbreaking” and claimed that writers had planned to show Samantha getting inappropriate, unwanted photographs from Brady, Miranda’s 14-year old son. She felt it wasn’t fitting for Samantha, saying that she had better ideas for her character: “Why can’t Samantha, who owns her PR company—maybe she had to sell it because of financial woes?” Cattrall suggested, adding, “I mean that’s a scenario that was kind of off the top of one of my reps’ heads, and I thought that’s a great idea. It’s an issue. An underage boy’s …” is better.
She also poked at the writing to confirm that Big (Chris NothThe third installment was supposed to end with a resounding “That’s how clever it was.”