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Sex and the City
Season 2, Episode 12
Air date August 22, 1999
Written by Ollie Levy & Michael Patrick King
Directed by Allison Anders
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That's when I first realized it. I was in an S&M relationship with Mr. Big. In love relationships, there is a fine line between pleasure and pain. In fact, it's a common belief that a relationship without pain is a relationship not worth having. To some, pain implies growth. But how do we know when the growing pains stop...and the 'pain-pains' take over? Are we masochists or optimists, if we continue to walk that fine line? When it comes to relationships...how do you know when enough is enough?
— Carrie


"La Douleur Exquise!" is the twelveth episode of the second season of Sex and the City, which aired on August 22, 1999.

Synopsis[]

Carrie is horrified when Big casually tells her he's moving to Paris for 6 months. Miranda dates a man who only wants to have sex in places where they might get caught. Charlotte meets Buster, a shoe salesman who has a foot fetish. Samantha introduces the girls to a hot new S&M restaurant.

Trivia[]

  • The title is a reference to a French phrase that translates to "the pain of wanting someone you can never have".
  • The episode aired the day after Kim Cattrall's 43rd birthday.

Cast[]

Main[]

Recurring[]

Guest[]

  • Will Arnett as Jack
  • James Urbaniak as Buster
  • Matthew Beisner as Sexy Waiter
  • Matt Conley as Older Man
  • Faith Geer as Elderly Woman
  • Chris Payne as Gorgeous Young Hunk
  • Anthony J. Ribustello as Large Imposing Man


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Sex and the City Season 1 Sex and the City (episode)Models and MortalsBay of Married PigsValley of the Twenty-Something GuysThe Power of Female SexSecret SexThe MonogamistsThree's a CrowdThe Turtle and the HareThe Baby ShowerThe DroughtOh Come All Ye Faithful
Sex and the City Season 2 Take Me Out to the Ball GameThe Awful TruthThe Freak ShowThey Shoot Single People, Don't They?Four Women and a FuneralThe Cheating CurveThe Chicken DanceThe Man, the Myth, the ViagraOld Dogs, New DicksThe Caste SystemEvolutionLa Douleur Exquise!Games People PlayThe Fuck BuddyShortcomingsWas It Good for You?Twenty-Something Girls vs. Thirty-Something WomenEx and the City
Sex and the City Season 3 Where There's Smoke...Politically ErectAttack of the Five Foot Ten WomanBoy, Girl, Boy, Girl...No Ifs, Ands, or ButtsAre We Sluts?Drama QueensThe Big TimeEasy Come, Easy GoAll or NothingRunning with ScissorsDon't Ask, Don't TellEscape from New YorkSex and Another CityHot Child in the CityFrenemiesWhat Goes Around Comes AroundCock a Doodle Do!
Sex and the City Season 4 The Agony and the 'Ex'-tacyThe Real MeDefining MomentsWhat's Sex Got to Do with It?Ghost TownBaby, Talk Is CheapTime and PunishmentMy Motherboard, My SelfSex and the CountryBelles of the BallsCoulda, Woulda, ShouldaJust Say YesThe Good FightAll That Glitters...Change of a DressRing a Ding DingA Vogue IdeaI Heart NY
Sex and the City Season 5 Anchors AwayUnoriginal SinLuck Be an Old LadyCover GirlPlus One Is the Loneliest NumberCritical ConditionThe Big JourneyI Love a Charade
Sex and the City Season 6 To Market, to MarketGreat SexpectationsThe Perfect PresentPick-A-Little, Talk-A-LittleLights, Camera, RelationshipHop, Skip, and a WeekThe Post-it Always Sticks TwiceThe CatchA Woman's Right to ShoesBoy, InterruptedThe Domino EffectOneLet There Be LightThe Ick FactorCatch-38Out of the Frying PanThe Cold WarSplat!An American Girl in Paris: Part UneAn American Girl in Paris: Part Deux
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And Just Like That... Season 2 Met CuteThe Real DealChapter ThreeAliveTrick or TreatBomb CycloneFebruary 14thA Hundred Years AgoThere Goes the NeighborhoodThe Last Supper Part One: AppetizerThe Last Supper Part Two: Entrée
And Just Like That... Season 3 Outlook GoodThe Rat Race • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] • [[]] •
The Carrie Diaries Season 1 • Pilot • Lie with Me • Read Before Use • Fright Night • Dangerous Territory • Endgame • Caught • Hush Hush • The Great Unknown • The Long and Winding Road Not Taken • Identity Crisis • A First Time for Everything • Kiss Yesterday Goodbye •
The Carrie Diaries Season 2 • Win Some, Lose Some • Express Yourself • Strings Attached • Borderline • Too Close for Comfort • The Safety Dance • I Heard a Rumor • The Second Time Around • Under Pressure • Date Expectations • Hungry Like the Wolf • This Is the Time • Run to You •
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