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Sex and the City
Season 3, Episode 11
Air date August 20, 2000
Written by Michael Patrick King
Directed by Dennis Erdman
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Later that night, I got thinking about safe sex. Odd how only when our physical life is at risk, do we follow certain guidelines to protect ourselves. But what about our emotional lives? Wouldn't it be nice if there was a pamphlet to warn us what unsafe behavior might be high risk to ourselves or our relationships? And, even if you take precautions and emotionally try to protect yourself, when you crawl in bed with someone, is sex ever safe?
— Carrie


"Running with Scissors" is the eleventh episode of the third season of Sex and the City, which aired on August 20, 2000.

Synopsis[]

Carrie continues her affair with Big, even after Charlotte finds out. Miranda tries to get Carrie to end her affair. Charlotte hires Anthony Marentino to help her find the perfect wedding dress. Samantha meets the "male version of herself", but refuses to sleep with her because she hasn't had an HIV test.

Trivia[]

  • The title is a reference to undertaking a risky action where the danger is obvious.
  • The nurse who administers Samantha's HIV test is Michelle Hurst, who also plays Miss Claudette on Orange is the New Black.
  • This episode aired the day before Kim Cattrall's 44th birthday.

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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 1 Hello, It's MeLittle Black DressWhen in RomeSome of My Best FriendsTragically HipDiwaliSex and the WidowBewitched, Bothered and BewilderedNo Strings AttachedSeeing the Light
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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