Susan Sharon is a guest character who appeared in season two and four of Sex and the City and re-appeared in season one of And Just Like That. She is a friend of Carrie Bradshaw and the two used to be close until she married a verbally abusive man.
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Sex and the City[]
Carrie meets up with her friend Susan after a long time and spend the evening together. As it gets late Susan insists Carrie comes over a she has a birthday present waiting. They head into her apartment and Susan gifts Carrie a $900 cashmere scarf and Carrie gasps in excitement, but also asks if she can return it for the cash as she is broke right now and the two loudly laugh.
Susan's husband Richard comes out of the bedroom and berates Susan for the loudness, yelling at her as he has to be up for work. Carrie, in embarrassment, leaves and says goodbye to Susan and then says "goodbye grumpy" to Richard, he screams at her and Carrie scuttles out. Later, Susan calls Carrie and asks if she should leave her husband, Carrie tells her if she is unhappy then she should. Carrie once again meets up with Susan who has announced she is leaving her husband.
At Carrie's birthday party/meal out, Susan turns up and proceeds to flirt with Big's friend, but proceeds to rant about her husband and their problems until he tells her to "shut the fuck up" which reminds Susan of how much she misses her husband. it's later revealed that Susan and her husband bonded again, after being given Charlotte dog and gave their marriage another try.
Susan Sharon reappears when she encounters Charlotte, Carrie, and Carrie's then-fiancé, Aidan Shaw, at a restaurant. Curious about Carrie's engagement, the now blonde Susan asks to see her ring, which Carrie wears as a necklace. Carrie explains that she wears the ring around her neck to keep it close to her heart.
And Just Like That...[]
Over two decades later, Susan Sharon attended the funeral of Carrie's late husband, Mr. Big, who passed away from a heart attack. During the service, Susan Sharon is overheard by a friend remarking on how much of a "prick" Big was during his life.
Afterwards, Susan engages Carrie and Miranda, expressing her forgiveness toward Carrie for a past misunderstanding that Carrie isn't even aware of. Susan mentions that after reading the obituary in the newspaper, she reminded herself that life is too short to hold onto grudges. She decided to put everything behind them, telling herself to move on and make amends with Carrie, regardless of whether Carrie feels it's necessary. Susan acknowledges that Carrie is dealing with a lot at the moment and doesn't expect an apology or explanation. She assures Carrie that she holds no hard feelings, expressing her love and confirming her support, suggesting they can resolve any issues when Carrie is ready.
After Susan Sharon departs, a puzzled Miranda inquires what the issue was between her and Susan Sharon. Carrie responds that she truly has "no idea."
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