If Charlotte York is the beaming, positive one, and Samantha Jones is the neutral, realistic one, then for sure Miranda Hobbes is the fiery pessimist. Cynical and distrustful, she assumes an analytical approach to life, where she never gets her hopes high. Somewhat confrontational but fiercely supportive of her friends, especially Carrie, Miranda is, in a lot of ways, the only character in Sex and the City that reads like a real 21st-century feminist.

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Her advice, just like her personality, tends to veer to the pessimistic side of things. And while she can be very judgmental, her help always comes from a place of love and concern. She hands out a lot of really great wisdom during her time in the show, but at times, her insecurities and cynicism make her say the wrong things.

Worst: A Not-So-Stylish Wedding Ring Helper

Miranda and Carrie

In the season four episode "Just Say Yes," Carrie discovers an engagement ring among Aidan's stuff, and literally throws up at the idea of marriage. When she tells her friends about her doubts and insecurities, she also reveals that the ring is not to her liking, and it's easy to understand why. It's pear-shaped and has a tacky gold band.

"I helped pick out the ring," Miranda then reveals, to the surprise of everyone. It's a little disheartening that Miranda doesn't know the style of her supposed best friend, but it also somewhat fits her character. In the end, Carrie says yes to Aidan, but he has a new ring, one that Samantha chose.

Best: Tough Love Is Always The Way To Go

Miranda and Charlotte

Miranda, ever judgmental, fully disagrees with Charlotte's decision to quit her job and devote her entire time to being a housewife. Charlotte, already feeling insecure about it, calls her redheaded friend to confront her about her condemning attitude. The two have a back-and-forth until Charlotte finally spills it out. "I really need you to get behind my choice!" she screams. "You get behind your choice!" Miranda retorts and hangs up.

It's true that Charlotte is a grown woman and her decisions should be respected. But Miranda is right here because Charlotte didn't actually want to quit her job and was just doing it because she thought it better fit with her image of what a wife and mother should look and act like. In the end, Charlotte ends up quitting, a decision she later regrets.

Worst: Encouraging Big And Carrie

Miranda in a black dress in sex and the city

Miranda is front line for the entire Carrie and Big saga, acting as a confidant and even therapist for the messed-up columnist. During the season three finale, Carrie reveals she's meeting Big for lunch and Miranda finally has enough with her friend's self-sabotaging tendencies. She spills out some very harsh realities that lead to a separation between the two.

Carrie finally caves and calls Miranda while at the restaurant, shortly before she meets Big. Miranda, usually so strong and determined, also caves and practically takes back all the hurtful, albeit true things she said. "Don't listen to me, I have no idea what's right for you and Big." In reality, Miranda does know better, and maybe if she had been a bit firmer, Carrie might've not ended in the terrible chaos that is her relationship with Big.

Best: Parenting Wisdom

Miranda and Steve at Brady's birthday

Miranda is going to Atlantic City with the girls, so Steve has Brady for the weekend. As she prepares to head out, Steve knocks on the door, revealing he's afraid he'll accidentally kill the baby. The cool and honest Miranda then says out-loud what every parent secretly thinks.

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"We're both afraid we're gonna kill the baby, that's a given." Still, a deal is a deal, Miranda the lawyer reminds. "Monday to Friday, I try not to kill him, Saturday and Sunday, you try not to kill him." Parenthood is incredibly challenging and there's no point in denying it. Miranda's calm, logical approach to dealing with the situation is not only admirable but incredibly genuine, making her character all the more relatable.

Worst: Miranda, The Defeatist?

"Frenemies," one of the show's best episodes, features a bunch of memorable storylines. Miranda's begins with her thinking she was stood up by a guy. When she angrily calls his home number to confront him, he finds out he actually died.

"35 and dying! We should just give up now!" Her shock is understandable; after all, he was very young. However, her incredibly pessimistic take on life is in full display here, and it can't help but seem exaggerated and even a tad annoying. Miranda is a fighter, so seeing her acting like this is very disappointing.

Best: Snap Out Of It!

Miranda walks behind Charlotte in Sex and the City

In the season two opener, "Take Me Out To The Ballgame," Miranda decides she's had enough with her friend's constant male-centric conversation. "How does it happen that four such smart women have nothing to talk about but boyfriends?" Miranda lays the truth like it is, silencing her three ashamed friends. "Give me a call when you're ready to talk about something besides men for a change."

One of Miranda's most intelligent and honest remarks, she's absolutely right here. And while her friends have every right to talk about their personal lives, at times it seems like that's the only thing they can talk about. The episode has her take back her posture on the matter later on, but the moment still stands as one of her finest.

Worst: Cynical And Very Rude

"I Love A Charade," the season five finale, centers on the wedding between lounge singer Bobby Fine and socialite Bitsy von Muffling. Because everyone suspects Bobby is gay, the girls laugh at the marriage, but Miranda is especially cruel. Completely dismissing the possibility that Bitsy and Bobby can actually share a connection, she calls them ridiculous and liars. "Bitsy should say I'm getting older and I want companionship, or Bobby should say 'The hot men don't go for me anymore.'"

It's true that Miranda is dealing with her own feelings for Steve here, which contributes to her excessively mean and dismissive attitude towards the couple. Even so, she comes off as incredibly bitter and jaded.

Best: Success And The Single Woman

Miranda with her hair up, smiling

An episode that aged particularly badly, "The Caste System" features Miranda and Steve dealing with the fact she makes substantially more money than him. When Miranda confides in her friends, Charlotte completely dismisses Steve, calling him "working class." Carrie and Samantha, however, say that rich men date not-so-rich women all the time and no one bats an eye.

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Miranda then expresses her frustrations about the double-standard that exists between working men and women. "When single men have a lot of money, it works to their advantage. But when a single woman has money, it's a problem you have to deal with. It's ridiculous. I wanna enjoy my success, not apologize for it." Samantha said it best. Bravo, honey. Bravo.

Worst: Freaky Thirty-Something Men

The season two episode "The Freak Show" features Carrie on a string of dates with increasingly weird men. As she tells her misadventures to her friends, Miranda says another of her narrow-minded observations.

"I'm sorry if a man is over thirty and single, there's something wrong with him. It's Darwinian. They're being weeded out from propagating the species." When Carries asks "What about us?" referring to women over thirty, Miranda somehow manages to dismiss both sexes by saying women "are just choosy." Whatever you think you're doing here, Miranda, it's not it.

Best: He's Just Not That Into You

Miranda Hobbes in Sex and the City movie

The line that launched a thousand think pieces and even a very decent rom-com, "He's just not that into you" is spoken by Berger to Miranda, after she asks for advice about a guy she's been seeing. Berger reveals guys are simple: if he likes you, he calls no matter what. Miranda, an incredibly insecure woman who often hides behind sarcasm and cynicism, finds his brutally honest advice refreshing.

Later on, while eating her salad in the street, she overhears two women obsessing about why a man hasn't called one of them. Inspired, she heads over to them and shares the wisdom: "He's just not that into you. So move on." The women dismiss Miranda, but they should've listened to her. It's actually great advice, and the highly logical Miranda knows and appreciates it.

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