“Sex and the City” just made its long-awaited debut on Netflix, giving 260 million global subscribers access to all six seasons. In other words, this was the week many Gen Zers first watched the show — and they already have a lot of thoughts. Some of the commentary so far is familiar: “Their apartments are too huge and too nice.” Others are more blunt (like this take from theSkimm’s very own Blake Lew-Merwin): “The men they sleep with are all BEAT.” And predictably, many have taken issue with the more problematic elements of the show (see: this article for a rundown, though who could forget). 

Entertainment reporters have questioned whether Gen Z, which is apparently having less sex than older generations, will connect with a show that’s so overtly about sex. (Remember the episode that talks about a man with the “funkiest tasting spunk”?) Not to mention how specific the show was to its era — a world untouched by TikTok, when people still went out in their 30s. Sure, they might write it off as too unrelatable, or the dreaded insult: “cringe.” But maybe Gen Z will find Carrie’s answering machine refreshing, or, at the very least, consider it an sociological artifact to be studied. Recent viral TikTok sounds, flip phone interest, and drink order trends suggest they aren’t totally opposed.