I've finally admitted to myself that I will be going to see Sex and the City 2. I was trying to avoid it, but then I saw the trailers and... couture on camel? Seriously? This movie will be a visual riot of epic proportions and who am I kidding—I will be Fandango-ing tickets on opening weekend. I am disappointed, however, that the movie's IMDB listing reveals no mention of actress Julie Halston's return as Bitsy von Muffling. Remember Bitsy? She was a socialite who married a cabaret singer played by Nathan Lane in Season 5 and everyone rolled their eyes because they thought he was gay ... and then Bitsy shows up all glowing and pregnant in season 6, much to everyone's bewilderment. (We also caught a glimpse of her in the first movie, sitting next to Stanford Blatch at Carrie's rehearsal dinner.) It really is a pity she isn't returning for SATC2, because last night I got a chance to see Halston in a performance in Nora and Delia Ephron's Love, Loss and What I Wore (she's part of the new cast that took over this week). And I must say, she is a funny, fantastic and tragically underused character actress.
Lane and Halston in the Sex and the City episode "I Love a Charade."
