The audience never met Miranda's mother, but the effect her passing had on all four Sex and the City characters was significant enough to earn her the final spot on this list.
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Not only did Mama Hobbes' death force the normally repressed Miranda to confront her feelings, but it forced the always uninhibited Samantha to confront feelings that didn't originate between her legs. Both women reached their emotional breaking point at funeral's end requiring the support of Carrie and Charlotte. That moment gave the audience an important early understanding of the bond these four women share. Watch!