And Just Like That... ’ Was An Insult To ‘Sex And City
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The series spawned two movies, 2008's Sex and the City, and its sequel two years later, plus a CW series, The Carrie Diaries, which ran from 2013 to 2014. Most recently, Parker has starred in And Just Like That... — the revival and sequel series to Sex and the City, which aired its finale on Aug. 14.
Still, bidding adieu to Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her besties, Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) and Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), is bittersweet. The AJLT series finale marks the end of our collective witnessing of these enduring female friendships. It really is the end of an era. Again.
"And Just Like That" ended with an episode that feels very hard to believe was conceived as the final word for "Sex and the City"
The HBO Max spin-off of "Sex and the City" wrapped up after just three seasons Thursday, seemingly marking an end to the beloved universe.
Speaking with Deadline about the series finale, And Just Like That... creator Michael Patrick King confirmed that this was the ending that he wanted and he "wouldn't have stopped" otherwise. Notably, King has been involved in the franchise going back to the original run of the series on HBO. He went on:
The HBO Max reboot of “Sex and the City” may have divided audiences, but it kept pushing New York fashion into bold, sometimes absurd territory.
And Just Like That is full of little but potent references to Sex and the City that only big fans would notice.
After a season that wasted potential and time, the final episode of HBO Max's 'Sex and the City' sequel series forced our heroine to image a future without male companionship. Yawn.