Miranda got married (albeit “unconventionally”) to Steve.īut re-watching the original series in preparation for AJLT-a now-yearly ritual that is part pleasure, part preemptive trauma response-I realized that, particularly in the earlier seasons, SATC was a very cynical show. Samantha was cancer-free and coupled-up with a movie star. After all, the original series ended like a rom-com: Carrie was whisked off her feet in Paris by the love of her life, Mr Big. ![]() It might sound strange to highlight cynicism as part of SATC’s legacy. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play To me, this moment sums up a problem with the revival series: The show has lost the cynicism that helped make Sex and the City a cultural phenomenon. “Meanwhile,” she says, “I was cutting up carrot sticks for Brady’s lunch box.” Instead, Miranda turns to Carrie with a look I can only describe as simpering awe. Perhaps Carrie would interject with something like, “And I couldn’t help but wonder … what about polyamor- ME?” But no. Probably about how she was barely able to tolerate one romantic partner in her life, let alone several at a time. At this point, I expected Miranda-formerly SATC’s chief cynic, never afraid to share her often brutal opinions-to say something witty. ![]() After a few drinks, Che describes having briefly been in a polyamorous relationship with their ex-husband Lyle-a Malibu mixologist who is also attending this makeshift housewarming, for some reason-and a girlfriend. In case you missed the collective hoopla from last season, Che-a bisexual, nonbinary comedian who befriended Carrie when the pair were on a podcast together-is in a relationship with Miranda, who has ditched her fan-favorite husband, Steve.īoxes of Ikea furniture are everywhere in the apartment, and on the newly assembled bed, a group discussion of everyone’s sexual history ensues. In the fourth episode, Carrie Bradshaw and longtime bestie Miranda Hobbes are at Che Diaz’s apartment. There is a moment from the second season of And Just Like That…, HBO’s “next chapter” of Sex and the City, that I can’t stop thinking about.
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