Fans of Max’s And Just Like That… saw a whole lot more of Cynthia Nixon’s Miranda Hobbes than they likely expected in Thursday’s new Season 3 episode.
Thursday’s fifth episode of Season 3 – entitled Under the Table – found Miranda temporarily moving in with Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), after being confronted by a nude male neighbor wielding a cleaver.
Things get awkward when Carrie kicks her cat Shoe out of the bedroom, only to find Miranda going back to her guest room, fully nude!
Aside from the double-dose of full frontal nudity, fans were also quite stunned to get a surprise (digital) cameo from Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall).
Unfortunately, fans didn’t get to see Samantha in the flesh, but she did share a racy opinion with Carrie when asked.
Fans didn’t hesitate to take to social media to express their shock at tonight’s episode on Max.
Things get awkward when Carrie kicks her cat Shoe out of the bedroom, only to find Miranda going back to her guest room, fully nude!
Aside from the double-dose of full frontal nudity, fans were also quite stunned to get a surprise (digital) cameo from Samantha Jones ( Kim Cattrall )
The Miranda nude scene was a shock to Carrie, not because she saw her old friend in the buff, but because she thought she wasn’t there in the first place.
Miranda had planned to spend the night at her new potential love interest Joy (Dolly Wells), though Joy’s Italian greyhound dogs won’t stop whining, ending the tryst early.
After gently placing Shoe in the hall, Carrie is stunned to find a nude Miranda in the hall, walking back to her guest room.
‘I thought you were at Joy’s?’ Carrie asked, as Miranda responded, ‘Her dogs wouldn’t stop whining, so…’
The episode also reveals that Carrie has a new downstairs neighbor, a British writer named Duncan Reeves (Jonathan Cake), who her friends are big fans of.
Their stint as neighbors gets off to a rocky start as they first meet when Duncan complains about Carrie walking around in heels all day, keeping him awake since he works nights, writing his new book.
After learning that her friends all know who he is – and that Miranda is a huge fan – Carrie decides to text her old friend Samantha Jones, though we never see Samantha in the flesh.
Carrie asks, ‘What do you know about Duncan Reeves?’ Samantha responds, ‘They say he’s a lot of fun. Why?’
The Miranda nude scene was a shock to Carrie, not because she saw her old friend in the buff, but because she thought she wasn’t there in the first place
After gently placing Shoe in the hall, Carrie is stunned to find a nude Miranda in the hall, walking back to her guest room
‘I thought you were at Joy’s?’ Carrie asked, as Miranda responded, ‘Her dogs wouldn’t stop whining, so…’
Miranda had planned to spend the night at her new potential love interest Joy (Dolly Wells), though Joy’s Italian greyhound dogs won’t stop whining, ending the tryst early
After learning that her friends all know who he is – and that Miranda is a huge fan – Carrie decides to text her old friend Samantha Jones, though we never see Samantha in the flesh.
Carrie asks, ‘What do you know about Duncan Reeves?’ Samantha responds, ‘They say he’s a lot of fun. Why?’
Carrie responds, ‘He’s living under me,’ and Samantha fires back, ‘I wish he was under me,’ which makes Carrie chuckle.
Carrie tells Miranda that, ‘Samantha says that Duncan Reeves is known to be fun,’ as Miranda adds, ‘Well, he’s like 6’5″, so that’s her kind of fun.’
Many fans were stunned to see Miranda in the buff, like @xomakiyah, who said in all caps, ‘MA’AM ????? WHERE ARE YOUR CLOTHES.’
Others like @sagevalentine used a GIF of Dan Levy from Schitt’s Creek saying, ‘OH MY GOD,’ adding ‘Miranda! #andjustlikethat #AJLT.’
The nude encounter was just the first awkward one between Carrie and Miranda, with Carrie waking up the next morning, finding a fully-clothed Miranda eating her last yogurt and last banana, which some, like @jspagano, found to be quite rude.
‘Miranda is such a thoughtless gross woman. Walking nude around the house? Eating Carrie’s food and being so dismissive. Ugh. She’s the worst character on this show from the get go,’ the X user said.
Others like @mzcaramelbunni were shocked at the male full frontal nudity, tweeting, ‘Really?!! Wtf a naked man wielding a cleaver..this s**t is comical but so not funny.’
Many were also shocked at Samantha’s digital cameo, especially after the Max X account teased it by showing Samantha’s contact in Carrie’s phone on Thursday.
Carrie responds, ‘He’s living under me,’ and Samantha fires back, ‘I wish he was under me,’ which makes Carrie chuckle.
Carrie tells Miranda that, ‘Samantha says that Duncan Reeves is known to be fun,’ as Miranda adds, ‘Well, he’s like 6’5″, so that’s her kind of fun.’
Many fans were stunned to see Miranda in the buff, like @xomakiyah, who said in all caps, ‘MA’AM ????? WHERE ARE YOUR CLOTHES.’
Others like @sagevalentine used a GIF of Dan Levy from Schitt’s Creek saying, ‘OH MY GOD,’ adding ‘Miranda! #andjustlikethat #AJLT.’
‘Miranda is such a thoughtless gross woman. Walking nude around the house? Eating Carrie’s food and being so dismissive. Ugh. She’s the worst character on this show from the get go,’ the X user said.
X user @J_adoreDiDi quote-retweeted and said, ‘My heart skipped a beat. #AndJustLikeThat.’
Another fan – @pinsleric – admitted, ‘Even just literal texts from Samantha make this show better #andjustlikethat.’
Ladybug Lizzie (@sagevalentine) tweeted an OMG GIF, adding, ‘Carrie is texting with Samantha. #andjustlikethat #AJLT.’
Elsewhere in the episode, Charlotte (Kristin Davis) started freaking out after her husband Harry (Evan Handler) revealed he has prostate cancer, which explained why he had trouble in bed and why he peed himself at the club earlier this season.
Harry insisted he would survive – since prostate cancer has a 98% survival rate – but made Charlotte promise not to tell anybody, for fear of becoming, ‘the cancer guy.’
Charlotte managed to keep her promise, though it was tested during a ‘glamping’ trip with Lisa Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker) and her husband (Chris Jackson) and their kids.
Seema (Sarita Choudhury) – after learning she was essentially forced out of her real estate company – took the first step to branching out on her own.
She approached a bank for a loan to pay for a space for her new business, and despite her best pitch to the lady loan clerk, she was rejected.
‘Miranda is such a thoughtless gross woman. Walking nude around the house? Eating Carrie’s food and being so dismissive. Ugh. She’s the worst character on this show from the get go,’ the X user said.
Another fan – @pinsleric – admitted, ‘Even just literal texts from Samantha make this show better #andjustlikethat.’
Ladybug Lizzie (@sagevalentine) tweeted an OMG GIF, adding, ‘Carrie is texting with Samantha. #andjustlikethat #AJLT.’
After a tense start to their neighborship, Carrie rushed into action after a smoke alarm went off in his unit, which he did not hear through headphones, immersed in his work.
Since his dinner was ruined, they went out to eat and got to know each other and what types of books they write.
While Carrie took Duncan’s simple suggestion of not wearing heels in her apartment as a major affront to her fashionable sensibilities, the dinner seemed to change her tune.
The episode ends with Carrie getting home from the dinner, and, seemingly for the first time in ages, she takes her heels off, for him.
And Just Like That returns with the sixth episode of the third season on Thursday, July 3 at 9 PM ET/6 PM ET on Max.
