Following the announcement that season three would be its last, the penultimate episode of And Just Like That… dropped major clues about one character’s ending.
Sarah Jessica Parker, who stars as Carrie Bradshaw, announced on August 1 that the Sex and the City reboot will abruptly end with season three.
The series finale airs on August 14, marking the end of Carrie’s journey, which began with Sex and the City in 1998.
Episode 11, titled ‘Forget About the Boy’, hinted that Carrie might not get her happy ever after, following her split from boyfriend Aidan Shaw (John Corbett), and after her fling with neighbor Duncan (Jonathan Cake) ended with him leaving New York.
At the start of the episode Carrie meets with her editor, Amanda (Ashlie Atkinson), to speak about her novel, which focuses on a woman in the 1800s.
Amanda loves Carrie’s novel, but says that the final chapter is missing.
Confused, Carrie responds, ‘You have the last chapter…That’s the last page. After her love dies, she’s in the garden alone.’
Following the announcement that season three would be its last, the penultimate episode of And Just Like That… dropped clues about Carrie Bradshaw’s (Sarah Jessica Parker) ending
While Carrie is talking about her book’s main character, the show seems to be questioning how her own story should end, especially after her greatest love, Big (Chris Noth), died at the beginning of the series.
The editor tells Carrie, ‘I’m a happy ending gal. What you’ve written is a romantic tragedy.’
Carrie quips that she doesn’t understand why a woman alone in a garden is a ‘tragedy.’
Carrie later chats with friends Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) about the meeting.
She tells them: ‘I like the ending, I thought it was honest.’
However the show does leave viewers with some hope that Carrie might not end up alone, after years of romantic ups and downs.
At the end of the episode, Carrie is seen writing an epilogue to her novel.
In it, her main character gets a letter from a friend, who invites her to a party celebrating the return of her cousin.
Carrie writes that the man is a ‘handsome widower.’
Episode 11, titled ‘Forget About the Boy’, hinted that Carrie might not get her happy ever after, following her split from boyfriend Aidan Shaw (John Corbett), and after her fling with neighbor Duncan (Jonathan Cake) ended with him leaving New York
At the start of the episode Carrie meets with her editor, Amanda (Ashlie Atkinson), to speak about her novel, which focuses on a woman in the 1800s
Amanda loves Carrie’s novel, but says that the final chapter is missing
Confused, Carrie responds, ‘You have the last chapter…That’s the last page. After her love dies, she’s in the garden alone’
The editor tells Carrie, ‘What you’ve written is a romantic tragedy.’ Carrie quips that she doesn’t understand why a woman alone in a garden is a ‘tragedy’
Carrie later chats with friends Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) about the meeting
She tells them: ‘I like the ending, I thought it was honest’
However, the show does leave viewers with some hope that Carrie might not end up alone. At the end of the episode Carrie is seen writing an epilogue to her novel
In it, her main character gets a letter from a friend, who invites her to a party celebrating the return of her cousin. Carrie writes that the man is a ‘handsome widower
Carrie’s novel ends with her heroine alone, but with the hint of a new romance in her future
The episode also had touches of nostalgia. In one scene Carrie runs into Lisette, the woman subletting her iconic old apartment, and jokes that she’s there to get the place back
The joke, however, turns serious when Carrie attends Lisette’s pre-Thanksgiving party and appears horrified by the temporary walls Lisette has put up to divide the space
Carrie’s novel ends with her heroine alone, but with the hint of a new romance in her future.
The episode also had touches of nostalgia.
In one scene Carrie runs into Lisette, the woman subletting her iconic old apartment, and jokes that she’s there to get the place back.
The joke, however, turns serious when Carrie attends Lisette’s pre-Thanksgiving party and appears horrified by the temporary walls Lisette has put up to divide the space.
The series finale, airing on HBO Max on August 14, will reveal if Carrie gets a happy ending.
The controversial Sex and The City reboot will end after three seasons, following years of fan backlash.
The show – which saw Parker, Nixon and Davis reprise their SATC roles as Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte – will wrap up with a two part finale, showrunner Michael Patrick King confirmed.
Sex and The City enthusiasts had long expressed their disappointment in the HBO Max spin-off series, slamming it as ‘woke’, ‘awful’ and ‘cringeworthy’.
The show seems to be questioning how Carrie’s story should end, especially after her greatest love, Big (Chris Noth), died at the beginning of the series
Carrie’s former fiance Aidan would return for AJLT seasons two and three – but his distrust of Carrie around men would ultimately end their romance for good
Fans had bashed the show and its writers, with some even alleging And Just Like That… had ‘ruined’ the once-beloved characters from the original Sex and the City and critics calling it ‘the worst show on television’.
AJLT saw Miranda cheat on husband Steve with non-binary comic Che Diaz, Carrie bizarrely claim ‘love of her life’ Mr Big was a ‘mistake’ and agreeing to take a five year break from her on-again romance with Aidan.
The show’s viewership had tumbled in its ongoing third season.
King said in a statement: ‘And just like that… the ongoing storytelling of the Sex and the City universe is coming to an end.
‘While I was writing the last episode of And Just Like That… season 3, it became clear to me that this might be a wonderful place to stop. Along with Sarah Jessica Parker, Casey Bloys and Sarah Aubrey, we decided to end the popular series this year with a two-part finale and extended the original series order from 10 episodes to 12.
‘SJP and I held off announcing the news until now because we didn’t want the word final to overshadow the fun of watching the season.
‘It’s with great gratitude we thank all the viewers who have let these characters into their homes and their hearts over these many years.’
Samantha Jones actress Kim Cattrall notably did not return for the series full-time after a decade of bad blood with her castmates.
The finale, airing on HBO on August 14, will reveal if Carrie gets a happy ending. The Sex and The City reboot is ending after three seasons, following years of fan backlash
The original SATC, starring Cynthia, Kim Cattrall, Parker, and Kristin was a cultural phenomenon but fanfare waned with the two movies
It introduced a host of new side characters including Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker), Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury) and Dr Nya Wallace (Karen Pittman).
The series kicked off in explosive style with Big (Chris Noth) dying of a heart attack in the first episode.
Noth was later edited out of the series after being accused of sexual abuse by four women – he denied all the allegations and has never been charged with any crime.
Miranda began cheating on Steve (David Eigenberg) – who was her true love over six seasons and two films – with Che (Sara Ramirez) before starting to exclusively date women, despite her character confirming in SATC she was ‘definitely not gay.’
Last year Ramirez was dropped from And Just Like That because their character Che Diaz was a ‘waste of airtime,’ according to insiders, who shut down the actor’s claim that being pro-Palestine cost them the role.
Ramirez a non-binary actor who uses they/them pronouns, implied they will not return for the third season of the Sex and the City spin-off in a series of posts.
They heavily suggested their time on the show was over as they claimed ‘casting directors and agents are making black lists of actors and workers who post anything in support of Palestinians and Gaza to ensure they will not work again.’
But a source close to the show ridiculed the suggestion, claiming Ramirez’s head had been ‘on the chopping block since last season’ because their character ‘held no value anymore’ and was ‘annoying.’
Cattrall had previously refused to ever reprise her fan-favorite role as the man-hungry publicist – having last played the character in much derided 2010 film, Sex and the City 2.
It was claimed Cattrall had previously ‘torpedoed’ plans for a third Sex and the City film – but she later denied this.
Cattrall shocked fans when it emerged she had filmed a secret cameo for the show’s second season, which she did without interacting with any cast member.
Samantha Jones icon Kim did not reprise her role due to bad blood with her castmates – she played the role in the series from 1998-2004 and in the two films
She had previously hit out at Parker and said ‘we’re not friends’ after her former co-star posted an Instagram condolence message following the death of Cattrall’s brother.
The original Sex and the City ran for six seasons, airing on HBO from 1998 until 2004.
The story continued with two feature films: Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010).
And Just Like That… premiered its first season in 2021. The third season will feature 12 episodes, with the finale airing on August 14.
And Just Like That… airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO Max.
