And Just Like That Is Awful! And Just Like That Episode 4 Review

[@karilari8057]

And just like that, each episode shows how smart Kim was to not return

[@rebeccarobinson2582]

😂 😂 😂

[@pacesr26]

I keep hearing that so…………………..

[@cosmictruth6333]

kim is at home laughing at this mess like the rest of us. these people seem so attention seeking, and money hungry.

[@delinawejdeby2043]

@@cosmictruth6333 Agreed. Laughing and cringing like th rest of us.

[@Abja97]

True but I also can't help wondering what the show would have been like if she was in it. Miss her character so much

[@SuperPina]

How did Miranda go from being a strong independent woman to a 7 year old scared weirdo?

[@harperproduction3935]

Marriage & children sometimes does that to you

[@SuperPina]

@@harperproduction3935 does it really? Because then you are in the wrong marriage. The purpose of life is to evolve and get better over time, not regress.

[@SandyL0uise]

I disagree. Miranda was always a 7yo scared weirdo.

[@annadawn921]

yeah.. Miranda is a shell of a women that she was.

[@MichaelGiordano777]

And don't forget her hideous outfits wardrobe has her wearing in this pathetic reboot. And her acting skills are just horrendous. I never realized how bad Miranda was. So bad, they made her a drunk to make it easier on the writers to come up with new material for her. And Carrie the Narcissist in chief is detestable as ever.

[@dlarsen325]

Kim Cattrall is probably so happy she skipped on this train wreck

[@fool4singing]

Now we know the REAL reason her character moved to London. These bitches all got negative, dark and depressing!

[@AestheticDelta]

Kims like F this. She saw it a mile away

[@judyjeanson7742]

The winner here is Kim Cattrall having refused to be in it. What a mess! Shocking that Sarah Jessica Parker allowed this but maybe she’s not as bright as I thought. A wokeness smorgasbord. As assault on the intelligence of women in their fifties. Poor Willie Gerson, written out by running him off to Tokyo..tells Carrie in a letter? His character would never do that. A total wreck of a show

[@annenorth8553]

Not only an assault to women in their 50s, but insulting the intelligence of those that watch the program, as if we need to be shown how to be decent, accepting citizens.

[@MTknitter22]

SJP was behind this, she didn’t “allow it,” @Judy Jeanson

[@jennifers2534]

@@annenorth8553 Apparently 50 is the new 80.

[@fool4singing]

Yeah, Stanford was too close to Carrie to slip away like that. Again, character annihilation in this new series. No wonder Samantha moved to London; these women are dark, depressing and insufferable!

[@Theonewithnoname85]

Once upon a time to save face & come across as the “good girl next door” as KK even addressed SJP (on Ellen) said how she couldn’t ever imagine carrying on the story without Samantha. Says it all really, IMO. Fake & only concerned with money which is surprising as she originally wanted to end the series to maintain the integrity of it & go out on a high whereby people would still miss it… I guess greed & vanity took over 💖

[@Fportas2]

What disgusts me the most is how we went through a whole movie with Miranda not being able to forgive Steve for his infidelity and here she is now doing the same but it’s ok because she’s a lesbian now and its woke🙄🙄🙄 RIP Miranda 💔

[@isabelaisme6979]

THANK YOU. I also wanna know this

[@mitchsalawine5420]

Very good point!

[@Fportas2]

@Delana Taylor Online she obviously wasn’t ever a lesbian as they already explored that in the episode were she pretended to date a coworker to get her boss to like her and she confirmed there that she wasn’t a lesbian after she kissed said coworker. Continuity means nothing to these new writers

[@columbagonzalez4582]

Samantha had an affair with a woman once. And Miranda didn't know then that she also was a bisexual? 😮 Until now?

[@Perfection_NV]

Thank you!!!!!! I said the same exact thing to my mom this is why I didn't want to see it...plus Samantha wasn't going to be in it. Glad I did a hard pass.

[@aberri79]

As a black woman it was weird also funny that each one of the women got their very own black or brown person. Wtf?!🥴🙃 There's just too many cringe moments. And whatever they are doing with Charlotte.... make it stop.

[@yvonnekilla3971]

They all have a brown side kick/ project , I was like oh come on! Wtf is going on here

[@dolomitefan1767]

This right here! 👆🏾👆🏾

[@daisylavender5275]

Right! It's so offensive to me.

[@katherinechase3674]

The people Carrie is collaborating with in their radio sex talk? They are all unattractive with zero charisma, I don't care what race they are or how disabled!? The little Asian guy? No one IRL would want to hear about his sexual practices...I could see him paying a sex worker...on the daily! Yikes!!!

[@annadawn921]

yes totally.. a woman of colour is an accessory.. and throw in a non binary person of colour that they can all share. to much to soon and yes.. feels like the people of colour are seen as props.

[@leagavin2]

As a women of color , I really disapprove how they are trying to incorporate the new characters. It really comes off disingenuous. This episode was really cringey. It’s like the I have at least one black friend , so I can’t be racist feeling 😩🥴.

[@elizabethramirez417]

Even the title of the episode was “some of my best friends” ….. are black? Like what are they doing ?

[@zoet6452]

Totally agree

[@wahoo4uva]

@@elizabethramirez417 the episode title was chosen on purpose and makes sense. It also captures the original commenter’s point. Even when people claim they’re not racist because they have a token one (or even more than one) friend that’s a different race or ethnicity than their own, their saying, “some of my best friends are…[insert any race or ethnicity here]” shows they’re clueless about how racism works and/or they’re clueless about their own.

[@wahoo4uva]

Completely agree! The intention is good. The execution is tokenizing.

[@sainthia]

This!!

[@Wendi1760]

Can we all just take a moment to give a huge standing ovation to Kim Cattrall? She understood there's no going back again! They've destroyed a classic show! Just be content with what was&let viewers enjoy reruns. Kim recognized this&didn't want to participate in this crap&look like a fool. Plus she told everyone how nasty SJP is. Let these 3 egomaniacal women parade around in grotesque outfits&recite hideous dialogue. That they probably write themselves as exec producers! Trying desperately to be woke is sickening! I don't want to see a lesbian Miranda because Cynthia is. I don't want to see a lesbian podcast host become besties with Carrie. I do not want to see black people invited to a party because the hostess wants black guests to look good! This is shameful. Omg HBO! Put this out of it's misery. Please! No Season 2 of AJLT And Kim Cattrall! Thank you for treating viewers with respect&refusing to be part of this freak show

[@paulfradin]

U hit the nail on the head……..

[@YaryYaritza18]

This

[@pacesr26]

🎯

[@jessiwave8]

Hands-down the best comment, I couldn't agree with you more. This show is a damn travesty!

[@KarenAnn_2007]

I couldn't agree more. Well said!!!!

[@staceehouston7124]

Lol the woman have lived in nyc for 30 years. They seem like they are from another planet!!!!

[@ketolifestyling7297]

I was thinking the same thing! Like have they been in a bubble for 30 years?! Ridiculous…

[@jlrc3991]

100% agreed!

[@kharynepierre9709]

As a true New Yorker this can be a real experience for people the lives such as the characters. Many people in New York don’t live their comfort zone. Especially those with who are rich

[@karilari8057]

They handled Stanford’s death/departure from the show horribly

[@cosmictruth6333]

that really broke my heart. Stanford was always so loyal to carie and always wanted to be married. and the character also made the first money....

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

It was a disgrace. They might as well have had a sock hop on his grave. Such disrespect.

[@jessel4life]

Definitely agree about POC being props. I'm a black woman and I LOVE the og SATC. I would rather see the original complete lack of diversity that they always had than to have a diverse cast for the sake of them being able to say "See, there's black people this time." We know Charlotte won't actually LEARN anything from her ignorance that she displayed throughout the episode.

[@mitchsalawine5420]

Agree totally. Thanks for your honesty. I would feel the same about HAVING to put white people in a Show like Good Times or Sanford and Son, two of my all time favorites for reasons of diversity. It would feel strained and totally dishonest.

[@breakingbadgoddess]

I agree. I’m a huge fan of the original series despite the lack of diversity. The writing was fabulous and although they may not have had a diverse cast… it was relatable. Several episodes had moments in which I had personally experienced. That’s what made it a great show. To show POC just for the sake of it does not make it relatable. They are props and the relationships feel forced and disingenuous.

[@LivesinReno]

Totally! Why can't they just interact as just PEOPLE!? Does not matter black, white, gay, straight, woke, unwoke etc. It is SO exhausting in every day life why do we have to endure it while viewing shows? African Americans have shows with either exclusively or almost exclusively African American actors and I enjoy these shows and movies without making note to self "these people are all black!" How racist! They need to incorporate white folks in them! It has gotten out of control. We are all just people living our lives best we can but the wokeness is going to be our undoing if we let it. I am so disappointed in this reboot. All this PLUS Chris Noth being accused of being a sexual predator in real life is just too much to take. Sigh.

[@djpekky]

Me too!

[@rawfeederlife]

Yes yes yes. Not only are POC props, they normalized her behavior in the end. I'm the only black woman in my local circle of friends and we never have these awkward moments. It was so hard not to skip ahead during these scenes.

[@July_-itab]

One more thing, am I the only one that’s having an issue with Miranda allowing Brady, a 17 year old boy, to have such obvious sex in her home…one thing is to be open and honest with your kids, another is to allow such blatant disrespect in your own home. I would not just be sitting there listening to my 17 year old have wild sex in the next room. That’s why these kids are the way they are now a days, there is ZERO respect being taught in the home.

[@money1137]

100% agree , I was honestly shocked lol but my fiancés mom did the same thing so it’s not out of the realm of possibility

[@juliewelch9679]

Thevlo

[@Kistan12]

I would have kicked out Brady’s disrespectful girlfriend out a long time ago instead of allowing this snarky bitch to stay there.

[@denisadellinger4543]

You are not the only one! Kids want boundaries. They say they don't and put up a fuss but they seek them in order to have security. Cool mom and passive dad who can't hear a work or the sound of a shaking bed against a wall, are terrible parents. Yes, they should have kept Miranda single so she could be a judge. She is a horrible mother.

[@alijane6675]

It’s really only an issue if you consider it disrespectful.

[@DavidVarkonyi]

I’m so happy Kim Cattrall did not participate in this mess! The writing is awful, everything about this reboot is a disaster and they look ridiculous…

[@donnahannaford6840]

so am i

[@pixelpulse0755]

My head cannon for the reboot is that Samantha is living her best life as she was able to best adapt to the changes of the world unlike her old friends who are just fumbling like they never talk to a person who wasn't like them. Yes, she was sad she had to leave them but as the oldest she was wise enough to see it was time for a new chapter in her life when she realized there's a whole world out there beyond the concrete city of New York.

[@kateruterbories2692]

Yes, she's a class act anyway, and I think she saw the writing on the wall.

[@kbailey3238]

@@pixelpulse0755 i love this! How beautiful!

[@cosmictruth6333]

they all look desperate for attention, money and diversity. lol

[@emma2370]

Why do they think a character in her late 50s who is married with a child needs to question her sexuality especially when they claimed she isn’t a lesbian in the original? There is just too much shit happening. Why can’t she just be an alcoholic? Or have an affair with a man? It’s so weird they think they need to have so much happening.

[@Commandotoad]

You say this... and yet it does actually happen in real life. Maybe a better explanation was needed so it didn't feel out of character but there are women with this experience.

[@emma2370]

@@Commandotoad I am very aware that it happens. However, my point still stands that too much shit is happening. Also, alcoholics do not magically get better because they become happy. It is a disease. This entire plot is bullshit.

[@christykaderman6484]

Its weird because isn't she a real lesbian

[@djpekky]

In real life she is bisexual

[@evanatbri-s13]

Making her a lesbian doesn't fit at all with Miranda's original character.

[@ette_pilates7034]

It’s really off how Carrie gets mad over that picture whilst putting the remains of her oh so beloved husband hidden in her closet next to a pair of shoes. This is such a shitshow.

[@julianbluefeather8491]

I mean, she’s always been a narcissist

[@longlongshadows392]

She always was a self absobed..whiney...cynical...mess

[@chayacarney5873]

All of sex in the city. Was Carrie being obsessed with Mr Big... Like that was her personality and have her not cry or make a huge scene... It's the worse!! It's out of character

[@lorir5728]

She didn't bother to call 911 or do cpr. Why care about a broken picture. So silly.

[@suzybearheart530]

I said the same thing to my husband when we watched it. He kept saying “this HAS to be a satire on woke culture. It HAS TO BE!” 😂

[@LizRealGirlBeauty]

The first rule of script writing is "show, don't tell." This show is not only telling, it's SCREAMING.

[@marge1112]

Good point.

[@deannahudson5301]

Yeah I’ve been thinking this the whole time!!

[@annied3273]

😂Yes!

[@shaynaragazza]

The last season of Brooklyn 99 also screamed wokeness at its audience. Those writers ruined the show. It's so sad what media/celebrities have become.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

"show don't tell" is for lazy instructors. A lot can be done in passive voice. But this is passive aggressive virtue signaling.

[@realmms]

As a POC I would be mortified if I was invited to a party just because I was brown … like wtf what world is this ?!

[@ariaiswilson]

Yeah, and for me I’m so used to being the only brown person in a room. Like I don’t even notice it anymore. 🙄

[@msi8311]

It’s a shame

[@johnscanlan9335]

OK I had to stop watching this episode before I vomited! I can't even talk about this horror anymore.

[@neerasinha-frazer2094]

@@ariaiswilson exactly! I’m used to being a minority. It doesn’t bother me. The race thing was so cringe.

[@hollygolightly7475]

It’s so off the mark it’s a horrible mess

[@annhaggerty3891]

I was very upset by how they dealt with Willie Garson's death. It made him seem sefish.

[@wearealloneexceptforthatgu7848]

The same as Samantha's departure from the show - the creative team doesn't properly honor the characters or the fans that have followed them. And they had some notice of his illness, time to write a fitting and beautiful and honorable storyline that would have given fans and the cast the opportunity to honestly grieve and honor him. That would have been a good time to have the show reflect reality - to have Stanford suddenly be lost to cancer without having told anyone because he did not want to cause his loved ones to be upset any longer than he knew they were going to be. Given that the show is constantly shoving age and age-related problems into view, I don't know why they shied away from honestly including Stanford's passing. You would think the writers would have scripts prepared in advance to deal with the possibility of the major characters' actors passing in real life, the way major newspapers have obituaries written in advance for major public figures and keep them updated to be prepared for a sudden passing.

[@ritaamor283]

@@wearealloneexceptforthatgu7848 👏👏👏👏👏

[@JillKirchner]

@@wearealloneexceptforthatgu7848 It is a fact that 3 old ladies can have a good show aka Golden Girls. This show is skirting around the issues and trying to just pick up as if these 3 old broads are just picking up where they left off. They look old, they sound old, they are old, so let's have a funeral and end this sad mess.

[@suzybearheart530]

@@wearealloneexceptforthatgu7848 And just like that you’ve written in the comments a better episode than the show writers. 😅

[@VNChild]

Kim Cattrall made a good decision to not join this!

[@AndreaAvila78]

My thoughts exactly!

[@fool4singing]

...and will still have a career when this disaster is done and buried.

[@MJDavidson]

Awful and insulting episode, to be quite honest. I’m actually hoping there’s no second season - this is coming from a fan of 20+ years.

[@gf9747]

agree

[@cra2y8a8y]

On Harry’s sweating: when Charlotte first met him she was grossed out by how sweaty he was - dripping onto her divorce papers. So I think this was just a clumsy way of reminding us of one of his character features. Ugh - like we need something so basic to do that. What about his career? He should be top of his practice now, as should Miranda. And what about Steve’s bar? He could have more than one now, perhaps hosting stand up comedians and musicians in one, which would provide an in for a different location for scenes, transient characters, etc.. They’re missing so many opportunities with existing characters. All we’ve got is Anthony in a bakery, and that is so out of character for him to be getting his hands dirty. He should be working as a stylist for a magazine or company, giving Carrie more to do than the podcast where she doesn’t fit in at all.

[@cra2y8a8y]

Also on the podcast: why is it as if she’s only just started working there and is such a noob? In SATC she had been writing her column for years and was confident in it. She should’ve been established in this podcast role, bringing humour and insights like with the column. It’s like all of them are suddenly starting new career roles in their 50s and completely lacking confidence and failing.

[@Babesinthewood97]

Yes that would be wonderful. But it’s also true that sometimes people choose differently, or don’t live up to their potential. Unfortunately I think it’s pretty common to fall short of what could have been. Miranda even said she chose her son over a better career. And what’s wrong with that? Anyway, now that he’s grown up, she’s back at university. I suppose her great career days are ahead of her.

[@Babesinthewood97]

@@cra2y8a8y The jargon in the podcast were so different from Carries style. Yes she was like a guest on someone else’s podcast

[@ckotcher1]

Welcome to 2021 where all the men are apparently 2 dimensional side characters 🙄

[@trishs2cats83]

@@Babesinthewood97 Well said. Miranda mentions to her professor that the reason she is back in school is additional education so that she can make a difference in our society's changing social climate. She didn't want to be in corporate law anymore because she wants to make a difference. This is forward progression, and she's 55. She's not letting age stop her. (In the second movie, she said she loved Brady but she missed her job. Miranda shows no signs of slowing down while she has the gumption and the skillset(that of which she's adding to as well).

[@annenorth8553]

Dressing like carrie does in a long tutu at the age of 56- i'd be looked upon as ' that weird woman that dresses like a child' she wears the most ridiculous outfits and hats

[@joeyriddle]

I actually said out loud “What the F@@@“ when she stepped out in that mess and almost turned it off

[@azure52]

I don't know, Carrie seemed more upset about losing her shoes at the friend's party than losing Big. She doesn't treat people well, making Stanford hide or passing judgement for someone being a self-proclaimed dating expert. KIM CATTRALL was smart to miss this! They could have said that Stanford after seeing Big die suddenly wanted to be free and enjoy places with/without Anthony

[@bijuleni]

I hear you. I actually related with Carrie a lot and how she dealt with the passing of Big. Everyone experiences grief and loss differently. Just because someone does not seem upset or does not display emotions like Charlotte did, it does not mean that person is not feeling the loss tremendously. I think in the 3rd episode too, you see her going through the different stages of grief too.

[@tula1433]

I don’t get why they needed to even give an excuse they could literally just say he’s busy working or have one or two phone calls from “Stanford” lol this show is a joke !

[@simiabba]

@@marhar1172 xoxoxo

[@piquedametarot]

Or they could have brought Marcus back..Stanford and him falling back in love again madly and escape to avoid Anthonys anger.

[@BeYounique...Maryanne]

@@tula1433 Exactly. For a show that's only 10 episodes they didn't have to write him off as they did.

[@chetwilli7756]

I think this has taught us all what "representation" really means. Adding people of colour or queer people just to fill in the void with no other characteristic other than their identity backfires and makes everyone miserable. I loved the original series and was a total Miranda...despite being a brown gay guy. I didn't need to be a red head, or a woman or a lawyer, I identified with her character and the choices her character made. It's time to stop insulting us and just go about writing characters that we can relate to despite what they look like.

[@alexsilva-vn7jc]

Perfectly put!

[@susansheehan9726]

Love this, hit the nail on the head. ❤️

[@MsMinoula]

Lol I identified with her too even though I am from a different country and not a lawyer or by any means rich.

[@lyndoraburroughs-robinson5663]

Kim Catrell was a Genius to pass on this mess😑

[@MrJannieti]

The’ve dealt great with representation in Bridgerton, for example. A very good example how you can have diverse cast without being ridiculous.

[@monkeytail1968]

And just like that, Sarah-Jessica Parker realized that she should have left that franchise rest.

[@audreycaruso8111]

Yes, exactly...

[@theyclosechannelsthatspeak428]

Exactly. She got greedy.

[@lifeafterkabbalah]

Miranda had a drink every time Charlotte wore puffy sleeves and just like that, she got a drinking problem

[@RHRJen]

Hahahaha yes! That’s exactly what happened 🤣 I prefer your writing to that of the show

[@lifeafterkabbalah]

@@RHRJen 😁 btw, your reviews are always dead on!

[@marymiller6188]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@skatepork]

Why does this show act like people of color are these strange exotic alien creatures that suddenly appeared in NYC one day and no one knows how to act or behave around them. The old SATC - granted wasn’t the most ethnically diverse show- but they had interacted, had friends, dated and slept with POC and it was never A THING (save for one episode when Samantha got between the guy she was dating and his sister). It’s like the writers read one buzzfeed article about how “sex and the city is problematic” and rather than naturally integrate a little more realistic NYC diversity - it opts to cram and shove black and brown women into storylines in the most offensive way possible. I’m surprised they haven’t introduced the sassy loud Puerto Rican and the wise old Black house cleaner.

[@Outdafakeonz]

I mean Che is the sassy, loud Latinx non-binary so that's close enough 😆

[@skatepork]

@@Outdafakeonz Oh god you are right. Which means Karen Pittman (the professor) is totally going to be the wise magical black woman who tells Miranda at some point this season a variation of “You is Kind, You is Smart, You is Important”. 🙃

[@eej1983able]

I agree! It's horrible.

[@leandravaughan1519]

Beautifully said!

[@BabyHannah05]

They are acting like they never seen a black person before! So cringe 😬

[@ninacroftchannel]

So, "Don't touch my shoes!" and five minutes later... Carrie forgets the precious photo of the "love of her life" and doesn't take it with her? And we're supposed to believe that she ever loved him? This episode is an INSULT for the viewers.

[@lexielondonn]

Nenee

[@katefavn8655]

Poor Big, he deserves better wife

[@longlongshadows392]

She always was self centered and self absorbed and cynical

[@fool4singing]

I hate that we already established that Miranda was straight and had no interest in women (clarified in season 1) and now all of a sudden since they aren't creative enough to do something interesting with the Miranda character, they have to change her sexuality? This is a HUGE annihilation of her character, and goes against who she is. It was no big deal to come out in the late 90's and 2000's and she would have done so then,...why do the writers think it would be such a progressive idea now? Is it just because Cynthia is gay, because that's too easy. This show had seen its day, and that day is over. Let it be what it was and just let us watch it in re-runs.

[@krishne_4347]

The whole point of Miranda establishing that she's not gay, just tomboy. Now they're ruining that aspect of her. Just cause a women dress a certain way doesn't define anything about her.

[@christym6128]

If I wanted talk of the difficulties of raising kids, colonoscopies, widowhood, sexless marriages, divorce...I'll look to people in my real life. I wanted to see the girls living their best lives, fabulously in New York. This is SO SO bad.

[@evanatbri-s13]

It wouldn't be plausible. Life in 50s is not about "best life" or "fabulous life". Nothing fancy about it, especially with the new plan for the end of the world we know today. Life in 50s is about boredom, colon cancer,

[@evanatbri-s13]

Ilnesses, our children's lives.. nothing about big loves, big passions or fashion-focused.

[@MichaelGiordano777]

Christy. Best review of the new SATC reboot so far! Cheers! 😂

[@flosetac]

@@evanatbri-s13 I have no kids, mortgage is almost paid off, career is stellar...I'm healthy thank God...the fifties have been the best time of my life

[@tropicalvirus1897]

@@flosetac I wanna be like you when I grown up too! ☺️ I think the same, people in their 50s sometimes are full of energy, plus most part of the time they have older children so the worries start to calm down and they can do whatever they want like hobbies or starting small business

[@BarbaraJunieJones]

Kim Cattrall was smart. If these ladies who are a decade younger than her are already acting like they’re dead corpses, imagine what they would’ve turned Samantha into. They need to stop acting like 50 is the new 80 or something. It’s so miserable.

[@Bamgeutcutiepie]

i tell you.. *i DIED* when charlotte could not tell the difference at the party... from one black women from another.. like REALLY they really did this? i was so disappointed.

[@Bamgeutcutiepie]

@@Fraylovesskincare yes. I know. People look at Asiens and Say they all look alike. Asians think white people all look alike. Black people too. But you know what they were doing with this. They keep making these racist WEIRD remarks that makes charlotte and Miranda look so dumb. They don’t have to make them such idiots. It’s was just unnecessary

[@MajaJeremic]

Maybe too much credit was given to original Charlotte. She was eating pudding in Mexico because ït's Mexico", married a guy of the right profile without getting to know him first (Trey). The show went downhill and so did the characters.

[@lilivon32]

And just like that.. they turned a great show into absolute shit

[@dayo8843]

I would have liked to see three great characters in their 50’s living an amazing life in NYC. Instead we got a depressing mess. Did they really think their fans would like to see this woke BS? Also, it’s almost like Steve doesn’t exist at all.

[@ericahaas6840]

Steve and Harry are walking around like they have ABI's

[@sanzbozo]

Did they wake up in 2021? That's what the show feels like. They fell asleep or were cryogenically frozen after the 2nd dreadful movie, and they are playing some awful game of 'woke' catch-up. It's insulting, and I really miss Samantha. I'm the age they are on or abouts and I lived thru, witnessed, and learned from the changes that occurred and grew from them and adapted for the most part, seamlessly. Why haven't done the same? I do miss the voice overs, but I don't think that alone can save this mess.

[@BeYounique...Maryanne]

YES, that's exactly it. It reminds me of The Brady Bunch movie where they were living like it was the 1970s during the 1990s. It's like the show is trying to school us, as audience members, what we already know. I'm watching this til the end just to see what happens, but I won't re-watch as I do with the original series.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

@Delana Taylor Online they hated the women, and aren't trying to hide it anymore

[@dorothygrillo3150]

I hope they don’t add the “Harry getting colon cancer” to this mess. It would make Charlotte’s character look even worse! Btw.. I seem to remember Harry had a sweat issue when they first introduced his character.

[@cantthinkofone6995]

Oh yeh and his teabags being left on the furniture. I was just thinking the same thing, lord please don’t check major illness box by way of Harry having colon cancer … this show is already all over the place 😬

[@annie4258]

Yup he dropped sweat on Charlotte's divorce papers to trey 🤦‍♀️

[@cantthinkofone6995]

@@annie4258 oh yeh! Forgot about that! I’m not sure if sweating relates to colon cancer, but I’m sure we will find out soon enough.😬

[@ladykitty16]

I'm feeling they're going that direction

[@outspoken5808]

I'm just so confused about where they are going with all of this, besides the obvious plot for Miranda, everything is just a complete mess! Story lines that would have been one episode for the original are being dragged out for this, like Miranda and her professor, and Charlotte and this mom-friend. This show was popular because of the love story of the four girls, and the love stories of the four girls. *This episode we got only one scene with any three of them together* it's like they are so focused on the woke-ticket characters and plots that they are losing the real heart of the show. None of them are happy, all of them are unlikable, and we don't even get much screen time with the only husbands left alive. And yes, give us back our voice overs! The comedy in this show used to be puny and witty, it's like they forgot that the show and its characters are supposed to be smart and funny.

[@Serena_9]

There is only Samantha who makes the show fun. There rest of them are boring.

[@anettas.1751]

It reminds me of "Two and a half man" the last episode, were they showed Charlie so demaged. And then they introduced Ashton Kutcher and it was a completely new show.

[@sy_dianne5224]

There are 2 husbands though

[@Lambert58-v9i]

Why was Miranda wearing an orange jail jumpsuit to lunch?

[@hollygolightly7475]

It’s sad and glum

[@tarantulagirl]

This episode was a disaster. Having Charlotte collect black people like Carrie collects shoes! It was so embarrassing I couldn’t finish it. I also think they are going to kill Harry as well. Carrie is going to get back with Aidan, it’s obvious and bullshit!

[@sora1riku1kairi]

Totally forgot about Aiden... that would be so horrible

[@tarantulagirl]

@@sora1riku1kairi I read he’s going to be in the series, so I assumed with all the other obvious and awful storylines, this has to be one of them!

[@charleneyork6577]

Carrie will be dating that guy who works behind the class in that pod cast.

[@Metalcowboy88]

I think they should've reshot the scenes they had already filmed when Stanford died, rewriting the funeral to be his, and brought Big back to film a divorce/separation storyline instead.

[@ModernGoddess81]

Stanford died in real life?!?

[@Christina-71]

@@ModernGoddess81 yes.

[@Christina-71]

Why get rid of Big at all thou? They were already starting it back up without Samantha. No need to kill him off or write in a divorce.

[@tonyakruid2095]

Agreed

[@christinaacosta6594]

Cause mr big in big trouble

[@djpekky]

I am bisexual and i am really uncomfortable with the whole Miranda-suddenly-gay plot. She tried to be lesbian once and even the lesbian agreed. Your videos are excellent. They are sparing me the pain of watching this thing and cringe.

[@fool4singing]

Well, she didn't exactly try to be lesbian,...she just posed as one to move up in the law firm she worked for. Now Samantha DID try the whole lesbian route and discovered it wasn't for her.

[@toomuchinformation]

@@fool4singing Didn't Charlotte also hang around with a group of lesbians only to be told that if she didn't "eat pussy" then she shouldn't be hanging around with them?

[@djpekky]

@@fool4singing she kissed the woman to see if something happens and then said "yep, definitely straight." And the lesbian agreed. OK, fine, maybe she would discover that she likes women later. HOWEVER, if they start putting the whole "lesbian with comp het" narrative that erases bisexuals and makes women who later in life discover they like women and non-men not having a label, I will be further pissed. I have a friend who is married to a woman, and people in her vicinity insisted she was a lesbian who went through comp het, despite the fact that she has replied that the men she loved were real relationships. She decided not to use labels so people leave her alone.

[@BeYounique...Maryanne]

@@fool4singing I agree. Also, just because you're gay or bisexual, doesn't mean you're attracted to every woman you meet. Miranda's character probably wasn't attracted to that woman back in the day. She kissed her and said, "Not gay." Now she's attracted to Che. Chemistry is unexplainable. It's either there or it's not.

[@Ilovegrunge123]

@@BeYounique...Maryanneis this a wattpad fanfiction or writers who wrote fanfiction. Cause the I'm only gay for one person is a cliche on wattpad.

[@miriamchalmovianska863]

I will write it everywhere. The costumes are disasterous. Period.

[@hollygolightly7475]

To put carrie in that crinoline to go to the bodega was like.. really? It wasn’t even styled right, just so forced it’s a mess!

[@dickiea8048]

Agree. It was like she just put that taffeta skirt on just to try and look young again. Like the plot, overly forced.

[@ErinCRN]

This show is proving to be truly dreadful. I think it’s their goal to make all the women single again, and then do a show about older women dating while shoving all the woke bullshit down our throats. Hollywood sucks.

[@joshcahanin1250]

This is like seeing high school friends years after graduation. I want to still like them and hang out, but I know it won't happen.

[@cozy46]

I also find it odd of Charlotte to be so obsessed with needing black friends. But Kristin Davis actually has adopted 2 black children. I wonder what she thought of the writing?

[@retrogradepink]

well, she and SJP are executive producers, so presumably she signed off on it to some degree.

[@gingerale1861]

How do they not say that ‘this is my character and she would never in a million years do this.’ The audience love her and feel they know her. This woke fantasy world is so weird and depressing.

[@JJ-yn4cj]

She is a celebrity - vast majority of them are out of touch with what lower/middle class people go through. They basically just make things to virtue-signal and look morally superior.

[@jf7654]

Whats interesting is that even though they have aged the lack of self awareness is astounding given their level of "success" in the show. Its so unrealistic its nauseating. The "realistic" aspects they bring into the show (aging, death, etc.) are so depressing. Aging isn't entirely depressing, theres a lot of beauty in it.

[@anitapricecheck9554]

It feels like they maybe hired younger writers this time & this is their view of aging women.

[@jf7654]

@Lisa Pollitt you didn't understand my comment at all reread it.

[@toomuchinformation]

@@anitapricecheck9554 I think it's the same guy, who's gay, which is quite instructive.

[@kibblenbits]

@@valkyriesardo278 I'm with you! I'm 70 and had coke bottle glasses most of my life. Wore hard contacts for years because the soft ones, back then, couldn't be used with my prescription. I can now walk around with no correction at all and am loving it. Who knew cataract surgery would be a blessing? Actually, I'm enjoying my current age more than any age I've been and since I lived my life, have no desire to relive my youth. I like that I know myself and my needs/wants well. I was in the workforce 52 years and now I'm reaping the rewards from years of hard work. I retired 2 years ago, own my home on wooded acreage, have no debt, can do what I want, when I want, no stress and am still in good health. Every day is like a Saturday! Yay!

[@Starbits7]

@@valkyriesardo278 The same happened to my 85 year old aunt. Glasses most her life and now she doesn't need them. And while my aunt has always dressed in basic comfy clothes (not a fashionista) She still has a lot more fun than these women in this series...

[@joanilott8801]

I think the problem is, the new characters are like caricatures. They're just not believable and neither are the plots. Would Anthony have married Stanford? They hated each other. Why would he bugger off to Japan? There's no continuity.

[@cozy46]

Yes, Stanford and Anthony got married in the second movie.

[@joanilott8801]

Thanks Katy. I didn't watch the 2nd movie. The 1st was bad enough.

[@Lovexjas]

The actor who played Stanford died, so I think the writers were just grasping at straws to figure something out for his character.

[@joanilott8801]

@@Lovexjas I know Jasmine but WE could have come up with a better plot!

[@silvanavivas9728]

I'm glad to have come across these recaps...I couldn't stand a whole episode of the reboot...I feel Sarah Jessica Parker's acting was OK twenty-something years ago...now I find her so over-acting with her arms flapping everywhere....¿wasn't her hair supposed to be blonde and white? The most unsuitable length for her age...she looks like clinging to the Carrie she was. Other comments I read mention the awful view of being old, when they had been maturing promising adults in the past. Why did they grow up soooo badly??? Showing real life is good, but there are so many elements forced into the plot.....I'll just watch your recaps! Good for Kim Catrall!!!! Probably the idea of this Reboot was a mistake from the very beginning....

[@vaskylark]

I have very long hair and I'm 52. Why do young women get to have long hair but older women don't? That makes no sense.

[@kikia6611]

@@vaskylark I have long hair as well and am mid 50s. I don't care what length Carrie's hair is, but i agree that the writing for this reboot is BAD. For the series and even the movies the characters were quirky but likeable but now it's like they aren't older versions but totally different personalities altogether (and unlikable instead of quirky). And trying too hard to be "woke". Ugh.

[@detectivefiction3701]

I'm 44 and have a blunt bob that ends just past my chin. My personal feeling is that, as you age, hair that is too long tends to drag your face down, visually speaking, and age you. Just my opinion.

[@Lambert58-v9i]

My F. Mary. Kill: F is Charlotte. Mary is Miranda. Kill is Carrie.

[@triphophoney2981]

Some women can pull off long hair in their older years (like Andie MacDowell), but it makes others look witchy, like SJP. Her hair is overprocessed and looks dry & brittle. Needs a serious overhaul. She looks like a withered old broodmare.

[@LS-hu1lm]

It’s like Golden Girls without the charm, humor or Blanche/Samantha.

[@msjones2352]

Well said! 💯

[@worlddd7777]

And worst thing of all, they are acting like they are even older than Golden Girls

[@susanchristie9322]

This entire reboot is so hard to watch, and Cynthia Nixon is the hardest to watch!! I’m giving up on the whole mess….but I’ll still watch YOUR reviews of it! 😂

[@jennifers2534]

They are acting like they are all 85 years old! I am waiting for them to all move to an old folks home.

[@Girlyfish66]

I cannot believe how bad this show is. First handing out diverse friends to all the rich white ladies like it’s a game show. Second making all the men stupid, mean or obnoxious. Third turning the characters we love into socially inept a-holes. I know it’s difficult for older actresses to get good parts but are they really this desperate? And just like that a franchise is destroyed.

[@leslienold7719]

You know - I just totally noticed the 'handing out diverse friends' such a great analogy to what they're doing. As far as the men in the series, I couldn't believe they killed off Big - devastating! Steve was Miranda's compass & equalizer, what they've done with Brady is so wrong. Harry was Charlotte's equalizer as well. He kept her feet on the ground. The writers created partners for the ladies that emphasize their good qualities & kept them human. That is being completely destroyed. I will keep watching with hope it gets better.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

The writers not so secretly hate women. They can't relate to them and have just given up.

[@lesliejp7]

worst episode yet! I dont know why the writers are making it seem like these women have never encounter black people before. They only live in NYC, the most diverse city in the world. The writing is so awkward and disjointed. Dialogue is supposed to move the story along but there is dialogue in this that serves no purpose. Everyone is miserable and snippy with eachother. And they just had Stanford and Anthony make up and say they were going to stop fighting and now suddenly Stanford wants a divorce? nothing makes sense in this show! its super depressing.

[@camcamlady8068]

PSA: for television shows that are majority white and want to incorporate black people, executives, please hire black writers, not just one, but like a few so you can get a realistic portrayal. That goes for any other underrepresented group. Also how they’re dealing with age is just sad! I expected them to all be thriving and living their best lives! That would’ve solved some of these weird, cringe moments. They’ve managed to suck the fun out of a show that was just so much fun even though it had a lack of diversity. They should’ve just let it live in the past.

[@SuperInab]

May I suggest Jesse Lee Peterson 😁

[@Litaxx123]

This was a show about 4 white women and it was great. It didn’t need diversity; because everything doesn’t need diversity. This show was originally targeted towards white 30 something women and there is nothing wrong with that. The show Soul Food on Showtime was directed towards 30 something black women; it was a great show and I never thought they needed to add more white characters, gay characters or non binary characters to make it better. Forced diversity in already existing properties does nothing but ruin them because the woke garbage doesn’t fit in with the characters histories and the fans wind up scratching their head saying that character would have never acted like that because, insert identity group, walked in the room. These were independent women who did things their way. Now they go into a room and don’t know how to act like normal human beings because someone has a different skin color or gender identity. This is not how these women acted in these situations in the past, so why they got dumber instead of wiser with age is nothing more than a woke agenda getting in the way of portraying these great characters properly.

[@Motochick203]

@@Litaxx123 amen

[@jeffkoons001]

There are three black writers on the show, including Samantha Irby, and it didn't make the show better or even good.

[@Ilovegrunge123]

@@Litaxx123 Also Noah's arc had a similar concept but with black gay men. 4 different friends with different personalities and sex life. Noah was also a writer.

[@dailycarolina.]

The actor who plays Harry looks like he doesn't even want to be in the show.

[@lorir5728]

Miranda lived in Manhattan all these years. She's like 60 and just now figuring out her sexuality. Gimme a break.

[@valerietheawkwardartist]

Maybe she never felt this way about a woman. The right partner will do that to you.

[@lorir5728]

@@valerietheawkwardartist yes of course you have a point. It happens. I just get annoyed with the when "light up billboard virtue signaling, give me a paton the back for being such an open minded show". I'm 49 and all this stuff is so old hat to me. I get offended that it's patronizing.

[@rolmam9667]

I was astounded at how incredibly painful this episode was. Between her and her new black "friend" squealing at each other about getting a double latte, the tulle skirt from a wedding gown that Carrie decided would be fashionable to wear to the corner store. I was dumbfounded when Charlotte (whose face I cannot get over with the horrific work she had done) was running around trying to find black people and THEN goes up to a woman who is black and thinks she is someone else. I guess because all minorities look alike, huh? Yes, I am a glutton for punishment as I watch the show mainly because I am challenged to see how much more horrific this show can get. BTW: Carrie putting the love of her life in the back shelf of a closet was horrifying.

[@Md-gq4yx]

Each episode is worse than the other as this shitshow continues

[@christinelord2297]

He didn’t even get an urn, she’s an animal. Put him in a cemetery for the love of God!

[@LivesinReno]

O M G. This gives the word CRINGE a whole new meaning!!! WHO acts like that when they make a new friend? Charlotte is the most annoying character ever cast on a show. I just ....can't.

[@allthingsbeauty9175]

@@apartmentgroup9671 Her ridiculous fillers match her horrible character & makes it even more hard to watch.

[@BeYounique...Maryanne]

@@apartmentgroup9671 Yeah, Charlotte was so judgmental of Samantha, but she was having just as much sex. That character never made sense.

[@singingcloud4081]

I so agree on your review. I took Carrie’s comment to Seema that even though Seema has had so many bad dating app experiences, it’s admirable that she’s still putting herself out there....they were literally discussing the bad dates and men she met through the apps! That comment could be made to a friend of any age, it wasn’t about Seema’s age. Carrie did overreact to the frame glass, but I can see why she got upset. The photo and the frame were one item to her altogether that Big loved. BUT she should have taken it to her apartment and not left it there for the movers if it meant so much to her. She didn’t let them touch her shoes though?? 🙄 Also So much cringe for Charlotte and Miranda. It feels like Anthony and Harry are the only ones that are still true to their characters’ personalities

[@BeYounique...Maryanne]

YES! I agree Carrie's comment to Seema was sincere, but nowadays it seems you can't say the word "still" anymore either. The former supermodel Paula Porizkova made it loud and clear she hates when people say, "You're STILL beautiful." ....Damn, I'm 58 and nowhere close to her beauty, but if someone says to me, "You still look good" I take it as a compliment. .... But people can't say anything anymore, everyone gets so offended, twisting things around to make them bad when they are said in a sincere manner.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

@@BeYounique...Maryanne iKR. I remember when Paulina was the watermark for beauty... she's gorgeous at any age. So glad she got her share of her husband's estate...

[@calebmenz9817]

What the second movie didn’t completely succeed at doing, this crap has … killed the brand! I hate all the characters, hate the stories! Never would have imagine I would dislike Carrie Bradshaw...Or should I say Caroline??? Hoping it would get better from episode one and it has not! It’s hard to watch this mess… I’m out!

[@wendiematthews9599]

“A clumsy woke forced mess.” Perfect way to sum it up. Ughhhh PS Dexter New Blood is so rad!!!! Love it!!!!!

[@allisonforet3281]

I’m so out of the loop I didn’t know there was a Dexter re do re boot whatever

[@allisonforet3281]

Oh shoot and yes a clumsy woke forced mess. That about sums up mainstream existence these days

[@poplife123]

Dexter's back????.....I missed that....love it

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

No! The Dexter reboot is worse than AJLT, if that's even possible!!

[@kathleenyoung8916]

Again, the only good thing about this reboot, your recaps. I’m so over being ‘woke’. I’m just trying to stay alive at this point. The world is spiraling out of control and I’m exhausted at the end of the day … and the nightmare ready and waiting for us the next day. 🥺 Happy Holidays!!!!! 🤣😂🤣

[@RHRJen]

You always have some of my favorite comments that’s exactly how I feel! Happy holidays ❤️

[@kellygallagher7911]

I think I'm going to watch the old series just so I can get a good feeling from the show again. I hope they take our criticism to heart and fire all these writers

[@sharonajodhia5586]

Seeing Charlotte and Lisa at the table together, drinking coffee..this would have been a great moment to talk about motherhood. Instead of focussing on skin colour, focuss on what these women have in common.

[@BeYounique...Maryanne]

YES! You totally nailed it. No matter the skin color every woman wants the same thing: love, family, a rewarding career, good health, a sense of purpose.... Where is the female empowerment in these episodes? Women are more alike than different.

[@crissolmontiel]

Yes, like the previous writers did.

[@sharonajodhia5586]

@@BeYounique...Maryanne Amen sister! 🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@sharonajodhia5586]

@@crissolmontiel Exactly!

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

That's the problem, though. I have been an expatriate all my life, and if there's one thing that drives me insane, it's how people focus on what's different, not what's the same. In Ireland, I'm told I have an American accent - in USA, they think I'm Irish. No one stops to ever ask where I'm from or how long I've been here...just stick a label on you, who cares if it's right or not 🙄 So yeah, I'm not surprised at all that Lisa and Charlotte aren't talking about being moms - their loss!

[@sherrym.2190]

Agreed! It's so upsetting to see them like this...it's as if they are coming back from a time warp or something... Everything is so off

[@cleftheart]

Notice how this episode is shorter than the previous 3. People has been discussing on Reddit that it maybe because they had to delete some of Big's (Chris Noth) flashback scenes.

[@tinawelch5524]

Yeah! I wondered about that- scenes in carriage & in Paris- he's not even proven guilty yet!

[@fmElse]

This would be even more idiotic, let the story flow!

[@carrielawson7005]

Thank you for watching this I can't believe how poorly this is written your recaps are great

[@t.hamdan5988]

The thing that gets me is why are they acting as if Miranda didn't date Blair Underwood and Samantha wasn't seeing a black guy? Miranda was bothered that Samantha was a lesbian for a minute and said she is doing it just to irritate us. Like you said, they are writing her storyline for Cynthia, not Miranda. Charlotte being hyper aware about not having enough black friends is so cringy to watch as well. Beyond disappointed how they ruined this show. The only new character I actually like that could have fit in back in the show's Heyday, is Reema. The writers have really insulted the viewers intelligence.

[@kathrynkorchok4651]

I couldn’t stand to watch any more than 15 minutes of the first episode. So crude, awkward, sophomoric, narcissistic and disappointing. Then I found your analysis/commentary and have been enjoying this! I refuse to watch the show, so thanks for watching for us and posting these pithy comments! (My question is: how old are the show’s writers - 12?)

[@Lambert58-v9i]

I’d have to agree. Out of all the women I’d say Miranda has aged the best. I’d totally schtoop her!

[@SKB2643]

Same. Turned off ep 1 within 15 mins! Just awful.

[@amandazemke5765]

My daughter refuses to watch them

[@Lambert58-v9i]

@@eduardochavacano would you schtoop Miranda?

[@julexr3044]

I find myself watching this mess of a show just to hear your hilarious recaps afterwards. You are 100% correct on every single recap. I’m so happy I came across your channel. I’m hooked!

[@cherylsHTX]

Overall, I think they have forgotten who their characters are and therefore don't know how to play them which makes their acting sub par. I am tired of the crap about aging which is odd given how SJP and Kristin Davis have spoken out about people criticizing them for their aging looks and spoken up for women saying that aging is not a death sentence. The writing in this is just horrible and I am disappointed that SJP and the others are producers and didn't put a stop to the absurd tropes. And that podcast...CRINGE. It is like a morning show on FM radio. All that's missing is fart sound effects and prank calls. It's not woke, it's stupid. This show should never have happened.

[@jennifers2534]

@@apartmentgroup9671 They are acting like they are all 85 years old! I am waiting for them to all move to an old folks home.

[@Himmiefan]

As Carrie’s boss on the podcast, Che’s insisting that Carrie be more sexually graphic or else despite Carrie not wanting to actually constitutes sexual harassment.

[@toidean633]

They also forgot about the fans that loved the original series. How could they think that we would like this?

[@toidean633]

@@apartmentgroup9671 it's a hot mess😂

[@Cori_13]

I would never speak to someone again if I was used, for any reason, in any situation, just because I was black. That is BEYOND insulting. I was literally in shock watching that. Would have been interesting for Charlotte to have been friends with Che. They are so opposite that it would have been nice to see Charlotte accept someone that's not a clone of herself.

[@ninacroftchannel]

It is insulting even for the white people. Really. This is insulting for you (POC) and for us as well! They literally portrayed the POC as desperate racists who'd feel weird if they are the only POC in a room. C'mon! Is none of you self-assured, confident, above the superficial skin-tone narrative? This is ridiculous and really insulting. The white people are portrayed (in Charlotte) as latent racists who try to sell themselves as open-minded and accepting? I was furious! I live in a small European country where a POC is a rarity. The other day I was shopping and I saw a black person (not brown, truly black, from Sudan). It turned out that this person is a soccer player in our city. I wasn't shocked at all, I was truly glad that this person was feeling comfortable in our city. I didn't know that he could speak my language, so I told him something in English. He smiled and replied in my native language. It was AMAZING. He's not only the only POC in a room, but in this whole city! And he's not desperate and he doesn't feel weird at all! Now, that's acceptance. We accept him, he accepts us, and it is totally NATURAL. Nobody has to fake anything. We're all the same under our skin. This is a situation that actually happens in real life, it's not forced, it's spontaneous, and if real life can write better screenplays than the writers of AJLT, then they should be really ashamed of themselves!

[@paulafiorotti6108]

Everything sucked,but seriously: compare “being out there to date” to someone’s passing is absurd! I’ve lost my dad due to the pandemic and I’d be mortified if somebody called me out “comparing “ how offensive I was talking about this or that person of age dating.

[@lunakat7020]

Q×w

[@mitchsalawine5420]

Very sorry for your loss Paula.

[@daisylavender5275]

Carrie WAS being insensitive.

[@paulafiorotti6108]

@@daisylavender5275 exactly

[@daisylavender5275]

@@peeder1417 true

[@lavanniarajalingam50]

i recently watched some of the old SATC episodes. the reboot is horrible. the characters in the older series had better lines. Miranda was actually funny and had some of the wittiest lines. She is now so unbearable. They have made her character so useless here. Charlotte...seriously needss to stay clear from the botox. Carrie.....boring AF. nothing good about this series. too damn woke for my liking

[@Xtheearthchildx]

Not them having to study how to be around black people 😭 cringing the whole time I watched lol

[@tiffniejackson7399]

Yes!!! 🙅🏾‍♀️

[@falconeddie4109]

Both Cynthia Nixon and Kristen Davis are executive producers of AJLT, so that explains a lot. Patricia Fields confirmed that Nixon and SJP both think they know best to the point of ignoring/being difficult to work with the show’s lead stylist -because they think they know best. It’s pretty clear now that when hbo green lighted this new series, Michael Patrick King either didn’t bother to assemble a group of female writers (which was the magic behind, Sex and the City under Darren Star), or he just hired random writers who’s only job here is to write what SJP and Cynthia Nixon want them to write.

[@Outdafakeonz]

Miranda's storyline seems to be ripped directly from Cynthia's real life story which is a shame because it's not authentic to Miranda's character and all we've seen from her all of these years. Maybe had they written in a new character using Cynthia's real life experience it would have cone across more genuine, but doing it to the Miranda character feels forced and pandering.

[@toidean633]

Kristen is one of the writers too.

[@ignazs.5816]

And also add that anyone nowadays claims to be a writer.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

Actually, the writers are a bunch of middle aged women, some who wrote for SATC...but got abducted by aliens who zapped their brains. They also are a pretty elitist group of snobs who think they're the Beatles releasing a new album, and the viewers who complain are a bunch of Yoko Onos.

[@AestheticDelta]

Kim outsmarted the writing of this show, shes not woke therefore she wins in the end 😌🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@mmoves4603]

And just like that Kim Cattrall was proven right for not signing on to this mess.

[@theresecatalano4017]

Did these women learn nothing in 25 years???!!!! 🤦🏻‍♀️I couldn’t get through the first episode!!! Your reviews continue to tell me, I’m not wrong, these are bad, thank you for taking one for the team!

[@xob-lin1446]

everything about this show is confusing to me.....Charlotte realizing she has no black friends is one thing....Charlotte trying to find another black couple is another...mind you, Anthony already referred to Lisa as "black Charlotte" it's like the writers are trying to piss us off...inviting and uninviting deadra was honestly kind of mean...deadra seemed happy to come and it would have gave Charlotte an opportunity to actually have more than just one black friend...and I noticed the sleeves INSTANTLY.... maranda suddenly "killed it in class" off screen...so as I predicted, this is because shotgun-chae is just such a good influence on her...i knew they were going to make chea's character this beacon of wisdom when really they're kind of shitty..sharing weed with a teenager at a funeral...hitting on a married woman who you think 'needs to shake things up'...like just because ur an lgbt character who's non white doesn't mean u can just do whatever...Miranda suddenly having dinner with her professor and their sudden level of closeness IS SOOOO random...it would have been nice to see how the bond happened instead of being told it happened off screen. Carrie is once again doing absolutely nothing this episode....just existing and complaining - this new chick is CLEARLY supposed to give Samantha vibes and the way she turned that argument around on carrie- she should fit right in..because they are all assholes.... the way Stanley was written off was just completely forced and stupid...WHERE ON EARTH DID THAT LETTER COME FROM??? CARRIER PIGEON??? and why are the girls not talking to eachother FOR REAL??? Charlotte has said NOTHING to the girls about rose not wanting to be called a girl - is that topic only brought up to her gay friend because it's an lgbt thing???...Miranda has said nothing about her thing with Chae the characters are behaving they way they do IN THE MOVIES - dramatic for no reason and just childish over all... this episode was CLEARLY made to show each girl making her own friend of color they're all suddenly friends with non white women at the exact same time it jist doesn't feel organic at all and just like that....there were flavors added to the vanilla

[@Voiyce659]

'carrier pigeon' almost fell off my chair 🤣🤣

[@jennyfromtheblock9484]

again thank you for watching so i don't have to, this is making me so upset clearly the writers are going through something within themselves and putting it into the characters that we love, this program "and just like that" should of not be made!!!!!

[@dalecantwell2432]

“You can’t go home again”. “When the horse is dead,get off” I just KNEW it was all gonna be a woke shit show. I take no pleasure in being right. I never ever planned on watching ANY of it. All the cast is vapid,shallow and egotistical. All have the worst case of arrested development I’ve ever seen. I’m not going to watch any of it. I certainly enjoy your “take” on it. I’m 62. I know I am older and wiser than when I was in my thirties. NONE of the characters display any growth in their lives. The writing is for shit. Like some pre pubescent wrote it. Five thumbs down. I’d be up for a show about Samantha and how she lived her life WITHOUT the “girls”. Kim should get script approval. Writers should be age appropriate.

[@alijane6675]

Best comment I’ve read. This whole mess is so insulting. I’m 53, and no woman I know behaves in this way. It’s shocking they greenlit this.

[@dalecantwell2432]

@@alijane6675 Thank you AJ!

[@Goodgrief478]

After satc part 2 I wasn’t shocked at the crap to continue into this. It feels like the Carrie diaries where new people are playing these classic characters and cannot get it right but instead are trying their hardest to completely ruin it all. Miranda being almighty yet clueless and Charlotte being MORE an airhead and if aiden comes back AGAIN (heard he was) I’ll scream.

[@amberg4775]

honestly I loved The Carrie Diaries🤷🏻‍♀️😂♥️

[@trisha3338]

@@amberg4775 I did too. It was an enjoyable prequel.

[@pearlzeng8350]

Yes I agree. None of 3 actresses is adorable or even likable. They are either pretentious, Carrie, or idiotic, Charlotte, or just messy, Miranda. It’s hard to believe they are the same tough and smart and independent ladies before!

[@tanyah6184]

I love all your recaps about this trash reboot, possibly the only good thing to come of this whole mess. I hate that they ruined one of my favorite shows, I don’t know why they decided to go forward with this at all.

[@heidilynwolff7513]

YEP!!!

[@darcyashley3889]

Loved the original series- they seemed like they were the "cool" ones. Now in this re-boot, in their 50's they do not seem to be aging well. This would have been such a great opportunity to showcase a group of women who are negotiating age gracefully and also gracefully navigating the social changes. But no- no gracefulness to be had in this hot mess. There is literally no "older and wiser" to be had. They have learned nothing- instead they have regressed. Instead of viewing them as trailblazers, I am embarrassed for the characters actions. The scripts repeatedly make fools of them. PS- there is nothing about the Carrie character that would place her in the podcast that has been created- she would have her own podcast based on what she was doing- she would have her own voice.

[@wearealloneexceptforthatgu7848]

Haha, with age comes wisdom, often. But not in this series. 🤦‍♀️

[@jennifers2534]

@@apartmentgroup9671 50 is the new 80 apparently 😂

[@fool4singing]

We used to envy them...now we pity them.

[@stormyweather835]

I’m almost 60 and I admit I am lost. I loved the original series but I feel they tackle too many social issues on each episode. I am not aging well.

[@stormyweather835]

@ Darcy Ashley I am not aging well for almost 59

[@jaggerkate]

I’m watching it right now. I just can’t with Charlotte’s face! She was sooo beautiful and now she looks just like another housewife. Just started this new episode. I’ll come back and watch your video when I’m done. It’s definitely not our old Sex. And Brady having sex at home?? Yeah right.

[@LizRealGirlBeauty]

I agree. What is so wrong with aging that they have to mess with their faces?! It makes it so much worse and draws more attention to their aging!

[@trisha3338]

@@apartmentgroup9671 Exactly!!! I have always looked younger for my age, but had a few deep lines above my lips, so in my mid 50's, I had some filler. It looked totally natural. No one even noticed. Later on, I had a laser treatment on my face, but never anything more than that over the next few years. Now, at age 76, I still look natural. In all these years, no one (except some family) ever thought I had anything done.

[@eej1983able]

I had a hard time watching it lol. Carrie was the only NORMAL character in this reboot. The wokeness of Charlotte and Miranda were beyond cringe. I texted a friend and said if I ever talk like that SLAP ME SO HARD I GO FLYING

[@whitebirdification]

This is such vomit. How the F are they not totally embarrassed?! Thank you again for watching this so I don't have to!

[@kellyharper8072]

It’s lost all the love for the characters. The writing is wrong. The actors are not happy to be involved. This is a certifiable mess. A stain on the original series.

[@WilliamNeish]

Sometimes it’s just entertaining to watch a train wreck. Live your life being a good person and treating everyone with respect and you won’t have to worry about virtual signaling or seeing everything through the lens of ethnicity and the color of peoples skin.

[@caseyshaefer3484]

Without Samantha Jones, who was the comedy, the wildness, and the FUN, this show has been reduced to two Karen’s and one neurotic mess who you wouldn’t want to know.

[@SM-ed3nm]

Okay I thought I was the only One who thought “why is she dressed like a prisoner?” … also back in the day Miranda’s fling with the detective… he left info on her local AA meeting. So makes me wonder did they always know they would make this mess of a show. I say the same thing why do I keep watching cause I’m committed to this crap now!! They really made these characters be so hatable. Lol

[@marybishop6105]

I remember that episode but also she drank bc she was so nervous bc he was so good looking. So she wanted liquid courage. But I can see your point of view.

[@madstayy]

I feel like with Stanford, he could’ve moved for work and having a long distant relationship with Anthony like maybe have him mention going to see him and Carrie could be talking to him on the phone but show only her side. He wouldn’t write a note to Carrie and ask Anthony for divorce, it was so disrespectful to Willie and Stanford

[@elmhaven]

This is what being "woke" looks like. And while compared to the fashion choices and Charlotte's new face, it ain't pretty!!

[@anweshabanerjee9582]

I feel, Cynthia does not believe in the story being told. Maybe that's why she is faltering.

[@oliviacasper8117]

Agreed.

[@EloiseInParis]

There was a kdrama a while ago that while it was filming/airing one of the actors playing a main character sadly committed suicide. So they had the other characters going on about their lives, and just missing him. Or he would send them a text. I love Standford but he could be missing for several episodes and it wouldn't negatively impact the show. They could've done something similar and then had it that they both moved away instead of a surprise divorce. It was out of character, but then again almost everyone on the show is acting out of character.

[@trishmarie5462]

Which kdrama?

[@EloiseInParis]

@@trishmarie5462 Love with Flaws

[@meals1459]

I couldn’t help but wonder, are the writers just ticking boxes … LGBTQIA+ ✅ Race ✅ Disability ✅ Cannabis ✅ Alcoholism ✅ Ageism ✅ So cringe you feel your skin crawl ✅ ✅✅ RIP Willie ❤️

[@reneepolin6549]

My favorite saying When you go WOKE you Go Broke . I'm not talking about being insensitive to others needs , the writing assumes we are idiots who are brain dead ,so beat us over to be head with it to wake us up . Those of us who ARE AWAKE not WOKE , see with better than 20- 20 vision

[@donaldsatterfield3104]

I just can't with the horrid, awkward and painful writing. In the past there have been several shows and films that offered up great writing, that represented the viewpoint and lifestyle of an "Over 40" Woman in a metropolitan a city. Among them: "The First Wive's Club" and "Absolutely Fabulous"....SUCH great comedic (and hearfelt) writing there...like you, I would love to hear what happened in the "And Just Like That" writers room...what a disjointed mess...

[@thewellpreservedwoman]

Wow... they are really ruining it. Thanks for reviewing it because after 2 episodes i couldn't continue.

[@sophiakon6293]

Carrie was way more devastated and depressed when Big left her hanging at the church than when Big actually DIED.