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New York Post
34 minutes ago
- New York Post
‘And Just Like That' ripped for poop scene in franchise-ending finale: ‘I feel insulted'
I couldn't help but wonder, why did Carrie Bradshaw's story have such a crappy ending? The 'Sex and the City' spinoff, 'And Just Like That,' had its series finale on Thursday after three seasons on HBO Max – marking the end of Carrie Bradshaw's (Sarah Jessica Parker) story, which started in 1998. The end of her story wasn't sexy or romantic, or even full of profound friendship moments. Instead, the final episode had a scene involving….poop. Really. Advertisement 9 Sarah Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in the 'And Just Like That' finale. Craig Blankenhorn/HBO Max 9 Sarah Jessica Parker in the 'And Just Like That' finale. HBO 9 Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) at the end of 'And Just Like That.' HBO Advertisement Fans blasted the show for the ending scene. 'Why am I saying farewell to some of my favorite TV characters of all time and seeing a toilet overflow on my screen?' one enraged fan posted on X, formerly Twitter. Another proclaimed, 'It's a choice to make the series finale have 3 scenes involving sh*t and piss… the writers def hate us.' A third fan wrote, 'Why have I seen 2 men pee this episode and now a sea of turds.' Advertisement A third viewer said, 'the series finale of And Just Like That genuinely made me run to the bathroom and vomit and i think that's such a testament to its legacy.' Another fan slammed the ending, saying, 'I believe the writers were like f–k ya'll for sh-tting on the last 8 minutes of shots of Victor Garber pissing and seeing literal sh-ts in an overflowing toilet. Not to be dramatic but feel insulted as a long time viewer. the world is bad enough.' 9 Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon in 'And Just Like That.' GC Images During the series finale, Carrie attends a dinner party for Thanksgiving. Advertisement Her friends Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis), aren't there for most of it, as Miranda had to go support her girlfriend with a dog emergency at the vet, and Charlotte had to support her husband, who had recovered from his erectile dysfunction issues after his cancer. This leaves Carrie alone with Miranda's son, Brady (Niall Cunningham), three of Brady's irritating friends, and Mark (Victor Garber), who Charlotte invited to set up with Carrie (much to Carrie's dismay, since she wasn't interested in him). One of Brady's friends clogs the toilet and tells everyone that they need to light a candle after she uses the bathroom. Later, when Mark uses the toilet, it overflows, and the camera shows crap in it. 9 Victor Garber in the 'And Just Like That' finale. HBO 9 The overflowing toilet in the 'And Just Like That' finale. HBO So, when people say that the show had a sh-tty finale, they're speaking literally. A gross-out toilet scene is an undignified way to end the story of an iconic TV character, especially on a show known for being sexy and fun, in its heyday. Advertisement 'Sex and the City' first premiered in 1998 following Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda, and Samantha (Kim Cattrall, who only had a brief cameo in 'And Just Like That') through sex and dating adventures in New York City. 9 Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall in 1999. Getty Images Following that show's 2004 finale, they returned for movies in 2008 and 2010, before 'And Just Like That' premiered in 2021 to follow the friends in their 50s – without Samantha. 'And Just Like That' has been unpopular among fans from the beginning. Advertisement After it premiered by killing off Carrie's longtime love, Big (Chris Noth), enraged fans said that the show 'ruined' the original series, and 'destroyed' Big and Carrie. Critics also blasted 'And Just Like That' for making some characters 'woke' caricatures, like Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez), who was in Seasons 1 and 2. 9 Sara Ramirez, Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Sarita Choudhury in 'And Just Like That.' HBO 9 Sarah Jessica Parker in the 'And Just Like That' finale. Photograph by Craig Blankenhorn / HBO Max Advertisement Despite its dwindling ratings and controversies, 'And Just Like That' was reportedly not canceled. On August 1, when Parker made the abrupt announcement that the show would end with Season 3, showrunner Michael Patrick King also posted his own announcement on social media. '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,' he wrote. He claimed that they didn't announce that Season 3 would be the final season ahead of time, because, 'we didn't want the word 'final' to overshadow the fun of watching the season.' Advertisement The toilet scene caused fans to doubt his words. 'They made the whole show about Aiden, just for him to leave, they retconned Big, they lost Samantha, and they made the 33-minute finale emotionless and sh-t-filled,' one fan said. 'This cannot have been a 'planned' And Just Like That Finale?! I'm a die-hard SATC fan, but, wow.'
Wall Street Journal
36 minutes ago
- Wall Street Journal
‘Will Eisner' Review: The Spirited Life of a Comics Pioneer
They may not realize it, but the millions of readers who have made bestsellers out of Art Spiegelman's 'Maus' (1991), Daniel Clowes's 'Ghost World' (1997), Marjane Satrapi's 'Persepolis' (2003) and other graphic novels have Will Eisner to thank. A pioneering figure in the history of comic books, Eisner also served as the form's artistic conscience, a beloved writer-illustrator who explored personal themes within and then beyond the superhero genre. Yet as legendary as Eisner remains to comics aficionados and to the comics industry itself—there's a reason the medium's equivalent to the Oscars is called the Eisner Awards—he remains little known to the greater public while pioneers of the form such as Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster (the last two of 'Superman' fame) have received their due. Michael Schumacher's worthy 'Will Eisner: A Dreamer's Life in Comics' (2010) has been the sole full-length biography to date, but it's fitting that the artist generally acknowledged as the creator of the modern graphic novel now gets the graphic-novel treatment himself. And so we have Stephen Weiner and Dan Mazur's 'Will Eisner: A Comics Biography,' a smart and intimate account of a storied life delivered in comics form. One measure of the book's success is that it will send you out to read as much Eisner as you can get your hands on. Mr. Weiner's text and Mr. Mazur's artwork combine to tell an engaging story of a son of impoverished Jewish immigrant New Yorkers, struggling to make his name in a new medium that enjoyed little respect but possessed infinite possibilities. After apprenticeships at a newspaper and in pulp magazines, in 1936 he and a former boss, Jerry Iger, started a company that would supply comics to a variety of publishers. Eisner, in fact, wrote and drew all the material, using four different aliases. His first contribution to popular culture? A female Tarzan named Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. It wouldn't be his last. Eisner might best be described as a pragmatic idealist who balanced business savvy with creative boundary pushing. Messrs. Weiner and Mazur credit him with inventing the production-line approach to making comics that became an industry standard. Scripts are written, then visual work is divided among separate pencilers, inkers and so on. In 1940, Eisner also invented one of the signature characters of 20th-century comics: a witty, domino-masked private investigator named the Spirit, who presided over stories that the artist took far afield into comedy, stark drama and moral fables. One reason for Eisner's relatively low public profile today is that 'The Spirit' appeared not in a stand-alone comic book but rather a comic-book insert syndicated to newspapers from 1940 to 1952, thus missing the Marvel-propelled boom in superhero comics in the 1960s.
Forbes
36 minutes ago
- Forbes
Everything To Know About Megadeth's Farewell And Final Album
The thrash metal pioneers Megadeth, announced that their upcoming LP will not only be their final studio album, but it will also kickoff their global farewell tour. For nearly four decades, Megadeth has been one of the most influential and revered bands in the genre. As a part of thrash metal's 'Big Four' (alongside Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax), Megadeth has played a monumental role in shaping the sound of heavy music. Depsite the band going through a myriad of lineups throughout its career, Megadeth has always been the brainchild of founder and lead songwriting Dave Mustaine. Like any band that has released 17 studio ablums, there are only so many album-tour cycles one can withstand before it's just time to hang up the hat, and what better way to do that than on their own terms. Megadeth Announce 'The End Is Near' In message sent out to Megadeth's fan mailing list, Megadeth's Dave Mustaine put out the following statement: 'There's so many musicians that have come to the end of their career, whether accidental or intentional. Most of them don't get to go out on their own terms on top and that's where I'm at in my life right now. I have traveled the world and have made millions upon millions of fans and the hardest part of all of this is saying goodbye to them. We can't wait for you to hear this album and see us on tour. If there was ever a perfect time for us to put out a new album, it's now. If there was ever a perfect time to tour the world, it's now. This is also a perfect time for us to tell you that it's our last studio album. We've made a lot of friends over the years and I hope to see all of you on our global farewell tour. Don't be mad, don't be sad, be happy for us all, come celebrate with me these next few years. We have done something together that's truly wonderful and will probably never happen again. We started a musical style, we started a revolution, we changed the guitar world and how it's played and we changed the world. The bands I played in have influenced the world. I love you all for it. Thank you for everything.' Megadeth's final LP has been in production since November 2024 and in June 2025 Mustaine reported that the album was nearing it's final stages in recording. However, unlike most of Megadeth's previous LPs, The End Is Near won't be releasing via Universal Music Group, but instead will be released via a partnership with Mustaine's label Tradecraft and Frontiers Label Group. With the album likely being already finished, Megadeth are probably eyeing an early 2026 release timeline. Right now the band is gearing up for an extensive fall EU tour supporting Disturbed which will conclude October 28th. With that in mind, it doesn't seem plausible for Megadeth to drop the album in 2025, as they'll ideally want to kick off their headlining farewell tour and support the LP simultaneously. Furthermore, Megadeth has announced pre-orders for the album will be begin 42 days from now, which likely means it's releasing in early 2026. As Dave Mustaine states, Megadeth's final album-tour cycle will be over the course of multiple years. It appears this will in fact be Megadeth's final album and tour, but as other thrash metal icons have demonstrated, specifically Slayer with their mis-leading farewell in 2018-2019, a farewell tour isn't always indicative of retirement.
