‘And Just Like That' ripped for poop scene in franchise-ending finale: ‘I feel insulted'
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.
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9 Sarah Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in the 'And Just Like That' finale.
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9 Sarah Jessica Parker in the 'And Just Like That' finale.
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9 Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) at the end of 'And Just Like That.'
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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.'
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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 us..having 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.'
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During the series finale, Carrie attends a dinner party for Thanksgiving.
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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.
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9 The overflowing toilet in the 'And Just Like That' finale.
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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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.'
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9 Sarah Jessica Parker in the 'And Just Like That' finale.
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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.'
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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.'
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