And Just Like That series finale: Sex And The City reboot comes to an end after three seasons amid fan backlash
Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis concluded their journey as Carrie, Miranda Hobbes, and Charlotte York in the twelve-episode third season, following years of fan backlash.
The show saw Miranda cheat on husband Steve with non-binary comic Che Diaz, Carrie bizarrely claim 'love of her life' Mr. Big (Chris Noth) was a 'mistake' and agreeing to take a five year break from her on-again romance with Aidan Shaw (John Corbett).
The previous episode dropped major clues about Carrie's ending, hinting that she might not get her happy ever after, following her split from Aidan, and the end of her fling with neighbor Duncan (Jonathan Cake).
The last episode started out with Carrie eating alone at a restaurant. Her loneliness is further highlighted when the staff seat a large plush toy across from her, so she doesn't have to eat by herself.
She later tells her pals it was 'lunch with a side of shame.'
'Ladies, they put a boy doll across from any woman eating alone!'
'Apparently not only is it tragic for a woman to be alone in the past, it's also an issue in the future,' she quips.
She later has an in-depth conversation about the meaning of weddings and marriage during a bridal fashion show.
When her pal Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury) asks why she got married to Mr. Big, Carrie says, 'It meant I was chosen.'
Showrunner Michael Patrick King announced that the series would be ending earlier this month.
Sex and The City enthusiasts had long expressed their disappointment in the HBO Max spin-off series, slamming it as ' woke ', 'awful' and 'cringeworthy'.
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'.
The show's viewership had tumbled in its 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.'
In the wake of the announcement Parker bade an emotional farewell to Carrie on Instagram writing: 'Crossed streets, avenues, rubicons, so it seemed.'
'She broke hearts, heels, habits. She loved, lost, won, tripped, leaped. Fell short and into puddles.'
'Aged. Got wiser. She has made the hardest worst and best decisions.'
'Traveled near and far. For the new. The vintage. Friends and love.'
'Changed homes, time zones, boyfriends, her mind, her shoes, her hair, but never her love and devotion to New York City.'
'She had dates, drinks, boyfriends. A husband and truly great loves and romances.
'She hailed cabs. She ran in heels. And danced with Stanford. She told the truth and she lied.
'She typed. Wondered. Wrote. Published. Grieved. Forgave. Got stood up. Stood strong. Stood out.'
'She devoted herself to hats, books, shoes, friends and the promise of a new day in her beloved city and the people she treasured most.'
'She has worn shame, pride, honor, optimism and literally countless dresses, skirts, tutus.'
'Held onto hands, hopes and the very best of people. Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte, there will never be better friends and what great fortune for Carrie to come to know and love Seema and LTW, most divine new connections.'
'Carrie Bradshaw has dominated my professional heartbeat for 27 years. I think I have loved her most of all.'
'I know others have loved her just as I have. Been frustrated, condemned and rooted for her.'
'The symphony of all those emotions has been the greatest soundtrack and most consequential companion. Therefore the most sentimental and profound gratitude and lifetime of debt. To you all.'
'MPK and I together recognized, as we have in the past, this chapter complete.'
'AJLT was all joy, adventure, the greatest kind of hard work alongside the most extraordinary talent of 380 that includes all the brilliant actors who joined us.'
'I am better for every single day I spent with you. It will be forever before I forget the whole thing. Thank you all. I love you so.'
'I hope you love these final two episodes as much as we all do. Rabbit rabbit. Xxx, SJ.'
In one of the most shocking and cringeworthy moments of the reboot which outraged fans, Carrie questioned whether Mr Big - the love of her life over six seasons, two movies and AJLT - could be a mistake.
Carrie's on-off romance with Big - which saw him finally tell her she was 'The One' in Paris in the SATC series finale - is the epicenter of her character - and fans were baffled as to why she was doubting her late husband after Aidan reappeared.
The scene in question saw Miranda - shocked at the speed at which Carrie and Aidan were moving forward with their renewed romance - saying: 'Could we maybe take a beat here? You're moving so fast you didn't even know you'd Googled England'.
Carrie says: 'Aidan and I aren't in the past, we are very much in the present. In fact these past two weeks I've been having orgasms like I've never had in my entire life with anyone - including Aidan...
'I think I was always holding a piece of myself because of Big. I couldn't, I wouldn't allow myself to fully go there., just feel this connection. I wonder, was it always there and I didn't want to accept it.
'I've been asking myself, was Big a Big mistake?'
Throughout Sex And The City, Carrie tore herself between Big and Aidan, cheating on the latter with the former - and eventually married Big before his sad death from a heart attack at the start of the first season of And Just Like That...
Carrie and Aidan shared a kiss in the 2010 movie Sex and the City 2 - with Carrie later saying she didn't want the kiss.
The about-face from Carrie saw fans write: 'To say Big was a mistake was just bad writing and does insult their marriage and love' and 'I was very offended and annoyed by this. Such bs from the AJLT writers. And it's so disrespectful to her husband of almost 20 years.
'And nothing against him personally, but the whole Aidan thing is so just plain ridiculous. No one spends their life going between two men.'
Aidan would return for AJLT seasons two and three - but his distrust of Carrie around men would ultimately end their romance for good.
Samantha Jones actress Kim Cattrall notably did not return for the series full-time after a decade of bad blood with her castmates.
The show 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 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.
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).
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