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'And Just Like That...' EP Seemingly Assures Fans Harry Won't Be Killed Off After Surprising Cancer Reveal in Season 3
The recent episode of And Just Like That... showed Charlotte (Kristin Davis) find out that her husband Harry (Evan Handler) was diagnosed with cancer
The show's executive producer told TheWrap that viewers will see a different side of Charlotte this season, but hinted that Harry was not being killed off
Davis added that the storyline "is true to life" and will highlight the importance of a caretaker's health as wellAnd Just Like That..
Charlotte and Harry's love story has entered a particularly challenging chapter in season 3 of And Just Like That...
In the June 26 episode of the Sex and the City spinoff, Harry (Evan Handler) revealed to his wife Charlotte (Kristin Davis) that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. While he noted that his form of the disease has a 98% survival rate, he asked that Charlotte keep the news private, but the anxiety proved to be difficult for her to cope with.
'People get all kinds of unexpected health news. This is true to life,' Davis, 60, told TheWrap. 'She holds Harry in such a sacred place, and this family that she's created, it would be very scary for her to feel like she might lose that.'
King further explained that the plotline is meant to show a different side to Charlotte, who has always prided herself on having everything under control.
'Charlotte has been the grounded support for everyone for the last two years, so we knew from the writing point of view it was time for her to need support,' he said.
Still, he hinted that the Goldenblatt family will be okay.
'Do you think I'm going to kill Harry?' he quipped.
In another interview with Variety, Davis confessed that she 'was relieved' when she found out this was what Charlotte and Harry would be going through in their marriage because it was something she knew they could overcome.
'I knew something would happen, right? We couldn't just go on, if you know what I mean,' she joked. 'It could have been worse — at least I didn't have to cheat on him or something like that, right? That would be so out of character; it would make no sense. I knew Michael wouldn't do that, but I was like, 'Oh, God, cancer.' Which is how Charlotte feels, and, of course, how everyone would feel.'
'But the thing that I love, that you'll see in the second half, is that it has a really great way that it goes — in terms of Charlotte having to keep the secret that Harry wants her to keep, and the toll that it takes on her,' the actress continued. 'She's trying to take care of him, and then she's trying to fulfill his wishes about who she tells or doesn't tell. So she really doesn't have her friends, and she ends up not taking care of herself.'
She pointed out that this is an important topic for AJLT to approach, especially with it being so common for caretakers to forget the importance of their own well-being.
'It has a comedic element to it, which was really fun and scary to do, but it's just really true to life,' she shared. 'It seems like a perfect storyline for Charlotte that she would, of course, forget to take care of herself, and then have her own health issue because she forgot to take care of herself.
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And Just Like That... season 3 airs Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. PT/9:00 p.m. ET on Max.
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