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Daily Mirror
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Sarah Jessica Parker admits to being 'weepy' as And Just Like That fans savage finale
Fans rallied around Sarah Jessica Parker in support of her final performance as Carrie Bradshaw after critics slammed the And Just Like That finale for being 'underwhelming' Sarah Jessica Parker has confessed she was left feeling "very weepy" after fans rallied to defend her final outing as Carrie Bradshaw in And Just Like That. The Sex and the City spin-off concluded this week after four years on air, bringing an end to Parker's decades-long journey as the relationship columnist. But the actress received an outpouring of love from her fans, critics were far less kind, calling the finale "underwhelming" and even a "waste". The episode, called Party of One, sees Carrie finally accept that she may end up single for good after the death of her husband Mr Big (Chris Noth) and a string of failed romances. Carrie rewrites the end of her first novel to conclude: "The woman realised she was not alone – she was on her own." Some viewers were happy with this final celebration of female independence, but others were particularly unimpressed by scenes showing Carrie surrounded by a host of new characters at an awkward Thanksgiving dinner, where she had very little interaction with her best friends Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis). Hannah J. Davies of The Guardian branded the episode "a sad, heavy-handed and far too faecal farewell", while USA TODAY's Patrick Ryan lamented that Carrie spent her final moments "in the company of strangers". Despite that, fans were quick to offer their support for the series finale. Influencer Evan Ross Katz took to Instagram proclaiming: "It was her. It was always her. And no TikTok repudiation or retroactive thinkpiece can take that away. Single and fabulous exclamation point. 'You're worth a million bucks, Bradshaw,' as Big once correctly noted." He continued: "As we say farewell to our million dollar girl (perhaps for forever or maybe just for now), single at long last thank God… take care of that heart, Carrie. (And maybe sell the townhouse.) Ta ta for now." Parker penned an emotional response to this display of affection for her character, commenting: "Very weepy xxx." Sex and the City first aired in 1998, and became a cultural touchstone thanks to its witty take on love, sex and female friendship. It ran for six seasons, spawned two blockbuster films, and returned in 2021 as And Just Like That. Despite Kim Cattrall's Samantha Jones absence apart from a brief appearance in season two, fans were delighted to see Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte back on screens. Showrunner Michael Patrick King has confirmed that the third season was the last, meaning Party of One definitely marked Parker's final appearance on screen as Carrie Bradshaw. But while Bradshaw's journey has come to an end, Parker's career is far from over. The 60-year-old actress is already working on her next project. She will be reprising her role as Sarah Sanderson in Disney's Hocus Pocus 3. Production is underway on the third instalment of the family-friendly franchise, which will also see the return of Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy as Sarah's witchy sisters. The film's release date has not been confirmed yet, but fans may have to wait until at least 2026.
Irish Independent
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
And just like that... it's over – ‘Sex and the City' revival show takes its final bow with a whimper
The HBO Max reboot of the hit series stutters to an end – and not a moment too soon ©Telegraph Media Group Holdings Ltd And just like that… it's over. The Sex and the City (SATC) universe – created in 1998 by Darren Star, and continued by Michael Patrick King via two films and the spin-off series And Just Like That... (AJLT), is no more. It ended not with a declaration of love with Duncan in London, nor a return to Carrie's original apartment, but with a karaoke machine and a raw turkey. At least there was a Molly Goddard tutu. Big is dead. Aidan is gone (again). And it's clear from the title of the final episode – 'Party of One' – that this is going one way for Carrie Bradshaw, who opened the episode confronting her newfound singledom in the worst place humanly possible: a hot pot restaurant.
Atlantic
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Atlantic
Goodbye to All That
Carrie Bradshaw's last episode of television ended not with a bang but with a flush, which feels appropriate somehow. 'Party of One,' the series finale of HBO Max's And Just Like That, rehashes old patterns for the show's last hurrah, but no one's heart seems to really be in it: Miranda tries to adjust to an unexpected pregnancy; Seema wonders if she could be happily partnered without marriage; Charlotte tells Carrie, 'I'm so excited to show you my new hallway,' to which Carrie replies, pro forma, 'I may be alone for the rest of my life.' The image left in my head, though, is of the toilet bowl being frantically flushed by Charlotte's art-dealer boss, a man whose private jet can't spare him from the gastrointestinal Thanksgiving issues of a lactose-intolerant Gen Zer. Humiliation, more than anything else, has been the theme of all three seasons of And Just Like That, a cringe comedy without comedy. (Who among us will ever forget Carrie peeing into a plastic bottle while Miranda got to third base with Che in her kitchen, or Charlotte taking a pratfall onto a Tracey Emin–esque art installation and emerging with a used condom stuck to her face?) To be fair to the series, which is more than it deserves, Sex and the City was also often about mortification—the indignity of putting yourself out there as a single woman time and time again, only to be rewarded with funky spunk, porn-addicted dates, pregnancy scares, STDs, men who can't ejaculate without shouting misogynist slurs, envelopes full of cash on the nightstand. When it debuted on HBO in 1998, Darren Star and Michael Patrick King's show seemed determined to puncture the fantasy of single life in post-feminist Manhattan. 'Welcome to the age of un-innocence,' Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie narrated in the pilot. 'No one has breakfast at Tiffany's, and no one has affairs to remember. Instead we have breakfast at 7 a.m. and affairs we try to forget as quickly as possible.' Over the course of six seasons and two movies, the show's thrillingly cynical core got smothered by cloying commercialism—a fixation on both wide-eyed romance and flamboyant luxury. What stayed consistent, though, was the disgust the show seemed to manifest anytime it was forced to think about the corporeal bodies beneath the characters' clothes: Carrie's horror at Miranda's postpartum nipples and Samantha's disgust at her unwaxed bikini line, Charlotte's refusal to look at her own vagina, Anthony's appalled proclamation—when Samantha returned from Los Angeles approximately three pounds heavier—of 'Mother of God, what's with the gut!' And Just Like That has been a lot of things since its debut late in 2021: an apologia for the sins of the past, a lookbook, a backdrop for cameos from the two most Machiavellian men on reality television. But it's consistently been oddly squeamish about both sex and human physicality—almost pathologically so. During the first season, critics winced at the heavy-handed flagellation of the characters for their unconscious bias and uptight middle age; during the second, the show's lack of purpose and stakes crystallized into excruciating storylines about strap-on sex toys and, in one case, an unsolicited octogenarian dick pic that rudely interrupted a fundraiser with Gloria Steinem. The third season, set in the more genteel location of Carrie's new Gramercy Park townhouse, seemed nevertheless stuck on the idea that anyone still tuning in must be watching with the sound off, cackling at the visuals of their favorite characters being ritualistically shamed for the crime of aging. And so: We had not one but two stories about Harry's penis—first a brief examination of something called 'ghost sperm' that troubled Charlotte during sex, followed by a multi-episode storyline about prostate cancer that left Harry impotent and peeing all over his raw-denim jeans. Seema's armpits occupied a variety of scenes, culminating in the gardener she began dating recommending a crystal deodorant that failed her during a crucial business meeting. Charlotte's sudden struggle with vertigo left her staggering all over Manhattan like a toddler on a boat. Miranda, cursed on this show like no one else, had sex with someone who turned out to be a virgin nun, accidentally flashed Carrie, became a meme after a disastrous appearance on live television, and eventually found love with a woman who's strikingly weird about her dogs, even for a Brit. And Just Like That, as Jake Nevins wrote in July, 'feels, at times, openly hostile to its own source material and even to the characters themselves.' The pie shoved in Anthony's face by his lover, Giuseppe, felt like a neat distillation of how crudely the series seemed to clown its characters, week after week after week. Earlier this year, I wrote about television's current obsession with extreme wealth, and how shows such as And Just Like That suffer from the diminished stakes that come with easy abundance. When you're insulated from calamity, maybe, the worst thing that can happen is physical degradation—a reminder that no matter how big your closet, how exclusive your couture, we all share the same basic bodily functions, which can fail and shame us in all the same discomfiting ways. Still, the casual cruelty with which And Just Like That treated its cast's bodies as punch lines and visual gags seemed to suggest a deeper unease with what it means to age—to be undeniably, messily human. The show occasionally expressed the same kind of disgust toward poverty, or toward any evidence of how rising inequality in New York has left many people to live. In the finale, Carrie visits her old apartment, now occupied by a jewelry designer named Lisette, and is horrified to see that Lisette has divided the studio into two claustrophobic spaces with a temporary wall, presumably because she can't afford roughly 600 square feet on the Upper East Side all by herself. The moment reminded me of a plotline in Season 2, in which Miranda went home with a voice actor who was her dream date, only to be repelled by the woman's cramped space: the cat-litter tray, the unmade bed. No one wants their fantasies to be punctured so abruptly, and yet both scenes demonstrate how out of touch these characters have become, and how hard it is for us to empathize with them in turn. Anthropological curiosity used to define Carrie's work as a columnist; now, in her 50s, she's happier behind the walls of an inward-facing fantasy land, posing for no one in her pre–Gilded Age living room, and turning her romantic misadventures into a god-awfully mawkish historical novel. It's not the ending I would have chosen, but it sure does make it easier to say goodbye.
Economic Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
‘And Just Like That…' series finale recap: Carrie Bradshaw embraces independence in closing episode
Synopsis The 'And Just Like That…' series finale wrapped up character arcs with resolved conflicts and an emphasis on self-reliance for Carrie Bradshaw. Season 3, Episode 12, 'Party of One,' featured Thanksgiving Day storylines, relationship shifts, and an ending that leaves the 'Sex and the City' revival closed on a definitive note Carrie Bradshaw, portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker, appears in the 'And Just Like That…' series finale, which closes the 'Sex and the City' revival with a focus on independence and self-fulfillment Season 3, Episode 12 of And Just Like That… , titled 'Party of One,' serves as the conclusion to the 'Sex and the City' revival. Running 34 minutes, the episode is shorter than most of the season's installments and addresses multiple character arcs within a condensed timeframe. The narrative takes place on Thanksgiving Day and resolves ongoing subplots without leaving major storylines open. Seema reevaluates her long-held views on marriage after a conversation with Adam, choosing to embrace a relationship without the expectation of a wedding. Lisa ends a budding romance with Marion and, acknowledging marriage's traditional structures, participates in an impromptu vow renewal with Herbert. Joy's dog Sappho recovers after ingesting a Lego, leading her to join Miranda for the holiday despite Miranda spending the day cleaning a bathroom. Anthony steps back from his engagement to Giuseppe, but the couple remains together. Harry and Charlotte resume intimacy, restoring their balance as a read: Carrie Bradshaw's next chapter: 'And Just Like That…' season 3 promises luxe, laughs, and life after 50 Carrie reflects on her history of rarely being without a romantic partner. Speaking to Charlotte, she explains that while she has been single before, she always assumed it would be temporary. On Thanksgiving morning, Carrie tells Adam she wants to change her well-kept garden to something 'wild' and 'free… something more me.' This mirrors a moment from the original Sex and the City , when she mused that some women 'aren't meant to be tamed.' The finale closes with Carrie alone in her home, dancing in heels and tulle, portrayed as fulfilled and unapologetically herself. The episode includes a moment where Seema asks Carrie why she married Big, and Carrie replies, 'I wanted to feel chosen.' The finale also calls back to the original series through music, switching from Barry White's 'You're The First, The Last, My Everything' to the original Sex and the City theme. While previous endings led to films and this revival, the creative team signals that this is the franchise's final chapter. Carrie declines a setup from Charlotte, underscoring her contentment without pursuing a romantic partner.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
‘And Just Like That…' series finale recap: Carrie Bradshaw embraces independence in closing episode
Season 3, Episode 12 of And Just Like That… , titled 'Party of One,' serves as the conclusion to the 'Sex and the City' revival. Running 34 minutes, the episode is shorter than most of the season's installments and addresses multiple character arcs within a condensed timeframe. The narrative takes place on Thanksgiving Day and resolves ongoing subplots without leaving major storylines open. Character arcs reach resolution in Thanksgiving setting Seema reevaluates her long-held views on marriage after a conversation with Adam, choosing to embrace a relationship without the expectation of a wedding. Lisa ends a budding romance with Marion and, acknowledging marriage's traditional structures, participates in an impromptu vow renewal with Herbert. Joy's dog Sappho recovers after ingesting a Lego, leading her to join Miranda for the holiday despite Miranda spending the day cleaning a bathroom. Anthony steps back from his engagement to Giuseppe, but the couple remains together. Harry and Charlotte resume intimacy, restoring their balance as a couple. Also read: Carrie Bradshaw's next chapter: 'And Just Like That…' season 3 promises luxe, laughs, and life after 50 Carrie Bradshaw's closing arc focuses on self-reliance Carrie reflects on her history of rarely being without a romantic partner. Speaking to Charlotte, she explains that while she has been single before, she always assumed it would be temporary. On Thanksgiving morning, Carrie tells Adam she wants to change her well-kept garden to something 'wild' and 'free… something more me.' This mirrors a moment from the original Sex and the City , when she mused that some women 'aren't meant to be tamed.' The finale closes with Carrie alone in her home, dancing in heels and tulle, portrayed as fulfilled and unapologetically herself. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Unsold Container Homes in Bulacan - Prices You Won't Believe! Shipping Container Homes | Search Ads Search Now Undo Closing callbacks and definitive end to the revival The episode includes a moment where Seema asks Carrie why she married Big, and Carrie replies, 'I wanted to feel chosen.' The finale also calls back to the original series through music, switching from Barry White's 'You're The First, The Last, My Everything' to the original Sex and the City theme. While previous endings led to films and this revival, the creative team signals that this is the franchise's final chapter. Carrie declines a setup from Charlotte, underscoring her contentment without pursuing a romantic partner.
