Warning! SPOILERS ahead for And Just Like That Season 3, episode 12, “Party Of One”
In the series finale ofAnd Just Like That,theSex and the Citycharacters conclude the story without crossing over, which is a departure from the ending of the original series. Ahead of the last few episodes of the revival, showrunner Michael Patrick King announced thatAnd Just Like Thatwas ending after season 3.
Sarah Jessica Parker, an executive producer for the original show and its revival, who plays Carrie Bradshaw in both series, commented on the decision to end the chapter with theSex and the City’s characters spending Thanksgiving apart. Parker’s comments toVanity Fairreveal that the women are closer than ever, and their season 3 story still honors that:
Maybe the difference this time around is that there’s a confidence in not having to paint a portrait of a threesome, because the friendships are so rich. It’s threaded. If you’re a knitter, it’s an incredibly tight stitch. So I don’t think we had to do that this time, because there’s decades of profound intimacy and friendship among these women.
The first time we ended the show, Carrie had been away. But there was an assurance for all of us and the audience that we were good, and they were strong, and there was real muscle behind the connection. I think it’s said over and over again in every episode. They’re there. They’re keeping secrets. They’re protecting secrets. They’re there in the middle of the night. They’re there in the middle of the day. They can cover for one another. They can step in. They can retreat. They can share spaces. They can not share spaces—and I’m not talking about the metaphorical space that we’ve all been talking about for the last year. I’m not talking about holding space. I’m talking about literal space.
I think all of that is illustrated all season, and that includes Seema (Sarita Choudhury) and LTW (Nicole Ari Parker). They are now part of this as well. There’s a real kind of assuredness about, “They know.” The audience understands, and we don’t have to reassure them. Everybody’s well. Everybody’s good. Everybody is solid. Everybody ends together.
What Sarah Jessica Parker’s Comments Mean
Parker’s comments explain howAnd Just Like That’s endingresonates with the women and the current stage of their relationship. She speaks about their decades of friendship, highlighting that the revival builds on six seasons ofSex and the City,nodding to the established and tested dynamic between Carrie, Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte (Kristin Davis).
The Bradshaw actor spoke about the difference between the revival’s conclusion and theend ofSex and the City,where the women share a significant moment. Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte reunite with Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), a fan-favoriteSex and the Citycharacter, at the end of the original show, gathering for a meal after Carrie returns from Paris.
Parker explained that the revival constantly reassures its audience that the women are steadfast friends, unwavering in their dedication to showing up for one another. It didn’t need to prove to its audience that the women were connected after they had been friends for decades, and it honors that while includingAnd Just Like That’s characters.
Our Take On And Just Like That’s Character’s Ending The Series Apart
Sex and the Cityindeed shows the original women together at the end. Still, it ultimately highlights their individual conclusions, much like the final episode ofAnd Just Like That.The difference is that the original characters share a key moment at the end ofSex and the City,whereas their storylines don’t collectively overlap in the revival.
However,Sex and the Citydoesn’t conclude with the four friends. It shows their separate lives, then closes with Carrie taking a call from Mr. Big (Chris Noth). So, each series prioritizes the characters’ independent endings. Still, it would have been nice to see the original trio, or all ofAnd Just Like That’s characters, together to close the series.
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And Just Like That is a continuation of the beloved franchise Sex and the City, chronicling the experiences of Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte as they transition from the complexities of life and friendships in their 30s to those in their 50s.
