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Warning: this article contains spoilers “and like that”.
This is the end of an era for the most notorious fictitious chronicler in New York.
Thursday, “and like that”, the spin-off of the popular series “Sex and the City”, ended its third and last season.
With her conclusion came a gentleness achievement for many fans: Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) will probably never walk on their television screens in her Manolo Blahniks Never yet.
The spin-off was met Large lukewarm review When he made his debut on HBO Max in 2021. Viewers have since described it as their favorite show “Hate Watch, “ and called several ridiculous scenariosIncluding the time of the season bomb when the longtime husband of Carrie for a long time, Mr. Big, died by driving a peloton. Many fans also continued to deplore the fact that the beloved character Samantha Jones was not part of the new series. (Only she Makes a short and off screen cameo.))
But even in the middle of critical“And as it” continued to serve as a nostalgic reminder of the original magic of “Sex and the City”, a show that was part of the Zeitgeist despite the end more than two decades.
“Even if I complained about this show, I really enjoyed the complaint”, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Author of the book “Sex and the city and us,“told NBC News in an email.” It is always a form of fandom, and the fandom is a kind of affair. It is a way of knowing that someone is immediately your people. “”
The original show, which took place for six seasons (from 1998 to 2004) on HBO, came to define a generation of viewers, especially the women who have seen themselves in the Quartet of female characters. He was based on the life and work of Candace Bushnell, who wrote a column for the New York observer entitled “Sex and the City” and later a book of the same name.
In addition to the romantic getaway by Carrie Bradshaw, “SATC” was also centered on female friendships that Carrie had with the Queen of Public Relations / Sex Post Pal Samantha (Kim Cattrall), the Preppy / Hopeshantic art merchant Charlotte York (Krishia Nixon).
“It was a training show for at least a generation or two of women, which gave us a new vision for what it meant to be single, independent, professional and in their thirties,” said Armstrong. “Before that, being a single woman in pop culture was sad.”
“These women have shown us that being a single woman meant nights in town with your friends, a constant sexual conversation in brunch and an excellent wardrobe that you bought,” she added. “It was still new at the time, and it became a single woman to be sad to be glamorous.”
These women showed us that being a single woman meant nights in town with your friends, a constant sexual conversation in brunch and an excellent wardrobe that you bought. “”
-Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, author of the book “Sex and the City and Us”
But why does it still resonate?
“Now we have so many shows where women are single and talk about sex and meetings,” said Eli Rallo, author of the next book, “Does anyone else feel that? “” “But what Candace Bushnell and (Showrunner) Michael Patrick King did women in the thirties and beyond in the 90s and in the early 2000s.”
The “SATC” universe continued to strike an agreement with viewers “because the show did a perfect job to hit the nail on the head of real women in their thirties,” added Rallo, who was also described As “Gen Z Carrie Bradshaw” by some of its 1 million Followers on Instagram And Teltok.
“And like that” came after two films “SATC” (released in 2008 and 2010, respectively) and a series of prequel, “The Carrie Diaries” (broadcast on the CW for two seasons from 2013 to 2014).
The spin-off served as a continuation of the script for the group of friends in New York, with women now in their fifties. While Rallo said that she understood criticism of “and just like that”, she described the spin-off as a “treat” because she served as a opportunity to see these characters “at a later stage of life”.
Throughout the 33 episodes of “and just like that”, Carrie sailed in the death of a loved one (M. Big), meets and then divided with his other old flame (Aidan), and start again path Larger place than his emblematic apartment. Miranda becomes sober, goes through a divorce, spell And find a new career that is passionate. Charlotte, still married to the love of her life, Harry Goldenblatt, is like working as a art dealer while balancing the mother of two teenagers (who leaves non -binary).
Samantha is no longer part of the group’s daily life, having moved to London. But there have been new additions to the spin-off crew, in particular: Charlotte’s working mother, Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker); Carrie’s real estate agent who has become a friend, Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury); And Miranda’s partner, Stand-Up comics, Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez).
In the final of Thursday of “and like that”, Carrie does the unexpected for a character that we have mainly seen entangled in the thrals of romance for 27 years on the screen. She ends up choosing. The show ends with Carrie on her laptop, rewriting the opening line of the epilogue of her new book. She reads it aloud, in a typical carrie’s voice, while she is hitting: “The woman realized that she was not alone. She was alone.” Carrie then gets up and dances in her apartment.
The early reaction to the final seemed to be lukewarm, with fans on X and Tiktok sharing mixed responses on Thursday evening.
“The end and as this season 3 is slightly chaotic, funny and unwell-bit … But I liked it? #Andjustlikethat” An X user joking.
“The last blow is one for books, sitting on your computer, window shooting, followed by Song and Dance,” Tiktok user wrote in the text of their video About the final, which included a clip from the final scene.
Others were less enthusiastic.
“SATC’s conveyance is unforgivable”, ” A user x wroteRespond to an account of the show account.
“You have to make fun of me,” said a creator of Tiktok In his reaction video, Call the “disrespectful” final.
King said the decision to end the show came after he consulted with Parker, who is an executive producer, as well as Casey Bloys, chief executive officer of HBO, and Sarah Aubrey, manager of the original HBO programming.
“While I was writing the last episode of ‘and just like that …’ season 3, it has become clear to me that it could be a wonderful place to stop,” King wrote in his announcement on August 1.
Since King published the news, distribution members and fans have thought about the heritage of the show and what it meant for them.
“I will always cherish this incredible experience and all of you,” Nixon Written in a post ThursdayGiving a special cry to “all the eternal fans of the show and the SATC universe”.
Davis too shared a goodbye messageWriting: “… In my mind, Charlotte will live her life in her glorious way, whether we can look at her or not. Thank you to all those who came for the journey.”
Parker tribute, which she shared on Instagram Earlier this month, stirred the most response from the fans. He collected more than 772,000 likes.
“Carrie Bradshaw has dominated my professional heart rate for 27 years. I think I loved it especially,” wrote Parker. “I know that the others loved her like me. I was frustrated, condemned and rooted for her. The symphony of all these emotions was the biggest soundtrack and the most consecutive companion.”
In the comments, hundreds of people – including a handful of celebrities – shared their love for Parker and Carrie.
“This show is the biggest friend and companion in 30 years,” wrote the actor Billy Eichner. “Many of us have grown with that. Thank you for all the hard work and devotion.”
“It’s too final! And I’m not ready !!!” The musician Kelly Rowland commented.
But Parker did not completely reject the possibility of returning to Carrie one day.
“I learned not to say goodbye, but to say goodbye,” she said Evan Ross Katz culture commentator In a recent Q & R hosted by Threads and HBO Max.
“There is a distinction … You arrive at this decision, and it is incredibly difficult to be final and to say it … But I think it is the respect and affection that we feel for the entire experience that brings you to such a decision.”
Years ago, said Parker, she never expected to make films “Sex and the City”, not to mention a spin-off. Then King called, and Parker said: “It was so obvious to both of us that we felt” to revisit the universe with a new show.
“So who knows?” She said to Katz.
We couldn’t help but ask ourselves …
