'And Just Like That' Is Winding Down And Turning Up The Heat

I kind of feel sad about Carrie leaving her apartment. It felt like another character in the show to me. But I just hope the move sticks this time. I cant watch another scene of her packing up or moving into another place. Seems like it might work out for her downstairs neighbor to move there, and she could rent it out? If Che gets Carries apartment, thatd be crazy to me. Im kind of looking forward to how they make her new house hers and to see what kind of decor she goes with. Also, we are owed a look at Aidans house in Virginia. We were robbed of that in this episode. Erin

Isnt Carrie dripping in cash these days? I dont know why she doesnt just keep her jewel box apartment in addition to the big place and use it as a spare shoe closet. But Erin, Im pretty sure youre right about Carrie renting the place to her jewelry designer neighbor, Lisette. I dont think this show will ever let Carrie get too far away from the iconic apartment! Lydia

Agree with both of you. Its one of those iconic TV apartments and so synonymous with this franchise and Carrie as a character. Plus, weve been here before when she moved in with Big in the first movie, she kept this apartment. So theres no reason she cant keep it again and rent it to Lisette (probably for a lot more than the $750/month she was paying in the original. Trying to afford an apartment in New York these days, if youre not already wealthy, is a shitshow). And yeah, I mean, if Carrie can afford a massive place in Gramercy Park, shes definitely doing quite all right money-wise. Aidan sold his furniture company to West Elm, so hes doing quite all right too.

I also laughed a bit when Che asked what possibly could have gone on to make Aidan not want to set foot in Carries apartment. Oh, Che, a lot of shit went down. Marina

I was holding my breath during this scene. I thought Aidans ex-wife was going to say something really bad or crazy, and it was mostly fine? It was smart for her to just directly say that she doesnt want her kids to show up in any of Carries writing. (That doesnt seem like something Carrie would do anyway.) Her telling Carrie that she cant hurt him again felt like something any close friend would say. Like, I dont get why she tried to make that a big deal to Aidan? Erin

I loved seeing Rosemarie DeWitt in this role! She seems like shed be Aidans type. However, I thought this conversation was a bit clunky. The way Aidans ex brought up her concerns, she made it sound like Carrie had already written something featuring her sons. I thought Id missed something! While this conversation seemed like it went well, I have a feeling Carries not quite off the hook yet. Lydia

I love Rosemarie DeWitt too shes one of those actors who, when she shows up, I immediately pay more attention (and Im still salty about her not getting an Oscar nomination for Rachel Getting Married). I wonder if this bit of casting is pure coincidence or a fun Easter egg: She is married to Ron Livingston, who played the infamous Mr. Im Sorry, I Cant, Dont Hate Me Berger in the original series. Also, independent of that, she appears briefly as one of Mirandas co-workers at her corporate law firm. Whether it was an intentional nod to the original series or not, excellent casting. It also continues the delightful trend of this revival bringing back actors who appeared briefly as one-off characters in the original (see also: Peter Hermann). Marina

I was hoping theyd hook up this episode. I wish Seema was more excited about Ravi, though. She seems to be brushing him off as a casual sex partner, and I kinda wish she was having fun with it and leaning into that. She seemed to be kind of not into it at that dinner with Carrie and Aidan. Lets see where this goes. Erin

I knew last week, as soon as Seema said that she might never have a great love like Carrie has with Big and Aidan, that shed meet a potential love interest in the next episode. Its TV, after all. Im into Seema and Ravi, and I think she secretly is, too, if shes bringing him to dinner with Carrie and Aidan. While were talking about Seema, can I just say shes officially my favorite addition to the SATC universe? Her friendship chemistry with Carrie is so natural. Shes completely over-the-top but feels so realistic at the same time. More Seema, please! Lydia

I welcome you to the Seema fan club, Lydia! I chuckled at Seema calling Ravi cut-rate Spielberg. But yes, glad to see our girl getting it. And Nya too! Marina

The way I hollered when this sex scene popped up. Get it, Nya! Glad to see her getting it in and having fun. I cant imagine seeing your ex pop up on IG with not only a new boo but also a baby on the way? Hell nah. And was that woman the artist he was helping with her music? Hell nah again. Im wondering how this is going to play out. And again, I ask, BRING BACK GARY DOURDAN for Nya! Erin

Ive been missing Nya in recent episodes! Im so glad they brought her back with a bang (pun very much intended). I cracked up when she realized it was cool to have shameless, post-coitus phone time in bed next to her hookup. But it was a total knife to the heart seeing her realize Andre Rashad (LeRoy McClain) was having a baby with another woman, especially after their fertility struggles. I hope this is the start of an interesting storyline for Nya. Lydia

In previous weeks, weve often complained about the lack of sex, so I was glad to see this episode had a noticeable increase in storylines involving our faves having fun, casual sex. In particular, Ive often written about how this revival brought in all of these incredible women of color and then failed to come up with adequate storylines for them. Also, we know this show works best when it leans into the spirit of the original. So both Nya and Seema getting it this episode hit all of those marks. And asshole Andre already moving on and having a baby with his new girlfriend? Ugh, poor Nya. But its also very on-brand for the many terrible men of this franchise. Marina

Did anyone else immediately know that once Lily and Brady hung out we were gonna get a storyline about them potentially having sex? As soon as Charlotte and Miranda stopped talking about Lily trying to convince Brady to consider college, I was like: Theyre going to do it. I mostly dont care about this at all. But I was annoyed and kind of surprised about how obsessed Charlotte was about it. Wasnt she just getting condoms for Lily the other week? Dont parents want their friends kids to be close? I dont have kids, but it all seemed ... weird to me. Erin

I cant believe Im saying this, but this was one of the first kid storylines I didnt totally hate. I thought it was funny seeing Charlotte and Miranda grapple with what was happening, and Carries line about it reminding her of her two favorite stuffed animals having sex cracked me up. Maybe it worked for me because this kid storyline mostly revolved around the womens relationships with each other. Lydia

As weve said often, these storylines involving the kids are consistently among the least interesting on this show, and this one similarly did not do it for me. Moving right along!

One thing that I found amusing: Yes, Charlotte has always played the role of the naive and unsuspecting one. But girl, two teens being left alone you could have seen this coming from a mile away! Marina

So Lisa basically was asleep the whole episode, and now we know why. Shes pregnant! More kids coming to the show that Im going to be annoyed about! At least the pregnancy seems to have cooled things between the couple. Theyve been so at odds with each other this whole season, so hopefully that awkwardness and passive-aggressive energy will be gone now. Erin

That was a fun bit of comedy to have Herbs campaign speech completely derailed by Lisas bombshell. I do hope she gets the help she needs, and that Herb steps up. Shes been really in over her head these last few episodes, between her documentary and the kids and Herb launching his campaign.

This is a tiny detail, but Im also curious why Harry seems to be Herbs campaign manager? I assume Harry is still a divorce lawyer, which doesnt seem to have much overlap with running a citywide campaign. But maybe hes one of those sought-after divorce lawyers with lots of connections to rich donors. Marina

This is just stupid. I hope that was just a passing mention from Harry about his worries about Mark, Charlottes new boss. Dont make this a thing. We dont need Victor Garber hitting on Charlotte or for it to even be hinted at. Next. Erin

I wholeheartedly agree, Erin! Im hoping this was just a setup to show us Victor Garber hitting on Carrie and that we can leave it there. Lydia

Yeah, my only thought about this was: Look, I love Victor Garber, but was it really worth bringing him back just for this? Id also like to see more of Charlotte being at work, since in the original, one of her real passions was her pride in her art knowledge. Marina

I almost hate to say this. But Che gets on my nerves a lot less now that theyre done with Miranda. I dont need Che to be on this show, to be clear. But Im less annoyed! Thats a win. Maybe this new potential love interest will help Che write actually funny content. We can only hope. Erin

Vet tech Che is working for me. As a viewer, I actually appreciate that neither they nor Miranda seems to mention the other now that theyre over. I mean, who among us hasnt wished a friend would stop harping on their ex? But it is a sort of odd choice for TV. Do the writers just want us to forget that Miranda exploded her marriage and moved to LA with this person?

On another note, that kitten Che brought to Carries apartment was so damn cute and Im legitimately angry at Carrie for not keeping it. Carrie is definitely a cat girl. Why cant she see that?! Lydia

Lol, Lydia, I had the opposite reaction: Carrie cant take care of a cat, Che!

I cant believe Im saying this either, but Im glad Che seems to be getting back on their feet. Marina

I definitely rolled my eyes when Anthony assumed Giuseppe was just looking for a green card. But ya know, Ive been over this storyline about their romance since the beginning. End it! Erin

Lol, Erin, I thought of you when Anthony said: Ive seen '90 Day Fianc,' all 35 seasons.

Also, when they were in front of Anthonys apartment, and Anthony was explaining that his exs name was still on the lease, I had forgotten that Stanford (the late Willie Garson) moved to Japan. Marina

OMG, Marina, I could not remember for the life of me how they wrote off Stanford! Erin