And Just Like That on Max

[+ ApexNomad]

And Just Like That… Season 3, Episode 1 recently premiered on Max.

And just like that… I died of secondhand embarrassment. 

This show has become the knockoff bag of its former self—same shape, but the stitching’s off and it smells like regret. The writing is flat. Lifeless. Uninspired.

The characters? No longer complex women. They’re caricatures in wannabe couture.

The jokes? Nonexistent.
The rhythm? Gone.

And the fashion? It’s a cry for help. It’s like someone got locked inside a thrift store during a blackout and just grabbed things. What the fuck was Carrie wearing? That hat in Washington Square Park? In summer? Really? Miranda’s outfit looked like it was auditioning to be a couch, and Carrie’s dress could file for social security.

This isn’t Sex and the City. This is Sleep and the Suburbs.

[+ poolboy48220]

I didn't make it through season 1. If memory serves, I stopped watching after Miranda had sex with someone in Carrie's apartment while sitting with Carrie after Carrie's surgery.

[pubic_assistance]

9 hours ago, ApexNomad said:

And just like that… I died of secondhand embarrassment. 

Agreed.

I feel bad for these women. Sex and the City television show was mostly a fun view and I enjoyed the show throughout most of its seasons.

The "Just Like That" films are just dreadful.

SJP and her husband are neighbors of mine. I would occasionally bump into Matthew while we were both walking our dogs. He's quite "normal" and friendly when you treat him as "just a neighbor". I can confirm he isn't a fan of the films himself. Says they should have left the series in memory alone.

[TonyDown]

 Queer comedian.  Trans kid.  Lots more non white characters.  On and on.  Did that work?   Seemed forced.  They definitely abandoned the "bunch of white people" storylines.   But it seemed uneven.

I did like the Todd Rundgren interludes.  Maybe Steve is lucky he's lost his hearing.  😉

[SirBillybob]

Welp, that’s all rather harsh. On your knees and ‘pologize. 

[+ EVdude]

Ya, it’s a tough watch, but I still do. 

[MikeThomas]

21 hours ago, ApexNomad said:

And Just Like That… Season 3, Episode 1 recently premiered on Max.

And just like that… I died of secondhand embarrassment. 

This show has become the knockoff bag of its former self—same shape, but the stitching’s off and it smells like regret. The writing is flat. Lifeless. Uninspired.

The characters? No longer complex women. They’re caricatures in wannabe couture.

The jokes? Nonexistent.
The rhythm? Gone.

And the fashion? It’s a cry for help. It’s like someone got locked inside a thrift store during a blackout and just grabbed things. What the fuck was Carrie wearing? That hat in Washington Square Park? In summer? Really? Miranda’s outfit looked like it was auditioning to be a couch, and Carrie’s dress could file for social security.

This isn’t Sex and the City. This is Sleep and the Suburbs.

Agree 100%.

 

 

[d.anders]

I think now I'm hate watching. Carrie temporarily takes in Miranda to help her out while she finds a new apartment, and she throws a hissy fit because Miranda ate her last yogurt and banana? How selfish can a rich bitch get? Is this any way to treat a house guest? How about a life long friend? Michael King must really be tired of writing for this show. Carrie is richer than fuck, a phone text away from breakfast delivery from anywhere. If she were half a friend, she would have invited Miranda in as soon as Aiden couldn't commit to NYC. I really dislike how these old friendships are so phony now.

[MikeThomas]

4 hours ago, d.anders said:

I think now I'm hate watching. Carrie temporarily takes in Miranda to help her out while she finds a new apartment, and she throws a hissy fit because Miranda ate her last yogurt and banana? How selfish can a rich bitch get? Is this any way to treat a house guest? How about a life long friend? Michael King must really be tired of writing for this show. Carrie is richer than fuck, a phone text away from breakfast delivery from anywhere. If she were half a friend, she would have invited Miranda in as soon as Aiden couldn't commit to NYC. I really dislike how these old friendships are so phony now.

Not quite sure I agree …and then Miranda spreads her research papers all over the new dining room table because the kitchen table is to small and when Carrie knocks over the drink, Miranda cleans up the mess with a very expensive scarf Carrie loaned her.  
 

Miranda… the guest from hell.  

They’re all tedious!

[d.anders]

4 hours ago, MikeThomas said:

Miranda spreads her research papers all over the new dining room table because the kitchen table is to small

Miranda is a working lawyer, supposedly working on important issues. What does Carrie do? Walk around her apartment in ridiculously expensive, not good for your spine stiletto heels. Miranda deserves the table that Aiden didn't love. LOL.

4 hours ago, MikeThomas said:

when Carrie knocks over the drink, Miranda cleans up the mess with a very expensive scarf Carrie loaned her

As if Miranda would ever do something so stupid. I don't know what Michael King is smoking, but it seems to me he has totally given up on these characters.

Yes, they are all tedious, and boring as all hell.

[d.anders]

The things that end up in my Feed can be really scary, yet, more entertaining than the show itself. From one commenter, "Seeing Cynthia Nixon naked was even more horrifying than seeing the naked guy brandishing the meat cleaver." So true, and funny.

I have no idea who this woman is, or what she does with her life, but she's got strong opinions about And Just Like That. The hate watchers seem to be offering more comedy than the show itself.

 

[SirBillybob]

Rarely do I scream obscenities at a selfish entitled moronic TV character.

“Ms Bradshaw, I’m sure any airhead  can appreciate that I might be agreeable to reducing the loop of full blast stiletto clacking noises emanating from my ghetto blaster purchased for such purpose and positioned just inside my open window and a few feet away at such time I notice you attempt to peacefully enjoy the new garden, you yourself having proclaimed ‘It’s New York; there’s noise.’ In fact I’ll offer you the option to select the track. Enjoy.” 

Edited July 2 by SirBillybob

[jeezifonly]

I was a big fan of SATC Series.

Watched the first ep of AJLT. 

AJLT, I realized that watching another would be a colossal waste of my time. 
  
"Maybe the past is like an anchor holding us back. Maybe, you have to let go of who you were to become who you will be."

                 -  C. Bradshaw

[+ poolboy48220]

I watched about 2/3 of the first season and gave up. I think it was about the time Miranda hooked up with a woman in Carrie's apartment while Carrie was resting after surgery. I may have to pick it up again just to see HOW awful it got. 🤓

[d.anders]

OMG. The worst episode I think I've ever seen. Karaoke torture. Even worse, Patti LuPone's guest appearance. I can't believe her terrible attempt at an Italian accent, there one minute, and gone the next. Embarrassing. What are these people thinking?

[+ purplekow]

You have Patti LuPone and music and you do not have her sing.  If she would not sing, the part should have gone to someone else who would.  

This show is an example how a secondary character can make all the difference.  Samantha on SITC, always a surprise.  The two women they added to replace her, alway a snore.  

[MikeThomas]

Each episode is worse than the last.  

[d.anders]

I can't wait for Maureen Callahan's take on Episode 7. I still can't believe how bad Patti LuPone was. She has some nerve criticizing other actors, when she should be looking in the mirror. The in-and-out bad accent was so glaring. How did the director miss this and not say something?

11 hours ago, purplekow said:

You have Patti LuPone and music and you do not have her sing.

OMG, can you imagine her trying to sing with that bad Italian accent? They must have discussed singing with her. It was a total karaoke episode. I bet she turned them down. Since they had the mother character born in Buffalo, NY, why have her attempt to speak with a terrible accent, and then drop the accent for several of the scenes? It just doesn't make any sense.

That karaoke birthday party was the ultimate dud. Carrie looked ridiculous, and her relationship with Miranda barely exists. They always seem like they are on the edge of hating each other. Not sure I could ever love a friend that long for being a pain in the ass.

[+ ApexNomad]

Watching And Just Like That is like getting your asshole waxed: It’s painful, weirdly humiliating, and halfway through you’re just praying it’s over—only to find yourself coming back for more.

[+ ApexNomad]

Further proof this show has completely abandoned humor: the birthday karaoke party. Wow. One of the worst things I’ve seen.

Imagine if the gardener, Adam, singing “Bette Davis Eyes” to Seema—who literally had a patch over one eye from a fake eyelash infection—had sung instead “Bette Davis’s EYE!” Singular. Missed opportunity.

And again… no one—no one—in New York dresses like them.

[+ purplekow]

On 7/12/2025 at 1:15 PM, d.anders said:

I can't wait for Maureen Callahan's take on Episode 7. I still can't believe how bad Patti LuPone was. She has some nerve criticizing other actors, when she should be looking in the mirror. The in-and-out bad accent was so glaring. How did the director miss this and not say something?

OMG, can you imagine her trying to sing with that bad Italian accent? They must have discussed singing with her. It was a total karaoke episode. I bet she turned them down. Since they had the mother character born in Buffalo, NY, why have her attempt to speak with a terrible accent, and then drop the accent for several of the scenes? It just doesn't make any sense.

That karaoke birthday party was the ultimate dud. Carrie looked ridiculous, and her relationship with Miranda barely exists. They always seem like they are on the edge of hating each other. Not sure I could ever love a friend that long for being a pain in the ass.

I am hoping that the accent is being used as an example of how pretentious she is and the fact that it is there and gone an example for everyone to see and hear.  Anthony in fact said, something to the effect "who is she trying to fool with that Italian accent.  She was born in Buffalo."  So it may not be (hopefully) a badf acting job rather a director's choice to further define the character as pretentious.  If that is the case, they would not have her sing because to ask LuPone to sing badly would not go over well and if the mother sings well, the pretense of pretension is muted. 

[SirBillybob]

9 hours ago, ApexNomad said:

Watching And Just Like That is like getting your asshole waxed: It’s painful, weirdly humiliating, and halfway through you’re just praying it’s over—only to find yourself coming back for more.

And exclaiming ‘Kim Cattrall!’ rather than ‘Kelly Clarkson!’

[Hen]

On 7/2/2025 at 1:15 AM, d.anders said:

Miranda is a working lawyer, supposedly working on important issues. What does Carrie do? Walk around her apartment in ridiculously expensive, not good for your spine stiletto heels. Miranda deserves the table that Aiden didn't love. LOL.

As if Miranda would ever do something so stupid. I don't know what Michael King is smoking, but it seems to me he has totally given up on these characters.

Yes, they are all tedious, and boring as all hell.

As my husband says, "Your creative juices start to get watered down after you turn 40"

[samhexum]

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