Season 2 of the buzzy Sex and the City spinoff, And Just Like That aired its two-part premiere on Max (formerly HBO Max) on Thursday, and fans have already noticed a big discrepancy in the script.
In the second episode, dubbed “The Real Deal,” Charlotte York Goldenblatt’s (Kristin Davis) husband Harry (Evan Handler) makes a comment that his mother has been dead for a decade. “She’s been dead 10 years,” he says to Anthony (Mario Cantone).
However, in season 5 of Sex and the City, Harry told Charlotte that his mother passed before he met is soon-to-be wife. Fans took notice because that influenced Charlotte to convert to Judaism.
Harry originally told Charlotte he couldn’t be with her, as she was an Episcopalian, because he vowed to his mother that he would one day marry a Jewish girl. “I promised my mother I would marry a Jew right before she died,” he explained.
That pivotal conversation launched a huge story arch for the couple in the sixth and final season.
The final season of Sex and the City aired 19 years ago in 2004 – so, suffice to say, Harry’s mother has been dead for far more than 10 years.
In And Just Like That, Harry and Anthony are sitting at the Goldenblatts’ dining room table, discussing how upset Charlotte is with their daughter Lily for selling off her clothing to second-hand retailer “The Real Deal” so that she could buy a new keyboard.
The clothing is sentimental to Charlotte and she sets off on a mission to get the cherished pieces back from the retailer. Feeling as though The Real Deal took advantage of her teenaged daughter, Charlotte expresses that she wants them to admit to wrongdoing as Lily is underaged. “Good luck,” Harry scoffed. “I’m still waiting for any acknowledgment from my mother, and she’s been dead 10 years.”
Twitter lit up with hysterical responses to the mix up, questioning why Sarah Jessica Parker and executive producer Michael Patrick King, who both served as producers on the original series, let this detail slip.
All the OG #SATC fans hearing Harry say his mom has "been dead for 10 years" on the new #AndJustLikeThat: pic.twitter.com/4rVZlaOM2c
— Lisa (@LKJMCA) June 22, 2023
Storyline fact checkers needed @AndJustLikeThat
In SATC Season 5, Harry informed Charlotte his mother was dead while dancing at Bobby Fine’s wedding in the Hamptons, #AndJustLikeThat— Maya 🎭 (@scentoflilacs) June 22, 2023
#AndJustLikeThat series 2 is absolutely shite. Lazy writing & poor continuity ( Harry's Mum being an example) crap storylines, characters being ruined (Miranda especially( & ridiculous wealth everywhere. I miss Steve 😓😓
— @Aoifs123 (@Aoifs123) June 22, 2023
I'm sorry, but did the writing team forget that Harry's mother died before he met Charlotte? Not ten years ago…. #AndJustLikeThat pic.twitter.com/QLTXYUekLq
— Sharon (@HausOfSharon) June 22, 2023
Harry’s mom died before he met Charlotte that was the whole reason she converted to Judaism so they could get married after he broke up with her because she wasn’t Jewish, it was a huge story arc in #SATC & not 1 person spotted this error?! Terrible writing #AndJustLikeThat pic.twitter.com/IsVLrO3SGN
— Andrew McBride (@andrewmcb) June 22, 2023
Did anyone else notice Harry told Anthony that his mother has been dead for 10 years? However, was already dead when he met Charlotte, and given their timeline, she’s been dead at least 16-17 years. Surprised a writer didn’t catch that. #AndJustLikeThat
— Dawn Kanehl (@DawnKanehl) June 22, 2023
Episodes 1 and 2 of And Just Like That are available to stream now.
