{"id":42643,"date":"2021-12-09T17:16:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T17:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=42643"},"modified":"2021-12-09T20:28:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T20:28:56","slug":"and-just-like-that-weve-seen-hbo-maxs-sex-and-the-city-reboot","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/and-just-like-that-weve-seen-hbo-maxs-sex-and-the-city-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"And Just Like That, We\u2019ve Seen HBO Max\u2019s \u2018Sex and the City\u2019 Reboot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Noth in And Just Like That…<\/i> (Photo: Craig Blankenhorn \/ HBO Max)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first two episodes of HBO Max\u2019s highly anticipated Sex and the City<\/em><\/a> reboot\u2014I guess we\u2019re supposed to call it And Just Like That<\/em><\/a>, but come on\u2014dropped today, i.e. this morning<\/em>, because that\u2019s how streaming works, and of course, I have some thoughts. I mean, I\u2019m sure we all have thoughts. Top of mind: I wonder how many of us actually watched this first thing on a Thursday morning? Cause, let me tell you, it was a hell of a way to start the day! You\u2019ll see what I mean. Needless to say, spoilers ahead.<\/p>\n

Ok, so Episode 1, \u201cHello It\u2019s Me,\u201d very much feels like it begins in medias res<\/em>. Carrie and Miranda and Charlotte are out to lunch and run into Bitzy von Muffin-whatever (Julie Halston) and there\u2019s some super expository dialogue about Samantha<\/a>. So, yeah, we\u2019re getting this out of the way at the top: at some point in the dim recent past, Carrie let Samantha go as her publicist and Sam got hurt and moved to London and stopped returning everyone\u2019s calls. Couple things: first, with everything<\/a> we know<\/a> about the behind-the-scenes drama with the scrapped third Sex and the City <\/em>movie and that time SJP tried to condole Kim Cattrall<\/a> about the death of her brother on Instagram, this all feels very metatextually informed. Also, I buy it. It rings true. Friendships get complicated, people\u2019s feelings get hurt, they grow apart. The idea that you\u2019d stay friends with someone forever, that you\u2019d continue to see them all the time as your lives change\u2014that\u2019s a very artificial, very TV<\/em> concept. Also, there\u2019s a joke about Samantha being \u201cno longer with us,\u201d which is definitely trolling<\/a> the audience!<\/p>\n

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Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kristen Davis in And Just Like That<\/i> (Photo: Craig Blankenhorn \/ HBO Max)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What else? Miranda\u2019s hair<\/a> is<\/em> apparently a plot point, sort of. Or at least a topic of conversation. Charlotte misses the red. Same. Carrie thinks the grey looks fabulous. Also same! Miranda is also getting her master\u2019s in human rights because she was v moved when all those lawyers rushed to the airport after Trump\u2019s Muslim ban in 2017. I love this development. One of the most uncomfortable things about Miranda was always the fact that she was a corporate lawyer. I love that she\u2019s ditched her very \u201980s brand of lean-in feminism. Unfortunately, she\u2019s traded it in for a super cringe-worthy brand of white wokeness. But the show seems to know how embarrassing that is and has law professor Dr. Nya Wallace (the fantastic Karen Pittman) to side eye Miranda\u2019s white guilt. Also, Miranda seems to have a drinking problem?<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Carrie has a fashion Insta and she\u2019s a co-host on a podcast with nonbinary comedian Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez<\/a>). Question: does Michael Patrick King think that podcasts are like drivetime radio? Cause he\u2019s got Che using a lot of dumb sound effects and asking inane shock-jock questions. Also, is Carrie wearing the heart of the ocean in this scene and why?<\/em><\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s this three-hour-long scene of Carrie and Big<\/a> being a happy couple at home, followed later by some very uncomfortable sexy time\u2014inspired by Che, Carrie is trying to be less prudish. And you know what? Carrie and Big are the least interesting part of all this.<\/p>\n

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Davis with an Oscar de la Renta dress (Photo: Craig Blankenhorn \/ HBO Max)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Weirdly, I\u2019m super intrigued by Charlotte\u2019s relationship with her daughters<\/a>. Lily (Cathy Ang), Charlotte\u2019s adopted daughter, makes this really uncomfortable joke about Charlotte rescuing<\/em> her, which I just don\u2019t know what to do with. Thumbs down. Meanwhile, I want more of this very contentious relationship Charlotte seems to have with her youngest, Rose (Alexa Swinton), who very much seems to want nothing to do with her mother\u2019s model of femininity. Solid comedic performance from Kristen Davis here. Also, LOL, Charlotte\u2019s rescue bulldog is named Richard Burton. Solid.<\/p>\n

Ok, so the episode culminates on the night of Lily\u2019s big piano recital. Everyone but Big is there. Steve has hearing loss, and Stanford<\/a> and Anthony, who are now married, apparently fight constantly. (I still resent this pairing.) Carrie and Miranda embrace unisex bathrooms, which is cool, and Miranda is defo headed for an AA storyline with that purse wine, which I hate. The storyline, not the purse wine. Having wine in your purse is awesome.<\/p>\n

And while all this is happening\u2026Big has a heart attack. And Carrie comes home just in time for him to literally die in her arms. And that\u2019s how I started my Thursday morning!<\/p>\n

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David Eigenberg and Nixon (Photo: Craig Blankenhorn \/ HBO Max)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Episode 2, \u201cLittle Black Dress,\u201d is mostly about Big\u2019s funeral. There\u2019s a choice reappearance of Susan-Sharon (Molly Price), who is the only one who remembers what a \u201cprick\u201d Big was to Carrie, bless her. Also, Miranda catches Che getting her son Brady (Niall Cunningham) stoned. Miranda and Che have heated words, but then basically make up immediately when Carrie introduces them officially. And actually, I feel like this got wrapped up a little too tidily. The same thing happened in the first episode when Rose was refusing to wear the Oscar de la Renta<\/a> dress Charlotte bought for her. These conflicts that feel like they should get time to breath get wrapped up in a single scene. But maybe this is just the tip of the iceberg. We\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n

I guess the only other really big thing here is that Samantha sent a huge flower arrangement. Carrie is moved by this gesture, and ok, fine, so am I.<\/p>\n

So, ok, let\u2019s be honest: And Just Like That\u2026<\/em> is off to an awkward start. But with two episodes\u2019 worth of throat clearing out of the way, it does seem like there\u2019s room for the show to improve. But even these first two episodes were mildly entertaining. Again, I\u2019m weirdly most interested in the dynamics between Charlotte and Rose and Miranda and Brady\u2014who she still seems to hate! And RIP Mr. Big or whatever, but let\u2019s be honest, single Carrie is so much more fun. And at the very least, what we\u2019ve seen so far is nowhere near as bad as the second movie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29097,"featured_media":42647,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[38,16,3925],"yoast_head":"\nAnd Just Like That, We\u2019ve Seen HBO Max\u2019s \u2018Sex and the City\u2019 Reboot<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"'And Just Like That\u2026' is off to an awkward start. 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