{"id":12769,"date":"2022-03-24T16:45:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T15:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1613169"},"modified":"2022-03-24T17:09:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T16:09:29","slug":"and-just-like-that-season-2-could-yet-surprise-us-heres-how","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/and-just-like-that-season-2-could-yet-surprise-us-heres-how\/","title":{"rendered":"And Just Like That season 2 could yet surprise us \u2013 here\u2019s how"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Abby Robinson\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 24 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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By: Emma Bullimore<\/strong><\/p>\n

So it\u2019s official: Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda will return for a second season of Sex and the City<\/a> spin-off And Just Like That<\/a>, despite a lukewarm reception from fans the first time around (check out our And Just Like That review<\/a> for more on that). It would be fair to say that Aleksandr Petrovsky\u2019s large-scale light installations got better press than the Samantha-less sequel<\/a>, but there\u2019s no stopping SJP.<\/p>\n

As viewers brace themselves for more divisive storylines, we couldn\u2019t help but wonder\u2026 what can showrunner Michael Patrick King do to salvage the show? We still love these characters, so surely there\u2019s a way to breathe some joy back into their lives?<\/p>\n

Here are a few suggestions to get us onboard.<\/p>

More fun, and more sex!<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte York-Goldenblatt (Kristin Davis).<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

SATC wasn\u2019t just a valentine to singledom, it was also an unapologetic, hilarious and fun dance around the exciting streets of Manhattan, full of warmth, sass and glamour. Naturally, Samantha\u2019s absence toned things down a little, but AJLT suggests there\u2019s next to no sex in the city (apart from in Charlotte\u2019s bathroom, of course) \u2013 and very few laughs.<\/p>\n

Carrie\u2019s grief was heartbreaking and well-handled (although we\u2019ll never know why she didn\u2019t call an ambulance), but Big\u2019s death<\/a> was heavy subject matter for a show that prides itself on puns, Prada and Post-it Notes. Let\u2019s lighten up a bit in season 2, please.<\/p>\n

Justice for Charlotte<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Kristin Davis as Charlotte.<\/span><\/figcaption> Craig Blankenhorn\/HBO Max<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Thankfully, Charlotte was on hand to provide some much-needed comedy in AJLT, from her badly-timed period to her tennis match strop, but she still wasn\u2019t immune from the unfair treatment that she often endured in SATC. Her concerns are routinely dismissed by self-obsessed Carrie (did she ever get an apology after flagging Miranda\u2019s alcoholism? No.) \u2013 and it was all too easy to transform her into a PTA mum caricature.<\/p>\n

Give her some credit \u2013 Kristin Davis can do so much more.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s talk about Miranda and Che<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Sara Ramirez as Che Diaz with Cynthia Nixon as Miranda.<\/span><\/figcaption> Craig Blankenhorn\/HBO Max<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

We can\u2019t go any further without discussing AJLT\u2019s most controversial storyline: Miranda having noisy sex in Carrie\u2019s kitchen, coming out and ditching Steve quicker than you can say, \u2018Brooklyn Bridge\u2019, all because of a certain Che Diaz. Whether or not Cynthia Nixon\u2019s personal story has elbowed out Miranda\u2019s, the whole thing was a mess.<\/p>\n

Sexuality aside, Miranda has undergone a personality transplant. She has always been independent and rational \u2013 what is she doing giving up an incredible work opportunity for someone she\u2019s been dating for five minutes, regardless of gender? Why is she running round New York making a fool of herself, like the rom-com clich\u00e9s she hates? And couldn\u2019t the writers have made Che slightly funnier\/more charming\/less toe-curlingly preachy and annoying?<\/p>\n

The less said about turning Steve into a bumbling idiot, the better. This storyline needs a serious overhaul to get fans back onside, preferably by bringing back cynical, old-school Miranda.<\/p>\n

What about the other new additions?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Sarita Choudhury as Seema Patel.<\/span><\/figcaption> Craig Blankenhorn \/ HBO Max<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

As well as Che, we were introduced to the unflappable LTW, fabulous single gal Seema and Miranda\u2019s professor Nya. They\u2019re all accomplished, brilliant women who bring something new to the series, and Seema\u2019s talent for handing Carrie home truths is particularly welcome. But is the show spreading itself too thin?<\/p>\n

Those characters need to be developed further and given meatier storylines, or ushered out pronto. Let\u2019s face it, Carrie is never going to move out of that brownstone now, so why is she still going for cocktails with her estate agent?<\/p>\n

Less is definitely more<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Nya Wallace (Karen Pittman) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon)<\/span><\/figcaption> \u00a92021 WarnerMedia Direct, LLC. All Rights Reserved. HBO Max\u2122 is used under license<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Watching Sex and the City in 2022 throws up a lot of questions about diversity and representation, which the AJLT crew were determined to answer immediately, and all at once. Within just a few episodes, we had major storylines about Rose becoming Rock, Miranda\u2019s white saviour panic, Charlotte not having enough friends of colour and Miranda\u2019s sexuality, all held together by Che\u2019s relentless comedy \u2018concerts\u2019.<\/p>\n

All of those storylines are both engaging and a way for AJLT to reckon with some of the missteps it made in the original series, but juggling all of them at once was a choice that didn\u2019t always work. In season 2, the show would do well to streamline its focus.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not all bad though\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker).<\/span><\/figcaption> Craig Blankenhorn\/HBO Max<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Nobody takes the time to criticise a show they don\u2019t care about \u2013 and there are still lots of us who love these women. Let\u2019s not forget, this series is still making strides forward that aren\u2019t happening anywhere else \u2013 how many other TV shows give a flying Fendi about the personal lives of 50-something women? Plus, the fashion is still dreamy and the nostalgic cameos \u2013 from Natasha to Bitsy von Muffling \u2013 are glorious.<\/p>\n

On that note, where did Aidan go? The rumour mill promised a return for our favourite rugged carpenter and we\u2019re primed and ready for his arrival. Season 2 is likely to see Carrie dating again \u2013 if she gets bored of her podcast producer, maybe she could rekindle the Shaw\/Bradshaw romance? Or match with Berger on Bumble? The possibilities are vast, so let\u2019s embrace the positives and give the writers a chance to impress us in the show\u2019s sophomore season. Any excuse to mix a Cosmopolitan and daydream about Manolos.<\/p>\n

And Just Like That is available to stream on\u00a0Sky Comedy<\/a> and on streaming service\u00a0NOW<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in the UK.\u00a0For all the latest news, visit our dedicated\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub, or find out what else to watch with our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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