And Just Like That fans rejoice as Carrie and Aidan make a shocking decision about their relationship: 'It's about time!'

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Fans rejoiced after Carrie Bradshaw and Aidan Shaw broke up for the third time in the latest episode of And Just Like That.
Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Aidan (John Corbett) have navigated a tumultuous long-distance relationship in season three, but it all came to an end in Thursday's episode nine, titled 'Present Tense.'
After arguing about Aidan being jealous of Carrie's relationship with her handsome British downstairs neighbor, writer Duncan Reeves (Jonathan Cake), Aidan admits he has trust issues due to Carrie cheating on him in the past.
This eventually leads a frustrated Carrie to lash out as she asks Aidan: 'Can you stop f*****g blaming me?'
They later both conclude their relationship won't work out again, sharing a tearful hug before parting ways. The pair previously dated twice in seasons 3 and 4 of Sex and the City, with both attempts ultimately ending in breakups.
The tense episode also had a humorous moment when Parker's real-life friend Andy Cohen made a quick cameo as he reprised his role of shoe salesman Daniel from Sex and The City.
Fans rejoiced after Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Aidan Shaw (John Corbett) broke up for the third time in the latest episode of And Just Like That
Fans celebrated the breakup on social media, expressing their frustration with Carrie's love interest.
'It's about time! He better not come around again!' one wrote.
'Finally!' another added while someone else chimed in writing, 'Thank God.'
'Carrie Bradshaw finally did the thing!'
'It was fun while it lasted Aiden, but it wasn't meant to be. Ever.'
'That episode was absolutely classic Carrie Bradshaw. Loved it.'
'FINALLY, we are FREE,' another fan wrote.
'Wow, does it look like Carrie got a glow up at the end after all that happened?'
'Carrie ATE this episode.'
'Thank God!!!!!!! This was just ridiculous and too damn much!!'
The episode starts out with Carrie walking in on an awkward encounter between her boyfriend Aidan and her downstairs neighbor Duncan.
Aidan grills Duncan about why he chooses to smoke from a pipe, before Carrie quickly makes an excuse to leave.
Carrie later tells pal Seema (Sarita Choudhury) that she believes Aidan is 'threatened.'
'By Duncan?' Seema questions.
'By me,' Carrie replies. 'I cheated on him with John. It was awful,' she said, referring to her late husband John Preston, a.k.a. Mr. Big, who died from a heart attack in the first season of the Sex and the City reboot.
'He had trouble trusting me after that, and frankly he had reason not to,' she added.
'I cheated on him with cigarettes as well,' she joked.
Seema then informed her that Aidan had been questioning her about Duncan in the previous episode.
She advises Carrie to talk to him about the situation, but Carrie refuses.
Later on Aidan interrupts Carrie and Duncan's book edition session, as he shows up unannounced.
He asks her if he should get dinner started, but Carrie declines saying she and Duncan are busy working.
When he asks her when she'll be done, she tells him she is unsure and to start without her. However, he tells her he will wait for her.
When Carrie finally returns she finds that Aidan is still awake. She thanks him for 'being so understanding' and tries to cuddle up to him in bed.
However he tells her, 'No, get away from me. You smell like smoke.'
He then tells her to 'go take a shower.'
The episode starts out with Carrie walking in on an awkward encounter between her boyfriend Aidan and her downstairs neighbor Duncan
Carrie later tells pal Seema (Sarita Choudhury) that she believes Aidan is 'threatened' by her. 'I cheated on him with John. It was awful,' she said, referring to her late husband John Preston, a.k.a. Mr. Big, who died from a heart attack in the first season of the Sex and the City reboot
The couple argue before going to sleep, and later continue bickering in the morning, after Aidan told Carrie to 'get away' from him because she smelled like smoke
Carrie accuses him of trying to figure out if there's something going on between her and Duncan. 'This is such bullsh**t, Carrie,' he responds
They later meet up for lunch, and Aidan admits that he has 'trust issues.' The talk erupts into another fight, as Carrie accuses him of sounding 'jealous' and 'suspicious'
'I can't give you any more than I have, and it wasn't enough. And there's all the family stuff. I'm sorry, but there is,' Carrie tells him before they break up
A teary-eyed Aidan tells her, 'I'm sad. I really thought we were gonna make it this time.' Carrie replies with a shaking voice, 'Yeah, I'm sad too'
Later on in her apartment Carrie takes down all the postcards Aidan sent her from Virginia
'The woman had thought that she and her love were very present, but now realized they were still locked in the past, which meant, of course, that they had no future,' Carrie says in a voiceover at the end of the episode
After Carrie showers and goes to sleep in a different bedroom. Aidan follows her and they bicker, before she kicks him out of the room.
In the morning, he tries to play it off while making breakfast, but Carrie is still upset.
'Is this because I talked to him?' Aidan asks.
'I distinctly asked you not to,' she responds.
They continue to argue until Carrie accuses him of trying to figure out if there's something going on between her and Duncan.
'This is such bullsh**t, Carrie,' he responds.
'Aidan, you're worried about me and another man,' she says before storming out.
They later meet up for lunch, and Aidan admits that he has 'trust issues' with Carrie and other men.
The talk erupts into another fight, as Carrie accuses him of sounding 'jealous' and 'suspicious.'
'Well, can you f*****g blame me?' he asks.
'Can you stop f*****g blaming me?' she responds, before storming off.
Aidan follows her, as she questions, 'How is it possible that I haven't earned your trust by now?'
'I have done everything to show you how fully committed I am to you. I have moved mountains and apartments. I have agreed to arrangements that even you yourself couldn't live up to! I was 100% in.'
'Was or are? Because you just said I was 100% in. So, is it was or are you still 100% in?' he questions.
'Was,' Carrie slowly replies. 'I can't give you any more than I have, and it wasn't enough. And there's all the family stuff. I'm sorry, but there is.'
'I need a hundred,' Aidan says.
'So do I,' Carrie responds.
A teary-eyed Aidan tells her, 'I'm sad. I really thought we were gonna make it this time.'
'Yeah, I'm sad too,' Carrie replies with a shaking voice.
They then share a hug.
Later on in her apartment Carrie takes down all the postcards Aidan sent her from Virginia.
At the end of the episodes she meets her pals for dinner.
'The woman had thought that she and her love were very present, but now realized they were still locked in the past, which meant, of course, that they had no future,' she said in a voiceover, before the episode came to an end.
The Sex and the City sequel follows friends Carrie, Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) as they navigate their intricate lives in New York City.
Nicole Ari Parker and Sarita returned as the group's new besties Lisa and Seema this season.
The show picks up 11 years after the events of the 2010 film Sex and the City 2, and follows three of the four original main characters.
Following the success of Kim Cattrall 's cameo in the second season, it's been widely reported that her character Samantha will return for at least part of the third season.
Sara Ramirez will not be returning as controversial non-binary comedian Che Diaz.
Since starting in December 2021, the Sex And The City spin-off has seen Carrie, Samantha and Charlotte grapple with sexuality, gender identity, death, grief, divorce, drug use, and pretty much every other hot issue in Western society.
The original Sex and the City ran for six seasons, airing on HBO from 1998 until 2004.
The story continued with two feature films: Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010).
And Just Like That... premiered its first season in 2021. The third season will feature 12 episodes, with the finale airing on August 14.