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Yahoo
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'And Just Like That...' EP Seemingly Assures Fans Harry Won't Be Killed Off After Surprising Cancer Reveal in Season 3
The recent episode of And Just Like That... showed Charlotte (Kristin Davis) find out that her husband Harry (Evan Handler) was diagnosed with cancer The show's executive producer told TheWrap that viewers will see a different side of Charlotte this season, but hinted that Harry was not being killed off Davis added that the storyline "is true to life" and will highlight the importance of a caretaker's health as wellAnd Just Like That.. Charlotte and Harry's love story has entered a particularly challenging chapter in season 3 of And Just Like That... In the June 26 episode of the Sex and the City spinoff, Harry (Evan Handler) revealed to his wife Charlotte (Kristin Davis) that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. While he noted that his form of the disease has a 98% survival rate, he asked that Charlotte keep the news private, but the anxiety proved to be difficult for her to cope with. 'People get all kinds of unexpected health news. This is true to life,' Davis, 60, told TheWrap. 'She holds Harry in such a sacred place, and this family that she's created, it would be very scary for her to feel like she might lose that.' King further explained that the plotline is meant to show a different side to Charlotte, who has always prided herself on having everything under control. 'Charlotte has been the grounded support for everyone for the last two years, so we knew from the writing point of view it was time for her to need support,' he said. Still, he hinted that the Goldenblatt family will be okay. 'Do you think I'm going to kill Harry?' he quipped. In another interview with Variety, Davis confessed that she 'was relieved' when she found out this was what Charlotte and Harry would be going through in their marriage because it was something she knew they could overcome. 'I knew something would happen, right? We couldn't just go on, if you know what I mean,' she joked. 'It could have been worse — at least I didn't have to cheat on him or something like that, right? That would be so out of character; it would make no sense. I knew Michael wouldn't do that, but I was like, 'Oh, God, cancer.' Which is how Charlotte feels, and, of course, how everyone would feel.' 'But the thing that I love, that you'll see in the second half, is that it has a really great way that it goes — in terms of Charlotte having to keep the secret that Harry wants her to keep, and the toll that it takes on her,' the actress continued. 'She's trying to take care of him, and then she's trying to fulfill his wishes about who she tells or doesn't tell. So she really doesn't have her friends, and she ends up not taking care of herself.' She pointed out that this is an important topic for AJLT to approach, especially with it being so common for caretakers to forget the importance of their own well-being. 'It has a comedic element to it, which was really fun and scary to do, but it's just really true to life,' she shared. 'It seems like a perfect storyline for Charlotte that she would, of course, forget to take care of herself, and then have her own health issue because she forgot to take care of herself. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. And Just Like That... season 3 airs Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. PT/9:00 p.m. ET on Max. Read the original article on People
Cosmopolitan
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
‘And Just Like That' Costume Designer Defends Carrie's Giant Hat
If you're still waiting for an apology for Carrie's awful, no good, very bad Strawberry Shortcake hat on And Just Like That..., it might be time to reset expectations. This is Sex and the City we're talking about, after all, and just weeks after Sarah Jessica Parker defended the giant hat, the And Just Like That costume designers are speaking out, with one even admitting they were 'annoyed' by the backlash. Co-costume designers Molly Rogers and Danny Santiago knew that the enormous, oversized, gingham bonnet Carrie wears in the season 3 premiere of And Just Like That... would be controversial. 'We knew they would come for us,' Molly said in a new interview with Page Six. 'That kind of annoyed me, because I think, at this point we're all a big family, we all watch the show, we know what it is,' she added of the immediate backlash and comparisons to Strawberry Shortcake. 'That fazes you?' To be fair, Molly has a point. The hat is far from the most outrageous accessory Carrie has ever worn. Let's face it, it's probably not even in the top 5 (hello pigeon purse!). Still, it's hard to deny that the hat, designed by Maryam Keyhani, feels extremely Strawberry Shortcake coded, and therefore a bit ridiculous. Despite standing by the hat, the costume designers also made clear that if anyone is to blame for it, it's Sarah herself. 'She grabbed it. It was on a table and she grabbed it,' Danny told Page Six. 'She went to the table, looked in the mirror, and was like, 'I love it. We have to do it.'' 'I saw the hat and wanted it on my head,' Sarah previously said in an interview with USA Today. 'At this point, there's no pretend dilly-dallying around. We pretty much just put stuff on my head and photograph it, and hope that [showrunner] Michael Patrick [King] is hospitable to the idea.' Michael Patrick, meanwhile, called the hat 'the Hindenburg hot-balloon,' but told USA Today that the accessory was the perfect way to kick off season 3. 'It's like, 'Hey, everybody, we're back! Here's a hat Carrie would wear eating sherbet in Washington Square Park. Why not?''
Cosmopolitan
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Why Samantha's Text Cameo Happened in And Just Like That: Michael Patrick King Reveals Reason
Samantha Jones! I repeat, Samantha Jones! The legendary character has made another "appearance" of sorts on this season of And Just Like That..., and while it's not quite as good as having Kim Cattrall actually appear in the show, it's the next best thing. In this week's episode, Carrie gets more acquainted with her downstairs neighbor Duncan Reeve. He's from London, so naturally, she assumes Samantha knows him. Carrie sends Samantha a text to ask, and Samantha replies, "They say he's a lot of fun.... I wish he was under me." CLASSIC Samantha. In an interview with Cosmopolitan, creator Michael Patrick King explained the reasoning behind the text cameo. "In our minds, Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte are always texting Samantha, even though the herculean task of actually getting Samantha to appear can only happen every now and then," King said. "This was born out of story. We had a man from London move in underneath Carrie. How can you not draw a direct line from Man From London to Samantha, who's in London? She will know him. And so that's what Carrie would naturally do." Cattrall has famously not wanted to participate in And Just Like That..., but last season, she did appear in one scene where Samantha had a phone conversation with Carrie. She and Sarah Jessica Parker did not film the scene in the same place. Based on the "herculean task" phrasing above, it seems like it would be a huge challenge to get Kim to do another one of those cameos, and this was the solution. "So we made this effortless cameo text, a drive-by to say, like, what do you know about him? And we did put a little bit of the Sex and the City theme under it because it is a reference to another era. It's just to keep it alive," King said. While it would be nice to have Cattrall make more appearances, it does make sense to save them for the big moments. We can only hope the timing is right at some point in the future.
Elle
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Elle
Cynthia Nixon Confirms That Each 'Sex and the City' Storyline Was Based on True Events
Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. If you've ever wondered how Sex and the City has managed to stay relevant for 27 years since it first premiered, you don't have to look far. Speaking to ELLE UK, Cynthia Nixon (who plays Miranda Hobbes), attributes the show's longstanding resonance with the fact that each and every one of its storylines is drawn from real-life events. 'Our writers have always based our plot lines on things that have actually happened to them or happened to someone that they directly know, so they can quiz them about it,' Nixon says. 'So these crazy, outrageous things, particularly back in the day [during Sex and the City], that happened to these characters were always rooted in truth, and an audience can smell that a mile away.' Sex and the City, which was based on Candace Bushnell's New York Observer column of the same name, premiered in 1998 and spawned six seasons, two feature films, and a sequel series, And Just Like That..., which is currently airing weekly on Max. The show caused widespread discourse among fans of the original series, with some claiming it tarnishes SATC's lasting legacy. Miranda, in particular, was criticized for becoming out-of-touch and contradicting her original character. Nixon, however, says that she doesn't read reviews of the show. As for potential seasons of And Just Like That... (that have yet to be greenlit by HBO), Nixon is clear that as long as the series creator Michael Patrick King will keep on writing Miranda's story, she'll be there. 'I'd love a season 4 and I'd love a season 5,' she says. 'I love this world and it's so lovely to be a part of it. I mean, who gets to do this? To play a character for 30 years? It's really, really special.' Watch And Just Like That... on Max
Cosmopolitan
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Please, No More Aidan Shaw in 'And Just Like That'
This story was originally published in 2023, during 'And Just Like That...' season 2. We've republished it in honor of season 3, which is airing now on HBO Max. Like most of my fellow Sex and the City fans, when the new series And Just Like That... first aired back in 2021, the anticipation had me shaking in my Manolo Blahniks (JK, I don't own any). But it took me back to the days of SATC gone by, when I couldn't wait to see what epic fashion pieces would pop up in the show and what ludicrous relationship antics the girls would get up to next. I was prepped on the sofa, armed with snacks and ready to dive into the lives of these now more mature characters. Then…just like that…they killed Big. And in season 2, they put Aidan Shaw in his place. And it's really, really not working for me. To be able to talk about Aidan requires me to sort through my feelings about Big, because the men have always been two sides of the Carrie relationship coin. Carrie and Big's relationship had major issues. Big was never exactly Carrie's knight in shining armor, and thinking back, there were many times when his behavior was selfish and narcissistic. Leaving Carrie at the altar and embarrassing her in front of hundreds of guests certainly wasn't his finest hour, and we were all team Charlotte when she fiercely defended her friend in those iconic New York street scenes. Up until the first season of AJLT, the show's writers wanted us to believe in Carrie and Big at all costs. No matter what happened or how bad things got, the storylines would see them reunited. They pushed hard for us to view these two as endgame, so we rode loyally through the battlefield that was their relationship. And in season 2 of And Just Like That... we got the curveball that is Aidan. I have to question the decision to bring Aidan back. Where was the chance to see Carrie have a string of wild and wacky relationships and fall back in love with herself and NYC life after Big's death? I needed more of that and more time with Carrie learning about who she is now. So much of Sex and the City's original charm was its element of fun. With Carrie being single and navigating life again, there was a golden opportunity to bring back the 'boyfriend of the week' vibe but from a fresh and mature perspective. Especially considering that in pop culture, women over 50 very rarely get the chance to date around onscreen. Don't get me wrong—I love John Corbett as much as the next gal, but there seems to have been a harsh line in the sand drawn from the perspective of the show: If we bring Aidan back, we have to shove it down viewers' throats that Big is/was insignificant. In season 2, episode 8 Carrie even muses, 'I've been asking myself, was Big a big mistake?' The audacity! Even Miranda doesn't know how to reply. To ask viewers to spend so much time invested in a fictional relationship to then backtrack completely not only stings but is a bit nonsensical. To be clear, it's not only the retconning of Big in favor of Aidan that infuriates me. But let's not forget that Carrie and Aidan were also never the perfect couple. She didn't even like him enough to wear her engagement ring on her actual finger! She had an affair for a good chunk of the time they were together. And he spent much of this season refusing to come into her apartment. Just because Carrie had two loves doesn't mean we have to swap out one for the other. The answer to Big's death is not automatically Aidan! As season 2's finale aired, things got even weirder as Aidan told Carrie to wait FIVE YEARS for their relationship to resume so he can focus on being a father. That's one hell of a time-out, and with season 3 currently airing, I'm not sure how the writers will play this one. As of now, it looks like we will all have to suffer along with Carrie, but who's to say what the rest of the season will bring! Watching the show still somehow feels like receiving a warm hug from an old friend. It truly has become my favorite comfort watch, even if it does leave me baffled. But what will the rest of season 3 bring to the table? You can bet I'll still be tuning in to find out. Let's just hope that there's a lot less Aidan Shaw, at least for a while.
