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Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cynthia Nixon Reveals Rosie O'Donnell Was Offered A Role In Every Season Of ‘And Just Like That…' Before Joining Season 3: 'I Think It Was A Good One'
It turns out that Rosie O'Donnell's surprising appearance on And Just Like That… Season 3 was a long time coming. During an appearance on The View, Cynthia Nixon revealed that Michael Patrick King – who serves as the And Just Like That… executive producer, show runner, and chief writer – had written a part for O'Donnell in every season of the spinoff series in the hopes of having her on the show. '[He] had written a part that he was hoping Rosie would do in each of the seasons and it's never worked out yet, but this one worked out. And I think it was a good one,' she explained on The View. She then teased their characters 'meet at a lesbian bar and fun ensues.' Sarah Jessica Parker also praised O'Donnell, adding, 'She was great at the table read. She was so great.' The comedian certainly made a splash in her Season 3 cameo. The season premiere, 'Outlook Good,' shows Miranda hooking up with Mary (O'Donnell) after meeting in a lesbian bar. But Miranda quickly comes to regret her decision after she learns more about Mary. Not only was this a one night stand, but it was actually Mary's first time having sex! On The View, Nixon later addressed why they chose to make her character, Miranda, queer in the spinoff series. 'Michael Patrick King and I had a super brief conversation, like a one-minute conversation,' she revealed. 'It was like, 'We really want the show to be more inclusive than it used to be. We're adding all these queer characters, would you like Miranda to be one?' And I was like, 'Sure why not.'' Nixon also credited the show for being 'so great at exploring' topics like this. 'It felt like a really natural fit. And it's just one thing that our show has always done so brilliantly,' she said. 'It has allowed us, first of all, to age, to not hide the fact that we're aging. But also to evolve and change.' The View airs on weekdays at 11/10c on ABC.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'And Just Like That…' Season 3 dabbles in dating app fatigue
"I spend every waking hour scrolling, swiping, texting, and it's all just hurtful or meaningless." In one brief venting moment, over a couple of Gimlets in a crowded Manhattan bar, And Just Like That… Season 3 takes aim at dating in 2025. In episode 2, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her former neighbour Lisette (Katerina Tannenbaum) are catching up in a New York hotspot, when Lisette expresses her frustration at how involved technology is with her dating life. "It's actually not about him, it's about this," she says, pointing to her iPhone. "My phone is who I am in a relationship with…I'm so sick of it, I'm so done." To drive home the point, Lisette then accidentally tosses her phone across the bar and conveniently hits a handsome stranger, who then buys them both Gimlets, wheels in motion. It's not a subtle message: meeting IRL is the way. Lisette's not alone at this moment; she's embodying dating app fatigue. SEE ALSO: Sick of dating apps? Try a dungeon sound bath instead. "Is it any wonder 79 per cent of Gen Z daters and 80 per cent of millennial daters feel burnt out by dating apps, according to a 2024 study by Forbes Health?" writes Mashable's Rachel Thompson in her book, The Love Fix. "This is unsurprising given that these apps are now engineered to keep people active on these apps for as long as possible. To the apps, you're at your most valuable when you're an active user — trapped in the revolving door of swiping, matching, chatting. Where's the incentive to make dating apps work better, to allow your most valuable assets to break free?" Featured Video For You 'Babes' and the portrayal of period sex on screen Lisette even projects assumptions about single women "having it better" when courting in the 19th century — a trend that rears its head every time a new season of Bridgerton lands. When Carrie mentions that her house in Gramercy was built in the 1840s and that she loves picturing the women who lived there before her, Lisette cannonballs into venting about dating in 2025, describing being stood up by a psychiatrist whose text messages are deeply patronising. "It must have been so much easier to be single back then," Lisette says. "I mean, it's such a messed-up time to be dating." "It's no secret that singles have been disenchanted with dating apps lately," Mashable's Anna Iovine writes. "Users complain that apps are copying each other with similar features and encourage bad behavior like ghosting, and they're trying to branch out into IRL activities instead (even dungeon sound baths)." Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon in "And Just Like That..." Season 3. Credit: Craig Blankenhorn / Max Sex and the City and And Just Like That… have always dipped a toe in the relationship between sex, dating, relationships, and technology, though the former ended in 2004 before the dating app boom of the 2010s. Sex and the City dabbled in the online dating space in Season 2, episode 12, when Carrie's best friend Stanford (Willie Garson) met user "Bigtool4u" in a chatroom as "Rick9+" then IRL at a bar. And Just Like That… tried its hand with dating app discourse in Season 1. In episode 7, Carrie, a longtime tech agnostic, tries dating apps for the first time after the death of her husband (her publisher Amanda (Ashlie Atkinson) encourages her to go on a date to give her readers "some element of hope" at the end of her book on grief). Signed up by Seema (Sarita Choudhury) to an ambiguous dating platform, she swipes through a couple of profiles before she matches with 53-year-old widower Peter (Jon Tenney) and goes on a decent date with him (yes, it ends with them puking in the street, but it's still nice). Here, And Just Like That... missed an opportunity to connect with modern dating as it actually stands, as Carrie's experience really doesn't do justice to the real dating app fatigue users might identify with. Swiping through countless profiles has become synonymous with dating apps, with some apps like Tinder adding swiping limits and others like Bumble prone to cutting you off if they think you're on a swiping frenzy As Thompson writes in her book, "Dating, especially online dating, often feels like a numbers game — with emphasis on 'game.'" And luckily for Carrie, her experience doesn't include the complex "talking stage," the pressure around meeting up IRL, and the possibility of being ghosted, cloaked, or stood up. It's pretty breezy, right up until they both vomit in the gutter together. Seema (Sarita Choudhury) has a terrible experience with an IRL matchmaker. Credit: Craig Blankenhorn / Max Despite flouting real 2025 dating woes, Season 3 of And Just Like That… seems to be actively spurning all forms of digital connection at every turn. In the first episode, Seema quite literally sets her apartment on fire while waiting for a video call from her long-distance partner. But dating IRL doesn't get much easier for our characters — Miranda's (Cynthia Nixon) "dating bingo" goes terribly initially, and Seema's decision to use an in-person matchmaking service is a very disempowering experience for her. Entirely defined by Aidan's (John Corbett) set boundaries of communication, Carrie's long-distance relationship is portrayed as awkward and solitary — and mostly played out on smartphone. For the most part, branded with an unattainable "easy breezy" Cool Girl energy this season, Carrie is allowed fleetingly human moments of frustration over Aidan's lack of contact, constantly checking her phone for responses that come in mere emoji form. "Texting and emojis are not a relationship," Carrie vents to Miranda. "A relationship is standing across from someone and saying, 'What you do think?' and then they say, 'What do you think?'" Phone sex is deeply unsexy in Season 3, with a cringeworthy scene between Carrie and Aidan in the first episode. Thrown off by her staring kitten, Carrie fakes an orgasm on a call with Aidan and feels uncomfortable afterwards, deeming herself disingenuous. "I faked phone sex…and now I feel dishonest," she says to Miranda and Charlotte. Essentially, nobody wins when it comes to technology, sex, and relationships in And Just Like That... Season 3. It's reminiscent of a broader fatigue beyond the show, and may have people throwing their phones across bars just to fuck around and find out. And Just Like That... Season 3, episode 2 is now streaming on HBO Max, with new episodes out Thursdays.
Mint
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
And Just Like That… Season 3: Check release date, plot, cast, trailer and where to watch
Back by popular demand, the new season of And Just Like That… is all set to premiere soon. The Season 3 of the HBO Max Original, is a spin-off of the iconic Sex And The City. Going by the trailer of Season 3, this time Carrie will leave her emotional memoir behind and explore the world of fiction writing. On the other hand, Aidan (John Corbett) who previously asked for a five-year break to focus on his sons, continues to linger in her life. 'It's complicated with Aidan, but I'm trying to figure it out,' Carrie says, hinting at a new romance in her life. As per the synopsis of the series, the story 'follows Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, Seema, and Lisa Todd Wexley navigating the complicated reality of life, love, sex, and friendship in their 50s in New York City.' And Just Like That… Season 3 will premiere its new episodes every Thursday, starting May 29 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on HBO Max. In India, the new episodes are likely to stream online on JioHotstar just like the previous seasons. And Just Like That… Season 3 will have 12 episodes. Check out their release schedule here: Episode 12 / Finale: Aug. 14 The cast of Season 3 of And Just Like That…" has a mix of old and new names, including-- Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw, Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes, Kristin Davis as Charlotte York, Sarita Choudhury as Seema Patel, Nicole Ari Parker as Lisa Todd Wexley, Rosie O'Donnell as Mary, Cathy Ang as Lily Goldenblatt, John Corbett as Aidan Shaw, Niall Cunningham as Brady Hobbes, Mario Cantone as Anthony Marentino, David Eigenberg as Steve Brady, Evan Handler as Harry Goldenblatt, Christopher Jackson as Herbert Wexley, Sebastiano Pigazzi as Giuseppe, Alexa Swinton as Rock Goldenblatt and Dolly Wells as Joy. The finale episode of season 1 of And Just Like That… was released on February 3, 2022. The season 2 premiered on June 22, 2023. In August 2023, the series was renewed for a third time.
