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Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘And Just Like That' Team Offers Up Explanation as to Why Character Was Seemingly Killed Off Twice
HBO's revival series And Just Like That has continued to hold on to a loyal fan base, mostly composed of die-hard Sex and the City fans. The sequel show is currently airing its third season with original stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis returning as Carrie Bradshaw, Miranda Hobbes and Charlotte York-Goldenblatt, respectively, to the streets of New York. This time around, we see the women tackle life, love and friendship from the perspective of their 50s — though Kim Cattrall has declined to return as the iconic Samantha Jones. More from The Hollywood Reporter 'Superman' First Reactions: "A Terrific Start for the New DC Studios" Box Office: 'Jurassic World Rebirth' Hatches New Era for Dino Franchise With $323M Global Bow Jon M. Chu to Direct 'Hot Wheels' Movie for Warner Bros., Mattel Without Cattrall, SATC boss Michael Patrick King made the decision to welcome some newcomers into the fold, with Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury) and Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker) introduced to fill the Samantha-shaped hole. And while not as critically renowned as the original series, And Just Like That has effectively covered myriad mid-life complications for the women, including the death of Mr. Big (Chris Noth), a recent cancer diagnosis for Harry, rediscovering sexuality, and raising children while balancing a career in an increasingly digital world. But in the latest episode that released on July 3, a plot point appeared to get recycled, and the AJLT team were later forced to offer up an explanation. Fans of the show took to social media to discuss Lisa losing her father, whose funeral takes place in episode six, 'Silent Mode.' Audiences watch Ari Parker's character tearfully phone up Davis' to say her 90-year-old dad died suddenly after a stroke. His funeral is held in a local theater, where Lisa is tasked with delivering a eulogy. However, eagle-eyed viewers noted that Lisa had previously, briefly spoken about losing her father in the first season of the show. She told Charlotte in relation to Big's death in the premiere: 'I was exactly the same when my father died last year.' But Lisa's father was later introduced in season two. In episode four — interestingly titled 'Alive!' — Star Wars hero Billy Dee Williams guest starred as Lawrence Todd at a dinner party hosted by his daughter. AJLT viewers were quick to question the writers' decision to kill the character twice. 'Did ChatGPT write these episodes?' one scathing comment read. Susan Fales-Hill is listed as the main writer on the episode (while Darren Star is credited as creator, King is showrunner and runs the writers room). On Monday evening, however, the production team on AJLT clarified to THR that the dead dad referenced in season one of the show was referencing LTW's stepfather. The season three premiere of And Just Like That averaged 429,000 households during the live-plus-three-day viewership window, a 7 percent decline from the season two premiere (463,000 households). This story first published July 7, 8:04 a.m. and has been updated with response from production. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Elle
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Elle
'People Bring That Comparison Up A Lot': Seema Patel Isn't Meant To Be A Samantha Jones Copy In 'And Just Like That'
There's a commonly-held belief among members of the Sex and the City fandom that Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker)'s new BFF Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury) is intended to fill the hole left by Carrie's former BFF Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall). Indeed, devoted fans of the show will admit that And Just Like That, the Sex and the City sequel, has a gaping Samantha-shaped hole in it that it would make sense for producers to want to fill. According to Google Trends, despite Samantha's absence — bar a now-infamous 60-second stint in the sophomore series — searches for the character have surged by 3,950% over the past year alone. It's a comparison that Choudhury, whose character has been a constant throughout all three seasons of And Just Like That, is all too aware of. 'People bring that comparison up a lot,' Choudhury tells ELLE UK. 'But look, when you get a script, you're not thinking "Oh, that reminds me of that person" because they're just lines. So it's more bending things the way that you want them to be.' Samantha garnered a loyal and devoted fanbase throughout her stint in the original series of Sex and the City, and Choudhury, who binge-watched the original series upon landing the part of Seema, does personally identify with the unapologetic nature of the sexually-liberated PR supremo. 'My friends would say that I'm a mixture of Samantha and Carrie,' Choudhury admits. 'But I feel like more of a Carrie because I think a lot about what I want to do, then I'll do it and it'll be entirely the wrong thing; and I feel like Carrie's like that. She's headstrong, she makes mistakes, but she owns up to them. She's unapologetic.' As for potential seasons of And Just Like That (that have yet to be greenlit by HBO), Choudhury admits to not yet knowing. 'We keep bugging the producers,' she says, adding, 'We're like "Is there or isn't there?" We're all coming up with cheeky ways to find out because we have no idea.' And Just Like That... season three streams weekly on HBO/NOW TV. ELLE Collective is a new community of fashion, beauty and culture lovers. For access to exclusive content, events, inspiring advice from our Editors and industry experts, as well the opportunity to meet designers, thought-leaders and stylists, become a member today HERE. Naomi May is a freelance writer and editor with an emphasis on popular culture, lifestyle and politics. After graduating with a First Class Honours from City University's prestigious Journalism course, Naomi joined the Evening Standard as its Fashion and Beauty Writer, working across both the newspaper and website. She is now the Acting News Editor at ELLE UK and has written features for the likes of The Guardian, Vogue, Vice and Refinery29, among many others.
