Raise a Cosmo for “And Just Like That…,” as the oft-mocked “Sex and the City” spinoff is taking its final bow after three seasons of trying, and in many cases failing, to revive the magic of its predecessor.
The third season of the “new chapter” in Carrie Bradshaw’s tale will be its last, writer and showrunner Michael Patrick King announced Friday.
“And just like that… the ongoing storytelling of the ‘Sex and the City’ universe is coming to an end,” said King, who co-created the spinoff with original series creator Darren Star.
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“While I was writing the last episode of ‘And Just Like That…’ season 3, it became clear to me that this might be a wonderful place to stop,” King added. “[Star and producer Sarah Jessica Parker] and I held off announcing the news until now because we didn’t want the word ‘final’ to overshadow the fun of watching the season.”
Funnily enough, the third season is the highest-rated of “AJLT” — though it never reached the critical or cultural heights of its predecessor — which also kept up with Carrie’s crew, Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis), albeit almost entirely without the beloved Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall).
“It’s with great gratitude we thank all the viewers who have let these characters into their homes and their hearts over these many years,” King concluded.
While some fans were sad to learn the news, others were relieved, with many pointing to how far the show had strayed “from what people loved about the original” and saying some episodes seemed like a product of artificial intelligence.
“It’s time to give ChatGPT a rest,” quipped one viewer.
Another slammed the “three seasons of corny writing,” declaring, “Samantha left and so did the plot.”
“AJLT” premiered on HBO Max in December 2021, by boldly killing off Chris Noth’s Mr. Big, who fans watched jerk Carrie around for the bulk of the original series before tying the knot in the first big-screen feature — but only after he left her at the altar.
By month’s end, Noth’s career was upended by sexual assault allegations that the “Law & Order” alum has denied.
Earlier this year, Parker said the decision to axe his character — even before the allegations came to light — “felt really untethered.”
Maybe that’s why “AJLT” brought back other ghosts from Carrie’s romantic past, most notably John Corbett’s formerly Labrador-esque Aidan, who Vogue recently decried as “the absolute worst.”
In 2019, well before bringing Aidan back to the small screen, Corbett told the Daily News exactly what he thought of Carrie’s ex-fiancé, including that she was right not to pick him in the end.
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