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'And Just Like That...' was a jolt for 'Sex and the City' fans. For Season 2, they have suggestions

NEW YORK — When "And Just Like That..." premiered in late 2021, fans welcomed the revival of "Sex and the City" with a mixture of giddy anticipation and wary trepidation. To viewers who got hooked on the show during its run on HBO and rewatched countless times via syndicated reruns and/or DVD box sets — then endured two movies that declined steeply in quality — "And Just Like That..." ...
The relationship between Miranda and Che in Season 1 of "And Just Like That..."

NEW YORK — When "And Just Like That..." premiered in late 2021, fans welcomed the revival of "Sex and the City" with a mixture of giddy anticipation and wary trepidation.

To viewers who got hooked on the show during its run on HBO and rewatched countless times via syndicated reruns and/or DVD box sets — then endured two movies that declined steeply in quality — "And Just Like That..." represented a chance for the franchise to return to its original glory while also exploring the particular challenges that Carrie Bradshaw and her friends faced as they settled into late middle age.

It arrived at a time when the aspirational frivolity of "Sex and the City" felt like a much-needed escape for fans stuck at home after nearly two years of the pandemic, lounging in sweatpants instead of donning Manolos and heading to brunch. And it also offered an opportunity for the show to redress its lack of racial diversity, which it was long criticized for, by bringing in three new characters who are women of color — real estate), professor Nya Wallace (Karen Pittman) and filmmaker and socialite Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker).

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