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Miranda and Che take LA in 'And Just Like That' ... and their actors have some theories about fan backlash

Since time immemorial — or at least since "Annie Hall" — pop culture has loved to send tightly wound New Yorkers to the West Coast and watch them squirm uncomfortably in the sunshine. In Season 2, "And Just Like That..." followed this hallowed tradition by relocating TV's most polarizing couple — lawyer-turned-grad student Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and nonbinary comedian Che Diaz (Sara ...
Cynthia Nixon’ s Miranda volunteers for a beach cleanup in Malibu in“ And Just Like That...”.

Since time immemorial — or at least since "Annie Hall" — pop culture has loved to send tightly wound New Yorkers to the West Coast and watch them squirm uncomfortably in the sunshine.

In Season 2, "And Just Like That..." followed this hallowed tradition by relocating TV's most polarizing couple — lawyer-turned-grad student Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and nonbinary comedian Che Diaz (Sara Ramírez) — to Los Angeles while the latter makes a sitcom pilot.

At first, the couple seems to be enjoying a honeymoon phase fueled by bouts of hot-tub sex, strap-on experimentation and a charming rental house with a pool. But cracks quickly appear in the relationship. Miranda, who left her stagnant marriage to Steve (David Eigenberg) to be with Che, finds herself with too much free time on her hands and wondering how well she really knows her partner. After volunteering to clean up

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