'And Just Like That' Season 2 Episode 1 Review: Feels a lot like 'Sex and the City' is back with a bang
Spoilers for ‘And Just Like That’ Season 2 Episode 1
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: ‘And Just Like That’ Season 2 brings back the glamorous and unpredictable world of Carrie Bradshaw, Miranda Hobbes, and Charlotte York Goldenblatt. After more than a decade since their last on-screen appearance in ‘Sex and the City 2’, these beloved characters, along with a mix of old and new friends, are making a triumphant return in the highly anticipated second season of ‘And Just Like That’. This captivating series boldly ventures into the modern era, tackling contemporary topics. Besides Carrie’s own struggle with moving on through her “exit out of grief sex”, other crucial characters are wrapping their life around love interest and balancing their relationship.
‘And Just Like That’ Season 2 Episode 1 takes along the expanded-friend group with core crew, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis), but this time, screen time is more evenly divided between them and the newer friends, Che (Sara Ramirez), Seema, (Sarita Choudhury), Nya (Karen Pittman) and Lisa (Nicole Ari Parker). The episode is strangely based out on all these characters and friendships among them. On one side, Carrie is tied up in her own turmoil of dating life, the other characters are embracing their experiences with love, self-discovery, and loss. While Charlotte, Lisa, Miranda, and Che are searching for happiness and fulfillment in both their career and relationships, Nya is struggling to reignite her spark with Andre Rashad (Leroy McClain).
‘And Just Like That’ Season 2 is all about sex
‘And Just Like That’ Season 2 brings back the ‘Sex and the City’ glamorous sex as episode 1 opens with Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda, and Lisa getting steamy with their partners. While they’re busy romanticizing, we learn that Nya may have been holding onto something that should have been let go long ago. She discovers her husband, Andre Rashad, in a hotel room with a young and aspiring musician, with whom he has been writing songs. Although Andre claims he hasn't cheated on Nya "yet," the situation is nauseating enough. To make matters worse, he proposes that Nya has one final opportunity to prevent infidelity by using a surrogate to bear his child.
Meanwhile, in a significant gesture, Seema sacrifices her Met Ball ticket to prioritize meeting the son of her partner, Zed. This step forward in their relationship holds great importance for Seema, as she is willing to go as far as meeting Zed's ex-wife, Victoire. During their encounter, Victoire reveals that Zed still resides in her house, adding an additional layer of complexity to the situation.
Is Miranda's relationship only about sex?
Seema’s love interest Zed's complicated relationship with a former spouse isn’t the only intriguing one that was revealed. On the West Coast, Miranda, who left her career to explore her love interest Che in Los Angeles is not sure about her relationship. During a phone call between Che and Carrie, Che's words stuns Miranda as they believe that "some relationships are just about sex" which irks Miranda who was dealing with hot-belt d**k stuff. However, her worries seem to get away as soon as Che impresses her with their words and gets sexual. Overall, Miranda and Che's relationship is not yet openly elaborated on or given a name to identify whether the two are a couple or just having fun, like Carrie.
‘And Just Like That’ Season 2 Episode 1 is available to stream on HBO Max.