'And Just Like That' Episode 1: Not a happy ever after for Carrie as she's left a widow

Carrie is back with her her gal pals and her beau in tow in the HBO Max revival
UPDATED DEC 9, 2021
Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw and Chris Noth as Mr Big in 'And Just Like That' (HBO Max)
Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw and Chris Noth as Mr Big in 'And Just Like That' (HBO Max)

Spoilers for 'And Just Like That' Episode 1 'Hello It's Me'

It's been almost 10 years since 'Sex and the City 2' and came out and fans of the series and movies have utterly missed the fabulous four ladies who took on New York with panache, sex, and various escapades.

So when the reboot to the iconic series was announced there was a unanimous clamor that saw the fandom rejoice. The HBO Max revival saw the return of Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw, Kristin Davis as Charlotte York Goldenblatt, and Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes along with many familiar faces. Although fan favorite and part of the four, Kim Catrall's Samantha is not a part of it, there's no reason to not be happy as we are taken back to where it all began once again! So read on to know a shocking bit from the premiere of 'And Just Like That...'

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Our leading lady Carrie Bradshaw who has had a few lovers in her time finally found her one true love with a businessman Mr Big (Chris Noth) in the previous installments. The HBO Max revival saw her and now husband Big live a happy life together after all these years. Domestic bliss is what perfectly describes them with Carrie worried about the type of fish needed for dinner and Big now into Peloton and exercising at home. The duo plans to drive to the Hamptons but since Charlotte's daughter's recital coincides with it, Carrie attends the recital with Big staying at home. Before leaving, the happy and in love lady puts on her wedding shoes and says goodbye to him with them planning to drive out later that night.

But things come to an unexpected and shocking end when in a saddening scene we see Big have symptoms of a heart attack after he finishes exercising. Carrie, who heads home after the recital, finds him sitting up against a wall with the shower running as we see her have her biggest heartbreak yet. As she frantically calls out his name we see him look up at her one final time before she rushes over where he dies in her arms. Her wedding shoes off and her getting soaked along with her man dying in her arms saw the much-awaited premiere have a grim ending.

2 episodes of 'And Just Like That' are available to stream on HBO Max with more to follow every week.

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