Let’s be real: everyone is hate-watching And Just Like That. The show has become less of a guilty pleasure and more of a shared trauma. Social media has turned into a support group for people yelling “WHY?!” every Thursday.
But instead of just roasting it (tempting, I know), I’m here with some unsolicited—but deeply necessary—plot revisionsthat could’ve saved this disaster. You’re welcome, HBO.
Carrie Bradshaw: Grit, Not Gucci
Let Big die. Fine. But don’t leave Carrie a luxurious apartment and a mountain of money to sit around and sniff his suits.
Plot twist: Big dies broke. Turns out he invested in crypto, Dogecoin, or whatever boomers were convinced would make them rich without understanding how the internet works. Carrie is suddenly broke again. And honestly? Thank God.
Rich Carrie is dull. Broke Carrie had grit. She hustled. She had purpose.
So now, with no Big, no cash, and a pile of emotional baggage, she reinvents herself.
- Cue therapy.
- Cue growth.
- Cue a new era.
And no more writing a column in 2025. She starts a podcast called Sex in the City—yes, reclaiming the name. It’s raw. It’s real. It’s Carrie talking about dating post-50, navigating grief, and not being able to afford her old brunch spot anymore. And it’s a hit.
Charlotte York-Goldenblatt: Still Polished, Just Lost
Charlotte’s become a cartoon. I’m sorry, but this whole dog-being-canceled plotline? Phones in toilets? Stop it.
Let’s give her something real.
Charlotte’s kids are older now. They don’t need her like they used to. She’s built her whole identity on being the perfect wife and mother, and suddenly? She’s lost.
So she goes back to her first love: art. She tries to re-enter the gallery scene, but NYC’s art world has changed. It’s cooler, younger, way more chaotic. She’s out of her depth—but trying. And honestly, watching Charlotte try to reinvent herself in a world that no longer caters to her would be fascinating.
Miranda Hobbes: Bring Her Back From the Void
Miranda is gone. We are now watching Cynthia Nixon cosplay as someone who just came back from a feminist ayahuasca retreat in Hudson.
Fix it.
I still believe Miranda and Steve were the golden couple. But relationships are complicated—even the golden ones. Maybe Miranda does find herself attracted to someone new at her law firm. A woman. A brilliant, witty, grounded woman who shakes something loose in her.
Is Miranda bisexual? Maybe.
Is she suddenly a party-hopping lesbian cliché? No.
Now she’s in a real love triangle—between the life she built with Steve, and the excitement she feels with someone new. There’s tension. There’s guilt. There’s discovery.
Meanwhile, she and Carrie are both navigating the brutal (and hilarious) world of dating in your 50s. Two powerful women trying to figure out Tinder, heartbreak, and aging gracefully—or not. THAT’S a show worth watching.
Samantha Jones: Offscreen But Iconic
Samantha’s absence in this reboot was one of the few smart choices—because Kim Cattrall knew better. But the show still did her dirty.
Samantha wouldn’t have stopped talking to Carrie over a PR invoice. Please. The woman used to work for martinis.
In my version, Samantha is thriving in L.A. Still with Smith. Now a mega-famous publicist and podcast host. Mentoring women, talking openly about sex, power, and bold living. She’s too busy being an international icon to deal with Carrie’s emotional mess—but they still text now and then, and it’s loving, not petty.
Seema Patel: The Only One That Makes Sense
Out of all the new characters, Seema actually works. A glamorous, no-nonsense real estate boss. Romantic, independent, stylish. She enters the story because she’s helping Carrie sell the apartment, but she sticks around because she gets it. Life. Loneliness. Love.
Let her and Carrie become a real duo. Navigating dating, aging, and ambition together. In heels, of course.
And Just Like That… It Could’ve Been Brilliant
Instead, we got… Che.
But there’s still hope. Let the characters evolve with depth, not cheap laughs. Give us stories that feel earned, not algorithm-generated. Respect the women who made this franchise what it is.
Because right now?
And just like that… I’m rewriting it in my head after every episode.
