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We’re breaking down the secrets behind the cancellation of “And Just Like That...,” and what it means for the characters we’ve loved since “Sex and the City.” From breakups to new beginnings, friendship drama and those unforgettable story arcs, we’re unpacking how far Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, Samantha, and their friends have come. Spoiler alert: we’re taking it all the way from the late ’90s to the show’s bittersweet sendoff!
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00:00How did we get here?
00:02Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're breaking down the cancellation of our favorite hate watch series and just like that,
00:08and what it means for the Sex and the City characters we've been following since the late 90s.
00:12From their first Cosmopolitans to their final storylines,
00:15we're looking at how far Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, Samantha, and some of their friends have come,
00:20and where the series leaves them.
00:21If you're not up to date, this is your spoiler warning.
00:24MPK and I together recognized, as we have in the past, this chapter complete.
00:33What we know about the cancellation.
00:36On August 1st, 2025, showrunner Michael Patrick King announced that season 3 would be the last for And Just Like That.
00:43Even the series' biggest critics were surprised.
00:45This always felt like a show that could withstand anything,
00:48maybe even more so than the audiences who tuned in each week for their comfort hate watch.
00:52What? Go ahead, say it!
00:54I can feel judgment emanating from your pores!
00:57One thing that most of us could agree on was that whatever it was that made Sex and the City so compelling for six seasons
01:04was as gone as Carrie's strappy Manolo's that time she was robbed in the street.
01:08Yet this new series was like watching a car crash in slow motion.
01:12We wanted to look away, but couldn't.
01:14I think I was just so worried about saying the wrong thing in this climate that I said all the wrong thing!
01:20So what happened? Had HBO finally pulled the plug?
01:23Apparently not.
01:24Ratings had dropped since Sex and the City fans first tuned in to see what the Fab Four, now Three, were up to.
01:30I mean, we can't just stay who we were, right?
01:33According to Samba TV, the series ranked among HBO's most watched when it premiered,
01:38pulling in 1.1 million households across the U.S. alone.
01:42However, by season 2, that number had more than halved and slipped even further by season 3.
01:48Miranda, you're strong, but you can't come back from that.
01:50So while MPK says the ending was on their terms, not everyone is convinced HBO didn't have a say.
01:56But before we say goodbye to these characters once again,
01:59let's take a quick trip down memory lane from where we first met these soulmates to where we've left them now.
02:04Maybe we could be each other's soulmates.
02:08And then we could let men be just these great, nice guys to have fun with.
02:16Well, that sounds like the plan.
02:19Samantha.
02:20And just like that, Maeve tried to make us forget about Samantha, but we never could.
02:24She's no longer with us.
02:27No, no, no, no, she didn't die.
02:28Oh, no.
02:29Oh, no, no, I'm so sorry, no.
02:31I just meant she's not with us.
02:33Without her, the show might as well be called And The City.
02:37From episode one, Samantha was the fearless, sex-positive boss lady who owned every room.
02:42We have it all.
02:44Great apartments, great jobs, great friends, great sex.
02:48She crushed her job, loved casual relationships, and wasn't big on getting attached.
02:52But as the series went on, she showed more layers.
02:56She was loyal to a fault and faced her own struggles with aging, intimacy, and health.
03:01As Samantha sat and waited for her test results, she had one thought over and over.
03:07Please don't let them take me into that little room.
03:09Miss Jones, I've got your results.
03:11Please come with me.
03:12She taught us the biggest lesson.
03:14No matter how much you love someone else, you've got to love yourself first.
03:18Her cancer storyline in the final season remains one of the show's most powerful moments.
03:22Not enough, I lose my hair.
03:24Now I have my face running down my couture.
03:30Oh, to hell with it.
03:35That's better.
03:37The movie added yet another side to her as she tries to balance a serious relationship with staying true to herself,
03:42culminating in that iconic line.
03:44I love you, but I love me more.
03:46We all know the behind-the-scenes drama that kept Kim Cattrall from reprising the character,
03:50even though she is a fan favorite.
03:53She'd said she was done with Samantha Shore,
03:55but that doesn't excuse the ugly way the revival slandered her character.
03:58I told her that because of, you know, what the book business is now,
04:01it just didn't make sense for me to keep her on as a publicist.
04:05She said fine and then fired me as a friend.
04:07For a while, Samantha existed only through texts on Carrie's phone.
04:11Finally, she agreed to a highly anticipated cameo in season two, on a few conditions.
04:17Patricia Field, the OG costume designer, had to dress her,
04:20and she didn't have to interact with the others.
04:23Rumor has it she earned a cool million for just over a minute on screen.
04:26What can we say?
04:28Samantha Jones knows her worth.
04:29Put me on speaker and hold up that phone.
04:33All right, you're on speaker.
04:34Thank you for everything.
04:36You f***ing fabulous, fabulous flunt.
04:40Charlotte, the group's Park Avenue princess, begins as a traditional romantic,
04:44chasing the fairy tale marriage and family life.
04:47I'm going to meet the perfect guy, and I'm going to get married.
04:51Yes, you're getting married.
04:53Woo-hoo!
04:55You hear that, New York?
04:57I'm getting married this year!
04:58For her, dating means finding the one,
05:02and she's usually the strictest about rules around dating and sex,
05:05holding tight to traditional values.
05:07But life has other plans.
05:09She faces a failed marriage, fertility struggles,
05:12and all the hard parts of relationships.
05:15I'm not a Madonna, and I'm not a f***er.
05:19I'm your wife, and I'm sexual, and I love you.
05:24She thought Trey was her prince charming,
05:25but between his sexual issues and meddling mom,
05:28and her fertility battles, that marriage crumbles.
05:31Luckily, she finds real love in the most unexpected place and person.
05:35Being away from you just only made it all the more clear how much I love you.
05:40Charlotte.
05:41Wait, let me finish.
05:44I don't care if you ever marry me.
05:46I just want to be with you.
05:50I would be lucky to have you.
05:53Their wedding isn't exactly picture-perfect, but their marriage feels genuine.
05:57She converts to Judaism for him,
05:59and he's her rock through heartbreak, like when she miscarries.
06:02Honestly, watching them finally become parents warmed our hearts so much.
06:06I guess God remembered our address.
06:09We get her in six months.
06:13Here she is.
06:22That's her baby.
06:23The movie's deepened Charlotte's growth,
06:26showing how she handles motherhood and learns to embrace it at its messiest.
06:30Sure, it's not always easy, but it's real.
06:33When I heard Samantha say that Harry was going to cheat on me with Aaron,
06:39In and just like that,
06:48Charlotte and Harry are still going strong,
06:50especially now that they need to show a united front to their now-teen-slash-pre-teen kids.
06:55Charlotte stands by her children through Lily's dating and rocks coming out.
06:59While past Charlotte dreamt of the wife and mom life,
07:02present Charlotte is focused on rediscovering herself beyond those titles.
07:06My life flashed in front of me.
07:09And I didn't like what I saw.
07:11I'm a momager for Rock,
07:14a maid for Lily,
07:15and a pimp for Anthony.
07:18What happened?
07:20Where am I in all this?
07:21Not every storyline was so strong.
07:24Looking at you,
07:24forced diversity dinner and canceled dogs,
07:26but her growth is undeniable.
07:28Maybe it took the series too long,
07:30but this arc finally shows how much she's evolved.
07:33Harry is devastated.
07:34Our love life isn't what it was.
07:36And how are you with that?
07:37It's not really about me right now.
07:40Miranda.
07:41Even the most casual viewer knows Miranda had the biggest transformation between series.
07:45She began Sex and the City as the no-nonsense, sarcastic, career-first realist with zero patience for fairy tales.
07:51To him, it's like when single men have a lot of money, it works to their advantage.
07:55But when a single woman has money, it's a problem you have to deal with.
07:59It's ridiculous.
08:00I want to enjoy my success, not apologize for it.
08:03She was always quick to call out men's BS and was the group's steady anchor.
08:07Then Steve happened.
08:08It wasn't love at first sight, but he softened her edges just enough.
08:12Boyfriend?
08:13That's none of your business.
08:14Girlfriend?
08:16Butcher.
08:17Butcher?
08:18The veal.
08:18Well, I took a shot.
08:21When Miranda unexpectedly got pregnant, she faced a huge life choice.
08:25Could a baby fit into her life?
08:27She embraced motherhood, rearranging her world to make space for Brady while holding on to who she was.
08:32That night, Miranda was there to put Brady to bed.
08:36But there would still be times when she wouldn't be around.
08:39As the series progressed, Miranda's vulnerability came through.
08:43Her priorities shifted, and she allowed her worldviews to be expanded by her loved one.
08:47What you did, that is love.
08:57You love.
08:58Her marriage hit real bumps in the first movie.
09:01But by the sequel, she had taken back control of the things that mattered to her most.
09:04Then came, and just like that, and oh boy, Miranda went through a full-blown identity crisis in front of all of us.
09:19What would I say?
09:22That I don't want to be this person anymore?
09:28That I want to be something more?
09:30That this isn't enough?
09:31She left Steve and blew up her entire life for Che Diaz and battled an unrealistically short-lived alcohol use disorder.
09:39She ditched a prestigious internship to move to LA, only to realize she was still lost.
09:43Can you tell them where I am?
09:49We're like off PCH, like across from Neptune's net.
09:56You got that?
09:57Yeah, yeah, I got it, I got it, stay there.
09:59Where the f*** else am I going?
10:01Many fans felt these changes were totally out of character.
10:04Eventually, she circled back to what mattered most.
10:07Her friendships, her family, and figuring out who she is now.
10:11I'm a grown woman with a son.
10:14I can't become a lesbian cliche and move in after hello.
10:18Thank God, that's exactly what I was thinking.
10:21Good.
10:22Season 3 finds her a little less frantic, trying to rebuild her relationship with Steve as co-parents, find love, and find her footing again away from her hot mess era.
10:31You spent the holiday with my family.
10:33You spent the holiday with my family.
10:33I can spend it with yours.
10:37Oh, now you.
10:40We are just pathetic.
10:45Carrie.
10:46Carrie's voiceovers were Sex and the City's heartbeat.
10:49Maybe you have to let go of who you are.
10:52She lived for friends, fashion, and her column, often stumbling through questionable choices with a relatable inner monologue.
11:04Carrie had a talent for making every situation about her, like making herself the victim of the big affair.
11:09I'm sorry that you felt the need to come down here.
11:15Now not only have you ruined my marriage, you've ruined my lunch.
11:21That on-again, off-again relationship stretched across six seasons and two films.
11:25We watched Carrie fall for him, chase him, walk away, and eventually marry a man who, frankly, was a walking red flag.
11:32You said you loved me.
11:35I do.
11:35And why does it hurt so f***ing much?
11:40Unfortunately, Carrie's dating history looks like a beachfront on a stormy day.
11:44There was Aiden, twice, Berger, ugh, and Petrovsky, all wrong.
11:49Each taught her little more than heartbreak.
11:51So, we're gonna spend as much time discussing them as Berger did breaking up with her.
11:54I'm gonna spend as much time mourning this relationship as he spent ending it.
12:01Okay, I'm over it!
12:03Outside of her relationships, Carrie was establishing herself as a sex and relationships columnist with often very rigid views on both.
12:10Plus, she was often more focused on what was in her closet than her bank account.
12:15I will literally be the old woman who lived in her shoes.
12:18Miraculously, Carrie and Big survived a runaway groom, a kiss in Abu Dhabi, and a pandemic lockdown.
12:24But then, and just like that, killed Big off in the pilot to push Carrie into a new chapter.
12:30And just like that, Big died.
12:34Her iconic voiceovers were gone too, so she'd feel more like a participant and less like an observer.
12:39If season one explored grief and moving on, season two was about rebuilding life and love after loss.
12:45I'll pass along a saying I heard in my Kabbalah class.
12:48Yes, okay.
12:49The hole never fills, but new life will grow around it.
12:56So, your job is to do whatever you need to plant some seeds.
13:02For me, it was a facelift.
13:04For you, it's probably something else.
13:07Although, that little detour back into Aidenville was just no thank you.
13:11That aside, season three became about her new romance with Duncan, creative closure, finding peace, embracing new beginnings, and rewriting her own story.
13:25The woman realized she was not alone.
13:29She was on her own.
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13:46Some supporting players.
13:48Let's just briefly talk about some of the characters who made the jump alongside Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte into an just like that.
13:54Steve.
13:54We mentioned him earlier, but the character assassination here was brutal.
13:58You got me so freaking distracted when you're yelling at me about the squash guy who left my wallet over with a pickle guy who used to be over in that corner.
14:08This wasn't the guy Miranda met in that bar.
14:13He'd somehow aged faster and harder than everyone else, reduced to a sad sack deemed unworthy of her.
14:18And it's always like this.
14:22You don't think that I'm enough, that I'm kind of enough, and then I'm not enough again.
14:30We've said it before and we'll say it again.
14:32All we've ever wanted is justice for Steve.
14:35Aiden.
14:36Some fans may have hoped Aiden would make an appearance in End Just Like That, but not like this.
14:40Originally introduced as the anti-big, he offered Carrie a grounded, healthy relationship she apparently didn't want.
14:46And I don't know what I was thinking, I wasn't thinking, but it is so, so over, and I, and it was wrong, and I, just, I just hope you can...
14:57After they got back together, Aiden was basically a changed man, and it turns out Mr. Nice wasn't so nice after all.
15:03Sadly, it took Carrie two decades to learn that about him.
15:07I can't give you any more than I have, and it wasn't enough.
15:10Anthony.
15:11Anthony first came onto the scene as Charlotte's wedding planner, but hit it off with her, sticking around and becoming a character in his own right, even marrying Stanford in the second movie.
15:19He practically became part of the York-Goldenblatt family, although he has his own storylines too, some admittedly better than others.
15:26You think the only reason I asked you to marry me was because I want a mommy?
15:32I do.
15:33I see.
15:35Let me say, well, I don't have the words in English, so...
15:40Stanford.
15:42Carrie's sassy best friend was beloved by fans, but, and just like that, did him dirty.
15:48After Willie Garson's tragic passing, the show wrote Stanford off by sending him to Japan to manage a social media star, then become a Shinto monk, leaving his husband and New York behind for good.
15:58Carrie, for the first time in my life, I felt peace. Real peace.
16:06What's a monk do?
16:07Um, well, they, um, keep up the public altar, put out fresh flowers, facilitate the tourist temple visits.
16:16So, basically, God's concierge.
16:18So, are you glad to see this series come to an end, or do you think they had a few more seasons in them? Let us know in the comments.
16:23Look at me.
16:27Look at me before we make a huge mistake.
16:29Mistake.
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