***Warning – this article contains spoilers for the And Just Like That finale***
And Just Like That ended last night, and fans have a lot to say.
After three seasons, the Sex and the City sequel series concluded as Sarah Jessica Parker’s Cassie Bradshaw accepted that it was ok to be on her own and she should stop waiting for a man to make her happy.
In the final scene, Carrie eats dessert in the kitchen before dancing around her house to You’re The First, The Last, My Evening by Barry White.
Oh, and the episode also included an overflowing toilet, which some particularly vocal fans have used as a metaphor.
‘The series finale was a literal piece of s**t #AndJustLikeThat,’ wrote @rosechocglam on X, while @yeetbeete added: ‘Oh it definitely got cancelled and they had to SCRAMBLE because what in the literal s**t 🚽💩 was that #AndJustLikeThat.’
Indeed, a lot of fans are now running with the conspiracy theory that HBO pulled the plug on the show, leaving bosses scrambling for an ending.
‘Ok And Just Like That was def cancelled. No way that they had planned in advance to end this series in this way,’ argued @youknowwhat6504.
They continued: ‘What they did to the iconic run of Sex and the city and the disaster this series was but what could’ve been should be studied. #andjustlikethatfinale #andjustlikethat’
@FatouSadio bluntly wrote: ‘This was a terrible series finale. #AndJustLikeThat’
However, the show’s creator Michael Patrick King insisted the show has ended exactly as he wanted.
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‘Yes. I wouldn’t have stopped. The ending told us to stop when we were writing, and that sentence, the woman realized she was not alone. She was on her own,’ he told Deadline. ‘It was so important for me to hear, and it just sort of appeared.
‘I was like, well, that’s the ending, especially since it is a response and a callback to Carrie at the end of Sex and the City when she says, “The most significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And then if you find someone to love, love you, love, that’s fabulous.”
‘She’s saying that voiceover while Mr. Big is calling to say, “I’m coming to town.” ‘
He described the ending as ‘the most significant addition we could add to this whole Carrie Bradshaw universe’, and that he realised it was the right time for ‘her to stop’.
He added: ‘It’s for the women who have someone or the people who have someone. More importantly, it’s for the people who don’t have someone. If you can feel good about the life you create, it’s great.’
Michael also defended the poo scene, insisting it fit the longrunning tone of both shows.
‘It was silicone poop. And it was a one-take poop. We didn’t have to do it twice. Sex and the City and And Just Like That has always dealt with a lot of relationship shit,’ he said.
‘This was a manifestation of how s**t backs up and you have to deal with it. And also, we’ve always done high-low on the show.’
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