Sex And The City’s eagerly-anticipated reboot And Just Like That… returned to screens on Thursday, with fans seeing the aftermath of Mr Big’s shock death in the opening episodes.
Big was killed off in episode one of the series, two weeks before the actor Chris Noth was hit with allegations that he raped and sexually assaulted two women – which he vehemently denies.
Episode four of the reboot, called Some of My Best Friends, sees Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) putting her and Big’s apartment on the market, and finds a new friend in real estate agent Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury).
Meanwhile Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) continues to concern those around her after picking up unhealthy drinking habits.
Anticipated: Episode four of the series, called Some of My Best Friends, sees Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) putting her and Big’s apartment on the market, and finds a new friend in real estate agent Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury)
The show began with Carrie waking up in her old apartment as she was haunted by her and Big’s marriage in their flat.
Carrie rummages through her wardrobe, reminiscing on her iconic clothing moments before hearing a strange noise coming from the kitchen.
It transpires that her old coffee machine is broken and overflowing which forces her out the house to head to the bodega for coffee.
In a moment which harked back to the original series, Carrie donned a tulle maxi skirt and a stripy T-shirt for the outing.
Memories: The show began with Carrie waking up in her old apartment as she was haunted by her and Big’s marriage in their flat
Looking back: Carrie rummages through her wardrobe, reminiscing on her iconic clothing moments before hearing a strange noise coming from the kitchen.
Charlotte (Kristin Davis) meanwhile, is seen organising a dinner party with her pal Lisa (Nicole Ari Parker) who has also invited her to her husband’s birthday.
In Brooklyn, Miranda is seen a little worse for wear as she brews some coffee after Che Diaz’s (Sara Ramirez) comedy concert the night before.
Brady (Niall Cunningham) and his girlfriend walk in and comment that she smells like marijuana, before Miranda becomes defensive with the pair.
She’s still got it: It transpires that her old coffee machine is broken and overflowing which forces her out the house to head to the bodega for coffee. In a moment which harked back to the original series, Carrie donned a tulle maxi skirt and a stripy T-shirt for the outing
Socials: Charlotte, meanwhile, is seen organising a dinner party with her pal Lisa (Nicole Ari Parker) who has also invited her to her husband’s birthday
Oh dear: In Brooklyn, Miranda is seen a little worse for wear as she brews some coffee after Che Diaz’s (Sara Ramirez) comedy concert the night before
Carrie then headed uptown to her apartment before heading to lunch with the girls – where she admits she putting their house up for sale.
Miranda’s alcohol dependency is hinted at while they’re at lunch, as she asks Carrie and Charlotte if they could get a bottle of wine.
Seema looked around the apartment and told Carrie to get rid of all of her stuff and suggested that the now removed Peloton would ‘pull the space together.’
Moving on: Carrie then headed uptown to her apartment before heading to lunch with the girls – where she admits she putting their house up for sale
Awkward: Seema looked around the apartment and told Carrie to get rid of all of her stuff and suggested that the now removed Peloton would ‘pull the space together’
They then head out to mid-town where Carrie asks for a cigarette from Seema.
Carrie quit smoking when she dated Aidan Shaw (John Corbett) in series three and four of the original show.
Justifying the action, Carrie said to Seema that it had been a ‘rough couple of weeks.’
Back at it: They then head out to mid-town where Carrie asks for a cigarette from Seema
Good friends: Miranda, meanwhile, then has lunch with her professor Nya Wallace (Karen Pittman) where they have a heart to heart about motherhood
Miranda, meanwhile, then has lunch with her professor Nya Wallace (Karen Pittman) where they have a heart to heart about motherhood.
Nya admitted to Miranda that she felt ‘relief’ after her first round of IVF treatment failed.
Miranda told an anecdote about a woman who never got married nor had kids who was now a judge and said: ‘There are so many nights where I’d love to be a judge and go home to an empty house.’
Heart-to-heart: Nya admitted to Miranda that she felt ‘relief’ after her first round of IVF treatment failed
Elsewhere,Carrie has lunch with Seema after they visit an open house, where Seema shows Carrie the ropes of various dating apps
Elsewhere, Carrie has lunch with Seema after they visit an open house, where Seema shows Carrie the ropes of various dating apps.
Carrie then makes an ‘insensitive’ comment about Seema ‘still putting herself out there’ which comes back around when Seema accidentally smashed a photograph of her and Big later in the episode.
Uptown, Charlotte and Harry go to Lisa’s husband’s birthday party, and the pair seem a little bit awkward before Charlotte charms the crowd with her extensive knowledge of art.
Eeek: Carrie then makes an ‘insensitive’ comment about Seema ‘still putting herself out there’ which comes back around when Seema accidentally smashed a photograph of her and Big later in the episode
Out and about: Uptown, Charlotte and Harry go to Lisa’s husband’s birthday party, and the pair seem a little bit awkward before Charlotte charms the crowd with her extensive knowledge of art
Throughout the episode Charlotte has been trying to organise a dinner party around her pal Lisa, but then is seen scrambling as she tries to diversify her friendship group.
The dinner party never comes into fruition, though, because Lisa realised she had double booked.
It is discovered in this part of the episode that Charlotte has become a board member at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art.
Trying: Throughout the episode Charlotte has been trying to organise a dinner party around her pal Lisa, but then is seen scrambling as she tries to diversify her friendship group
Impressive: It is discovered in this part of the episode that Charlotte has become a board member at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art
Charlotte ran an art gallery back in series one, two and three of SATC before giving up her job when she got married to Trey McDougall (Kyle Machlachan).
Elsewhere in the episode, it is revealed that Stanford Blatch (Willie Garson) has moved to Tokyo to manage one of his clients who is famous on Tik Tok.
He broke the news to Carrie with a letter which was left next to her bed.
In the next scene, Carrie opened the door to Anthony Marentino (Mario Cantone) who tells her that Stanford has also asked him for a divorce.
Way back when: Charlotte ran an art gallery back in series one, two and three of SATC before giving up her job when she got married to Trey McDougall (Kyle Machlachan)
Gone: Elsewhere in the episode, it is revealed that Stanford Blatch (Willie Garson) has moved to Tokyo to manage one of his clients who is famous on Tik Tok
Anthony and Stanford wed in the infamous second film.
The episode ends with Seema and Carrie having sushi together in her apartment.
And Just Like That… comes 23 years after the original TV series debuted – and 11 years since the second movie, with Sarah, Cynthia and Kristin all returning without Kim Cattrall’s Samantha Jones.
Filming started in New York City back in June, with production wrapping just weeks ago.
Photos taken from the Paris set caused quite the uproar among fans, as Carrie was spotted kissing a new character, played by Jon Tenney.
Break ups: In the next scene, Carrie opened the door to Anthony Marentino (Mario Cantone) who tells her that Stanford has also asked him for a divorce
And Just Like That: The episode ends with Seema and Carrie having sushi together in her apartment
Last week’s episode saw Carrie having to deal with Big’s will, where is comes out that he left $1m to his ex wife Natasha Naginsky.
Fans began wildly speculating about the marital status of Carrie and her long-time on-and-off lover Mr. Big (Chris Noth), who finally tied the knot at the end of the first Sex and the City movie.
The trailers released for the new 10-episode series seem to indicate that they’re still quite the happy couple, though given their on-and-off history, it’s possible they could split at some time in the series.
Still, while promoting the show night on The Late Show with Steven Colbert recently, Cynthia and Kristin essentially confirmed that they filmed ‘fake scenes’ to throw rabid fans off.
And Just Like That… Episode Three: Last week’s episode saw Carrie having to deal with Big’s will, where is comes out that he left $1m to his ex wife Natasha Naginsky
‘Yes, definitely!’ Kristin exclaimed, while Cynthia shook her head with a wry smile and said, ‘Absolutely not.’
Colbert pointed at Kristin and said, ‘I believe you,’ and when Colbert asked again, Cynthia shrugged and conceded, ‘It might be true.’
They didn’t mention any specific scenes, so it’s unclear if the Paris kissing scene with Jon Tenney was ‘fake’ or not.
Other returning stars include Evan Handler (Harry Goldblatt), David Eigenberg (Steve Brady), and the late Willie Garson, who filmed three episodes as Carrie’s longtime friend Stanford Blatch, before passing away from pancreatic cancer in September at age 57.
And Just Like That… was created by Michael Patrick King, based on the books by Candace Bushnell.
And Just Like That… Episode Five airs in the US on HBO Max on Thursday at 12:01 a.m. PT/3:01 a.m. ET. In the UK, the show airs on NOW TV at 8am and Sky Comedy at 8am and 9am and 9pm and 10pm
Anticipated: Fans began wildly speculating about the marital status of Carrie and her long-time on-and-off lover Mr. Big (Chris Noth), who finally tied the knot at the end of the first Sex and the City movie
The latest episode comes as Chris Noth, who played Mr. Big in the hit series faces allegations that he raped and sexually assaulted two women.
The 67-year-old actor emerged in Massachusetts on Wednesday, when he spoke with a photographer to once again deny sexual assault accusations from two women, who aired their allegations in an explosive report in The Hollywood Reporter last week.
When asked for further comment on the matter, Noth simply said: ‘You have my statement right? My statement is out, I rest by my statement, I’ll now let the chips fall where they may. My statement is my statement, that’s all I can give.’
In his statement, Noth denied any accusations that he sexually assaulted two women – although he admitted to having ‘consensual encounters’ with them, both of which are understood to have taken place while he was in a relationship with his wife, Tara Wilson.
After the photographer suggested that Noth is ‘innocent until proven guilty’, the actor replied: ‘Well yeah, but you know that’s the way it is’, before saying he ‘hopes’ that he will get to spend the holidays with his wife of nine years and their two sons.
Killed off: Big was killed off in episode one of the series, two weeks before the actor Chris Noth was hit with allegations that he raped and sexually assaulted two women – which he vehemently denies
The report – which featured allegations from two women using the pseudonyms Zoe, now 40, and Lily, now 31, who claim that Noth raped them in 2004 and 2015, respectively – is said to have left the actor’s wife, Tara Wilson, devastated, with sources saying that she is ‘very upset’ and planning to spend Christmas away from her husband, with whom she shares two sons.
Wilson and Noth share two children: Orion, 13, and Keats, 18 months.
Further speculation about the future of the couple’s relationship was prompted this week when DailyMail.com published exclusive images of Wilson, 42, outside the family’s home in Sherman Oaks, California, without her wedding ring on, nearly 3,000 miles away from the Berkshires property where her husband is currently staying.
In the wake of The Hollywood Reporter article, on other woman has come forward to accuse Noth of groping her, while actress Zoe Lister-Jones recalled behavior that made her describe him as a ‘predator’; he has since lost a planned $12 million deal to sell his tequila brand and was fired from the series The Equalizer.
On Monday evening, the actor’s Sex and the City co-stars, Sarah, Cynthia, and Kristin, issued a statement about the accusations made against him, saying: ‘We are deeply saddened to hear the allegations against Chris Noth.
‘We support the women who have come forward and shared their painful experiences. We know it must be a very difficult thing to do and we commend them for it.’
Denial: Noth denied accusations that he sexually assaulted two women – although he admitted to having ‘consensual encounters’ with them, both of which are understood to have taken place while he was in a relationship with wife, Tara Wilson (pictured)