And Just like That... E1 S1 "Hello It's me" REVIEW

There have been a lot of reboots of iconic television shows recently, and it's simple to see why: cherished franchises, built-in audiences, and the absence of having to come up with much new material. So it's no surprise that (most) of the Sex And The City ladies are returning, now in their 50s, with different priorities than when the show ended (beautifully, in my opinion) in 2004, followed by two films. However, in the Sex And The City sequel series, there is a huge gaping hole, and her name is Samantha Jones. Since And Just Like That... opens with the same scene of the ladies lunching, it's clear right away that this group lacks Samantha's welcome bite. There's a lot of talk about her disappearance, with Carrie and Miranda going on and on about how they've attempted to contact her.

The soundtrack goes with the song and episode title,i like how it's all so real in terms of what happens to Samantha, and their everyday life. The podcast it's an awseome idea for Carrie, seeing a new side of her career might be interesting.

God i love the NYC landscape, creatively speaking, it creates a narrative that the city it's a character. Btw, the representations in every form are highly appreciated by me. New cast, new identities, new topics, I'm on board.

Also Miranda leaving corporate law for something more "human" it's not bad, it's her, teaching in Columbia feels right. But her new personality could turn quite karen, instead of lawyerly.

The blue Manolo's and Stanford's cameo were my favorite part. Not to mention some amazing outfits, others, not so much. In terms of the comedic side, Steve's difficulty to hear it's kinda of hilarious and refreshing.

Big's heart attack was to much to bear. I mean the heart attack was a little too much for the first episode, considering Willie Garson's death and Kim Catrall's absence.

But, as usual, SATC goes above and beyond, introducing a slew of additional characters to help round out the now-sparse cast. Miranda, who is returning to school to pursue a career as a human-rights lawyer (wasn't that also her objective at the end of the second film?) Dr. Nya Wallace, her new professor, gets off to a bad start (Karen Pittman). Miranda is still thoroughly humiliated by this show, which allows her to talk on in a cringe-worthy manner in front of her new teacher and decades-younger classmates, sounding like a clueless elderly white woman.

Charlotte is still Charlotte, as evidenced by the fact that she and her family still live in the same Park Avenue apartment she inherited from Trey MacDougal, and that her gorgeous new puppy is named Richard Burton, rather than Elizabeth Taylor, as her previous one was. Most importantly, Charlotte is dealing with a sticky tween dilemma with her younger daughter Rose, who is rebelling against her mother's immaculate Park Avenue blueprint. Charlotte has a new parent friend, Lisa Todd Wexley, played by Nicole Ari Parker, with whom she can commiserate. The fact that both Nya and Lisa appear to have their own narrative elements (Lisa's abrasive mother-in-law, Nya's infertility troubles) suggests that these women of color will play more than supporting roles in the series.

Carrie, who has always been a bit of a prude for a sex columnist, has now been recruited on an insufferablish podcast with a button that announces the program's "woke moments." Carrie's hesitancy to discuss masturbation on air may cost her the job, but Sara Ramirez, as podcast presenter Che Diaz, self-described as a "queer nonbinary Mexican Irish diva," adds a unique perspective to the show, as do the other new characters. Carrie must adapt to today's media market (using techniques such as Instagram and the podcast), yet she remains true to herself. However, it's a great approach to portray women in their 50s navigating through many life pathways. The direction they are going for it's obvious, Carrie's grief so that she can be on the market again.

Overall, i did not like the fact that there was no intro like the iconic one from the actual show. And the storylines are kinda plain boring, the plot lines about their kids are not what Sex And The City was really about. Even though, the subject of friendship, pretty much the most important topic there is, was talked about and disscussed during the second episode with how supported Charlotte, Stanford and Miranda were.