'And Just Like That...' Carrie And Aidan Keep The Love Coming

I’ve always loved Aidan and Carrie together. So it was nice to see Aidan return this week. But I can’t lie, I keep waiting for a shoe to drop or something. Like, is Aidan hiding something? I don’t know why I’m anxious about this, but I am! — Erin

I am sooooo anxious about this! It seems rather abrupt. My initial thought was: “Somebody, please stop Carrie!” Thankfully, trusty Miranda said what I was thinking.

At some point, the two of them are gonna have to talk about how fast they’re moving. Maybe the other shoe will drop when they’re at his country house. Also, nice callback to the original country house fiasco. — Marina

Aidan and Carrie’s chemistry is, once again, on fire throughout this whole episode — and I’m here for it! That said, I feel like we’re all collectively hanging in there before some amount of drama between the two develops once again. I hope they’ll give us a glimpse of that Norfolk farmhouse before that happens! — Curtis

Whew, I loved this whole storyline. As soon as I saw that look on Seema’s face about Carrie-Aidan Part III, I was like oohhh snap, what’s going on here? I had totally forgotten about the house in the Hamptons that they were going to share. I would have reacted just like Seema initially — when she hid from Carrie at the sink, I was like, wow, me. I would have tried to avoid confrontation at all costs. I’m not sure I ever would have had the guts to finally say, look, I’m not feeling even the potential of being uncomfortable on the vacation. But whew, it felt so nice to see Seema speak her mind. Imagine being third wheel on the vacation you planned? — Erin

I’ll share your Hamptons house with you, Seema! Seema is a hero for having this conversation. In fact, it is a conversation I wish I had the courage to have with some of my own friends. I say this every week, but I have really appreciated the show’s exploration, through Seema, of how it can be challenging and sometimes lonely to be a proudly single woman surrounded by married friends or friends in serious, long-term relationships. Society doesn’t really give us single women a blueprint on how to handle these conversations or think about where we fit in. This exchange with Carrie continued to solidify why Seema has been easily my favorite character on this revival series.

I was so crushed for Seema! And Carrie handled it so poorly in the moment, in typical Carrie fashion, getting so defensive about it. I really sympathized with Seema when she said that unlike Carrie, she may never have any great loves in her life, but “I can live with that.” And when she said of being a third wheel: “I don’t want to spend a fortune having this feeling.” Again, these are thoughts I wish I knew how to articulate. — Marina

I recently backed out of a group trip (albeit one with far less glamorous specifics) on which I would’ve been the only person not coupled up to avoid feeling like a third wheel, so I really felt for Seema in this episode. There are times in your life when it’s really challenging to put on a happy face for others, and I’m glad she was so honest and upfront with Carrie about it. It’s a testament to Sarita Choudhury’s talent that she was able to convey Seema’s range of clashing emotions leading up to the confrontation through her performance, too. Seeing her come around to dinner in support of Carrie by the end of the episode — and looking fabulous as always — felt true to this type of conflict, and spoke volumes about how much she values Carrie’s friendship. I wonder if we’ll get to see if anything transpire between Seema and her handsome new client, too. – Curtis

Oh, how the tables have turned. Big-shot law firm partner to intern at a nonprofit organization. I love this trajectory for Miranda, to be clear. But damn, she is there like two days and is asked to sub in for her boss? Seems ... odd. The intern scene where they are texting each other about her was kinda funny though. — Erin

This reminded me of that Nancy Meyers movie, “The Intern,” in which Robert De Niro plays an older intern at a startup run by Anne Hathaway. Miranda’s plotline is slightly more realistic than that movie, but the way this all comes together felt a little neat and pat to me. — Marina

Aside from Aidan and Carrie’s arc, I really love that most of this episode felt very career-focused for both Miranda and Charlotte. I appreciate Miranda’s struggle to fit in with the younger interns, but garlic chocolate cookies? I’ll pass. – Curtis

So this was another jam-packed episode with a lot of threads to pull. And I really don’t know how to feel about this. Obviously, body image issues are a really big deal and so many of us deal with them. But I’ve already been so annoyed with these kind of frivolous-seeming storylines they keep giving Charlotte. Like, can she just go back to work and have something interesting actually happen? Also, did it seem weird to anyone else that she just ... threw away most of the garments? So wasteful. It also seemed like she had the epiphany a little too abruptly? — Erin

Something about Charlotte needing to see that one of her colleagues had a bigger body in order to feel better about herself rubbed me the wrong way a bit. Sure, we’re all prone to comparing ourselves to other people. But I wish the writers had been a bit more thoughtful about this storyline (among others), and had Charlotte reach a point of body acceptance on her own.

I also found it odd that she was so worried about the job affecting Rock and Lily. Like, they’re teenagers in New York City! They lead very independent lives! They’ll be fine without you, Charlotte (and as we saw, are quite pleased their mom is out of their hair)! — Marina

Though Charlotte’s body image issues felt relatable, I also didn’t love that she was only able to feel good about herself after she spotted a colleague, Lela, with a larger body. Surely the writers could have avoided this trope and offered a more thoughtful approach. (Side note: Lela is played by actor Bonnie Milligan, who just won a Tony for her performance in the Broadway musical “Kimberly Akimbo,” and it’s a must-see!) That bit aside, I’m excited by Charlotte’s return to the art world and I can’t wait to see more of her at work. – Curtis

Did anyone notice the tiny Samantha Jones callback? When Charlotte is looking at old pictures of herself, there’s one with the four of them. Spotting our girl Sam Jones made me remember: We are soon approaching that highly anticipated cameo. I am so curious to see what the context is. — Marina

Me too. I loved seeing that old photo! I also felt like Seema saying she needed a little space probably reminded Carrie of her distance from Samantha and their friendship. It was almost like Carrie was like, girl, don’t you dare try to friend breakup with me. I’ve already been through this once and I can’t do it again. — Erin.

I just ... how many ways will Michael Patrick King and the writers think of to keep Che (Sara Ramírez) in our lives every week? I’m tired. I am glad they are at least sparing us from some back-and-forth between Che and Miranda, but my God, please lose the Che plotlines and give better ones to Nya (Karen Pittman), Seema (Sarita Choudhury) and Lisa (Nicole Ari Parker). I feel like we’re being trolled at this point. — Erin

I get that Che and Carrie were already friends before they started dating Miranda. So their friendship kind of keeps these storylines going, I guess. But it also feels like Che has hit a wall, both in their life and in terms of the narrative purposes of this show. There’s only so much of this “working at the vet” storyline that we can take. As we get closer to the end of the season, I wonder what the writers have planned for Che. — Marina

I realize the show has always played fast and loose with its depiction of New York real estate, but Che being able to rent out their apartment to Aidan and Carrie felt way too convenient. As much as I love a good pepper mill, I also questioned Aidan and Carrie’s decision to furnish the apartment on their own dime, although I’d like to think that Carrie’s mention of the wire hangers in Che’s closet was a deliberate wink at “Mommie Dearest,” an all-time camp classic. I can’t shake the feeling that we’ll see Che try to win Miranda back after seeing their reaction to Carrie and Aidan’s reunion. I wonder if anything more will develop with Che’s nosy and suspicious neighbor, too. – Curtis

This feels .. forced. I don’t really know what else there is to say. Dying to hear y’all's perception of whatever this is about to be. — Erin

As Lydia said last week, I hope the Hot Fellas unionize. I lost track of the number of, uh, labor violations Anthony committed with Giuseppe, lol. — Marina

I’m here for more Giuseppe because he’s just so adorable, but yeah ... this coupling feels like a stretch. — Curtis