And Just Like That Review: Little Black Dress (Season 1 Episode 2)
We attend Mr. Big’s funeral on And Just Like That Season 1 Episode 2, “Little Black Dress.”
The title of the episode is just as strange as Carrie’s behavior at the event, but Sarah Jessica Parker’s portrayal of grief as Stepford and robotic is at least is authentic.
It’s scary that she is able to get out of bed the day after her husband’s death. But grief is uncomfortable, Carrie shouldn’t be recognizable.
And Just Like That has not earned my trust at all. For Carrie to feel human, as characters are supposed to be, she’s going to have to break at some point. Hopefully, she has a really good cry soon, catharsis is healing.
Samatha is also very kind to send such a beautiful arrangement of flowers over from the UK and Carrie is tasteful and correct for keeping them there. These are the tolerable aspects of the episode, everything else is insufferable.
Charlotte is an absolute child for making Big’s death about her. She’s so confusing to watch on And Just Like That because I remember once knowing a woman who had grown.
Miranda is still a bigger offender, though. Nya Wallace exists to teach her to relax her white savior complex and it’s embarrassing to watch.
Nya already deserves so much more than nearly getting robbed by someone in a Chucky mask and being the Black woman Miranda chooses to “protect.”
Miranda has also regressed to a woman who is unrecognizable from the person we knew on Sex and the City. Motherhood changes a person, but she used to be someone who might partake in weed with Carrie. Why is she acting like a little bit of weed at a funeral is going to hurt her son?
But Stanford. Why is Stanford so tone-deaf? Of course Carrie would look impeccable for the occasion. We expect nothing less from her.
As a friend, Stanford should be able to see that his friend is not okay and relax about the seating arrangements and chill with the superficial comments about how perfect she looks. (May Willie Garson R.I.P.).
And Just Like That is cringeworthy where it’s trying to be genuinely funny. Steve’s hearing aid jokes will never land and are borderline ableist. Plus, Susan Sharon needs to just disappear.
The revival chooses to label itself as “woke,” its worst and first mistake. But if it wants to claim the label, it has a responsibility to deliver.
The new characters need to have their own agency, they can’t just exist to help white women grow. TV can teach viewers lessons without only featuring characters who need to be taught lessons.
It tries too hard on every level, rendering it nearly impossible to watch. If Carrie Bradshaw had to come back into my life, I had hoped she’d have something to say.
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Esme Mazzeo
Esme Mazzeo is a lifestyle and entertainment journalist from Long Island. When she's not writing for work, she's writing for fun, or searching for something to satisfy her sweet tooth. She thinks rainy days are the best kind of days. Certified night owl.
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Agree it is nearly impossible to watch. Carrie showed more grief when Mt Big left her at the altar than when her husband suddenly dropped dead. It was bad enough they killed Big and their love story but the lack of emotion afterwards made it even worse
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