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I’ve been waiting for the release of the second season of And Just Like That... with the same borderline-manic excitement that I imagine extreme sports fans bring to the Super Bowl, and now it’s finally here. Carrie Bradshaw-style, though, I couldn’t help but wonder: Would the season live up to my extremely Che Diaz-centric expectations? There was only one way to find out.
- Carrie has a MAN in her bed!
- I am begging you to name one woman who has ever worn her sexy, billowing robe over her underwear. This is a TV and film staple that simply does not happen in real life! Wake up, sheeple!
- I will never not be soothed by the sight of Harry Goldenblatt.
- I am OBSESSED with this ladies-in-sexy-nightgowns montage ending with Miranda making her way to a topless Che in the pool. No notes.
- Oh damn, everybody’s bangin’! Especially Miranda and Che, in the hot tub! (Is it...safe to have sex in a hot tub? Gynecologically speaking? Sorry.)
- Hey, Carrie’s cute podcast-producer man is also Nalini’s cute architect man from Never Have I Ever!
- Met Gala reference #1 on the books (except they call it the “Met Ball”).
- I know Charlotte’s whole thing is being Type-A, but if any of my friends came over to my apartment early in the morning with no warning, I would leave them in the hallway.
- Carrie’s cooking! Poached eggs with caviar, but still. A lot of women who were inspired by her “oven as storage” era are going to feel very betrayed.
- Lisa Todd Wexley is back! And she wants to remind you she has an MFA in film and two docs under her belt!
- Oh God, they’re referencing Samantha.
- Miranda’s in a sensory deprivation tank in L.A. Sure.
- Am I to believe that Che Diaz regularly gets in a sensory-deprivation tank? Actually, this tracks.
- Che rejecting a blazer for being too non-binary is...hmm. Just call it what it is: an ugly jacket!
- THE SHOW CHE IS DOING FITTINGS FOR IS CALLED “CHE PASA.” Yes. Yes! I’m ordering a season pass!
- Oh, Miranda’s really...in that tank. Nightmare vibes.
- Aw, it’s Lily and Rock! I see Rock has been issued their government-mandated bucket hat right on schedule.
- Okay, I’m calling bullshit: Harry Goldenblatt would not want to go to the Met Ball. Yes, he was the man who canonically wanted to “bring back cocktail hour” in the original series, but I just don’t think he cares about this!
- Carrie’s crush asks her to go to a “bourbon-tasting rooftop party,” which sounds bad.
- Miranda and Che are in strap-on land, and while queer sex obviously doesn’t have to conform to staid butch/femme dynamics...I do have to wonder why Miranda is the one donning the strap. Is Che Diaz..a bottom? (Okay, “vers” seems more likely.)
- Che won’t let Miranda come see their set, which is actually a kindness when you’re dating a comedian, but Miranda doesn’t see it that way.
- Seema is meeting her hot Euro boyfriend’s son (and ex-wife?), but it conflicts with the Met. Oy!
- Okay, Anthony is now Carrie’s date to the Met.
- Nya meets a hot guy at the bar where she’s reading (respect ). He tempts her to cheat on her long-distance husband for a brief second.
- Not Che making “nobody walks in L.A.” jokes in their stand-up set! C’mon, Che, that one’s been around since the days of the studio system.
- Miranda shows up at Che’s set uninvited, and Che is predictably weird about it. (Then again, they did tell Miranda not to come!)
- I’ll say it: I am not loving Carrie’s teal, striped Met look. It’s very...Petit Bateau.
- Wow, I forgot Miranda had a whole son.
- Miranda telling Che “You don’t want me to hold you lately” is...so gay that I just know a queer person wrote that line.
- Che comes out to Miranda as being on a diet because the costume department was weird about their body, and I...don’t love this storyline so much, but Sara Ramirez is doing a really good job of playing the pathos beneath it.
- Oh shit, Seema’s hot boyfriend still lives with his ex-wife. I guess that’s a step above still living with your mother?
- Is Carrie really bouncing Anthony from the Met? Gay crime!
- LMAO, Rock is dressed exactly like...me. Are they mature for their age, or do I dress like a 13-year-old nonbinary child? (The latter, IMO.)
- “It’s not crazy. It’s Valentino.” Good line!
- Aw, Anthony makes his way to the Met at the last minute as Char’s date.
- Oh, the theme is “Veiled Beauty.” I now see why everyone is wearing veils.
- Is Carrie legit wearing her wedding dress to the Met? Girl, that wedding to Big was supposed to be in Vogue! Everyone will remember!
- At least the little feathered wedding hat is back.
