Warning! SPOILERS For And Just Like That Season 3, Episode 10, “Better Than Sex”
And Just Like Thatseason 3, episode 10 just dug up and repeated one ofSex and the City’s most divisive stories. Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw embarks on a new romance, allowing herself to act on her feelings for her neighbor and writing partner inAnd Just Like Thatseason 3, Duncan Reeves (Jonathan Cake).
Carrie’s fling follows her breakupwith herSex and the Citylove interest, Aidan Shaw (John Corbett), who appeared throughoutAnd Just Like Thatseasons 2 and 3. Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) has also taken on a new romance after her split from Steve (David Eigenberg). However, Steve returns in episode 10, toting the couple’s most formative trauma.
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Steve returns inAnd Just Like Thatseason 3, episode 10, and, at first, it seems like a fun family affair. Brady (Niall Cunningham) and his father come over to check out Miranda’s new apartment, and Brady prepares a nice dinner for his parents, revealing that he’s been refining his cooking and plans to attend culinary school.
However, in other news,Brady reveals that he got a girl named Mia (Ella Stiller) pregnant. Brady and Mia aren’t in a committed relationship, and, to his parents' horror, Brady doesn’t even know Mia’s last name. The situation immediately evokesSteve and Miranda’sSex and the Cityromance, which shares qualities with Brady’s development.
InSex and the City,Steve and Miranda have a history when Hobbes discovers she is pregnant, but the couple isn’t togetherwhen Miranda finds out that she’s expecting their child. Brady eventually brings them back together again when Steve and Miranda choose to be together at Brady’s first birthday party, with the decision defining the next two decades.
While Steve and Miranda started a life together, moving to Brooklyn at the end ofSex and the City,they had marriage problems in the firstSex and the Citymovie,with Steve admitting he had cheated.InAnd Just Like That,the couple’s marital issues come to a head when Miranda instigates a divorce after meeting Che (Sarah Ramirez).
If this is Brady’s baby (though Miranda doubts that) and Mia wants to raise it with him in some capacity, this will alter the course of Brady’s life. His parents know that, and Steve gets so upset that he physically threatens Brady.Steve probably doesn’t want Brady to face the same challenges he’s dealing with, given the divorce’s ongoing impact.
Brady Could Make Or Break Miranda’s New Romance
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Regardless of what happens next,Brady’s development has altered the course of the Brady-Hobbes family indefinitely. After arguing with his dad, Brady moves into his mother’s new apartment, which could impact Miranda’s romance with Joy (Dolly Wells). Miranda initially purchased the apartment to make space for Joy and her two dogs, excited about their potential life together.
Now that Miranda’s son has moved in, it might complicate things for her and her girlfriend.Brady’s struggles could distract Miranda from her partner, much like they did when she was dating Che, and Brady was going through a breakup with his girlfriend, Luisa (Cree Cicchino). Then again,And Just Like Thatforeshadowed good things, since Joy immediately liked Brady.
WithAnd Just Like That’s showrunner Michael Patrick King announcing that season 3 will be the final season, perhaps Brady moving back in with his mom could be a way to establish a new, healed family dynamic for Miranda before the series concludes. Miranda has finally built a fulfilling life, but she hasn’t fully incorporated Brady into that yet.
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And Just Like That is a continuation of the beloved franchise Sex and the City, chronicling the experiences of Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte as they transition from the complexities of life and friendships in their 30s to those in their 50s.
