And Just Like That's Biggest Mistake Was Cutting Carrie's Voiceovers

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Warning: Spoilers ahead for And Just Like That.

HBO Max’s And Just Like That diverted heavily from the original formula of Sex and the City, but its biggest mistake was cutting Carrie’s narration and voiceovers. Each episode of Sex and the City’s original series was based on a column that Carrie Bradshaw was writing, which meant every story about herself, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha were told from how she interpreted them. As the narrator, Carrie was also able to provide commentary on the women’s anecdotes while connecting their themes for one succinct Sex and the City story.

In bringing back Sex and the City, And Just Like That took a different route in its storytelling, where each character is telling their own tale without Carrie being the know-all figure. Rather than continue Carrie’s narration of the women’s stories for a book or piece of writing, And Just Like That’s only voiceovers occurred at the end of each episode, with Carrie simply concluding the story with “And Just Like That…” Considering And Just Like That is no longer following the Sex and the City format, it’s curious that the revival included Sarah Jessica Parker’s end-of-episode voiceovers at all.

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Part of what made Sex and the City so appealing was that even when a character’s story was upsetting, Carrie would still end the episode by tying it together with optimism for their futures. In And Just Like That, no such thing occurs, with the only summary of each episode being about Carrie’s own specific journey. Carrie’s narration in Sex and the City also provided a buffer for the more emotional moments of the series, with a quick wisecrack or pun from her voiceover breaking the tension