{"id":602,"date":"2023-02-01T08:32:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T08:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privategirlsinbrisbane.com.au\/blog\/and-then-what-next-how-the-sex-and-the-city-spinoff-can-improve-in-season-two-and-just-like-that\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T08:32:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T08:32:21","slug":"and-then-what-next-how-the-sex-and-the-city-spinoff-can-improve-in-season-two-and-just-like-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privategirlsinbrisbane.com.au\/blog\/and-then-what-next-how-the-sex-and-the-city-spinoff-can-improve-in-season-two-and-just-like-that\/","title":{"rendered":"And then what next? How the Sex and the City spinoff can improve in season two | And Just Like That"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1gj3hdi\"><span class=\"dcr-7pg7ab\"><span class=\"dcr-wio59t\">W<\/span><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1gj3hdi\">hen I call my dog, she comes automatically. It\u2019s a compulsion activated by dopamine, a chemical that ignites the brain\u2019s pleasure centers with anticipation, the <em>possibility<\/em> of some reward. In Sex and the City, it was the possibility that Mr Big might finally commit that kept an obedient Carrie Bradshaw running back for six consecutive seasons. The euphoric rush of dopamine lies at the heart of compulsive behaviors like these, sending dogs faithfully back to their owners, and otherwise intelligent women into the arms of emotionally unavailable financiers. It\u2019s the science behind watching a television show you categorically dislike, solely for the possibility that maybe, eventually, you\u2019ll get a good episode.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"cc513556-a6f4-4eb2-b4a2-222391bc0d46\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-11ra563\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:1,&quot;element&quot;:&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2022\/feb\/03\/a-regressive-embarrassing-disappointment-how-and-just-like-that-ruined-sex-and-the-city&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;\u2018A regressive, embarrassing disappointment\u2019: how And Just Like That ruined Sex and the City&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;cc513556-a6f4-4eb2-b4a2-222391bc0d46&quot;,&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:3,&quot;design&quot;:9\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1gj3hdi\">We\u2019re talking about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/and-just-like-that\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">And Just Like That<\/a>, the SATC reboot that, over the last 10 weeks, might have delivered two, maybe three good episodes tops. Audiences spent the majority of its run voicing outrage at the misadventures of Miranda Hobbes, the abandoned plotlines and abrupt character reversals, and most of all, the implausible dialogue of \u201cMiranda! I\u2019ve done a ton of weed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1gj3hdi\">Despite their disappointment, however, viewers couldn\u2019t stop tuning in. The reboot represented a former great love that they were committed to rekindling, and every so often, the spark would resurface. The joys and razor-sharp dialogue of the original series appeared in glimmers of Miranda\u2019s familiar feminist realism (see: her refusal to insult Natasha\u2019s flats, or her distaste for Carrie\u2019s belief in the afterlife); Carrie\u2019s enduring, neurotic obsession with Natasha; the trio\u2019s chemistry at every meal; or a newly important question: are you a hollower or a sagger?<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1gj3hdi\">In our collective inability to look away, And Just Like That became HBO Max\u2019s most-watched original ever, bringing about the possibility of a second season. Would we watch it? Absolutely \u2013 Carrie Bradshaw\u2019s greatest lesson was that we should wait out our toxic relationships and assume that they\u2019ll improve. A second season would be our shot to really make things work, and right this season\u2019s many, many wrongs. Below is a shortlist of recommendations.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-d66r6p\"><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"could-characters-of-color-be-allowed-to-just-exist\"><strong>Could characters of color be allowed to just <\/strong><em><strong>exist<\/strong><\/em><strong>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"f25e21ca-6357-484f-895b-d009f02256dd\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><picture class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/157a2fd666af5e0a316fac297afb8cda0305644e\/0_288_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/157a2fd666af5e0a316fac297afb8cda0305644e\/0_288_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/157a2fd666af5e0a316fac297afb8cda0305644e\/0_288_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/157a2fd666af5e0a316fac297afb8cda0305644e\/0_288_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/157a2fd666af5e0a316fac297afb8cda0305644e\/0_288_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/157a2fd666af5e0a316fac297afb8cda0305644e\/0_288_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nicole Ari Parker\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/157a2fd666af5e0a316fac297afb8cda0305644e\/0_288_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"267\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"dcr-1d1r6yi\"><span class=\"dcr-17eagbs\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1m6r8g1\">Nicole Ari Parker as Lisa Todd Wexley.<\/span> Photograph: Warner Bros\/HBO Max<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1gj3hdi\">After 10 episodes, all we\u2019ve really seen of Lisa Todd Wexley is her art collection and Moschino jacket. While Charlotte\u2019s new friend adds to the show\u2019s diversity, thus far she\u2019s shown little of her personality, a reversal of SATC\u2019s character-driven formula. In the original series, four white, more or less straight, women resonated with fans on a universal level, representing traits that we explicitly recognized within ourselves. You could be a Carrie, a bubbly, self-centered optimist, or a Samantha, a sexual iconoclast. Today, I can\u2019t help but wonder, what would it mean to be a Lisa? For diversity and relatability to thrive in the second season, AJLT needs to take better care of its Black and brown characters, whose screen time gets wasted on sentimental lessons in diversity. (Seema Patel actually unironically says: \u201cIt\u2019s not cultural <em>appropriation<\/em>, it\u2019s cultural <em>appreciation<\/em>.\u201d) Reinvest that time in developing their stories; give them identities rather than labels; and relieve them of their teaching duties.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-d66r6p\"><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"charlotte-needs-another-dimension\"><strong>Charlotte needs another dimension<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"ed11a672-7ddf-493a-bf6a-27c2a426d3e5\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><picture class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/f599ad848d8b038f27a30c572a094a58427e6ae1\/0_354_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/f599ad848d8b038f27a30c572a094a58427e6ae1\/0_354_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/f599ad848d8b038f27a30c572a094a58427e6ae1\/0_354_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/f599ad848d8b038f27a30c572a094a58427e6ae1\/0_354_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/f599ad848d8b038f27a30c572a094a58427e6ae1\/0_354_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/f599ad848d8b038f27a30c572a094a58427e6ae1\/0_354_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kristin Davis\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/f599ad848d8b038f27a30c572a094a58427e6ae1\/0_354_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"267\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"dcr-1d1r6yi\"><span class=\"dcr-17eagbs\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1m6r8g1\">Kristin Davis as Charlotte.<\/span> Photograph: Warner Bros\/HBO Max<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1gj3hdi\">In episode four, Charlotte makes the error of confusing one Black woman for another. \u201cI\u2019m not Gwen,\u201d she responds politely, \u201cbut I know who you\u2019re talking about.\u201d What a succinct, lacerating sting. With 10 words, it speaks volumes about the patience with which women of color handle white women\u2019s egos, and how easily white women\u2019s egos will crumble \u2013 visibly, a piece of Charlotte dies inside. It\u2019s the smartest depiction of racial dynamics on the show, and Charlotte\u2019s realest moment all season. Please, give us more of these! The original series\u2019 HBO-caliber dialogue has noticeably atrophied to ABC Family sentimentality, particularly with Charlotte, whose life is otherwise one-dimensional conflicts with two-dimensional characters. She would benefit from a more truly challenging narrative arc, less pouting and teaching her children to knock.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-d66r6p\"><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"more-miranda-less-che\"><strong>More Miranda, Less Che<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"5a75bae3-a929-49f4-8575-97ba7de05573\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><picture class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/39cded5a24e87543ac5dfdfc0c7c0ae515f1e7d3\/0_139_2520_1512\/master\/2520.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/39cded5a24e87543ac5dfdfc0c7c0ae515f1e7d3\/0_139_2520_1512\/master\/2520.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/39cded5a24e87543ac5dfdfc0c7c0ae515f1e7d3\/0_139_2520_1512\/master\/2520.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/39cded5a24e87543ac5dfdfc0c7c0ae515f1e7d3\/0_139_2520_1512\/master\/2520.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/39cded5a24e87543ac5dfdfc0c7c0ae515f1e7d3\/0_139_2520_1512\/master\/2520.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/39cded5a24e87543ac5dfdfc0c7c0ae515f1e7d3\/0_139_2520_1512\/master\/2520.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sara Ramirez and Cynthia Nixon\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/39cded5a24e87543ac5dfdfc0c7c0ae515f1e7d3\/0_139_2520_1512\/master\/2520.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"267\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"dcr-1d1r6yi\"><span class=\"dcr-17eagbs\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1m6r8g1\">Sara Ramirez and Cynthia Nixon.<\/span> Photograph: Mega\/GC Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1gj3hdi\">\u201cWe can\u2019t stay who we were,\u201d Miranda says in the first episode, setting the tone of AJLT\u2019s wild experiment with the SATC canon. Her midlife spiral reads like a work of fan fiction, where the infinitely meme-able Che Diaz sweeps her off her feet. (It was inevitable that Miranda would leave Steve, however. She was Steve\u2019s Big all along.) An amalgam of contradictions, Che Diaz is a comic with no jokes but a pilot on Netflix, a celebrity with a huge following but zero friends. Radiating with the fuckboy energy of a young Big, they tell Miranda unequivocally \u201cI can\u2019t give you anything traditional\u201d yet, and there they were, introducing her to their grandparents within the first season. Enough already! The chaotic energy of this couple is more than this audience can stand. Every episode, we\u2019re riddled with the anxiety that Che is finally going to break Miranda\u2019s heart, only to get another stay of execution. Next season, leave Che in California and bring Miranda home.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-d66r6p\"><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"be-consistent-like-carrie\"><strong>Be consistent, like Carrie<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"cdd84d95-4739-4e0d-822c-a5e58fcd96b3\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><picture class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/fcd13c5e684f4f7f16ec4b7d111c583c105d4e4e\/0_364_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/fcd13c5e684f4f7f16ec4b7d111c583c105d4e4e\/0_364_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/fcd13c5e684f4f7f16ec4b7d111c583c105d4e4e\/0_364_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/fcd13c5e684f4f7f16ec4b7d111c583c105d4e4e\/0_364_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/fcd13c5e684f4f7f16ec4b7d111c583c105d4e4e\/0_364_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/fcd13c5e684f4f7f16ec4b7d111c583c105d4e4e\/0_364_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sarah Jessica Parker\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/fcd13c5e684f4f7f16ec4b7d111c583c105d4e4e\/0_364_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"267\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"dcr-1d1r6yi\"><span class=\"dcr-17eagbs\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1m6r8g1\">Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie.<\/span> Photograph: Warner Bros\/HBO Max<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1gj3hdi\">While Miranda changed too much and Charlotte changed too little, Carrie is proof that showrunners are capable of getting a character just right. She rings true to the original Carrie, only with a decidedly subdued effervescence and more advanced sense of entitlement; she tells Charlotte to shut up more than ever, and even after his death, upholds her lifelong devotion to Big. This is the template of realistic ageing for showrunners to follow next season, when they hopefully cure Miranda\u2019s stunning reversal in character, and fortify Charlotte with the confidence to confront Carrie\u2019s bullying.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-d66r6p\"><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"stop-with-the-ok-boomer-gags\"><strong>Stop with the \u201cOk boomer\u201d gags<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"ba138ff7-eead-4aa1-89de-d52e575d17ac\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><picture class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/3c662fc60a3912423d7a511f2d67f432ef1fe951\/0_184_2000_1200\/master\/2000.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/3c662fc60a3912423d7a511f2d67f432ef1fe951\/0_184_2000_1200\/master\/2000.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/3c662fc60a3912423d7a511f2d67f432ef1fe951\/0_184_2000_1200\/master\/2000.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/3c662fc60a3912423d7a511f2d67f432ef1fe951\/0_184_2000_1200\/master\/2000.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/3c662fc60a3912423d7a511f2d67f432ef1fe951\/0_184_2000_1200\/master\/2000.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/3c662fc60a3912423d7a511f2d67f432ef1fe951\/0_184_2000_1200\/master\/2000.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cynthia Nixon and Sarah Jessica Parker.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/3c662fc60a3912423d7a511f2d67f432ef1fe951\/0_184_2000_1200\/master\/2000.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"267\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"dcr-1d1r6yi\"><span class=\"dcr-17eagbs\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1m6r8g1\">Cynthia Nixon and Sarah Jessica Parker.<\/span> Photograph: Gotham\/GC Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1gj3hdi\">For all its emphasis on positive representation, AJLT really treats mid-life with derision. Leigh Raiford, a UC Berkeley professor, describes the construct perfectly: \u201cThree white ladies go on vacation to the exotic locale of 2022,\u201d not unlike their clueless trip to Abu Dhabi in 2010. Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda seem to visit us from some foreign time and place, where 55 is the new 80, podcasts are a novelty, and no one watches standup \u2013 no, they go to <em>comedy concerts<\/em>. \u201cThat\u2019s what your mom would call it!\u201d the AJLT writers explained in a recent interview, only to highlight the underlying ageism of this show; these are Gen Xers telling boomer jokes written by millennials. Rather than punish Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha and Miranda for the tone-deafness of the early aughts, it would be infinitely more compelling to meet versions of them who had evolved offscreen with the rest of us. Imagine a New York-based, fashion-forward iteration of the Golden Girls, whose central focus was rarely on \u201cgetting old\u201d but the broader concerns of loyalty, intimacy and friendship. They could also tell good jokes and have good sex. Rose Nylund has more sex in her first three episodes than Carrie Bradshaw has all season.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-d66r6p\"><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"next-time-take-us-to-cleveland\"><strong>Next time, take us to Cleveland<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"89f8feab-ed12-4ffc-8d13-881d5a76ff7c\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><picture class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/719b04fa6455f319a7bfea4da75c2d265c3c1ed0\/0_74_1920_1152\/master\/1920.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/719b04fa6455f319a7bfea4da75c2d265c3c1ed0\/0_74_1920_1152\/master\/1920.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/719b04fa6455f319a7bfea4da75c2d265c3c1ed0\/0_74_1920_1152\/master\/1920.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/719b04fa6455f319a7bfea4da75c2d265c3c1ed0\/0_74_1920_1152\/master\/1920.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/719b04fa6455f319a7bfea4da75c2d265c3c1ed0\/0_74_1920_1152\/master\/1920.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/719b04fa6455f319a7bfea4da75c2d265c3c1ed0\/0_74_1920_1152\/master\/1920.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Was Miranda on her way to Cleveland or not?\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/719b04fa6455f319a7bfea4da75c2d265c3c1ed0\/0_74_1920_1152\/master\/1920.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"267\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"dcr-1d1r6yi\"><span class=\"dcr-17eagbs\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1m6r8g1\">Was Miranda on her way to Cleveland or not?<\/span> Photograph: Craig Blankenhorn\/HBO Max<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1gj3hdi\">In the finale, when Carrie started kissing the hot producer who said two lines nine episodes ago \u2013 did anyone catch his name? In AJLT, major developments tend to come out of nowhere, friendships form overnight, and storylines are established just to be abandoned. I swore Miranda was on her way to Cleveland to see Che, but then again, it was never shown and never acknowledged. The narrative arcs would benefit from more rigorous construction; SATC truly excelled at growing chemistry between characters and furthering the plot, taking its audience on the full rollercoaster of exposition, tension and climax.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-d66r6p\"><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"more-anthony-please\"><strong>More Anthony, please<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"f05b1a0b-5a6c-4e0d-931c-ca6492dd49ff\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><picture class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/491e3735dec1541198538b7d0497de80b203af8f\/0_331_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/491e3735dec1541198538b7d0497de80b203af8f\/0_331_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/491e3735dec1541198538b7d0497de80b203af8f\/0_331_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/491e3735dec1541198538b7d0497de80b203af8f\/0_331_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/491e3735dec1541198538b7d0497de80b203af8f\/0_331_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/491e3735dec1541198538b7d0497de80b203af8f\/0_331_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mario Cantone and Sarah Jessica Parker\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/491e3735dec1541198538b7d0497de80b203af8f\/0_331_8640_5184\/master\/8640.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"267\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"dcr-1d1r6yi\"><span class=\"dcr-17eagbs\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1m6r8g1\">Never change, Anthony.<\/span> Photograph: HBO\/Warner Bros\/2021 WarnerMedia Direct, LLC. All Rights Reserved. HBO Max\u2122 is used under license<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1gj3hdi\">Unhampered by menopause, children, or monogamy, Anthony might be the sole character who maintains the same energy he had 20 years ago. In season two, more erotic bread delivery and caustic wit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiYGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWd1YXJkaWFuLmNvbS90di1hbmQtcmFkaW8vMjAyMi9mZWIvMDgvYW5kLWp1c3QtbGlrZS10aGF0LXNleC1hbmQtdGhlLWNpdHktc3Bpbm9mZtIBYGh0dHBzOi8vYW1wLnRoZWd1YXJkaWFuLmNvbS90di1hbmQtcmFkaW8vMjAyMi9mZWIvMDgvYW5kLWp1c3QtbGlrZS10aGF0LXNleC1hbmQtdGhlLWNpdHktc3Bpbm9mZg?oc=5\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] When I call my dog, she comes automatically. It\u2019s a compulsion activated by dopamine, a chemical that ignites the brain\u2019s pleasure centers with anticipation, the possibility of some reward. 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