The final episode of Sex And The City sequel And Just Like That… aired last night (August 14), leaving viewers in “total disbelief” after a series of bizarre scenes.
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Episodes of the third season of the show were broadcasted weekly on HBO Max since May, until it was announced last week that the show would wrap up its third and final season with a two-part finale – giving way to speculation that HBO had axed the show.
The final instalment arrived last night (August 14), and saw Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis appear on screen as Carrie Bradshaw, Miranda Hobbes, and Charlotte York for the last time.
The last episode, titled ‘Party of One’, has been described by fans as a “total embarrassment” and “humiliation ritual”. Many on social media have also been left in disbelief at the choice to include shots of faeces flying out of Miranda’s toilet after a Thanksgiving meal goes awry.
“Why am I saying farewell to some of my favourite TV characters of all time and seeing a toilet overflow on my screen?” wrote one on X/Twitter, with another questioning the tone of the “33-minute finale emotionless and shit-filled” finale.
It’s a choice to make the series finale have 3 scenes involving sh*t and piss… the writers def hate us #andjustlikethat #AJLT #AJLT3 pic.twitter.com/SBOFXu1wyU
— Kara (@kdeyerme) August 15, 2025
A Summary of the Series Finale.
#AndJustLikeThat pic.twitter.com/SQ4GkmOwpV— Michael Lucifer (@ClaireHAN28903) August 15, 2025
Why am I saying farewell to some of my favorite TV characters of all time and seeing a toilet overflow on my screen? #AndJustLikeThat pic.twitter.com/RYoaFmrCFL
— Stefanie Pohl
(@stefysays) August 15, 2025
After six seasons, two movies, and three reboot seasons. THIS is how you end it? The fans and these characters deserved so much more.
I refuse to accept this mess.#ajlt #AJLT3 #AndJustLikeThat pic.twitter.com/WxFNzmzx4n
— cory (@ItsCoryB) August 15, 2025
The producers after shooting the finale #AJLT #AndJustLikeThat pic.twitter.com/aM80GJEXAV
— rosechocglam (@rosechocglam) August 15, 2025
That #AndJustLikeThat series finale was one of the absolute worst endings to a show I’ve ever seen. A plumbing mishap and a Lego-eating dog. Perfectly fitting for such a terribly written show. Yet I’m so sad there won’t be more next week. pic.twitter.com/maARSLB7Rr
— Mason
(@LoudHummingbird) August 15, 2025
Elsewhere in the divisive episode, Parker’s Carrie brushes herself up after an embracing solo dining experience – which saw her dine across from a stuffed animal – and confront her deep seated fears about being alone.
While some argued this scene was a re-treading old ground, others suggested that it resonated with them.
“Carrie Bradshaw, forever an icon,” wrote one. “In life shit happens,” added another.
“(Quite literally) and learning to be on your own but not lonely is so important. especially as a woman,” shared a third.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the show’s creator Michael Patrick King shared hopes viewers would catch the callback to Carrie’s first ending.
“The last line: The Woman realised she wasn’t alone. She was on her own. That’s it,” he said. “That is what I wanted to say as an echo and a callback and a response to the finale of Sex And The City.”
Carrie Bradshaw and I learned adulthood side by side—through dizzying love, through our mistakes, through the quiet ache of widowhood. Even when the stories faltered, the thread between us held.
I’m going to miss this bitch#AJLT3 pic.twitter.com/K32nPxrUaU
— MyFrontRowSeats (@_FrontROWSeats) August 15, 2025
i know we all wish we could go back in time and carrie would still be happy with mr big or aidan.
but in life shit happens (quite literally) and learning to be on your own but not lonely is so important. especially as a woman. #AJLT #AndJustLikeThat pic.twitter.com/Q7QYtWxfAE— lori meg∀n (@lorimeganxo) August 15, 2025
“The woman realized she was not alone – she was on her own”
I admire the girl power, ending with the theme song, and the wrapping up of the storylines with soft goodbyes. We all clearly wanted more, but I’m thankful for this beautiful ending. #AndJustLikeThat #SexAndTheCity pic.twitter.com/KUMgGNKKR7
— Ny’Shawn (@thenyshawn_) August 15, 2025
Season one of And Just Like That scored a three-star review from NME upon its release, with Nick Levine writing: “After an awkward start to this reunion, And Just Like That… is beginning to feel like hanging out with an old friend again.”
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