And Just Like That’s series finale marked the end of an era for Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda — but how did the iconic characters say goodbye?
The Sex and the City spinoff wrapped up its story lines for the trio — as well as new friends Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker) and Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury) — during the Thursday, August 14, episode. The end of season 3 began with Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) adjusting to navigating life on her own after her split from Aidan (John Corbett) and fling with Duncan (Jonathan Cake).
“I may be alone for the rest of my life,” she tells Charlotte (Kristin Davis), who refuses to believe that could be true.
Carrie goes on to wonder who she’ll be when left to her own devices. “I know I’ve lived alone a lot, but I’ve never lived alone without the thought that I wouldn’t be alone for long,” she explains. “Even when Big died, after the shock and the total devastation, in the back of my mind, I thought, ‘Aidan. Maybe Aidan.’ And recently, though Duncan clearly told me [he’s] not coming back, I thought, ‘Maybe.’ But I have to quit thinking, ‘Maybe a man,’ and start accepting maybe just me. And it’s not a tragedy, it’s a fact … I just have to start accepting it, full stop.”
News broke earlier this month that AJLT would not return for a fourth season, with showrunner Michael Patrick King claiming he had a feeling season 3 would “be a wonderful place to stop.”
“SJP and I held off announcing the news until now because we didn’t want the word ‘final’ to overshadow the fun of watching the season,” he wrote in a statement. “It’s with great gratitude we thank all the viewers who have let these characters into their homes and their hearts over these many years.”
So, what happened to Carrie and her friends during the series finale? Scroll down for a complete breakdown of where each character ended up in the last AJLT episode:
Carrie Bradshaw
When Carrie takes herself out to lunch at the beginning of the episode, she’s met with an unwelcome visitor in her booth — a doll. “They put a boy doll across from any woman eating alone,” she tells her friends afterward. “Lunch with a side of shame. Believe me when I tell you it’s true and I survived it yesterday.”
She then references a comment made by the editor of her novel which she can’t seem to let go, saying, “Apparently not only is it tragic for women to be alone in the past, it’s also an issue in the future.”
After attending a bridal fashion show with Charlotte, Seema and Lisa, Carrie reflects on her marriage to Big (Chris Noth), saying that it felt right to settle down because she was finally “chosen.” Eventually, she comes to accept that she might “be alone for the rest of my life.”
Following a mess of a Thanksgiving at Miranda’s apartment, Carrie returns to her townhouse in Gramercy Park with a pie in hand. She powers up the karaoke machine left in her living room from a party and plays a song while admiring her new home and eating spoonfuls of dessert without shame.
Carrie later returns to the draft of her novel and deletes the epilogue she was working on. Instead, she writes, “The woman realized she was not alone. She was on her own.”
Miranda Hobbes
Miranda catches up with her ex-husband, Steve (David Eigenberg), over dinner before Thanksgiving, still reeling from the news that their son, Brady (Niall Cunningham), is having a baby with a girl he hooked up with “maybe twice,” in his words. Steve asks what the girl, Mia (Ella Stiller), is like.
“How can I put this nicely?” Miranda wonders. “I’m afraid she might be an idiot. A vengeful idiot who texted Brady and told him I came and violated her aura. Brady told her I was bipolar, so now, he’s not speaking to me either. … Babies having babies.”
Steve admits he shouldn’t have “blown up” at Brady about the situation, promising Miranda that they’ll “figure it out” as a family. “There’s no way our grandkid is not gonna know us,” he says.
Baby drama aside, Miranda fears her partner, Joy (Dolly Wells), is lying about having to miss Thanksgiving dinner because one of her dogs is sick, instead assuming that Joy was put off by the “huge fight” she had with Brady about inviting Mia to celebrate with them. Carrie encourages Miranda to call Joy, and when she does, she learns the dog’s crisis wasn’t just an excuse.
While Brady is cooking, Miranda goes to meet Joy at the clinic, leaving Carrie to welcome Mia and her eccentric friends, one of whom is named Epcot (yes, like the Disney park — a joke which is repeated several times).
When Joy sees Miranda at the clinic, she gets emotional — but don’t worry, the dog is fine. Less fine, however, is the Thanksgiving turkey. Miranda’s guests get by on the sides and a cheese plate, but once they all leave, Miranda is left to clean up a big mess. (Mia’s friend Epcot blew up the bathroom, and for some reason, a significant amount of screentime was devoted to the “plumbing mishap.”)
As Miranda scrubs the bathroom floor, she’s surprised to see Joy in the doorway. “You spent the holiday with my family, I can spend it with yours,” she tells Miranda.
Charlotte York Goldenblatt
While attending the bridal fashion show, Charlotte and Lisa get honest about how their marriages have changed through the years. Charlotte admits that her husband, Harry (Evan Handler), “devastated our love life isn’t what it was” in the wake of his cancer diagnosis.
The tides abruptly turn when Charlotte is back home prepping for Thanksgiving dinner. Harry comes into the kitchen and announces he’s “hard,” so they run off to the bedroom.
Later on, Charlotte drops by Miranda’s place to deliver stuffing, forgetting she invited a potential suitor for Carrie. Mark Kasabian (Victor Garber) is happy to keep Carrie company, but Carrie is less thrilled.
“I just hated the fact that you think there’s no man out there [for you],” Charlotte tells her friend. “There is a man. … He has a plane!”
Lisa Todd Wexley
Still working on her docuseries, Lisa gets a message from Marion’s friend at the Obamas’ production company, who says that while Michelle “is too well-known to be a subject” in the project, the former first lady might “consider narrating.”
Overwhelmed, Lisa hugs handsome editor Marion (Mehcad Brooks), who says they should celebrate over dinner. Despite her “work crush,” Lisa says no.
“We can’t go for a drink or for dinner or go anywhere outside of this edit bay,” she explains. “This has to be about work. Just work. And we have to reel whatever this is back in. It has to be about work.”
Marion agrees, saying that being anything more than colleagues would “ruin everything for both of us.”
At the fashion show, Lisa reflects on the ups and downs that come with making a lifelong commitment like marriage. “Someone needs to tell these sweet, unsuspecting girls that marriage is about way more than the gorgeous dress,” she says while watching the models. “It’s about confusion, not knowing how to help and holding your tongue.”
Back at home, Lisa reminds her husband, Herbert (Chris Jackson), that she’ll always be there for him, until death do them part.
Seema Patel
The mogul continues to get closer with Carrie’s hot landscaper Adam (Logan Marshall-Green), but she’s put off by his opinion that weddings are “ridiculous” and a “waste of time.”
While chatting with Carrie at the fashion show, Seema says, “Adam stood there literally pissing all over the idea of marriage. He doesn’t believe in it at all. His mother was never married so he doesn’t have a reference. He thinks this is all a joke.”
Seema explained that her perspective about marriage is different. “Ever since I was a little girl, it’s something I’ve been groomed for. … It’s something I dreamed of,” she says before wondering, “Do I really want it or am I just programmed for it?”
Looking out for her friend, Carrie later asks Adam about his intentions with Seema. While he may not be the marrying type, he insists what he has with Seema is special — and could last “a lifetime.”
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