And Just Like That Is Back For Season 3 – And Critics Are All Saying The Same Thing

Nicole Ari Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker and Sarita Choudhury in And Just Like That season threeWe couldn’t help but wonder… could And Just Like That season three finally be everything we had hoped for?The polarising Sex And The City spin-off is returning to our screens for season three this week, and fans are hoping this might just be the moment it starts to live up to its iconic predecessor.And Just Like That got off to a rather bumpy start with its first two seasons, with critics widely ridiculing the bonkers plotlines and divisive new characters – all while fans were sorely missing Samantha (save for Kim Cattrall’s brief cameo in the season two finale). Because of this, fans and cringe-watchers alike have been left wondering if Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and their new friends Seema and LTW could be able to recapture the metropolitan magic of the original show this season.Critics are already in agreement that season three might just have that spark the first two were missing, finally hitting its stride as a stand-alone series. Here’s what the reviews have had to say so far…The Telegraph (3/5)“Snappy and soapy, but Samantha is still sorely missed… After two misfiring series, some of the old Sex And The City magic is detectable in this new run of the HBO spin-off.”Carrie Bradshaw has a brand new home in the third season of And Just Like ThatThe Independent (3/5)“The writing is clunky and the acting often shoddy, but And Just Like That is starting to find its groove…The show hasn’t qualitatively improved; it’s just removed some of the less coherent elements and winnowed its audience down to the hardcore fans, for whom the show probably worked anyway.”Metro (3/5)“In season three, it feels as though the Sex And The City fans are finally being listened to… And Just Like That is still so far from the Sex And The City revival that could be possible by just giving the fans what they want – nostalgia, sex and Samantha. But this is the first time I’ve had any faith that it’s getting there.”IndieWire (C+)“None of it will please the dedicated audience who tunes in to scream at their televisions, but the easy-breezy episodic arcs, the apartment porn, and the endearing performances – [Sarah Jessica] Parker, [Cynthia] Nixon, [Kristin] Davis, and [Mario] Cantone all deliver – make season three the series’ smoothest start yet.”Vogue“There’s something strangely comforting about it, like half-listening to old friends chattering as you do other things – so much so, that by episode six, I found myself oddly moved by what was playing out onscreen. Was this purely Sex And The City nostalgia? Perhaps, but it doesn’t really matter. And Just Like That just works, even though it really shouldn’t.”Collider“[A] welcome course correction. It’s a flawed but diverting ensemble dramedy that’s easier to enjoy than the previous seasons, which suffered from something of an extended identity crisis. Fans of Sex And The City, even those who’ve been conflicted or even outright dismissive of And Just Like That so far, will likely be pleasantly surprised by how much the latest instalment aims to capture the magic of HBO’s iconic sitcom.”Time“Three seasons in, and just like that is finally its own gloriously preposterous thing… but even as it’s earnestly improving, learning to integrate the indignities and health scares of late middle age without tanking the mood, AJLTis having more, better fun with its inherent absurdity.”Vanity Fair“What’s happening within that inner circle is often engaging, even if the season’s comedy is frequently wheezy and strained, grasping for the elegant thematic rhyme and rhythm of SATC’s sharpest wit. It’s always agreeable, though – if you, like me, are so devoted to this brand that you’d pretty much watch them do anything.”USA Today“Still shallow (and just plain silly)...The disconnect between what [And Just Like That] is and [Sex And The City] was is profound, and more glaring with each season…Back in my day, we didn’t settle for lacklustre slop from Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha. Only sparkle and sheen.”And Just Like That season three premieres on Friday 30 May on Sky TV and Now. New episodes will then drop weekly every Friday.READ MORE:11 Joyfully Chaotic Moments In The And Just Like That Season 3 Trailer'I Always Hated That': Cynthia Nixon Says This Part Of Sex And The City Has 'Really Not Aged Well'Sarah Jessica Parker Gets Candid About Why She Almost Quit Sex And The City Before It Even Aired

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