And Simply Like That… – Occasion of One – Overview: A Failed, however Entertaining, Experiment

After three seasons, the deaths of great characters, the introduction of latest characters, and plot strains that went nowhere, And Simply Like That… has reached the top of the street. Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick King tried to affect the narrative by sharing, forward of the season three finale, that that they had determined to finish the sequence. In some methods, this episode does look like a neat little bow on the sequence by giving a few of our characters decision and ending with Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) dancing by herself whereas the unique SATC theme music performs in the course of the closing credit. Nonetheless, I am unable to think about anybody wanting an overflowing bathroom at Thanksgiving to be a serious plot level of a sequence finale. 

Occasion of One begins with Carrie eating at a hip restaurant with robots delivering meals. Unsure what’s much less plausible, that Carrie’s flummoxed by ordering on an iPad, or that she’s horrified by the stuffed Tommy Tomato they’ve preserving her firm so she would not dine alone. A minimum of she’s carrying that beautiful shade of blue. 

Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker) continues to edit her documentary, and there is nonetheless some sexual stress between her and Marion (Mechad Brooks). Nonetheless, it shuts down early when Lisa’s clear that they can’t see one another exterior of the enhancing bay. They comply with maintain issues skilled. That is it? That is the decision after weeks of constructing stress? 

One of the best scene of the episode is between Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Steve (David Eigenberg), the place they discuss the potential for changing into grandparents. Their dialog feels real, with them questioning how they bought into this case. Steve all the time is aware of easy methods to calm Miranda down, and he tells her that there isn’t any means their grandkid is just not going to know them. I belief Steve when he says that they will determine it out. 

Adam (Logan Marshall-Inexperienced) and Seema’s (Sarita Choudhury) relationship continues to develop, however Adam reveals that he would not actually consider in weddings or marriage, which is alarming to Seema, who has been looking for the precise partner because the present started. 

“Occasion of One”-AND JUST LIKE THAT…, Pictured: Sarita Choudhury as Seema Patel and Logan Marshall-Inexperienced as Adam. Photograph by Craig Blankenhorn/MAX ©2025 MAX. All Rights Reserved

We collect most of our fundamental characters at a bridal style present (Miranda would not be occupied with attending this). The setting and the attire are gorgeous, serving as a backdrop for a dialogue on marriage. Does Seema actually wish to get married, or does she suppose she must get married? Seema will get an old-school SATC Carrie voiceover second when she says about marriage, “Do I actually need it, or am I simply programmed for it?” Carrie is requested why she bought married (wait, are we acknowledging that she was married?), and she or he says it meant she was chosen. I would like a second to course of this line. Primarily based on Seema’s response, we’re speculated to suppose it is romantic, nevertheless it appears like Carrie did not have a say, and everyone knows that wasn’t the story. 

Lisa and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) have an sincere dialogue about marriage, and that the costume and wedding ceremony aren’t the true elements. Marriage is coping with sickness and understanding easy methods to be supportive. Ultimately, they each agree that they might get married over again, even understanding what they know now. That felt actual. 

Carrie waxes philosophical about being alone for the remainder of her life, questioning who she is with out the “possibly” of a associate. She thought that after Large (point out quantity two!), going again to Aiden felt like the precise step, however that did not work. There are not any extra males who really feel like “maybes” in her life, and she or he wants to simply accept being alone. 

Carrie performs the protecting pal and confronts Adam about his emotions for Seema, utilizing his non-recognition of Thanksgiving as a primer. Adam doesn’t consider in these traditions, however he believes in Seema. She’s not a Thursday, she’s a lifetime. With that, Carrie decides to change gears and asks Adam to remodel the backyard into one thing “extra wild.” I can admire that she desires the backyard to replicate herself, not Aiden, or who she was with Aiden. 

For Thanksgiving, Carrie delivers pies throughout city. There’s one for Harry (Evan Handler) and Charlotte, who’re celebrating the return of their love life, and apple crisp for Lisa. For Seema, it is a gluten-free pie, and for Anthony (Mario Cantone), it is a chocolate cream pie. Anthony thinks Giuseppe (Sebastiano Pigazzi) is marrying him for a “mommy” and plans to interrupt issues off. I hate this, and the much less mentioned the higher. With that, Carrie is on her method to Miranda’s for essentially the most disgusting Thanksgiving ever. 

Attendees at Miranda’s Thanksgiving went from 13 to 6, with Pleasure (Dolly Wells) having to deal with her sick canine and Anthony planning a battle with Giuseppe. Carrie provides Miranda some good recommendation to succeed in out to Pleasure to examine on the sick canine, and Miranda rushes to be with Pleasure. Now it is simply Carrie and Brady (Niall Cunningham) holding down the fort, so it is as much as Carrie to greet Mia (Ella Stiller) and her buddies, Epcot (Spike Einbinder) (her mother and father had been Disney fanatics), and Silvio (Paulo Hernandez-Farella). Epcot is lactose illiberal, and Mia claims she solely eats cucumber, brown rice, and seaweed. That is speculated to be humorous, nevertheless it comes throughout as awkward and cringeworthy. I hate the way in which Mia says, “That is on you.” Additionally, there isn’t any chemistry between Mia and Brady. Carrie should then play host to Charlotte’s boss, Mark Kasabian (Victor Garber), who reveals up for dinner. After Carrie instructed Charlotte about being alone, after all, Charlotte needed to attempt to repair her up. 

Miranda lastly returns house to seek out the lactose-intolerant Epcot urgently needing to make use of the lavatory after consuming cheese, Silvio getting a groove on, and Mia speaking a couple of misplaced pet. After dinner, Mia and her crew skip out, and solely Mark, Carrie, and Miranda stay, and this is the place issues go from painful to only plain imply. Mark’s going to the lavatory (for these preserving rating, that is the second man peeing on this episode) and flushes solely to have the bathroom overflow. That cheese was certainly no joke. Poor Mark. Justice for Victor Garber, who deserves a lot better than this sequence. 

Carries returns house, would not take away her heels (reminder that the Duncan-era is over), and fires up the karaoke machine. We get little montages of the opposite characters of their settings: Miranda and Pleasure sharing a pie, the Goldenblatts being supportive of Rock (Alexa Swinton) and sharing a pleasant second, Giuseppe throwing a pie in Anthony’s face, leading to laughter, and Herbert (Chris Jackson) telling Lisa to take a seat down whereas he cleans up. 

We’re again to Carrie dancing round her home in her fabulous purple tulle skirt (one other nod to SATC), realizing she could be on her personal and be fabulous. It is harking back to the ultimate episode of SATC the place Carrie says, “However essentially the most thrilling, difficult, and important relationship of all is the one you may have with your self.” 

Ultimately, And Simply Like That… felt, at greatest, pointless. At its worst, it tarnished the legacy of the unique sequence by altering the characters we knew and cherished, introducing ponderous plot factors and new characters who by no means actually gelled. The characters had been too wealthy and too shallow to be fascinating, however there have been transient moments of compelling tv. That is what was so irritating. You could possibly see glimmers of a very good present in there, nevertheless it by no means got here collectively. And Simply Like That… felt like a sequence of brief tales meant to have unifying themes and characters however actually did not. Thank goodness it ended earlier than we needed to watch an episode the place Carrie Bradshaw obtained a Nationwide E-book Award for her work of historic fiction. 

What did you suppose? Was this a failed experiment? Will it’s missed?

Meredith Howell

Meredith lives in Chicago the place she and her husband made positive their two boys had been fluent in all issues popular culture. She loves speaking about all issues GG- Gilmore Ladies, Gossip Woman, and Golden Ladies and indulges in a yearly viewing of Delight and Prejudice (the Colin Firth model is the one one acknowledged).