Sex and the City Fans Call Out Major And Just Like That… Plot Hole

Warning: This article contains spoilers for And Just Like That…’s July 3 episode “Silent Mode.”

And Just Like That… fans have discovered another head-scratching plot point.

Viewers are calling out the HBO Max series after the Sex and the City spinoff’s most recent July 3 episode in which Nicole Ari Parker’s character Lisa Todd Wexley announced that her dad, previously played by Billy Dee Williams, had passed away.

“My father died this afternoon,” Parker’s character revealed in the season three episode before giving a eulogy at his funeral. “He had a stroke out of nowhere.”

The only problem?

Lisa had previously shared in season one that her father was already dead, meaning the writers (either intentionally or unintentionally) killed him off a second time.

As Parker’s character said following the death of Carrie’s (Sarah Jessica Parker) husband Mr. Big (Chris Noth) during the inaugural 2022 season, “I was the exact same way when I lost my dad last year. I could see my rings literally shaking on my hands while I was trying to be so strong.”

As for fans’ thoughts on the major continuity error?

“Has And Just Like That completely forgot they killed Lisa’s dad off already,” one TikTok user posted with the contrasting clips side-by-side, while another commented on the same video with, “Don’t forget he was already passed in season 1, and came for dinner in season 2, now he is gone again…not everyone gets that kind of second chance.”

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A third follower quipped in the comments, “Carrie will be having dinner with Big next episode,” while another questioned, “Like do the writers actually just not care?”

Of course, this isn’t the first time AJLT has been called out for filming mistakes. Earlier this season, many noticed a hilarious gaff in the production as Sarita Choudhury’s character Seema Patel waved around a fake ice cream cone that neither melted nor moved an inch as she spoke to Carrie Bradshaw in NYC’s Washington Square Park.

“Can we at least pretend we’re eating real gelato?” a TikToker joked in an April 3 video. “Watch. Watch as this actress just flings around this cone. I hate this show so much.”

While the desserts might not be real, these past romances on the show definitely were. Keep reading for a ranking of every SATC relationship from the O.G. series.

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16. Samantha and Richard

Ugh, what an a–hole.

Best moment: N/A.

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15. Carrie and Berger

It’s hard to remember the couple’s early banter-filled, cute moments after all the horrible, passive-aggressive crap the writer pulled later on. HE BROKE UP WITH HER ON A POST-IT.

Best moment: None are coming to mind at the moment, Berger. We’re sorry, we can’t. Don’t hate us.

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14. Samantha and Maria

No one believed this relationship would last, right? Still, Samantha gave it the ol’ college try.

Best moment: After a night out with Carrie and her new beau, during which Samantha told Big to “back off,” Maria told Samantha she couldn’t be just friends.

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13. Miranda and Che

Not on fans’ bingo cards when they tuned into Max’s revival series And Just Like That…? Miranda ending her marriage and following a standup comedian across the country!

Best Moment: TBD…hopefully? Otherwise, for the pure comedy of it all, it has to be Che and Miranda hooking up in Carrie’s kitchen while a recovering-from-hip-surgery Carrie peed herself in bed.

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12. Carrie and Petrovsky

Oh, the Russian. Their relationship started off too romantic to be true…and it was. He didn’t get along with her friends and Carrie’s impulsive move to Paris proved to be a disaster.

Best moment: After too many grand romantic gestures, Carrie literally swooned. So naturally, Petrovsky took her, in her dream ball gown, to McDonald’s, where they slow-danced while waiting for fries. We literally swooned.

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11. Charlotte and Trey

On paper, Trey was the perfect guy for Charlotte. But, the cracks began to show (overbearing mother, “Trey can’t get it up,” not wanting kids, etc.) soon after their wedding. Also: he gave her a cardboard cut-out baby. Who does that?!

Best moment: When Trey took Charlotte to Tiffany’s so she could pick out her dream ring to make up for the infamous “Alrighty!” comment.

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10. Samantha and James

The first relationship Samantha had that wasn’t based on sex came to an end because of, well, sex. Or James’ small penis, to be exact.

Best moment: When Samantha told James she loved him. A huge (no pun intended) moment for her.

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9. Miranda and Skipper

Poor, poor Skipper. He was kind of like a Steve-lite, and Miranda was able to walk all over him.

Best moment: When he calls her “luminous” during their chance meeting at a bodega.

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8. Anthony and Stanford

Sure, it came out of nowhere in the movies that Carrie’s BFF and Charlotte’s wedding planner-turned-bestie would get together, but it kind of works for us.

Best moment: In their wedding vows, when Anthony said, “It wasn’t love at first sight, but it turns out it was love. You are the first man to accept me for the man that I actually am.”

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7. Carrie and Aidan

Let’s face it, Aidan was a great guy but he wasn’t The Guy for Carrie…no matter how hard they both tried to convince themselves that he was. However, season two of And Just Like That… may just prove that second chances are the hottest trend this summer. (Yes, we are refusing to acknowledge their dalliance in Sex and the City 2.)

Best moment: Is it weird that we loved their breakup scene—the second one—where they slept on the floor of the apartment they would never live in together?

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6. Miranda and Robert

Talk about a catch. Robert was almost perfect: he was a hot doctor for the New York Knicks who watched the same soaps as Miranda. His one flaw? He just wasn’t Steve.

Best moment: Their first kiss at their “lockers,” (i.e.: mailboxes). Or her taking a personal day for the first time ever for him. OR THE CHICKEN POX.

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5. Samantha and Smith

Of all the guys on SATC, Smith Jerrod might just be the best. He was so patient and so giving with the wild Samantha, who fought tooth and nail not to fall in love with the model-turned-superstar.

Best moment: Who doesn’t tear up just thinking about Smith shaving his golden locks for Samantha when she lost her hair while undergoing chemo?

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4. Carrie and Big

Absof–kinglutely. (Curse you, Peloton!)

Best moment: Come on, how can we not choose Big going to Paris to finally tell Carrie she’s the one? (Although the fart-in-bed/whoopee cushion prank still makes us smile.)

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3. Miranda and Steve

Just as Miranda’s feelings for Steve snuck up on her, our love for this couple hit us like a ton of bricks—just like their split in And Just Like That…’s first season. Justice for Steve!

Best moment: If any moment perfectly represents SATC’s most low-maintenance couple, it was Miranda’s out-of-nowhere proposal and their super low-key wedding in the park. So them. So perfect.

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2. Charlotte and Harry

They say love often finds you when you least expect it…like when your sweaty putz of a divorce lawyer turns out to be the man of your dreams and the best father to your children you could’ve imagined.

Best moment: Their mess-filled, imperfectly perfect nuptials. From the beginning of the series, Charlotte wanted the fairy tale wedding, but what she got was the fairy tale marriage.

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1. The Girls

“The most important thing in life is your family. There are days you love them and others you don’t, but in the end they’re the people you always come home to. Sometimes it’s the family you’re born into. And sometimes it’s the one you make for yourself.”

Best moment: We were SO tempted to choose Carrie walking Miranda down the aisle at her mother’s funeral, but we thought a moment with all four girls was appropriate. Our choice? When Miranda doesn’t give two shits about her wedding after hearing about Samantha’s breast cancer diagnosis, with all four girls tuning out the celebration to just be together. Because that’s what friendship is: putting others before yourself.

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