And Just Like That… S01 Dthrip Jun 2026
Michael Patrick King returns as showrunner, but the directorial tone swings violently between sitcom comfort and trauma drama. Episodes oscillate from lighthearted shoe-shopping montages to sudden, graphic death (Big’s Peloton scene). The direction attempts to modernize Sex and the City ’s whimsical, fourth-wall-breaking style but lands in an uncanny valley—too glossy for realism, too bleak for comedy.
| Element | Grade | Notes | |---------|-------|-------| | Direction | C | Confident but clueless about tone | | Themes | B- | Important but preachy | | Humor | D | Few genuine laughs | | Relationships | C+ | New sparks, old chemistry ruined | | Identity | D+ | Good intentions, bad execution | | Pacing | D | No rhythm, all shock | and just like that… s01 dthrip
Episode 1: Big dies. Episode 2: Carrie screams at his ashes. Episode 4: Miranda fingers Che in Carrie’s kitchen. The pacing lurches from mourning to manic party scenes to lecture-hall discussions on gentrification. Subplots (Charlotte’s child’s non-binary identity, Steve’s hearing loss) are introduced and abandoned. The 10-episode run feels both overstuffed and hollow. Michael Patrick King returns as showrunner, but the
