The Re-queering of Sex and the City

Carrie Bradshaw, queen of rhetorical questions, asked a striking one in the first episode of And Just Like That. “We can’t stay who we were, right?” she muses to Miranda. The show offers its own answer: of course not. And Just Like That… feels like HBO’s attempt at rectifying some of the parts of Sex and the City that haven’t aged well. Framed as a “new chapter,” its message to queer fans, in particular, seems to be, “We’re sorry, and we’re trying to do better.” There are brief moments of clear progress, but overall, it still feels like the show… Read Full Article