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And Just Like That Season 3, Episode 6 Review: I'm So Glad Carrie Finally Said The Silent Part Out Loud About Her Relationship

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4th July 2025

This episode contains spoilers for And Just Like That Season 3, Episode 6And just like that, we’re at the show’s most underwhelming episode. After Carrie’s whole no heel-wearing in the house and trip down to Virginia to see Aidan, the sixth episode of And Just Like That season 3 loses some of its steam. Or maybe it’s because the episode underscores the gaps in the series and the slow-down doesn’t do it any favors. I didn’t completely dislike it, but it struggled to hold my attention.

Carrie & Aidan Finally Address The Elephant In The Room

This far into the season and we’ve really made some nice progress in Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Aidan’s (John Corbett) relationship. I was wondering if the show would ever address the topic of Carrie and Aidan’s sex life considering the state of their sort-of on-hold relationship. Carrie’s, “Did you really expect me to wait five years?!” was, in the words of Samantha Jones, fabulous. What a way to finally approach the topic. They’re in limbo right now, and it is pretty ridiculous to think that Carrie wouldn’t ever be having sex with other people.

It wouldn’t be fair to her to wait that long, not when she and David (Jonathan Cake), the not-so-grouchy-anymore downstairs neighbor, are on better terms and going out to dinners and whatnot. The end of the conversation makes it unclear if they’re on the same page, but at least the discussion was had. It’d be nice if they explored an open relationship and it’s something that would be nice and intriguing considering the waiting period and the couple’s history. It also speaks to the idea that long-distance relationships are hard and the lack of consistency — in communication, sex, and general love and affection — gets to people.

[Carrie and Aidan are] in limbo right now and it is pretty ridiculous to think that Carrie wouldn’t ever be having sex with other people.

Charlotte (Kristin Davis) is still struggling with Harry’s (Evan Handler) cancer diagnosis and keeping it secret from her friends. I’m glad she told Carrie, and I think seeing how Lisa (Nicole Ari Parker) was affected by her dad’s death (the death of Miranda’s (Cynthia Nixon) mother in Sex and the City was handled better) made her pain about Harry’s cancer worse. He seems to be taking it better than she is, but maybe that’ll change down the line.

Lisa does get a meatier episode than usual as the death of her father takes center stage. That the episode went from a bit sad to comedic, with Lisa battling her father’s theater partner about taking the lead on planning the funeral, did make me chuckle. It was so over-the-top. And I’m glad too, since the rest of the episode dragged, with scenes feeling too short to have much of an effect.

And Just Like That Season 3 Rushes Through Subjects

What’s become a bit frustrating about And Just Like That season 3 is its ability to sweep things under the rug so quickly. Yes, subjects are broached, but they’re also starting to feel a bit half-baked. Miranda introduces Joy — who’s tried to avoid dating women with children — to Brady and, within a second, she likes him and it’s no longer a topic worth discussing. Aidan tells Carrie that he slept with Kathy (Rosemarie DeWitt) and, while it nicely brings up the topic of sleeping with other people while Carrie is waiting for Aidan (because, yes, five years IS a long time), I don’t feel they fully hashed things out.

I’m sure it’ll come up again (maybe), but in the moment, it felt a bit weightless. I’m not expecting characters in their mid-late 50s to blow up at each other or make things a bigger deal than they are, but there’s a decided lack of general tension here that makes things seem more dismissive than necessary. The comedy is still expected to shine through, even as Lisa’s dad died of a stroke and his funeral became a production — one that was admittedly one of the most entertaining parts of the episode. As I write this, the realization that this sixth episode is perhaps one of the weaker of season 3 so far hits me.

I could do with more of the main characters’ dynamics than with other things…

Sure, And Just Like That has become more comfortable with itself and has found its own groove, but that doesn’t mean an episode has to be so meh when it the potential to be better. Even as Charlotte spoke with Harry about always enjoying each other didn’t hit the way it was meant to. It’s also become more noticeable how much Lisa and her storylines, aside from her relationship with Charlotte, is more disconnected from everyone else on the show.

It’s becoming a bit strange, especially as this episode saw the rest of the characters attending Lisa’s father’s funeral. Where’s all that relationship building? The characters being isolated from one another a lot of the time hurts the show. I could do with more of the main characters’ dynamics than with other things, or in addition to, as it’ll add a lot more to the entertainment value at least. Dare I say this show doesn’t always understand a thematic throughline but at least it was (barely there) with Charlotte and Lisa’s storylines. And Just Like That could use a lot more of it.

And Just Like That Season 3, Episode 6

5/10

Release Date: May 29, 2025
Network: HBO Max, Max
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Pros & Cons

Carrie finally has the conversation with Aidan that should’ve been had
Lisa’s storyline, while somewhat sad, was also the most entertaining part of the episode