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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Kate Abbott, Alexi Duggins, Phil Harrison and Hollie Richardson

That floating poo was far too symbolic! It’s the TV letdowns of the year

Bum note … And Just Like That bowed out on an all-time low.
Bum note … And Just Like That bowed out on an all-time low. Photograph: HBO

And Just Like That

Where to begin with the love/hate Sex and the City spin-off? The show was plagued with woeful writing, cringe-inducing character development (justice for Miranda!) and just 71 seconds of fan-favourite Samantha. But for a moment there, as the third series started, it looked like And Just Like That had finally hit its stride. Then came an episode all about Seema’s natural deodorant. No wonder creator Michael Patrick King announced that this would be the final series. It ended on a bum note; the closeup of Miranda’s toilet flooded with poo was just way too symbolic. Still, there’s no denying that fans have had a hoot dissecting every single “wtf?” episode. And as Carrie – a single woman once more – danced around her palatial townhouse to Barry White’s You’re The First, The Last, My Everything, who didn’t let out a little sob?

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