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When Carrie Meets Kathy (a.k.a. Aidan’s Ex-Wife): A Heartfelt Warning or Overstepping?

AJLT S02E09 Recap: Carrie Bradshaw’s Reunion with Aidan Sparks New Drama

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6 min readSep 4, 2024

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After a year-long hiatus, I dove back into And Just Like That with all the enthusiasm of someone reopening an old wound — why, Carrie, why Aidan again? From the first scene, where Aidan’s son refuses to speak with Carrie, I was reminded why I stopped watching in the first place. Hoping to gain a fresh perspective, I pushed on, but with each passing scene, my objections only grew louder.

Why Carrie, why are you leaving your apartment? “Because Gramercy Park is a very neighborhood.”

Can Two Teens’ Sexuality Break Their Mothers’ Friendship?

In AJLT S02E09, we see Miranda, the queen of self-control and micromanagement, adrift as she tries to navigate her son’s future. She turns to Charlotte’s daughter, Lily, for help. But things take an unexpected turn when Miranda catches Lily leaving Brady’s room without pants — cue the separate panics for both mothers.

This scene highlights the awkward intersection of teen sexuality and parental friendship: Are these mothers worried about their kids, or is their

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