And Just Like That's Big Season 3 Question: Should Carrie Wait Around For Aidan?
Just like the original Sex and the City, Max's sequel series And Just Like That... is all about romance — but I can't help but wonder if Carrie is making a mistake in her love life.
Let's back up: In Season 2, Carrie reunited with her former fiancé Aidan, played by John Corbett, and they discovered the spark was still there between them. Carrie's husband Big had died, and Aidan was divorced, so it seemed like the stars were aligning for them to get a second chance at love together. They even picked out a new apartment together, but when Aidan's sons started having problems back home in Virginia, Aidan decided to move back there to take care of them. He didn't break up with Carrie, though. He asked her to give him some time — about five years, until his sons are grown up.
Huh? So Carrie is supposed to sit around in a quiet room with her hands folded until Aidan decides to come back to New York to be with her? This is Carrie Freaking Bradshaw, people. She waits for no one! In Aidan's mind, they've already waited 20 years to get back together, so what's five more? But for people who must be nearing age 60 by now, five years is a substantial chunk of the time they've got left in this world. And as we saw with Big, lives can end in an instant, so there's no guarantee they'll both be around in five years for a happy reunion. It seems like wishful thinking that they can just press pause on their romance for half a decade and then pick up right where they left off.
In the trailer for Season 3 (premiering May 29), Carrie and Aidan are exchanging blank postcards as a way to stay connected, and we see he pays a visit to her new apartment. But we also see Carrie connecting with a handsome new neighbor who calls her "vibrant." (Hmmm!) So will her bond with Aidan be able to survive these five years of long distance? I don't see it — but maybe the new competition will spur Aidan to move back sooner than expected. After all, she can't wait around forever.
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