‘And Just Like That’ Writers on Aidan and Carrie’s Reunion: “We Have Tricks Up Our Sleeves”
"Aidan, in the original series, was Carrie’s best boyfriend. He is the one who should have won," said #AJLT writer Samantha Irby about bringing John Corbett back to the #SATC universe https://t.co/OeTmaHx6Ii
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 29, 2023
In the newest episode of "And Just Like That", Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Aidan (John Corbett) meet up for the first time in 13 years.
• Michael Patrick King told The Hollywood Reporter: “The minute I knew we were doing a season two - before I even started writing - there was only one word in my mind for the season: Aidan. [...] as a writer, it creates a very complicated past that we’re bringing into the present.”
• Sarah Jessica Parker on Carrie and Aidan, in an interview done before the strike: "I think they would project a hurdle and discover that there is less so [regarding their conversation on Carrie’s steps over Aidan’s apprehension). They are mature adults. They’ve had a lot of experience; separate lives, children, the loss of a husband. Just everyday accumulation of life events that make you better equipped to deal with another person you love or value or have affection for."
• Writer Samantha Irby: "Aidan, in the original series, was Carrie’s best boyfriend. He is the one who should have won."
• The chemistry between Parker and Corbett was the main factor in bringing him back.
• Big had to die for Aidan to return : "There was no way he would ever exist in Carrie’s mind...if Big hadn’t died, I don’t think she ever would have reached out to [Aidan] again."
• King: "So here we are now, bringing Aidan back, again, and we have tricks up our sleeves as to how he is new and what we can actually do with the storyline considering - and it’s a very big consider - all the water under the bridge, all the pain they’ve already been through, how much Carrie has hurt him in the past - according to fan boards… twice - and how badly he took the break up."
• King said next week’s eighth episode will bring about more details about Aidan’s life, and he stressed how nothing about Aidan is ever casual.
King also notes Carrie’s demeanor is different than in their past tries: “The tone immediately should be different to people. Carrie is like, ‘I want to go on a date with him.’ Right up front. She’s not downplaying it. She’s like, ‘I said yes to the date. I knew it was Valentine’s Day. I want to have a date with him.'”
• Four episodes remain...
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