And Just like That: Here’s Why Samantha Isn’t on the Show Despite Last Season’s Cameo
Sex and the City’s revival, And Just Like That…, starts season 3 tonight, which means that you're probably still wondering where Samantha is. As anyone with a fledgling interest in Sex and the City knows, Kim Cattrall has only been in one epsiode of And Just Like That…, and while fans might be dying for her to return, she does not appear in the new season (that we know). Here's how the show has explained her absence in the first two seasons. And Just Like That... season 1 explains that Samantha moved to London after a fight with Carrie. We discover this almost immediately when Bitsy von Muffling asks Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte where Samantha is, and it’s revealed she’s living in the UK. Later in the episode, Miranda notes, “You know, it is kind of like she’s dead, Samantha. We never even talk about her,” to which Carrie replies, “Well, what is there to say? I told her that because of, you know, what the book business is now, it just didn’t make sense for me to keep her on as a publicist. She said ‘fine’ and then fired me as a friend.”Carrie says Samantha stopped returning her calls and voicemails (actually, she hasn’t been in touch with anybody), saying, “Look, I understand that she was upset, but I thought I was more to her than an ATM.”View full post on YoutubeSamantha is brought up again in season 1 episode 2—after the sudden death of Mr. Big. At the funeral, Carrie sees that she’s been sent flowers with a note simply saying, “Love, Samantha.” Throughout the season, they then exchange a few texts that make it seem like they’re on their way to a reconciliation. It’s like Carrie is sending little olive branches via iMessage and hoping Samantha responds. In the season 1 finale, there's a resolution of sorts. Carrie goes to Paris to spread Big’s ashes from “their” bridge. Because Carrie is in Paris (which is obviously not far from London), she texts Samantha and asks if she wants to get a drink. Samantha responds and says, “How about tomorrow?” So even though Kim herself didn’t show up during the entire season, the fictional Carrie and Samantha seem to have reconciled. James Devaney//Getty ImagesThen, in the season 2 finale, we get a true cameo with Kim. She and SJP's character Carrie share a phone call (which they filmed separately). Samantha says that she wanted to make it to Carrie's "Last Supper" dinner in her Upper East Side apartment, but because of bad weather, she couldn't get out of Heathrow. It's a very sweet moment that fans got very emotional about, even if the two women weren't actually in the same room. It was nice to see Kim in character as Samantha again. As of now, there are no other appearances scheduled for Kim. That seems to be the last scene she wanted to shoot, as a way of saying goodbye to character. But we'll see how the season shakes out.
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