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“And Just Like That” …it’s over.

After nine seasons of television, two movies and a few dozen suitors, Carrie Bradshaw’s story is done. For now, anyway.

The latter disclaimer is necessary for several reasons, including it’s 2025 and we’ve learned that gone is far from goodbye in television. The other is with such strong, visceral reactions to the series finale – which will be detailed shortly – there’s sure to be a shared sense of denial among loyal viewers, who are sure to have thoughts like, “Is this really it?” “It can’t really be it.” And “If this is really it…someone call the pear-shaped diamond with a gold band. We owe it an apology because it is far from the ugliest image we’ve ever seen on this show.”

A collective breath. Let’s rewind: The serie

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