Carrie Bradshaw should be shifting from Mr. Large — however followers of Intercourse and the Metropolis are greater than able to see her reunite with one other love.
Though Max teased the return of Carrie’s (Sarah Jessica Parker) former fiancé, Aiden Shaw — portrayed by John Corbett — in And Simply Like That’s first teaser for season 2 in April 2023, viewers started to query when the fan-favorite character would lastly make an look. (The collection has aired 5 of its 10 season 2 episodes because it premiered in June.)
Nevertheless, the streaming service appears to be like prefer it’s lastly able to ship. AJLT’s most up-to-date trailer, which was launched on Friday, July 14, reveals Aiden making his return to Carrie’s life — and the 2 seemingly decide up proper the place they left off.
“Some relationships deserve a second likelihood… #AndJustLikeThat,” Max captioned a clip via Twitter from the upcoming handful of episodes, which function Carrie and Aiden rekindling their romance as soon as once more.
“This feels nice, again the place we began,” Aiden says as he and Carrie embrace, earlier than it cuts to the twosome in mattress collectively, joking round in a division retailer, going out to dinner with Carrie’s mates and sharing a comfy beer on a boardwalk.
Whereas Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), questions if the exes are “shifting too quick” of their new relationship, Carrie — who continues to be working by way of her grief after the demise of Large (Chris Noth) — is fortunately going full steam forward. “If it feels proper, why decelerate? You by no means know what tomorrow will deliver,” she argues.
The character of Aidan was first launched throughout season 3 of Intercourse and the Metropolis. The furnishings designer instantly charmed Carrie after certainly one of her many splits from Large. After an on-and-off romance — and a little bit of infidelity on Carrie’s half — the twosome acquired engaged, however Carrie discovered herself struggling to commit. They finally break up and Aidan settled down with a lady named Kathy, with whom he shares three sons. The pair reunited within the second SATC film, sharing a short kiss regardless of their respective marriages earlier than in the end going their separate methods.
In season 2 episode 4 of AJLT, which aired earlier this month, the subject of Aiden was introduced up by Carrie, who admitted she’s stored tabs on her outdated flame over time. Noting she’s not happy with her social media analysis, she revealed that her ex is now divorced and again within the metropolis.
Whereas that duo have had a rocky time attempting to make their relationship go the space, AJLT showrunner Michael Patrick King instructed The New York Times in June 2023 that issues could possibly be totally different for the couple this time round.
Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie John Corbett as Aidan in ‘And Simply Like That…’ Craig Blankenhorn/Max
“I didn’t deliver Aidan again to fail,” he quipped to the outlet on the time, seemingly teasing that their third likelihood at love could be endgame.
Parker, for her half, echoed King’s sentiment, promising that the dynamic between Carrie and Aiden received’t be a short or frivolous reconciliation.
“It’s a wealthy relationship,” she instructed Leisure Tonight later that month. “It’s undeniably thrilling as an actor and positively for writers to discover. Who’re they now? Are they good for one another? Are they, you realize, apologetic? Are they attempting to course appropriate in some methods? Are they higher for one another? Are they worse for each other? And it’s only a vastly joyful factor to discover with that actor, with John Corbett, as a result of he brings a lot to it.”
She continued: “There’s pleasure and curiosity and concern. I feel the way in which she’s pursuing it’s nonetheless with the hope and the optimism and the actual curiosity in it. However she’s a grown up and he or she’s an impartial one that isn’t needing to be reliant upon somebody. However she is somebody that’s, you realize, deeply romantic and excited in regards to the flirt, and the chase, however extra so maybe on her phrases than she would have been in a position to create in her youthful previous.”
