And Just Like That… season 2 branded ’empty’ and ‘unfunny’ in first reviews

The ladies of Sex And The City (Sarah-Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristen Davis) were back together when the second season of spin-off And Just Like That… premiered Thursday.

But unfortunately for fans, it’s been branded “empty” and “unfunny” in the early reviews.

Critics criticized the “one-dimensional” supporting characters, including Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez) Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker) as Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury), while begging instead for Kim Cattrall’s highly publicized cameo as Samantha Jones.

Enter Anita Singh The Telegraph gave the show two stars and said while being risqué for Miranda (Nixon) and her partner Che “we just want Kim Cattrall.”

She wrote, “Episode one sees the characters go to the Met Gala, but nothing funny happens (thank goodness for gay friend Anthony, who has remembered this is supposed to be a comedy)”.

‘It’s boring. But SATC supporters have to believe it: Carrie’s old flame Aidan will soon resurface. And there’s the promise of Kim Cattrall’s comeback.

To enrol The times told fans “not to hold their breath” in her two-star review, describing the show as bubblegum — moreish but empty.

“Despite weeks of foreplay in which audiences were teased with promises that Cattrall would appear in the sequel despite her public feud with Parker, you should know that your gratification will be delayed”

“The new season is as smug, obnoxious and chock-full of first-world problems of spoiled, rich, whining clotheshorses as we’re used to. Honestly, I’d be disappointed if it wasn’t. It’s also made at amazingly high production values, which makes it, I hate to admit, pretty good looking. But hell, it’s annoying.

Add: “This is empty, gum stuff, but like gum, it’s undeniably more.”

Meanwhile in another two star review The independent said the show had no major events and that the ladies’ banter seemed “tame” compared to shows like Broad-City and Girl.

But the show still seems uncertain about its place in the world. Is it a legacy? A new performance? An update? Or something completely new?

‘Caught between all these potential aspirations, it has become a toothless imitation of its ancestor. Where a generation of women voiced prestige TV gives little more than paychecks to its well-coiffed stars’

In their two stars Evening Standard Review EL Hunt also slammed the show’s newest characters.

“While I forced myself to invest as best I could emotionally in their trials, they just don’t get enough airtime for me to care.”

As the first season moved toward a clearer destination – Carrie’s journey through grief as she considers Mr. Big’s death and her pain as she faces the prospect of starting over at 50 after previously finding everything what she’s been looking for – this feels rudderless. and incoherent’.

But looking at the bright side, they said, ‘The glistens with silly and hilarious smut is the Sex and the City I’ve been craving for so long. And I couldn’t help but wonder that a Samantha Jones cameo is on the way.

In the meantime BBC culture‘s Caryn James said the show returns with its “superpowered ability to get on viewers’ nerves.”

She praised Sarah-Jessica Parker, writing that the actress “navigates beautifully through the twists and turns of Carrie’s life, including the ups and downs of sadness and foresight, laced with her sardonic humor.”

Discussing Che’s controversial nature, she said, “Oh dear, that’s still a mess, a clash of hopelessly written people, who now both seem to be stuck together in the writers’ room.”

“Still, fans are hungry for more, even if it’s the same old lake.”

Just Like That season two is on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV with new episodes streaming on Thursdays