And Just Like That is the stroke of genius at the funeral scene (Spoiler)

If you haven’t seen the first two episodes of And Just Like That, the revival of Sex and the City available on Sky, it is very likely that you have read a bit ‘around a narrative twist capable of shocking all fans of the series, both the skeptics of its return and those eager to see the girls to conquer New York again. For months, viewers and, above all, journalists have been looking for clues to understand how the episodes will evolve, and it is extraordinary to think about everyone the gimmicks which the production has resorted to to avoid news leaks, including the “bomb” dropped at the end of the first episode and the subject of the second. If, for some reason, you haven’t seen it yet, however, we recommend that you stop reading here and come back after recovering the episodes and drinking a Cosmopolitan to recover from the shock.

Attention Spoiler

We knew one of the main characters of Sex and the City he would have died, but the truth is that we were all convinced that it was Samantha Jones, great absent of this revival. In fact, no one would have expected that he would be leaving the series Mr. Big, the great love of Carrie who, at the end of the first episode, is hit by a heart attack and takes leave of his wife in one of the most tearful farewells ever. Well, what many don’t know, are the flips that the showrunner of the series does Michael Patrick King he did to keep the operation secret until the last moment. What did it translate into? Simple: in inviting actor Chris Noth to Big’s funeral in order to dispel any suspicion about the identity of the deceased in case of spoilers.

“Chris was very satisfied with this collaboration, and we are very happy with the courageous choice of bringing Mr. Big back and then saying goodbye. So much so that he wore an elegant suit and attended his own character’s funeral during filming, “King explained to Deadline adding that he wanted to insert a scene that would not have been present in the final edit. “At one point Chris asked me,” Do you really want me to come over there, dressed and made up, to shoot a fake scene where I am attending my funeral? “And I:” Yes. “Because I wanted the audience to be really surprised from the events of the revival. And this is one of the red herrings we threw into the mix. “

“He’s great, and he’s great on the show. And then, I mean, if you have to die, that’s the episode to die in, ”King continued. “If Chris hadn’t come back as Mr. Big, we wouldn’t have come back at all. I would not have done it without him, because this storyline will have an influence on the whole series “, then concluded King who, in fact, left virtually everyone stunned, redeeming And Just Like That a chapter worth seeing.