‘And Just Like That’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap: Carrie Strikes Up A New Romance While Ché Gets Some Tough Love

After seven episodes into “And Just Like That” season 2, fans finally witnessed Aidan Shaw’s (John Corbett) anticipated return to the “Sex and the City” franchise.

Candace Bushnell thinks And Just Like That has found its footing in season 2 — and is a proud defender of the Che-Miranda story arc that has prompted so much online discourse.

revealed to Variety she’s ready for her own steamy scene.“I have pretty tits,” insisted Halston, who plays wealthy socialite Bitsy von Muffling.“If [showrunner Michael Patrick King] said, ‘Hey, you wanna show your tits?’ I’d be like, ‘Uh, yeah!’ But they’d have to give me a little bit of advance notice so that I could pump up the arms a little bit. Even if it’s not a super sexy scene, it would be nice to see a big make-out scene or a big heavy romance.”“And Just Like That” follows Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte York-Goldenblatt (Kristin Davis) as they navigate life, friendship, dating — and yes, sex — in their 50s.

And just like that, Carrie Bradshaw is rekindling her old romance with Aidan Shaw — again — after their Sex and the City 2 kiss.

Spoiler alert! If you haven’t seen season 2, episode 7 of “And Just Like That”, proceed with caution. 

long-awaited reunion with — drumroll, please — Aidan Shaw (John Corbett). But, in classic Carrie fashion, she makes a few wrong turns along the way. When Aidan asks her to Valentine’s Day dinner, Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte dissect his email (a la Nora Ephron) for clues as to whether Carrie’s former fiancé is flying solo these days.

Sarah Jessica Parker) is back on the market. Enter: Aidan Shaw (John Corbett). Fans have been filled with mixed opinions on the return of the furniture designer with a heart of gold in season 2 of the Max spinoff, «I did start season 2 with one word — Aidan.

And Just Like ThatWe hold these truths to be self-evident — that Carrie Bradshaw doesn't know how to quit a man and that Lily York Goldenblatt is the central villain in the franchise. Thursday's latest installment of the Max spinoff series,, featured the long-anticipated return of one Mr.

long-awaited reunion — drumroll, please — with Aidan Shaw (John Corbett). But, in classic Carrie fashion, she makes a few wrong turns along the way. When Aidan asks her to Valentine’s Day dinner, Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte dissect his e-mail (à la Nora Ephron) for clues as to whether Carrie’s former fiancé is flying solo these days.

he discussed his experience with the “Sex and the City” reboot — and how it pushed him to get sober.Though he may make it look easy to walk down the street in bright graphic prints and electric blue pants, he explained to host Rachel Bilson (“The O.C.”) that he was really struggling behind the scenes.“I was in Hawaii and I was blackout drunk and my agent called and said, ‘They need you in New York,'” Lee, 51, recalled on the July 24 podcast episode. “This is one of the reasons why I’m sober … On the plane, I thought, ‘I’m just gonna get s–t faced,’ so I was in a blackout when we landed in New York.”Lee explained that he only learned he was expected to film that day when he realized that his driver wasn’t taking him to his hotel.“I remember going [to film “AJLT”] and being so high and drunk,” Lee said.

And Just Like That star Bobby Lee opened up about how his experience filming with Sarah Jessica Parker led to him becoming sober.

Warning: Spoilers for “And Just Like That…” season 2, episode 6. 

Sara Ramirez is shedding some light on why their And Just Like That character, Che Diaz, decided to call off their romance with Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon).

universe. On Wednesday, author Candace Bushnell, who penned the book that the original HBO series was based off, took to Twitter to poke fun at the show's Max reboot,, recasting actor Peter Hermann in a recent role. In an episode that aired earlier this month, Hermann played George, an app designer who has a short-lived romance with Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) after she causes him to crash his bike. Bushnell pointed out that Hermann also played the cameo role of David in the original series, a Jewish man that Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) is set up with right before she reunites with her now-husband, Harry Godlenblatt (Evan Handler). «The fact that Carrie’s app designer boyfriend is the same guy that Charlotte was set up with at the synagogue in season six really speaks to the lack of eligible bachelors in New York City,» Bushnell quipped, sharing photos of Hermann in both roles. The fact that Carrie’s app designer boyfriend is the same guy that Charlotte was set up with at the synagogue in season six really speaks to the lack of eligible bachelors in New York City.

Spoiler alert! If you haven’t watched season 2, episode 6 of “And Just Like That”, proceed with caution. 

hasn’t been seen in the “Sex and the City” orbit since 2003.After waffling before her Gmail desktop, Carrie hits send at the end of the episode. In a nice throwback to Aidan’s arc in the original series, Carrie also breaks her laptop this episode. When Carrie’s computer broke in the original series, loyal viewers may recall that her subsequent meltdown turned into one of her biggest fights with Aidan.

A bomb cyclone storm, a condom scavenger hunt, two emotional breakups, and one crucial email dominated Thursday's episode of the Max reboot,  Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) proved she's still working girl goals as she kicked off the episode rearranging her laptop in the perfect configuration for a Zoom interview only to have the interviewer ask her favorite lip color when she was trying to discuss her new memoir about the death of her husband, Mr. Big (Chris Noth).

Carrie Bradshaw may still be moving from Mr. Big — but fans of Sex and the City are more than ready to see her reunite with another love.   

There’s no Sex and the City with steamy onscreen romances — and that extends to Max’s And Just Like That revival.

in this week’s episode of “And Just Like That…” on Max. “A sperm bank,” “A monastery,” and a “‘Marvel’ movie” are the only options the Ms.