And Just Like That Showrunner Reveals What Willie Garson's Storyline Was Supposed To Be
02.02.2022 - 06:35
/ perezhilton.com
There are plenty of criticisms being lobbed at And Just Like That… But one of the show’s missing elements is no one’s fault but f**king cancer.
We are of course lamenting the sudden passing of Willie Garson, who died last September to pancreatic cancer while the Sex and the City revival was still being filmed.
Willie played the beloved Stanford Blatch, longtime GBF and adviser to Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker). In the show, his absence was explained in Episode 4 as he leaves a note for Carrie explaining he’s traveling to Japan — apparently to manage a TikTok star. He even divorced hubby Anthony via note — a real Berger move, tbh. It was an exit showrunner Michael Patrick King admitted at the time was “as light and as silly as possible” because no one wanted to “lean into” Willie’s death — a tragedy all too real to the cast who loved him.
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But what was his story supposed to be?
In a new interview with Variety, King finally revealed what was meant to happen to Stanford. First off, he was intended to be in the whole season, all ten episodes. He had a pretty sizable arc planned. King said:
He then explained le divorce did NOT come out of nowhere either!
That’s inneresting. We guess they were never meant to be together after all (as many fans complained all along!). King added that what he missed most without Willie was the scenes with his real OTP — Carrie:
Awww! We really DO miss that! Between losing those scenes and the one-on-one Carrie/Samantha convos, it’s a big loss for what makes the show special.
In the interview, King reiterated that he never entertained killing off Stanford on the show:
Aw. He sounds so heartbroken still! And we are,