Darren Star is giving his take on one of 's most controversial aspects. The creator of , who was not involved in HBO Max's follow-up show, weighed in on how the new show handled Kim Cattrall's absence during an interview with SiriusXM's .Cattrall, who played Samantha Jones on , did not appear on , amid a long-running feud with her co-star, Sarah Jessica Parker, who stars as Carrie Bradshaw on both series.To explain how the foursome of friends — which also includes Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) and Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) — was down a member in the new series, a falling out between Carrie and Samantha was written into the script.Samantha did make her presence known in , through text messages sent to Carrie, and an off-screen meeting in the show's season 1 finale.«They definitely had a challenge,» Star said of making the new series without Cattrall, «but I love the idea that they kept her alive in a sense and there's always hope.»While Carrie and Samantha may mend things in their fictional world, Cattrall has made it clear that she would not ever return to the role, a decision that Parker supports.«That’s a no,» Cattrall told of if she'd ever consider reprising her role.