Why Kim Cattrall Decided to Return for Her 'And Just Like That' Season 2 Finale Cameo

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Variety what to expect in Season 3 of “And Just Like That” where Carrie and Aidan are concerned. “It gives us more story. It gives us an open end,” he said.

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

The second season of “And Just Like That” has wrapped with fans finally getting to see Kim Cattrall’s Samantha Jones making her much-anticipated return to the world of “Sex and the City”.

Warning: This post contains spoilers from the “And Just Like That…” season 2 finale (episode 11)

Sex and the City world, but thankfully, that turned out not to be true.The beloved actress pleasantly surprised fans of the iconic franchise by reprising her role as the sexed-up Samantha Jones in the season two finale of the original’s spinoff, And Just Like That.Her time on screen was brief, but it ended up being satisfying to fans of the series for many reasons. In a scene that opened the final episode of Season 2, Carrie Bradshaw, portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker, received an unexpected call from her old friend.“My flight’s three hours delayed, Carrie! I won’t be able to make it there in time,” Jones stated sadly while in a car, clearly trying to make her way to see Bradshaw.In the cameo, Jones told Bradshaw that Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) had reached out to her about a party that had been organized to commemorate Bradshaw’s departure from her iconic apartment.The apartment, an emblem of New York City living, had become synonymous with the main character throughout the series.

OK, we’re just going to say it. The Kim Cattrall guest appearance on And Just Like That was NOT overhyped.

Kim Cattrall finally made her much-discussed return to the universe on Thursday's season 2 finale of. The 67-year-old actress, who previously said she was done playing Samantha Jones in the franchise, reprised her role as the beloved public relations specialist during the episode's first five minutes. In the scene, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) walks into her old apartment to prepare for her «Last Supper» meal when she receives a phone call from Sam, who is living her best PR boss lady life abroad in London.

Alison Herman TV Critic SPOILER ALERT: This column contains spoilers from “The Last Supper Part Two: Entrée,” the Season 2 finale of “And Just Like That,” now streaming on Max. Before the second season of “And Just Like That” even premiered, we knew that Kim Cattrall would (briefly) return as her “Sex and the City” character Samantha Jones. The ratings rationale for bringing back such a beloved figure were obvious enough, but creatively, the move seemed oddly self-defeating.

Samantha Jones is back on our screens at last!

Back and more fabulous than ever! Though her cameo was brief, Samantha Jones returned in all her glory to the universe in Thursday's season 2 finale of the Max reboot, .Fans didn't have to wait long for the much-discussed appearance from original star Kim Cattrall as it happened in the episode's first five minutes. In the scene, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) walked into her old apartment to prepare for her «Last Supper» meal when she received a phone call from Sam, who is living her best PR boss lady life abroad in London.

WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for the Season 2 finale of “And Just Like That.”And just like that … Samantha is back.And so is Annabelle Bronstein.Kim Cattrall finally made her highly-anticipated, but very brief, return as Samantha Jones in the Season 2 finale of Max’s “And Just Like That,” delighting hundreds of fans on Thursday.In the cameo, Samantha called her friend Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) to inform her that she had been delayed at Heathrow Airport, much to Carrie’s surprise.“My flight’s three hours delayed, Carrie,” she said in an exasperated tone. “I won’t be able to make it there in time.”Sitting in the back of a black town car dressed in a red outfit, a silver trench coat and a lime green purse, Samantha explained that she was making her way to the Big Apple after Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) told her about Bradshaw’s “last supper” in her old apartment.A confused Carrie then asked her estranged friend why she was coming all the way to New York for a dinner party.“Well, it is your apartment and I have to pay my respects,” she said over the phone.“Thank you for everything you f–king fabulous, fabulous flat,” Samantha added, after demanding that Carrie put her on speakerphone.

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

Kim Cattrall makes her triumphant return to the Sex of the City universe today with her cameo in the season 2 finale of And Just Like That.

And we couldn't help but wonder, what exactly is going on in Manhattan? The season 2 finale of the reboot,, was more vague and open-ended than Anthony's Italian boyfriend's poetry career. It started off on a good note with Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) taking a delightful phone call from her former bestie, Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall). The previously teased exchange was light and fun, with a little reference to a past bit.

Kim Cattrall has returned to the universe! After previously disavowing the franchise's Max reboot,, the actress reprised her role as Samantha Jones in the season 2 finale of the show. The brief cameo took place in Thursday's finale, when Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) received a phone call from her former bestie in the first five minutes of the episode.It wasn't the dramatic call that was implied by the show's previous teaser, but rather a lighthearted exchange about Samantha's plane being delayed.

Back and more fabulous than ever! Though her cameo was brief, Samantha Jones returned in all her glory to the universe in Thursday's season 2 finale of the Max reboot, .Fans didn't have to wait long for the much-discussed appearance from original star Kim Cattrall as it happened in the episode's first five minutes. In the scene, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) walked into her old apartment to prepare for her «Last Supper» meal when she received a phone call from Sam, who is living her best PR boss lady life abroad in London.

, we have another season to look forward to. Max announced this week that its reboot,, has been renewed for season 3.

! Thankfully, the gods of Max are benevolent, and Sex and the City spin-off And Just Like That… has been renewed for a third season.The buzzed-about series follows three of the four central ladies as they navigate middle age: Charlotte as a mom returning to work, Miranda quitting drinking and discovering her queerness, and Carrie losing the love of her life to a Peloton and getting back on the dating train. (Samantha’s living in Europe.) The first two seasons received mixed reactions from critics, with a regular sticking point being Carrie’s podcast cohost/Miranda’s nonbinary lover, the comic Che Diaz, , who is actually a decently written character but painfully unfunny.

a cameo from Samantha Jones herself, Kim Cattrall.Max’s head of original content, Sarah Aubrey, gushed over another season for the series. “We raise our cosmos to [showrunner] Michael Patrick King and his magnificent team of writers, producers, cast and crew who continue to charm us, 25 years later, with dynamic friendships and engaging stories,” she said in a statement (via TVLine).