Season 2, Episode 1 of ‘And Just Like That…’ Is Full of Strap-Ons, Sensory Deprivation Tanks, and a Whole Lot of Sex Drama

I’ve been waiting for the release of the second season of And Just Like That… with the same borderline-manic excitement that I imagine extreme sports fans bring to the Super Bowl, and now it’s finally here. Carrie Bradshaw-style, though, I couldn’t help but wonder: Would the season live up to my extremely Che Diaz-centric expectations? There was only one way to find out.

1. Carrie has a MAN in her bed!
2. I am begging you to name one woman who has ever worn her sexy, billowing robe over her underwear. This is a TV and film staple that simply does not happen in real life! Wake up, sheeple!
3. I will never not be soothed by the sight of Harry Goldenblatt.
4. I am OBSESSED with this ladies-in-sexy-nightgowns montage ending with Miranda making her way to a topless Che in the pool. No notes.
5. Oh damn, everybody’s bangin’! Especially Miranda and Che, in the hot tub! (Is it…safe to have sex in a hot tub? Gynecologically speaking? Sorry.)
6. Hey, Carrie’s cute podcast-producer man is also Nalini’s cute architect man from Never Have I Ever!
7. Met Gala reference #1 on the books (except they call it the “Met Ball”).
8. I know Charlotte’s whole thing is being Type-A, but if any of my friends came over to my apartment early in the morning with no warning, I would leave them in the hallway.
9. Carrie’s cooking! Poached eggs with caviar, but still. A lot of women who were inspired by her “oven as storage” era are going to feel very betrayed.
10. Lisa Todd Wexley is back! And she wants to remind you she has an MFA in film and two docs under her belt!
11. Oh God, they’re referencing Samantha.
12. Miranda’s in a sensory deprivation tank in L.A. Sure.
13. Am I to believe that Che Diaz regularly gets in a sensory-deprivation tank? Actually, this tracks.
14. Che rejecting a blazer for being too non-binary is…hmm. Just call it what it is: an ugly jacket!
15. THE SHOW CHE IS DOING FITTINGS FOR IS CALLED “CHE PASA.” Yes. Yes! I’m ordering a season pass!
16. Oh, Miranda’s really…in that tank. Nightmare vibes.
17. Aw, it’s Lily and Rock! I see Rock has been issued their government-mandated bucket hat right on schedule.
18. Okay, I’m calling bullshit: Harry Goldenblatt would not want to go to the Met Ball. Yes, he was the man who canonically wanted to “bring back cocktail hour” in the original series, but I just don’t think he cares about this!
19. Carrie’s crush asks her to go to a “bourbon-tasting rooftop party,” which sounds bad.
20. Miranda and Che are in strap-on land, and while queer sex obviously doesn’t have to conform to staid butch/femme dynamics…I do have to wonder why Miranda is the one donning the strap. Is Che Diaz..a bottom? (Okay, “vers” seems more likely.)
21. Che won’t let Miranda come see their set, which is actually a kindness when you’re dating a comedian, but Miranda doesn’t see it that way.
22. Seema is meeting her hot Euro boyfriend’s son (and ex-wife?), but it conflicts with the Met. Oy!
23. Okay, Anthony is now Carrie’s date to the Met.
24. Nya meets a hot guy at the bar where she’s reading (respect ). He tempts her to cheat on her long-distance husband for a brief second.
25. Not Che making “nobody walks in L.A.” jokes in her stand-up set! C’mon, Che, that one’s been around since the days of the studio system.
26. Miranda shows up at Che’s set uninvited, and Che is predictably weird about it. (Then again, they did tell Miranda not to come!)
27. I’ll say it: I am not loving Carrie’s teal, striped Met look. It’s very…Petit Bateau.
28. Wow, I forgot Miranda had a whole son.
29. Miranda telling Che “You don’t want me to hold you lately” is…so gay that I just know a queer person wrote that line.
30. Che comes out to Miranda as being on a diet because the costume department was weird about their body, and I…don’t love this storyline so much, but Sara Ramirez is doing a really good job of playing the pathos beneath it.
31. Oh shit, Seema’s hot boyfriend still lives with his ex-wife. I guess that’s a step above still living with your mother?
32. Is Carrie really bouncing Anthony from the Met? Gay crime!
33. LMAO, Rock is dressed exactly like…me. Are they mature for their age, or do I dress like a 13-year-old nonbinary child? (The latter, IMO.)
34. “It’s not crazy. It’s Valentino.” Good line!
35. Aw, Anthony makes his way to the Met at the last minute as Char’s date.
36. Oh, the theme is “Veiled Beauty.” I now see why everyone is wearing veils.
37. Is Carrie legit wearing her wedding dress to the Met? Girl, that wedding to Big was supposed to be in Vogue! Everyone will remember!
38. At least the little feathered wedding hat is back.