While Carrie does some digging about Big’s past, a photo of the couple at happier times can be spotted on his nightstand. That picture (featured above from another angle) appears to be a still from the season 2 episode, “The Man, the Myth, the Viagra,” in which Big calls Carrie his “girlfriend” for the first time. This episode also proves pivotal for Miranda, as she meets good-natured bartender Steve—her eventual husband—when Carrie flakes to be with Big.Miranda Marathons No MoreWhen she wasn’t working on depositions or offering cynical takes about dating mid-brunch, Miranda could be found running. What started as a hobby eventually became a full-blown passion with Miranda training for the New York City marathon in season 4. But it appears she’s left that habit behind. While Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda flee from outside of Natasha’s office, Miranda quips, “This is why I gave up running.” Case closed.Episode 2: Little Black DressSusan Sharon (Confusingly?) Comes BackOut of all the guest stars in all 94 episodes of Sex and the City, why is the barely-consequential Susan Sharon here? Well, even Carrie isn’t totally sure. The minor character, who appeared in two episodes of the original series, attends Big’s funeral and is the one attendee asking what we may all be thinking: “Am I the only one who remembers what a prick he was to her?” Later in the episode, she approaches Carrie to tell her that she doesn’t hold a grudge against her. “What happened between you two?” Miranda asks. “I have no idea. I was hoping you knew,” Carrie replies.We know! Susan Sharon (Molly Price) first shows up in the season 2 episode “The Awful Truth” as a friend of Carrie’s who is married to Richard, a man who verbally abuses her. After witnessing the man’s bullying ways firsthand, Carrie helps Susan decide to leave her husband. But the separation doesn’t last, and Susan is back with him—and their new dog—by episode’s end. She later pops up in the season 4 episode “A Change of a Dress,” with questions about why Carrie is wearing her engagement ring from Aidan on a chain around her neck. Also of note: there’s a compelling, if unsubstantiated, fan theory that the brash character was inspired by former Real Housewives of New York star Dorinda Medley.SATC Has a Sibling ProblemSex and the City centered on a foursome that felt more like family than friends. As such, the series never figured out how to meaningfully incorporate any of the characters’ actual relatives, save for Steve’s mother in later seasons. Charlotte’s brother Wesley, whom Samantha sleeps with in season 2, is never mentioned again; Miranda’s siblings are referred to throughout the series, but hardly shown. Now, according to episode 2 of And Just Like That…, Big apparently has an older brother, who speaks at his funeral despite the fact that he’s never been mentioned in all the years Carrie’s known him. Bobby Fine Is No Longer CrooningBitsy Von Muffling makes her second cameo in the revival when she attends Big’s funeral. “I lost my Bobby a year and a half ago,” she tells Carrie in solidarity, referring to Lane’s lounge performer Bobby Fine. Fun fact: Lane guest-starred on SATC while performing with Parker’s husband, Matthew Broderick, in Broadway’s The Producers.Episode 1: Hello It’s MeThe Show’s Original Theme Song Gets RemixedIn the year 2021, we’ve officially bid farewell to the tutu. Carrie Bradshaw returned to TV without her signature poof or a theme song of any kind—but the revival does open with a remixed version of the show’s original refrain, as a way of re-acclimating us with the gals. Julie Halston Returns as Bitsy Von MufflingMoments into the first episode, colorful socialite Bitsy Von Muffling greets the women before brunch, inquiring about where “the fourth Musketeer” is. Halston’s Bitsy made her first SATC appearance in the season 5 finale, causing confusion by marrying a cabaret singer played by Nathan Lane whom Carrie and co. assume to be gay. It is at her splashy Hamptons wedding that Berger and Carrie begin their doomed romance, and Harry tells Charlotte that despite his love for her, he must marry a Jew. Bitsy returned to the series in season 6, pregnant and thriving despite the women’s initial judgements.Carrie Compares Podcating to Jury DutySpeaking of the chaos agent that is Berger: in the series’ final season, Carrie is subjected to jury duty while dating the down-and-out novelist. What begins as a government-mandated task becomes a metaphor for the purgatory Carrie and Berger face in the final days of their relationship. Of course, their rocky romance ends with the stick of one infamous Post-it note. (“I’m sorry. I can’t. Don’t hate me.’) .
