Jonathan Cake Quips He “Killed” And Just Like That as Parker and King Confirm Finale
Hi, I am Maya Rivers and in this lyrical lament I muse over the fate of And Just Like That and the curious question posed by Jonathan Cake.
Behold the moment when a single Instagram post sparks playful self-blame: Jonathan Cake, who portrays Carrie Bradshaw’s charming new neighbor Duncan, joked that his brief romance might have “killed” the HBO Max spinoff. Two days after Sarah Jessica Parker and showrunner Michael Patrick King declared that And Just Like That will conclude with Season 3 on August 14, Cake took to Instagram with a shirtless shot of Duncan in repose. His caption brimmed with witty rue: “Wait, did i JUST KILL @justlikethatmax? Duncan finally has one night of passion with Carrie Bradshaw and the shows over…FOREVER???”
In true poetic flair Cake quipped about his on-screen physique: “Was it, judging by this picture, his surprisingly small head? Or something else a little underwhelming? Ah Duncan Donuts, i guess America won’t run on Duncan, but it was exquisite pleasure while it lasted.” He tagged co-stars Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis, producer John Melfi, King and “the one and only ever” Parker. Then he offered a heartfelt tribute: “You gave the world SUCH joy for nearly thirty years. I don’t think there’s a higher calling for people in our business. Thank you for having me on your team for a hot- a very hot- minute. You’re all brilliant.”
The journey of Carrie Bradshaw began in 1998 with Sex and the City, which aired for six seasons and gave rise to two feature films and a CW prequel titled The Carrie Diaries. And Just Like That premiered on HBO Max in 2021, chronicling the adventures of Carrie, Miranda Hobbes and Charlotte York in their 50s—Samantha Jones remained absent amid long-denied feud rumors with Kim Cattrall (Variety, People Magazine).
Despite fan fervor, Season 3 ratings dipped to an average of 429,000 live-plus-three-day viewers (Forbes), while critics cited plot holes and a forced “woke” tone. New character Che Diaz, a nonbinary podcaster played by Sara Ramirez, endured backlash on social media and from Texas writer Atif Riaz, who accused the show of setting back nonbinary representation decades.
King insists the series was never cancelled but concluded naturally. “And just like that… the ongoing storytelling of the Sex and the City universe is coming to an end,” he wrote on X, explaining that Season 3 wrapped the narrative perfectly. Parker echoed his sentiment in her own Instagram post, reflecting on 27 years as Carrie: “I think I have loved her most of all.”
So here we stand at the closing chapter of a decades-long saga, where one final rendezvous feels like a poetic full stop. Will this send Carrie’s quill drifting into quiet twilight, or will another spinoff rise from the ashes of our collective Daydream? And thus the tale lingers, waiting for its next heartbeat.
And so, the narrative halts beneath the summer sun, leaving fans to ponder what tomorrow’s pages might hold.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and New York Post, Forbes, Variety, People Magazine
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