‘And Just Like That’ stars respond to Meghan McCain’s damning review
And Just Like That dropped its first two episodes last December, former co-host of The View, Meghan McCain, penned a scathing review in her Daily Mail column.
She attacked the “misguided, woke reboot of ‘Sex and the City’”, saying it was humorless and left her “simultaneously disappointed and depressed.”She highlighted what she perceived as a “clumsy attempt to reformat the show into the woke and puritanical times we are living in.” This included lead character Carrie being on a podcast with someone who is, “of course—queer and nonbinary.
Because it’s so boring and un-evolved to be a straight white woman.”“The supporting cast exhibits commendable racial and identity diversity, but we don’t learn much about their characters.“It’s almost if they were written into the script to satisfy the PC censors.”McCain concluded, “It is wokeness superficially shoved down your throat to make a point about wealthy white liberal women ‘evolving’ into the political climate of 2021.” A post shared by And Just Like That… (@justlikethatmax) The reboot has divided opinion, but many fans of the show—which has now ended its run—are eagerly hoping it’s recommissioned for a second season.Related: Sarah Jessica Parker talks about Samantha Jones to Andy CohenLast week, on his Sirius XM podcast, Andy Cohen asked the leading cast members specifically about McCain’s criticism that the show had become “too PC”.Nicole Ari Parker, who plays Lisa Todd Wexley, said, “What’s too much?
Maybe in your living room or when you step outside, it looks the same as inside, and you go to the grocery store and it’s the same.
