Sarah Jessica Parker has talked about her series And Just Like That… being ‘hate watched’ by unsatisfied fans, saying she doesn’t care about the negative reactions.
The show, which recently finished its third and final season, is a sequel series to the wildly successful Sex And The City. The latter ran from 1998-2004, and was followed by two movies before the cast returned to the small screen (minus original cast member Kim Cattrall, who only appeared in a season two cameo).
Despite high viewing figures, the show has received a negative critical and fan reaction throughout its run, with fans taking to social media to express their dissatisfaction with the recent finale that saw Parker’s character, Carrie Bradshaw, end up single. Many online have also spoken about how they hate watch the series, lamenting the repetitive storylines.
To confirm, we are all just hate watching at this point, right?
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When asked about the hate-watching trend in an interview with The New York Times, Parker showed indifference. “I don’t think I have the constitution to have spent a lot of time thinking about that,” she said.
“We always worked incredibly hard to tell stories that were interesting or real. I guess I don’t really care. And the reason I don’t care is because it has been so enormously successful, and the connections it has made with audiences have been very meaningful”.
Kim Cattrall’s absence from And Just Like That… has been rumoured to be due to a feud with Parker, and during the show’s run, the cast have weighed in on how unlikely it is that she would return. In recent years, Parker said she “wouldn’t be ok” with Cattrall coming back, explaining: “I think there’s just too much public history of feelings on her part”.
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Co-star Kristin Davis also shared her feelings on the drama, saying in an interview: “You have to respect people’s wishes. I’m not gonna waste energy on it. I can’t change anybody”.
In July, a former director on Sex And The City recalled the show’s feud with fellow HBO classic The Sopranos, which extended to the mob show not being willing to share their catering.
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