‘And Just Like That’ Creator Defends Finale’s Shocking Toilet Scene That Had Fans Pissed Off
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Viewers and critics alike were unimpressed.
“And Just Like That...” creator and showrunner Michael Patrick King is defending his decision to conclude the “Sex and the City” revival series with a decidedly unglamorous plot point involving literal poop.
Thursday’s series finale episode, “Party of One,” found Carrie Bradshaw (played by Sarah Jessica Parker) celebrating Thanksgiving at the home of her longtime pal, Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon).
The evening culminates with Charlotte’s boss, Mark Kasabian (Victor Garber), and Miranda scrambling to deal with an overflowing toilet that a lactose-intolerant dinner guest had clogged. The cringe factor of the scene was amped up significantly given just how, um, true to life the prop turds appeared.
In an interview with Variety published Thursday, King said he and the show’s creative team saw the scene as a reminder to viewers that “we cannot take ourselves too seriously.”
“For the gorgeousness of Carrie’s pink, sparkly top and tulle skirt — that’s the high — the low is a toilet filled up with shit. Because guess what? Being single, there’s a lot of shit, and relationships are a lot of shit,” he explained. “It’s the comedy, with the drama, with the romance, with the fairy tale. I guess it’s a response to the fairy tale.”
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