"Was about creating so much chaos": And Just Like That showrunner talks about Season 3 finale and the conclusion to Carrie's arc

And Just Like That…showrunner Michael Patrick King is giving fans all the details about the show's third season finale and how it concludes Carrie Bradshaw's arc. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, King opened up on how he decided to end things with a message of strength for the character, even as she's in solitude.

King said that the whole journey of And Just Like That… was designed around the question of what it would feel like if no one showed up, and the season was all about bringing Carrie to that emotional space.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, King stated,

"We wanted to show it’s a possibility that Carrie could get to that place, and the entire season was about getting her to that feeling. In particular, this last episode was about creating so much chaos and so much love and so much family around her that you would feel that she was not alone. "

He then adds,

"But when she walks into that beautiful house — quiet — and eats pumpkin pie with a spoon, you realize, “Oh, that’s pretty good life, too. That’s a pretty good life.”"

How the finale of And Just Like That… made a point to celebrate Carrie

Michael Patrick King also noted that the finale aimed to surround her with chaos, love, and family so that viewers would feel she wasn’t truly alone. Yet, in the quiet of that beautiful house, watching Carrie savor pumpkin pie with a spoon, he suggested that it became clear she had found another kind of joy, a simple, unexpectedly perfect life. King quips,

"Look, you start every season thinking: “We’re just going to do it out full. We’re going to let the stories come. We’re not going to hold back.” But when I was writing the last line: “The Woman realized she wasn’t alone. She was on her own.” [Co-writer] Susan Fales-Hill and I wrote it and were like, “That’s it.” "

More details about the finale of And Just Like That…

The final curtain dropped on And Just Like That… Season Three on August 14, and Carrie Bradshaw proved once again that love isn’t the only way to find fulfillment. After ending things with Aidan Shaw and briefly seeing neighbor Duncan Reeves, Carrie channeled herself into her historical romance, realizing by the finale that being “on her own” could feel surprisingly full.

Miranda Hobbes survived a chaotic Thanksgiving and her son Brady’s meltdown over an unplanned pregnancy, finding solid ground with her girlfriend Joy. Charlotte York got an unexpectedly hilarious twist to her holiday when Harry Goldenblatt’s recovery sparked romantic fireworks. Meanwhile, friends Seema Patel and Lisa Todd Wexley found closure in their own ways, proving that love, family, and friendship in New York City are messy, unpredictable, and always worth it.

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And Just Like That…is available to stream on Disney+.

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