John Corbett wasn’t surprised that Carrie and Aidan didn’t end up together when “And Just Like That” came to a close after just three seasons.
The pair’s on-again off-again relationship of 25 years began during “Sex and the City” Season 3, but they finally called it quits during the final episodes of “And Just Like That.“
“I knew I was out from the beginning of [Season 2],” Corbett told me Wednesday while promoting his new inspirational family film “Soul on Fire.” “I knew how it was going to end.”
In fact, Corbett says he never believed Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Aidan were right for each other because Mr. Big would always be her forever love. (Big was shockingly killed off during the premiere episode of “And Just Like That” after suffering a heart attack while working out on a Peloton.)
“Big was fantastic for her and it was such perfect casting with Chris Noth,” Corbett said.
Carrie and Aidan originally went their separate ways during “Sex and the City” after she wouldn’t commit to a marriage proposal. But Corbett reprised his role in “And Just Like That.”
While Aidan and Carrie tried to make things work this time around, the series finished with them split up for good. The last episode ended with Carrie revising the epilogue to her novel to read, “The woman realized she was not alone – she was on her own.”
“And Just Like That” aired its final episode on Aug. 14, just two weeks after it was revealed that the third season would be its final one.
“And just like that… the ongoing storytelling of the ‘Sex and the City’ universe is coming to an end,” showrunner, writer and director Michael Patrick King wrote in a social media post at the time. “While I was writing the last episode of ‘And Just Like That…’ Season 3, it became clear to me that this might be a wonderful place to stop.”
Parker wrote on Instagram, in part, “Carrie Bradshaw has dominated my professional heartbeat for 27 years. I think I have loved her most of all. I know others have loved her just as I have. Been frustrated, condemned and rooted for her. The symphony of all those emotions has been the greatest soundtrack and most consequential companion. Therefore the most sentimental and profound gratitude and lifetime of debt. To you all.”
Corbett said he learned the show was ending through news reports. “I was as shocked as everybody when it was announced that it was over,” he said, adding, “I’m bummed. I’m gonna miss seeing what those girls are up to.”
As for Carrie being single in the end, Corbett laughed, “Carrie’s gonna be alone for about 12 hours. As soon as she breaks up with somebody, it’s about seven or eight hours before she’s in the sack with someone else. Don’t be fooled by Carrie being alone. By dinner time the next night, she’ll have a new guy.”
