‘And Just Like That’ Finally Remembers the Sex Part of ‘Sex and the City’

If you’ve been watching HBO MAX‘s And Just Like That…, you’ll know that the sex and nudity this season have not been all that sexy so far. Whether it’s Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) grimacing through phone sex or Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) coming face-to-face with her naked knife-wielding neighbor, AJLT has not been really serving up the orgasmic sex, romantic moments, or hot bods that made the original Sex and the City scintillating Sunday night appointment viewing.

**Spoilers for And Just Like That… Season 3 Episode 8 “Happily Ever After,” now streaming on HBO MAX**

So when this week featured Seema (Sarita Choudhury) and new flame Adam (Logan Marshall-Green) having kinky fun sex, LTW (Nicole Ari Parker) finding herself hot and bothered by editor Marion (Mehcad Brooks), and even Carrie waking up disheveled in Aidan’s (John Corbett) arms, it felt like a welcome reprieve from the unsexy sex of the rest of the season.

And Just Like That… Season 3 Episode 8 “Happily Ever After” finally remembers sex can be thrilling, messy, and intoxicating.

I think it’s safe to say that ever since gardener Adam Karma — yes, we learn that’s his legal last name this week — joined And Just Like That…, we’ve been waiting for him to get down with one of our girls. He soon fell fast and hard for the sultry Seema, flirting with her for weeks before serenading her with “Bette Davis Eyes” in And Just Like That… Season 3 Episode 7. This week, we rejoin the couple as they are in the literal throes of ecstasy. The sex is so good that Seema finds herself in joyful hysterics after she comes, while Adam remained consumed with desire for her whole body, armpits and all.

Seema and Adam’s hookup evoked some of the best types of classic Sex and the City sex scenes. There were embarrassing human elements, like the giggling and armpit snogging, but it was all in service of passion. Passion is what And Just Like That... Season 3 has been missing and passion is what’s on display this week.

While Adam and Seema are exploring a new relationship, Lisa is struck by her first real temptation as an otherwise happily married woman. She confesses to Charlotte (Kristin Davis) early in the episode that she’s got the hots for her handsome editor Marion. Charlotte assures LTW that playful flirting and even sex dreams aren’t cheating. However, it’s clear that Lisa is obsessing over Marion in a way that could be trouble. She attempts to parlay her newfound horniness onto her husband Herbert (Christopher Jackson) to no avail and later has to run away from a film screening when Marion’s thigh presses into hers.

Will LTW cheat on Herbert with Marion? That remains to be seen. What I think is more important is that And Just Like That… is remembering that its cast of gorgeous middle-aged heroines are still alive. They can and should get horny. They should have orgasms. They should have great sex.

After weeks of faked orgasms, missed connections, and chaste kisses, And Just Like That… finally got its proverbial groove back this week. Lets hope the weeks ahead keep it going.