7 ‘And Just Like That’ Season 2 Theories After That Eye-Opening New Trailer

For those who have been following social media closely, you’ve likely seen the new photos of SJP wearing her Vivienne Westwood wedding dress (you know, the one from the SATC movie) as part of the new season. Though paparazzi shots certainly surfaced, this plot point is hardly being kept a secret, as the official AJLT IG account shared pics of Carrie in the dress as well.

The fact that the bridal look isn’t being kept top secret means its appearance is probably not integral to the plot—at least not in a “Carrie’s-getting-married-again” kind of way. More likely, Carrie dons the dress for a walk down the street in a moment of closure, finally putting the Big chapter of her life to rest.

Season one was all about mourning and moving on (Carrie indicates she’s ready for the latter with that final elevator kiss). If this theory holds true and Carrie takes the wedding gown for a spin early on in the new season, it’s most certainly an indicator that the “moving on” is complete and she’s taking ownership of her new life, unwilling to forget the past but also unwilling to let it control her future. (This seems even more likely as we see in the season two trailer that she's still fooling around with her podcast producer!)

Perhaps no character in season one was more divisive—or the subject of more memes—than Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez). Fans loved to hate on Che. From Che not replying to Miranda’s DMs to Che giving Miranda shit for showing up at their apartment unannounced (because she was “craving me some Che”), there were plenty of reasons to not be Team Che.

However, if we know one thing about the SATC/AJLT creators, it’s that they listen to fan feedback (hello, Aidan is back!). And since the feedback on Che has been so…what’s the word…loud, it makes sense that Che will finally get their redemption story in the sophomore season.

Ramirez hinted at as much during an interview with Variety when they said, “The first season was judging a book by its cover, and season two is about reading the book.” Oh, and Michael Patrick King backed this up, saying, “One of my burning passions about season two is Che. I want to show the dimension of Che that people didn’t see, for whatever reason—because they were blinded, out of fear or terror. I want to show more of Che rather than less of Che. Like, really.” Redemption storyline in 3, 2, 1…

One of the complaints about the newer characters in the first season stemmed from the fact that each fabulous face was (mostly) tethered to the storylines of the original gals. Now that we know Che, Seema (Sarita Choudhury), Nya (Karen Pittman) and LTW (Nicole Ari Parker) from season one, we have the opportunity for them to live out their own larger storylines. And we have a feeling LTW will get the chance to partake in some more steamy scenes (why should Che and Miranda have all the fun?!).

PureWow sat down with Parker back in September and she hinted at this possibility. “I can’t wait to see what happens,” she said. “I think my character could have a little bit more sex in the city, and I got a really great co-star, Chris Jackson, from Hamilton, as you know. I think this season, there's going to be more marital fun.”

And judging by the new trailer, where we see LTW come out of the closet in lingerie and stomp towards her shirtless husband in bed, we’re guessing Parker’s wish is gonna come true.

Let’s talk about Miranda’s hair color change in season one. While fabulous, this was a clear indication that Miranda was in a different life place than when we knew her back in the SATC days. This became evident with her sexual experimentation, her return to school, her split from Steve and her “I’ll take a chance on love” trip to the west coast with Che.

But guess what, folks? The red hair is back and we think that means old-school Miranda is too. Our guess is that her red locks are just a clue (along with the fact that she and Che are clearly both in NYC again) that L.A. didn’t work out for them and that she’s ready to rebuild her life. The only thing is...it appears Che is still in the picture romantically.

Per the new trailer, Che and Miranda are still being physical (it's not a flashback as Miranda's locks are clearly red). And Miranda says, "It's a big step up for Che and me."

But Che aside, we’re predicting (and hoping) Miranda's "return to her roots" means a less problematic version of herself, ideally no longer trying to be a white savior to her professor. We think we’ll see Miranda return to her stronger, more independent days now that she is no longer with Steve (who, by the way, didn't appear at all in the season two trailer...). And, god willing, she won’t utter another word about chia seeds.

While this might be the most vague of our theories, it’s probably a pretty safe bet that the second season won’t be drama-free for our gals. And we think that will be especially true for Miss Bradshaw herself.

Photos from set show Parker donning what appears to be a (chic) bathrobe on the street. Parker looks stunning as always, but this outfit, while still stylish, doesn’t seem to indicate that Carrie’s life is peachy. In fact, if we had to guess, this looks an awful lot like an “I just went through a breakup” outfit.

Does this mean things are short-lived for Carrie and Aidan? Or are we just reading too much into Carrie’s Gucci x Birkenstock casual-wear fiasco? Only time, and that season two release date, will tell.