Kim Cattrall returns as Samantha in 'And Just Like That' Season 2 finale
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WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for the Season 2 finale of “And Just Like That.”
And just like that … Samantha is back.
And so is Annabelle Bronstein.
Kim Cattrall finally made her highly anticipated, but very brief, return as Samantha Jones in the Season 2 finale of Max’s “And Just Like That,” delighting legions of fans on Thursday.
In the cameo, Samantha calls Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), informing Carrie she’s been delayed at Heathrow Airport, much to her friend’s surprise.
“My flight’s three hours delayed, Carrie,” she says in an exasperated tone. “I won’t be able to make it there in time.”
Sitting in the back of a black town car and wearing a red outfit complemented by a silver trench coat and a lime green purse, Samantha explains she was making her way to the Big Apple after Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) told her about Bradshaw’s “last supper” in her old apartment.
A confused Carrie then asks her estranged friend why she’s coming all the way to New York for a dinner party.
“Well, it is your apartment and I have to pay my respects,” she said over the phone.
“Thank you for everything, you f – – king fabulous, fabulous flat,” Samantha adds, after demanding that Carrie put her on speakerphone.
Carrie then teases Samantha, asking if she’s picked up a British accent.
That’s when Samantha says that she was Annabelle Bronstein, recalling a fan-favorite “Sex and the City” episode in which Cattrall’s character pretends to be a British woman to gain entry into London’s exclusive Soho House and use the pool. The memorable storyline ends with Samantha getting busted by the club’s snooty staff and storming off, faux British accent intact.
“Who’s Samantha?” she says in that episode. “This is Annabelle Bronstein! Ta and Cheerio!”
Cattrall’s long-awaited cameo on the show caused several fans to shriek with glee.
“Dear @KimCattrall, THANK YOU!!! Three things in my life have been worth getting up at 3 a.m. to watch,” posted one fan on X (formerly Twitter). “The moon landing in 1969, Princess Diana’s wedding in 1981, and the return of #SamanthaJones RIGHT NOW!”
“Kim Cattrall literally came back just to give what the SATC/AJLT fans really want,” gushed a second user. “It feels so good to see Samantha Jones back on our screen even if it is just for a short time. I love this woman so badly she practically raised me.”
“The best 1 minute of our lives! QUEEN RETURNS AS SAMANTHA JONES,” squealed a third.
Cattrall had initially refused to be on the “Sex and the City” reboot after expressing her displeasure regarding her character’s storyline and calling the spinoff “basically the third movie” based on the TV show.
“Why can’t Samantha, who owns her PR company — maybe she had to sell it because of financial woes? 2008 was tough. Some people are still recovering. She had to sell it to some guy who’s wearing a hoodie, and that’s the dilemma she has,” slammed Cattrall. “I mean that’s a scenario that was kind of off the top of one of my reps’ heads, and I thought, ‘That’s a great idea.'”
The TV icon also claims she was never invited to join the reboot.
“I was never asked to be part of the reboot,” Cattrall said in an exclusive interview with Variety. “I made my feelings clear after the possible third movie, so I found out about it like everyone else did — on social media.”
In May, it was exclusively revealed to The Post that Samantha would indeed be returning.
An insider told The Post that show staffers were “definitely shocked, very intrigued on how they’re gonna write this in — and very excited.”
“The fact that they’re keeping it very hush-hush says that there’s some implication that she might be coming back — not this season, but it’s definitely a cliffhanger that’s gonna get people to come back for Season 3,” an insider told The Post of Cattrall’s cameo.
Since that statement, it was also announced the beloved spinoff will be returning for a third season, though there’s no sign Cattrall is set to join the cast.
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