All the Bags from And Just Like That…Season 3, Episodes 7 and 8

It’s taken over half the season, but the show has finally found its… very mid-level footing. There’s a cadence forming, one that, unfortunately, makes Aidan a universally disliked character, but the rest of the cast is moving together in a way that feels lighter and even shows a whisper of progress.

Enter Episode 7, aptly titled “They Wanna Have Fun.” One of the more interesting developments this season? The bags. They’re surprisingly accessible. Sure, the ladies are still rocking clutches like they’re not completely useless for real life, but the brands? They’re more obscure and affordable. Less in-your-face-luxury, more downtown cool girl who knows about niche labels.

If that’s not a sign of the times, I don’t know what is.

Episode 7: They Wanna Have Fun

We open with Anthony spiraling over the impending arrival of his boyfriend’s mom, who’s flying in from Italy. Classic “meet the parents” stress, except this one comes with a side of Italian judgmental glare. And instead of warming up to Anthony, she assumes her son is dating the Hot Fellas Bakery employee… who is, admittedly, hot.

Cue the record scratch. Mama Giuseppe is giving strong “Cliché Disapproving Mother” energy, and frankly, that plotline feels as stale as a day-old baguette. She needs to take her Ferragamo right back on the plane and head home.

Bag Cameo: Ferragamo Hug Bag
Mama Giuseppe, questionable manners. Her bag? Not bad.

Meanwhile, Charlotte is still carrying Harry’s cancer diagnosis like it’s a Birkin-sized burden. She literally bumps into him at Bergdorf’s, and the whole scene has major Love Actually energy, without the cheating, just wholesome husband energy. They are the couple saving this series.

Turns out Harry has shared his diagnosis with his sales associate… and not Charlotte. His logic? The SA is a safe space. This leaves Charlotte spiraling because now she’s emotionally overloaded, and even retail therapy isn’t cutting it.

Bag Cameo: Delvaux Brillant MM in Black Boxcalf
The kind of bag you carry when you’re privately unraveling but still want to look like you have your life together.

To cheer her up, the girls throw Charlotte a lavish birthday bash because nothing says “coping with emotional trauma” like cake and couture. Only Carrie knows what’s actually going on, while Miranda thinks Charlotte’s dog, Richard Burton, is dying and goes all-in with the party planning and focuses on the dog and family photos.

Bag Cameo: BTB Los Angeles Nova Clutch
Shiny. Confused. Overcommitted. Just like Miranda in this episode.

Speaking of confusing: What are we thinking of Joy, Miranda’s new girlfriend? (Spoiler: I have a lot of thoughts.)

I loved the major bag scene in which Charlotte’s society friend gifts her a Fendi bag for a not-even-milestone birthday. I don’t remember her name, but her energy is giving Upper East Side energy.

Bag Cameo: Fendi Peekaboo ISeeU Small
Forget flowers—bring Fendi.

And then there’s Seema, who casually turns an old Louis Vuitton bum bag into an eye patch. You know the quote, “I’ve got designer bags under my eyes”? She is the quote.

The episode ends on a surprisingly sweet (and much-needed) note. Harry gathers Charlotte’s closest friends in Carrie’s kitchen to share his diagnosis, finally lifting that weight off her shoulders. This was the greatest gift of all.

Episode 8: “Happily Ever After”

Aidan’s back. Yay. Not.

Early SATC days, he was so pure and sweet for Carrie. Now, every time he appears on screen, I cringe. He’s meddling in Carrie’s work relationship with her downstairs neighbor and even questioning her friends about him.

Sir, you cheated mere weeks ago, after requesting a practical no-contact for five years as well. Who in the writer’s room is mad at Aidan? Because now, we all are.

Elsewhere, Lisa is having dreams about her hot new editor and confides in Charlotte. She loves her husband but also enjoys the flirty tension. The two talk out if this is a nothing burger, or something more, and ultimately, Lisa must figure this out for herself.

Now, back to Joy. Still not feeling it.

Miranda is so enamored that she fails to mention she’s a recovering alcoholic (which, confession, I totally forgot, too). Joy brings gin to Miranda’s apartment, which was her equivalent of leaving a toothbrush. Miranda avoids the conversation about being an alcoholic and then tries to convince herself and her friends why she’s fine to drink again.

This leads to her pouring a bit of Joy’s gin in a glass, pouring it down the sink, and then ultimately tossing the bottle down the trash chute. At this point, I’d toss Joy too. She isn’t sparking Joy, so we can let her go.

Lisa tries one more time to prove to herself that her flirting relationship with her editor is no big deal, but she realizes she caught real feelings and bolted from the theatre after that slight knee graze.

We wrap with an art gallery event at which Charlotte’s vertigo makes a dramatic return. No one under 40 believes it’s real, which is rude, and she winds up collapsing onto the art (which hilariously has an artistically placed used piece of protection).

Charlotte then hobbles into her apartment, walking sideways and bent over, with a Cartier bag.

It’s the perfect end to a chaotic night.