Sarah Jessica Parker & 'And Just Like That' Writers Address Carrie & Aidan's Reunion, Tease What to Expect Next!

Aidan has returned!

As teased for months, John Corbett has reprised his role as Carrie’s former Sex & The City flame (Sarah Jessica Parker) in And Just Like That as of the latest episode.

And now, creator Michael Patrick King and the writers are speaking out about the big moment to THR, as well as the official writers room podcast.

Here are the biggest takeaways…

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MPK always knew Aidan was coming back once Season 2 was confirmed.

“The minute I knew we were doing a season two — before I even started writing — there was only one word in my mind for the season: Aidan…it felt like it would create excitement, which is great as a showrunner. And as a writer, it creates a very complicated past that we’re bringing into the present,” he said.

The writers knew that the reunion would be snapped by paparazzi.

“We knew Sarah Jessica and John Corbett were going to be seen on the street together filming, so we sort of said, ‘Well, it’s there in the world.’”

Sarah Jessica Parker shared what she felt the reunion would be like.

“I think they would project a hurdle and discover that there is less so. They are mature adults. They’ve had a lot of experience; separate lives, children, the loss of a husband. Just everyday accumulation of life events that make you better equipped to deal with another person you love or value or have affection for. And so I think … you prepare yourself for an obstacle that may not exist.”

Writer Julie Rottenberg wasn’t sure about bringing him back, and Michael Patrick King made sure John Corbett switched up his style upon his return.

“She was worried about re-trod turf and wanted to say, ‘Haven’t we already done him?’…we gave John a makeover. We cut his hair, we took the turquoise jewelry away. We told him he had to be rock-hard when he came back. It was a story choice: If we’re bringing somebody back, we have to find some way to bring him back in a new way,” he said.

Michael Patrick King teases there are still “tricks up our sleeves.”

“So here we are now, bringing Aidan back, again, and we have tricks up our sleeves as to how he is new and what we can actually do with the storyline considering — and it’s a very big consider — all the water under the bridge, all the pain they’ve already been through, how much Carrie has hurt him in the past — according to fan boards… twice — and how badly he took the break up,” MPK said.

They never considered bringing Aidan back in Season 1.

“There was no way he would ever exist in Carrie’s mind,” said MPK, with Julie adding: “I think if Big hadn’t died, I don’t think she ever would have reached out to [Aidan] again.”

Episode 8 will bring new details about Aidan’s life.

“The tone immediately should be different to people. Carrie is like, ‘I want to go on a date with him.’ Right up front. She’s not downplaying it. She’s like, ‘I said yes to the date. I knew it was Valentine’s Day. I want to have a date with him,’ Carrie points out in the scene that it’s been 13 years since she’s even seen Aidan. Which is kind of shocking to think about the stuff we’re about to pull off, which is John Corbett, Sarah Jessica in a scene after 14 years of an absence. That never happens, because no one plays a character for 25 years. Sarah Jessica did,” MPK said.

And Just Like That streams new episodes Thursdays on Max.

SJP also revealed how she really felt about those signature cosmopolitans!