And Just Like That, a ten-episode HBO Max Sex and the City sequel, might not only feature lesbian and bisexual actors Sara Ramirez and Cynthia Nixon. It may include sapphic characters! A popular fan theory is that Miranda Hobbes, who is played by Cynthia Nixon – and has been married to Christine Marinoni since 2012 – will be a late bloomer.
What’s continuing and changing since the original SATC? The show will follow “Carrie (SJP), Miranda (Nixon), and Charlotte (Davis) as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s,” the show’s description reads.
That’s right, the super sexy, brash, bold Samantha is gone. She was the reason I pretended to fall asleep on the lounge as a pre-teen so that, when Sex and the City came on late at night, I didn’t get sent to bed. I kept one eye open just to feel half-scared — but 100% fascinated — by her captivating slink and seductive quips.
If Miranda is made lesbian or bisexual in And Just Like That then it might make up for Samantha’s absence, depending on how it’s done. Miranda has always had gay vibes; her heterosexuality, like Janis Ian’s in Mean Girls, just didn’t make sense to me on those late night spying sessions.
The evidence that Miranda is into women in the reboot wouldn’t hold up in court but neither would the proof we had when we knew Kristen Stewart was gay. The difference is that Kristen is a real person and television has a long history of gay-baiting. “Will she or won’t she?” often means “Nope, but we got you watching!”
Popular television shows that eventually choose to include lesbian or bisexual characters often experience a drop in ratings and/or viewers. The ones who refuse still like to let us know they were at least thinking about making the financial sacrifice in a homophobic society to realistically represent diverse female sexual orientations *eye roll*
When it comes to Miranda being lesbian or bisexual, the sapphics are basing the hunch on the trailer and the hope that Cynthia Nixon advocated on behalf of her uncomfortably heterosexual character. Carrie has straight vibes. Miranda? Not quite. But is that just the residual gay from Cynthia Nixon overflowing into her character?
Apparently the way she has conversations is pretty gay. Especially with Sara Ramirez’s character. Ramirez’s on-stage speech about accepting yourself and living authentically alluded to one or more of the main trio being in the audience. The way it was filmed showed the POV was probably somebody in awe.
However, Steve is still around. Miranda is wearing a wedding ring. Her “you can have it all” speech led to my own theory: she stays married to Steve but screws around with women on the side. If they’re planning on opening up Miranda and Steve’s marriage so Miranda can explore women while going home to a man then the straights can keep her.
