Review of When in Rome

And Just Like That...: When in Rome (2021)
Season 1, Episode 3
6/10
Some good points, some bad
16 December 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Natasha and Carrie storyline was interesting, the conversation they had at last was on spot and moving, brilliantly acted as well.

I'm happy that Charlotte has noticed Miranda's addiction and hope that they will address the issue further in the episodes to come.

Bad points now: I've always liked Stanford, but in this reboot the character is annoying, especially the dialogues he was given. I'm saddened that the writers had written the scenes with him so poorly when I think back how that's the last we are going to see of this wonderful actor, RIP Willie Garson.

As a lesbian, I'm still disappointed with Miranda changing her sexuality in the age of 55. It can happen for some women who have been repressing their sexuality, especially if they are living in opressive societies, but that's not Miranda. We've all known Miranda for decades and she's never shown any trace of homo- or bisexuality before, and she was certainly never the one shy to explore. Why change the character? Actors should be able to enact personalities different than theirs so why the character's personality has to change in order to look more like the actress who's playing it? Plus the Steve thing - does Steve not matter anymore? His infidelity was such a huge issue, will they really go that route again with Miranda? She was the first one to judge Steve.

Sara Ramirez is plain boring, the podcast jokes are not even funny, and they just took over this whole episode with their stand-up performance and bored me to death.

Carrie keeping her old apartment for 15 years just staying there empty is unbelievably stupid and unrealistic and selfish in overcrowded Manhattan. It's incredible how she has supposedly been living in a different place for 15 years, with the love of her life nonetheless, and still thought of the old apartment as her only home. The first time they mentioned the old apartment still being in her possession I knew she was moving back in so that was a major spoiler that something would happen with Big.
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