Samantha Jones Makes a Perfectly Suggestive Cameo on “And Just Like That... ”Season 3

And conscionable for illustration that, Samantha Jones is backmost — well, via matter that is. 

On play 3 of nan Sex and nan City revival, Kim Cattrall's beloved characteristic makes a little return arsenic Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) continues to navigate life successful New York City. 

In section 5 ("Under nan Table"), Carrie finds herself dealing pinch a difficult downstairs neighbor, Duncan Reeves (Jonathan Cake), who insists that she return disconnected her precocious heels erstwhile stepping astir her Gramercy Park townhouse. 

While nan 2 spell backmost and distant complete nan sound rumor for astir of nan section — Carrie is adamant astir not taking disconnected her shoes while Duncan says he tin only slumber during nan time — Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) takes up Carrie connected her connection to clang astatine her spot aft fleeing a frightening Airbnb business involving a naked man pinch a machete. 

It's only aft Miranda moves successful (temporarily) that Carrie learns Duncan is an acclaimed biographer who is engaged moving connected his adjacent book.

Then, astir halfway done nan episode, Carrie turns to nan 1 personification who knows thing and everything astir group successful nan publishing business: Samantha. 

Although Samantha does not physically look connected screen, nan camera cuts successful adjacent connected Carrie's iPhone to show that she's texting her longtime friend, "What do you cognize astir Duncan Reeves?" 

The euphony successful nan section noticeably channels Sex and nan City's original plucky people — striking pains of nostalgia for nan bully ole days — arsenic Samantha writes back. 

"They opportunity he's a batch of fun. Why?" she responds earlier Carrie clarifies, "He's surviving nether me." 

"I wish he was nether me," Samantha quips successful acquainted fashion, prompting Carrie to outcry retired to Miranda, "Hey, Samantha says that Duncan Reeves is known to beryllium fun." 

"Well, he's for illustration 6'5, truthful that's her benignant of fun," Miranda responds, earning a chuckle retired of Carrie.

Sadly, nan relationship stops location arsenic Carrie gets pulled successful to thief Miranda pinch a manner emergency for a day she has pinch her rule colleague, Joy (Dolly Wells, reprising her domiciled from play 2). 

Samantha's "cameo" successful play 3 follows Cattrall's highly anticipated on-screen return to nan franchise astatine nan extremity of play 2. 

During the finale, Carrie received a telephone telephone from Samantha, who was seen successful nan backseat of a municipality car. "My flight's 3 hours delayed, Carrie. I won't beryllium capable to make it location successful time," she said, referring to her friend's "Last Supper" astatine her aged apartment. 

Apparently, Samantha was readying to drawback a formation from London's Heathrow Airport to N.Y.C. to astonishment her friend conscionable for 1 night. "Well, it is your flat and I person to salary my respects," she said.

After being put connected speakerphone, Samantha paces her respects by saying, "Thank you for everything you f------ fabulous, fabulous flat." 

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Samantha's return past ended pinch a callback to Annabelle Bronstein, her British alter-ego seen successful Sex and nan City play 6.

Samantha's absence from nan series, meanwhile, was first explained successful nan play 1 premiere, erstwhile it was revealed that nan 2 drifted isolated aft Carrie fired Samantha arsenic her publicist and Samantha moved to London.

Since then, nan erstwhile friends person slow reconnected complete a matter speech present and there, flowers sent to Big's (Chris Noth) funeral, and off-screen drinks reunion pursuing nan play 1 finale.

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And Just Like That... play 3 airs Thursdays astatine 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT connected Max.