Carrie and Aidan Finally Face the Music inAnd Just Like That
Okay, so if you've been holding your breath for the inevitable confrontation between Carrie Bradshaw and Aidan Shaw, you can finally exhale. Because in Season 3, Episode 9 of And Just Like That , that long-overdue reckoning has arrived—and honestly, it might be the most emotionally raw moment we’ve seen from Carrie in a while.
The episode kicks off with Carrie surrounded by the usual whirlwind of her friends’ chaotic side plots—Miranda hiding gin, Charlotte bending over backward (literally), LTW still talking about the same issues with Herbert, and Anthony feuding with Gia in the most hilariously dramatic way. But let’s be real: all of that is just noise compared to what’s about to go down between Carrie and Aidan.
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From the jump, the tension is brewing. Carrie finds herself emotionally unmoored—her internal frustrations with Aidan’s rigid expectations, his sulking behavior, and his refusal to really move on from their messy past start to boil over. She’s been doing everything to mold herself around his needs, walking on eggshells, tiptoeing around old guilt—and now? She’s just had enough.
Things reach a head when Aidan, triggered by the smell of smoke on her (which she doesn't even try to hide), flat-out tells her to shower and basically dismisses her like a naughty child. The raw steaks sitting on the kitchen counter say it all—cold, bloody, and untouched. That’s the state of their relationship.
And then comes the moment: over iced tea at “the place we love,” Carrie lets it all out. For the first time in ages, she stands up for herself—not the version of her Aidan wants, but the real Carrie. She tells him she can't keep paying penance for something that happened decades ago, and she reminds him—firmly—that she’s changed. That she's been all-in, even with the ghosts of Big still lingering. But Aidan? He's still punishing her for the past.
What makes this scene so powerful isn’t just what’s said, but what’s unsaid. You can see the years of strain, guilt, and compromise collapsing between them. Carrie, who’s spent nine episodes trying to make things work, finally breaks the cycle. She’s no longer the woman waiting to be chosen. She chooses herself.
And just like that... it’s over. This breakup feels final. Not the dramatic, door-slamming kind. But the quiet, soul-weary kind. Carrie walks away, not just from Aidan, but from a version of herself that was shrinking to fit his world.
We’ve seen Carrie run in heels before, but this time, she’s running toward herself.
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