And just like that… Charlotte and Harry’s lives turned upside down.
Kristin Davis is opening up about Season 3, Episode 5 of “And Just Like That…” titled: “Under the Table.”
In the episode, Charlotte (Davis) learns that her husband, Harry (Evan Handler), has prostate cancer. Harry is optimistic about his diagnosis and beating cancer, but Charlotte is overcome by anxiety.
“I knew something would happen, right? We couldn’t just go on, if you know what I mean,” Davis, 60, told Variety on Friday about her storyline. “I was relieved that it wasn’t something horrible. It could have been worse — at least I didn’t have to cheat on him or something like that, right?”
“That would be so out of character; it would make no sense,” she added. “I knew Alexandra Bellusci Michael [Patrick King] wouldn’t do that, but I was like, ‘Oh, God — cancer.’ Which is how Charlotte feels, and, of course, how everyone would feel.”
Sharing what fans can expect down the road, Davis — who has portrayed Charlotte since “Sex and the City” debuted in 1998 — admitted: “The thing that I love, that you’ll see in the second half, is that it has a really great way that it goes.”
The “Couples Retreat” alum elaborated, “In terms of Charlotte having to keep the secret that Harry wants her to keep, and the toll that it takes on her. She’s trying to take care of him, and then she’s trying to fulfill his wishes about who she tells or doesn’t tell. So she really doesn’t have her friends, and she ends up not taking care of herself.”
Davis also noted that this plot line is universal and one that can resonate with a multitude of viewers.
“This is something that a lot of people relate to — women and men — if you have a partner who gets a disease, and you forget to take care of yourself,” she said.
“It has a comedic element to it, which was really fun and scary to do, but it’s just really true to life. It seems like a perfect storyline for Charlotte that she would, of course, forget to take care of herself, and then have her own health,” Davis added.
Charlotte and Harry have been together since Season 5 of “Sex and the City,” when she hired him as her divorce lawyer during her split from her first husband, Trey. The couple, who have been married for 22 years, have kids Lily and Rock.
“It’s hard to remember that sometimes,” Davis said about how much the on-screen love interests have been through over the years. “It’s good to be reminded — but when you’re in the moment, [the history is] there, but you’re trying to make sure you’re doing what you’re supposed to do right now. But it informs everything.”
The “Cash Out” alum hosts a rewatch podcast, “Are You a Charlotte?,” which gives her a chance to take a walk down memory lane, for not only her story but that of Carrie, Samantha (Kim Cattrall) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) as well.
She shared with the outlet, “When I’m looking back at the old show for my podcast, I’m always like, ‘Wow.’ All these things happen that I forgot — it’s impossible to remember it all, just like how in our regular lives, it’s impossible to remember everything.”
Thursday’s episode also featured another cameo by Samantha Jones. Just like in Season 1, it came via a text message. The role of Samantha was played by Kim Cattrall, who opted not to return for the reboot.
In the scene, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) texts Samantha for information on her new downstairs neighbor, Duncan Reeves (Jonathan Cake).
“They say he’s a lot of fun. Why?” Samantha writes back about the British author. Carrie then fills in her longtime bestie that “he’s living under me,” to which Samantha responds, “I wish he was under me.”
Despite Charlotte and Harry’s decades-long marriage, Nixon, 59, revealed that the show works best when the core group of characters aren’t in long-term romances.
Much like how the ladies, including Carrie, are exploring new options.
Nixon told Entertainment Weekly in May, “I think our show is always at its most quintessential when as many of us as possible are single and dating and failing at it.”
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