‘And Just Like That’ Wants Us to Pretend Carrie’s Lazy Novel Is a Work of Genius

In the seventh episode of Season 3, airing on Thursday, And Just Like That… seemed to step over the border between entertaining fiction and outright manipulation. Throughout the season, Carrie, a former sex columnist, podcaster, and memoirist, has been experimenting with historical fiction. The episodes often feature Sarah Jessica Parker’s voiceover, mirroring the witty narration from Sex and the City. However, these passages are poorly written, which isn’t necessarily an issue given that we all know Carrie is a mediocre writer. What pushed me over the edge on this storyline was the scene where she exchanged manuscripts with Duncan, a renowned biographer. His enthusiastic response to her writing shatters any notion that Carrie’s clunky prose is meant as an in-joke between the show’s creators and viewers. Instead, we’re expected to believe that the novel is of high quality.

Jurassic Park & World Rotten Tomatoes Scores: You Won’t Believe What’s #1!

In a way, things aren’t all that bad! It’s a matter of perspective, like looking at whether a glass is half full or half empty. When considering the franchise’s standing with critics, as shown by its Rotten Tomatoes approval ratings, it sheds light on the varying opinions about films beyond the original Jurassic Park. If you take a look at the entire critical reception of the Jurassic Universe, the status and acclaim of everything apart from Steven Spielberg’s ’90s masterpiece is up for debate:

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