And Just Like That… Season 3 Episode 2 “The Rat Race” introduces a hot new hunk to the MAX show. Logan Marshall-Green plays Adam, a trendy New York City gardener who comes to Carrie’s (Sarah Jessica Parker) rescue in more ways than one. Adam’s entrance into the Sex and the City universe is so perfectly plotted, so effortlessly romantic, so old Hollywood meet cute, that I was screaming at my screen for Carrie to ditch Aidan (John Corbett).
Now, that’s probably not going to happen. If anything, the And Just Like That… Season 3 teasers suggest Adam is being set up as a new love interest for Seema (Sarita Choudhury). Still, the point stands that Adam, the hot gardener, is exactly the kind of character And Just Like That… was missing.
**Spoilers for And Just Like That… Season 3 Episode 2 “The Rat Race,” now streaming on MAX**
And Just Like That… fans know all too well that Carrie Bradshaw has moved out of her iconic Sex and the City bachelorette pad and put down roots in a palatial Gramercy Park home. The historic house features a beautiful garden with a horrific problem: rats. When the exterminators tear the gorgeous green space apart to root out the rats for good, Carrie is left with a different dilemma. What is she going to do with the garden now?
Carrie does what any modern woman of means would do and turns to Instagram. She discovers the enchanting designs of a trendy gardener named Adam and makes the call. When Adam finally arrives for his consultation, he wins Carrie — and the audience — over by providing another incredible service. Namely, he saves Shoe the cat after she escapes Carrie’s house.
Maybe this makes me a total mark, but seeing this incredibly handsome man, sporting a tight t-shirt, aged leather satchel, and fluffy kitten made me absolutely melt. I almost went feral. This is the type of man that And Just Like That… has been missing! Sure, it’s fun that Aidan is back and I’ll always adore Harry (Evan Handler) for Charlotte, but an under-appreciated part of the original Sex and the City was the constant churn of crush material. With Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) pursuing sapphic sex partners and Carrie devoting herself to Aidan, I was worried And Just Like That... would continue to leave me, a heterosexual woman, in the lurch. I was wrong.
Because Carrie and Aidan are in the throes of a long-distance situationship, my initial thought was that she should have a bit of “fun” with Adam. Add some spice to the show, already! However, the more I think about it (and reflect on the pointed editing choice to show Seema and Adam together in the show’s ad campaign), I can admit that’s a bad idea. If Carrie hooked up with Adam, it would likely just be a quick, messy affair. Adam would be off the show in no time.
And I don’t know about you, but I want to enjoy the sight of a handsome gardener tinkering away in Carrie’s space for a while now.
Logan Marshall-Green, welcome to the world of And Just Like That… and many SATC superfans’ fantasies.