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6 details you might have missed in 'And Just Like That' season 2

Erin McDowell   

6 details you might have missed in 'And Just Like That' season 2
Sarah Jessica Parker wearing a wedding dress in "Sex and the City" and in "And Just Like That..."Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images; Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty Images

"And Just Like That..." is officially back on our screens, and the second season is already loaded with "SATC" Easter eggs.

The first two episodes, which dropped on Max on June 22, contain nods to both the original "Sex and the City" series and its first movie.

Perhaps the most notable reference is the inclusion of Carrie's iconic Vivienne Westwood wedding gown, which Sarah Jessica Parker was spotted wearing while filming late last year.

Here are details you might have missed in the second season of "And Just Like That..."

Carrie has seemingly turned over a new leaf and realized that stoves are "not just for storage."

Carrie has seemingly turned over a new leaf and realized that stoves are "not just for storage."
Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in episode 1 of "And Just Like That" season 2.      Max

This refers to the original series, in which Carrie constantly jokes about being unable to cook and using her oven for clothing storage. Carrie appears to have become a better cook in recent years and is even attempting to poach eggs in the first episode of the second season.

Charlotte references Samantha while asking Carrie about her new beau.

Charlotte references Samantha while asking Carrie about her new beau.
Kristin Davis and Sarah Jessica Parker in episode 1 of "And Just Like That" season 2.      Max

After arriving at Carrie's apartment unannounced one morning, Charlotte meets Franklyn, Carrie's podcast producer and casual hookup. While the girls walk and talk about the new relationship, Carrie tells her not to do the "Charlotte thing" and make them into a happy couple.

Charlotte then jokingly asks Carrie about how big Franklyn's member is, saying, "I'm not allowed to be me, so I'm going to be Samantha."

This is the first reference to Samantha in the new season, but thankfully it won't be the last.

On May 31, Variety reported that Kim Cattrall, who plays Samantha, had filmed one scene for the upcoming second season. In the brief scene, Samantha has a phone conversation with Carrie. However, Cattrall and Parker — who've had a long-documented falling outnever actually interacted with each other on-set to film the scene, Variety reported.

One pretty obvious callback in the premiere episode of "And Just Like That" season 2 is the inclusion of Carrie's wedding dress.

One pretty obvious callback in the premiere episode of "And Just Like That" season 2 is the inclusion of Carrie
Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in episode 1 of "And Just Like That" season 2.      Max

After her former podcast host's wife, who is a fashion designer, is tasked with making Carrie's dress for the Met Ball, the plans fall through in a disastrous way. With only half an hour to go until fashion's biggest night and no dress to wear, Carrie pulls out her Vivienne Westwood wedding gown and matching bird fascinator.

"We had to find the bird [headpiece] and make sure it was still alive and functioning because it's very, very fragile and we had to make a call to Vivienne Westwood to make sure the gown was still together and would fit her," costume designer Molly Rogers told Bustle.

Even the most casual of "Sex and the City" fans will remember that Carrie only wore the dress one time — and as Carrie mentions in the episode, it wasn't exactly a happy memory. In the first "Sex and the City" movie, Big leaves Carrie at the altar while she's wearing the gown.

"I put a bird on my head!" Carrie exclaims in frustration when talking about the disastrous day in the movie.

When they eventually do get married, she wears a simple "labelless dress."

Miranda is struggling to adjust to the Los Angeles lifestyle — she criticized the city in a similar way in the original series as well.

Miranda is struggling to adjust to the Los Angeles lifestyle — she criticized the city in a similar way in the original series as well.
Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes in episode 2 of "And Just Like That" season 2.      Max

Between an unfortunate incident during a sensory-deprivation tank appointment — which might also be a reference to when Miranda threw her neck out in the shower and had to be rescued by Aidan — and losing her phone while cleaning up a beach, Miranda is obviously still a New Yorker at heart.

This should come as no surprise to viewers: In the original series, the girls visited LA and Miranda was constantly criticizing the city's earthy-crunchy diet trends, affinity for hiking, and more.

In episode 2, Carrie and Charlotte chat in front of a store window. The shot is apparently a direct reference to an iconic scene from the series.

In episode 2, Carrie and Charlotte chat in front of a store window. The shot is apparently a direct reference to an iconic scene from the series.
Carrie Bradshaw and Samantha Jones in "Sex and the City" and Carrie and Charlotte speak in front of a shop window in "And Just Like That."      Max

In the original series, Carrie utters the famous words, "Hello, lover" to a pair of shoes while window shopping with Samantha in season four.

In the second episode of "And Just Like That" season 2, Charlotte and Carrie similarly speak in front of a store window, with handbags clearly visible in the same way that the shoes were in the original shot.

In "Sex and the City," Carrie says a swan-shaped purse Big bought her is "just wrong," but in "And Just Like That," she holds a pigeon-shaped purse.

In "Sex and the City," Carrie says a swan-shaped purse Big bought her is "just wrong," but in "And Just Like That," she holds a pigeon-shaped purse.
A scene from "Sex and the City" where Carrie holds a Judith Leiber purse and a scene from "And Just Like That" where Carrie holds a JW Anderson pigeon purse.      Max

In the original series, Big gives Carrie the purse after she tells him she loves him, but he doesn't say it back. Later, at an Upper East Side party, Carrie notices that all of the upper-crust ladies there own different iterations of the swan-shaped, jewel-encrusted Judith Leiber purse Big gave her — indicating that he doesn't really know who she is.

In "And Just Like That," Carrie holds a pigeon-shaped purse by JW Anderson. While the bags are similar in style, the one Carrie holds now is much more playful and tongue-in-cheek than the fancy Judith Leiber clutch that Big gave her and is more in touch with Carrie's own personal style.

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