The best memes and jokes about the 'And Just Like That' premiere, including the big twist 'Sex and the City' fans can't stopping talking about

• Warning: This post contains major spoilers for "And Just Like That."
• The first "And Just Like That" episode ended with the death of a major character.

Warning: This post contains major spoilers for "And Just Like That."

The highly-anticipated follow-up to the iconic series "Sex and the City," "And Just Like That," premiered on Thursday, leaving fans shocked and heartbroken after the death of a major character.

Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) are back in the new show. They're still doing their usual lunchtime catchups, but now they have a new set of problems to contend with — like the absence of their fourth friend, Samantha (Kim Cattrall), who they say left the friend group after Carrie let Samantha go as her publicist.

Carrie is also still happily married to her husband, Big (Chris Noth), in the sequel series, but the first episode ends on a sad note when Big dies after a workout on his Peloton bike. Carrie, who was at Charlotte's daughter's piano recital at the time, came home to find Big had collapsed in the shower. He died in her arms soon afterward.

Big had been a "Sex and the City" staple throughout its six seasons on HBO and its two follow-up movies (released in 2008 and 2010). Fans of the series took to social media to express their shock at Big's death.

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—yelvs (@letsbececi) December 10, 2021

Some other fans were confused by Carrie's reaction. Instead of calling 911 to get help when she returned home and found him, she simply held her dying husband and cried in the shower while he was clearly still alive.

"WHY DID CARRIE JUST STAND THERE LOOKING AT HIM and then hOLD HIM instead of calling 911 like GIRL he wasn't even dead yet what are you DOING," a Twitter user wrote.

—gwenミ☆ (@ibegyourpart0n) December 10, 2021

Another "SATC" fan joked that Carrie probably doesn't know what 911 is.

—Hellvetika Paris Vanmichaels (@PanderShirts) December 10, 2021

Comedian Michelle Collins used a screenshot from a season six episode in which one of Carrie's boyfriends broke up with her using a Post-it note to joke about the writer not calling for help.

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While some fans were emotional about Big's death, some others were shocked that he died on a Peloton, a very popular name-brand exercise bike.

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Can we please talk about this show in the comments @hbomax #andjustlikethat #satc #carriebradshaw

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Peloton defended its bikes in a statement to the Los Angeles Times, shifting blame to the fictional Big's "extravagant lifestyle — including cocktails, cigars, and big steaks" for his death.

However, the company's statement didn't stop fans from making jokes about the exercise equipment.

—Chris Murphy (@christress) December 9, 2021

A social-media user joked that Cattrall should do a Peloton ad, referring to her long-running feud with Parker.

—Natalie Walker (@nwalks) December 10, 2021

—Ross Purves (@RossSPurves) December 9, 2021

—jo (@twiiterlessjess) December 10, 2021

—Sarah Allegra Nehama (@NehamaSarah) December 9, 2021

Big's death wasn't the only character departure fans had strong feelings about. Many argued that Samantha wouldn't have left her friends (and New York City) over a professional disagreement with Carrie.

—miranda jaye (@mirandajaye) December 9, 2021

—rachel syme (@rachsyme) December 9, 2021

—Lisa WhittingtonHill (@nerdygirly) December 10, 2021

New episodes of "And Just Like That" stream Thursdays on HBO Max.