WARNING: Spoilers ahead for episode one of ‘And Just Like That…’
Chris Noth has defended his heartbreaking death scene in the Sex and the City reboot.
The first two episodes of the highly anticipated series premiered last week, and fans were left devastated by the sudden passing of Carrie Bradshaw’s husband Mr. Big.
At the end of the first episode, Big suffered a heart attack while he was home alone, after working out on a Peloton bike.
When Carrie arrived home to a quiet apartment she called out for her beloved husband, before finding him collapsed on their bathroom floor.
In a devastating scene, Carrie ran to his side and cradled him on the bathroom floor, before the episode ended with a voiceover which said: “And just like that, Big died.”
After the episode aired, fans flocked to social media to question why Carrie didn’t immediately call 911, as it could have saved his life.
Now Carrie girl why you ain’t call 911 #JustLikeThat pic.twitter.com/JuD584fXLi
— Kay (@Kay_Renee) December 10, 2021
But during a new interview with Vogue magazine, Chris explained why Carrie didn’t grab her phone and call an ambulance in his final moments.
Recalling conversations he had with showrunner Michael Patrick King, the actor said: “One thing Michael and I agreed on: We both called it the Bonnie and Clyde moment, which is that moment when Bonnie and Clyde are about to be eviscerated by bullets.”
“They have that look with each other, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. They both know that it’s the end.”
“We knew that we had to have that, that I just shouldn’t die alone in the bathroom. There had to be that last moment and no words, no corny dialogue, just a look, and I thought [King] did it so beautifully,” the 67-year-old explained.
“It was very important for both of us to find a way to have that last moment together, not that she walks in and finds me dead in the bathroom.”
“That was essential for me to come back to. And the rest is just chemistry with SJ. We’ve known each other a long time.”
Chris also admitted he was initially against the idea of his character dying in the reboot.
“When we were in discussions about it—because at first I balked at even the idea of coming back and dying—it just was like, ‘Well, just let it be, you know?'” he confessed.
However, the actor eventually came around to the idea following extensive chats with the show’s creator.
“I always know I’m gonna be taken care of by Michael Patrick King, in the writing and shooting and editing, so I felt very comfortable with dying,” Chris said.
“All things end, and it was time for him to go, unless we’re gonna be doing Scenes From a Marriage, Sex and the City style. There was nowhere to go with it but six feet under.”
