Billy Dee Williams and Nicole Ari Parker in "And Just Like That..."

Never, in the history of television, has there been such a resounding consensus about the hate-watchability of HBO’s “And Just Like That.” I’m not sure what we all expected, because it’s impossible to replicate the vulgar, sweet (albeit woefully white) magic of “Sex and the City” without Samantha — but it’s bad. And by bad, I mean, we can’t tear ourselves away from the screen.

Season 1 barfed out a few hastily executed plotlines about queerness and gender identity. And while I appreciated the attempt to racially diversify the cast, it somehow panned out that each ensemble character had their own emotional support woman of colour. And for fuck’s sake, where was the sex?

Season 2 heard the notes. There was more boning all around, and the writers gave Seema (Sarita Choudhury), Lisa (Nicole Ari Parker) and Nya (Karen Pittman) more substantial stories. Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) even traded in the wigs for her signature ginger tresses. But then there was Che Diaz (Sara Ramírez). Che did a number on Miranda and all of us, counteracting many of the advancements from the previous season.

And just like that, we’re pitifully hooked on Season 3 with its bright Gramercy Park aesthetics, newly minted Aidan (John Corbett) shenanigans and strategically bulging baguettes. As we all continue to tune in against our own wills, the list of things that don’t quite add up gets longer. We’ve been fairly forgiving about some of these (is Lisa’s dad a zombie or something?), but others are getting under our skin.

So time to air out some of these “And Just Like That”........

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