Spoiler Alert: This story contains the Breaker of "The Rat Race", Season 3, Episode 2 "And That", now streams on HBO Max.

Both episodes of "And That" are in full swing, and the dearest domination of Michael Patrick King continues.

The showrunner wrote his first episode of Sex and the City in his debut season in 1998, and he insisted that the writers working under him never repeat the past. It's a tough task, with 27 years of history under Carrie's designer belt - given that the characters themselves often return, but must be handled in a new way.

Aidan (John Corbett) has created interesting new complications for Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) this season as the couple vowed to take a five-year break and are now in trouble again. Aidan visited New York, and his encouragement Carrie to maintain a text relationship with him after previously agreeing to silence, promising to restore the relationship or threatening to balance Carrie.

Chaos is a constant in the universe "and that" that, King and his writers brought a universe through various unstable events in their first season, most notably the death of Big (Chris Notts), the death of Chris Noth, and Carrie believes it was her lifelong love. Since then, Carrie and her friends have arrived at a happier place, but Carrie is especially wondering if Big is her man.

It's the classic Carrie - King says the character is finally on a long and winding path to finding herself. The king talks with him type The decision about the journey of Aidan and Carrie as writers (newly written historical novels!) and the woman.

I want to start talking about where Carrie came from this season - and in the deal, she and Aidan will be in a fixed state until he can leave Virginia and he just slid back. It shocked me, it shocked me, it was an interesting decision to have him integrate the actors. How did you decide?

This is the first question in the room. We have put forward Carrie's almost impossible needs - Can you wait for me? I'll see you in five years - She was shocked, she said OK. What we don't want to do is start the season with the Dragon with "Five Years in...", so I think the best plan will lead to the best "Get Laid" plan. I'm drunk and always a rule breaker, and I think what could happen because we want to meet John Corbett as soon as possible.

It also creates another layer of Carrie and Aidan that we haven't seen yet, which is a strong sense of how sexual they are. Usually, this is a one off the stage. Therefore, breach of contracts, messy contracts, and back-and-forth thoughts all feel like something that will anger the situation. There is nothing more annoying than a performance about waiting for something to happen. So we find a way to make something happen and then take it away and then make it happen again, constantly and hopefully in an unpredictable way. He is here, she is there: How do we make this both surprising and fulfilling?

The relationship between deviation and convergence is also challenging in the history of television, as you risk testing your audience’s patience.

You don't have to talk about the legacy of other TVs. You can talk about the legacy of “sex and city” and “that’s it.” Carrie's separation from men has had a lot to do with her growth as a character for 27 years. The fact that she can’t stick to landing emotionally is important to her growth as a character.

With Aidan of John Corbett, he was so fascinated that we brought him back - this was his third time in her life, and we think there was a reason. We think, first of all, he is a legitimate character. Aidan vs. Big fights, but he is strong enough that people are connected with him. Whenever I meet a woman, I still say "Big or Aidan?" and they tell me the people they like and I tell them who they are.

Bringing Aidan back is tricky because in the writing room, I have a big rule: don't repeat it. So when you can't repeat anything, even if you want to repeat a character, this will give you a new way to go on the show. So, “they will or won’t” is really fun and really dangerous.

Carrie has been refusing to find "happy ever" to find. Do you think that on the longest timeline, she has the ability to find lasting love, or is it for her journey?

I think the basic truth of the whole character has been 27 years since finding her evolution - whether it’s the relationship with the person opposite her or with her own. It was a very worthwhile journey. Anyone in life is making their journey, and it would be great if someone enters their lives - like the last dubbing in the series.

The series is about testing the paper. And it's easy to type something, and it's hard to live. The person she will or will not be in the end - it is still unknown because it is fiction.

Speaking of novels, I want to discuss Carrie’s journey to discovering herself now covers her novel writing. That was her side we had never seen before.

I'm glad because it's a risk. One of the important characteristics of being a writer is that when you hand something in your life, sometimes you can write your own way through it, or make it less miserable or less problematic because you are forming a fictional cover. What’s great about this book for us is that Carrie doesn’t allow herself to write about her personal feelings about Aidan – they are too private. She put it comfortably in the past and moved further by calling herself a “woman.”

Another great thing is that you can hear the voiceover of Sarah Jessica again, which connects you with your original Carrie Bradshaw - who holds your hand and tells you, "That's how I feel." Other voiceovers are for her newspaper column articles. This dubbing is for people to see because she is sharing something with the audience that she won't even share with friends. Therefore, it feels more intimate.

It is a difficult task to stand out from the shadow of “sex and city” to make something truly new. How do you feel in three seasons? Did the show start gelling in a different way?

I started “and that” with shock (a tragedy) and then it took some time to get the character through these tragedies. Miranda's tragedy: Her life is broken. Now everyone travels through the darkness and they can be a little bit in the light. The second episode of the season, when Carrie meets Lisette to drink, you still remember her Carrie Bradshaw. Click Focus.

This interview has been edited and condensed.