SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “The Rat Race,” Season 3, Episode 2 of “ And Just Like That ,” now streaming on HBO Max.

Two episodes in, “And Just Like That” is in full swing — and it’s holding to Michael Patrick King ’s most cherished rule.

The showrunner, who wrote his first episode of “Sex and the City” in the 1998 debut season, insists that the writers working under him never repeat what’s come before. That’s a tall order with 27 years of history under Carrie’s designer belt — and in light of the fact that characters themselves often return, but must be dealt with in new ways.

Aidan (John Corbett) has created intriguing new complications for Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) this season, as the pair, who swore to take a five-year break, are now enmeshed once more

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