And Just Like That… | S01e03 Bd5

Perhaps the most poignant moment of "When in Rome" is one that involves a character who isn't there. Carrie reaches out to Samantha via text, only to be met with silence, and later, a funeral wreath.

She emails and DMs Natasha, only to be promptly blocked. and just like that… s01e03 bd5

In the past, a trip to Rome would have been fraught with sexual tension or a meet-cute with a handsome Italian stranger. Here, it is an exercise in avoidance. Carrie is running away from the silence of her brownstone. However, the most jarring moment of the episode—and perhaps the season so far—occurs not in Rome, but back in New York. Perhaps the most poignant moment of "When in