WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for And Just Like That..., available now on HBO Max.

A common occurrence from Sex and the City that carries over into the sequel series And Just Like That... is the openness and honesty between the main characters that they do not share with their spouses and loved ones. When Miranda Hobbes' personal problems swelled in a recent episode, culminating in her hooking up with Che Diaz in Carrie's apartment, they finally burst into a confession and recognition of many of her issues. She and the girls shared an open dialogue addressing Miranda's problems, but even then, there is one key issue nobody has brought up.

Miranda isn't communicating with Steve. Confessing to her friends that she feels trapped in a sexless marriage, driven to alcoholism and infidelity as she conducts a journey of self-discovery, it is utterly baffling why nobody at any point suggests that Miranda should talk about these issues with her husband.

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At the start of And Just Like That..., Miranda seems perfectly happy with the state of her life and optimistic about its progression into the future. She works on earning a Master of Human Rights degree as her career as a lawyer takes a more personal and political edge, and she is as comfortable as ever in her relationship with Steve Brady. But as the series unfolds, it turns out that she may be too comfortable. Secretly squirreling away spirits and drinking throughout the day, it is steadily revealed that Miranda has developed a drinking problem due to her feelings of monotony and simplicity.

Miranda seems to see Che as an exciting solution to her problems, and many of her issues come to a head when the two get drunk and have sex in Carrie's kitchen. Given that Carrie was convalescing from hip surgery at the time and her cries for help to go to the bathroom went neglected, the instance brings Miranda's problems to a boiling point when she finally admits to her issues. She accepts her drinking problem, confesses to Carrie and Charlotte her unhappiness and infidelity, and the trio have a heated discussion about what exactly to do. And yet, none of that transparency and communication includes Miranda's husband, Steve.

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Part of Miranda's issues with Steve result from their lack of a sex life. Having gone years without physical intimacy, Miranda instead masturbates in private while indulging her fantasies about Che. Though Miranda and Steve get along, sharing drinks and snacks and TV shows, she says they feel more like roommates than lovers. These seem like fundamental, serious, extremely important issues for two people in a relationship to dialogue about. So where is the dialogue?

Thus far, And Just Like That... doesn't feature Steve much at all, with so little of his perspective that the audience is left in the dark as to whether or not he is aware of Miranda's alcoholism or her attempts to address it. The main development shown is his hearing loss, which is used as a comical trait to underline the character's advancing age but unfortunately leaves Steve sorely neglected.

There was always a key message in Sex and the City about the importance of friendship and the invaluable support such relationships can provide. The main characters' friendship always benefitted from open communication, and that is still the case even years later in And Just Like That.... That same kind of open communication needs to apply to their romantic relationships as well. Steve deserves to know that Miranda is unhappy and what her struggles are like, and the audience deserves to know how he responds to them.

To see if this unspoken issue gets addressed, new episodes of And Just Like That... are available on Thursdays on HBO Max.

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