Still, I couldn’t help but wonder if maybe, despite all those seductive moments, lustful glances and talk of embracing change, that Miranda’s new direction might not ultimately lead her to a gay awakening. I started to think that Miranda might just follow Carrie’s lead; revamp her wardrobe, perhaps, or get her own pad.

It turns out, reader, that I was wrong to doubt myself. For in the fifth episode of And Just Like That, we find out that Miranda Hobbes’ new direction does indeed lead to a queer reckoning.

It all begins after Carrie’s hip operation, when Che calls by the hospital with a care package. Unfortunately Carrie’s indisposed on the toilet – so Miranda goes to meet Che in the canteen instead.

As they sit eating Che’s homemade food, Che, in an uncharacteristic moment of vulnerability, opens up to Miranda about the struggles they once had with their identity. Che stares deep into Miranda’s soul, as if willing her to make a confession of her own – but all Miranda can manage is that she quit her high-flying job in law because she felt trapped.

Miranda’s queer storyline in And Just Like That is finally reflecting real life, and it’s everything