The mystery behind that possible And Just Like That continuity error has been solved.
After eagle-eyed viewers pointed out a possible mistake in a season 3 scene between Lisa (Nicole Ari Parker) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis), Entertainment Weekly confirmed that the HBO Max show didn’t forget its original timeline of events.
In a clip that circulated on social media on Thursday, July 3, a fan asked, “Has And Just Like That completely forget they killed Lisa’s dad off already?” The moment from the Sex and the City spinoff showed Lisa telling Charlotte about her father’s death despite viewers remembering that Lisa already revealed something similar to Charlotte in season 1.
“My father died this afternoon. He had a stroke out of nowhere,” Lisa said in a season 3 clip. A season 1 scene then played, with Lisa telling Charlotte, “I was the exact same way when I lost my dad last year. I could see my rings literally shaking on my hands while I was trying to be so strong.”
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The comments section quickly weighed in with confused comments about the possible mistake.
“Don’t forget he was already passed in season 1, and came for dinner in season 2, now he is gone again… not everyone gets that kind of second chance,” joked one social media user before another quipped, “And just like that he was dead again.”
According to EW, however, the dad referenced in season 1 was actually Lisa’s stepdad. Her biological dad was then portrayed in season 2 by Billy Dee Williams — and that’s the dad who died last week in season 3.
Some fans, though, aren’t buying it. This isn’t the first time that fans have noticed possible editing and continuity mistakes, with shows such as Doctor Odyssey and The Bear getting questioned online.
In April, one ABC viewer took to X to share a screengrab, writing, “In last nights Doctor Odyssey, while the ship was sailing around the ocean. a tree from the outdoor studio they film at (on land) could be seen behind Tristan.”
The screenshot showed greenery behind Tristan (Sean Teale) despite the ship not being at a dock. In a behind-the-scenes video, the cast and crew showed off the real outdoor set with the ship docked with trees in the background. After the mistake was brought up, a fan flagged the update while showing the before-and-after versions.
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“THEY FIXED IT. The tree has been removed. And it turns out they forgot to CGI in the entire top of the ship too,” they wrote about the scene on Hulu, which no longer had a tree in the background after the same viewer flagged an onscreen inconsistency.
Meanwhile, in season 3 of The Bear, viewers pointed out a scene where Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) was talking on the phone.
“Love a continuity mess up. In #TheBear S3E5, when Richie is talking on the phone about Chef Terry closing her restaurant, one scene he has a wedding ring on, and after cutaway and back … no wedding ring,” wrote one fan via X in June 2024, while another added, “The lack of continuity on The Bear 3×05. No ring, ring, no ring again.”
The scene showed Richie speaking with Jessica (Sarah Ramos) about the restaurant Ever closing down. During the back-and-forth between Richie and Jessica, his wedding ring appeared and disappeared on his left hand.
