And just like that, Samantha’s cameo – sorry, “special appearance” – was over. We knew it wouldn’t be a lengthy drop-in, given that Kim Cattrall allegedly cannot stand Sarah Jessica Parker, and had already disclosed that the two women filmed separately. Still, perhaps we expected it to be longer than a minute and a half. Rather brilliantly, however, Cattrall’s cameo was essentially her explaining how she would not be cameoing. Samantha’s flight to New York was delayed by three hours – she was “fucking furious” – and so couldn’t, after all, surprise Carrie at the last supper she was holding...