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Which Taylor Swift Song Plays After Carrie and Aidan's 'AJLT' Breakup?

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, JUL 25 – Writers anticipate strong reactions to Carrie and Aidan's third breakup, highlighting complex emotions and character development in the HBO Max series, with episodes airing Thursdays.

  • The ninth episode of And Just Like That season three, titled 'Present Tense,' aired on Thursday, July 24, on HBO Max at 9 p.m. ET and featured Carrie and Aidan breaking up for the third time.
  • The breakup resulted from longstanding trust issues stemming from Carrie cheating on Aidan with her late husband, John, and Aidan's jealousy of Carrie's neighbor Duncan.
  • In the episode, Aidan confronts Duncan about his personal life while Carrie admits to Seema that the trust issues still hinder their relationship despite their efforts to reconcile.
  • Executive producers Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky emphasized 'We’re not going for ambiguity' regarding the breakup and featured Taylor Swift's breakup song 'The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology' to underscore the finality.
  • The writers and cast viewed the breakup as a painful but necessary closure for Carrie and Aidan's arc, while discussions continue about potential future seasons beyond the current three remaining episodes.
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The Hollywood Reporter broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Friday, July 25, 2025.
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