Executive producers Michael Patrick King, Julie Rottenberg, and Elisa Zuritsky are joined by co-executive producer Samantha Irby and executive story editor Lucas Froehlich to discuss the complicated heartbreak of episode 9: “Present Tense.” Michael reveals the line that John Corbett contributed to the episode, the backstory behind that Andy Cohen cameo, and which scene Sarah Jessica Parker said was among the hardest she’s ever had to do as an actor. Plus, the writers dig into their decision to have Miranda risk saying the unsexy thing to Joy.

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