'And Just Like That': Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis React To Major Premiere Death

The cast members of "And Just Like That" are weighing in on the major character death that shocked fans during the "Sex and the City" revival's premiere this week.

Carrie Bradshaw's (Sarah Jessica Parker) husband, Mr. Big (Chris Noth), tragically died of a heart attack at the end of the first episode of "And Just Like That," which dropped on HBO Max Thursday.

Cast members Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis, who play Miranda Hobbes and Charlotte York, respectively, shared their thoughts on Mr. Big's death during an interview with Entertainment Tonight.

Nixon said she was "sad" to see Mr. Big go but thought that the show's creators made a "very bold" move.

"But the title of the show is 'And Just Like That' and it's open to interpretation," she added. "To me, that means, in a moment your life can be transformed. Something wonderful can happen, something horrifying can happen. And certainly, there could be no more blow to the center of Carrie and her life than robbing her of Mr. Big."

In the first episode, Big suffers a fatal heart attack after completing his 1,000th Peloton ride and getting a shoutout from his favorite instructor, Allegra (played by real-life instructor Jess King). As he goes to take a shower, he drops his phone and clutches his left shoulder in pain.

Carrie finds him in the shower when she gets home from Charlotte's daughter's piano recital and cries as Big takes his last breaths. The episode ends with Carrie's voiceover, saying, "And just like that, Big died."

Later on, in the second episode, Miranda's husband, Steve Brady (David Eigenberg), mentions that Big had heart problems, but Miranda explains that his cardiologist signed off on him doing the workout.

Sharing her reaction to the twist, Davis told ET that she was "nervous" when showrunner Michael Patrick King first told her that they will be killing off Noth's character and that the scene was "terrifying" to watch.

"I was nervous. I was sad. Of course, I love Chris. Thankfully he's fine," Davis said. "But you know, it's hard because you never really want this to happen in life."

However, the actress thought the move was "bold" for a comedy show to deal with a serious topic and shared that her co-star, Parker, also "felt very strongly about it." But despite feeling "terrible," Davis said the work Parker and Noth did "was so beautifully done."

"Such great acting from both of them," she noted, adding, "And I understand that people are having a lot of feelings."

King admitted that it was his idea to kill off Mr. Big but insisted that he had a good reason for doing so.

"I wanted to see if it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all," he explained, adding that he wanted to create an "amazing arc" for Parker and her character and let the audience see the actress playing "both the dark and the light."

The showrunner also said he wanted to focus on Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte's "solid" friendship in the series. "I really wanted to see what happens when your friends show up for you in the most difficult thing that can happen to you in life, which is a death," he explained.

New episodes of "And Just Like That" are released every Thursday on HBO Max.