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Somewhere in Manhattan, Carrie Bradshaw chain smokes and taps away at her laptop, bemused by Liza’s age-defying little white lies and

s sniper-like ascent into the upper echelon of television dramedies. She wonders: Was she prepared to pass the torch to a younger bunch or was she stuck shaking in her Manolos?

s cosmo glass. It downed the whole damn drink and ordered another round for the entire bar. But perhaps more of note, with its third season,

 placebo and built onto its foundation. Hailing from

could have balked at its self-fulfilling New York City love story prophecy. Those are four pairs of iconic heels to fill, and the TV Land rom-com slipped them on without so much as a blister.

succession with another romantic envelope pusher, 

that reigns supreme in the realms of love and female friendship. In spite of Liza’s fib about her age, the series has managed to unearth a striking harmony between modern women with which Lena Dunham’s 

merely flirts. Could you imagine Hannah and Marnie working together to launch their own publishing imprint?

Maybe it’s the wisdom that comes with age and motherhood, both things certain women of

and Sutton Foster’s Liza share, or maybe it’s the difference in experience. Age is just a number, yet the states of mind couldn’t be more distinct. And

understands this truth. While Liza straddles the blurred line separating her forties and nu-twenties, Kelsey (America’s sweetheart Hilary Duff) wades through the millennial muck as Diana (scene stealer Miriam Shor) endures mid-life dating in the time of Tinder. It’s all covered.

s third season unleashed a kinetic can’t-look-away quality that its previous seasons underplayed. The stakes of Liza’s double life had never been higher, especially as her long-simmering love triangle with Josh (Nico Tortorella) and Charles (Peter Hermann) rose to a rolling boil. Even when the narrative veered away from the central plot, side stories only pushed us closer to the edges of our seats as the tension grew.

But what makes the series special, beyond its explorations of ethics and relationships, stems wholly from its quiet savvy. This is a show that knows exactly what it’s doing, where it’s going, and how to pepper in expert-level jokes in every scene. This is a show with a nuanced and lovable lead actress whose character teeters on the fringe of likability. This is a show that simultaneously feels like kicking off your shoes with a glass of white wine at the end of the day and suiting up for a

When will Liza’s coworkers-turned-closest friends discover her secret? Will her whole world come crumbling down with one slip-up? These questions fueled each of Season 3’s 12 episodes until its shocking, cliffhanging climax that changed the very fabric of the series.

In the final moments of the Season 3 finale, Liza finally comes clean to Kelsey about her true self. Everything—the unabridged, messy truth. Naturally, we’re to expect divisions. Secrets will do that to a friendship. But this isn’t

. There is a fathomable future that suggests Kelsey could fly off the deep end or latch onto their strong bond to adapt to the news. But there’s a gray area, and

Elsewhere, the #TeamJosh vs. #TeamCharles battle mounts to its most contentious peak. After Josh opts out of his proposal when he sees Liza kissing Charles, matters of trust taint Liza’s personal affairs in brand new ways. Who will emerge from the wreckage as Liza’s Mr. Big? (For the record, Charles has a leg up as far as age and sparks, but Josh will forever be the love of her life.)

Season 4 can (and will) use these breaking points as catalysts for intensified drama from top to bottom. With Kelsey’s life also in shambles and Diana uncharacteristically letting love in, we’re getting into the good stuff with the ladies of

which is exactly what made us obsessed over

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TV Land’s edgy gem wore its heart and identity on its stylish sleeve from the moment Liza told her lie (told her sweet little lie). In three short seasons,

 defied expectations, found its niche, and settled into its glory days. And moving forward, it can only transcend the blueprint

s ladies might not leave behind a stiletto-print as sizable as Carrie and co., theirs will always be on trend.

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