Lola Tung Reveals What She Hopes Fans Take Away from ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’
Even Belly Conklin’s dress may be Team Conrad.
After all, fans noticed a subtle editing error on The Summer I Turned Pretty when Belly (Lola Tung) and her fiancé Jeremiah Fisher (Gavin Casalegno) woke up in his dad Adam Fisher’s living room.
As the phone alarm went off and the couple prepared to start the day in the Aug. 13 episode, Belly’s clothes were crumpled up next to Jeremiah’s side of the air mattress. As the younger Fisher brother urged his love to go back to sleep, the dress was seen being slowly dragged off-screen.
As the scene made its way to TikTok, one commenter joked Jeremiah’s mom Susannah, who died ahead of season two, was the culprit behind the dress’ swift exit from the scene. They teased, “It’s the ghost of Susannah trying to tell Belly she shouldn’t marry Jere.”
Meanwhile, another speculated what happened while the scene was taking place. As they wrote, “All I can imagine is a cameraman’s foot stuck and they’re just nonchalantly trying to move away before they get on screen.”
As for why Belly and Jeremiah were crashing at the Boston apartment belonging to his dad Adam (Tom Everett Scott)?
The morning conversation came two weeks after a very juicy peach created tension between Belly and her ex-boyfriend and future brother-in-law Conrad Fisher (Christopher Briney).
After Jeremiah was stuck at his internship at Adam’s company—which he took to get into his dad’s good graces amid the wedding planning—during the Aug. 6 episode, Conrad agreed to take Belly around Cousins Beach to prepare for her upcoming nuptials.
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Despite the older Fisher brother yearning for Belly, he attempted to keep his feelings for her under control. From a local bakery to a major sale at Michaels, the med student did a good job. However, things took a turn after the pair stopped at a peach stand before heading back to the summer house.
As The Rolling Stones‘ “Wild Horses” played, Conrad watched as Belly enjoyed the summer fruit. When the juice dripped down her chin, her ex pulled out the hem of his white T-shirt and wiped her face, which left both of them in shock.
As he walked back to the car, Conrad narrated, “Whatever I thought was happening here was only in my head.”
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With the following episode beginning with Belly and Jeremiah’s multi-week stay in Boston, it was definitely not just Conrad who felt it.
Looking back, Chris noted that his character “loses touch with reality” in the intimate moment.
“I think it’s sort of like an Icarus moment,” he told Deadline earlier this month. “I think that he loses touch with what is correct, and I think puts himself in sort of a dangerous place.”
As fans await the next episode of The Summer I Turned Pretty, keep reading to see all the differences between season three and the third book.
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A Bigger Time Jump
While We’ll Always Have Summer begins with Belly Conklin (Lola Tung) finishing up her freshman year at Finch University, season three of The Summer I Turned Pretty actually takes place at the end of her junior year.
That means, by the time Jeremiah Fisher (Gavin Casalegno) cheats on Belly with Lacie Barone (Lily Donoghue), they had been dating for four years in the series, not two.
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No Rebrand For Belly Conklin
Before Belly opens her dorm room ahead of her freshman year—a flashback that takes place in the first five minutes of the season premiere—her brother Steven Conklin (Sean Kaufman) quickly scribbled “Belly” over her full name, “Isabel,” on the door. In subsequent scenes, her college friend Anika Johnson (Sofia Bryant) calls her Belly.
However, in the book, Belly didn’t correct anyone who called her by her government name.
“I didn’t plan to start going by Isabel. It just happened,” she said in the book. “I remember the way I fumbled with my key and how I looked up at the door and saw it. ‘Isabel,’ it was in glue-on rhinestones.”
Then, she introduced herself as Isabel to her roommate Jillian Chapel and moving forward, it’s what everyone at Finch called her.
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An Homage to Peter Kavinsky and Lara Jean Covey
Jenny Han’s To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before—the first in its own trilogy, later adapted for Netflix— might’ve been published three years after We’ll Always Have Summer, but the series was sure to pay homage with small Easter eggs.
For instance, Belly had a photo of her and Jeremiah dressed up as Peter Kavinsky and Lara Jean Covey on her dorm wall. The novel’s sequel, P.S. I Still Love You, was a hint in the crossword puzzle Conrad Fisher (Chris Briney) was doing with Belly during Christmas.
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Conrad Is Looking Within
The TV series began exploring Conrad’s mental health struggles, including anxiety attacks, during the first season while he tried to keep it together after learning that his and Jeremiah’s mom Susannah Fisher (Rachel Blanchard) was diagnosed with cancer again.
By the third, the Stanford University student was seen sitting with a therapist before he planned his return to Cousins Beach for a dedication in Susannah’s honor. During his session, he and his doctor explored his concerns around attending the event, although he doesn’t delve into his complicated love triangle. At least he’s there, right?
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Bonjour Paris!
In the series, Belly learns that she was taken off the waitlist to study abroad in Paris the following semester, which means she can’t room with Anika in the fall. (Jeremiah hadn’t even proposed at this point.)
However, in the book, she changes her boarding plans because of her unexpected engagement. Anika still understands as she tells Belly in the text, “I’m not mad. I mean, yeah, it sucks that we won’t be living together, but I’ll figure something out.”
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Steven and Taylor’s Romance
While Taylor Jewel (Rain Spencer) and Steven’s relationship isn’t explored in any of the books, their on-and-off romance becomes a secondary storyline in the latest season. Although Taylor is dating frat boy Davis and Steven is dating Mia, the pair had been having an affair since reuniting in Manhattan during spring break (the same week Jeramiah cheated on Belly).
After Steven tells Taylor, while they’re driving, that he broke up with Mia so they could try to rekindle their relationship, an overwhelmed Taylor demands that he pull over. When she gets out, Steven is T-boned by another car while making a U-turn, which puts him in a medically induced coma. Don’t worry, though, he makes a full recovery.
Although the same can’t be said for their relationship—at least at this point in the season.
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