r/TheSummerITurnedPrett

Even if people want to justify Jeremiah and Lacey…it’s the fact that he did it. He was so sad he slept with someone else? LOL

I'm excited to see all the characters in a new light.

I have started to see this tv show has certain paths for every area of life.

I feel myself in parts of characters.

Conrad and me kind of relate right now, because I'm wanting to be by myself, away from others, and quiet.

It's funny how everyone makes Belly the problem or Jeremiah or Conrad...but where were the parents in all of this...Like Beck encouraged a love triangle way too much and Laurel would parent when things already went to shit...

LIKE the most adult thing I have learned is accountability and responsibility...and I don't ever see that in the show...that everyone played a part in the aftermath of Beck dying or what happened with Jeremiah and Belly at their wedding.

I loved the Season 3 finale, because it seemed like everyone realized where they went wrong and made peace with it.

BUT, I love romance books (I didn't read this one) and I love romance movies and I am Team Conrad. It was such a good series and I finished it in like 3 days. I loved Belly and Jeremiah in college, but once they got engaged right after she found out he had slept with someone else TWICE and then her giving up Paris and them not actually being ready for marriage (because there is more to it than love), it was just not it. The writers knew what they were doing with Belly and Conrad spending all that time together planning her wedding to Jeremiah...

9/10 series. Can't wait to see the movie.

One of my biggest complaints with book adaptations is that there are different plot points dropped or changed (which is fine and often necessary to do in a tv adaptation) but then there are lingering effects from those plot points that no longer make sense in the context of the show.

It’s hard to explain but my main example is when Jeremiah yells at Conrad in season 3, “Even now you can’t admit how you feel about her to my face.”

…Except he did. Conrad admitted to Jeremiah at the motel in season 2 that he loved Belly.

Jeremiah’s line is almost directly from the book and it made sense in the book because Conrad had never admitted to anyone that he loved Belly.

They changed this plot point which is fine but then they left the effects of that plot point.

You can also see it with the way everyone treats Conrad. In the book, Conrad was an asshole very often and pretty much never apologized or owned up to it (still love him tho) and that’s why everyone was always treating him like a dick because he was one.

Again, this made sense in the context of the book, but Conrad is not anywhere near as cruel in the show as he was in the book yet everyone acts as if he is.

Same goes for Jeremiah but opposite. In the show, everyone acts like he’s a golden retriever and in the book he was very golden retriever-esque, but show Jeremiah is a manipulative crybaby. Yet he somehow stills gets treated like he’s a sweetheart by everyone.

For anyone who watched Every Summer After. That dumpster fire had this issue allll over the place. So many inconsistencies with the changes made.

I don't get it. If Belly loved Conrad, why did she react the way she did at the motel?

At night in the motel, Conrad explicitly tells her that he wants her and always will. That couldn't be any clearer than an "I love you." But when she wakes up the next morning, she runs right after Jeremiah, kisses him, and tells him she chooses him and not Conrad. Why?

Also, did Conrad actually see them kissing? Is that why he suddenly told her that everything he said the night before was a lie?

If she already loved Jeremiah and was on her way to tell Conrad, "I choose Jer, not you," why did she get so mad when Conrad took his words back? In her internal monologue, she gets furious and thinks something like, "This is what he always does, I'm throwing you out of my heart." If she didn't want to be with him anyway, why did it hurt her so much?

Finally, did she ever actually love Jeremiah? To me, her actions made it seem like she only cared for him as a friend. Yet, she kept telling him over and over that she loved him, chose him, and that Conrad meant nothing now (even right up until they called off the wedding).

Can someone please explain this to me? I really don't get her logic!

Season 2 has changed me. I’m a puddle on the floor. Ughhhhh. I’m sorry I’m sorry. I know there is a ton of Team Conrad’s here but I’m sorry, Team Jeremiah for sure. I have a feeling they won’t be end game but ughhh my heart. Onto season 3. 😭😭😭

I’m almost done with season 1, on the last two episodes! Is season 2 and 3 just as good? I’m so scared I won’t be as obsessed as I am with season 1.

I’m back!! Also tagging spoilers for anyone who hasn’t seen season 1 yet!!!

While it’s still fresh I wanted to post my takes from season 1!

- Belly is my favorite, I just wish she could find her footing and be herself more.
- I’m not team Jeremiah or team Conrad. Yet.
- I’m gonna be honest Conrad was a dick this whole summer but I get why by the season final, still doesn’t excuse the way he acted towards everyone.
- I like Jeremiah but I don’t really feel like he truly loves Belly. I think she was there and maybe feelings have been sparked but I don’t feel like they can be end game for me.
- I hate Taylor. Idk if I can learn to like her.
- Steven brings the comedy to this show that we need, also such good writing on a sibling duo.
- Susannah and Laurel are literally bestie goals, season final had me bawling like a baby for the both of them 😭😭😭

Final thoughts, totally in love and watched this season in less than 24hrs. Want more!
Also for all of you Vampire Diaries fans did the season finale Deb dance remind you of anything (wink wink).

Okay so season 1 I was kind of iffy about Taylor I wasn’t her biggest fan. I began to like her a lot more in season 2 but season 3 I thought the way she comforted Jere was really weird. Thoughts?

I named my goldfish Conrad. He is lonely, stressed, and in need of a friend. I am going to buy another fish and name it Cleveland. 🤣

I am so confused. I understand what's happening but it's a bit all over the place. Maybe I am missing some parts?? But it doesn't say when she broke up with Cam. All I know is that one day she and Cam hung out and next thing I know she was kissing Conrad for the first time?? Am I missing something??? I believe this happened in Book 1 but it's continued in Book 2 that's why I am so confused. And ALSO TAYLOR LIKES JEREMIAH??? OMGG that threw me for a loop. So far, I think the show is better. But also, I really like the books!

I feel like I understand she doesn’t like Conrad but trying to rush your friend from grieving isn’t going to help. Like she’s not listening to her at all. I feel like she doesn’t give her the best advice either but also obviously it’s from a teens perspective. I just feel like she should be more accepting of Belly’s feelings and not minimize them. I hope it gets better as they say the books are always different from the shows. Mind you I have seen the shows but it’s my first time reading the books.. bear with me. 🐻

I was just joking around with my uncle the other day and he reminded me of this when I brought up this show.

I was born to teen parents. That means I have uncles and aunts who are pretty close in age to myself. My youngest uncle is only 5 years older than me.

My dad has 8 brothers and sisters. We lived in a small town.

My uncle, Tom started to date this girl named Sarah in high school. I always thought she was so cool. She had a pixie haircut and was super athletic and smart. She played basketball and also loved makeup. Sarah and Tom broke up after 2 years. 3 years later, she started to date my other uncle, Will. Yup. She dated both my uncles. Hey! The pickings are slim in a small town. Ended up marrying my uncle Will and they have 4 kids together.

Anyway, Belly’s messy love story isn’t just pure fiction lol. Happens in real life sometimes too.

I love this scene, and always rewind when I get to the last episode of season three! When the music changes at 0:55, it feels like the moment of truth has arrived, it is do or die time, and the clock has struck 12 for Conrad. The piano reminds me of “bells”

go laurel and cleveland ig... in a car 2..