{"id":2869,"date":"2025-09-25T09:49:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/reacting-to-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-series-finale\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T09:49:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:49:12","slug":"reacting-to-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-series-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/reacting-to-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-series-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Reacting to \u2018The Summer I Turned Pretty\u2019 series finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Committed to bringing you the utmost quality of journalism, The Michigan Daily TV writers sacrificed 79 minutes of our lives \u2014<\/em> <em>some of us baked, some of us buzzed and none of us bored \u2014 to watch the series finale of \u201cThe Summer I Turned Pretty.\u201d We started the evening excited for the conclusion and a little bit horrified by the shenanigans Belly (Lola Tung, debut) might pull leading up to it. Over the course of the episode, our horror only grew.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In the series finale, Conrad (Christopher Briney, \u201cMean Girls\u201d) has just arrived in Paris to surprise Belly for her 22nd birthday. Meanwhile, Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno, \u201cThe Vampire Diaries\u201d) and Taylor (Rain Spencer, \u201cTest Screening\u201d) work to frantically set up a last-minute dinner for Taylor\u2019s PR firm.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article was lightly edited to increase clarity while maintaining the authenticity of the piece.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(The thumbnail of the episode loads on screen.)<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Buzzed 1: FUCK ASS BOB!<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: She serves unfathomable cunt every episode.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: And then she opens her mouth.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: I still have to do my Duolingo.<\/p>\n<p>(We start the episode. Belly and Conrad meet again. \u201cJe te laisserai des mots\u201d by Patrick Watson starts playing.) <\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-2    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Buzzed 5: NOT THIS FUCKING SONG!<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: That\u2019s too much.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: Look at how French it is; they\u2019re riding in a scooter.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 1: Conrad\u2019s just standing there.<\/p>\n<p>Baked 1: That guy\u2019s name is Conrad?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-3    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Buzzed 2: You should hear his brother\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>(Belly tells Conrad to give her a hug.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 1: \u201cWhere my hug at?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: I love how she got magically fluent in French in like three months. Also how the fuck is she affording this studio apartment in Paris? She should have like 15 million roommates.<\/p>\n<p>(Back in Boston, Jeremiah is making coffee in Denise\u2019s (Isabella Briggs, \u201cEvil\u201d) apartment.) <\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-4    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Buzzed 4: Oh, he has a Moka pot? That\u2019s fucking sick.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 1: He has the craziest blue-eyed stare.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: He scares me.<\/p>\n<p>Baked 1: He looks freakishly tan.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: Yeah, for those baby blues?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-5    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>(After spending the day together, Belly asks Conrad if there is anything else they can do.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 6: Can I do you?<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: This is so \u201cSex and the City\u201d core.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 5: It\u2019s so quiet.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: You\u2019re in Paris, where are the hordes?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-6    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>(At this point, we need to explain the plot of the show to Buzzed 2 and Buzzed 4.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: They\u2019ve known each other their whole lives.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: And she was getting messy with the brothers?<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: I swear to God, if Denise and Jeremiah get together, I\u2019m gonna lose my shit.<\/p>\n<p>(<em>They did, in fact, get together.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>(Conrad continues to spend his screen time yearning for Belly.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: This man is down bad.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: He\u2019s in the trenches.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 6: UGH, just make out and get it over with.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: Buddy, you\u2019re right there.<\/p>\n<p>(Belly\u2019s friend Celine (Isaline Pr\u00e9vost Radeff, \u201cEn haute mer\u201d) shows up.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: Look at those biceps.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 5: Damn, what are they feeding those French people?<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: She can lift me.<\/p>\n<p>(We cut back to Jeremiah\u2019s dinner preparations.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 6: Stop showing this fuck ass party. I don\u2019t care about it.<\/p>\n<p>(Mr. Fisher (Tom Everett Scott, \u201cPaper Flowers\u201d) shows up to the house.) <\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: The dad cheated on Susannah (Rachel Blanchard, \u201cClueless\u201d) with Kayleigh (Emma Ishta, \u201cChicago Med\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: The dad cheats, too? It runs in the family?<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: He\u2019s like peak shitbag, bro.<\/p>\n<p>(We cut back to Belly and Conrad sitting on a couch together.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 6: Oh my God, just get into it!<\/p>\n<p>(Belly kisses Conrad on the cheek.)<\/p>\n<p>Everyone: NO!<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: WHAT THE FUCK?<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: What\u2019s wrong with both of them?<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: She\u2019s the one that\u2019s bouncing between brothers! We need to hold her accountable!<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: Wait, Conrad and Jeremiah are brothers?<\/p>\n<p>Everyone: YES!<\/p>\n<p>(Back at the Cousins Beach house, Jeremiah yells at Steven (Sean Kaufman, \u201cFBI: Most Wanted\u201d) and Taylor to get out of his kitchen while they\u2019re arguing.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 1: He turned into Gordon Ramsey.<\/p>\n<p>(Noah Kahan starts playing.) <\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: My culture is not your costume.<\/p>\n<p>(Back in Paris, Conrad is talking a lot and saying a whole lot of nothing.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: It\u2019s like when I\u2019m trying to write an essay and say the same sentence five times.<\/p>\n<p>(Conrad continues to yearn.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: Oh my God, this guy \u2026 this guy is auditioning for the part harder than anyone else. I have never been this down bad in my fucking life.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: Mind you, this yearning has been happening for like five years.<\/p>\n<p>(Back in Cousins, Jeremiah is <em>still<\/em> cooking dinner.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: Why are they dragging this out so much?<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 5: It\u2019s like \u201cThe Great British Bake Off\u201d but without the cool jazz music in the background. <\/p>\n<p>(Denise calls Jeremiah a 10 for \u2026 some reason.)<\/p>\n<p>Everyone: (Collective groan)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: Oh my God, this is fucking pathetic.<\/p>\n<p>(Denise and Jeremiah start making out in the kitchen.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: ARE THEY PLAYING JOJI?<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: THERE\u2019S SHIT IN THE OVEN RIGHT NOW DAWG!<\/p>\n<p>(We return to Conrad and Belly still walking around Paris together.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 6: How long do they have to walk for?<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: They have to kiss right now.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: They have to fall in the river and drown.<\/p>\n<p>(Conrad asks Belly if she\u2019ll dance with him.)<\/p>\n<p>Everyone: (Collective screaming)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: This guy is a pussy.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 5: Where is this music coming from?<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: My ass.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 1: They\u2019ve been edging us for the past HOUR.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(The crowd goes silent. Belly is holding Conrad. They close in. THEY KISS.)<\/p>\n<p>Everyone: (COLLECTIVE SCREAMING)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: It took them the whole goddamn day!<\/p>\n<p>(They continue making out in the car.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 1: Imagine being the cab driver.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 5: I guess they\u2019re in France.<\/p>\n<p>(They continue getting steamier in the stairwell.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 6: THEY\u2019RE IN THE STAIRWELL.<\/p>\n<p>(Belly and Conrad are about to have sex.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 1: I better see full frontal.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: Do you think he cries afterwards? <\/p>\n<p>(After having amazing sex with the man she is completely in love with, Belly says she wouldn\u2019t change her plans for Conrad.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: You\u2019re the worst person who\u2019s ever lived.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: What a haircut does to a person. <\/p>\n<p>(Belly goes to the bathroom.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: It\u2019s a healthy practice to pee after sex.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: Piss after dick.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 5: The fact that her hair and makeup stayed on after all that \u2026 give me your routine, girl.<\/p>\n<p>(Belly continues to ignore her feelings and be cold to Conrad.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 1: Avoidant attachment final boss.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: DON\u2019T DO THIS RIGHT NOW, ISABEL!<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 6: \u201cYou come to me on the day of my daughter\u2019s wedding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 1: I\u2019ll say it again: Conrad\u2019s in a fucking psychological horror.<\/p>\n<p>(Belly asks Conrad, \u201cWhat if you only love me because that\u2019s what your mom wanted, and then your mom died?\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: Oh, fuck off.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: He should punch her in the face. <\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: It\u2019s legal to punch her in the face.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 6: Fucking lock in bro!<\/p>\n<p>(Conrad leaves. Belly sits sadly on the bed and thinks about what she\u2019s done.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: This is a crime. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: What is wrong with her?<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: We just saw the most epic sex montage, and now this shit?<\/p>\n<p>(Belly realizes she loves Conrad and can\u2019t give him up. She takes a cab to the train station to find him.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: Can we put the \u201cInterstellar\u201d music on right now to survive this? <\/p>\n<p>(We start playing the \u201cInterstellar\u201d soundtrack. It fits surprisingly well.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 4: Holy shit, this is so perfect.<\/p>\n<p>(Belly chases after Conrad, and they start kissing on the train.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: This is psychological warfare.<\/p>\n<p>(Phoebe Bridgers starts playing.) <\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: They\u2019re appropriating my culture.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: Yearning?<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 1: Lesbian.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: Yeah, lesbian.<\/p>\n<p>(Conrad and Belly return to the Cousins house.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: Those hydrangeas are so gorgeous \u2014 the water bill must be crazy.<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 6: And why is he wearing no-show socks?<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: He\u2019s a dainty little man.<\/p>\n<p>(The credits finally roll.)<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 1: Why does this look like a clip from a true-crime documentary where they\u2019re talking about how she always lit up a room?<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 3: Is it just me, or did that ending feel anticlimactic?<\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: No, there\u2019s gonna be an after-credit scene where they get married.<\/p>\n<p><em>There was no after-credit scene.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Buzzed 2: My bad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related articles<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Committed to bringing you the utmost quality of journalism, The Michigan Daily TV writers sacrificed 79 minutes of our lives \u2014 some of us baked, some of us buzzed and none of us bored \u2014 to watch the series finale of \u201cThe Summer I Turned Pretty.\u201d We started the evening excited for the conclusion and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[3014,2966,3013,623,603,2805],"class_list":{"0":"post-2869","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-finale","9":"tag-pretty","10":"tag-reacting","11":"tag-series","12":"tag-summer","13":"tag-turned"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2869"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2871,"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2869\/revisions\/2871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}