So it’s all smooth sailing from here, right?
Let’s recap the first three episodes ofThe Summer I Turned Prettyseason 2.
Episode 1: Love Lost
Susannah is dead.
Lola Tung as Belly.Erika Doss/Prime Video
The rest of the family’s also struggling.
He reminds his classmates to live for today, dropping the f-bomb for emphasis.
(Just imagine howyourhigh school administrators would’ve reacted if your valedictorian did that.)
Sean Kaufman as Steven, Rain Spencer as Taylor.Erika Doss/Prime Video
From there, the night gets worse.
When she tries to leave the party, Steven gets upset becasue she’s his designated driver.
Belly shouts that she was out-of-her-mind in love and races to her car.
Lola Tung as Belly, Gavin Casalegno as Jeremiah.Erika Doss/Prime Video
She flings her arms around his neck and kisses him.
But in the present, she cries all the way home.
Stay tuned for that.
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Everybody’s at fault but nobody can be blamed as they’re mired in the darkest stages of loss.
He’s not, and they reluctantly agree to form a search party of two.
Kissin' Cousins corner
Episode 2: Love Scene
Belly makes two trips to Cousins Beach in this episode.
Lola Tung as Belly, Christopher Briney as Conrad.Erika Doss/Prime Video
One will make you swoon.
One will break your heart.
Both involve the same guy.
In the now, Belly gets on a bus to Brown, where she meets a downright chilly Jeremiah.
(He’s a pre-med major now!)
When Belly grabs his laptop, she finds her infinity necklace tucked underneath it.
After all, it’s only been a month since Susannah’s death.
A flat tire interrupts their awkward drive.
Jeremiah wants to call AAA, but Belly insists that can fix it themselves.
It’s a fair critique.
She hugs him, and he breaks down in her arms.
Oh, this poor, sweet boy.
Before we got to thereallygood stuff, let’s catch up with Steven and Laurel.
He’s pleased to hear she’s doing the New York book event, and they grab lunch.
Laurel then goes clothes shopping for the New York event.
At the reminder of Susannah, Laurel manages to hold it together in the dressing room, but barely.
Too bad for Belly that Steven’s literally talking to Taylor at a bookstore.
Okay, let’s get into the part of the episode that everyone’s been waiting for.
Then we flash back to the two of them arriving for their secret winter getaway.
The house is cold when they walk in, so Conrad builds a fire asBelly makes them hot cocoa.
(Book readers, did you peep that Simpsons mug??)
theTaylor Swiftsong playing over their giddy joy is “Invisible String.”
Belly and Conrad settle in front of the fire as"Kissing You" by Des’reefloats into the scene.
Afterward, Belly whispers, “There’s only you.
There’s only ever been you” to a sleeping Conrad.
Then he fixes his eyes on her and stonily asks, “What is she doing here?”
Episode 3: Love Sick
So that’s what happened at the funeral.
It’s somehow both not as bad as I feared and as devastating as I expected.
But first, meet Aunt Julia (Kyra Sedgwick).
Belly follows him outside to confirm that their relationship is truly over.
She decides to come along and arranges to grab more clothes for Belly.
Apparently their make-out sesh last summer was a big ol' nothing for her.
At the beach house, things between Belly and Jeremiah are back to normal.
But Susannahisgone, and in a flashback, we finally learn what happened at her funeral.
At the church, everyone in the pews is in various stages of crying, about-to-cry, or just-finished-crying-and-will-probably-cry-again.
It is definitely not the vibe.
He promises that they’ll figure something out, starting with being total nightmares at the open house.
When Conrad’s phone buzzes, he slips out.
