[ad_1] Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty In many ways, The Summer I Turned Pretty is nothing new — what streamer doesn’t have a messy teen love triangle going on? But Jenny Han’s book-turned-TV-series has something the others don’t: a direct line to Taylor Allison Swift. Swift was part of Han’s vision from the start. When the author… Continue reading The Taylor Swiftification of ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’
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Jenny Han explains how pop music is central to ‘Summer I Turned Pretty’
[ad_1] Gentle guitar riffs fall dreamily like the snow outside the window. It’s Christmas at Cousins Beach, and Belly and Conrad are racing to catch the miracle on the shore. Puffers still unbuttoned, they stumble out the back door, laughing like delighted schoolchildren. Then the moment ends — but the music doesn’t. “Hell was the… Continue reading Jenny Han explains how pop music is central to ‘Summer I Turned Pretty’
The Summer I Turned Pretty Fans Want More Steven and Taylor
[ad_1] Photo: Erika Doss/Prime Video Since season one of The Summer I Turned Pretty, the fans have been conditioned to focus on one relationship. Well, two, actually — the love triangle between Belly (played by Lola Tung), Conrad (played by Christopher Briney), and Jeremiah (played by Gavin Casalegno). But citizens of Fandomville, USA, have had… Continue reading The Summer I Turned Pretty Fans Want More Steven and Taylor
‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Recap, Season Two, Episode 8
[ad_1] On behalf of our captain and season MVP, Taylor, I would like to offer my heartfelt congratulations to all members of Team Jellyfish. We did it! Belly officially chose Jeremiah — importantly, after Conrad’s midnight confession that he still wants her and before he churlishly took it back in the morning. So suck on that, Con-heads. Excuse me, that… Continue reading ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Recap, Season Two, Episode 8
Cara Delevingne Directed Reneé Rapp’s ‘Pretty Girls’ Video
[ad_1] Well, Renée Rapp might be graduating from her Sex Lives of College Girls role, but that doesn’t mean the spirit of Leighton Murray has to die. In her new “Pretty Girls” music video, Rapp makes out with another blonde — her doppelbänger, if you will. On the surface level, it seems like Essex College’s richest… Continue reading Cara Delevingne Directed Reneé Rapp’s ‘Pretty Girls’ Video
‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Recap, Season Two, Episode 7
[ad_1] I have to be honest. I am no longer having much fun watching The Summer I Turned Pretty. Every time I fire up the ole recap machine, ready for some teen love triangle melodrama, I keep finding myself immediately bummed out. Is it me? Is there something I’ve been forgetting to bring up in therapy? No, actually, it’s… Continue reading ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Recap, Season Two, Episode 7
‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Recap, Season Two, Episode 6
[ad_1] Photo: Amazon Prime Video In this episode largely defined by characters asking way too much of each other, what could be more natural or more understandable than Belly, hammered and sobbing, drunk-dialing her mom and begging her to come and “fix it”? She’s just a kid feeling the weight of the world and she… Continue reading ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Recap, Season Two, Episode 6
Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 Renewal, Release Date, Cast
[ad_1] If you heard the screaming of a Swiftie last night, it could have been because the Eras Tour has hit Los Angeles, the first hints at Reputation (Taylor’s Version) dropped, or because Prime Video confirmed The Summer I Turned Pretty would be returning for a third season based on Jenny Han’s book series. A… Continue reading Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 Renewal, Release Date, Cast
‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ gets a third season at Prime Video
[ad_1] Amazon has chosen a team: Team Belly. Like an invisible string pulling teenage heroine Belly Conklin to Cousins Beach, Prime Video’s hit series “The Summer I Turned Pretty” will return for a third season with an expanded episode order, the streamer announced on Thursday. Based on Jenny Han’s bestselling YA romance trilogy about a… Continue reading ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ gets a third season at Prime Video
Real-Life Ages Of The Summer I Turned Pretty Cast
[ad_1] Real-Life Ages Of The Summer I Turned Pretty Cast Back to Cousins Beach we go. Season 2 of The Summer I Turned Pretty recently dropped, and it’s already taking us on an emotional rollercoaster despite only being four episodes in. While the cast might be portraying high school and college students on screen, it… Continue reading Real-Life Ages Of The Summer I Turned Pretty Cast