The Summer I Turned Pretty has major twist and fans are on the edge of their seats
Summer 2025's hit series, The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 releases it's newest episode today - and its set to be the biggest one yet. Team Conrad buckle up as Christopher Riley confirms his POV
If you've dedicated your summer to following the pure frustration and chaos that is Isabel 'Belly' Conklin's love life, today's episode might be the break you've been waiting for. As Amazon Prime's The Summer I Turned Pretty's season three picks up speed, the potential for Conrad's perspective could not come at a more perfect time.
So far, season three has been a whirlwind of cheating, breakups, near-death experiences and an impromptu engagement that's left fans shouting at their screens. The silence on Belly's ultimate love triangle with the Fisher brothers appears to have reached its peak after last week's episode, leaving fans even more divided than the times of Team Jacob versus Team Edward, or Vampire Diaries' Stefan and Damon.
The build up to Belly and Jeremiah's wedding comes after Taylor Swift sparks engagement rumours as fans spot Travis Kelce's lock screen. Ahead of your cosy night-in on Cousin's Beach, let's break down the facts from rumours of episode five.
Jenny Han's impressive character arcs and love for romance has not disappointed with this year's newest internet boyfriend, Christopher Briney who plays Conrad.
Following rumours around August 6's episode being all about 'team Conrad', headlines have reported that Jenny had taken up the director role herself, in an effort to accurately do Christopher's character justice. Episode five will supposedly follow the trainee doctor in a narrative shift from the clueless Belly to her yearning ex-boyfriend, soon-to-be brother-in-law.
Building up to the announcement of their wedding, last week's episode left university students Belly and Jeremiah estranged from their families and back in the Cousin's summer house, where it all began. Falling asleep on the sofa after running away from mother Laurel, Belly wakes up in a daze to see her first heartbreak Conrad standing before her.
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Written between 2009 and 2011, the Jenny Han book series follows protagonist Belly as she navigates the transition from girlhood to becoming a woman, the death of her godmother Susannah and her love for family friends, the Fisher brothers. Riding off the coattails of Netflix success To All The Boys I Loved Before, Jenny's novels champion East Asian romantic leads in her trilogies - both of which are now New York Times bestsellers
Staying true to the books, Conrad's deep love for Belly has never wavered. His internal strife between his feelings and supporting his younger brother's happiness finally rearing his head in the final moments of episode four, where he asks himself "what have I done?"
With the groom Jeremiah away at his internship, the cliff-hanger leaves the exes in the beach house alone. Though still unconfirmed, many fans have shared their suspicions on today's episode being 90 minutes long. The internet has collectively been holding their breath, waiting to see whether Belly finally reveals Jeremiah's cheating with side character Lacey.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Christopher Briney said: "It’s cool to steal the voiceover spot for a little while. It’s fun to have the insight. It's fun to have exactly what the subtext is. It makes the scene easier, because that's half the work".
He added that, "the goal is to give — as there was the objective for Jeremiah, and as most of the show is for Belly — an idea of what it feels like to live in that person's mind for an episode".
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