"The Summer I Turned Pretty" season one ends on the beach in Cousins, with Conrad Fisher (Christopher Briney) declaring his desire for Belly Conklin (Lola Tung). The two share a kiss set to "This Love" from Taylor Swift's upcoming album "1989 (Taylor's Version)."
"In this moment, I realized if this can happen, maybe anything can," Belly says in a voiceover that plays over the kiss.
The TV adaptation's ending was quite different from the ending of Jenny Han's original story.
Belly and Conrad do kiss in the book, but it's not the final scene. Plus, Conrad pulls away from Belly in the book because he doesn't want them to start a relationship right after his mom revealed her cancer relapse.
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The first book in Han's trilogy instead ends with a flashforward that takes place in December. Belly gets in the car with a mystery boy (presumed to be either Conrad or her other prominent love interest in the series, Conrad's brother Jeremiah, played by Gavin Casalegno). Belly and the boy are headed to a mystery location, presumed to be their shared beach house at Cousins Beach.
Despite the differing endings, the first season of the show respected the essence of Belly's love story from the books. But you might be wondering how season two of "The Summer I Turned Pretty" will end if it stays true to the book it's based on, "It's Not Summer Without You," which is the second book in the trilogy.
Well, there are two possibilities, since it kind of has two separate endings.
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Warning: Book spoilers ahead.
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If the season ends with the book's 'present-day' ending, we might see Belly finally let go of Conrad
From the trailer, we know that the second season takes place after the death of Conrad and Jeremiah's mother Susanna (Rachel Blanchard), just as book two does. Part of Belly's summer in season two, based on the book's plot summary and the season two trailer, will likely be dedicated to convincing stubborn adults that the house in Cousins is too magical to sell.
If the series stays true to the events of the second book, the final scenes of season two could see Belly in a hotel room with Jeremiah and Conrad waiting out the rain during a road trip. In the book, Conrad's quest to save his mom's summer house doesn't ruin his GPA, but he's left bitter after witnessing a kiss Belly and Jeremiah shared while they waited for him to finish a final exam.
In the book, after being nasty to Jeremiah and Belly, Conrad lays awake with Belly in their shared hotel room while an oblivious Jeremiah sleeps. He apologizes to Belly for acting like their relationship never mattered to him all day.
But in the morning, he isn't able to make eye contact with Belly, prompting her to believe he really doesn't care about her. If the show stays true to the books, in that moment Belly might vow to let her love for Conrad go forever.
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She'll leave the hotel with Jeremiah, and hold hands with him for the whole car ride home, as she does in "It's Not Summer Without You."
If the season ends with the book's flash-forward ending, Belly might end the season in a white dress with a mystery man
The hotel scene described above isn't the actual final scene in "It's Not Summer Without You." Han is also the creator of the TV series, so she might decide to stay true to her book's original ending.
In that ending, there's a flash forward to "a couple of years later," where Belly is on the beach in a white dress with a mystery man.
"This wasn't how I pictured my future. Me, in a white dress in the pouring rain running for the car," Belly thinks in the book. "Him running ahead of me and opening the passenger door."
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The mystery man then asks Belly, "Are you sure?"
Belly replies no, and the book ends on that cliffhanger, suggesting her future is uncertain.
"The Summer I Turned Pretty" season two will premiere its first three episodes on Prime Video on Friday.
If the series stays true to the events of the second book, the final scenes of season two could see Belly in a hotel room with Jeremiah and Conrad waiting out the rain during a road trip.
Belly's big brother, Steven and her best friend, Taylor, both have bigger roles and storylines in the show compared to the books. In the second book, which season 2 is based on, the two characters only make brief appearances. They also don't have any kind of romantic relationship in the source material.
Who does Belly end up with? Ok, so despite us thinking there could be a final scene in which Belly changes her mind and goes back to Conrad, season two ends with Belly choosing to be with Jeremiah in the motel parking lot.
In the second episode, it's revealed that Belly loses her virginity to Conrad by the fireplace in the house at Cousins Beach after the snow at the beach scene. “I felt like that's where Belly was in her journey,” Han tells Variety. “These two characters were very much in love and had known each other their whole lives.
However, Han shed more light on the situation, revealing the show had tried to get Shayla back for at least one episode. However, the schedule was very tight, and the focus is also supposed to be on Belly's (Lola Tung) journey. Hence, Shayla's return didn't pan out for season 2.
I want it to be with you." And with those 10 words, The Summer I Turned Pretty's entire trajectory changed as the decision for Belly (Lola Tung) to lose her virginity to Conrad (Christopher Briney) marked one of the Amazon Prime Video TV series' biggest departures from Jenny Han's books.
She and Jeremiah, in the end, call off their engagement and break up for good after realizing they are not meant to be. In the epilogue, Belly has not heard from Conrad for two years, before receiving her handwritten letters from him "each and every month" throughout the rest of her college years.
She reveals that she a year abroad in Spain after breaking up with Jeremiah, where Conrad wrote her letters. The letters led Belly and Conrad to get back together and eventually marry. On their wedding day, Belly thinks of Susannah and all the dreams she had for Belly and her sons' futures.
In Jenny Han's third book, We'll Always Have Summer, Belly breaks up with Jeremiah after two years when she discovers he cheated on her while they were on a break. Conrad and Belly then reconnect and end up getting married.
But after Susannah's death, Conrad's grief created distance between him and Belly leading to their breakup at prom. This summer, Belly and Conrad seek closure for their failed relationship, while she and Jeremiah resume their friendship, after she picked Conrad over him.
A few years later, Belly is almost 24. After breaking up with Jeremiah, she spent a year abroad in Spain, where Conrad began to write her letters. The letters re-established their relationship, and they decide to marry.
While the pair also staged a secret visit to Cousins during Christmastime on the page, Belly and Conrad did not have sex. But in the second episode, it's revealed that the couple are intimate for the first time in front of the fireplace. "Conrad, it's only you," she tells a sleeping Conrad after.
Check. If that weren't enough, the show is based on a beloved trilogy of books by To All the Boys author Jenny Han. Jenny Han actually works as a showrunner on The Summer I Turned Pretty so it does stay very loyal to the source material. That being said, there are a few key differences.
It's just her makeup has changed since season one. There's a lot more concealer use and nothing else. This was her in season one. with obvious blush and something in her brows.
Though the series still follows this original book storyline, there are also many departures that author and co-showrunner Jenny intentionally incorporated—and TBH we love them all! Below, find all the key differences between The Summer I Turned Pretty books and the TV show.
Me, in a white dress in the pouring rain running for the car," Belly thinks in the book. "Him running ahead of me and opening the passenger door." The mystery man then asks Belly, "Are you sure?" Belly replies no, and the book ends on that cliffhanger, suggesting her future is uncertain.
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