It’s finally time, ladies: We have arrived at The Summer I Turned Pretty finale.
First, let’s reflect on all we’ve been through to get to this moment. We’ve endured a season three full of horrible decisions by 21-year-olds we are too invested in, a scarily small “engagement” ring, multiple shots of our sad Connie baby, and finally, maybe, some growth for our girl Belly.
But how can Jenny Han, the creator of this brother love triangle that has us all in a chokehold, wrap all this up in a mere hour and change? We at Glamour gathered together to see for ourselves—and here’s what we thought in real time.
We’re just a bunch of adult women, ready to watch the Summer I Turned Pretty finale. Who’s ready?
“This is my Super Bowl.” —Chantal Waldholz, director of audience development
“My grand prediction—Belly goes with Benito to Mexico for his grandma’s bday—where she meets his brother who she has chemistry with. Cut to black.” —Stephanie McNeal, senior editor
“Cycle repeats, a new family to ruin.”—Anna Moeslein, deputy editor
We open with a scene of ever-yearning Conrad waiting for Belly, so he can surprise her in Paris.
“Chris Briney looks SO good. Great start.” —A.M.
“This song! SOB.” —Sam Reed, senior trending news and entertainment editor
“Showing up with Benito on a scooter? Get outta here.” —A.M.
“Belly should just be hooking up with Benito and not have it be another romance. Girl needs to be single.” —S.M.
The Belly Bob debuts! Thoughts?
“Her bob actually looks good?” —S.R.
“I worry the bob might be too poofy. But some angles with the bob are cute, so I’m withholding my official opinion until I’ve spent more time with it.” —A.M.
“Girl has thick hair like me, it’s really hard to have a flat bob.” —S.M.
“I, too, have been shocked when my impulse bob didn’t fix my entire life.” —Grace McCarty, associate beauty editor
We return to the US, where Jeremiah is about to host a dinner party and Denise accidentally reveals to Taylor that she and Stephen are moving to San Francisco for their start-up.
“Whatever they’re trying to make happen between D and Jere…idk.” —S.R.
“I feel the same way…it feels very forced.” —C.W.
“So Jere has been living with Denise for six months? She is way more generous than I would be.” —A.M.
“I live for Taylor crashouts. This show is the king of people walking in at the wrong time of conversations.” —C.W.
In Paris, Belly is taking on Conrad on a tour of Paris, with a side of yearning.
“HIM LOOKING AT HER HOT HEHEHEHE.” —S.R.
“Find someone who looks at you the way Connie looks at Belly in a Paris museum.” —C.W.
“He wants to see HER Paris.” —A.M.
“I’m crying at them doing all the same things my husband and I did on our recent trip to Paris…except we had zero yearning and double the bickering over where to eat and me not ‘posing correctly for photos.’” —S.M.
