"Kiss goodbye to the crisp charm of Nora Ephron's freshly sharpened pencil bouquets in the fall, embrace the era of musings on love as nothing more than a maths equation. Then along comes gripping teen romance The Summer I Turned Pretty and it gets us at the first Taylor Swift track. Across its 26-episode run, the adaptation of Jenny Han's trilogy of novels has won the hearts of millennials who have been desperately yearning for a nostalgic watch to fill the void of 00s romcoms."
"Reminiscent of rose-tinted love stories of their youth, before dating apps, catfishing and ghosting entered their vocabulary, the show's potency has been such that Prime Video even issued a warning asking viewers not to use hate speech towards the cast. It isn't real, no matter how visceral it feels, and the streamer didn't even wait 24 hours to let fans know that a feature film finale is on the way."
"If you've somehow missed this sensation, it follows Isabel Belly Conklin, who in season one is on the brink of 16 when her childlike quirks bloom into beauty (yes, really) and the Fisher brothers, Conrad and Jeremiah, both fall in love with her. As nonsensical as it sounds, the series is an agonising masterclass in modern romance with reflections on identity, grief, betrayal and first loves."
The Summer I Turned Pretty spans 26 episodes adapting Jenny Han's trilogy and rekindles millennial nostalgia with familiar 00s romcom aesthetics and a prominent Taylor Swift soundtrack moment. Prime Video issued a viewer warning against hate speech toward the cast amid intense fan investment, and a feature film finale was announced within a day. The story centers on Isabel Belly Conklin, whose teenage transformation triggers a love triangle with Fisher brothers Conrad and Jeremiah. The series blends reflections on identity, grief, betrayal and first love with a Nancy Meyers–style seaside setting in Cousins and romantic Parisian scenes.
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