I have a love-hate relationship with “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” Jenny Han’s 2009-2011 trilogy turned Prime Video hit show. There were so many things I adored about the first season: the idyllic setting of (fake) Cousins Beach, the adult friendship between Belly’s mother, Laurel, and her college bestie Susannah Fisher, the Taylor Swift-heavy soundtrac…
'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Is 'Dawson's Creek' For The 2020s
Discussing the show's sophomore season -- and the great divide between Team Conrad and Team Jeremiah -- with author Alison Greenberg.
Aug 21, 2023
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Claire Fallon and Emma Gray obsessively analyze our cultural obsessions, from fashion trends to books to the buzziest scripted TV shows.
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