Why The Summer I Turned Pretty Ending Changed From The Book
The Summer I Turned Pretty author and co-showrunner Jenny Han opened up about why the show's ending deviated from the book. The Summer I Turned Pretty premiered on Prime Video on June 16, 2022, and is a TV adaptation of Han's book series of the same name. The series follows Isabel «Belly» Conklin (Lola Tung), who heads off to Cousins Beach with her mom and brother for their annual summer vacation with her mother's best friend, Susannah «Beck» Fisher (Rachel Blanchard), and her two sons — Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) and Conrad (Christopher Briney).
Conklin has been going to Cousins Beach for as long as she can remember with the Fishers. However, things are different this time. For years, she has maintained a crush on Conrad, but he has always thought of her as just a little sister. Now, though, he finally starts to reciprocate those feelings, butJeremiah and another boy, Cam (David Iacono), also develop feelings for her. Hence, Conklin ends up stuck in a very complicated love triangle and ultimately must choose which boy to be with. It's a tricky situation, considering that Jeremiah and Conrad are brothers and tensions are bound to flare.
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In an interview with Variety, Han opened up about why the show's ending deviated from the book's ending. Han explained that she wanted to give fans of the book what they wanted but also acknowledged that this is an adaption in a different medium, so it won't be exactly the same. While writing the show, she felt empathy for Jeremiah's point-of-view and, thus, gave him a brief relationship with Belly in the series, despite Belly turning him down in the book. Overall, Han is keeping an open mind in regards to
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