When Prime Video confirmed Belly and Jeremiah’s wedding day would arrive in episode 8 of The Summer I Turned Pretty’s final season, we knew it was going to be one of the most intense episodes the show has ever seen. Even with such high expectations, the episode still somehow managed to exceed them by delivering an hour of television that left us shaken to our core!
After what we can only describe as an emotionally traumatic experience for both Team Conrad and Team Jeremiah, the episode ended with Jeremiah being the one to break off the engagement and leave Belly at the altar. With the wedding called off, Belly packed her things and made a beeline to the airport to book a ticket to Paris to get a clean slate… only to see Conrad across the way sitting alone at the airport, making good on his promise to take off and telling Belly he wouldn’t be seeing her for a long time, knowing it’s what is probably best.
Of course, this was before Jeremiah called off the wedding, and we’re certain Conrad is going to have some thoughts about what that could mean for his future with Belly. But will Belly choose to give Conrad another chance?
Belly heads to Paris and leaves Conrad behind at the airport
Picking up where the previous episode left off, boarding is underway for Belly’s flight, and she chooses to board the plane without saying anything to Conrad, who fails to even spot her at the airport. Just after she gets on the plane, Conrad’s dad calls him to ask how Jeremiah is holding up, which is when Conrad realizes that the wedding didn’t happen. His face says it all as you can see a glimmer of hope in his eyes as he ends the call and heads out.
Cut to Jeremiah, who is drinking his problems away at a bar when Conrad shows up. Before he’s able to head inside to check on Jeremiah, Steven and Taylor intercept him and quickly lay into him. Taylor sends Steven away so she can speak with Conrad.
As they chat, Conrad is shocked to learn that Belly isn’t there. The tension quickly eases as Taylor admits the blame isn’t fully on Conrad, as Belly and Jeremiah both share the blame. While Conrad wants to help Jeremiah, Taylor points out that he’s not what Jeremiah needs right now and suggests he heads back to the beach house. He lights up briefly, thinking he’ll find Belly there, but Taylor informs him that Belly isn’t at the house either, as she’s left and needs space at the moment.
After turning Conrad away, Taylor returns to the bar where she and Steven do their best to watch over Jeremiah, who is reeling from the events of the last several hours. As he questions whether Belly has run right back into Conrad’s arms, they tell him that Conrad is at the house and they’re not sure where Belly is. They eventually get him back to the house, where he finds a card wishing him and Belly a lifetime of happiness. He goes to call Belly, but Taylor suggests giving her some space. He listens to the advice, but asks her to wake him if she hears anything, hinting that while he broke the engagement off, his feelings haven’t faded with the flick of a switch.
Turns out, Belly didn’t get into the Paris program
After struggling through customs upon her arrival in Paris, Belly makes her way to the academy, trying to check in and start this new chapter. However, the woman at the desk informs her that her spot was already given to someone else.
Belly explained that she received a call from a man who informed her there was still room. Well, it turns out the man was mistaken and was reviewing an outdated spreadsheet. There truly is no space for her in the program, and there’s nothing they can do.
Heartbroken over the news, Belly finally calls her mom and brings her up to speed over a tear-filled phone call. She’s spiraling and worried that everyone hates her, which Laurel assures her is not the case. Following the call, Belly heads to a cafe to grab a bite to eat, and her day continues to get worse when her backpack containing her engagement ring is stolen.
Fortunately, she has an AirTag on the bag and races through the streets of Paris trying to track the bag down.
Jeremiah regrets calling off the wedding to Belly
Back in Cousins, Jeremiah is saddened to see that Belly hasn’t called as he checks his phone in the morning. Disappointed, he retreats back to bed to wallow a bit more in the mess of his own making.
Later, Laurel goes to visit Jeremiah to see how he’s doing. Rather than accepting the olive branch she’s extended to him, Jeremiah basically tells her to f–k off, shouting that she’s not his mom as he slams the door in her face.
Laurel isn't the only one who gets told off. Shortly after, we find Steven going to the house to gather some things for Jeremiah, where he bumps into Conrad, who is about to go see Jeremiah. Steven again lays into Conrad and keeps piling on as he storms off, but not before again telling him to get lost.
Steven passes the bag off to Taylor, who comes to deliver it to Jeremiah, who has crawled back into bed. He thanks her for the Gatorade and he assumes it was from Steven, which is when she comes clean that Conrad sent it for him. Jeremiah goes from downing the Gatorade to turning it away, knowing it came from Conrad, and asks Taylor again if she’s heard from Belly.
He then proceeds to tell her that he’s made a mistake, as he doesn’t know what to do without Belly, as she’s his everything. Sounds like someone is having a major case of regret after calling off the wedding.
Do Belly and Jeremiah get back together?
Back in Paris, Belly’s search for her bag leads her to a club. She tries her best to get through the bouncers, but without a password, she’s turned away. As she heads out she spots a sleazy man pestering a young woman and instinctively comes to her assistance, pretending to know her which works as the man finally leaves.
In return, Gemma, as we learn her name to be, helps Belly get into the club, where she is able to recover her bag after confronting the thief. Gemma introduces Belly to her friends, and the group is fascinated by Belly’s story. That’s why they’re so surprised when she tells them she’s booked a flight and is heading back home.
After a failed attempt to convince Belly not to leave, she boards a bus to the airport and finally calls Jeremiah. He’s quick to gush about how he can’t sleep without her and begs her to come home when she mentions being in Paris, telling her he just wants things to go back to the way they were before the wedding. When she tells him that’s not possible and that she’s going to stay in Paris for a little while, his demeanor quickly turns ice cold as he tells her to “not f–king call him again” and hangs up.
Needless to say, a reconciliation does not occur and it seems this really is the end for Belly and Jeremiah.
Following the heated call, Jeremiah heads to the beach house where he takes pleasure in getting to tell Conrad that Belly called him. As he informs Conrad that Belly is in Paris, he gloats about the fact that while she might not have chosen him, at least she didn’t choose Conrad either. The cringe conversation ends with Jeremiah adding Conrad to the list of people he’d told to f–k off as he tells his brother to leave and never come back.
As the episode draws to a close, Conrad comes to terms with his feelings and what he needs to do next while Belly prepares to begin anew in Paris, unsure what’s to come next but excited to see where the journey takes her.