Conrad’s bachelorette speech is exactly like the books in The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 episode 7, but it still leaves a sour taste

We all know that Prime Video’s most-watched show of the summer needs to end with Belly (Lola Tung) and Conrad (Christopher Briney) running off into the sunset, but The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 episode 7 left me wanting to pelt them with tomatoes instead. We finally saw Conrad tell Belly that she should marry him instead of his brother Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno), and it was word-for-word verbatim from the book series, so shouldn’t I be jumping for joy?

Up until now, Belly and Conrad have refused to give in to their obvious chemistry, which we’ve seen at countless points in the show – from the infamous peach stand scene to their tension at a memorial service for Conrad and Jeremiah’s mother when the surprise engagement was originally announced. They are dancing around the inevitable, but season 3 episode 7 actually gives into it for once.

Instead of giving the latest episode a ferocious standing ovation, I hate Belly more than ever. Why? After Conrad wears his heart on his sleeve, she throws his feelings straight back in his face. In fact, she goes so far as to imply that Conrad treated her worse over the years than Jeremiah has. You mean to tell me that our sweet boy has put Belly through more heartbreak than the guy who cheated on her (twice), can’t graduate and has nothing more to offer than a cheap ring and wandering eyes? Give me a break.