The Summer I Turned Pretty

Episode Reviews

Sept. 10, 2025—S3, E10: “Last Year”

The holidays have arrived, and Belly decides to spend them in Paris. She introduces her Continental pals to American stuffing; galivants around the streets of the city with a handsome friend from Mexico on Christmas Eve; then welcomes her BFF, Taylor, to Paris, so they can ring in the new year together. Back home, the Fisher boys are slowly recovering from the summer’s chaos. Jeremiah loses his father’s financial support, gets his own job and texts his former fiancée. Conrad takes a more old-school approach: He starts sending Belly letters.

Meanwhile, Jere’s father learns that Steven (Belly’s brother) and Denise (Steven and Jere’s workmate) are planning to start their own business. He quashes their financing hopes on Christmas Eve. “He chose the day of our Lord’s birth to blow it up,” Denise tells Jere (who’s rooming with her for the moment). When Jere reminds her that it’s the day before Christmas, she asks him what time he supposes it is in Bethlehem right then.

But Denise also gives Jere the episode’s—and perhaps the season’s—single best words of advice. With Jere still struggling to get over the aftermath of the wedding, Denise tells him he’d be wise to forgive and let go: “Forgive all the people that hurt you,” she says. “Not because they deserve your forgiveness, but the longer you hold onto it, the longer it holds power over you.” She concludes with a profanity-laced exclamation point of sorts.

Belly and her Mexican friend, Benito, dive into a relationship—and dive under the sheets, too. We see the couple in bed together: He’s in boxers, and Belly’s bare shoulders peek out from under the sheets. The two kiss and make out quite a bit. Jeremiah smooches a girl at a Thanksgiving dinner. (Steven and Taylor beg him to stop hooking up with people they know.) One of Belly’s friends is a lesbian, and she kisses her girlfriend on New Year’s Eve. Belly rooms with two guys and a girl. Women wear some revealing outfits.

Characters drink wine, beer and champagne; Belly refuses to let Benito drive his scooter after he’s quaffed a few glasses of wine. She insists that he teach her how to drive the thing—even though she’s likely had consumed just as much. She works with a bar, and a customer chides her for using gin instead of vodka for a drink he’s ordered. We hear a song lyric that includes the line, “Jesus saves.”

One of Belly’s friends quips that Thanksgiving is a “genocidal holiday.” Belly’s forced to clean a dirty toilet at work. (“Be brave,” her boss tells her.) Jere’s father learns that Jere’s been lying to him for months. Characters say the f-word 15 times and the s-word about 10 times. We also hear “a–,” “b–ch,” “crap,” “d–n” and “d-ck.” God’s name is misused 10 times (once with “d–n”), and Jesus’ name is abused once.

Sept. 3, 2025—S3, E9: “Last Call”

Welp, Belly and Jeremiah’s wedding has imploded spectacularly. Now it’s time to pick up the pieces—if our characters can find them all.

Impulsively, Belly decides to board a plane to Paris. Hey, she was going to go study abroad there anyway before the whole marriage thing interrupted her plans. But when she arrives, she discovers the program no longer has room for her. Worse yet, someone steals her backpack, forcing her on a Parisian adventure to track it—and the engagement ring inside it—down.

Meanwhile, Jeremiah’s hurting. Steven and Taylor feel for him, but that’s way down the list from their feelings for each other. And Conrad? Well, he just wants to help Jeremiah through his pain. But given that he’s the cause of it (or so Jeremiah thinks, anyway), that’s not going so well.

Steven and Taylor kiss passionately and ultimately sleep together. We don’t see the act itself, but we do see the lead-up to sex (where they lie on a bed and kiss) and the aftermath (where they drink champagne in bed, with him shirtless). Belly saves another woman from a creep, pretending to be the woman’s girlfriend. The ruse works (the creep makes an obscene gesture at them as they walk away), and Belly meets the woman’s real girlfriend inside a raucous dance club. (The two women kiss.) There’s a reference to Jeremiah’s bisexuality. Along with the tryst he had in Cabo with another woman.

When Belly tells some new friends in Paris about her wedding fiasco, they share with her their own youthful mistakes: One woman admits to sleeping with several married men. Another nearly married someone for a Visa. Still another spent all her school money on art supplies. “You don’t make it through your 20s without inflicting some damage,” someone tells Belly. “Or else you haven’t lived.”

Jeremiah gets very, very drunk on what would’ve been his wedding night. We see him quaff beer and slam down shots, and he tells someone that he “majored in beerology” in college. (Conrad secretly encourages someone to give him red Gatorade the next morning to help with the resulting hangover.) Belly spends time in a bar drinking with her new Parisian friends. Jeremiah’s dad tells Belly’s mom that he’s keeping the wedding champagne.

Characters say the f-word more than 20 times, and the s-word at least a dozen. We also hear “a–,” “d–n,” “d–k” and “h—.”

Aug. 27, 2025 – S3, E8: “Last Kiss”

Jeremiah and Belly’s wedding is almost here! But Conrad’s here, too! And last episode, he confessed to Belly that he’s still in love with her. And yeah, that confession proves to have some serious rammifications. Meanwhile, Steven brings Denise to the wedding’s rehearsal dinner, and they share their first kiss.

The drama. Oh, the drama.

Belly and Jere literally sleep together the night before their wedding: The most they do (at least on screen) is hold each other. Belly swims in a bikini. Someone is punched twice; once in the face, once in the gut. We hear about past affairs and emotional dalliances.

Champagne, beer and other drinks are quaffed by most everybody. Steven swallows a full glass of bubbly in one go. Characters say the f-word 15 times and the s-word about seven times. “A–,” “b–ch” and “d-ck” are also uttered. God’s name is misused about three times.

Aug. 20, 2025 – S3, E7: “Last Hurrah”

Belly and Jere’s wedding is just days away. The entire wedding party (and a lot of the guests) are now in Cousins, celebrating the impending nuptials. But wedding-eve bachelor and bachelorette parties bring unexpected revelations—and a whole bunch o’ drama.

Jere and Belly have been sleeping together for a while now, and they have sex again two days before their wedding. We see them make out passionately and strip off one another’s shirts (we see Belly from her bare back). The camera then cuts away before returning as the two lie in bed, naked at least from the shoulders up. They kiss elsewhere, as well. Belly and several of her friends spend several scenes in revealing bikinis; they practice a very choreographed and rather sultry dance that they’re prepping for the wedding. (The guys practice their own set of dance moves, but while the dance is also suggestive, they’re fully clothed.) Steven and Denise move closer to becoming a real couple, and Denise invites Steven back to her room. Steven initially accepts, but he decides to help a drunken Lucinda (Taylor’s mom) instead. We see a tiny painting of a bare-breasted woman hanging on a bathroom wall.

Lucinda’s far from the only one getting hammered, though. Jere gets incredibly drunk—throwing up several times during the course of his bachelor party. (A friend of his also recounts the time that Jere cheated on Belly—a revelation that Conrad never heard about.) Meanwhile, Belly also gets drunk (“I love tipsy Belly!” Taylor gushes). Uncharacteristically, she also partakes of gummies spiked with THC. Jere brings a bag full of marijuana joints to Cousins, “just so the boys feel at home,” he tells Belly. He also wants to smoke them, and Belly says it’s OK, “as long as you’re not stoned at the altar.” He later tells Conrad that he’s nearly stopped smoking weed, in part because Belly hates it and in part to better focus on his job. We see plenty of people drink beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages. Jere spills a cocktail on Conrad, and we hear some talk about “beer pong.” Steven and Jere reminisce about hitting downtown Cousins with fake IDs. Margaritas are consumed. Jere says that being “hung over on a boat is the worst.”

Conrad shocks himself while trying to fix a light. Guys go shirtless. Belly’s mom and dad smooth and appear to make plans to go to bed together. We hear about how Lucinda made out with Dave Matthews once. (“Who’s that?” someone asks Taylor. “No idea,” Taylor says.)

Characters say the f-word 16 times, and the s-word nine times. Other curses include “a–,” “b–tard,” “h—” and “p-ssed.” God’s name is misused seven times.

Aug. 13, 2025 – S3, E6: “Last Name”

The wedding’s getting closer, and for Belly, things are gettin’ real. She’s been so busy planning for the wedding and dealing with so much drama that she nearly forgot that the wedding is more than an end: It’s a beginning. “I’m gonna be someone’s wife!” she says at her bridal shower. And it’s freaking her out a little.

Ironically, that sudden realization happens just as everything else seems to be falling into place. Jeremiah’s dad has given his stamp of approval on the match, so he’s footing the bill for the wedding. (And, by the way, he’s controlling just about every aspect of it.) Belly’s mom, Laurel, finally climbed aboard the wedding train, too—showing up at the bridal shower and cooking her famous lemon squares. And Conrad … well, he’s been supportive and all. If only he would stop walking around the beach house without a shirt.

Speaking of which (and this is a spoiler for the episode, but important to note), Conrad returns from surfing with a deep cut in his leg. (We see a bit of the gash, along with plenty of blood on the stairs and in the bathtub.) Belly helps him bandage it, leading to one of the steamiest first-aid encounters in television history. The two never kiss, but it’s clear that Belly and the shirtless Conrad sure would like to.

Belly and Jere do their share of canoodling, too—lying around on an air mattress and smooching as Jere’s dad walks in on them. That father, by the way, has his own relationship to unveil: He announces he’s bringing his work assistant, Kayleigh, to the wedding. (Conrad knows, however, that this isn’t a new thing: His father and Kayleigh were carrying on a relationship while he was still married to Conrad’s mother.) Steven appears ready to move on from Taylor and date his work frienemy, Denise. Denise makes an obscene gesture at work. Characters wear revealing clothing. Belly receives a very revealing bit of lingerie during her bridal shower.

Liquor flows at Belly’s bridal shower. Belly frets over the size of her wedding: “Four bartenders!” she tells Jere. “Two weeks ago, we were just going to get a keg!” Taylor and mom Lucinda reminisce about the time that Lucinda was pulled over after drinking one-and-a-half mudslides at TGI Fridays:

“I wasn’t drunk,” Lucinda insists. “I didn’t even get a ticket!”

“Yeah, that’s because you flirted with the cop,” Taylor reminds her.

Characters use the f-word five times, the s-word nearly a dozen and a few other profanities (“a–,” “crap,” “d–n,” “h—“). God’s name is misused 11 times, and Jesus’ name is abused once. We hear a reference to an apartment smelling like cat urine. We learn that Jere has been late paying for a credit card.

Aug. 5, 2025 – S3, E5: “Last Dance”

Belly’s at the Cousins beach house, planning for her wedding with Jere. She was supposed to have plenty of help. But best friend, Taylor, has to help her mother figure out her salon business, and Jere—trying to impress his dad, whom he’s interning with—is working late. The only person around to help Belly navigate this whirlwind of expensive decisions is Jere’s big brother, Conrad. And if Conrad had his way, he’d cancel Belly’s wedding shower and shower the girl in kisses instead. Meanwhile, Steven’s off to a gaming conference and runs into his top work frienemy, Denise. Could it be that the two might have a co-op weekend themselves?

In flashback, Conrad and Belly have sex. We see both in their underwear and a great deal of kissing and sexual movements. In the present, Conrad goes about shirtless for a while, and Belly wears a bathing suit. Taylor jokes with Steven that she raised some money for her mother by appearing on the porn site OnlyFans. “I would’ve supported you!” Steven says awkwardly. “I’m a fan!” We hear a few ribald asides. Belly devours a couple of peaches, leading to a sultry mess of peach juice dripping from her chin. Conrad wipes the juice of her chin with his shirt.

Conrad says that he’d rather be shot in the head with a nail gun—repeatedly—rather than watch Jere and Belly touching each other. Belly and Conrad drink a bottle of wine with dinner. We hear 14 uses of the f-word, about a half-dozen uses of the s-word and a smattering of other profanities (“a–,” “b–ch,” d-ck” and “p-ssed”). God’s name is misused about a dozen times, once with the word “d–n.”

July 29, 2025 – S3, E4: “Last Stand”

Belly and Jeremiah are still engaged! And while they’re happy about it, no one else is.

Lauren (Belly’s mom) refuses to go shopping for wedding dresses with her daughter. Jere has taken an internship with his father to prove he’s all grown up—and it’s not working just yet. And when Jere asks Conrad if he can be “co-best man,” Conrad lets it slip that the two of them getting married so young is “kind of ridiculous.” Belly’s hoping that everyone’ll come around, because she’s desperately hoping to have her parents’ support.

Jere and Belly kiss a few times, and Jere lounges around with his fiancée in his underwear. (They’re staying together at the family’s famous beach house.) Jere and Conrad both appear shirtless, too, while Taylor wears a midriff-baring shirt.

Jere offers to buy Belly and Taylor “two rum and Cokes” for her birthday. Taylor’s mom, Lucinda, suggest the three of them (she, Taylor and Belly) buy some “birthday cocktails.” Elsewhere, Lucinda and Taylor drink wine while looking over Lucinda’s finances. In flashback, we see Lauren and her best friend, Susannah, drink wine; Lauren jokes that it’s just about time to cut Susannah off. It appears that Belly’s holding a bottle of champagne in her hand while she and Jere watch a movie.

Steven (whom Jere also asked to be best man) announces his intention of holding Jere’s bachelor party in Las Vegas. We learn that Lucinda’s old boyfriend really did Lucinda wrong, financially speaking.

Characters use the f-word and s-word nine times each. We also hear “a–,” “b–ch,” “h—,” “d-ck” and “p-ssed.” God’s name is misused a half-dozen times.

July 23, 2025 – S3, E3: “Last Supper”

Belly and Jeremiah are engaged! Yay! But outside Belly’s bestie, Taylor, no one knows about it. (Well, except for anyone walking by Jeremiah’s frat house when he shouted the news out of his window.) They’re trying to find the perfect time to let everyone know, because they suspect that a few of their shared loved ones might freak out. Also, they’d rather not distract any attention away from the memorial service being held for Jeremiah and Conrad’s dearly departed mother. Meanwhile, Taylor’s mom, Lucinda, schemes to get Taylor and Steven back together. But in the process, all three discover that Lucinda’s salon is on the verge of bankruptcy.

Jere and Belly passionately make out in Jere’s bed: He’s shirtless, and he makes an attempt to lift up Belly’s shirt before she puts a stop to it. (She has no time for further canoodling; she’s scheduled to meet a friend.) We see her slip on a pair of shorts over her underwear. Several people ask if Belly’s pregnant. (She’s not.) We hear references to sex and porn. Belly’s mom and dad try to keep their own impromptu roll-in-the-hay a secret from their kids. When Belly’s dad frets that Belly may suspect something, Lauren (Belly’s mom) says, “She’s 20. She was probably stoned or thinking about sex.” Someone encourages Belly to hold off on marriage and move in with Jeremiah instead.

We hear several references to drinking, including underage drinking. Lucinda’s last lover apparently smoked, because Taylor wonders where his ashtrays are when she comes to visit. When Lauren frets about Steven’s recovery (from a car crash that took place the episode before), Steven reassures her that he’s had worse hangovers.

We hear joking references to murder and suicide. The f-word is used five times (and it’s paired once with the word “mother” in a song). The s-word is used nine times. Other vulgarities include “a–,” “h—,” “d-ck” and “p-ssed.” God’s name is misused a dozen times, and Jesus’ name is abused once.

July 16, 2025 – S3, E2: “Last Christmas”

Belly and Jeremiah are done. Again. The revelations of the last episode have wrecked everything beyond comprehension. Nothing will make it right again. Ever. Or, at least, not for a good 35 minutes.

Meanwhile, Belly tells the show’s viewers that Jeremiah’s not the only one keeping secrets: She has one, too. But that’s not the only relationship in play this episode: Belly’s divorced parents wind up hooking up. And Steven, who’s ready to commit to Taylor for realsies, breaks up with his actual girlfriend in order to be with her. Alas, Taylor’s not so keen on the idea. And when a distraught and distracted Steven tries to drive in the aftermath, he pulls out in front of another car, causes an accident and lands in the hospital.

We don’t see the crash, but we know that it led to a potentially serious brain injury: Belly and Taylor express their deep concern for his well-being. A character falls down a few steps. And while she’s not injured, exactly, she makes it quite clear how much the fall hurt. One of Jeremiah’s friends is in the middle of smoking marijuana from a bong, and he invites Jeremiah to join him. (Jeremiah declines the offer.)

Belly’s parents run into each other at a literature conference (she’s a writer, he’s a history professor). They steal a bottle of wine and a bottle opener and spend several hours with each other—ultimately winding up in bed together. We also hear that the two initially had sex on their very first date. We see other couples kiss and hug. Jeremiah admits that he had sex twice with another woman when he thought that he and Belly had broken up. He insists the girl meant nothing to him. And he was very, very drunk. But while characters understand why Jeremiah might’ve thought that he and Belly were done, they’re also puzzled why Jeremiah didn’t come clean and tell Belly about the encounter immediately.

We hear the f-word 15 times and the s-word nearly a dozen. Characters also say “a–,” “h—,” “d-ck,” “p-ssed” and use a crude stand-in to reference someone’s testicles. God’s name is misused six times, and Jesus’ name is abused once.

July 16, 2025 – S3, E1: “Last Season”

Good news! Belly got into a study-abroad program in Paris! Bad news. Jeremiah, who was supposed to be graduating, discovered that he’s lacking a few credits. So now. Belly’s not sure if she should really go to Paris, because her boyfriend’s sad and stuff. Good news! Conrad got into some cool medical internship. Bad news! He might not be able to attend his mom’s memorial garden-opening service. Good news! Steven and Taylor are back together! Bad news! They’re both also dating other people, so they’re sneaking around like raccoons around fast-food dumpsters.

We see plenty, plenty, plenty of kissing. And then a bit more kissing. It’s obvious that Jeremiah and Belly are in a sexual relationship, and we see them in bed together in their underwear. (A call from Belly’s mom precipitates a half-hearted effort to get dressed.) We learn that someone cheated on, well, someone else. There’s a lot of talk about sex and hooking up. Women wear bikini tops and midriff-baring shirts. A guy touches a girl’s breast (over her shirt) and expresses a fascination with her belly button. Belly tells Jeremiah that a college event has Jeremiah’s two favorite things: “Boobs and abs.” Jeremiah tells Belly that he likes her when she looks “witchy.” Someone vomits.

A party is filled with revelers drinking heavily. (We see a great many bottles and glasses.) We hear references to bars and binge drinking. Belly admits that she wishes Jeremiah didn’t smoke so much marijuana. Taylor’s mother warns her to be careful of her reputation, saying she doesn’t want to become known as a “ho.”  Speaking of language, we hear seven f-words, about 30 s-words and plenty of other profanities, including “a–,” “b–ch,” “h—,” “d-ck” and “p-ss.” God’s name is misused 15 times.

Aug. 18, 2023—S2, E8: “Love Triangle”

The Cousins’ beach house might be saved. But collectively, relationships are a mess. Again. In the aftermath of Conrad seeing Jeremiah and Belly kiss, the three of them must drive home from Brown together. And when a storm sweeps through the area, the trio is forced to spend the night in a hotel room. Meanwhile, Steven and Taylor have a very awkward first date; Taylor’s ex-boyfriend, Milo, records an entire diss album dedicated to Steven; and Lauren (Belly and Steven’s mom) takes part in a writer’s reading group.

Let’s start with Lauren. When Steven says that a week’s worth of goofing off won’t do him any good at Princeton (where he’s heading in the fall), Lauren says, that he should be goofing off “getting drunk, and lying to your mom, and hanging out with your girlfriend and driving to the beach.” And when Belly asks Lauren about how she knew she didn’t love Belly’s dad anymore—and how she might use that to help her with her feelings for Conrad—Lauren says, “I want you to have lots of lovers before you settle on one person, Bean.” There’s a suggestion that Lauren might’ve had a fling with a fellow writer, but when Steven asks her if there were any “shenanigans,” he takes back the question because he doesn’t want to hear about it.

The night that Belly, Conrad and Jeremiah spend in the hotel room proves to be completely innocent. But elsewhere, couples kiss—sometimes lustily. Hands are held. Feelings are expressed and squashed and lied about. We hear about a fight that took place a few episodes earlier. Women wear outfits that expose a bit of cleavage and midriff.

Lauren and a new writer friend order tequilas on the rocks. We see other people drink as well. Characters say the f-word seven times and the s-word five times. We also hear “b–ch,” “h—,” “p-ssed” and “d-ck.” God’s name is misused 10 times, three of which also include the word “d–n.”

Aug. 11, 2023—S2, E7: “Love Affair”

After Belly calls her mom and makes a drunken plea for her to come up to the beach house and “fix everything,” her mother, Lauren, does indeed drive up—and boy, is she mad. After all, Belly has spent the last six episodes lying to her, and the house (following last episode’s party) is a disaster. But her presence does seem to fix a big, bad issue, and Belly and the boys take steps to fix a few others.

A couple kisses quite passionately. We see another couple exchange smooches, as well. Characters talk about their feelings for various people. And Belly wears short shorts and a midriff-baring top. There’s a reference to a previous sexual encounter between Belly and Conrad, which Belly says she doesn’t regret at all.

In a moment of anger, Lauren slaps Belly’s face and, naturally, feels terrible about it. Mother and daughter exchange apologies for past and present hurts and move on.

Julia (Susannah’s sister) hears how her child, the nonbinary Skye, built a bong out of an apple and kissed Cameron. When someone asks if a wall is stained with blood, someone explains that it’s probably just “Kool-Aid and Goldschläger.” Kids treat their parents disrespectfully.

Characters say the f-word 10 times, the s-word five times and also utter “h—” and variations of “p-ss.” God’s name is misused five times.

Aug. 4, 2023—S2, E6: “Love Fest”

Julia, Susannah’s sister has sold the house. But Belly, Conrad and Jeremiah are determined to send the place off in style—with a massive party.

That party is powered by liquor, though no one’s actually old enough to buy alcohol. Conrad tries to use a fake ID; Jeremiah tries to get an old friend to sell alcohol to them; but Belly successfully makes the buy by playing the pity card. (“Do not get pulled over or I’ll say you stole it while I was on the john,” the merchant warns them.) The haul includes beer, tequila, vodka “and gin, for Skye [the boys’ nonbinary cousin].” We see plenty of people drink, often to excess, and Belly herself gets seriously drunk.

Romance and drama flow equally freely. Steven and Taylor (Belly’s brother and best friend, respectively) engage in a somewhat sensual dance when Taylor’s boyfriend, Milo, shows up. Steven and Milo get in a tussle. Taylor later kisses someone. Meanwhile, Skye (who quizzes Taylor and Belly on how to kiss) smooches family friend Cameron. We hear a lot of talk about past kisses and relationships—including when Jeremiah talks about how he enjoyed his first and second kiss, with a girl and a boy, at the beach house.

Women wear a variety of revealing outfits, including swimsuits and halter tops. A couple of guys are seen shirtless. In flashback, Julia and Susannah drink wine. Someone vomits in the house, and a couple of partygoers vandalize the place (by spray-painting a wall and smashing a window).

Conrad and Jeremiah use credit cards—given to them by their father for emergencies—to buy party decorations. Skye tells her mother that she’s happy at the beach house, “and not in a pharmaceutically induced way.” We hear references to a bad Christmas season, where the “Christ” portion of the name is replaced by a profanity. There’s a reference to skinny dipping. Characters say the f-word 10 times and the s-word nine times. We also hear other profanities (sometimes as parts of song lyrics), including “a–,” “b–ch,” “crap,” “d–n” and the n-word. God’s name is misused five times, and Jesus’ name is abused once.

But it’s not all bad. Several characters talk about how much they love their parents and miss them when they’re not around. [Spoiler warning] And when the party goes wrong, Belly calls her own mother—asking her to make everything right again.

July 28, 2023—S2, E5: “Love Fool”

After Belly and the gang return to the beach house, they discover that Julia (Susannah’s sister and now owner of the house) has already moved all the furniture into storage in preparation to sell it. With their beds all gone, the teens decide to sneak into the country club and spend the night there.

They’re joined by Cam Cameron, whose mother works at the club. They use her security code (without her knowledge) to get in. Cameron cautions them to be very careful and neat, but he encourages them to eat the club’s food. Two teens also rummage through the club’s lost-and-found contents. Taylor (Belly’s best friend) finds a cool leather jacket there—and a bag of marijuana in said jacket. She and Skye manufacture a bong out of an apple, which they use and eventually dare Steven (Belly’s brother) to eat. (Steven spits out most of what he’s tried to chew, then runs off camera to vomit.)

During a game of Truth or Dare, both the truth and dare inquiries feel tame to Taylor, who says the evening needs to get “much more Euphoria” (referencing HBO’s wildly problematic teen show). Jeremiah is dared to kiss Belly, but he refuses—later telling her, “If I kiss you, I don’t know if I’ll be able to stop.” In flashback, Belly and Conrad flirt and hold hands—much to Jeremiah’s discomfort. Another flashback reminds us that Jeremiah is bisexual; he’s been crowned homecoming king and will be attending the dance with his beau, Blake. Taylor and Steven enjoy a very close dance with each other (though Taylor’s dating someone else).

We see characters drink wine, and we hear discussions about pomegranate margaritas and strawberry daquiris. Conrad and Jeremiah plot to sue their father. Taylor decries debutante balls, saying it’s weird to throw a party to “present a bunch of hot virgins to society.” Conrad reminisces about when his brother urinated in his lunchbox.

In a flashback, Lauren (Belly’s mother) hears her friend Susannah say “a–” and shouts, “I love it when you swear!” Steven (Lauren’s son) says “a–” doesn’t count as a swear word, and he then asks Susannah to say “motherf—er.” We hear the f-word another eight times, along with seven uses of the s-word and “b–ch,” “h—” and “p–sed.” God’s name is misused four times, once with the word “d–n.”

Jul. 21, 2023—S2, E4: “Love Games”

With Julia (Susannah’s sister) still planning on selling the beach house, Belly and the crew head down to the boardwalk and engage in a day of fun and games. The outing takes on a new competitive wrinkle when the boys and girls (well, two girls and the nonbinary Skye) face off in a series of contests. Meanwhile, Lauren—Belly and Steven’s mother—tries to navigate a bookselling conference and runs into an old flame.

Skye (whose preferred personal pronoun is “their”) has a good time getting to know cousins Jeremiah and Conrad: Skye’s mother, Julia, had a difficult relationship with her own sister, and Skye lets the boys know that Julia is not the ogre they imagine her to be. “And your mom was no saint.”

We hear discussion of past and possibly future romances. Jeremiah and Belly hold hands (mainly for moral support during a scary carnival ride). Steven jokes with Taylor (Belly’s best friend) about fantasizing about him in the shower. Women wear cleavage-revealing tops, and guys sometimes go about shirtless. Someone references to-short shorts. Lauren arranges a dinner with her old beau.

We hear about previous visits to the boardwalk, including times that characters vomited there. (Steven offers to get Belly a “barf bag” in preparation for an intense ride.) Someone jokes about smelling bad. Lauren and a fellow author both joke about and drink wine.

We hear plenty of joking trash talk. Also on your audio radar: 13 f-words, a half-dozen s-words and several other milder profanities (“a–,” “d—n” and “h—“). God’s name is misused three times. There’s a suggestion that someone broke the beach house’s air conditioning on purpose to keep Julia from holding an open house.

Jul. 14, 2023—S2, E3: “Love Sick”

Belly and Jeremiah learn why Conrad disappeared: The beach house has been put up for sale. Apparently, Susannah’s sister, Julia, inherited her half and plans to unload the thing as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Steven and Taylor, Belly’s brother and best friend, respectively, decide to head up to the beach house themselves to find out what happened to Belly. In flashback, we see the implosion of Conrad’s and Belly’s relationship—beginning during Belly’s prom and coming to a crashing conclusion during Susannah’s funeral.

During that flashback, Belly and others mention the hotel room they rented after prom. Laurel, Belly’s mother, jokes that she must be “a cool mom now” that they’re talking about renting a hotel room in front of her. (Belly insists it’s just so she and her friends can hang out.) When Conrad says he needs to head back to college (Brown University) right after prom, Belly is offended, saying she expected him to spend the night. They break up shortly thereafter.

During Susannah’s funeral, Conrad plays “Oh Where Can My Baby Be,” a classic by The Cavaliers (but better known these days as a hit for Pearl Jam). The song includes the lyrics, “The Lord took her away from me.” Later, at the Fisher house, Belly walks in on Conrad, lying on the lap of an old girlfriend. A rather public argument ensues, which ends with Belly falling down and storming out.

In the present, Conrad, Jeremiah and Belly begin to patch their mutual relationship up. Conrad and Jeremiah speak disrespectfully to their father when he refuses to let them withdraw money from their trust funds to buy the beach house. Steven and Belly’s mother are still kept in the dark about their true whereabouts. Steven asks Taylor if her current boyfriend is bothered by them heading up to the beach house together. “Because we kissed for two seconds?” Taylor says with a smirk. (But it’s pretty clear that, before the end of the season, they’ll be smooching again.)

Speaking of looking forward a bit, we’re introduced to a new character named Skye, who is reportedly nonbinary. Couples kiss. Belly takes a swim in a modest swimming suit, and we see other women in slightly revealing garb.

A character appears to either have a heart attack or panic attack and collapses. Characters say the f-word six times, the s-word 15 times and utter a bevy of other profanities, including “a–,” “h—” and “p-ssed.” God’s name is misused three times, and Jesus’ name is abused once.

Jul. 14, 2023—S2, E2: “Love Scene”

Belly and Jeremiah head to Brown University to track down an AWOL Conrad. When they get there, they learn he’s gone to the beach house, so they follow. In flashback, we see happier days for Belly and Conrad, including when they snuck off to the beach house the previous winter and had sex.

Belly sneaks out of her own house to head up to Cousins with Conrad: The two of them marvel at the snow for a bit before they come in and start stripping. Belly helps Conrad takes off his shirt, Conrad undoes Belly’s sweater and bra and the two lie down by the fire, kissing romantically but with obvious intent. (Nothing more critical than Belly’s shoulders and Conrad’s chest are seen.)

When Conrad goes missing, Belly again lies to her mother, this time to sneak off with Jeremiah to investigate Conrad’s disappearance. She makes her best friend, Taylor, cover for her, and the two lie repeatedly to Belly’s mom and brother to cover their tracks. (Steven, Belly’s brother, eventually wises up.)

In the aftermath of Steven’s graduation party, mother Laurel expresses surprise that he has woken up so early. “I can never sleep in when I drink,” he says, before catching himself. (But, apparently, Steven’s drinking is no big whoop to Laurel; they share a knowing smile with each other.) She offers to cook him eggs. “Nice and runny, great for a hangover.” (Again, it’s worth mentioning that Steven’s years away from being of legal drinking age.)

Jeremiah cries over Belly and his kinda-sorta breakup and damaged relationship, and they kinda-sorta make up. We learn that after Belly and Conrad broke up, Conrad fell into a deep depression and just stared at Belly’s picture all day. (This according to Conrad’s shirtless college roommate.)

Female characters wear tops that reveal midriff and cleavage. Characters say the f-word six times, the s-word eight times and utter other profanities, including “a–,” “h—” and “p–sed.” God’s name is misused twice.

Jul. 14, 2023—S2, E1: “Love Lost”

The episode toggles between the aftermath of Season One (which ended with Belly and Conrad getting together) and the present, where Susannah has died, Belly’s not speaking to either Fisher boy, and her grades are in the dumps. Meanwhile, Belly’s brother, Steven, is preparing to head to Princeton; and her mother has just published a book based on her friendship with Susannah, but she’s reluctant to market it.

Steven makes a raucous graduation speech (based largely on a posthumous gift and card from Susannah) that includes an f-word. Everybody, including all the parents, applaud proudly. He, Belly and all their friends attend a party that, apparently, Steven is throwing elsewhere. Their mother, Laurel, assumes that everyone will be drinking (despite being underage) and just makes Steven promise not to drink and drive. (Indeed, most everyone at the party is drinking heavily; the exception is Belly, who promised to be Steven’s sober driver.) Belly compliments a guy on how well he handles a keg.

Several couples, both in flashback and in the present, kiss. In flashback, Belly and Conrad spend the night together, though it’s unclear whether anything sexual happens. (Susannah greets them as they return to the beach house in the morning, and gives them both a knowing look.) We see female characters in revealing tops, and guys sometimes go without shirts. We learn that Conrad’s father cheated on Susannah when Susannah first got sick. Belly talks about her own parents’ apparently passionless marriage before they divorced.

Laurel drinks a beer. She and Belly get into a fight. Characters say the f-word six times, the s-word four times and utter a variety of other profanities, including “a–,” “b–ch” and “p-ssed.” God’s name is misused about a dozen times, once with “d–n.”

Jun. 16, 2022—S1, E2: “Summer Dress”

Belly decides to be a debutante and goes shopping with the moms to get prepared for all the debutante events being held during the summer. She goes to the debutante tea and runs into Cam again, who invites her on a date. Meanwhile, Belly’s brother, Steven, is getting more serious with Shayla, another debutante.

Belly is having increasingly serious fights with the Fisher boys and her brother. They all insult each other and their choices.

There’s discussion of a lesbian bringing her girlfriend to the debutante tea: Laurel and the Fishers’ mom say that a debutante bringing her girlfriend is progressive, but the girl later confesses that she hoped that her choice of date would be an excuse not to go. She mentions that she thought the country club would suggest conversion therapy. An African-American girl says Cousins pretends to be woke.

The debutantes hide drinking during the tea and Conrad continues to drink to excess. The boys are disappointed that a marijuana dealer they know got arrested.

Laurel asks Belly if they need to have a talk about consent before she leaves on her date. Belly threatens to expose Steven’s fanfiction story, which includes sexual content involving Draco from Harry Potter. Jeremiah discusses kissing and hooking up with two girls and two boys. Steven is shown in a scene where he is clearly about to sleep with Shayla.

The swearing continues and worsens, as the f-word is said a few times alongside s-words and other profanities.

Jun. 16, 2022—S1, E1: “Summer House”

Belly, older brother Steven, and their mom, Laurel, arrive at the beach house in Cousins and start having a great time with the Fishers. The Fisher mom asks Belly to be a part of the debutante ball, and later, chaos ensues at a beach bonfire. Belly meets a new boy, Cam, and they hit it off while the mothers try to figure out how to deal with Conrad.

A major focus of the show is peoples’ appearances, constantly comparing attractiveness among the teen characters. Several people mention the ways Belly has grown up and gone through puberty. Laurel is divorced. Laurel is always worried about the financial differences beween her family and the Fishers. Several characters make out with other teenagers. The girls wear tight-fitting and otherwise immodest outfits, while the boys are often shirtless.

Conrad drinks and smokes marijuana at the same time, and Laurel shares a joint with the Fishers’ mother. Teens drink and a few are intoxicated, but the moms seem unbothered. Refreshingly, Belly and Cam bond over their shared choice not to drink, but that doesn’t slow the party down.

A few comments with sexual implications are made. The s-word is said many times, h— is used as a swear word, and different versions of the word a– are used.