The Summer I Turned Pretty
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Anonymous
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Anyone else watching it on Prime?
I want their beach house. |
Anonymous
| No. It's a godawful title that sets us all back 70 years. |
Anonymous
| I watched it yesterday. Enjoyable enough. |
Anonymous
Oh god shut up |
Anonymous
| I read the title quickly and thought it was The Summer I Turned Petty. That would’ve been a better premise! |
Anonymous
| awful name! |
Anonymous
| Agree the title is off-putting and makes me not want to watch. |
Anonymous
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The title would be ok to me if the show dealt with a girl going from being a kid to having to deal with being objectified by men over a short period of time. That would also be a worthwhile premise for a show to explore.
I have no idea what this show is about though. |
Anonymous
DP and no, you shut it. It's an awful title. Very off putting as SEVERAL PPs have noted. Please grow up. |
Anonymous
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Geez, you guys really need to lighten up.
It’s based on a YA trilogy about a girl who turns 16 one summer and suddenly begins dating and navigating relationships with boys. It also touches upon her relationship with her mother and older brother. If we could all get behind Red Panda as empowering, then I think we can get behind this. As a Gen X’er, I could relate to this. I remember when I blossomed. Lighten up. Plus: the beach house is gorgeous in a laid back, classic way. |
Anonymous
LMAO “oh! A movie about me!!” |
Anonymous
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They're cute books. Light and fluffy, but fun to watch with teens.
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Anonymous
 i would def watch that
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Anonymous
| I watched it and found every one of the characters completely loathsome (except for Cam, who was written off early on). |
Anonymous
Op here. I found Belly annoying. She started off cool and I had high hopes for her in the first episode where she gives Conrad grief for smoking weed. I thought she would be confident and cool. But she turned out to be boring, immature, and self-centered. No clue how she’s the heroine in a book series. I also thought she wasn’t pretty or interesting enough for all the attention she received. Her friend was way more confident and interesting. Her older brother was similarly insecure despite his false bravado. He seemed very shallow. No clue why they felt compelled to have a bisexual character. The insertion of that scene seemed rather gratuitous and a big departure from the storyline/crush. I liked the Asian mom. She was interesting. The white mom made me cry. Conrad seemed genuine and interesting. He just seemed much older than Belly, and I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why he liked her. Does the book do a better job making Belly more interesting? |