The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 parallels Gilmore Girls by portraying a coming-of-age heroine in an East Coast town caught between two romantic interests. In "Last Hurrah" Conrad confronts Belly after hearing about Jeremiah and Lacie, accusing Belly of changing and forgiving betrayal. The scene echoes Jess's confrontation with Rory in Gilmore Girls Season 6, where Jess questions Rory's choices and prompts her to re-evaluate. The Jess-style speech is a catalyst in both shows for a heroine's potential course correction. Belly has shown wavering feelings about marriage during pre-wedding moments, increasing stakes before the show's conclusion.
Conrad's Jess-Coded Moment In the Aug. 20 episode, "Last Hurrah," Conrad overhears Jeremiah's friends talking about how he slept with Lacie over spring break. He tracks down Belly to tell her- only to find out she already knew. This troubles Conrad, who says it's not like Belly to forgive such a betrayal. "Belly, your wedding's at a f*cking country club! Who are you?," he yells during their impassioned conversation on the beach.
Several viewers on social media were reminded of the Gilmore Girls Season 6 moment in which Jess - like Conrad, an ex-boyfriend - questions Rory's decision to leave school and get caught up in Logan's social scene. "I know you better than anyone. This isn't you," he says. "What are you doing? Living at your grandparents' place, being in the DAR, no Yale - why did you drop out of Yale?"
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