Are you obsessed with The Summer I Turned Pretty (like us)?
Why are fans so into the series? And are they TOO into it?
Don鈥檛 worry if you haven鈥檛 watched The Summer I Turned Pretty, this episode is a great introduction! And fear not, there will also be no spoilers - we won鈥檛 tell you what happens.
Choosing between two love interests is a classic plot line in series and films. The big one people are talking about right now is in The Summer I Turned Pretty. Fans are Team Jeremiah or Team Conrad - they鈥檙e two brothers who the main character, Belly, is interested in.
The 麻豆社's Lola Schroer tells us about how some fans are so into the show, they鈥檝e sent the actors online abuse for choices the characters have made in the series. She also talks us through how the weekly episode release is building the show鈥檚 hype and success.
Hayley Clarke, 麻豆社 journalist and series mega fan, dives into embracing romance in fiction. Plus we hear from people in Hong Kong and Delhi who organised parties to watch the series 3 finale.
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