

However, Shayla explains it’s because he’s not like them that she wants to be with him, putting the couple on seemingly solid ground moving forward. He explains to her how he feels like he has to compete with those in her life, like Liam. Later discovering that Shayla used to date Liam sends Steven on an insecure spiral, as he finally addresses how he feels next to Shayla since she’s wealthy, and he’s not. Luckily, Shayla is forgiving, offering Steven an old, slightly missized suit of her father’s. Without this money, he doesn’t have the means to buy what he needs to escort Shayla to the ball, causing some issues between the two.

But, while things seem perfect for Belly, Steven is having some serious issues.Īfter losing to Liam ( Connor Hammond) and company at poker in the previous episode, Steven is out all the money he’s been saving all summer. Plus, the fact that Jeremiah will be escorting doesn’t hurt either and allows Susannah to express how much both of her sons care about Belly and that they’d both do anything for her. But, because she loves Susannah, she’s determined to finish what she started. As she wakes Belly, the two have a short but beautiful heart-to-heart where Susannah gives Belly an out, ready to let the dream die if Belly doesn’t want to follow through. It’s finally the big day, and Susannah could not be more excited. But, there are surprises in store (whether those be good or bad). In the season finale, the time has come for the debutante ball, bringing more than a fair amount of chaos for all those involved. All the while, Laurel ( Jackie Chung) has been trying to cope with the fact that Susannah ( Rachel Blanchard) has made her peace with dying, unwilling to put herself through experimental trials, now that her cancer has returned.

Elsewhere, Steven ( Sean Kaufman) has been working hard to be “enough” for his girlfriend Shayla ( Minnie Mills), but he’s spiraling after another setback. The love triangle between Belly, Conrad ( Christopher Briney), and Jerimiah ( Gavin Casalegno) has been heating up, seemingly having taken a turn for Jeremiah’s favor after his long-awaited, late-night kiss with Belly. Editor's Note: This article contains spoilers for Season 1 of The Summer I Turned Pretty.It’s been an emotional summer for Belly Conklin ( Lola Tung) and the others in Cousins Beach on Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty, based on the novel of the same name by Jenny Han.
