{"id":466078,"date":"2022-06-21T00:28:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T21:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jenny-han-breaks-down-series-biggest-surprises\/"},"modified":"2022-06-21T00:28:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T21:28:15","slug":"jenny-han-breaks-down-series-biggest-surprises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jenny-han-breaks-down-series-biggest-surprises\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jenny Han Breaks Down Series&#8217; Biggest Surprises"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27806178d33\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27806178d33\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jenny-han-breaks-down-series-biggest-surprises\/#%E2%80%9CJenny_Han_Breaks_Down_Series_Biggest_Surprises%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Jenny Han Breaks Down Series&#8217; Biggest Surprises&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJenny_Han_Breaks_Down_Series_Biggest_Surprises%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Jenny Han Breaks Down Series&#8217; Biggest Surprises&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div> <strong><b>[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Season 1 of <i>The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/i>.]<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/em> will have you all swept up in summer love, and that\u2019s thanks to Jenny Han, whose atmospheric storytelling translates perfectly to the small screen.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Video title has the author of the megapopular book serving as showrunner on the coming-of-age <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, giving her the power to grant longtime fans\u2019 wishes, while also sprinkling in some new story elements, details, and more. And while teenager Belly\u2019s (Lola Tung) tale is more than intriguing \u2014 she finds herself torn between the sons of her mother\u2019s best friend, after all \u2014 the show packs an added punch via its stellar soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p>Before <em>The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/em>\u2018s debut, the trailer featured a snippet of Taylor Swift\u2018s \u201cThis Love (Taylor\u2019s Version),\u201d leading to a flurry of speculation over which other songs from the uber-successful artist might be featured. Viewers were surely satisfied to learn that the show featured not just one but five tunes from Swift, along with hits from artists like Billie Eilish, Tyler the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, Bon Iver, and Ariana Grande.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1049159\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1049159\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1049159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-chris-briney-lola-tung-1-1014x570.jpg\" alt=\"The Summer I Turned Pretty Chris Briney and Lola Tung\" width=\"1014\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-chris-briney-lola-tung-1-1014x570.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-chris-briney-lola-tung-1-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-chris-briney-lola-tung-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-chris-briney-lola-tung-1-1420x798.jpg 1420w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-chris-briney-lola-tung-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-chris-briney-lola-tung-1-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-chris-briney-lola-tung-1.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1049159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Credit: Prime Video)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe had a great music supervisor, Liza Richardson,\u201d muses Han. \u201cA big part of her job is trying to get the rights for us, get things licensed and I had a big wishlist of stuff that I wanted.\u201d One of those people on Han\u2019s wishlist was Swift, whom she says, \u201cI\u2019m a fan of, but also my fans of the books are her fan as well so I just felt like a kid on Christmas morning being able to give that gift to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As much as Swift\u2019s tunes dominate some of the show\u2019s most pivotal scenes, like a showstopping ball dance set to the tune of \u201cThe Way I Loved You (Taylor\u2019s Version)\u201d between Belly and her first love\/longtime crush Conrad (Chris Briney), a particular favorite moment of Han\u2019s is set to Ariana Grande\u2019s \u201cthank u, next.\u201d The song plays as Belly and her fellow debutantes finish getting ready and prepare to make a big entrance in the Cousins Beach country club\u2019s ballroom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one of my favorite songs in part because I remember before it came out, people [thought] she was going to go give all the tea and be negative about these old loves and it ended up being so celebratory and joyful. It wasn\u2019t what people were expecting at all and I think for Belly, that moment is a joyful moment of her coming into her own and feeling powerful and going to the next stage of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1049180\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1049180\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1049180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-chris-lola-1014x570.jpg\" alt=\"The Summer I Turned Pretty Chris Briney Lola Tung\" width=\"1014\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-chris-lola-1014x570.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-chris-lola-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-chris-lola-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-chris-lola-1420x798.jpg 1420w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-chris-lola-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-chris-lola-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-chris-lola.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1049180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Credit: Prime Video)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>And while Belly\u2019s debutante journey is a large part of the show, it\u2019s one of the many story elements that wasn\u2019t in the novel. Among some of the other notable changes were Jeremiah\u2019s (Gavin Casalegno) sexuality and the role Summer Madison\u2019s Nicole played in the season.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s revealed in the series that Jeremiah is bisexual when the teens go to a party and he makes out with a guy who accuses him of queer-baiting. His fluidity is something Han considers an update to the original character she envisioned. \u201cIt was one of the aspects of freshening it up and feeling like it reflects the world that we live in today and how I would tell the story if I was telling it right now. It has all the same pieces, but I think that Jeremiah being sexually fluid feels really realistic to me, to that character as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Originally written in 2009, <em>The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/em> is the first book in a trilogy of novels from Han who adds, \u201cIt does not feel like I changed his character. It just feels like an aspect that I think would come to the fore if the story was in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1049167\" style=\"width: 865px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1049167\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1049167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-prime-video-855x570.jpg\" alt=\"The Summer I Turned Pretty Gavin Casalegno Lola Tung \" width=\"855\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-prime-video-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-prime-video-434x289.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-prime-video-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-prime-video-234x155.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-prime-video-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-prime-video.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1049167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Credit: Prime Video)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>And it\u2019s similar to the handling of Nicole, a character who\u2019s simply referred to as \u201cRed Sox Girl\u201d in the book and serves as an adversary of sorts to Belly when she spurs jealousy with of her connection to Conrad. \u201cWith Nicole, I thought that was an opportunity to show another female friendship and didn\u2019t have to be such an adversarial thing,\u201d Han says of the expanded character. \u201cI think that I was excited to be able to go a little deeper with that story and that character.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nicole ends up being Belly\u2019s \u201cbig sister\u201d for the debutante ball, throwing them together and forming a mentor-mentee dynamic that is tested a few times. Ultimately, their connection overcomes any differences they have by the time the first season concludes.<\/p>\n<p>Things are a little less clear when it comes to the love-triangle between Belly and brothers Conrad and Jeremiah. In the show, she gets tired of waiting on Conrad, and when Jeremiah reveals some deeper feelings for her, she pursues it, something that h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens in the later books.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1049181\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1049181\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1049181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-belly-1014x570.jpg\" alt=\"The Summer I Turned Pretty Lola Tung as belly\" width=\"1014\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-belly-1014x570.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-belly-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-belly-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-belly-1420x798.jpg 1420w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-belly-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-belly-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-lola-tung-belly.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1049181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Credit: Prime Video)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe love triangle was really important to establish in the first season to know what story we\u2019re telling,\u201d Han says. \u201cSo even if we didn\u2019t get another season, people would have been able to experience that a little bit \u2026 so that got moved up a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, there will be another season and we\u2019re left with quite a cliffhanger in the meantime. After seemingly deciding to pursue a relationship with Jeremiah, Belly finds herself having a heart-to-heart talk with Conrad who opens up about the reasons he\u2019d been so distant that summer, particularly about keeping his mother Susannah\u2019s cancer diagnosis a secret. The moment of vulnerability leads to Belly trying to do what\u2019s right and distancing herself from Conrad who is in a fragile state. When he says he needs her she counters that she wants him to want her.<\/p>\n<p>The pair end up kissing on the beach, ultimately making Belly\u2019s dream a reality, but it doesn\u2019t exactly solve the conundrum she\u2019s facing. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say that she makes a decision,\u201d Han says. \u201cI think that she\u2019s in a moment that she\u2019s waited for her whole life. And what that means next, we\u2019ll see, but I think it was something that she couldn\u2019t say no to in that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, answers are on the horizon in the second season. Stay tuned for more from this complicated tale of young love as Season 2 takes shape, and relive every sun-soaked summer moment from Season 1 now on Prime Video.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/strong><\/em><strong>, Season 1, Streaming now, Prime Video<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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