The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 Episode 3 recap: How did Conrad react to Belly and Jeremiah's engagement news?

Time of India

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The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 Episode 3 recap: It's summer, and what's summer without a new episode of The Summer I Turned Pretty? Episode 3 of the series, based on Jenny Han's beloved books, premiered today (July 23) on Prime Video, following last week's shocking twist on July 16—when Jeremiah and Belly got engaged.
Whether you're Team Jelly or Team Bonrad, the proposal caught everyone off guard. And if you've been waiting to see how the families react to the news… buckle up.
What's The Summer I Turned Pretty about?
The Summer I Turned Pretty is a coming-of-age romance drama based on Jenny Han's bestselling trilogy. Set against the sun-soaked backdrop of Cousins Beach, the series follows Isabel 'Belly' Conklin as she navigates growing up, first love, and the emotional complications of a love triangle with two brothers, Conrad and Jeremiah Fisher.
The show stars Lola Tung as Belly, Christopher Briney as the introspective Conrad, and Gavin Casalegno as the ever-charming Jeremiah. Rounding out the cast are Sean Kaufman as Belly's protective brother Steven, Rain Spencer as her best friend Taylor, and Jackie Chung as their mother, Laurel.
Season 1 premiered on June 17, 2022, with all episodes dropping at once on Prime Video. Season 2 followed with a weekly release format starting on July 14, 2023, and wrapped up by August 18. The third season will be the final in the series, as Belly is anticipated to make her final choice.
The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 Episode 3 Recap: Belly and Jeremiah break the engagement news to their family
After Belly said yes to Jeremiah's rushed proposal right outside the hospital where Steven was admitted in the last scene of episode 2, we see them kissing at Jeremiah's dorm at the beginning of episode 3. Basking in this new development of life, it felt like Belly had forgotten that Jeremiah "cheated" on her with Lacie. She believes Steven's accident put things into perspective for her, and that's what she tells her best friend Taylor when she informs her about the engagement.
Even though there's been debate about Taylor's reaction to the Jeremiah-Belly breakup, as she was the one who asked Belly not to throw her life with Jeremiah away for the one mistake he made, she freaked out at the engagement news. When Belly tells her it was she who asked her to forgive him, Taylor says she asked them to talk things out, not get married. This definitely causes friction between them, but Belly has bigger things to look forward to as she wraps up her junior year and prepares to leave her dorm.
On her way home, she feels giddy about her engagement and finds it difficult to hide her excitement from her dad. She just wants to be his little girl again.
She makes up with Taylor after she reaches home, as Taylor tries to mend things with Steven after her mom, Lucinda, reminds her that part of the reason for Steven's accident was her. While Taylor's initial reaction to the engagement was angry, she eventually comes around. During a do-over scene of Belly telling her about the proposal, Taylor expresses genuine happiness and tells her they are in it together, ride or die or get married.
Meanwhile, Laurel clearly draws a line with John and tells him their intimacy at the hotel was just a one-time thing. This prompts John to pull away from Susannah's memorial. Laurel, Steven, and Belly leave for Cousins without John, even though Belly would have loved for her father to be there when she tells the whole family she's getting married to Jeremiah.
At Cousins, Jeremiah gives a beautiful speech and thanks everyone for honouring his late mother. He shares how much the park they've built in her memory would have meant to her. Belly tells Jere how proud she is to be his fiancée, but that's when the tone shifts. She sees Conrad. As their eyes meet, her world crumbles. Jere catches Conrad too and tells him how proud he was of his little speech.
Conrad wasn't supposed to be there, as he had his summer job, but he lost that job. Now, after a little push from Agnes, who convinced him with a bit of exposure therapy, he's back in Cousins, no longer hiding from Belly.
Following the event, during their car ride to the restaurant, Belly and Jeremiah decide not to tell their parents just yet. Jeremiah feels his father may not be supportive, and they agree to tell Conrad first. Belly says she would love her dad to be there too.
When they reach the restaurant for the family dinner, it's clear that Laurel and Adam, along with Jere and Conrad's father, are not exactly in sync. Still, they show up to honour Susannah. After a small toast, Adam begins boasting about Conrad's achievements while Laurel praises Steven, who had just gone through a life-changing event. Meanwhile, Jeremiah, who is repeating senior year, is sidelined. Belly gets agitated and says Jeremiah also has big things planned for his future. She adds that in fact, they both do—and announces that they are getting married this August and are engaged.
This freaks Adam out. He immediately assumes she's pregnant. When Laurel asks her if she is, Belly says no. She makes it clear that this isn't about that. She's doing this because Jere is her family, and she loves him.
Laurel suggests that if they want to take the next step, they could try moving in together or fostering a cat, not getting married. Steven, too, is freaking out and asks Conrad, 'Did you know this?' Conrad, who has been broken ever since Belly made the announcement and has been looking at her with eyes full of emotion, says a soft, broken 'no.' And that 'no' carries more weight than anything else he could have said.
After this, Jeremiah and Belly storm out of the lunchroom and try to reassure each other that it's going to be fine. Laurel then forces Belly to go back home with her and not stay at Cousins.
In the ending scene, we see that while everyone has left, Conrad is still at the restaurant, processing the news as everyone else leaves — a subtle reminder that he's never truly let go of Belly.
So, will there be no summer in Cousins this year? Well, we'll have to wait and find out.
When does the next episode come out?
The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 releases new episodes every Wednesday at 12 a.m. PT / 3 a.m. ET. So Episode 4 will drop on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
As you wait for new episodes, dive into fan theories, explore all the changes the show has made from the books, and maybe just hang around because things are only going to get messier from here.