The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 Episode 5 recap: Conrad helps Belly with wedding prep as if it were his own — where's Jeremiah?

Time of India

06-08-2025

The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 Episode 5 recap: The 5th episode of The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 just dropped, and it's a Conrad-coded rollercoaster from start to finish. Directed by Jenny Han herself, this extra-long episode finally gives us a front-row seat to everything Conrad's been holding in. The yearning, for the most part. If you've been craving answers from his side of the story, this one hits exactly where it hurts.
Starring Lola Tung, Christopher Briney, and Gavin Casalegno, The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 premiered on Prime Video on July 16. Now, nearly halfway through its final season—based on Jenny Han's third book, We'll Always Have Summer—here's a quick refresher on what's gone down so far, plus a full breakdown of Episode 5.
What is The Summer I Turned Pretty about?
The Summer I Turned Pretty is a coming-of-age romance drama based on Jenny Han's book trilogy. At the centre is Isabel 'Belly' Conklin, who spends every summer at Cousins Beach with her mom, Laurel; her older brother, Steven; and the Fisher family—Susannah and her two sons, Conrad and Jeremiah.
What starts as an idyllic annual vacation turns into a messy love triangle when Belly finds herself caught between the two Fisher brothers: Conrad and Jeremiah. It's a story about first loves, grief, and friendship, set against the backdrop of beach sunsets and bittersweet memories.
The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3: What has happened so far?
To the fans who were waiting for Conrad's side of the story, Episode 5 is all yours. After weeks of barely any screentime, The Summer I Turned Pretty finally lets Conrad Fisher take centre stage. Directed by Jenny Han herself, this supersized episode unfolds entirely from his point of view, filled with unspoken feelings, flashbacks, and the kind of heartbreak that makes it clear he is still deeply in love with Belly.
Episode 5 opens with last week's flashback replaying in Conrad's mind—him baking Belly dirt bombs for her 21st birthday. Her deep black hair, rosy pink lips, flushed cheeks, and summer dress are all etched in his memory as he fixes the roof.
The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 Episode 5 recap
These memories play over and over in his head as he works on fixing the roof, doing everything he can to keep busy and avoid her. Belly has decided to spend the summer at Cousins, prepping for the wedding after a fallout with her mom, and Conrad is doing everything possible to stay out of her way. He looks down when she walks by. He avoids making eye contact. But when she asks him for a ride one morning and he says no, it only takes a glimpse of her struggling with her bike for him to come to her rescue. He can't help himself.
That small act of kindness becomes the start of something bigger. With Taylor bailing because of a salon emergency and Jeremiah stuck trying to impress their father at work, Belly is left with no one but Conrad to help with wedding errands. Jeremiah, meanwhile, is dead set on getting a two-tier mirror-glaze cake that eats up half their wedding budget. When Belly and Conrad come up with a more practical plan, Jeremiah shuts it down. It's a small moment, but one that reveals how different the two brothers are. Conrad always puts his own feelings aside for Belly, while Jeremiah pushes his own way forward.
The day out shopping turns out to be unexpectedly sweet. As they walk the aisles at Michaels, Conrad finds himself falling harder with each glance. They take a break to eat peaches, and as Belly clumsily gets juice on her face, Conrad reaches for his shirt to clean it off. For a second, the air shifts. They lock eyes. There is a softness that neither of them says out loud. But then Belly mentions Jeremiah, and just like that, the moment is gone. Conrad remembers what the reality is. She is marrying his brother.
'conrad reached out and wiped my chin with his shirt. it was maybe the most intimate thing anyone have ever done to me. i felt light-headed, unsteady on my feet. it was all in the way he looked at me, just those few seconds.' pic.twitter.com/2Cr2WmoL3u
The car ride back gives them a chance to talk. He opens up about going to therapy and getting fired. She shares her plans to study sports psychology. They laugh and talk like two people catching up after a long pause. It almost feels like nothing has changed, but deep down, everything has. In one month, Belly will be his brother's wife. That truth hovers over every word.
the way conrad is doing everything in his power to make her life easier like calculated everything about the cake and the flowers and that manchild doesn't even wanna be realistic like acting like a damn child mommy mommy i want this womp womp bitch #TheSummerITurnedPretty pic.twitter.com/9U6MMXHszy
At Cousins, Belly tells him how the flowers they bought look just like the ones she always wanted to throw from her bedroom. That small detail pulls Conrad into another memory. This time, it's the night they made love. Passionate, intense, unforgettable. The kind of memory that explains exactly why his heartbreak still cuts so deep. But happiness doesn't last long for him. When Jeremiah walks in with a playful 'Honey, I'm home,' Conrad quickly retreats, saying he needs a bath. In truth, he just cannot bear to see them together. In his head, he is screaming. He would rather take a nail gun to the head than watch Jeremiah touch her all night. And though he hates himself for the thought, the pain is very real.
That night, Jeremiah shares that his father has offered to pay for the wedding but wants it to be held at the country club instead of the beach house. Belly is upset. The beach house meant something to her, and she already had plans for how it would look. But Jeremiah brushes it off as a necessary move for their future and a chance to bond with his dad. Belly, like she often does, goes along with it. Conrad watches from a distance, watching them dance together, and all he can think about is the promise he made to his mother. She had asked him to take care of Jeremiah. That promise is what keeps him from speaking up.
He also replays the night at the motel in his head, the night he put his brother before himself and lost the girl he loved. It is a memory that refuses to fade. He wants to be okay. He wants to believe this is fine. But the truth is, this wedding feels like the worst thing that could happen to him, and the real question now is how long he can pretend it doesn't break him every single day. Only time will tell.
When does Episode 6 come out?
The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 Episode 6 is set to release on Thursday, August 8, 2025 at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET / 12:30 PM IST on Prime Video. With the wedding inching closer and emotions running high, this next chapter is expected to bring even more heartbreak and maybe a few surprises.