Final Moments of ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Season 3 Episode 11 Send Fans into Euphoria — Belly Runs After Conrad at the Station, Says “Every Version of Me Chooses You,” They Kiss, Then Flash Forward Home to Cousins Beach. Then Came the Movie Announcement. The Story Ended, But the Love Isn’t Over

In the sun-drenched world of Cousins Beach, where first loves ignite like Fourth of July fireworks and heartbreak lingers like salt on the skin, The Summer I Turned Pretty has been more than a TV series—it’s been a cultural heartbeat. For three summers, fans have pored over Jenny Han’s adaptation of her bestselling trilogy, debating the merits of Team Conrad versus Team Jeremiah with the fervor of a presidential election. The love triangle at its core—Isabel “Belly” Conklin torn between brooding Conrad Fisher and golden-boy Jeremiah—has spawned endless TikToks, Reddit threads, and late-night confessions. But on September 17, 2025, Prime Video dropped the series finale, Episode 11 of Season 3, titled “At Last,” and it delivered the cathartic payoff that had eluded viewers for years. Belly’s desperate sprint through a Parisian train station, her tear-streaked declaration—”Every version of me chooses you”—and the searing kiss that followed didn’t just resolve the triangle; it sent the fandom into a collective state of euphoric delirium. As one X user put it, “FINALLY FINALLY BELLY AND CONRAD ARE TOGETHER THEY ARE INFINITY.♾️” Yet, in a twist as delicious as a debutante ball, the episode’s credits barely faded before Prime Video announced a feature film to continue the saga. The story ended, but the love? Oh, it’s far from over.

To understand the euphoria, one must rewind to the emotional wreckage of the penultimate episode. Conrad (Christopher Briney), ever the enigmatic soul haunted by his mother’s death and his own guarded heart, boards a plane to Paris after a raw heart-to-heart with his brother Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno). Jeremiah, fresh off his own romantic detour with co-worker Denise (Isabella Briggs), gives Conrad his blessing: “Go get her, man. She was always yours.” Meanwhile, Belly (Lola Tung), now 22 and studying abroad in the City of Light, is navigating a tentative fling with local artist Benito, a charming distraction from the ache Conrad left behind. Her birthday looms, a symbol of the passage from girlhood to womanhood, and with it, the ghosts of Cousins summers past. Fans, sensing the endgame, flooded X with speculation. “Belly choosing Conrad was the ONLY ending that made sense!!!😭😭😭❤️🎉,” tweeted one devotee, capturing the pent-up longing that had simmered since Season 1.

Episode 11 opens in Paris, where Conrad arrives unannounced, clutching a vial of sand from Cousins Beach—the ultimate talisman of their shared history. He rings Belly’s doorbell, and the shock on her face is palpable: tousled hair, a new bob haircut framing her wide eyes, the weight of unspoken years between them. Benito exits awkwardly, leaving the ex-lovers alone in the autumn chill. Over coffee in her cozy apartment, Conrad gifts her the sand, whispering, “I wanted to bring a piece of home to you.” The air crackles with unresolved tension, laced with nostalgia for poolside confessions and midnight swims. Belly’s new friends—Celine and a gaggle of expats—arrive for her birthday bash, injecting levity with joints and bad French puns. But as the night unfolds, Conrad’s presence unravels her carefully constructed life abroad. “You’re pretty much all I think about,” she admits in a voiceover that echoes her Season 1 innocence, now tempered by maturity.

Back in Cousins, the episode intercuts with a dinner party hosted by Jeremiah, a triumphant cap to his startup woes. Steven (Sean Kaufman) and Taylor (Rain Spencer) reconcile spectacularly; after months of long-distance strain, Taylor agrees to uproot her life for San Francisco, sealing it with a kiss under the stars. “I can’t imagine a future without you,” Steven confesses, his vulnerability a far cry from the cocky teen of yesteryears. Jeremiah, meanwhile, shares a charged glance with Denise, hinting at a budding romance that feels organic and earned—free from the shadow of Belly’s affections. Laurel (Jackie Chung), ever the grounded matriarch, toasts to new beginnings, her presence a quiet anchor amid the chaos. These side stories wrap neatly, allowing the narrative to pivot fully to Belly and Conrad, but not without critics noting the finale’s rushed pacing. “A little more explanation about Belly’s feelings would have made a big difference,” lamented one recap, pointing to the episode’s emotional shortcuts.

The climax erupts at the train station. Conrad, resigned to rejection after a night of tentative reconnection, boards a train back to his Brussels conference, his shoulders slumped in familiar defeat. Belly, racing through the crowded platform in a blur of heels and heartache, spots him through the window. She pounds on the glass, screaming his name until the doors hiss open. Collapsing into his arms, she sobs, “I choose you of my own free will. If there are infinite worlds, every version of me chooses you.” The words, a poetic evolution of Susannah’s Season 1 prophecy—”Belly will be with one of you”—land like a thunderclap. Conrad, tears streaming, pulls her close: “I love you. I will never not love you.” Their kiss is raw, urgent, a dam breaking after seasons of near-misses. It’s the moment fans have meme’d, fanfic’d, and manifested into existence. On X, the reaction was instantaneous: “Soooo lost on how people are doubting Belly’s love for Conrad. She spent 4 years thinking he felt nothing… just to find out she was completely wrong.” Another user captured the delirium: “Sobbing. Conrad’s been through so much… now they’re finally able to love each other and be together forever😭😭😭.”

The flash-forward seals the bliss. Months later, Belly and Conrad drive down the familiar road to Cousins Beach, windows down, hands intertwined, Junior Mint (the cat) meowing from the backseat. A drone shot sweeps over the iconic beach house, waves crashing eternally, as Belly’s voiceover muses on homecomings and the “promise of summer.” Credits roll over a photo album epilogue: Conrad and Belly curled up in her Paris flat on Christmas morning, fairy lights twinkling, love etched in every frame. It’s a soft landing for a series that began with Susannah’s death and bloomed into a tapestry of growth, forgiveness, and enduring romance. “The episode ends with Belly and Conrad returning to the summer house… looking happy as ever,” one review gushed, though some griped about the narration’s generic tone. Still, the euphoria was undeniable—X lit up with gifs of screaming fans, edits set to Taylor Swift’s “This Love,” and confessions like, “After 3 years of waiting… Bonrad nation we’re in shambles!😭😭.”

But just as viewers wiped their tears, Prime Video detonated the internet anew. Hours after the finale’s premiere at a star-studded Paris screening, the streamer greenlit The Summer I Turned Pretty: The Movie, written and directed by Han herself. “There is another big milestone left in Belly’s journey, and I thought only a movie could give it its proper due,” Han revealed in a press release, her words dripping with the same wistful magic that enchanted readers in 2009. Lola Tung and Christopher Briney are confirmed to reprise their roles, with the full cast announcement pending. Plot details remain shrouded, but Han teased on the Today show a “final chapter” that explores uncharted territory—whispers of a wedding, perhaps, or the next evolution of their infinity symbol. “We’ll see you back in Cousins Beach!” the official announcement proclaimed, promising to extend the franchise’s record-breaking run—Season 3 doubled Season 2’s premiere viewership in days.

The movie news amplified the finale’s high, transforming closure into anticipation. On X, fans oscillated between sobs and squeals: “The ending was so perfect I couldn’t have made a better one if I tried,” one posted, while another dissected the credits’ hint at more. Critics hailed it as a savvy pivot; in a streaming era starved for teen romances, Han’s vision—blending nostalgia with fresh milestones—ensures TSITP‘s legacy endures. Rotten Tomatoes buzz pegged the finale as “very romantic, very satisfying,” setting up the film as the ultimate encore. Yet, not all reactions were unalloyed joy. Some lamented Conrad’s abbreviated screen time post-kiss—”He deserved more happy time, and real peace,” tweeted a viewer, echoing gripes about the episode’s brevity. Others critiqued the series’ broader flaws: an uneven Season 3 that dragged subplots like Steven’s startup while skimping on emotional depth. “The show fell victim to a familiar problem,” Slate opined, calling the movie a “cha-ching” cash-grab disguised as fate.

Still, the fandom’s pulse races on. The Summer I Turned Pretty arrived in 2022 as a balm for pandemic-weary souls, its beachy escapism a portal to simpler longings. Han, drawing from her own Korean-American roots, infused Belly’s arc with universal truths: the messiness of first love, the sting of family loss, the bravery of choosing oneself before choosing another. Conrad and Belly’s endgame—flawed, fervent, forever—mirrors that. “It’s summer, and they will begin again and do it right this time. And they will always have summer,” one X poet prophesied weeks before the finale, unknowingly prophetic.

As production ramps up (release eyed for 2027 or later, per Han’s coy “not next year”), the wait feels like those interminable off-seasons between episodes. Will the film delve into marriage bells, career crossroads, or the Fisher brothers’ uneasy détente? Will Jeremiah’s romance with Denise flourish, or will Taylor and Steven’s cross-country leap hit turbulence? The possibilities swirl like seaspray. For now, fans clutch their vials of virtual sand, replaying that station kiss on loop. The story ended with a flash-forward to Cousins, but the love triangle’s echoes—and its joyous resolution—linger eternally. In infinite worlds, every version of us chooses this euphoria. And with a movie on the horizon, summer never truly fades.