‘The Summer time I Turned Fairly’ Mothers on Season 3 Finale, Potential Prequel

[This story contains major spoilers from the series finale of The Summer I Turned Pretty, titled “At Last.”]

Amid Stomach (Lola Tung), Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah’s (Gavin Casalegno) love triangle drama all through Prime Video‘s The Summer time I Turned Fairly, Rachel Blanchard believes Susannah “didn’t imply to trigger this sort of chaos.”

Earlier than Conrad and Jeremiah’s mother, Susannah, died of most cancers between seasons one and two, she was at all times secretly hoping Stomach, the daughter of her greatest pal Laurel (Jack Chung), would find yourself with certainly one of her sons. However what she didn’t know was the strain it was really placing on Stomach, as revealed within the season three finale earlier than Conrad and Stomach finally find yourself collectively.

“She most likely noticed one thing in each of them, and I believe it was a little bit of fantasy for her. But when she knew the chaos that may ensue and the harm, she would have mentioned it in a different way, I believe,” Blanchard says.

Regardless of all of the messiness after her loss of life — from Laurel and Stomach fights, and Conrad withholding his true emotions for Stomach, to Jeremiah and Stomach changing into codependent on one another of their relationship and speeding to get married — all of them matured all through the ultimate season and finally, all discovered readability as people and with love.

Beneath, Chung and Blanchard unpack the drama-filled third and remaining season, their ideas on the present’s ending, if Laurel would really be open to happening a single’s cruise and their ideas on a possible prequel with their characters.

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How does it really feel to see the sequence come to an finish after spending so a few years along with your characters?

JACKIE CHUNG I really feel very fortunate that we’re in a position to be right here in Paris and watch it collectively, not solely with an viewers, however with one another. As a result of I believe after I spoke to you [previously], folks would ask me, “How did you’re feeling?” I ould say it doesn’t really feel over. I’m nonetheless seeing everybody. I haven’t seen all of the episodes. I nonetheless must expertise these, and now this looks like a finale; it feels extra full. 

RACHEL BLANCHARD A very particular finale. I’ve by no means had a screening for the final episode of something, not to mention in Paris and being along with everybody, so it feels actually particular. 

Jackie, why do you suppose Conrad was in a position to persuade Laurel to come back to the marriage, however she immediately shut Jeremiah down when he got here earlier to ask her with Stomach?

CHUNG A part of it was as a result of I believe they do have an in depth relationship and she or he actually does worth his ideas and opinions, as a result of they suppose equally. He’s not impulsive, he’s very considerate and measured as she is, however I additionally suppose when Jeremiah and Stomach got here to her, it was nonetheless so recent. Stomach was nonetheless in the home. By the point she talked to Conrad, as she mentions within the scene, all people else has turned. John was a fast one and Steven was additionally a fast one (laughs). I believe she was feeling the lack of Stomach in her house and in her life, and extra time had handed. I believe she was hopeful she would come round, and she or he didn’t. So I believe he got here at an necessary second and was in a position to simply push her additional to the opposite facet. 

Rachel, understanding Susannah knew the best way Conrad felt about Stomach, what do you suppose she would have thought of Stomach and Jeremiah’s relationship?

BLANCHARD I believe she would have thought they have been too younger to get married. However I believe Susannah would have been supportive of no matter her youngsters and Stomach needed to discover. I don’t suppose she was set on Conrad in any respect prices. 

There’s little question Susannah would have hated seeing Conrad and Jeremiah struggle, so what do you suppose she would have considered their confrontation, which become a decision, at her grave in season three?

BLANCHARD I believe she would have been so upset. She didn’t imply to trigger this sort of chaos and fracture of their relationship. All I believe she ever needed was everybody to look out for one another, and perhaps her message obtained a bit misconstrued and brought a bit too severely. 

Jackie, why do you suppose Laurel hasn’t gone to go to Stomach in Paris? Particularly since she stayed longer than Laurel was anticipating, and it’s clear she misses her daughter.

CHUNG I think about they’ve spoken. They’re shut sufficient that Stomach’s most likely given her updates. If it have been as much as me, I might have been there (laughs). However by way of the story, Stomach wanted this time to find who she is and to discover this Parisian model of herself, and actually come into her personal. I believe it was necessary for her to be on her personal with out her mother voicing some opinions in her ear. 

I’ve to ask your ideas, Jackie, on followers saying Stomach obtained a Laurel bob within the finale?

CHUNG I didn’t hear that (laughs). No approach! She seemed so cute, however she may have any haircut and look so cute. She’s so lovely. Laurel can be like, “Twinsies!” After which Stomach can be like, “Ugh. I’m going to alter it.” 

Rachel, since Susannah has solely been seen in flashbacks since season one, was it laborious taking part in this character that’s primarily nonetheless the glue that brings everybody collectively, however now as a reminiscence?

BLANCHARD I knew it was going to be like that as a result of it’s based mostly on the books. But it surely wasn’t laborious. It was simply actually enjoyable. For some time I used to be simply doing dying scenes and people obtained unhappy and are fairly heavy. So regardless that I actually loved doing it, they have been fascinating scenes to do. I additionally actually cherished doing the scene on the bar [in season one.]  

Do you suppose it was flawed for Susannah to push for Stomach to be with certainly one of her sons? Particularly since viewers study within the finale that this has been an inside concern for Stomach.

BLANCHARD I don’t know if Susannah knew they have been decoding it as strain. If she had recognized that, she would have perhaps expressed it in a different way. She most likely noticed one thing in each of them, and I believe it was a little bit of fantasy for her. But when she knew the chaos that may ensue and the harm, she would have mentioned it in a different way, I believe. However I additionally suppose she’d be pleased they ended up collectively, however provided that they each actually needed it. She didn’t need it in any respect prices. 

In episode 10, followers began to panic when Stomach’s dad, John, had some heartburn, main them to theorize that he could have a coronary heart assault within the sequence finale as a cause for Stomach to come back house. Did you all see these theories, and in that case, what did you make of them?

CHUNG We did see and listen to about these. It by no means crossed my thoughts in any respect. I believe it’s so wonderful that followers are so invested and in addition that they need to know so badly what’s gonna occur within the story that they’re simply so open to creating theories, however that was a really surprising one. 

Within the finale, it looks as if Laurel is on good phrases with John and Adam. Since she’s now an empty nester, what do you see subsequent for Laurel? Possibly she’ll really go on that singles cruise Adam instructed?

CHUNG I don’t know if Laura would go on that singles cruise (Laughs), however I believe she is open to exploring totally different relationships and constructing most likely new friendships, not simply romantic relationships, and hopefully extra skilled targets for herself. She has a lot room to develop even at this age and stage of her life. And the three of them, they’ve been in a household already for many years, so they are going to at all times be household. They do struggle and bicker and so they know the annoying issues that every of the opposite one does, however there’s at all times going to be a closeness between the three, and I believe they will have time collectively typically. 

Possibly the Summer time I Turned Fairly film ought to simply observe them on this singles cruise.

CHUNG I really would like to see a film of the singles cruise. 

BLANCHARD Sure! That will be actually humorous. 

With this newly introduced film to wrap up the story, what are you aware about that thus far?

BLANCHARD I don’t know something about it, however we’re enthusiastic about it.  

CHUNG Yeah, we simply know that it’s taking place, however we don’t know every other particulars. 

Do you know in regards to the film going into filming for season three?

BLANCHARD I’d heard rumors, however you may by no means put inventory in rumors as a result of there are such a lot of on a regular basis. So yesterday was the primary time that I formally heard. 

CHUNG Yeah, that it was taking place for positive.

Do you suppose followers can count on to see Stomach reunited with Laurel and her household since we didn’t get that within the season three finale?

CHUNG I might like to see Stomach reunited together with her household. I do know we noticed Laurel and Jeremiah make up and join, however I’d like to see extra of them too. I really feel like everybody thinks Laurel skews extra Conrad, however she actually does really feel near each of them. 

BLANCHARD And I’m so curious to see what occurs within the wake of every little thing, however then it might even be enjoyable to see, like in season one once we have been all collectively in flashbacks, what introduced them to the place they’re, however among the enjoyable stuff.  

CHUNG A full household dynamic can be beautiful to see. 

Jackie, with Laurel understanding every little thing Stomach has gone by way of with love, what do you suppose her response was to studying she and Conrad obtained again collectively?

CHUNG She can be half shocked and half understanding. However nonetheless holding agency to her perception that Stomach ought to take her time. She ought to see if that is certainly the fitting relationship. She ought to pursue her research and her profession, after which see the way it performs out. 

What are your ideas on a prequel sequence along with your characters that I do know followers have instructed? And who would you need to play your youthful selves?

BLANCHARD I believe it might be actually enjoyable to see once they first met, so I’d like to see a prequel. I believed Maddie Ziegler after which somebody additionally talked about Elle Fanning. 

CHUNG And I just lately noticed Possibly Completely satisfied Ending, so I used to be pondering perhaps Helen J. Shen from that [Broadway] present. I believe she’s fairly good. 

What would you hope to see explored along with your youthful characters in a possible prequel?

CHUNG I believe it’d be fascinating to see how Laurel determined to turn into a author. Clearly, how she met everybody in her life, all these necessary relationships. There’s point out of John and the basement wedding ceremony (Laughs). I might like to see that. 

BLANCHARD I’d like to see the place [Susannah] was together with her artwork and the choice to let that go for a short time, and actually the start of our friendship. 

CHUNG That and the kinds. I’d wish to see the wardrobe. 

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