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\n\t[This story contains major spoilers from Prime Video\u2019s\u00a0The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/em>\u00a0series finale.]<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tDuring the final episode of Prime Video\u2019s The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/em>, viewers saw Conrad Fisher visit Isabel \u201cBelly\u201d Conklin in Paris ahead of her birthday, with the pair finally confessing their love and getting back together. However despite the great secrecy surrounding the series and how it would truly end, eagle-eyed fans began posting videos of the cast filming in Paris online with one in particular making everyone second guess the show\u2019s ending.<\/p>\n \n\tDespite the show leaving viewers\u2019 to guess whether Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah would prevail, even though (spoiler!<\/strong><\/em>) in the books Belly ends up with Conrad, Gavin Casalegno was spotted filming with Lola Tung in Paris, making viewers wonder if Belly would perhaps end up with his character Jeremiah instead. But the filming ended up being a decoy to trick fans. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThey just told me to get on a plane and show up and they handed me sides that were blank and then I just went out there and ran,\u201d Casalegno tells The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> of filming in Paris. \u201cIt was super fun. It was a free trip to Paris, can\u2019t complain. I had some great coffee. I got to meet a lot of the French crews as well and the French are so amazing.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tHe then quipped, \u201cI don\u2019t know. I just work here!\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tDespite a Conrad endgame in the finale, throughout the show\u2019s three seasons, viewers had followed the ups and downs of Belly\u2019s relationship with Jeremiah from watching their surprising love confessions to a four-year-long relationship, engagement, almost wedding and breakup. When asked about telling a separate love story within a focus on an inevitable Conrad and Belly reunion, the actor said he didn\u2019t feel \u201coverwhelmed\u201d by it and focused on trying to portray someone who would be himself. \u201cI just wanted people to love him for him. Even after the series ended there are still people that are team Jeremiah,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n \n\tEven if fans of the original book trilogy were committed to Team Conrad, Casalengo says he still thinks Jeremiah and Belly could\u2019ve worked. \u201cI think it still could have worked without Christmas. Christmas was when she [Belly] started loving him [Conrad] again\u2026 But I think without that and with a lot of healthy boundaries, I feel like we probably would have seen a wedding go through.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tFollowing the premiere of the finale, Casalegno spoke to\u00a0THR<\/em>\u00a0about the upcoming TSITP<\/em> film, Jeremiah\u2019s growth (and criticism) and Jeremiah\u2019s blossoming bond with Denise in the finale. <\/p>\n \n\t***<\/p>\n \n\tFor starters, we have learned that this season was not the actual ending and there will be a movie. What can you tease?<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tHonestly, we have no clue! We\u2019ve heard whispers about it but we\u2019re really just in the dark as much as you are. I guess keep reading fan theories.<\/p>\n \n\tAhead of the final season there were viral clips online of you filming in Paris with Lola Tung. What\u2019s the backstory there? Was that just to throw everyone off with the ending? <\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tI think so! Honestly, I don\u2019t know. They just told me to get on a plane and show up and they handed me sides that were blank and then I just went out there and ran. It was super fun. It was a free trip to Paris can\u2019t complain. I had some great coffee. I got to meet a lot of the French crews as well and the French are so amazing. But I don\u2019t know. I just work here!<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tThe Summer I Turned Pretty<\/em> season three.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrime Video<\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019s safe to say that Jeremiah has gotten probably the most criticism this season and a common argument is that he only pursued Belly as a way to win her over Conrad due to a possible jealousy or competitiveness with Conrad. Can you address the criticism of Jeremiah\u2019s intentions with pursuing things with Belly?<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tThis is Jenny\u2019s world, Jenny\u2019s creation. I just kind of wanted to collaborate with her on her vision, but I was like, \u201cJenny they\u2019re closer in age, and I think it would be really cool to play this Jeremiah as someone who\u2019s loved her for a long time.\u201d It was best friends, and there\u2019s always this chemistry between them. You obviously you don\u2019t date when you\u2019re six years old and so now that they\u2019re teenagers, they\u2019re like, \u201cOh, wow, this could be something.\u201d And so I was under the impression that Jeremiah actually had a thing with her growing up, and that\u2019s what I did. And it was funny, all the criticism and stuff.<\/p>\n \n\tI had a conversation with someone yesterday at a jazz bar at like 2 a.m. and they were like, \u201cSo are you actually a Team Jeremiah?\u201d And I was like, \u201cYeah, of course.\u201d And they were like, even after all this other stuff?\u201d And I was like, \u201cI\u2019m sorry. Are you perfect? Have you ever made a mistake?\u201d And she\u2019s like, \u201cYeah, I\u2019ve made mistakes.\u201d And I was like, \u201cAre you still team you?\u201d And she\u2019s like, \u201cYes.\u201d There you go! We all make mistakes. Some big, some small, but at the end of the day, we\u2019re all growing and learning and I think that\u2019s the most important thing that you learn from your mistakes. And Jeremiah really did. I think he\u2019s grown a lot in the series. <\/p>\n \n\tRegardless of what team people were on, the reality was that Jeremiah and Belly were in a four-year long relationship and we spend a lot of season two and season three following their relationship. What was it like trying to build this love story with Jeremiah and Belly while navigating the Conrad endgame that existed in the books? Did you feel like it was overshadowed or difficult to try to convince people that they too had a genuine love story? Did Jeremiah get a fair chance?<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tI have a lot of thoughts for this one. The bottom line is, I want to see people love Jeremiah for who he is and love him as a person and be able to see themselves with someone who would sacrifice and do anything for their loved one. I think the nice guy is always overshadowed. People will say it\u2019s predictable and they want that danger, but I think ultimately you end up marrying your best friend. You don\u2019t end up marrying someone who you never know their feelings or anything like that. As far as feeling overwhelmed with the teams, not really. I just wanted people to love him for him. Even after the series ended, there are still people that are team Jeremiah.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tTung and Casalegno in The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/em> season three.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrime Video<\/p>\n \n\tWe also see Jeremiah having this fear of losing Belly again and seemingly knowing that Conrad was always going to be in the picture. Do you feel that even if the Christmas reunion hadn\u2019t happened between Belly and Conrad and Belly and Jeremiah hadn\u2019t gotten engaged, do you think Jeremiah\u2019s fears was always going to break their relationship or do you feel like they could\u2019ve been the endgame and still worked?<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tI think it still could have worked without Christmas. Christmas was when she started loving him again. That was a moment where boundaries weren\u2019t set for either of them and they were able to emotionally connect in a way they hadn\u2019t for four years because Belly was always with Jeremiah. I think that separation between them, where she essentially had a getaway with Conrad, was pivotal to her feelings and things being stirred up again, where she\u2019s like, \u201cI love him\u201d and reawakened those feelings. But I without that and with a lot of healthy boundaries, I feel like we probably would have seen a wedding go through.<\/p>\n \n\tDespite the heartbreak, we do see Jeremiah finding his way and him and Denise developing something.<\/strong> Do you think they\u2019re going to pursue things and how will that work, especially given she\u2019s headed to California with Stephen and Taylor? <\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tYeah, I don\u2019t know. I genuinely just want him to be happy. When is too soon after leaving the altar basically? I don\u2019t know when is too soon to be getting with someone. Probably not within a year, I would imagine, but I just want him to be happy. Denise has gotten to see different sides of Jeremiah and who he is and I hope for the best for them. <\/p>\n \n\t***<\/p>\n \n\tThe Summer I Turned Pretty<\/em>\u00a0is available to stream on Prime Video. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [This story contains major spoilers from Prime Video\u2019s\u00a0The Summer I Turned Pretty\u00a0series finale.] During the final episode of Prime Video\u2019s The Summer I Turned Pretty, viewers saw Conrad Fisher visit Isabel \u201cBelly\u201d Conklin in Paris ahead of her birthday, with the pair finally confessing their love and getting back together. 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