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When the first clips of The Summer I Turned Pretty film began circulating, fans gasped and not merely because it was finally happening. The trailer teased what many suspected but few dared hope for: Belly and Conrad standing side by side in a kind of quiet intimacy, framed not as forbidden, but as inevitable. This was more than a reunion; it felt like the start of something new. The mystery wasn’t just whether they’d get back together it was how far their story would go this time around.
The teaser splices moments from past tensions with fresh scenes. Conrad’s voice trails over old memories and Belly’s gaze drifts toward spaces where he once stood. The silence between shots speaks volumes. It promises romance but also reckoning. The trailers so far don’t airbrush the scars; they hint that whatever comes next must face what came before.
Belly and Conrad: More Than Nostalgia
The speculation over whether Belly and Conrad will become parents in this film isn’t accidental. It speaks to how much a next chapter feels necessary. In interviews, Jenny Han who is writing and directing the movie has teased a big milestone in Belly’s life that needed the breadth of cinema to fully explore. While Han has cautioned that the film might not arrive as soon as 2026, she’s made clear that what’s coming won’t just rehash themes from the show it will expand them.
That’s why the whisper of Belly and Conrad’s baby in fan circles has been so electrifying. It’s not just about romance or shock; it’s about what life looks like after the heartbreaks, after the choices, after the waiting. Some fans expect a full-blown time jump; others imagine a subtle reveal in the final minutes with pregnancy, birth, or at least the faint click of a future to come.
Regardless, the film’s trailer sets the tone. This is not nostalgia for its own sake. It’s a forward push carrying the weight of everything that came before yet demanding to be seen as a new milestone.
The Audience Split: Shock, Skepticism, and Hope
When the baby rumor gained traction, social media lit up. Some viewers welcomed it as the natural next step: two lovers finally ready to build something together. Others balked fearing it might cheapen the love story they already adored. What some see as hope, others fear as hubris.
One fan observed that the trailer’s few quiet Conrad and Belly moments are deliberately sparse so that by the time you glimpse them, you feel the gravity of what’s been withheld. Another pointed out how the romantic tension is shot like a whisper, not a roar. The final seconds linger on Conrad as if reminding viewers never assume it’s settled.
Even among diehard Team Conrad fans, the baby reveal is divisive. Some love the idea of a legacy of their love; others argue that life is messy and maybe a new life would complicate more than it redeems. The trailer doesn’t resolve that; it leans into uncertainty.
What to Expect: Dreams, Disillusionments, and the Space Between
If the trailer is any guide, the film will thrive in spaces where love is imperfect. We’ll probably see the ritual of returning to the summer house, echoes of seasons past, and new moments of reckoning. The legacy characters such as Jeremiah, Taylor, and Steven may find their arcs expanded. The film needs more than a wedding; it needs perspective.
A baby if it appears wouldn’t be a twist so much as an underscore. A stake in a future, a reason to evolve rather than regress. And if the film takes the time jump route, fans won’t just be watching Belly and Conrad fall as they did before; they’ll watch them try to hold on, grow together, maybe stumble, maybe heal.
The Final Question: Are We Ready for What Comes Next?
The trailer doesn’t promise certainty. It teases doubt, memory, and risk. That’s exactly what The Summer I Turned Pretty has always been good at. The question of will they end up together feels less interesting now than will they be something more together, changed, vulnerable?
So if the baby news shocks some fans, maybe that’s intentional. Some stories end with the promise of a kiss. This one seems bent on asking what comes after and whether the characters and we are ready to grow into that.