Overview

• SlashFilm revisits Prime Video’s YA adaptation, focusing on the triangle involving Belly Conklin and Fisher brothers Conrad and Jeremiah.
• The analysis highlights summers spent like family at the Fishers’ beach house, which foster a sibling-adjacent bond that complicates later attraction.
• It critiques the familiar “she turns pretty, then they notice” trope as the catalyst for both brothers pursuing their lifelong friend.
• The piece flags the insular dating dynamic, noting Belly essentially only dates the two brothers, a choice characters on the show even question.
• Without detailing plot outcomes, the article says the series uses time jumps and new settings to mature the relationships, arguing the ultimate romantic resolution feels earned.