The Summer I Turned Pretty

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Season 2
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6

Critic Reviews

  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Lauren Chval
    Jul 12, 2023
    91
    It was more than just another teen drama because, in addition to its lived-in, believable characters, it had an undercurrent of fear and potential loss. That fear becomes reality and bursts to the surface in season two, which isn’t letting you escape anywhere. But it somehow holds space for both grief and joy, and that feels even better.
  2. Decider
    Reviewed by: Radhika Menon
    Jul 14, 2023
    80
    The frothiness of the first season is replaced by real grief and adult emotions, but it’s a welcome change in Belly’s journey to adulthood.
  3. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: CT Jones
    Jul 14, 2023
    80
    By allowing all of the cringe, all of the hope, all of the tears and beach runs with blaring soundtracks, The Summer I Turned Pretty drags people in with the promise of a desperate love triangle, but eventually delivers a bittersweet reflection on maturity and desire — one that feels like it could be watched again and again.
  5. Collider
    Reviewed by: Therese Lacson
    Jul 12, 2023
    75
    Season 2 of The Summer I Turned Pretty is at its best when it sticks to the teen characters.