The Summer I Turned Pretty - Season 2-: Episode 6

Following the chaotic energy of Episode 5 ("Love Fool"), this installment slows down just enough to let the anxiety set in. With the clock ticking on the sale of the Cousins beach house, Jeremiah, Belly, Steven, and Taylor throw a Hail Mary: a fundraising booth at the town carnival. But as is always the case in this world, nothing goes according to plan.

. After Steven stands up to Taylor's boyfriend, Milo, Taylor breaks up with him because he can't even remember her middle name—Madison—while Steven knows it by heart. They share a sweet kiss to Taylor Swift's "Snow on the Beach" Skye and Cam: The Summer I Turned Pretty - Season 2- Episode 6

This is the thesis of Conrad’s entire arc. He pushes people away to protect them, but in doing so, he destroys the very relationships he’s trying to save. When Conrad finally returns to the group, he is hollow. He congratulates Jeremiah and Belly on the booth's success, then quietly walks away. Following the chaotic energy of Episode 5 ("Love

he says, his voice cracking. "You don't get to look at me like that, Belly. Not anymore. I waited. I waited for you for years. And the second I thought I had a chance, you dropped me for him. You dropped me for Conrad." He pushes people away to protect them, but

With only two episodes left in Season 2 (Episodes 7 and 8), Episode 6 has set the stage for a brutal finale.

While Belly is having her heart ripped out by Jeremiah, Conrad is having a medical emergency.

As the party ends, a drunk and overwhelmed Belly calls her mother, Laurel, sobbing and begging her to come and "fix it"—referring to both the house and the fractured relationships. The episode concludes with her passing out, leaving the future of the beach house and her heart hanging in the balance.