Because there are no available rooms at any of the area's hotels during the summer, Jeremiah
offers that they stay at the ritzy country club where he used to work.
This is the same club where Belly spent a good portion of the previous summer getting
ready for her debutante ball.
However, his key card is unable to get entrance, so Cam, who for some inexplicable reason is
still hanging out with the bunch of childhood friends, uses his mom's work entry code to
let them in on the condition that they clean up after themselves before leaving.
This week, the party will be split up across the grounds to search for provisions for the
overnight stay, just like they did during the boardwalk excursion the week before.
After sharing a fleetingly intimate moment with Conrad, Belly finally meets up with Jeremiah
in order to search for a place for the two of them to sleep.
In spite of the fact that he sees "an invisible force" operating between his brother and the
person he has a crush on, he is overjoyed to spend time with Belly on his own, and the
flirting between the two of them is evident.
They locate a room with a projector and begin making shadow puppets in the blinding light,
playfully nudging each other in an attempt to find any cause to touch the other person.
She remembers watching old Billy Wilder movies and drinking soda out of a Twizzler straw,
which is a scenario that she quickly recreates with Jeremiah.
Belly is frequently quick to recall Susannah as a tool for connecting.
Belly's actions frequently give the impression that she is attempting to have her cake and
eat it too.
She is clearly still pining away for Conrad, all the while flirting with Jeremiah in a
way that makes it seem as like she is trying to get him interested in her.
As an illustration of this, towards the end of the programme, the gang gets together on
the driving range to play a round of Truth or Dare before to their overnight camping
trip.
Skye, who is stirring the pot and may or may not be somewhat high on some cannabis that
belonged to wealthy folks that Taylor discovered in the pocket of a coat, challenges Belly
and Jeremiah to have a passionate kiss.
Belly doesn't let it go; when they get a minute of alone time, she asks him why he wouldn't
kiss her.
Jeremiah, sensing the discomfort of the occasion, deflects by saying that they are too old for
things like this.
In a particularly cringeworthy exchange of dialogue, he says, "If I kissed you, I'd never
be able to stop."
It would appear that Belly is OK with the fact that Jeremiah still has emotions for
her, and she even confides in Taylor that while though Conrad was most likely the greatest
and most genuine love of her life, she is open to the possibility that she may have
something with Jeremiah as well.
That isn't exactly a nice development in my opinion; it's obvious that if and when Conrad
emerges from his grieving fog and wants to start things up again with Belly, she'll leap
back into his arms and pain Jeremiah all over again.
I don't think that's a cute development at all.
When Steven urges Taylor to go shopping for linens with him, romance is also in the air
for the two of them.
Steven and Taylor go shopping together to get linens.
When they discover that the ballroom in which they are currently standing is empty, he decides
to take a chance on pursuing the romantic relationship that he has been cultivating
with her over the last few episodes.
Under the premise of assisting her with a prospective debutante event, he offers her
a lesson in ballroom dancing while playing Frank Ocean's rendition of "Moon River" (the
second Frank Ocean needle drop in the episode).
Almost immediately, they grow increasingly close with one another.
When Jeremiah and Conrad came in looking for Steven, her touch moved from his hand to his
neck, and they were ready to kiss when Jeremiah and Conrad barged in.
Regardless, at this point in time, both of them are feeling fantastic, and they end up
falling asleep in their sleeping bags close to each other.
Belly tells him that she watched his entire graduation video as an indication that she
has never ceased caring for him, which is certainly accurate but does not necessarily
suggest that she sees him as a love interest.
Belly tells him that she watched his entire graduation video as a signal that she has
never stopped loving for him.
However, his narration at the conclusion of the show provides further evidence that he
does.
"Throughout the entirety of my existence, Conrad has been the one for Belly.
He ponders, "But who knows?
Maybe for the rest of the story it will be me."
When Steven urges Taylor to go shopping for linens with him, romance is also in the air
for the two of them.
Steven and Taylor go shopping together to get linens.
When they discover that the ballroom in which they are currently standing is empty, he decides
to take a chance on pursuing the romantic relationship that he has been cultivating
with her over the last few episodes.
Under the premise of assisting her with a prospective debutante event, he offers her
a lesson in ballroom dancing while playing Frank Ocean's rendition of "Moon River" (the
second Frank Ocean needle drop in the episode).
Almost immediately, they grow increasingly close with one another.
When Jeremiah and Conrad came in looking for Steven, her touch moved from his hand to his
neck, and they were ready to kiss when Jeremiah and Conrad barged in.
Later on, Taylor admits to Belly that Steven caused her a great deal of pain during the
last summer, and that it is "not the kind of pain that just goes away."
However, despite the fact that I am rooting for these two, especially since the writers
have added depth to Taylor, who was a one-note character in the first season, allowing her
to be wise, funny, and a good friend all at the same time, I wouldn't be mad at her if
she wanted to protect her peace and keep things going with her rocker boyfriend back home.
Conrad is dead set on using his trust cash to purchase the property before his aunt Julia
can put it up for sale, and he has reached out to a few solicitors in an effort to get
their assistance with his cause; however, it is already too late.
Julia admits that she has already accepted an offer by the time that they all return
together the next morning.
I have to believe that some kind of flashback episode will be scheduled for the last few
episodes of the season, possibly one that covers the events of "Shitmas," as Skye refers
to it, especially given the level of talent that was recruited to play these relatives.
There is still so much more to discover about Susannah and Julia's past, and I have to believe
that some sort of flashback episode will be scheduled.
However, at this point in time, the Cousins Beach mansion can no longer be considered
in their possession.