Breakdown of the Bathtub Scene and What It Means for Belly

In The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 Episode 6, the bathtub moment between Belly and Conrad completely flips the script on their history. After her bridal shower, we see Belly back in Cousins writing a handwritten note for Lucinda. Then Conrad enters the room with a cut on his leg, possibly by a fin. He tells her that it’s not too bad, but when she hears him grunting, she goes to check up on him.

On the stairs, she sees blood drops, with Conrad sitting by the side of the bathtub, trying to stop his bleeding. He’s in a lot of pain, and Belly tries to help him out. During this, they come extremely close when she puts the band-aid on his wound. And just when we thought this scene would be over, Taylor Swift’s False God starts playing in the background – a reminder that, in this series, Taylor Swift songs have always signified the condition of Belly’s heart.

Just before the “almost kiss” and Belly leaning in, Conrad tells her that he’s going to take a nap. After he leaves, we hear the lyrics “We might just get away with it” and see Belly lost in thought about what she almost did. The entire sequence leaves her quite shaken, a quiet acknowledgment that no matter how much she tries to move on, her feelings for Conrad are not entirely gone.

TSITP Season 3: Taylor Swift’s You’re Losing Me in Episode 1 Sets the Tone for Belly’s Arc

Taylor Swift’s songs have always played a huge role in the storyline of The Summer I Turned Pretty. So, in season 3, Episode 1, the same happened with You’re Losing Me, delivering a significant moment that defined Belly’s storyline. The song plays right after Belly learns Jeremiah slept with Lacie Barone during their spring break in Mexico and hid it from her.

If cheating twice wasn’t enough, Jeremiah sees it as something that happened when they were broken up. But Belly takes it as a deep betrayal and lashes out. She even slaps him before the steady heartbeat of You’re Losing Me fades in. The song’s message mirrors her inner conflict – a relationship drifting apart, two people who’ve stopped holding on.

Lyrics like “Do I throw out everything we built or keep it?” capture exactly where Belly stands. For longtime Swift fans, this choice of track speaks volumes. It signals that Belly’s bond with Jeremiah may already be cracking, setting the emotional tone for the rest of the season.

That’s why Episode 6 hits so hard. In the bathtub scene with Conrad, Belly starts to feel again in his presence – something that hasn’t happened since that gut-punch moment in Episode 1. And then False God plays in the background, turning the quiet, intimate moment into something charged with emotion.

The Summer I Turned Pretty: Taylor Swift’s False God Is the Red Flag Belly Needed

The bathtub moment in Episode 6 reveals more about Belly’s true feelings than any conversation could. When Conrad walks in with a bleeding leg, Belly follows him upstairs and insists on helping. It’s a simple exchange, yet the air between them shifts – her hands tending to his wound, the space between them shrinking – and then Taylor Swift’s False God begins to play.

It’s a mirror of their peach scene, except this time, Belly is the one moving closer. That’s definitely a red flag. If she were fully committed to Jeremiah, she wouldn’t be standing in that moment, tempted to cross a line. False God is about the desire that exists in spite of boundaries, and the timing here makes it clear that Conrad still lingers in her heart.

She stops short of kissing him, but the impulse is there, and that alone shows she isn’t ready to build a life with Jeremiah. He may offer stability, but Belly’s instinctive draw to Conrad undercuts it all. The song choice, the charged silence, and the way she’s rattled afterward all say the same thing – Jeremiah isn’t the future she truly wants.

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The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 Episode 6 is currently streaming on Prime Video.