The Summer I Turned Pretty Recap: Team Benito
In this setting, you’ll find “La Javanaise” by Serge Gainsbourg, a tune familiar to anyone who has dated a French man. There’s also the Canal Saint-Martin and a disrespectful girl named Manon. Belly takes some time to feel the charm of the area initially. After a couple of months, her French language skills remain limited, her flatmates are unkind and messy, she works two undeclared jobs to cover rent, and she’s causing quite a stir by trying to prepare Stove Top stuffing for Thanksgiving – something uniquely American that Europeans might struggle to grasp. It would have been wiser to just whip up some gravy instead, as at least everyone can relate to that.