Spoilers ahead for Season 3 of โThe Summer I Turned Pretty.โ
It appears Team Jeremiah has been losing some fans as the third and final season of โThe Summer I Turned Prettyโ airs.
The new season of the Prime Video coming-of-age show kicked off with a four-year time jump that sees Belly (Lola Tung) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) coupled up and attending Finch University together.
The pair, after a dramatic minor break up, get engaged and begin planning their wedding against their parentsโ wishes. And while the first couple of seasons fans were torn between Team Jeremiah and his brother Team Conrad (Christopher Briney), it appears Jere has been dubbed โone of the internetโs most hated boyfriends,โ according to The New York Times.
The actor responded to fans’ reactions, reminding people that he is not his character.
โThey tend to dislike him, yes. I donโt check Instagram anymore, so I really havenโt seen that much hate,โ he told the newspaper. โThe only thing that I see is my sister sending me the memes that are really funny. I think itโs important to also understand and realize that this is a fictional story โ and itโs also not me.โ
He continued, โI donโt think thereโs a single human being in the world who can carry the emotional negativity to the degree that stuff like this happens. And I think thatโs why Amazon did a good job of stepping in and being like, โHey, no bullying.โ Though, not really going so well.โ
People online have criticized Jeremiah’s actions, including cheating on Belly when had briefly broken up and calling him selfish for choosing to stay in Boston, among other things.
Casalegno noted that he hasnโt watched the show this season but despite the backlash, he called it a โdream job.โ
โAt the end of the day, itโs work โ itโs an amazing job, a dream job โ but it is still work,โ he said.
Fans can continue to see who Belly ultimately ends up with when โThe Summer I Turned Prettyโ drops its finale on Sept. 17.
