Jenny Han is talking out, urging followers to maintain issues in perspective as the ultimate season of The Summer time I Turned Fairly unfolds.
The Prime Video collection, starring Lola Tung, Christopher Briney and Gavin Casalegno, reaches its climactic moments in Season 3, and Han—the showrunner, government producer, and writer of the unique books—is addressing the backlash and negativity that has popped up on-line towards each the characters and the actors.
“I do know followers of the present are passionate and nobody has dangerous intent,” Han wrote in an Instagram Story on August 26. “However even in jest, posting photos of a lady being slapped or choked shouldn’t be humorous.”
The collection’ official social media accounts have additionally weighed in, reinforcing the present’s “zero tolerance coverage” for bullying and hate speech that was first shared firstly of the collection. Reposting preliminary images from July, the present reminded followers on X in an August 26 submit: “In case you forgot.”
The warning was additional amplified by way of a playful social media pattern impressed by the present. The account posted a photograph captioned, “The Summer time We Began Appearing Regular On-line,” including, “The present isn’t actual however the folks taking part in the characters are.”
Fan reactions reached a fever pitch following episode seven, which dropped on August 20. Within the episode, Briney’s Conrad confessed his lingering emotions for Tung’s Stomach, one of many collection’ most beloved ships—rivaling the romantic stress between Stomach and Conrad’s youthful brother Jeremiah, performed by Casalegno. The episode’s occasions sparked on-line assaults aimed toward Stomach for turning Conrad down.
Tung has not publicly shared how the backlash personally impacts her, although she has addressed the extraordinary reactions to her character with humor. “When folks have an attachment to the characters, they wish to see it come collectively on the finish,” she informed Teen Vogue in a July 10 function. “I’m so grateful that they care a lot, however folks get somewhat scary about it. Please don’t threaten to kill somebody if one thing doesn’t go your method—I promise you, it’s not that critical.”
In the meantime, Casalegno has taken steps to guard himself from on-line negativity, limiting his social media time to keep away from harassment aimed toward his character, Jeremiah. He echoed Tung’s recommendation in an August 22 interview with The New York Instances: “I believe it’s necessary to additionally perceive and notice that this can be a fictional story—and it’s additionally not me.”
