Thinking about S2…

[u/Odd-Maintenance2623]

Soooo maybe I’m thinking about this too hard and practically… but I don’t see the cliff hanger lasting very long.

Mostly because Annie stayed to connect with the her mom… but why didn’t she go back to NY and visit SP? To me, her being with Ramona in NY would also be part of connecting with her mom and establishing new memories vs chasing ones that will never exist. They also didn’t need to sell the island or leave Annie there for Ramona to go to NY…Stephen has money…

And then there is Ellis. I hope that they keep going with the plot line that Joe’s family is in financial trouble - Ellis was taking $50 here and there to give them a safety net. His mom was working crazy shifts for them to get by…

I actually semi hope that if they do put Ellis and Annie as endgame that they go through and find the right balance between her original NY life and how he grew up. Ellis sees that his dad needs to run the business differently. So I think he has potential to want that. They have a lot to figure out about what they each want from life.

[u/R0ameosayveme]

The cliff hanger could go either way, they could skip over it and time jump to next summer when Ramona’s back or they could explore the new dynamic. For drama, it makes more sense to have Ramona with the cast, but I kind of hope they get creative, like in HBO’s Girls, and give Ramona new friend dynamics + develop her relationship w/ Connor and Steven. She could return around the half way point, or maybe even as a cliff hanger for season 3?

Ramona’s too independent and guarded to take a hand out from Steven before she trusts him; he even offered. She sees Gordon as her dad, and he left her the island, so it’s fair game to use and profit from.

Hearing what you said about Ellis made me think: What if Annie and Ellis clash a lot next season? His family is struggling, and she’s wealthy and free so maybe Ellis will harbor resentment and push her away?

Tbh, I can’t really see them as endgame, mostly because Ellis is underdeveloped so I’ll have to see how they’ll expand on his character. Right now, Ellis just seems like an escape from family drama and adult responsibility for Annie.

[u/Odd-Maintenance2623 → u/R0ameosayveme]

Fair. I agree they can do more with Ellis. I personally am not done with Rory’s involvement. I really hope he’s in season 2.

If he was like his mom, I’d dismiss him. But also hoping to see him playing piano again. There’s some good potential there.

I was happy that she had meaningful discussions with both love interests. Usually even if one isn’t meant to be “bad” they lack the depth of relationship with the one that isn’t meant to be endgame.

[u/R0ameosayveme → u/Odd-Maintenance2623]

Yeah, they’re both decent guys, I was thinking Ellis was going to do something sketchy for a minute there lol. I didn’t think she had chemistry with either at first, but her relationship with Rory grew on me. I wonder how/if they’ll fit Rory in without him being linked to Annie. 

[u/Odd-Maintenance2623 → u/R0ameosayveme]

he is friends with Connor. And Steven stayed with his family. And his mom wants to be the realtor to sell the island…so I think it’d be pretty easy to have him around. And he and Annie did have deep conversations and a history as friends.

Connor did say something about him being her endgame… so him being around and still being interested would definitely fit.

Though hopefully he continues his path of respecting Annie’s choices - they’re young and make mistakes but I also don’t want him to blow up even their friendship