Warning: The article under comprises spoilers for The Summer time I Turned Fairly Season 3.
John Conklin (Colin Ferguson), father of Stomach (Lola Tung), is alive! For now, at the very least.
After John’s nagging heartburn on the finish of The Summer time I Turned Fairly Season 3 had followers fearful, author-turned-TV-creator Jenny Han confirmed the character wasn’t having a coronary heart assault. “No, in no way!” she advised Leisure Weekly.
As a substitute, John complained about his heartburn and requested Laurel (Jackie Chung) to search out the Pepcid for him as a result of the writers had been depicting “a pair who had recognized one another a really very long time who had been giving it one other try to type of falling again into their previous dynamics of low-key annoyance,” Han mentioned.
Han additionally mentioned The Summer time I Turned Fairly’s use of Pepcid, a model of acid reducers, wasn’t product placement, nor was the present’s use of Apple AirTags.
“Lots of people assume that all the pieces is product placement on the present, and I’ll simply say that I actually like residing in an actual world, an actual universe,” Han mentioned. “And I’d by no means say, ‘Are you able to please move me the heartburn medicine?’ You’ll simply say, like, ‘The place’s the Pepcid?’ … To make use of a generic, random model, it doesn’t really feel like I’m residing in the actual world.”
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On social media, followers debated the importance, or lack thereof, of John’s digestive troubles. “The John scene the place he says he’s had heartburn all day? Look, scenes ought to have some worth to the storytelling, and I don’t really feel loopy for considering they had been gonna suggest he had a coronary heart assault or one thing,” one wrote on X. “Why even waste a lot time?”
One other fan mentioned, “Y’all actually thought Stomach’s dad was going to have a coronary heart assault simply [because] he had heartburn, however actually, it was simply to indicate that John and Laurel are nonetheless not suitable, lmfao.”
By the best way, the Mayo Clinic says heartburn — which is brought on by digestive acid transferring into the esophagus — will be tough to distinguish from coronary heart assault signs. The clinic additionally says that you probably have persistent chest ache and also you’re undecided it’s heartburn, name 911 or emergency medical assist.
As for John, he made it to the tip of Season 3, however there’s nonetheless way more story to return with the just-announced Summer time I Tuned Fairly film.
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