![]() ![]() Similarly, the scene where Luke boasts to his friends roots its believability in Luke’s new pattern of lying on Cruel Summer Season 2 Episode 6, “The Plunge.” Moreover, Megan’s disappointment at the party plays well because the show finally gives her and Luke the space to recognize their feelings in Summer 1999. For instance, Sadie Stanley brings gravity to the scene where Megan learns that having a misdemeanor permanently alters her higher education goals at the University of Washington. ![]() That sequence of events compounds Megan’s heartbreak overhearing Luke at the party and the very adult fallout of Luke’s death in Summer 2000. Those themes are the sharpest tools in Season 2’s arsenal. The one-two punch of Megan and Luke running through the woods like kids in Summer 1999 and Megan realizing her pregnancy test is positive in Winter 1999 works as an engaging juxtaposition of the evolution of innocence and, ultimately, the loss of it by Summer 2000. “It’s the End of the World” plays with its title best in the subtle directions it takes divorced from the direct events leading up to Luke’s death - and Y2K. CRUEL SUMMER – “It’s the End of the World” – (Freeform/Ricardo Hubbs) SADIE STANLEY However, the thriller has yet to incentivize the girls to solidify their spots in the mystery’s suspect pool. Similarly, New Year’s Eve’s events complicate Luke’s dynamics with Megan and Isabella enough to stir up negative feelings. But where Cruel Summer succeeds with the former, “It’s the End of the World” never finds the sinister motive it needs in the latter - even as a red herring. The episode bridges some necessary gaps in Megan and Luke’s relationship as well as Ned’s involvement in their lives. Cruel Summer Season 2 Episode 7, “It’s the End of the World,” raises the stakes between Megan, Luke, and Isabella but loses momentum when the ball finally drops on Y2K. ![]()
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