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Premiered March 2019 · Bravo

The Second Summer

Summer House's Watermill house holds for a third year, and the season brings in three new full-time cast members — two of whom become long-running fixtures — while four original housemates depart for good.

Filmed
Watermill, New York
Watermill · second season in the same house
Premiered
Mar 4, 2019
Bravo · March 2019
Episodes
14
Format
Docusoap · Watermill, year two
second year in the Watermill house, reshaped cast
On this page6 sections
  1. 01The take
  2. 02The shape of the season
  3. 03Where it sits in the canon
  4. 04What to watch for
  5. 05Adjacent in the canon
  6. 06In this canon
01The take

The Second Summer.

The house stays the same for a second year running, but the ensemble keeps reshaping itself underneath it.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

Summer House's third season keeps the Watermill house and settles into the rhythm the format runs on. Three new voices join the main cast, including two who'll become fixtures of the show's next several years, while four members of the original group depart for good. Fourteen episodes, the longest order yet, give the reshaped ensemble real room to build its own dynamic.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #02 slot.

Slot #02 of 10 in the Summer House Editor's Canon. Season three earns the runner-up spot because it's where the format's long-term cast starts to take shape. The Watermill house holds for a second year, and three new members join the main cast, two of whom go on to anchor the show for years afterward, while four of the original arrivals depart for good. Fourteen episodes, the longest order to that point, give the reshaped group real time to find its footing rather than rushing the introduction. It's not as settled as the season directly above it, since a third of the cast is brand new, but the additions here pay off for the rest of the show's run.

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04What to watch for

3 moments, no spoilers.

  • New voices · three join the main cast

    Three new full-time cast members join this season, two of whom go on to become fixtures of the show for years. Watch for how quickly they fold into the group's established dynamic.

  • Season-long · four exits

    Four members of the original cast don't return this year. Watch for how the remaining group's dynamic shifts with that much change beneath a familiar house.

  • Format · the longest order yet

    Fourteen episodes give this season the longest run the show had aired to that point. Watch for how the extra runway changes the pacing of house life.

06In this canon

Its Editor's Canon entry.

Summer House S3 — The Second Summer — tiered.tv