Ever since she burst onto the Hollywood scene, Lana Condor has become one of the busiest young actors in the business, and her role as Lara Jean in the To All the Boys I've Loved Before films have made her a household name.
The third film in the series, To All The Boys: Always and Forever, finds Lara Jean and Peter finally enjoying their status as a solid couple as they kick off senior year. Throughout the movie, the pair share plenty of adorable moments. From their doting video chat from different sides of the globe to some very pause-worthy smooch scenes, To All The Boys: Always and Forever definitely gives us the goods.
There's still something standing in the way of their happily ever after, though. After Lara Jean is not accepted to Stanford, where Peter is headed on a lacrosse scholarship, she starts to realize she might want a totally different college experience than even she expected. Even though it's difficult to imagine Lara Jean and Peter having any distance between them - let alone the 3,000 miles that separate Stanford from NYU - the scene of Lara Jean falling in love with the Big Apple will remind you of everything you love about Lana Condor's portrayal of this character.
Throughout the To All the Boys film series, Lana Condor has always been a master at using her eyes and expressions to add texture to Lara Jean's dialogue.
We've watched her face quietly reflect her feelings of heartbreak, triumph, confusion, and sheer joy even when she didn't say a word. And in this scene, as she takes in the sights and sounds of New York City with Christine, we can read a lot about what she's thinking just by watching her facial reactions to this whole new world.
Her expressions are sometimes similar to what we see of her during the earlier family trip to Korea. In both places, there is an innate familiarity to the locale that makes it feel like an instant home away from home. Only this time, in New York, Lara Jean also clearly sees pieces of her own individual interests mirrored in the people of the city, like the woman on the subway reading Pride and Prejudice with a pastry and a pair of sneakers. Lara Jean also seems to appreciate the possibility of the place, relishing the sight of people playing their games and instruments in public just because they can.
Condor has always portrayed Lara Jean as a contemplative soul, and that proves to be especially effective as she drinks in everything throughout the city and considers her potential place as a member of this thrilling community.
The quiet observer | 1:03
The bygones | 2:15
Letting loose | 3:17
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Senior year of high school takes center stage as Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans - with and without Peter.