moments in awc that implicitly foreshadow what will happen in the next movies - a thread

beginning of the movie: steph texts hardin and insists on him going to the frat party. however, hardin was way more close with zed and molly... so why is steph the one inviting him?
hint: sheâs into him

vance shouting and cursing in the very beginning of the movie. made you think about someone else? yeah. guess hardin inherited his bad temper from someone

in seattle, when kim is helping tessa to get ready for the club, kim tells tessa that hardin spoke with vance. tessa is completely unaware that hardin had talked to vance. she has no clue hardin and vance are that close. but we all know they are :)
trishâs reaction when tessa mentioned vance!!! she was clearly thrown off. i instantly thought about that scene in awf. we could feel that there was more to that story and she confessed they had spent some years in his house after ken left. even locals got a hold on this one

the fact that we see hardin writing on his black notebook multiple times and he evens says heâll let tessa find out what he writes in there âmaybe... somedayâ

landon and tessa in the car scene. tessa asks landon about dakota and he totally avoids the question and changes topics to talk about horoscopes. how random! clearly a hint on how their relationship isnât working and foreshadowing another love interest for him: sophia (aka nora)
hardin mentioning his will to return to london after he graduates... we know what happens when he goes back. tessaâs reaction also was spot on. we could feel it will be a source of trouble in their relationship later on
in the bed scene, the fact that hardin rubs tessaâs belly, drawing circles. iâm sure i wasnât the only one that immediately thought about tessa being pregnant and hardin being all soft, rubbing her baby bump. giving us major aeh vibes with that scene
i also think the glance hardin gives to tessa when she approaches smith said a lot more than âim in love with herâ. it said more like âi want to have kids with herâ. they seemed like this cute little family already

smithâs interactions with hardin were so natural that we could feel they had a special bound. the fist bump is something you do with your bros
also smith copying what hardin said word by word. it was perfect

steph is actually the only one texting hardin through the whole movie. couch scene, his phone keeps buzzing and tessa says he should look. however, hardin says he doesnât need to because he knows who it is. steph. why would she be the one texting him all the time? hint: obsession
when tessa arrives at the nyâs party. steph is the first one to approach her and says âweâve missed you! are we good?â. we can all agree it sounded super fake... but what if it was on purpose? sheâs faking her way into making amends with tessa so she can trust her again
plus when hardin went to the frat house alone, steph immediately says âmissed us?â. sheâs so into him please

steph offering tessa her homemade weed brownie, then looks at tessa and hardin. it seemed so random but think about it. we know she is the one who drugs tessa in awf. what if showing that steph knows her way with drugs is a hint on that particular moment? yeah
how steph side-eyed tessa while she was on hardinâs lap. you know what they say: if a look could kill...
we know for a fact tessa accepted the job offer from vance, even though she never mentioned it to anyone. we find out thanks to trevorâs text messages. those who havenât read the books had no idea she would be moving to seattle so... spoiler alert, she is!
noticed how hardin goes home and grabs a bottle of whiskey from the kitchen cabinet? so iâm guessing thatâs his favorite booze. now, noticed vance during that call with tessa on nyâs? drinking a glass of whiskey himself. coincidence?

during the 9 days, hardin and trish have a mother/son talk and she mentions sheâs dating mike, âthe wanker from next doorâ. i love that they officially introduced him, giving him an opening for the next movies
also during hardin and trishâs talk, she casually says she speaks with vance âfrom time to timeâ. meaning they kept in touch after all those years and that hardin had no clue they did. meaning they had a special bound no one was aware of

this small interaction between hardin and vance screamed father/son vibes. they clearly wanted to show us that vance is trying to help hardin in any way he can. he knows how deeply hardin loves tessa and he genuinely cares for hardinâs happiness. like a father does.