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Taylor is an exceptionally good friend and it’s so sad to see her taken for granted, both within the show and by the audience. Especially in the context of her struggling to let people in and feel worthy of love. Belly is maybe the only person that Taylor openly adores, and Belly doesn’t really reciprocate that energy.

Hi anon! One thing you have to know about me before I answer is that Taylor Jewel is My Girl. I’ve been her avid supporter and cheerleader all season long (and s1/s2) so of course I was disappointed she didn’t get an apology. I know it’s probably due to lack of time that a resolution wasn’t written/filmed, but I do think it was needed — at least a small mention that Belly apologized would’ve been enough for me.

I think Belly is a wonderful friend when she’s not so caught up in her own world (like Taylor said back in s1 Belly likes to think she’s the main character even though there’s always more than one story playing out), and with this season the stakes for Belly were higher than they’ve ever been, so I understand why she lashed out when she felt Taylor was betraying her, but it wasn’t justified at all. Another thing I’ve noticed about Belly is that she isn’t afraid to call out others’ insecurities and use them to twist the knife when she feels cornered, and like Taylor said, Belly knows her better than anyone, so she knew calling her selfish would hurt. But honestly I’d argue that Belly (or at least Belly in a relationship with Jeremiah) doesn’t know Taylor at all because selfish is so far from who Taylor Jewel is, especially in this season because like you said, she spent all season dealing with her own issues and heartbreak in silence with no support from anyone while planning out Belly’s wedding festivities (and doing it flawlessly, mind you). Something else I will say is that I do think Taylor is the kind of friend who wouldn’t need an apology, she’s emotionally intelligent enough to know that Belly didn’t mean it, and as much as it hurt her in the moment, I’m sure as soon as Belly spoke to her again Taylor was over the moon. Like that’s her girl. Also because of her abandonment issues she was probably just happy to have Belly back in her life regardless of if she apologized or not. BUT! I do think she did apologize, because Belly is very mature (when she’s not dating a manchild).