Grab your popcorn and prepare to say farewell to summer; recap season has officially arrived! Your friends have just spent three months in new cities, taken up new jobs or perhaps even rediscovered living in their childhood bedroom. With all sorts of unexpected twists and turns that nobody could have predicted, it’s like they’re living straight out of a movie. Answer the seven scenarios listed below, add up the letters you’ve chosen and find out which summer 2026 blockbuster your friend group would star in.

Question 1: The group finally attempts a video call which spans across three time zones. Naturally:

A. After having made several unsuccessful attempts, someone eventually manages to get everyone to take part by describing it as “only a quick five-minute call,” but before you know it, it has become a two-hour catch-up.

B. A determined friend reschedules the call ten times, sorting out everyone’s extremely busy calendars until you find a time that works for all, even if that involves one of your friends who is studying abroad having to call in at 6 a.m.

C. As always, it is the same friends spamming messages in the group chat, with one of them asking, “Can everyone see my screen?” and for half the call they just sit in silence doom-scrolling together.

D. Within four minutes, total chaos breaks out: three people talking over each other, someone’s Wi-Fi crashing mid-sentence, one friend joining mid-shower and another eating lunch in a different hemisphere.

Question 2: You spot a friend’s Instagram story while you’re sitting at home. You:

A. Glare at the location tag and then browse through three of his old posts just to figure out where he is; it has been that long since the two of you last caught up.

B. Like his story yet feel weirdly like an outsider, watching his entire summer unfold through a screen after weeks of barely talking because he’s been so busy at his new job.

C. Instantly recognize his new office, and half the group chat is already conspiring to steal him back from his job for one normal hangout before the semester starts.

D. See the number of likes increasing as the group chat explodes with activity regarding his story, with one of your friends already planning a surprise meeting at his exact location.

Question 3: A friend sends you a message asking if you are free, stating that she has a 12-hour layover in your city while she is traveling. You:

A. Consider it your moral obligation to be a good host by bringing her the coffee she likes and ordering her favorite fast-food meal, providing a ride to and from the airport and giving her your full attention for the following 12 hours.

B. You’d like to see her, but your job keeps you from doing so. You keep making apologies and promise that you will definitely meet up next time she visits town.

C. You don’t need her flight number since you already know which terminal she’s at, which gate she’s using and the precise place where you should pick her up because you’ve done this so many times that you’ve memorized it.

D. Somehow, it turns into a whole reunion at the airport. You make a big glitter poster sign, convince your friend to film it, and suddenly everyone in the terminal is watching you two laugh and hug each other.

Question 4: Oh no! Your sublet falls through just two days before you’re supposed to move in. You:

A. Do not give up on this mission. You already have a backup listing prepared and have called all of your favorite contacts. You’ll be sure to tell the story about the malicious landlord and share the lesson that one should never trust a listing that has only one photo.

B. Swear you’ll handle it solo and tell no one, right up until an acquaintance you didn’t even think to ask swoops in with the exact resolution, and you have to reluctantly let them help.

C. Fix it right away because you contact an old roommate you haven’t spoken to in months and they provide the ideal solution. As a result, you end up closer than ever.

D. Tell the full story of the disaster live in the group chat by producing a 10-part TikTok series together with photo evidence. By the next morning, the local news station calls to ask about the story.

Question 5: Your best friend’s toxic ex suddenly appears in her story. You:

A. Watch the group chat arrange a complete emergency trial within minutes to decide whether he actually deserves a second chance.

B. You still feel guilty about not having spoken up earlier the last time, which is why you’re now determined to overcorrect and establish boundaries as soon as possible, planning the quickest way to get him out of the picture (once again).

C. Fall right back into the role you had during the prior breakup, already appointing yourself as crisis management without being asked.

D. Flood the group chat, escalate it into a full-blown docuseries, retrieving previous messages and receipts for dramatic effect.

Question 6: Someone loses their ID and credit card at the bar. Next thing you know:​

A. The group spends the whole night going over things one step at a time, questioning the bouncer, all the people in the bathroom and an annoyed bartender until it is found.

B. You quickly cancel the card and start the ID replacement process while everyone else is still theorizing where the items actually went.

C. The group splits into two search parties, retracing the entire night out loud and arguing about whether the wallet was even at the second bar to begin with.

D. Everyone blames a different person the entire walk home, until it turns out the wallet was in someone’s jacket pocket the whole time.​

Question 7: By the end of summer, everyone has gotten back together again for a reunion. You:

​A. Have prepared a whole debrief, complete with a Google Slides presentation, paired with trivia on who did what, summer fling counts, Find My screenshots and screen time reveals!

B. Mentally rehearsed this reunion all summer, but the second everyone’s actually in the room, you forget every single thing you meant to say.

C. Are already relitigating the same debate topic from May like zero time has passed.

D. Watch someone bring up an old idea from freshman year that everyone forgot about, yet somehow, three years later, tonight’s the night you guys actually do it.​

Results:

Mostly A’s: “The Odyssey”

Thrown straight in medias res, your friend group constantly finds itself on a new adventure every day, just like Christopher Nolan’s retelling of “The Odyssey.” Through every chaotic twist and turn, you always find your way back home to each other, making the most of your time together and using your brains as a team to stay strategic. No siren call can distract you, and no cyclops or midterm can block your path, as you never lose sight of what matters most: one another.

Mostly B’s: “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”

Caught in a web of daily challenges and endless to-do lists, your friend group could star in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” as you manage the distance that comes with everyone chasing their personal journeys and responsibilities. You’re learning to stay present, both in your day-to-day life and in the relationships that matter most, even when it all feels like it’s too much to juggle. But you’re not doing it alone, which makes it all worth it when you reunite for a brand new school year!

Mostly C’s: “Toy Story 5”

Your friendship is classic, just like “Toy Story 5,” unbothered by change no matter what life throws at it. Even with new apartments, new internships and new people joining in, none of it can shake up your friend group or pull you apart. You’ve made it through years of college together, and your found family just keeps growing. Like the toys navigating new homes and new technology, your group has survived enough sequels to handle anything that comes your way.

Mostly D’s: “Minions & Monsters”

Your group is iconic and infamous, practically a household name on campus for mischief and chaos, just like the Minions in “Minions & Monsters.” One message in the group chat can spark a 2 a.m. adventure, a passion project or a “harmless” plan that somehow ends up on Yik Yak by morning. There’s always a creative idea up your sleeve, and even when something goes wrong, you figure it out anyway, creating memories you’ll retell for the rest of the semester.

No matter which letter you landed on, your friend group is getting a sequel this fall semester, as you all return to campus soon. See you at the premiere!