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https://x.com/cherloveswilmon/status/1784205089328038258?s=12&t=OipN1GuDN-JMNVL-ABY-5A

Amazing Wilmon edit on Twitter. Please click through to the Twitter/X post to leave a like there. Since the creator doesn’t as far as I can tell have a Tumblr presence. You can leave a like without needing a Twitter account.

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just responding to something I saw in the comments "If he renounces (or stripped of) HRH status, he won't have a security. " He would still receive security because he is the son of a monarch and this is considered high risk, imagine that some group terrorist decides to kidnap the son of the Queen of Sweden who stopped receiving security because he renounced his HRH status, it is because of scenarios like this that he would still receive security, of course after Kristina's death or abdication this would change. Of course, the level of security would not be anywhere near what he receives as crown prince, and this would be considered an extension of Kristina's security.

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Malte appreciation post for how he delivered the scene after the announcement of closing Hillerska.

You can actually see how it grows in him, boils and boils and boils up until...

The way it just stopped me in shock of how August reacted - even more bc of the fact that he is a person who is perceived as a leader of the school and how very important for the other students it was to have somebody who will tell them what to do in this chaos.

And August still has that, we could see in that scene when no one was listening to Vincent asking for attention.

And August successfully stopped them.

So yeah, maybe it wasn't going from a place of "I need to say something to make them feel better" in August. But he was honest and he said it with good effect.

Also, it really made me hold my breath for this scene. I felt pretty similar to when I watched season 1 Wille screaming at August at the gym.

Oh Malte, the actor you are.

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When August is King and his kid has a teen romance with someone he shouldn’t, Sara is going to be his “unfortunate romance” that he references but never explains in an attempt to keep his kid in the status quo

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Simon and Wilhelm (almost) every time they shared a look

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I like having August and Wille apologise to each other and like end the feud but I really really hope they aren’t suddenly friends or something - I hope it’s a we are on neutral terms situation

Because even before the video they weren’t friends and it’s like too much happened I feel for hen to suddenly be friends

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The spirit of Diogenes is alive and well

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No indoor competitions, thank god. And no, of course rowing is not a real sport!

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this is so real

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August's Ending Was NOT "Justice"

I am astonished and frankly appalled when I see people extolling how August's storyline was concluded, lauding it as the best and most appropriate fate for him, and going on and on about how beautiful the poetic justice of it was.

And then those exact same people pat themselves on the back for being in favor of social justice, talk about how the system must be burned down, and preach about how even though it is hard to destroy institutions it is so important to keep trying.

And they do not see or understand how these two positions conflict with one another.

First, those who believe that August becoming the new Crown Prince is a fitting punishment must also be in favor of the monarchy continuing. They have to be pro-Monarchy because how else can August's "punishment" take effect? And they have to want the monarchy to reign on exactly as-is with no change or advancement because, again, August must face the exact same system that Wille did as his "punishment."

And since they want the monarchy to continue unchanged, they also are in favor of giving an unrepentant sex offender money, power, and influence. They want August to be given more money, power, and influence than Wilhelm because August will now outrank Wille. But that is "punishment" for August apparently.

They want August to be looked up to, admired, and set up as a role model, catered to, bowed down to, extolled as a leader, and have his ego continually stroked. Because that is "punishment" for him. They want August to represent (fictional) Sweden on the world stage. That's his "punishment."

"But it's "punishment" because August will be sad!" they cry! "He has lost Sara and won't be able to do anything he wants! The show told us so", they exclaim!

What the show actually depicted was that what August wants is to have authority, admiration, class privilege, and a system that will coverup his wrongs. Guess what he gets as Crown Prince: Check, all of the above.

August's desires are completely in synch with what the Crown wants *and* August is good at the slick, surface level glad handing and PR required. The Court can with utmost discretion make sure he gets treatment for any addiction or disorders he may have; the military service can offer the structure and chain-or-command he adores; the Palace, which he can control more completely than he ever controlled Hillerska because he is the only option, will be his new home; no more need to make up lies to appease others, Royal PR will do that for him. And now Vincent has a direct line of access to and influence over the Monarchy. But August is the one being "punished" here.

"But he's lost Sara!!!" Sara was right, his feelings for her will pass because they weren't about her, they were about the way she made him feel. There will be lots and lots of women who will be more than happy to make him feel good about himself.

Those who are happy with how August's storyline ended are happy that the cis het rich white male got away with every crime he committed without even being subjected to public shaming or ridicule, or any loss of status and instead was given his heart's desire. Because he may regret it one day. And that is sufficient "punishment" for him. Right.

Guess I was wrong for wanting to see Prince Andrew prosecuted and made to account for his actions. He's been punished enough apparently, is continually being punished in fact, because he is a royal and must resign himself to all the indignities that come with being the 1% of the 1%. Good on King Charles to make sure he is oh so "punished."

August's ending was perfect poetic justice! Just once, it would be nice to get actual justice served on the person that represented classism, racism, sexism, all the "isms" and more. But no, not even in a work of fiction. The rich white man wins again.

Maybe Young Royals is a realistic drama after all.

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The more I sit with S3 of Young Royals, the more I love it. I feel like it gave us the revolution we were promised but it was personal instead of systematic, and that's okay.

Sometimes you can't burn down everything, some systems are too entrenched to change overnight. But even so you can choose to change yourself, and you can change the people around you, and you can learn and listen and grow. You can choose to put yourself first when you're up against an enemy that's too big to fight and the fight is making you lose sight of who you are. You can choose to walk away from the toxic situation. You can choose the friends that help you grow over the friends that hold you back. You can choose yourself and your friends and your family over the person you have romantic feelings for. And those are all revolutions in their own way.

Hillerska closes, ending the cycle of bullying and abuse. But the elite will fight to open it again because of course they will. That's how it works. The rich and powerful will always cling on by their fingernails to keep the status quo that works for them. (As Terry Pratchett put it, they'll "do what the aristocracy have always done, which is trim sails and survive.") But even if it does re-open, that doesn't undo all the good done by closing it, because things will never be exactly the same again. The school inspectorate will be breathing down their necks, they'd probably have to replace all of the board and most of the staff to re-open, and a few parents at least will re-consider sending their own kids there. Remember how Henry said the school was having problems finding students even before all of this happened? The old regime can't hold.

The monarchy wobbles, but will survive - or will it? Like the school, it's run into big problems. The monarch doesn't look like she wants to do this any more. Her consort is, let's be honest, about as much use as a jelly pickaxe. The only heir they have left is a teenage sex offender with an eating disorder and a pill addiction. So maybe it too is on its way out. Or maybe, like the school, they'll fight to save the institution at all costs, and probably they'll succeed; but something fundamental has shifted. A seed has been planted.

I just really like all the loose ends and unanswered questions tbh. I know it didn't work for some people, which is fair enough! But it really worked for me, because it feels realistic. That's life. This is a small snapshot of 9 or 10 months or so in the lives of a bunch of teenagers. Of course they're not going to have all their issues sorted out yet. Some won't have even realised what their issues are yet (cough, August).

But what this ending gives us is some small, personal revolutions in the present and hope for the future. (For the characters we love, anyway. August is a bit screwed. Yay!) And I think that's beautiful.

I don't think S3 was perfect by any means. There's things I could nitpick if I really wanted to (#JusticeForMaddie). But I just don't want to? Because everything we did get I love to bits, and that's more than enough for me.

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I hope the first time The Four Friends stop for gas and snacks, Simon sees Wille and Felice whispering together and approaches them warily to ask what's wrong. Wille sighs and says, blushing but unashamed, "Nothing's wrong, Felice is just threatening to tell you about the time I called you the love of my life." He expects to be teased but Simon melts with affection.

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“It hurts so much.. feels like I’m gonna die.” 💔💔

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I actually love how much Simon is not a puppet that can be controlled. He likes Wille but he is not willing to hide to date him. He loves Wille but he is not willing to twist himself into a pretzel to fit the royal family's rules. Simon would do a lot for Wille, but he will never give up on himself.

I also love how Simon's "resistance" pushes Wille to help himself, to come out, to give up the crown prince title. And it's not that he does it for Simon. It really is for himself, but Simon pushes him to admit what he needs and wants.

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During the lake scene when a sobbing Wille was asking Simon questions about how they can be over so fast and how Simon can just be over him and Simon stops him with a “Wille—“

Because Simon knew, I knew, you knew, even the fish in the fucking lake knew Simon would NEVER be over Wille.

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I don't think we're enough talking about the vile racist comments Simon got..."Latino lover", "import" (?!?! wtf)... combined with Felice's storyline this season...like how about all those nasty people just shut up. Hard disagree when people say Simon faces hate the way anyone else in the royal family does. For one thing he is not protected by the royal family, all that shitty hate mail gets sent straight to his house, and for another, he deals with additional racial nastiness, and nastiness because of his socioeconomic class. I am glad yr showed it, even if subtly...there are differences in what he dealt with because of racism/classism.