#bc a lot of the nordic shows ive seen are filmed and like made similarly

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The reason I liked Young Royals so much was because it set itself up to be another Netflix over-dramatic glorified teen sex show and at every single turn went out of its way to NOT be that

The moment I realized that it was going to be genuinely good was the first Felice/Wilhelm kiss. I expected there to be a big event around it, for simon to see it or someone else to talk about it but they didn’t. I was actually shocked but so happy because they were clearly trying to make the show as down to earth as they could with the plot they had to work with.  And when someone did see them in the 2nd season it was resolved almost immediately. Whatever misunderstandings there were got resolved quickly and the characters all talked about it and made sure it wasn’t going to be an issue. (also gave us the funniest moment in the show aka simon trying to beat wille w a dodgeball) At it’s core Young Royals is good because it has good characters and the plot, while important, relies more on the characters themselves being authentic people who you simply want to see more of. That is VERY unusual for a netflix show of this type but was so lovely that it turned out the way it did

#young royals #it was sooooo good #like i kept expecting classic netflix drama and ridiculous stuff to happen #but they never did #they kept it real and for all the actual drama in the show it was reasonable #also wilhelm's and simon's actors were amazing #omar bc it was his debut acting role which is like dawg what the fuck??? #and edvin bc he just was the best actor in the show #like maybe it's just a nordic style of tv #bc a lot of the nordic shows ive seen are filmed and like made similarly #case in point that you cant not compare it to: SKAM