Yr S3 - Tumblr Posts
august not being the villain for once is actually amazing
Oh my fucking god.
I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SEASON EVERYTHING IS JUST SO PERFECT!!!!!!
i genuinely believe that the people that didnt liked it didnt understood it OR they just dont care abt any other thing thats not romance......
anyways WILMON ENDGAME WHO CHEERED??????
just painted my nails purple (yes. bcs of yr.)
Once again sitting here thinking about how, for all the remorse August felt about the video, for how shitty of a person he felt like he was for posting it, for all his efforts (however subpar they were) to try and apologize to Wille about it...Simon never got a fucking apology.
Which makes sense, and shows how, at August's core, he's still an elitist, superior prick, even if he's more cognizant of his flaws and more uncomfortable with them than he's ever been. He could not be bothered to apologize Simon, doesn't even have the thought cross his mind—why? Because Simon's a nobody. Simon has no power. Like, let's be clear, August has fucked up his life irreparably. There is literally no future where the video will not haunt Simon. (I read a great fanfiction I have to find the link for, where Simon says that he was fucked the minute August hit "post," no matter what Wille said or did, and like...yeah.) That shit was all over the news in Sweden. We see, already, people recognizing him out in public. Beyond even just the emotional turmoil that comes with that video existing, we see, through the posting of his address and the rock through the window, that its existence physically endangers Simon. Even if Simon were to leave the country, move somewhere new and try to start over, it would take one google search of his name to uncover that blight on his life.
That's not to say that Simon couldn't process its existence emotionally, or that he won't be able to lead a happy, fulfilling life with the video existing, because he absolutely can and will! It just incenses me that not once in August's journey of feeling this guilt and shame over the video, and reaching some sort of understanding and peace with Wille, does he once consider giving Simon any sort of apology. (The settlement doesn't count, of course.) It makes sense for his character, and Simon probably wouldn't have accepted the apology, and by no means should be expected to, but the fact that he didn't get one still makes me so angry.
I have so many mixed feeling about the third season. The final episode was by far the best from s3 but it still felt incredibly rushed. My main issue with the whole season was just how unrealistic it was.
They had so many great opportunities to explore how the press and public viewed wilmons relationship, but it ended up very shallow. Also the fact that Simon didn't get any protection or even a room at Hillerska as if that's not a real safety concern.
I also feel like the ending was highly unrealistic. No way they are letting a 17 year old make the decision to renounce his title during a 5 minute conversation. I also feel like it won't fix the main issue Wilhelm has. His problem is the attention, but the attention will never go away, even if he is not crown prince anymore. So him renouncing the title and running away with his friends just seemed like a rushed ending that didn't focus on the actual issue.
Yeah. That is my problem with S3 as well. I like the fact that they touch on important issues as well as teenage heartbeats/heartbreaks. Moreso family dynamics. But there is a continuation problem. Not to mention plotholes and timeline issues.
I like they had a happy ending but E1-E5 made me so frustrated with their relationship, so that I cannot trust they will last long tbh. Plus, YR was a European show with masterful execution and it turned into an Americanish production in the end. So, it lost its soul a bit. It became too obvious, too woke for my taste. I like symbolism, I like hidden meanings, I like European type of filmmaking.
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And yes, he is still Prince Wilhelm. We do not know if Riksdag will accept August as the heir. Maybe they will not? It takes time but let's say they had an extraordinary meeting and decided to take back Wilhelm's crown prince title; he will never not be a prince. There will always be a public eye on him, and on them (Wilmon). And now some people will accuse Simon of "stealing" their crown prince. They will say it is Simon's fault. Sure, they should not mind those people but these factors will all affect their relationship. No matter what, if the monarchy continues, Wille will not be only Wille, he is a part of the Royal Family and nobility. And let's say they decided to be a republic by abolishing the monarchy, it will take years. Attention will not disappear overnight and they did not give us a strong Wilmon relationship to trust they will last long.
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Lisa said that since 2019 Wilmon would be endgame in her mind, but she also said she was not sure Wilmon would be endgame. That is confusing and frustrating. Which one is true?
It is okay to decide on the road but if so, just say it, right?
I know she reads Tumblr posts sometimes. I hope she reads criticism posts as well.
At first I was going to write a big reblog to reiterate literally every single point from this post, but then I remembered that most people won't care anyway, so instead I'm going to leave here this
Edvin at the Season 2 press tour: I think ten years from now, Wilhelm will still be the Crown Prince, but more confident, accepting and loving of himself.
The show's creators, deciding that they weren't being obvious enough about what narrative they were actually promoting from the beginning: here, take this -> 🤡
But since actors are the strongest soldiers, he still nailed it in s3 (as they all did, no matter what)
Too busy to write a 5k essay it deserves but neither the audience nor Wilhelm saw the actual monarchy as an institution worth fighting for or at least worth considering it.
The monarchy was completely absent from the show. You could replace it with a billion-dollar publicly traded company and it wouldn't change the plot. Concerns about public image? Check. Out of control sense of privilege? Check. Spoiled children of rich parents? Check.
No one from the unrealistically small royal family was given a chance to demonstrate or explore the gravity and the positive influence a thousand-year-old institution can have. Does the queen have causes she particularly cares about? Does she invest her time into fundraising for them? Does she think certain problems are overlooked by the society and does she use her celebrity status to draw attention to them? We have no idea, we only have been shown her caring about the public image of the institution she represents.
Same with Wille: in the show he was never given a chance to explore how his status could be used for good. Were there young people for whom his coming out meant a lot? Definitely, but we never heard about them. Would it be equally important for others if the crown prince started openly talking about his struggles with anxiety? For sure. This list is potentially endless but the creators were never interested in showing anything positive about the monarchy.