#yr season 2

[noodlearg]

THE HEARTSTOPPER IMPRESSIONS

actually screaming over this

[purplewilmon]

These glances and smiles though. They're everything.

[brownbitchshit]

The best supporting actor award for Young Royals goes to

👑Wilhelm's Desk👑

This desk has supported Wilhelm when he was having a breakdown. It supported Wilhelm when he was being dragged away. And it supported Wilhelm when he needed to pin down Simon so that he can eat his face. Top tier quality desk, I tell you. They need to let us know the brand. Who am I kidding, it's probably IKEA!

[brightplvces]

this part is so incredibly sweet and special, just by the way they are holding each other, like nothing else in the world matters,

except each other.

gif by; @youngroyalscentral / @maya-hawke

[fragcc]

Had nothing to do so I did this!

Side note: their sadness, anger, awkwardness and horny levels are towards each other. Also, I made Simon not 100% consumed by sadness because he had other people and life goals to share his attention, while Wille had none (and as such he went down a depressive path).

Edit: look I KNOW the horny levels are pretty low for the way they immediately jumped each other at the first opportunity during s2. I kept the horny levels low because it's not the most predominat emotion they feel while being separated (as exes), it's an emotion they felt when they were alone together and already on the way to making up. That's why I think their horny levels during their break up were ever present, albeit a bit low, but ofc once they get together again it'll skyrocket again ;)

[allweleftunspoken]

this was peak cinema

[navya04]

the sex scene cutting to black once willhelm closed the curtains is so incredible. audience, not seeing any further because they finally have privacy . the symbolism it holds...genius

[everything-stays-here]

I love this parallels sm <3

[moments-au-crayon22]

warm up sketch of a mic drop moment ;)

[gulliblelemon]

I think this is one of the loveliest moments of Season 2.

After Simon has had his say, it's Wilhelm having his. It's gentle but possessive. It's showing not saying "I heard you and I want you too" and "I wish I could stay here with you" and "I have so much more to say" and "Thank you" and "Does this mean I can really have you?" and it makes me want to cry.

[raincitygirl76]

Things I want to see happen in Season 3 of Young Royals, in no particular order.

1. August’s body dysmorphia and eating disorder addressed. Not because I want any kind of redemption arc for him (I don’t!), but because he’s a human being with an undiagnosed illness. Even if he’s a louse.

2. So, Sara has stopped boarding at Hillerska and gone back home. I want to see Simon unable to even look at her without feeling betrayed. And I want Linda to pick up on the fact that her kids hate each other right now, even if they don’t tell her why. Linda was remarkably unobservant in S2. Also, it suddenly occurs to me why they had Sara turn 18 in S2. So she could make a statement about August’s actions without Linda having to be there. If Sara’s no longer a minor, she doesn’t need a parent chaperoning her to a police interview.

3. Felice to get an actual storyline of her own. Felice is glorious, but she spent all of S2 being Wille’s Emotional Support Human, with occasional breaks where she got to talk about her horse. She needs a story! Not necessarily a romance, but some kind of plot. We could bring back her mother. Smysan Ehrencrona would be livid if she found out Felice had it within her power to sex up the Crown Prince (in 2.03) and didn’t do so.

4. Micke. Not because I think he’s a good dad, he’s clearly anything but. But now Simon and Wille are public, I think someone from the tabloids will track down Mr Eriksson Sr and it’ll be a car crash of an interview.

5. Jan-Olof and Simon interacting. In any way.

I’m sure I’ll think of more later.

[purplewilmon]

[brownbitchshit]

The moment I was scared for Simon

The moment I was scared for Wilhelm

My boys being so mad that they smiled. Pretty smile but terrifying. The cursed music room better redeem themselves by showing them making out and smile.

[novamilano1]

The pink, red rose or the grumpy crown frog ? Love or duty ? Of new beginnings and of choices ! Go Wille !!!

So we have all seen the cute Snow Globe frog, so much drama around it. But have you seen its counterpart, the rose Snow Globe in Simon's house ? Let's partly unpack these metaphors, it's fascinating ! I'm in awe of the writers of this cute addictive show. So the grumpy frog represents duty, the lineage of the royal functions (given to Eric by his grandpa and then given to Wille by Eric). Courtesy of TVM (TV microscopic, go check the blog on substack, it's amazing, phenomenal) who reminds in one of the articles (about "negative space" ? ) that the frog can only turn into a prince if he's kissed. The frog can only be "awakened", transformed, be given his real shape by love. Plus, the frog is an aquatic animal (go check the water metaphor in YR on TVM's blog) but he is also terrestrian as an amphibian. There is a poster of a frog in Wille's room (courtesy of Molly who saw it and of the "kingdom", a group of YR fans with whom, I discuss YR and TVM's analysis). So the choice stands between, romantic love, the rose Snow Globe on Simon's table, at home, in his living-room, and heavy duty. But the show is quite positive about the outcome (it offers hope at least). The bubble of the grumpy crown frog with all its fake splendor (the glitter) will have to be brutally opened. It has to fall from its height. And under whose touch the frog could access the world of the rose, of romantic love ? Under Simon's touch (cf. the way he touches the frog before the love scene of Ep. 5, S2). The rose in Simon's Snow Globe is shown at two very symbolic moments. First in ep. 4 s. 1 just after the scene when Wille becomes the crown prince. Simon watches the televised memorial the day of Eric's burial. And the second time is just after the palace scene when Wille is asked to deny his participation in the video. He has to act according to Kristina's view of his duty. But the alternative comes in the next scene, holy love, the rose near these lit candles on the table of Simon's house. And apart from this obvious parallel between the two opposite globes, the show has a very subtle way to tell us that there is a choice to be made. The broken bubble of the grumpy crown frog that Simon touches with his finger is set on two books. If you zoom, you can read the title of one of the books (janusstenen) = the janus' stone. So Janus is the bifrons god. He has two faces and symbolises new beginnings, the choice between the past and the future, doors, gates. So Wilhelm, you know what to do !! (dixit google). It's janus who gave the month that begins the year "january". What better moment to have a look at this ? What's your take on this ?

PS, let's note that the rose symbolises many things but another interesting symbolism (apart from romantic love) which is cohesive to the show is that the rose also refers to socialism. And Simon is the "socialist" who sneers on the one who receives the most on welfare ! Socialism vs royalty ?

[irenes-diary-who]

Wille: i wish it never happened so i wouldn’t know how it can feel

Wille: it hurts so much i feel like i’m gonna die

Wille: i will abdicate to be with you Simon

Edvin: Simon is the love of his life

the fandom: 😦😦😦😦😦

[lovelierbitsoflife]

Big royal dick energy