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echo-and-dust · 10 days
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from dawning realization to absolute fear in his eyes.. (props to malte he is such a good actor)
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something something you made your bed now you gotta lie in it
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fairylwt · 10 days
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young royals characters as textposts
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chanandler--boing · 5 months
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babygirlgellerbing · 8 days
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Absolutely love that August now has to live with the consequences of his actions. He was the one that posted the video and everything that happened after was his fault and not Wille’s like the other students were pointing out.
It’s actually more than fair that he gets to be in the “prision” that is the Court and Wille gets to be free with the person he loves.
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normalpeoplethiings · 4 months
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felice and wilhelm’s friendship is probably one of the best things to ever exist. felice is always there for wille if he needs to talk and he feels comfortable enough to talk to her about his problems. for the next season, i hope that wille is there for felice to discuss any of her problems.
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iworshipsappho · 9 months
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misconceptions about yr characters that i have come across, that really piss me off
the fact some believe that simon essentially forced wille to pick between coming out and dating him. THAT WAS NOT THE ENTIRE CASE OMG. the problem wasnt that wille denied it was him, simon totally understood that even if he wasnt exactly happy with their situation, he knew about who wilhelm was from the beginning and what that entailed. it was the fact that wille essentially promised simon that he would do what was best for them and actually hopefully come out, but then denied any and all involvement with simon, even friendly without a semblance of keeping him in the loop. it was that which created the gaping chasm of broken trust and uncertainty between them. simon NEVER forced wille to come out, it was always going to be on wille's terms.
i saw a post that suggested that sara was the one being a dick at marieberg rather than the one being bullied. and oohhhh boy let me tell you how fucking mad it made me. look im not going to infantilize her and brush off all her mistakes with the dumb reasoning of "oh she's neurodivergent." no, i wont be doing that. like any other character she too has nuance and a lot of depth and its always the one dimensional "analyses" that make me want to scream (derogatory). so coming back to my point. seeing people just blatantly call her manipulative and unforgivable without realising how conflicted her character is just sooo ughhh. (i realise that im not really versed in the intricacies of how her character essentially feels and im always open to criticism and adept analyses of any and all characters :3)
posts were people essentially hold simon and/or sara's mistakes to the same level as the CRIMES that august has committed and its just????? what in the even???? like- as i said, not ignoring the nuance here, but literally NOTHING can justify august's actions. he was always going to use that video with malicious intent. it was never going to be some oops teenage boy did a smth stupid when he literally recorded an intimate video of two minors. nothing can morally or legally (ig) defend that-
apologies if this comes off as like insanely aggressive and incoherent or smth bc this is more or less a vent post fhjsghsjgsg :'))
ANYWAYS yeah
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lovelierbitsoflife · 1 year
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I think the most despicable thing I realised about August is the fact that when he tries to “apologise” to Wilhelm and says,
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[“I understand that what I did to you is unforgivable”]
— he doesn’t actually mean he knows what he did was morally wrong. He means that he knows what he did broke rules, defamed the Royal court, ruined his friendship with Wilhelm, the Crown Prince.
We see where August’s values lie when he shares exactly what he took out of the situation, which was,
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[“I have accepted that you will hate me for the rest of your life”]
He understands ethically that what he did was illegal, and that there are serious consequences to it, but the extent of his shame and guilt only goes as far as its impacts on the Royal Court and his standing with the Royal Family. He thinks Wilhelm just hates him for posting the video, rather than hating him for all the flow on effects that it has caused, such as Wilhelm being forced to lie, his break up with Simon, his fallout with his parents, the lack of trust he has for everything August represents at the school, the loneliness of feeling completely abandoned by everything and everyone that was supposed to protect and support him.
And there is an element of lack of awareness on August’s part to a degree, but we clearly see that he doesn’t actually feel bad about how it has personally impacted Wilhelm. And given how he’s so quick to jump to blackmail, threats and scapegoats, he clearly does not care, either.
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paint-splatt · 1 year
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The royal court was worried about Wille’s mental health and then selected his backup to be the one person who might be MORE mentally unwell
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nerdy-frog98 · 15 days
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I just rewatched the scene in season one where August comes to Wille’s room shortly after the video was posted (but before Wille knew it was August). Wille asks him what Erik would have done, and August says something like “he would’ve wanted you to be yourself.” and “Follow your heart.”
It is absolutely motivated by guilt on August’s part, but he also seemed so awkward about the whole thing. & knowing what I now know about Erik being involved with the super messed up initiations of August and Nils (and the other 3rd yr boys), I also think that August had more complicated feelings about both the video and how badly Wille wanted Erik’s comfort.
Idk, am I thinking about this too hard? A lot of August’s scenes from s1 (and even s2) seem more complex than before now. August is still a bad person, but knowing his background makes me feel a little sad for him too. I wish I knew more about the whole thing.
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queerhoodies · 9 days
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and in the end, august got everything he wanted. and that was his greatest punishment 🫶🫶🫶
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purplewilmon · 1 year
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They know how to have him on the floor
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carterthefrog · 8 days
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finally got around to watching young royals season 3 and i have many many thoughts but mostly im just so happy w how they handled august???
like first off, they held off his apology scene until we were at a point narratively where it is very clear that he is very sincere in his remorse. but then they don't make wilhelm accept the apology. yes the apology is earnest and well meant and good, and yes we genuinely believe that he is going to be better, but wille still doesn't owe it to him to say it's okay and it's so important.
but then the most important part of the whole thing was the scene where nils came out to him and vincent. because in that moment, he realizes that yes, he completely and irreversibly fucked up with wille and simon and maybe he will never fully be able to right that wrong, but at least he can do better this time. at least he can learn and grow and never make that fucking mistake again. and no, it doesn't at all reverse the terrible things he's done, but goddammit he's changing.
and that's what makes it satisfying instead of infuriating when (spoilers) wilhelm abdicates and august becomes next in line. a season ago, august becoming king would be literally worst case scenario and therefore while we all wanted wille to abdicate, it would've still made for a shit ending. but i feel like they really put in the work this season to allow august to really earn our respect and feel like he could deserve that fate.
and it makes a point of emphasizing that he doesn't end up with everything. the narrative doesn't cruelly punish him but this story also does not shy away from the consequences of his actions. he fucked things up with sara, for example, and it made it clear that that was a permanent decision. but he still has a path forward and he still has hope which is so refreshing to see from such a troubled character
in conclusion, it's really hard to handle making shitty characters sympathetic in a world with zero media literacy, but what they did with august this season was just the right amount of nuance to make for honestly one of the most interesting characters in the show.
anyways sorry for the fucking essay i'd be surprised if ANYONE read all that
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imnotzuza · 15 days
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before starting season 3 of young royals I told myself "you're never gonna feel bad for august. no matter what." WELL-
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arianwyn-art · 10 months
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Wilhelm: my therapist told me i needed to get some “healthy coping skills”
Wilhelm: so i’ve taken up embroidery.
Wilhelm: i pretend the handkerchief is August’s face
Wilhelm:
Wilhelm: it’s very cathartic
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creativelycomplex · 1 year
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August is such a flawed character, but the way he is written and the way he is portrayed by Malte Gårdinger is incredible, I can’t help but feel a little bad for him. But then he does something so dickish and I’m like yup, asshole is back and hate him all over again.
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normalpeoplethiings · 5 months
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if wilmon isn’t endgame i will actually die
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