Bonus 10 | PDTA CRACK: Discussing "Young Royals Forever" -- follow the link below to listen!!

ALT TITLE: Hi From the Afterlife

(SPOILER WARNING: This bonus episode contains explicit and implicit spoilers for all three seasons of Young Royals.)

TW: References to vomit

We're back, baby! Margaret and Anton sit behind their respective mics for the first time as people who have seen all of Young Royals and dish about the documentary that released alongside the series finale, Young Royals Forever. While just gushing about anything and everything regarding this loving documentary (and keeping in-depth S3 thoughts to a minimum!), Margaret gets into how their co-host make them nauseous with a single text, and Anton proposes what would have happened if Wilhelm was never the prince.

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040 | REVOLUTION: How Beautiful It Is [1x04] -- follow the link below to listen!!

TW: References to grief, internalized homophobia, panic attacks, addiction, casual drug and alcohol abuse, child pornography, and institutionalized homophobia

Anton and Margaret are finally back discussing this amazing show, talking about Wilmon (Wilhelm x Simon) in Season 1, Episode 4 of Young Royals. While somehow managing to keep this episode a one-parter, Anton stakes his claim for what the pod's sign-off Officially MeansTM, and Margaret identifies the unique way in which Simon mourns the loss all of the characters experienced at the end of the last episode.

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033 | CHARACTER ASSASSINATION: August the Delusional [1x03] -- follow to link below to listen!!

(TW: References to classism, suicide, and grief)

Margaret and Anton tackle a discussion of August in Young Royals Season 1, Episode 3. While finding the most understanding they've had yet for why August is the way he is, Margaret points us towards the unavoidable factor of his past trauma, and Anton imagines a younger August's reaction to the environment of Hillerska.

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024 | PRIVILEGE/PUNISHMENT: The Old-Fashioned Way [1x02] -- follow the link below to listen!!

(TW: References to sex, sexuality, homophobia, and classism)

Time for some more rich people nonsense, as Anton and Margaret delve into everything relating to class and the royal family in Season 1, Episode 2 of Young Royals. While elaborating on just why the "on the table" scene is so weird, Anton commits to improvised cultural analysis of class and sexuality within the show, and Margaret jokingly laments that all of their discussions seem to come back to one particular topic.

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003 | THE ART OF THE FRAME: We Are the Camera [1x01] -- follow the link below to listen!!

(TW: References to m*astrubation, abusive relationships, and hazing)

Margaret and Anton start getting into the little details with a discussion of the cinematography of Season 1, Episode 1 of Young Royals. While deciding what ought to count as cinematographic anyway, Margaret admits to hyperfixating on the first time Wilhelm smiles, and Anton calls out the shift of focus at the end of the classroom scene for making him feel *attacked*.

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027 | REVOLUTION: Inevitable [1x03] -- follow the link below to listen!!

(TW: References to internalized homophobia and sudden loss)

It's Wilmon time once again, as Margaret and Anton discuss the dynamics between Wilhelm and Simon in Season 1, Episode 3 of Young Royals. While yet again being at a loss for words at the emotional resonance of this story, Margaret relives her first time watching the end of this episode, and Anton pinpoints the moment that, for him, the show "becomes the show."

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015B | REVOLUTION PT. 2: No Words [1x02] -- follow the link below to listen!!

(TW: References to panic attacks, suicide, casual sex)

Let's keep going with Wilmon in Season 1, Episode 2! While transitioning into their "big points" about the episode, Margaret share the story of their "accidental" coming out, and Anton stakes his claim for why fandom discussions of Wilhelm x Simon should not be a debate about who is right and who is wrong.

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006 | CHARACTER STANNING: Wilhelm the Anxious [1x01] -- follow the link below to listen!!

(TW: References to mental health struggles and family trauma)

In their first character episode, Anton and Margaret have decided they both have no choice but to "stan" Wilhelm in Season 1, Episode 1 of Young Royals. While attempting to save their bashing of the Swedish monarchy for a future pod episode, Anton identifies what makes Wilhelm so relatable to so many queer people, and Margaret emphasizes once again that Wilhelm is not simply "going to boarding school" -- he's being sent away.

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015A: REVOLUTION PT. 1: eMoTiOnAl DaMaGe [1x02] -- follow the link below to listen!!

(TW: References to m*strubation and homophobia)

It's Wilmon time again, baby, as Margaret and Anton discuss Wilhelm and Simon's dynamic in Season 1, Episode 2 of Young Royals. While potentially managing to be more chronological than ever before, Margaret laughs over August's absurd misconception of what Wilhelm is doing in his room at 6 AM in the morning, and Anton mentions a Tumblr post that suggested an underlying subtext to "the hot dog scene."

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017 | THE ART OF THE FRAME: Fork-in-Blender Noises [1x02] -- follow the link below to listen!!

(TW: References to m*strubation, casual dr*g use, and panic attacks)

So pretty, so good! Margaret and Anton round out their detail discussion with cinematography highlights from Season 1, Episode 2 of Young Royals. While marveling over the true art of so many of the shots in this episode, Margaret loses their mind over a scene that lasts less than thirty seconds, and Anton expands upon the metaphorical parallels between Wilmon's first time holding hands and the horror film chosen for the Manor House's movie night.

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041 | THE ART OF THE FRAME: Why Are We the Camera? [1x04] -- follow the link below to listen!!

TW: References to grief, body dysmorphia, internalized homophobia, the possible death of a parent, alcoholism, casual alcohol use, casual drug abuse, child pornography, and (unrelated to Young Royals) an aging and ailing pet

Margaret and Anton continue on in their discussion of Season 1, Episode 4 of Young Royals by delving into the details of the cinematography. While both of your hosts are collectively possessed by possibly the most wild energy of any other episode of PDTA to date, Margaret points out an initial lack of scenes depicting Wilhelm actively and visibly grieving until he is back at Hillerska, and Anton articulates how the warmth of the lighting in dialogue scenes between Felice and Wille interestingly gives credence to other characters' perception of the two as a potential romantic pairing, in a way that was not true before 1x04.

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039 | THIS WEEK AT HILLERSKA: Everything's Different Now [1x04] -- follow the link below to listen!!

TW: References to grief, panic attacks, alcoholism, graphic depictions of sex, vomit, child pornography, drug addiction, casual drinking, and casual drug use

We're back, baby! Margaret and Anton make a glorious return to the podcast after their S3-watching hiatus by starting off a new cycle and summarizing Season 1, Episode 4 of Young Royals. While they both try to keep from crying on mic multiple times, Margaret calls out two late famous geneticists, and Anton describes an intimate scene so explicitly that it all but guarantees this episode will be demonetized on YouTube if the videos of this podcast one day make money.

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016 | THE ART OF THE CHOICE: Masterclass [1x02] -- follow the link below to listen!!

(TW: References to abusive family dynamics, drug use, and panic attacks)

In this pod, Anton and Margaret dig deep on the acting of Season 1, Episode 2 of Young Royals. While frequently being at a loss for words to describe how well-acted this episode is, Anton identifies the *actual* queen of the show, and Margaret once again returns to their "horse girl" roots.

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Bonus 08 | COMING WHEN: Breakdown [S3 Official Trailer has dropped!] -- follow the link below to listen!!

(TW: References to possible hate crimes, violence, and child pornography)

Margaret and Anton end their COMING WHEN bonus series with a detailed rundown of the Official Trailer for Young Royals Season 3. While trying not to overthink or worry about any detail too much, Margaret rightly corrects Anton on the identity of character on the back of Ayub's motorcycle, and Anton connects the tangled mess of scenes in the trailer by the different outfits worn.

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037 | PRIVILEGE/PUNISHMENT: Sorry, Erik [1x03] -- follow the link below to listen!!

(TW: References to classism, homophobia, and sudden loss)

Margaret and Anton turn to the thematic once again with discussion of class and monarchy in Young Royals Season 1 Episode 3. While appreciating the depth this episode brings to the world, Margaret asserts it's not a reach to call August shallow, and Anton once again defends the episode's major final plot point and why it had to happen.

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036 | CHARACTER STANNING: Erik the Dead [1x03] -- follow the link below to listen!!

(TW: References to sudden loss)

Anton and Margaret discuss Erik (for the final time...) in Season 1, Episode 3. While appreciating the narrative weight such a relatively small character can have, Anton once again complicates the fandom's image of Erik, and Margaret considers an odd wrinkle of Erik's approach to his brother.

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