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[@pmg6964]

Wille wanted to talk about what Erick did, imo, bc he was trying to hear from someone close to him that Erick wasn't homophobe and that he would still love him, since he cannot talk to Erick anymore. He will be haunted by this situation until he achieves the answers he needs.

[@Zeitvertreib1985]

The way my feelings changed every season for each character is really something else. And it`s not that the writers just changed them an unreliable amount, they truly didn`t. I think it`s the way they slowly revealed more and more about their feelings and the reasons behind their behaviour, including the opponent of the main character. Starting each episode, I never knew, who I would feel for the most. That`s so unusual for me. I love it.

[@lynnhettrick7588]

21:35 Yes, I understand that she has lost her son and hasn’t had time to grieve him, but don’t bring him up over and over on your other son’s birthday! ☹️😣

[@dg6393]

Choosing Arcade as the track for that last scene was such a smart (but very nasty for our hearts) choice! 💔😭 That’s why another aspect that I love about YR is their choice of soundtrack, they really amplify the storytelling! They either further explain the scene or what the characters feel thru the songs - and Arcade was such a smart choice especially to explain Simon’s side and his decision bec others may think that it’s awful of Simon to breakup with Wille on his birthday plus after that chaos with his family but as the lyrics says, them loving each other was a losing game. The timing doesn’t matter anymore, at that point breaking up was warranted and was the right choice for the both of them or else they will just go through an endless cycle of getting hurt. Love your thoughts and reaction! Strap in for the last episode! ❤ (I’m a bit sad tho, it’s the laaast 🥺)

[@lindsaynicole4812]

i am so proud of Simon for trying his hardest to be there for Wille and when he felt like he couldn't handle anymore, he did what was best for him. this show is written beautifully!

[@psg_609]

There’s so much to say about this episode! What I think does not get enough comment is Simon singing Happy Birthday in Spanish. There’s so much in that moment. It brings Simon back to his roots. It’s him being authentic. He’s giving Wille a taste of what his love/life looks like and what Wille’s could be as well. He wanted W’s bday to start feeling loved and special. To sing in Spanish was just showing another level of how he wanted to connect and share his life with Wille. So simple and beautiful. 💜🎶💜

[@therainbowreels]

It was beautiful indeed and perfect. Thank you for watching 🫶🏻

[@linnea547]

I think he brought it up to his father on the phone because he’s been trying to reach out to his parents this entire season for some kind of support. And now he’s found out this terrible thing that affects him personally about his older brother and he wants to talk to someone about it or at least try and get some perspective from someone who knew him as well. This is how I feel about that scene at least. I think it’s just meant to drive home how abandoned he feels by the people who are supposed to take care of him. And be another thing that pushes him over the edge and ends up with him yelling at his parents. He still a child, but he’s given so much responsibility and basically left on his own dealing with all of these very difficult things .

[@slaterchest7153]

Wille and his worst birthday ever. Simon did what was right for him. Anyone could see from the start of them leaving the school Wille was a ticking time bomb. His mother bringing up Erik but not really acknowledging Wille and completely ignoring Simon. The dad did good at chatting with Simon but totally failed in the father department. I usually see people when he shows back on screen like, oh yeah, I forgot Wille had a father.

[@therainbowreels]

Agreed, the father really just seems like a side character and is not doing a good job at, well, being a father.

[@manateia]

6:00 He wants to talk to his parents about Erik to see if maybe they had a different view of Erik, see if the picture of "perfect prince" was only his way of seeing him or his parents too. Cause he is trying really hard to fit into Erik shoes as "perfect prince" but he realize since s2 (when he learn that erik also went to talk to boris) and more and more since August "revelation" that maybe he didn't know exactly who Erik was and that he wasn't so perfect. All that is hard for him to wrap his head around cause, who is he supposed to be if his role model wasn't actually a role model and had flaws, and maybe was exactly like august is now. That make him spiral the whole episode until he snap 😢😢 and well... arcade 😭

[@lisecore]

I think it's common for people who are under a lot of pressure or who are carrying a lot of anger and sadness, as Wille clearly is, to explode with the ones they're closer to, because they feel like they won't leave them anyway. That Wille does this more often with Simon than with his parents is also very telling. It doesn't make it right though, and poor Simon has nothing to do with it and doesn't deserve to be treated that way, so I understand him completely, even if my heart breaks for Wille. It's truly an impossible situation. And you're right, the whole family can't communicate. His dad saying "I don't know" and leaving, like, what the heck?! To be honest, I may have applauded Wille when he said what he did to his mom. Sorry, but she needed to hear it, and he was right. Brave too, because my parents would have just yelled back at me. 😅

[@therainbowreels]

Very true, Wille needed to say those things and get them off his chest, but he could have done it in a different way

[@lisecore]

@@therainbowreels Absolutely, but 17yo me would have yelled too, so I get him. It's a lot of emotions. 😭 Also, unfortunately I don't think talking normally was having much effect.

[@montimunchi7469]

I felt the same thing. After this absurd and artificial atmosphere at those 2 birthday events and all the fake harmony, I felt quite relieved when he ended it. Also this must be what a “birthday” for a royal looks like. The staff singing u a weird song, not because they want to, but because it’s their job. Wille never had a real birthday I guess. 🥲

[@nathanielcraig3588]

​@therainbowreels Honestly, speaking (unfortunately) from first hand experience, I think he still wouldn't have been heard or gotten through to them by saying it differently. The parents are too deep in the dysfunctional dynamic they've created to hear him unless he shouts loud enough. His parents have ignored or mishandled every other cry for help or attempt to reach out to them for support or help. Sometimes people will refuse to see an issue until it blows up infront of them. It's not healthy on either side, but it forces a more healthy follow-up since it can't be ignored anymore.

[@karlaalvarez5128]

Edvin said that this season Wille projects his anxiety onto Simon, at first no one understood bc it was part of s3 promo. But if you think about it, him projecting his anxiety has been an ongoing issue throughout the seasons. For example, in S1 when he made the statement denying being on the video and in S2 when he confessed to Simon it was August who was leaked the sex tape, in both occasions he argued he tried to "protect Simon" by hiding the truth. This is a parallel for what his mom did by the end of s1. Then in s3, there's a scene by the lake where Simon asks him what's so good about the monarchy and Wille says "being a prince is priviledge, not a punishment". Those are the same words his mom said to him in the car scene in s1e6. In short, he is unconciously/unintentionally repeating a pattern, so to speak. Now, in their argument in the music room he is clearly spiriling and projecting his fear of having a far from perfect brother (who's on top of that potentially homophobic). I'd say that's why he twisted/misinterpreted Simon's words. Idk, Wille's character arc has been really interesting to follow, especially how it handles anxiety, grief, and being a neglected child. Loved your reaction btw!! Looking fordward to the last one!. PS. I'd advise you both to wear "explosive" t-shirts.🤭

[@lynnhettrick7588]

28:25 we were all left on that cliffhanger for a *week* ! The heartbreak! I can see a bit of both sides with Wille and Simon. It would be so awkward and difficult to be there to witness this family situation. I’d want to sink into my chair. I understand that Simon doesn’t want to be there. Wille’s emotions are high and he’s being defensive, but I understand him wanting Simon there for support. Everything has been building inside Wille until he can’t take it anymore. Everything he says to his parents is true. Not a good situation overall.

[@Joy56277]

I feel like Simon also wants to get out of the way so Wille and his parents can reconcile. And that Wille is just too deep on his own pain to see that what he is asking of Simon is unreasonable.

[@miniadler]

Buckle up for one hell of an emotional rollercoaster next week ^^

[@lisecore]

You didn't talk about Ludvig saying Erik didn't have "that darkness" within him. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but I mentally completed his sentence with "like Wille does". I don't know, it felt like such a terrible thing to say to your anxious and depressed teenage son.

[@Joy56277]

Totally agree.

[@lisecore]

No one's said it yet, so let me point out that the one playing the guitar when they were singing to Wille is Lisa Ambjörn, creator of the show (she's playing Wille's former nanny). (And yes, I'm leaving multiple comments, both because they're different topics and because I want you to have more comments lol)

[@therainbowreels]

Hahah thank you! 😄 we appreciate ALL the comments 🫶🏻

[@sarahelizabeth843]

I feel like Sara didn’t move back to school because her moving there in the first place was part of the problem , she got a place because august offered it to her as a bribe to keep his secret which lead to a load of problems which included hurting Felice and betraying Simon which she had already done before moving to Hillerska but those problems escalated when she moved there

[@leiavir]

Oh, I love your reactions so much!! Thank you! Thanks for your thoughts about August. I like the couple August and Sara. They are both very controversial characters. But next to her, August was real, the one he hid behind this "bad boy" mask. I sincerely feel sorry for him, because I can understand how the desire to please others affects our actions. Wilhelm.. Oh, his anger has been building since the first season.. I cried all my tears for them - for August, for Simon and for Wilhelm after watching this episode. (Sorry for my english) Looking forward to your reaction to the finale!❤

[@therainbowreels]

Thank you for watching 🫶🏻 Stay tuned for the final episode reaction, which we will upload tomorrow

[@dtskd]

Waiting a week for episode 6 felt so long (Netflix released 5 episodes at once and then episode 6 a week later)!! Love your guys reactions and analysis of the series (and all the other shows)!!

[@therainbowreels]

Thank you so much 🫶🏻

[@Knoutzbeary]

Yay, finally the t-shirts! 🥳 When Wille said, “Papa, can you see me?” I understood him so well because it hurts like hell and makes you feel angry not to be seen by your family. I look forward to your thoughts on the finale and please react to the 'YR Forever' documentary too as it was truly a wonderful way to say goodbye. Ich lieb euch! 💜

[@therainbowreels]

Thank you for watching! Stay tuned for the final episode reaction tomorrow and we will also watch the documentary 👍🏻

[@montimunchi7469]

I was crying like a baby when he said those words. How can someone be this cruel to their child. 💔

[@lynnhettrick7588]

I cried so much for Sara!

[@lisecore]

Sorry, couldn't care less about August and his letter. I was watching it and thinking how his desire was to become stronger, as if that would stop the bullying (granted, I get it, that's what a 16yo wold think). He did it, and then he bullied and belittled others at every chance he got. It perfectly shows how this system works, with the oppressed becoming the oppressors and continuing the cycle (just like with the initiation). I do feel slightly sorry for him, but he's still an asshole in my book, sorry. He's still young though, so there's hope (though the asshole I knew when I was in school unfortunately stayed that way). Also, I hate that Sara said she didn't want to read it, and he went "I'll read it for you". Boy, she said no, let it go.

[@lynnhettrick7588]

44:33 That’s exactly how I felt. I didn’t see how they could possibly have a happy ending.

[@lisecore]

You were already crying on this one, bring tissues for next one...

[@allintheeyes1]

As usual loved your reactions to this. Be prepared for the next one, have your tissues ready.😭💜

[@therainbowreels]

Can't wait! We will upload the final episode reaction tomorrow evening

[@annaviktoria5353]

Love your reactions, and that you take the time to give us your thouhts on everything 💛 This ep made me think that August actually went through a very similar situation to Wilhelms in his first year. Eric told W in S1 that August was sent off to Hillerska when his father died. He too was left alone with his grief, and then let down by the person he trusted the most. I think August is the most interesting character actually.

[@therainbowreels]

August is a deep and interesting character. The way Malte portrays him is perfect in so many ways. Thank you for watching! 🫶🏻

[@aliciapark6241]

The queen is not sick she is depressed. She had a break from work because of her mental health

[@Joy56277]

Depression is a mental health issue. As much as any physical illness. So she is sick. But being ill does not excuse her behavior. She hasn't had one conversation with Wille since Erik's death where she didn't bring him up. It is abusive.

[@lisamcarthur3225]

i love your reaction this episode was the hardest to watch and simon got the courage to say how he has been feeling its not easy for younger people to say how they are feelings and they both are feeling so much pain and its does hurt to see younger people go though this and also with wille he got so much presher on his plant that royal family and courts puting all this on him he only 17 year old its so much to deal with i just feel sorry for the both of them of what they are going though.

[@creativetime3011]

Can not wait for next week

[@lynnhettrick7588]

Positive highlight for me was Sara and Felice when they were in the kitchen together. 😊

[@iceastone]

i actually disagree w/the "love shouldn't be hard" line b/c in theory, we should be able to love who we want, w/out a care in the world, no matter what anyone says, be happy, thrive, and in love. the reality is "love is hard" in any form of a relationship, and this episode reflects that. whether it's w/your parents, siblings, friends or lovers, it takes more than just love to make those relationships work. one of the biggest issues is communication, which is not as easy one would believe for a number of people. also need to have trust, honesty, respect, etc, like there's so much that goes into making any relationship work w/a loved one, it's not easy. it's hard. as you get older, you definitely learn this. for teens, everything is always heightened to 1000, especially when it's their first experiences w/love, the emotions are all over the place and they may even believe they'll be together forever, which rarely happens. simon should be counting his blessings that his family issues are not on the level of this royal family, and he was clearly uncomfortable w/that birthday situation. i understand what you're saying about wille, but you have to remember that everyone had erik on a pedestal of perfection, but we know in reality, no one is perfect. w/erik gone, wille was forced into this position of having to be "perfect" due to being crown prince. ever since s1, wille was told no scandals, stay out of trouble, everything is on you, the attention will be on you, which is the complete opposite from what we saw wille in the first scenes of s1 w/him getting into that fight at the club. he knew he had issues trying to live up to standards that was placed upon him, esp after erik died. at the same time, wille didn't want to let his family or erik down as crown prince. when you grow up having this belief that someone close to you can do no wrong (or like how fans idolize their favorite celeb or their hero), and you've never seen them (maybe) not do any wrong in your eyes, and some hard truths come to the light, it will shake your core and that's what happened to wille when august told him about his initiation. plus, it did not help that wille did not have his parents to talk to, and i mean really talk to w/deep conversations about everything they were dealing with. but wille's b-day proved that none of them properly grieved over erik and weren't really allowed b/c the image of perfection from the royal family was more important than dealing w/their own personal losses. wille said, it was more important for sweden to deal w/erik's death than his own family. i understood why wille felt more comfortable talking to felice about this than simon b/c she knew erik, she actually spoke to him, and got to know him compared to simon who only knew of him, from what he's heard or read. in that sense, wille felt a bit protective of his brother's image and knowing that erik wasn't "perfect" shatters that prince image, which also shatters his image of his brother, who he believed he really knew inside out. wille lashing out at his family may not have been appropriate, but it was warranted b/c this was clearly something bottled up w/in him for a while. everything he'd been holding in finally came to a hilt and wille lashed out, questioning his parents in actually being parents to the only child they had left, and in his eyes they couldn't even do that. i completely understand why wille feels the way he does. he's not communicating this well to simon b/c in hindsight, the royal family are not good communicators to begin with. they're not used to laying out their feelings, and saying what's on their minds b/c in that system, they've spent their entire lives keeping things inside, proceeding forward w/their duties and putting a smile on their faces. you can't expect a person to openly communicate w/someone when they haven't been taught to be open and communicate themselves. that's not wille's life and as shown in this episode, it's not his family's life. personally, i think the royal family is long overdue for some much needed grief counseling and family therapy. i apologize for the long post, but i felt this needed to be said for wilhelm's character and his pov. it's easy to gloss over the internal issues he's struggled w/since the beginning b/c of his short temper and attitude throughout the episode. remember, this is still happening all within 1 school year, so just a matter of months. he was bound to lash out. he just needed that match to be lit, and learning about erik is what lit it.

[@msimpingrid]

Couldn't agree more!

[@lynnhettrick7588]

Well said! I agree. There is a line between “love shouldn’t be this hard” and love/a relationship is work. Sometimes that line is blurred. There are ups and downs in every relationship. Abuse is obviously a dealbreaker. But there are things that a couple have to work through; they need to talk about values and important issues. In Wilmon’s situation, Simon likely sees that they’ll always have the same issues over and over because of the Royal Court. It just became too much for Simon handle…because he’s a teenager.

[@lisecore]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@dinuraiga]

Yes! 100% agree about love being hard. Of course, it's a lovely idea to say that love SHOULDN'T be hard, but it's not a very realistic one. In every book, movie, show, play, musical, or real-life example in which love is a factor, love is always brutal and unforgiving. It's never going according to plan, and someone is always getting hurt because, in reality, love is hard. And it's always hard.

[@therainbowreels]

Well said! Realistically, love is almost never easy. But for two teenagers to deal with this much drama, it’s a lot. And Simon just can’t see anything positive in the royal family/monarchy, which makes it even more complicated

[@himynameisnickolas]

I felt so bad for Simon in this episode. I get that Wille is dealing with a lot of family stuff but he took both his issues with his brother and his issues with his mom out on poor Simon who is trying to be there for him. I do think that everything Wille said to his parents was true and needed to be said but not in that way and definitely not in front of Simon.

[@anthill1510]

Yes, he should have sat down with his mother: "Dear mother, you don`t care about me and never have. I didn`t have a mother or father my whole life and now you also talk about my dead brother constantly whom I wasn`t even allowed to mourn in contrast to you who is allowed to go to the clinic and get the best care. This is really unfortunate. I just wanted to mention that, but don`t think too much about it, I don`t want you to be inconvenienced by my existence." I don`t know what world you all live in but him shouting at her for not caring about him, her child, is very understandable and warranted. It`s a lot less than most teenagers do in that situation. (Most get into drugs, self-harm, toxic relationships and crime to numb the pain of being neglected by their parents.) The only reason Wilhelm finally brought up these issues was BECAUSE Simon was there and he felt safe enough to do it with Simon as a support . It`s not fair and too much to carry for Simon so I understand that he breaks up with Wilhelm, but that`s why it happened that day.

[@lisecore]

August wrote the letter at the end of his first year, not the beginning of it. Just a small correction.

[@hannaissacarre]

Thank you for this reaction! Would be amazing if you after ep6 (preferably directly after for best effect) watched and reacted to the documentary "Young Royals Forever" 💟

[@therainbowreels]

We will! 😉

[@lynnhettrick7588]

Yes, I think Stella or Fredricka said that Erik dated an Only Fans model.

[@lynnhettrick7588]

22:22 He doesn’t want to be the bad boy anymore.

[@lisecore]

I may be in the minority here, but I hate August and Sara together. And if I were in Felice's shoes, I wouldn't go back to being Sara's friend. I could maybe forgive her, but I don't think I'd be able to trust her when it looks like she hasn't regretted it.

[@therainbowreels]

They were definitely an “interesting” and complex couple. It does look like Sara is regretting it or at least does not want to be with August anymore, when she tells him she doesn’t want to read his letter

[@pmg6964]

Wille throw his seasons 1 and 2 lonelyness and pressure over his parentes. All he wanted the whole time was peace and love. He needed to do this. Simon did what he felt was right for them but i think it was The wrong time... Wille was already too broken... and again, all alone...

[@birgittae9046]

I agree with you. Not the right timing for Simon to tell his thoughts and then leave a broken Wille alone. He could have stayed over the night and just hug him to show his true care for him. And tell Wille about his thoughts in the morning instead. And leave then. Nothing more worse could have happened during the night, when the rest of the house were sleeping.

[@Elena-cn9om]

@pmg6964@@birgittae9046 Not the right timing for Simon to have his own breakdown in the middle of Wille's, especially after having been his whipping boy Wille unleashed all his unresolved problems with all the other people on! He should have rescheduled his breakdown on some other day for sure! How dared he have his own feelings?! How dared he feel useless and broken and out of place?! How dared he not be willing to stay a night there for Wille after the latter had left him alone twice this evening? (sarcasm)

[@pmg6964]

​@@birgittae9046🎯💕

[@pmg6964]

​@@Elena-cn9omof course is sarcasm., no need to explain, it was very clear. Simon didnt have a breakdown at all, but its a point of view. Peace.

[@iceastone]

I had issues with Simon's timing as well.

[@sharlinxx]

I can’t stand August nothing will make me ever like him. I understand Simon and he needed to do what’s best for him i just wish he could have done it after his birthday? Wille i understand him as well he’s been trying to keep it together since. He needed his parents and all they could do is shut down every time he tried to reach out. I’m not surprised he snapped. It was bound to happen at some point. He’s under so much pressure already and his parents aren’t even making it better.

[@hughcampbell-ww3bf]

There goes that Felice again, ignoring current hygiene standards: no hair net, and touching her hair as she prepares desserts with Sara! Must also credit the reconciliation between Sara and Simon. And mom.

[@lisecore]

To be fair, no one in this show is very good at hygiene 😅. Felice touching herself then touching Maddie's hair, both August and Nils touching Wille with piss hands, Micke throwing the newspaper on Sara's open sandwich... The list goes on...

[@karlaalvarez5128]

Now imagine the fandom having to wait for a whole damn week after this episode 🥲🥲 (personally, I coped with it by listening to arcade lmao)