YOUNG ROYALS S3 E3-4!! | *FIRST TIME WATCHING* | REACTION!! | (things are heating up!!)

[@shannonmitchell167]

FYI: every black parent and/or child has told and been told, you have to be twice as good to get half of what they get. And it's a sad fact. Because ......we do

[@niallnochill]

that truly breaks my heart and it angers me that it’s still prevalent today! it’s unjust and unfair and uncalled for

[@shannonmitchell167]

@@niallnochillIt very much is.

[@a-donutcat]

My 9 yo mixed-race boy was told he was lucky he waant 10 as if he was, he would be excluded, and the police called by his headmaster. This was for slapping a girl who had been tormenting him for a long time. 4 days later, a white girl wasn't even spoken to by teachers for repeatedly punching another girl because she was queer. My boy also spoke up for his queer friend,but wasn't believed! Its so hard to be the white mum, and see this happen in 2024, in the UK 😢😢

[@nomadine85]

Vincent using the “method” of striking “against the system” in order to demand privileges back is just classic. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@himynameisnickolas]

Being conflicted on the disagreements and arguments in this show just shows how well the characters are written and portrayed where you can understand where both sides are coming from. It makes these characters feel like real people.

[@linnea547]

I do understand Willes words about not wanting to be an advocate for everyone just because he’s been as symbol and a figurehead his whole life so he probably wants at least one thing where he can just be himself with someone he loves and not have to be a symbol again

[@belpop]

That’s exactly what I said!!! You said it so well. Also he’s really new to coming out, just because you can be a public symbol/advocate for something, it doesn’t mean you HAVE to.

[@MagiBg]

I can understand him as well, but if it were Simon saying this people would drag him... the double standards are wild

[@Henwenc]

I agree. He has never really been comfortable with the spotlight on him and publicly fighting for queer rights would certainly make the attention worse. Also, he has publicly stood up for himself at the end of season 2 and it has completely backfired on him. Media attention has increased, he has to watch Simon getting attacked and followed, his mother had a mental breakdown (even though this wasn't just caused by Wilhelms speech, I'm pretty sure that's what it feels like to him). Even before his speech he has already had to deal with so much and after the speech everything just got so much worse. So, even though it would be kind of amazing if he could use his position to change things, I understand why he isn't willing to do that. Just imagine how much worse things could potentially get for him and the people he loves. Everyone is already hurting so much 😢.

[@elio8425]

Vincent: *Hates Simon for being a socialist and protesting* Also Vincent: *Does a protest* like bruh 😵‍💫

[@tatisakura81]

I love how you were talking about Sarah and in the meantime they're were f*ck*ng in the backgroung 🤣🤣🤣

[@baileyb9116]

Concerning what willie said about "so am i suppose to be an advocate for all queers.." when i first heard him say it i was also a little thrown but i saw a really good explanation of like he has been a figurehead and thrown into the spotlight literally his whole life and is probably tired of being a figurehead in another way all he wants is to just wants to love his boy in peace 😢 also he's 16 and figured out he likes a boy like less than a year ago hasn't once actually defined his sexuality before so to go from that to be the figurehead of an entire community when you don't feel ready is a lot 😢

[@16poetisa]

I love the symbolism of the students all wearing pale colors when the investigators visit. Like they're literally whitewashing their image.

[@urangmyphone265]

Damn i didn’t even notice, love that detial

[@Jamie-if8hl]

I feel like this season was so good for showing the conflict in Wille and Simon's relationship and how unnecessarily complicated it is for them. Because, at the end of the day, they're just two teenagers with a high school crush making teenager mistakes and having typical teenager miscommunication, and yet for some reason this is such a big deal. And I love the fact that, as you said, you can't pick a side. On the one hand, I really feel for Simon because we've seen from the very beginning that he is a massive advocator for equality. It's one of the things that clearly draws Wille in - the fact he speaks his mind. And it is such a big part of Simon's personality that he wants to make sure marginalised people can be seen that it's so frustrating to see him having to mask that because of who he's in a relationship with. But at the same time, I'm like Simon, my guy, you wanted Wille to come out after the video was released. You wanted this to be public. Why are you so surprised that some members of the public are massive dicks about it? He's a prince for God's sake. You have to at least make your accounts private for your own mental health even if you don't want to subscribe to the monarchy's limited view on what people associated with the prince should be allowed to post. It's just one of those things with any public figure - you're going to get both good and bad comments because some members of the public are just nasty people. And I have the same conflict with Wille, because he has grown up in this environment. Every action of his, every little thing he says, every person he speaks to, is all of a sudden seen as some sort of political statement irrespective of whether it should be or not. So I do understand his want to step back from that - to have the opportunity to just exist and it not be some big statement. And I also understand that, even though I am highly critical of the monarchy and do not believe we need one, at the end of the day, it's Wille's family. It's all he's known, and it's got to be scary as a 17-year-old to feel like you have to disown this structure you've had your whole life just because you want date a guy. But equally, if you're going to be a part of this system, the least you can do is try and use your influence for good. Even if it's something as small as advocating for an LGBT+ charity of whatever, because doing something like that as a prince will show such a clear stance on something that, as you said, shouldn't be political. And when it comes to Simon's social media, Wille, you need to be so much clearer with what you want from Simon regarding this. Talk to the guy - come to a compromise. Anyway, this got super long, but I just had a lot I wanted to say, and this is literally only regarding Wilmon lol. It doesn't even begin to address the other plotlines.

[@RedBanana_]

Disclaimer: I’m not trying to insult the writing of s3 at all! So, there was a lot of subtext about Simon moving into Hillerska - specifically into Wille’s room (negative space, metaphors, mirror characters, etc.), and I’m convinced the main reason he didn’t is because it would’ve forced wilmon to communicate more often, and they’d get better at it. And, truly, if wilmon got good at communicating with one another, they would be too powerful. Honestly though, on a general note, there was so much amazing subtext and I’m kinda mourning the fact that practically none of it was brought to the surface, like Simon having a massive secret - as shown by the lockers being a metaphor for secrets, bags being emotional baggage, Madison *McCoy* being an allegorical personification of Simon’s secret, Marcus Sköld being a “ghost” mirror (‘ghost mirror’ referring to a character that exists to show you more about a character that doesn’t exist within the text) for a guy from Simon’s past, etc. In summary, I enjoyed s3, but I’m also gonna have to write an “alternate season 3” fanfic that includes bringing some of the subtext to light.

[@belpop]

I also think it’s bullshit that Wille was left to be the one to “handle” Simon so to speak. Why didn’t Farima or someone else in the royal court? All it did was work to create conflict and animosity between Wille and Simon (maybe it was even done on purpose to cause discord who knows). Someone else could’ve helped Simon to adjust much better.

[@Jessica_vdn]

@@RedBanana_ Can you give me examples of why you think Simon would move into Hillerska? I am genuinely curious, but personally do not think that this would fit Simon as a character at all. Also, don't really get what you mean by the other metaphors you were talking about. Again, just genuinely curious, because I suck at seeing metaphors lol

[@RedBanana_]

@@Jessica_vdn I’m gonna try to make this short, so I’m sorry if it seems farfetched. Generally, the basis of our theory that Simon would move into Hillerska is more on negative space and mirror characters than metaphors, sorry for being misleading before, so I’m just gonna give quick definitions first (sorry if this comes across as patronising): 　*Negative space:* space in art (including film) where there is a noticeable lack of stuff, like how in 1.04 you can see that there was a place set for Erik at the table, making his absence even more obvious. 　*Mirror characters:* these are characters who only exist to tell/show us more about the main character, they often have no plot significance (unless they’re both a regular character *and* a mirror character, but that’s more complicated), and they often showcase things about the main characters in a muted or comedic way, for example: a rumour was spread that Stella and Fredrika were down for threesomes, vs Simon and Wilhelm having The Video leaked (yes, this does mean Stella and Fredrika are mirrors for Simon and Wilhelm, bear with me on that (sometimes they act as reverse mirrors (I’m so sorry, this must sound so ridiculous and confusing) such as how Stedrika are the spreaders of gossip, while WilMon are the subject of the gossip)). So, rooms are a metaphor for life. To share a room with someone, _in Young Royals,_ means to share a life with them. And a double room seems to be connected with being crown prince (seeing as Wille was moved into a double room after Erik’s death, plus Erik was said to have had a double room until his third year, showing him and Wille moving in opposite ways in life (Erik ceasing to be crown prince, vs Wille becoming crown prince)), however, Wille had no one to truly share that burden with in the beginning, leaving the other bed to remain empty, *noticeably empty.* So, most of us kinda concluded that, well, if they’re fully out by the end of season two, surely they’re having to share the burden of Wille’s role. Plus, as I’ve said before *the empty space is so obvious.* Then, with mirror characters, Stedrika already share a room, and it’s one of the main reasons why Stella’s hesitant to confess her feelings. For WilMon, their problem is kind of the exact reverse (reverse mirroring), they’re already dating, and that could lead to their (presumably mostly Simon’s) hesitation to have Simon move in with Wille. Sorry that this must sound so implausible, I’m just really bad at explaining stuff.

[@arcticmonkeysluvr]

i mean... simon is literally a 16 year old kid. obviously hes gonna want to keep reading comments even if theyre negative i dont think anyone can really blame him for that lmfao we should be critiquing the people leaving those comments on a child's social media instead

[@niallnochill]

of course, i totally agree but sadly the world is disgusting and won't change over night, so it's best for him to not look at things that will negatively affect him. either way, it's a lose lose situation and it sucks he's even involved in it :(

[@danny3493]

I love how this show portrays experiences in such a real way. Also ya the lesbians are not giving!!

[@niallnochill]

Normally lesbians have me like yasss queen :) but this time they have me like nooo queen :(

[@annbeths]

4:55 thank you for noticing this! I was getting the same feels while watching those scenes

[@deancontiwriter13]

i hate that people who watch this show seem to not understand what IS a political statement for a royal. ANYTHING that any political party of your country has spoken upon. ESPECIALLY if more than one with different opnions, BECOMES inherently politically. Whether it should or shouldn't be a political statement does not matter in the slightest. THAT is what Wilhelm means with Queer Rights being a political issue. Political parties spoken on it in different opinions. THAT makes so he can't speak on it, because it would look like he's siding with a party over the others, which he is very simply not allowed to do. It's not that complicated of a concept

[@belpop]

Beyond that I really just feel like Wille doesn’t want his relationship with Simon politicized. It’s really the only thing he has in his life that is HIS, you know? And they already have to deal with the public scrutiny as it is. I really think Wille just wants to let things be and be able to enjoy their relationship with a bit of peace. Like every single thing about him is related to his royal position and he wants one thing that isn’t. But even that doesn’t work. 😔

[@a-donutcat]

When Wille says he can't take a stand, I think it's more that he feels he's took such a big 'stand' when he outed himself and stood up for him and Simon, that he darent do any more to rock the boat. And taking a stand to get his phone back so they can have a relationship out of hours is so different from being a queer (the 'label' he uses as he wants to stay unlabelled. And he's 16 and been repressed all his life!!

[@tova1412]

I've seen a lot of reactors side with the principal on the whole striking thing, which I guess makes sense - they're privileged rich kids basically wanting to try this striking thing for fun with no planning whatsoever - but I also feel like what they're asking for is very fair. their cellphones are /theirs/, the school shouldn't get to take them away like they did outside of school hours anyway. and having your graduation cancelled when you've looked forward to it for years does suck (it happened to me too due to Covid), especially since it's also a really big deal in Sweden, so them asking for it back doesn't seem like a privilege thing to me - they just want what all other kids in the country get which is valid. and those two things don't have anything to do with what the school has gotten backlash for anyway, so wanting them back is reasonable (to me at least)

[@_.a.t_]

thanks for unintentionally reminding me of the final episode release today !

[@a-donutcat]

After the revelation about Erik, go and re-watch season 1 where August films them (this was from someone else's post btw). It really hits differently in the light of his PTSD from that initiation. Still don't like him and hate what he did but damn, things are always more complicated than they seem !!😳😳😳

[@nomadine85]

Also… being better than everyone else in every class just meant they hated me more. To be honest. And as an adult I just kept being told I’m overqualified, which eventually someone explained to me was code for not fitting in with them. So yeah, being better than them doesn’t help either.

[@e-linamarie]

this show really is such a great character study of just,, messy privileged teens being messy privileged teens. they’re not trying to pretend these kids wouldn’t be a mess, they ABSOLUTELY would be

[@ttrblmkr]

Actually i was really mad the first time i saw wilhelm say "do i have to fight for all of the queers just because im in love with you?", it made me upset bc of the obvious internalised homophobia and it kind of made him appear entitled to me. But then i thought about it for more than 2 seconds and i completely understand wille, i mean he worded it pretty poorly, but he's right. Just because he is in someway queer doesn't mean he is obligated to be an activist. That's just his identity and being queer doesn't mean you have the obligation to be a symbol for something, just because he has the ability to represent something doesnt mean he should. He has the right to not want to make his identity another political statement, i get he's been forced to cater every part of him for the media and he just wants to be able to just be, for once. And i think he has every right to

[@meowcraft2403]

💯

[@dundiesplan9085]

22:15 The noise.. 🤣🤣🤣 But also, YES! That's exactly what I thought as well. Big yikes, although I can see how difficult to navigate this whole situation must be for Wille. Lot's of stuff to learn und unlearn, come to terms with and figuring out how to best deal with it all. Especially at that age.

[@belpop]

Yayyy so glad this is up. Also you’re not ready for the end. 💜

[@16poetisa]

I'm so scared to watch it 😭

[@belpop]

@@16poetisa Oh watch it. Just trust me.

[@16poetisa]

@@belpop I did!

[@belpop]

@@16poetisa 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@zoetrogolo7349]

"It's not a political statement. It is literally who you are. be who you are. it's not a political statement. I am not here to be discussed by some old folk in a parliament." ABSOLUTELY.

[@kumaahito3927]

The foundation thing is understandable imo. It doesn't matter that something shouldn't be seen as a political statement, as long as it is a politically charged topic, commenting or acting on it from a supposedly neutral position will inevitably seen as a political statement, siding with the party that you agree with. But yes, I think they could've gone with a bit more generic topic for the foundation that is not as contested as lgbtq+. The mental health one for example would be generic enough probably, but if done well enough would've been able to help the community a lot. On another note, it really sucks for Simon and Wille. Doesn't matter what they do, Wille will always remain a well-known public figure even if he were to abandon his position. He either becomes king or stays an (ex-)crown prince forever. Neither would allow him (and his partner/family) to have complete privacy or freedom.

[@sofiaxanat]

not naill saying vincent is our common enemy lmaoo

[@giadsisreallycool]

get ready to cry in the next episodes HAHAHAHHA

[@Madl_]

Honestly I’m starting to hate Vincent more than August this season..

[@nomadine85]

Yeah Vincent is the worst

[@Miss.Simone-Smiles]

August kind of carried this season 🫣

[@Madl_]

@@Miss.Simone-Smiles I feel like he always does but in a bad way, this time it was in a good (??) way. Like his communication was so much better this season and although he did trash things, I feel like he realized what he did wrong and tried to own up to it as best as he could. Obviously I don’t think he’s a good person and he has a lot of work to do, but for someone that I absolutely despised, he’s not that bad anymore.

[@Madl_]

@@nomadine85 He is so trash and he acts like it too. He always has an attitude and the one time Wille gave him power, he acted like a completely different human. He’s never shown any kindness. August has done worse things, but atleast he tried to apologize, Vincent is just a terrible person overall.

[@debbie1jordan]

Niall I am worried about your blood pressure watching this series. 🤣

[@debbie1jordan]

I have the same feelings about Vincent. 😡🤬 🥊

[@a-donutcat]

But Simon calling out Augusts Eating Disorder - how mature is that, especially as he hates him!! And also Augusts friends laughing at the idea of him having an ED 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@teslafreeman]

His concern was so beautiful to me. That kind of 'everyone deserves compassion' mentality, and his willingness to put their battle aside for a moment to help August realise what he was going through, without judgment or condemnation. The look of his face when August started talking changed INSTANTLY to a caring more about his aggressors wellbeing than their feud, because at the end of the day, August's ED isn't related to their tension, it is a whole separate p4oblem, that needs kindness when addressing ❤❤ Simon is an absolute angel

[@mark99k]

Agh. There's so much conflicting seeing-both-sides stuff in my head. It's kind of sad when Wilhelm figures out he can join the sit-in without consequences, and Simon misinterprets that as Wille only sticking his neck out when it doesn't cost him. I felt like Wilhelm was just saying he could do this -- and thereby be of some help -- without the handlers immediately reacting and clamping down.

[@majozajo]

I was so annoyed when Simon decided to sit with them at the end (in the protesting in hall), like at the start he was against that demonstration and then he decided okay, let's do it. Like I get that it would also mean that he would have more time with Wilhem, but idk, it annoyed me. I also thought that principal shouldn't have back down, like if the students wanted media to find out about them starving in halls, they would have close the school immediately lol?

[@mandipandi303]

Get a handkerchief ready for the next 2! I cried a lot. My frustration with the rich people in this series (and irl) is extreme. Their hypocrisy and victim-complexes infuriate me

[@Itsjustgabi_]

Bestie, you have to tell me what’s your skin and hair routine, you’re glowing and I love it❤

[@mariahdaley4773]

When this is done you really should watch SKAM. It’s a similar vibe, but it’s Norwegian. It’s funnier, and really leans into the authenticity. The shows have a lot in common, but in my opinion, SKAM is quite a bit better.

[@elin4784]

21:50 not Switzerland😭 lmao jk!! Love ur videos! I always look forward to these reactions!!!🫶🏻

[@nomadine85]

Where I live it tends to be more about colourism coupled with xenophobia in addition to racism, because immigrants here are also white. As a foreigner I got exactly that, additionally I’m also disabled, so I was bullied for both, and had to be better than everyone else. I was still considered disruptive and sent out of class almost daily and I still struggle with the internalised expectation of needing to constantly prove myself.

[@Elena-cn9om]

It rubbed me wrong when Wille literally said: how can you worry about some comments when I'm here worried about something else? Like why do you think your worries are more relevant than Simon's? Why do you just dismiss his feelings? Also I don't remember Simon 'signed for this life', it was never his choice. He never asked Wille to announce their relationship to the whole world. In S1 he just wanted to face together the consequences of their video (leaked without his consent). And Wille just left him alone to deal with it without a warning and then assumed they can pretend nothing happened. And in S2 Simon agreed to be in a secret relationship with him.

[@belpop]

The thing is tho, Wille didn’t sign onto this life either. He never even had a choice. And I don’t think he’s purposefully trying to drag Simon down. I think that he feels that Simon is the only person he can go through it with, otherwise he would be dealing with it all alone.

[@Elena-cn9om]

@@belpop And I'm not blaming Wille for being born in a royal family? Just not impressed with him deciding for the 2 of them (because there are no royals-peasants in a healthy relationship) and with Wille putting his feelings and worries above Simon's. And the second part of my initial comment is not related to the first, btw - it's written separately on purpose as a reaction towards the phrase 'you signed for this life'.

[@mark99k]

To be fair, Simon did _sort of_ ask Wille to go public, when he said (end of S1) that he didn't want to be anybody's secret. Yes, it would've been better if Wille had discussed his plan for the Big Speech with Simon, but teenagers aren't always able to foresee how the universe reacts. (Recall also that Simon broke into a smile when it happened.) I can see both viewpoints, and both of them hurt.

[@Elena-cn9om]

@@mark99k I don't lay the blame on Wille, I just think it should be acknowledged. And it was a different situation at the end of S1. Then he was already in the middle of a scandal, he was already in the public eye, getting hateful comments... After the denial it all subsided little by little, his life got back to almost normal and then the shitstorm again all of a sudden right after he talked himself into being Wille's secret. And the smile Simon gave at the end of S2 was not that confident. I see it more as a reassurance given to Wille rather than blatant happiness

[@sophiea.m.4664]

I didn't take it that way, I took it that whilst Wille was talking and expressing his fears, Simon was preoccupied and ignoring him to look through hate comments. Wille isn't great at listening to Simon but he does give him his full attention. They're both kids at the end of the day and neither are great at communication.

[@kennethramsey4169]

Omg 😱 one of my favs on KZbin is at it again I love you Neil I MEAN NIALL😊❤️🫶🏽😂jkjk Xoxo 😊🫶🏽

[@matildasvensson1906]

I love your reaction to this! Just saying, you will cry a lot on the last two episodes! And you have to see the movie: Young Royals Forever and react to it!

[@shre33]

Ok this reaction got weird rejoicing over someone having an eating disorder and saying that they’ll realise they are not perfect either is just not it

[@AuthorZaraHoffman]

Love all your reactions! Please do Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte!

[@jaycrowe8251]

Niall would love a damsel reaction soon

[@mark99k]

The dust-up with Vincent (at 16:00) is the only part of this that doesn't ring true. I can't imagine people, especially high schoolers, and especially in Sweden, throwing around the word 'communist' so flippantly, let alone based on Simon's relatively mild comments about the aristocracy. Even with how much of an asshat we know Vincent to be, it seems really over the top.

[@k.j.hulander2204]

Vincent is a titled aristocrat…

[@dorottya7140]

Please put up the next reactions as soon as possible!! I'm really interested in it😢😢❤❤❤😊

[@niallnochill]

I’ll hopefully have it done for Wednesday 🩷

[@dorottya7140]

@@niallnochill yeej thank you

[@nomadine85]

I aaaaam excited for the ride 🎉

[@a-donutcat]

That's exactly what I said, get a private account just for your friends 👍👍

[@nomadine85]

What August said at 24:15 was a little too relatable for me

[@ferchumoschinirenedo]

El Unico que Monta a Willen Su Marido Simon 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@lexirose8981]

always love your reactions niall, i love your commentary and input on everything🫶🏻i can’t wait to see your reaction to the finale bitch it’s crying timeee

[@kar1nql00l]

WOO I WAS WAITING FOR THIS

[@Cloudy_Chaos.]

Hon, you need to watch heart of dixie. I feel like that would be your shit.

[@abbie4522]

Hey Niall can you please watch love Simon it’s one of my favourite movies, I hope you can watch it!

[@JonInCanada1]

He should be able to, it's on Netflix right now.

[@elinedefaux]

Loved your reaction

[@blondzusje]

Vincent is... arghggggggg!!!! I really (still) think August deserves to be happy. He did stupid things, but he's a good person, who has been through a lot. Just like Wilhelm.

[@teapots_and]

i still dont understand why simon couldnt just archive his posts OR private his acc and delete all the unwanted followers (i know there'd be a lot of them but its not that hard) or even just make a new private one likeeeee maybe they wanted to show a definitive point for people who don't know that you can actually do that, deleting it seems more "sure" but yeah:D idk

[@niallnochill]

fully agree, i'd be on a private insta cussing out the royal family to my close friends lmao

[@horacioyrausquin4601]

My Final observation! August won! The gays lost! Good moral teaching: Destroy gay love and win the crown 👑! Every gay child’s new dream. 😴 what a positive tale of homophobia rewarded, as they ride into the sunset like Thelma and Louis! Hopefully, there isn’t a cliff. Bad ending.

[@meowcraft2403]

???? This wasn’t the ending