YoungRoyals’ resident villain is the bad boy you hate to love.
Season 2 of the Swedish teen series Young Royals premiered on Netflix on November 1, picking up at the start of the spring semester for the group of private school teens. Prince Wilhelm , the series’ protagonist and reluctant heir to the throne, is caught in the aftermath of being publicly outed on tape by August , his second cousin and the troubled popular boy at school.
It’s a testament to the writing by series creator Lisa Ambjörn and Gårdinger’s performance that despite such a heinous crime, we still care about his character. When confronted about why he did it, he hesitates, before saying “Wilhelm’s got everything, but he just spits on it,” speaking to his desire for Wilhelm’s royal position and Wilhelm's indifference to his title. August believes that his status is all he has to offer, a toxic belief that fuels his troubling actions.
Sara has seen the lengths to which August has hurt the people she loves, yet she notices the good in him as well. When snooping on her friend Felice's phone, she sees Wilhelm’s texts to her calling August “the most disgusting person in the world,” drawing devil horns on a picture of him. She knows everyone will hate her for her involvement with him, but she can't deny the way he makes her feel. In their scenes together, there’s no trace of August’s menacing side.
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