Young Royals (2021–…): Season 2, Episode 5 - Episode #2.5 - full transcript

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♪ And we're such a duo, Daddy
We are Batman and Bane ♪

♪ I wanna be as valiant as you one day ♪

♪ The jewelry you wear
I wanna look exactly the same ♪

♪ And my awe sustains ♪

♪ Can't wait till you get here
Let me ride your car in the rain ♪

♪ I'll have a Maserati
Just like yours one day ♪

♪ And when you wanna sway me
Tell me of the demons you've slayed ♪

♪ And my awe sustains ♪

Good morning.

- Morning.
- D'you have fun last night?



Alexander?

JAN-OLOF: GOOD MORNING, CROWN PRINCE.
SPEECH ATTACHED. START PRACTICING.

DON'T FORGET,
THE TAILOR WILL BE COMING TODAY.

JAN-OLOF: AUGUST! SPEECH ATTACHED.
START PRACTICING.

Come on. Wait. Hey.

Want a kiss?

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Have you seen Marcus?
- No, I haven't seen him today.

Good.

Anything wrong?

I kissed Wille at the ball.

- What? But you were there with Marcus.
- Yes.

Why did you do that?

Because I'm... a complete idiot.



And because I wanted to.

I'm such a shitty person.

But I really wanted to.

But does that make you a bad person
just 'cause you do one bad thing?

You're supposed to tell me
to forget about Wille and be with Marcus.

But you're not in love with Marcus.

I mean, uh...

You can't control your feelings.

So if you have feelings
for the wrong person, that can still feel...

just right, you know?

So...

I don't know. It's hard to explain.

Come on. We got school.

MARCUS: TOO BAD YOU COULDN'T
STAY OVER LAST NIGHT.

MAYBE THIS WEEKEND?

During the jubilee,
it's obviously extra important...

Felice, your hair.

...that we embody the good values
we stand for.

If I were to see
one of my Manor House girls

in The Year with the Royal Family,
I want to be able to be proud.

Fuck.
I was planning on doing a nip-slip.

You're still drunk, aren't you?

You're so...

...we obviously respond with a...?

- "Your Majesty."
- Majesty.

We introduce ourselves...

- Get a grip!
- ...with our family names.

And then tell her
which student house we're from.

Sara Eriksson, the Manor House.

Or do I say, "I'm from Manor House"?

- What do I say?
- It doesn't really matter.

- Royal Highness, so...
- Sara Eriksson.

...no first names, hmm?

- Excuse me?
- Yes, Sara?

What do you do if, um...
if the royal family walks past us?

You only answer when spoken to directly.

Otherwise, you calmly step aside
to make room, and then smile.

- Respectfully.
- Ah. Okay.

Not that much, Sara.

The royal family
will be sitting there,

so we have to move the statue.

Then, you have to rake the paths.

And hoist the flag. You got it?

- Mm-hmm.
- Good.

- Jan-Olof.
- August.

I read the speech.

I just have to say
that it's really... spot-on.

That's good to hear.

But, uh, I have some thoughts
about some of the wording.

- So it would be great if we could have a...
- Well, we don't know...

Right. We don't know.
I know. I know, it's...

- Wille's giving... giving the speech, so...
- The-The Crown Prince.

- The Crown Prince, of course.
- Yes.

Uh, if you'll excuse me now, I have a...

- A choir rehearsal.
- Yeah, we can do it over the phone. Yeah?

- Have a nice day, Jan-Olof!
- And you, August.

Thanks!

The Crown Prince would be standing here,

in front of you,
during his Royal Highness' speech.

And because you are right behind him,

I do not want anything
but your fullest attention on his speech.

- Go ahead.
- Thanks.

Let's do the second verse.

One and two...

♪ We were tested, we have fought ♪

♪ But what we were can never be forgot ♪

♪ In the end, we may part ways ♪

♪ But I'll remember you
Throughout all my days ♪

♪ What we had... ♪

- Excuse me.
- What?

♪ ...and our treasured ways ♪

♪ Cannot forget our golden days ♪

♪ The answer, I am sure ♪

♪ Is that Hillerska will endure ♪

Listen.

N-now we have decided

that we are going to sing the classical
Hillerska song at the jubilee anyway.

But why?
The headmistress liked it at the ball.

Uh, sometimes you have to make
last-minute changes to the program.

But we've been rehearsing for weeks.

The school is celebrating 120 years.

It is important to stick to tradition.

And-and the classic Hillis song,
it's a symbol for the school.

But I thought the whole point was to prove
that the school has been modernized?

- Uh...
- Jan-Olof is right.

Hillerska has always stood
for continuity and tradition.

I mean, we want this
to be a group performance, not a solo.

And Her Majesty the Queen
loves the Hillis original.

It would be appreciated...

Good.

You know, I really think
your song is really amazing.

The choir leader thinks so,
the headmistress too.

Jan-Olof didn't think so,
and now it's all fucked.

I mean, the lyrics are kinda personal.

It's just that they don't want your solo
before Wille's speech

in The Year with the Royal Family.

It's, like, one of the most-watched shows
in all of Sweden.

I guess they don't want new rumors
about the two of you, you know?

Made you a sandwich.

I thought maybe
you didn't have time for breakfast.

Don't you want it?

Has something happened?

I need to finish this.

Hi.

What do you want?

I... wanted to see how you're doing.

Did anything happen?

It just feels like everything I try to do

turns into a problem
when you enter the picture.

But I...

I thought that we, you know...

we could start over,
after the ball, or we...

You... I mean, we kissed each other.

It's not only about that.

The only thing I really love
and that I'm good at,

they take away from me.

I'm not allowed
to sing my song at the jubilee.

Jan-Olof switched to the old version.

They don't want you
to be associated with me.

As per usual.

Simon, that's not my fault.

Wille...

...the song is about you.

Uh-huh.

Simon, I... I did... I didn't know that...

How long am I gonna be punished
for that video?

You don't get it
'cause you haven't felt the consequences.

What? What are you talking about?

Okay, I understand
that you've had it rough for a while.

But it just feels like
you've been prancing around,

pretending like nothing's...

What the hell are you saying?

You have no fucking idea
what I've been through.

The one who posted the video is to blame.

- Yeah, but...
- You can't put this on me.

They got away.
I'm the only one who got shit for it.

Simon, you...

Yesterday was a mistake. Okay?

Please, it's August
you should be pissed at, not me.

What?

I'm...

It...

It was August who posted the video.

But I... Look, I've removed him as prefect
and-and captain of the rowing team.

- I-I've tried...
- When did you find out?

You didn't wanna tell me anything?

Yes, Simon,
of course I wanted to tell you.

- I've been trying to protect you. I mean...
- Ugh, come on. What do you mean "protect"?

You're protecting him.
I could have reported him to the police.

Simon, you...

You don't understand that if...
if you went to the police,

August would have the best lawyers
in Sweden.

The royal family would back him.

They're covering their own asses.
You wouldn't stand a chance.

Against you.

- What?
- You are the royal family.

- Simon, I'm not like them.
- You're exactly like them!

You're exactly like your mom!

You say you're mad at her, but you do
exactly the same thing she does.

Keeping a bunch of secrets
and pretending that you protect me,

but in the end,
it's really all about protecting yourself!

Simon. Simon, please, can we...

Please, can we just talk? Where...
Where the hell... Where are you going?

♪ Callin' out but there's no one there ♪

♪ I feel so lost to the pain
That I'm runnin' from ♪

♪ You don't know what I've been through ♪

SIMON: IT WAS FUCKING AUGUST
THAT POSTED THE VIDEO

AND WILLE SAID NOTHING!!

♪ There's gotta be someone
Out there to hold on ♪

♪ You make me feel like I'm invisible ♪

♪ I wanna be the one who takes it all ♪

AYUB: WHAT!!? FOR REAL!?

♪ Callin' but Heaven don't hear my call ♪

♪ No, I won't give up ♪

♪ I wanna be someone who's loved ♪

♪ I wanna be someone who's loved ♪

♪ I wanna be someone who's loved ♪

♪ I wanna be someone who's loved ♪

♪ Someone who's loved, someone... ♪

Has the Crown Prince
had a chance to look at the speech?

No, not yet.

It would be advisable
for the Crown Prince to attend to...

- Yes, I will.
- Mm.

Why did you make changes with the choir?

You removed Simon's song.

Because the Hillis song
is much more suitable.

Everyone can sing along.

Okay, so it was not
because it was him?

Let's have a look.

Perfect.

I don't know
if it's supposed to be this tight.

It's a little hard to breathe.

I'm sorry.

- It was a bit... tight.
- We'll sew it back on.

Hmm.

Such a goddamn snake.

Yeah, but we knew August
was a fucking jerk.

Yeah, but I was talking about Wille.

"Unlawful violation of integrity."

"Defamation."

Like, you know they would nail him
on all these charges, right?

I mean, you're underage.

It's child pornography.
He could go to jail for this.

Do you remember those guys

who whipped a first-year
a couple of years back?

- Yeah.
- Yeah?

There were, like, nine of them,
but only two of them had to pay damages.

That was it. Wille is right.

I mean, people like them
never get convicted.

- They always get away with it.
- Okay, but everyone knows what they did.

Don't you want everybody to know
what August did?

- Yes, of course I do.
- Well, there you go.

Listen.

You have us. We've got your back.

Report him.

Then everybody will know what he's done.

Hi, honey. How are you doing?

Uh, not that great.

Not great? Why not?

If Simon can't sing his song
at the jubilee, I won't give the speech.

Wha-what are you talking about?

Yeah, Jan-Olof said
that they were gonna skip Simon's song

and sing that old boring original instead.

Simon thinks it's my fault.

Well, honey, I think I have to
make this very clear.

Jan-Olof's decision is about

him wanting what is best for our visit
and for your speech.

But Mom, I don't even
wanna give this speech.

Erik never had to give any speeches
before he was of age.

Why do I have to?
Tell me. Honestly, I don't get it.

Wilhelm, if you won't give the speech,
then August will do it.

Why would August give the speech?

Wh-What are you talking about?

The Royal Court strategists

are worried
that you can't handle the pressure.

Who will take over the throne
in the future?

I mean, if you are deemed unfit...

or if you renounce the throne, or if...

if there simply are no natural heirs
to the throne,

we'd risk upsetting
the entire system of government.

Don't you see?

In that case,
it's better to introduce August

as a member of the royal family now.

That way the transition
won't be as u-unnatural.

So what? You mean he's gonna get
a pat on the back for ruining my life?

Hey, stop it. Nobody is getting rewarded.

What do you think we should do then?

There is no one else.

If you won't give that speech,
then August will do it.

This is insane. I don't get
how you think this is a good idea.

- I mean...
- I don't want this either.

But sometimes,
we have to put our own needs aside.

I can't force you.

And I shouldn't have to either.

But you should remember that...

...your decisions won't only
just affect you.

I need you...

on my team, Wilhelm.

You have to give the speech

to prove to the Court
that you are a reliable Crown Prince.

If you don't take the crown,
Wilhelm, August will claim it.

Who's most likely to get married first?

- Mm...
- Yeah, well, it's you.

And the rest of us
aren't in a hurry. Thank God.

Do you want to marry me?

Who pulls the most guys?

Get it, girl. Step forward.

Go for it.

Well, maybe I did.

Who's most likely to get revenge?

Um... Maybe you? I feel like
you could really have a dark side.

- What should I...
- Wait, why though?

I don't know what to do.

Who's the worst at keeping secrets?

That would be the gossip girls.

- No.
- Sorry, that's us.

It is a little. Let's admit it.

Oh, my God.
Your room is like the gossip room.

- Don't be silly. It's the place to be.
- Yeah, definitely.

Oh, Felice, your... your mom's texting.

Will that be saved or...?

Yeah,
but the video disappeared.

- What did she say?
- Really?

- Um...
- What's going on?

The buyers who came to look at Rousseau
have made an offer, which we've accepted.

But you told me you wouldn't sell to them.

I know, but come on, if nobody else
gives us an offer, what can I do?

- I mean, it's Mom and Dad's decision.
- No. I just...

He won't be well treated by them.
You know that. You promised me.

Yeah, but I'm not the one
calling the shots.

But...

But, Sara...

No.

But... So what am I supposed to do?

Hey, aren't... Aren't we...

Sara?

I don't know what I'm doing. I...

I don't think, I just do, and then...
everything goes wrong.

The responsibility
you're carrying, Wilhelm,

it can be a terrible, terrible burden.

Not just for you, for anyone.

Yes, absolutely,
but I should be able to handle it.

- Should you?
- Yes, because that's what we do.

All the time, with everything.

And who are "we"?

Mom, my family, the Court.

And I don't...
I don't get why I can't handle it.

It can't be that difficult.
Erik could do it.

There was the real Erik
and the Prince Erik.

And he did it perfectly.

I know that I should be grateful
for everything I get,

the honor, privileges and everything,
but how hard can it be?

How hard can it be to hand out awards,
cut ribbons, and give speeches?

To be grateful, Wilhelm,
can also mean that you...

...that you feel guilt.

That you feel like you have to
pay some kind of a debt.

And it, uh, can be, uh...
can be a tremendous pressure,

especially if you are given something
that you r-really...

really didn't asked for.

Yes, absolutely, but...

I do owe them.

I have to do all this.

Do you really?

Yeah, they're counting on me.

And who are "they"?

My mom.

Mm.

Here's the thing.

When you come to me, I want...
I want you to feel that...

that you are allowed to feel
whatever you feel.

What only you feel,

and not think about what's best
for everybody else all the time.

We can't choose who we're born as,

but we can choose how we want to live.

Always be the smartest. Three...

Two, three moves ahead.

It's like, uh, the chess master,
he says... he talks about, like...

He talks about how you need to be six
or seven moves ahead.

Come on. Make a move.

You're thinking...?

- Well, then, maybe I...
- August.

♪ But you can't lose ♪

- ♪ I let you score ♪
- Can I help you?

Forget it.

♪ I let you score ♪

♪ So you pack our bags and leave ♪

♪ But I can't go ♪

♪ 'Cause you can't choose ♪

Oh. Hi, Wilhelm.

Uh, I was wondering
if you could do me a favor?

Of course.

♪ I can't afford to kill you ♪

♪ I can't afford to stay ♪

What are you doing here?

They're selling Rousseau.

Yeah. I thought you already knew.

Yeah,
but they're selling him to the idiots...

...that Felice promised me
he wouldn't end up with.

Uh... I-I'm sorry.

I just don't know. I thought that...
I just don't get it. How can she not care?

What-what does she even care about
if she can do something like that?

I-I thought... I mean, I thought...
I mean, I trusted her.

Hey.

Come here.

- Yeah, it's nice.
- What? Hamburger on a pizza?

Uh, sounds good, but it's crazy, man.

- Why don't you get it on the side?
- I mean, it's a hamburger pizza.

- I mean...
- Hi.

I'm sorry I didn't say anything.

Look, August...

is next in line in succession,

after me.

He's my backup.

Which means that I could allow him
to take over.

I could be free.

From this, from...
I could be free, with you.

But if you report him to the police,
I won't have a backup anymore,

and then I have no choice.

I can't be free
because then I let my whole family down,

I let Erik down, and I don't want that.

You telling me this just because
you don't want me to report him?

- No.
- So you don't protect him?

No. You have to do
what feels right for you, Simon.

I just want you to know

that this is how it is,
this is how I feel.

That was it.

Did he say
he would give up the crown for you?

Oh, really?
Why now, all of a sudden?

Well, because I want to.

Yeah, well, you do as you please.
It's your inheritance.

Yep.

But it has to get done fast.

Yeah, I'll take care of it
and let you know when it's done.

Okay.

- Thanks, Mom.
- Goodbye, my darling.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Good morning.

Why didn't you wake me?

I thought maybe you needed a bit...

more sleep.

- Mm-hmm.
- You don't have to worry, it's...

The third-years already started,
so you can... sneak out unnoticed.

I'm sorry that I treated you so badly
at the ball.

I'm just really scared
of how Felice will react.

But would you, like,
break up with me for her sake?

No.

No?

I just got worried when you said
that you're Wille's backup.

Can you promise you won't hurt me?

Okay.

I, King August, swear to you, Queen Sara,

to take responsibility for you
and my kingdom.

Good.

I really have to go.

No.
What a joke. Why would they say that?

Yeah, I talked to you yesterday.

Hi! Where have you been?

You know, I got really worried
when you didn't come home last night.

You could let me know
if you plan on sleeping at home.

Mm-hmm. Okay.

- Hmm.
- I feel so bad.

- I mean, like so, so bad.
- Oh, she'll get over it.

Get over it? I sold her baby. Honestly.

It's not even her horse, Felice.

Are you gonna keep paying
just so she can ride?

Just give her...

LINDA: I MISS YOU! SEE YOU AT FIVE!

You won't cancel tonight, right?
Mom's so happy you're coming home.

- No, no, I'll be there.
- And how are you doing?

Uh, y... yeah.

Well, I have a question.
"What is the dilemma in the book?"

I mean, I... I don't get it.

Because she's madly in love
with this girl, but...

she hasn't even talked to, uh, her at all.

- Siv? Who Malin's in love with?
- Yeah.

I mean,
Malin's projecting everything onto Siv.

Maybe that's exactly
why she's in love with her,

because she can be exactly the person
that Malin wants her to be.

Hmm.
And what do you think the dilemma is?

Uh, that Malin has grown up
with strong Christian ideals that...

Mm-hmm?

...she has trouble reconciling
with what she actually feels.

Especially about Siv.

You'd wish that Malin
could just ignore them.

I mean, the duties and ideas about God.
It's not just coming from the outside.

It's her own fault too.

She has been forced...
to follow those rules.

It's not like she can just throw
everything she's ever learned

about right and wrong out the window.

She discovers that she wants
to change her life

because of what she learns
through her feelings for Siv.

So it's not all bad.

And we don't know what happened
after the book ended.

- Well, she committed suicide.
- What? How do you know that?

- No, I mean Karin Boye.
- Oh.

- It's autobiographical. Mm.
- Ah, okay.

Well, splendid. You should
definitely use this in your presentation.

Keep it up.

Should we...

One, two, and three!

The most beautiful kids in the world.
Wait. Let's take a selfie as well.

Just one selfie.
Because you both look so cute. Look.

One, two, three. Thank you.

My beautiful kids who are no longer kids.
You're adults now.

Mama, remember
that if you meet the Queen,

you have to call her "Your Highness."

Your Highness.

- No, no, no. I mean "Your Majesty."
- Royal...?

- "Majesty."
- And her hand?

- No.
- I kiss her hand?

I won't be singing the solo...
so you don't even have to come.

What do you mean?
Of course I'm coming see you.

And I won't embarrass you
if we meet the Queen.

Oh, by the way,
I saw Marcus' mom the other day, and...

...she sends her regards.

She was telling me,
listen, that she was crazy about you,

and she started telling me
about how happy she was

that you guys are together.

She's... She was telling me
how cute you are.

Excited that you met...
that you met her son.

Are you okay?

And I, of course...

very much agree with her.

I'm so, so proud of you guys.

I know who uploaded
the video of me and Wille.

Yeah?

It was August.

But that's a good thing, right?

That-That you know who did it?

Did you tell the school?

No, but I'm gonna
report him to the police.

Yeah. Of course. We have to.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Simon knows, and he's going to the police.

So if you wanna take responsibility,
like you said you wanted,

you'll go to the police
before he beats you to it.

Hi.

Hi.

I've been thinking
about what you said,

but I have to press charges.

I can't let August get away with it.

- But then...
- Okay.

Whose computer will we use
for the presentation?

Okay, it's like this.
I won't answer any follow-up questions.

I will only read what I wrote
in my little book here.

'Cause I barely read this novel.
Yeah? Okay. Great.

Well, you got this under control.
See you in there.

Okay.

Should we go through it
one last time maybe or...?

I don't feel well. I... I just...

People often say

that it is one of the greatest
love stories ever written.

Thank you.

SIMON: WHERE ARE YOU?

Let's welcome our next group.
Uh, Crisis by Karin Boye.

SIMON: WHERE ARE YOU?

ARE YOU MAD AT ME?

Who is it?

Simon.

What happened?

- You missed the presentation.
- I'm sorry.

I didn't feel well.

Come in.

I panicked when I thought about
speaking in front of everybody.

And now, all this with August,
it was too much.

I want you to know that
I'm not going to the police to hurt you.

I know.

Someone here at this school
has to do what's right.

I'm not trying to stop you.

But it is scary.

I think it's scary too.

What will happen to us?

I don't know.

♪ It takes a god to prove I'm wrong ♪

♪ Say it loud, say I don't belong ♪

♪ It's my love, you can't take away ♪

♪ I know I'll die for you
And I will stay ♪

♪ With nothing left to give up ♪

♪ I give my time ♪

♪ And spend it all ♪

♪ Now that I will say no more ♪

♪ No more ♪

♪ 'Cause we're Holy, Holy ♪

♪ Yes, we're Holy, Holy, Holy ♪

♪ We're Holy, Holy ♪

♪ It's Holy, Holy, Holy ♪

♪ This is Holy, Holy ♪

♪ Holy, Holy ♪

♪ It's Holy, Holy ♪

♪ This is Holy, Holy, Holy ♪

♪ 'Cause we're Holy, Holy ♪

♪ Holy, Holy, Holy ♪

♪ Yes, we're Holy, Holy ♪

♪ This is Holy, Holy ♪

♪ It's Holy ♪

♪ This is Holy, Holy ♪

♪ We're Holy ♪