Episode 4

**Episode 4** is the fourth episode of the first season of *Young Royals*, and the fourth episode of the series overall.

## Synopsis

Wilhelm struggles with his grief and what the loss of his family member means for his future. Simon pressures August to repay him.

## Plot

The episode opens with Erik's funeral where Wilhelm walks down the aisle as everything is transmitted live on TV. Simon, concerned tries to reach him through texts to no avail. After the funeral, Wilhelm and his family go back home to have dinner and his mother begins to talk about his responsibilities and how he will be compared to Erik with every step, which makes him even more distressed. The Queen makes a call to August to ask him to take care of Wilhelm personally and August rejoices, he finally can prove himself and maybe earn some money. He begins to plan with Vincent, his friend, to introduce Wilhelm to "The Society".

Wilhelm goes back to school where after the choir he gives a speech about his brother Erik, about how he will honor his legacy and make him proud by becoming a worthy Crown Prince. With that he begins to push Simon out of his life, by asking him to delete all the texts between from between them. Each of them now having to deal with not being together. Wilhelm is moved into a new bigger room where he has guards. In the room he tries to forget about Simon but it only makes him think about him more so he goes outside for a breath of fresh air where he meets Felice and gives her his jacket.

Simon needing money goes to his dad to steal medicine so he could give it to August and make him sell it, by blackmailing him with the fact that August is "broke".

August and Felice are having sex when he sees her closing her eyes, his insecurities get the better of him and accuses her of thinking about somebody else and that's when the jealousy and possessiveness starts. After school, Sara and Felice meet at the station and Sara apologizes for how she acted at Parent 's Day and they make up. Back at the dorm Felice finds August in her room, almost immediately he recognizes Wilhelm's jacket, rips it from her hand and goes to Wilhelm's room to demand an explanation only to be stopped by Wilhelm's guard. At school August transfers the money from the sold medicine to Simon, before he sees Felice and Wilhelm together talking and laughing. With time he gets more jealous, stalking Felice's social media in hopes of finding her. He goes to the stables where he finds Sara and asks her about Wilhelm's and Felice's relationship. In a desperate effort he kisses Sara.

Later, Wilhelm finds an envelope with information and a key about where the meet up of "The Society" is going to happen. The scene changes and now Simon is being confronted by his dad about stealing medicine and selling it, Simon calls his dad pathetic and storms out. Wilhelm is led by Alex, August's errand boy, to the secret location of "The Society". Inside he finds August and some other guys and he is made to swear that he will work to prevent the extinction of The Society's noble families and he does. The night begins as they start drinking, playing games and getting high. After, August and Wilhelm find themselves outside where Wilhelm confides in August about his troubles.

Wilhelm leaves still high and goes to the football field, where his mind continues to wander, grief starting to set in. As he lays on the grass he calls Simon to tell him that everything is fake and to confess that he likes him, that the only thing that's real is his affection towards Simon. *"Simon... I like you." --- "I found it out. You see, everything is fake. Everything is fake, Everything in the world is fake. It's, like, you know... The grass on the football field isn't even grass. It's... It's plastic!" --- "All the people are fake. They're made out of metal. **But I like you. And that is not fake.**"*

Simon comes and gets him, as Wilhelm continues to tell him that he likes him and how beautiful Simon is. Eventually Simon gets Wilhelm back on his feet and they go back to the dorm. After they wake up, they lay down together and Simon says that he likes him too, soon they start making out. Meanwhile, August was walking by the windows trying to find Alex, but instead he saw Wilhelm with someone, so he took his phone out and filmed them. The episode ends with the realization dawning on August that Wilhelm is with a boy, not a girl.

## Cast

* Omar Rudberg as Simon
* Malte Gårdinger as August
* Frida Argento as Sara
* Nikita Uggla as Felice
* Xiao-Long Rathje Zhao as Alexander
* Nils Wetterholm as Vincent
* Nathalie Varli as Madison
* Felicia Truedsson as Stella
* Mimmi Cyon as Fredrika
* Carmen Gloria Pérez as Linda
* Ingela Olsson as Anette Lilja
* Claes Hartelius as Boris
* Beri Gerwise as Rosh
* Inti Zamora Sobrado as Ayub
* Pernilla August as Queen Kristina
* Uno Elger as Walter
* Fabian Penje as Henry
* Pierre Wilkner as Husfar
* Christian Hillborg as Rickard
* Johanna Lazcano as Minou
* Leonard Terfelt as Micke
* Mikaela Ramel as Louise
* Magnus Roosmann as Ludvig
* Christer Fant as Pär Stabchef
* Anna Peterson as Livvakt Malin
* Mikael Björkman as Livvakt Joakim
* Anna Brixter as TV-Reporter
* Natalia Edvall as Körledare
* Alicia Archer Pencheff as Kören/Choir Member
* Axel Hörnedal as Kören/Choir Member
* Christina Demir as Kören/Choir Member
* Egon Lüning as Kören/Choir Member
* Imra Dahl Rebronja as Kören/Choir Member
* Jona Mellergård as Kören/Choir Member
* Juni Philips as Kören/Choir Member
* Linn Rangwe as Kören/Choir Member
* Lisen Palmborg as Kören/Choir Member
* Oskar Själander as Kören/Choir Member
* Saga Jalkeus as Kören/Choir Member
* Sebastian Heurlin Fernold as Kören/Choir Member
* Thais Pincemaille as Kören/Choir Member
* Anton Alexis-hallgren as Körarrangemang

## Music

### Soundtrack

* "**Requiem, Op. 48: Introit Et Kyrie**" by Lisa Beckley, Colm Carey, Nicholas Gedge, Oxford Schola Cantorum, Jeremy Summerly, Oxford Camerata - Queen Kristina cries, Wilhelm tears up as Erik's casket is picked up by the pallbearers. August watches while standing in the pews.
* "**Holes (Deep Throat Choir Remix)**" by Zhala, Deep Throat Choir - Title card as Wilhelm walks behind Erik's casket, the students watch the funeral on the TV at Hillerska.
* "**Remember**" by Omar Rudberg - Simon sings this song with the choir for Erik's memorial at Hillerska.
* "**I Heard That Beat Before**" by Marc Ferrari, Michael McGregor - Wilhelm plays a game of dice with pills with August and the other Society members while drinking and getting high.
* "**Revolution**" by Elias - Simon bikes to the soccer field to meet an intoxicated Wilhelm and helps him back to his dorm room at Hillerska.
* "**Live and Die**" by Gina Dirawi - Wilhelm and Simon have sex, and August sees them through the window and records them with his phone.

## Trivia

An altered version of *Questions* by British pop trio Monté can be faintly heard in the background around 26:40.