TW: References to grief, body dysmorphia, internalized homophobia, the possible death of a parent, alcoholism, casual alcohol use, casual drug abuse, child p*rnography, and (unrelated to Young Royals) an aging and ailing pet Margaret and Anton continue on in their discussion of Season 1, Episode 4 of Young Royals by delving into the details of the cinematography. While both of your hosts are collectively possessed by possibly the most wild energy of any other episode of PDTA to date,...

TW: References to grief, internalized homophobia, panic attacks, addiction, casual drug and alcohol abuse, child p*rnography, and institutionalized homophobia Anton and Margaret are finally back discussing this amazing show, talking about Wilmon (Wilhelm x Simon) in Season 1, Episode 4 of Young Royals. While somehow managing to keep this episode a one-parter, Anton stakes his claim for what the pod's sign-off Officially MeansTM, and Margaret identifies the unique way in which Simon mourns...

ALT TITLE: Hi From the Afterlife (SPOILER WARNING: This bonus episode contains explicit and implicit spoilers for all three seasons of Young Royals.) TW: References to vomit We're back, baby! Margaret and Anton sit behind their respective mics for the first time as people who have seen all of Young Royals and dish about the documentary that released alongside the series finale, Young Royals Forever. While just gushing about anything and everything regarding this loving documentary...

TW: References to grief, panic attacks, alcoholism, graphic depictions of sex, vomit, child p*rnography, drug addiction, casual drinking, and casual drug use We're back, baby! Margaret and Anton make a glorious return to the podcast after their S3-watching hiatus by starting off a new cycle and summarizing Season 1, Episode 4 of Young Royals. While they both try to keep from crying on mic multiple times, Margaret calls out two late famous geneticists, and Anton describes an intimate scene...

(TW: References to su*cidal ideation, su*cide, classism, and age gap relationships) Anton and Margaret are here to formally round out their 1x03 Cycle with an informal bonus ep reading out listener's DMs about stuff they think your hosts should know. While finding the experience more enjoyable than ever before, Anton makes every effort to summarize a complicated rundown about an arcane economic topic, and Margaret briefly loses their mind over the number of languages known (as least a little...

(TW: References to possible hate crimes, violence, and child p*rnography) Margaret and Anton end their COMING WHEN bonus series with a detailed rundown of the Official Trailer for Young Royals Season 3. While trying not to overthink or worry about any detail too much, Margaret rightly corrects Anton on the identity of character on the back of Ayub's motorcycle, and Anton connects the tangled mess of scenes in the trailer by the different outfits worn. Check out our...

(TW: References to implicit fatphobia, abusive family dynamics, classism, and violence) Anton and Margaret close out their discussion of Young Royals Season 1, Episode 3 with their usual tackling of miscellaneous symbols and the themes that underlie them. While contemplating what these symbols mean for the characters' arcs as well as how other characters perceive them differently, Anton fixates on what one symbol could have meant, and Margaret locks in on the what might be considered the...

(TW: References to classism, homophobia, and sudden loss) Margaret and Anton turn to the thematic once again with discussion of class and monarchy in Young Royals Season 1 Episode 3. While appreciating the depth this episode brings to the world, Margaret asserts it's not a reach to call August shallow, and Anton once again defends the episode's major final plot point and why it had to happen. Check out our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peopledonttalkabout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all pod-related announcements and...

(TW: References to sudden loss) Anton and Margaret discuss Erik (for the final time...) in Season 1, Episode 3. While appreciating the narrative weight such a relatively small character can have, Anton once again complicates the fandom's image of Erik, and Margaret considers an odd wrinkle of Erik's approach to his brother. Check out our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peopledonttalkabout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all pod-related announcements and updates! Also, we have a Threads at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠same handle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Check...

(SPOILER WARNING: This bonus episode contains explicit and implicit spoilers for the first two seasons of Young Royals.) So. This is awkward. Anton and Margaret recorded this episode about the new Official Clip, the Promo Photos, and the Season 3 release date announcement before the trailer for S3 came out. Please enjoy the delicious dramatic irony of knowing more than these past versions of them. While your hosts engage in a little wild speculation, Anton obsesses over Wille's access to...

(TW: References to addiction) Margaret and Anton continue their character analyses with a discussion of Sara in Young Royals Season 1, Episode 3. While finding Sara to mostly slip into the background this episode, Margaret critiques more elaborate courses of action to avoid the luncheon slip-up, and Anton reflects on the poetry of this utter disaster waiting to happen. Check out our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peopledonttalkabout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all pod-related announcements and...

(TW: References to abusive family dynamics and fatphobic language) Anton and Margaret turn to checking in with their feelings on Felice in Young Royals Season 1, Episode 3. While just feeling really bad for her, Anton highlights her mom's unhinged facial expressions at the luncheon, and Margaret muses on Wilhelm's combined empathy and total of lack of awareness in the scene that follows. Check out our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peopledonttalkabout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all pod-related...

(TW: References to classism, suicide, and grief) Margaret and Anton tackle a discussion of August in Young Royals Season 1, Episode 3. While finding the most understanding they've had yet for why August is the way he is, Margaret points us towards the unavoidable factor of his past trauma, and Anton imagines a younger August's reaction to the environment of Hillerska. Check out our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peopledonttalkabout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all pod-related announcements and...

(TW: References to classism and violence) Anton and Margaret proceed onwards with the character episodes for Young Royals Season 1, Episode 3 by stanning Simon. While admitting that things have gotten quite a bit more complicated, Anton delves into the psyche of Simon between the piano and gym class scenes, and Margaret decisively places us in Simon's perspective of August and his behavior. Check out our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peopledonttalkabout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all pod-related...

(TW: References to internalized homophobia and sudden loss) Margaret and Anton venture into character analyses for Young Royals Season 1, Episode 3, as always starting with Wilhelm. While weighing his external pressure against the unintended fallout from his actions, Margaret connects with the wide emotional range of Wilhelm's episode arc, and Anton resonates with the ineffable queer joy found in the middle of the episode. Check out our...

(TW: References to suicide, family trauma, and classism) In this second parter, Anton and Margaret continue discussing the non-Wilmon character dynamics of Young Royals Season 1, Episode 3. While trying to articulate the more fraught dynamics of the episode, Anton offers understanding to an unlikely character, and Margaret admits to never considering too deeply the motivation behind a peculiar exchange between Simon and his friends. Check out our...

(TW: References to sudden loss, self-esteem issues, and abusive family dynamics) Anton and Margaret expand their plot discussion of Young Royals Season 1, Episode 3 by moving on to all non-Wilmon relationships. While giggling their way through the awkward, Anton shares a tip from a listener that totally changes a certain video call, and Margaret considers Wilhelm's reaction to the budding romance that one might call The Definition of a Bad Idea. Check out our...

(TW: References to internalized homophobia and sudden loss) The second of their pair of detail-oriented episodes this cycle sees Margaret and Anton discussing the cinematography of Young Royals Season 1, Episode 3. While basking in the beauty of so many shots, Margaret encourages listeners to savor our moments of Happy WilhelmTM, and Anton breaks down his appreciation of the sudden appearance of Felice in a door frame. Check out our...

(TW: References to abusive family dynamics, alcoholism, and sudden loss) Anton and Margaret get down to the details with a discussion of the acting in Young Royals Season 1, Episode 3. While trying to explain why they feel feelings, Anton brings up a subtle yet devastating Linda moment, and Margaret highlights a Wilhelm choice that really gets to them. Check out our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peopledonttalkabout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all pod-related announcements and updates! Also, we have a Threads...

(TW: References to internalized homophobia and sudden loss) It's Wilmon time once again, as Margaret and Anton discuss the dynamics between Wilhelm and Simon in Season 1, Episode 3 of Young Royals. While yet again being at a loss for words at the emotional resonance of this story, Margaret relives her first time watching the end of this episode, and Anton pinpoints the moment that, for him, the show "becomes the show." Check out our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peopledonttalkabout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for...

(SPOILER WARNING: This bonus episode contains explicit and implicit spoilers for the first two seasons of Young Royals.) (TW: References to suicidal ideation and abusive family dynamics) Welcome to the episode type where we're just ~vibing~ as Anton lists some of his favorite Young Royals reactors and Margaret lists some of their favorite YR fanfics. While waffling back and forth or whether their lists are ranked, Anton waxes poetic about his love of reaction content as a genre, and...

(SPOILER WARNING: This bonus episode contains explicit and implicit spoilers for the first two seasons of Young Royals.) (TW: References to s*xual content) Margaret and Anton re-enter the spoiler zone by discussing the First Look video for Season 3 of Young Royals. While generally losing their minds over the tiniest details, Margaret gets distracted by Edvin's face, and Anton resists the urge to just start doing the show on this minute-and-a-half long clip. Check out our...

(TW: References to internalized homophobia, fatphobia, parental pressure, classism, violence, sexual situations, and sudden loss) The cycle begins anew, as Anton and Margaret break ground on Season 1, Episode 3 of Young Royals with their usual summary. While failing more than usual to keep from giving commentary, Anton struggles through a scarring intimacy scene, and Margaret loses it over one particular line of Sara's. Check out our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peopledonttalkabout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all...

(TW: References to classism) Time to wrap up another cycle, as Margaret and Anton tackle their Instagram DMs about various factoids and tidbits relating to the show that they missed. While learning a bunch more about Swedish culture, Margaret does their Googling due diligence, and Anton turns to the source -- Netflix -- to fact-check himself. Check out our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peopledonttalkabout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all pod-related announcements and updates! Also, we have a Threads at...