02x01 - Episode 1

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A NETFLIX SERIES

[heavy breathing]

[serene ambient music playing]

[Wilhelm sighs softly]

[sniffs softly]

[Simon exhales softly]

- [breathing softly]
- [music intensifies]

[sighs softly]

- [music fades out]
- [vacuum cleaner whirring]

[grunts softly]

- [whirring continues]
- [distant clatter]

[cell phone vibrates]

AUGUST: I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.

[vacuum cleaner whirring loudly]

[Queen] Wilhelm, wait.

[footsteps approaching]

[poignant ambient music playing]

Please, Wilhelm.

[Queen sighs]

[lock clacks]

[Queen] We need to talk.

At least before you leave.

[music continues]

[sniffs deeply]

ONCE A BROTHER, ALWAYS A BROTHER.

[music continues]

[music fading out]

[low ambient rumbling]

[lighter clinks, zips]

["Brainfreeze" by XVOTO playing]

♪ When I die
Bury my brain in ice with Walt ♪

♪ Dry these eyes
And fill my face with salt ♪

♪ Malt my milkies in a vault
All my Mickeys frozen in a somersault ♪

♪ Someone save my soul
By blessing all the relics in my heart ♪

- ♪ Yeah ♪
- ♪ All the voices in my head ♪

♪ Tell them how it went
And tell them not to miss mе much ♪

[yells]

♪ I'll be chilling with my Mickeys
Live forever like Walt Disney, yo ♪

WILHELM: STOP CALLING ME!

YOU'VE RUINED EVERYTHING.
I'LL MAKE YOUR LIFE A LIVING HELL!

AUGUST: I'D DO ANYTHING
FOR YOU TO FORGIVE ME.

WILLE, PLEASE, ANSWER ME.

- ♪ Is it God? ♪
- [phone clatters]

[music ends]

[indistinct chatter on TV]

So...

- Hello.
- Hi.

- [boy] Hi.
- Oh, hi, Marcus.

- How are you?
- [Marcus] Uh, I'm good. How are you?

I'm fine. [chuckles]

- How were things at the stables?
- Uh, it was fine.

- Marcus is just gonna use the bathroom.
- Oh, yeah.

- Oh, thanks.
- Right ov... Yeah.

So, uh...

[in Spanish] You got a letter.

- [keyboard playing]
- [Simon singing nearby]

- [in English] I got accepted.
- Sí?

- [Sara] I'm gonna live at the Manor House.
- [Simon singing in Swedish]

♪ I can hear that, it was long ago
I am lonely, I'm the strongest ♪

♪ It won't happen again ♪

♪ I don't wanna feel that way ♪

♪ I don't wanna feel that way
Who'd wanna feel that way? ♪

♪ I don't wanna feel that way
Tell me, who'd wanna feel that? ♪

♪ I'd wanna feel that way ♪

♪ It won't happen again ♪

[vocalizing] ♪ Mmm ♪

- [Marcus, in English] Nice.
- [keyboard stops]

Thanks. What...

Oh, yeah.
I was helping Dad at the stables.

Your sister missed the bus,
so I just gave her a ride home.

I just got my driver's license,
so it's just fun to drive.

Cool. You go to Marieberg, right?

Yeah. This is my final year.

[Simon] I think we went
to kindergarten together.

Aren't you Lottie's son?

Yeah. Marcus.

Simon.

I was just gonna use the bathroom,
then I heard you singing, and...

yeah, I saw you, so...

You... well... [chuckles]

- [keyboard plays]
- By the way...

Have you ever been
to karaoke night at Tompas?

You should tag along some time,
'cause if you can sing like that, you...

[chuckles] You'll be a success.

[Simon chuckles]

[Marcus] Add me on Insta.

Okay.

Cool.

[up-tempo dreamy ambient music playing]

WILHELM: AUGUST IS TRYING TO APOLOGIZE.
AS IF THAT'S EVEN POSSIBLE!!!

FELICE: WHAT AN IDIOT!

WILHELM: HE'S IN FOR ONE HELL
OF A PUNISHMENT.

FELICE: LET'S TALK MORE AT SCHOOL.

- [cell phone chimes]
- Hi, Mom.

[Smysan] I just talked to your dad,
and he told me you're gonna quit riding.

When were you planning on telling me?

- I've been trying, but you won't listen.
- [Smysan] I don't get it.

It took us ages to find Rousseau.
And now you're just gonna give up, huh?

But, Mom, I know...

[Smysan] We've booked your riding courses
for the summer

with Bep Pandrup,
like you've been talking about.

- Mom, Sara got accepted to Manor House.
- [Smysan] Felice...

SARA: I WILL LIVE WITH YOU

♪ Run it up, run it up, paper chase
Gunnin' for ya, comin' for the crown ♪

- ♪ We ain't never steppin' down ♪
- [girls] Hey!

♪ In the cut, all designer, one of one ♪

♪ You can never stop this shine
We're gon' shut it down ♪

♪ I'ma run laps round all you rats ♪

♪ Get the cheese fast
Still make that last ♪

- There we go.
- Nice. Really nice. Thank you.

- Yeah?
- What is it?

It's supposed to protect you
from bad energy.

- [Sara] Mm-hmm.
- Oh, and I have this.

It'll help you sleep,
among other things. [chuckles]

I don't know how much it'll help,
I mean, with all this noise. [scoffs]

[Felice] The third-years are leaving soon.
Forest Ridge House start-of-term party.

It's their last one,
so it's gonna be chaos. [chuckles]

Are you sure it's okay,
me taking your room?

- Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
- [Sara] I wouldn't wanna...

No, no. Don't worry about it.
All right. Good night, you guys.

Sleep tight, Maddie.

[Maddie] Finally, I have my own room.
I can burn sage.

- [loud music playing nearby]
- [door closes]

[music continues faintly]

- Uh. Where do you want me to put my stuff?
- Um, you can just pick a shelf over there.

[Sara] But which one?
It's a... bit of a mess in here.

- [door opens]
- [girls] Pretty b*tches, love them riches!

Worship till your dicks need stitches!

- [chuckling]
- [girl ] Get her!

- Sit down! Put on the mask!
- [girl ] Come on!

[girl laughs] Gotcha!

[Stella] Welcome
to your m*therf*cking initiation!

- [girl ] Woo!
- [girl ] Yeah!

- [girls] Pretty b*tches, love them riches!
- ["Ripe" by Flavia playing]

♪ No need to go to work
'Less I'm working on your body ♪

♪ Hold you up, lay you down ♪

♪ Stayin' up till the mornin'
Work hard in the sheets... ♪

- [boy ] Cheers.
- [boy ] Yeah. Awesome.

♪ No need to go to work
'Less I'm working on your body ♪

♪ Ripe for the pickin'
Even when I'm not in season ♪

♪ But I'll give you all the passion
From my fruit ♪

- [girls chanting indistinctly]
- [music continues]

[girls] Pretty b*tches!

[overlapping cheering]

- [girl ] Drink, drink, drink!
- [girls laughing]

[all whoop and cheer]

- [girl growls]
- [girls laughing]

[girls giggling]

[Stella] Listen.

Your test, which will make you
a true Manor House girl,

is to sneak into the third-years' party

and do something that forces
the entire party to come to a halt.

[Felice] You don't have to
if you don't want.

- [Frederika] Stop it. It's tradition!
- [girl ] Just let her do it.

- Come on.
- She's not a chicken.

[Fredrika] No.

Wait up. Stop, stop, stop.
This can't get damaged, because it's...

That one. I will just take it.

- Off you go! Away with you!
- [Maddie] Go!

[Frederika] And don't come back
until you've stopped the party.

- [Maddie] Go for it!
- [giggling]

[Frederika] Come on, Sara!

[Linda] I've got a bad feeling.

Sara hasn't responded
since we dropped her bags off.

[Simon] She almost never
answers texts, Mom.

[Linda sighs]

[Simon] Mom...

she's probably busy learning how to...
place cutlery the right way or something.

[in Spanish] I shouldn't have
let her move out, you know?

[in English] Yeah,
but it's a bit late for that now.

I'll try to get hold of her.

- [bass-heavy music playing faintly]
- [muffled indistinct chatter]

[upbeat electronic music playing]

[boys chanting] Final semester!

- [boy] Final semester!
- [Vincent] August!

[all] August!

- Hi.
- [Vincent] My man!

The Bond girl here. Where have you been?

sh*t. You missed out
on our last holiday trip.

- The Seychelles was so g*dd*mn amazing.
- [Vincent] It was magical, dude.

[speaks French]

- [laughs]
- [speaks French]

- [Vincent garbles]
- What are you saying?

Francoise's maid found a condom
in the swimming pool, so, uh...

- It was just floating around.
- So they had to catch it with a net.

You have to have been there to get it.

Yeah, I just didn't want to get a...

beer belly my last semester.

[Nils] Are you kidding me? Seriously?
Like you're ripped or something.

[chuckles] You know me. Right?

[music continues]

SIMON: WHY WON'T YOU REPLY?

MOM'S WORRIED SICK.

[electronic music plays over cell phone]

Power to the pretty b*tches of the Manor!

[girl] Fire! [screams]

[indistinct overlapping shouting]

- [ringing tone]
- [Ayub] Simme, what's up?

Hi. Could you... Could you...

Could you give me a ride to the palace?
- [Ayub] No, sorry, bro. I'm at my aunt's.

[under breath] f*ck!

[sighs]

SIMON: ROSH, COULD YOU PLEASE
GIVE ME A RIDE TO THE PALACE?

ROSH: SORRY, I'M NOT AT HOME.

[under breath] Oh, f*ck.

MARCUS - FOLLOW

DON'T SUPPOSE YOU'RE OUT DRIVING?

TYPING...

HI. NO? DO YOU NEED A RIDE?

[cell phone vibrating]

MOM

[cell phone vibrating]

[sighs] Thanks.

[car door closes]

- [cell phone vibrates]
- [Wilhelm] What the hell?

[cell phone vibrates]

- [indistinct chatter]
- Hey.

[Felice] We totally crashed
the third-years' party.

- What?
- [Felice] And it was crazy.

- Are you home?
- No, I just arrived at Hillerska...

[Felice] If you wanna f*ck with August,
now is the time. Come to the party.

Hello?

Come on.

[car engine rumbling]

[Simon] Hey.
Thank you so much for this, really.

No problem. Sounded pretty urgent.

But... you could sit in the front at least.

I'm not a taxi.

[chuckles] Yeah.

Sorry.

Sorry. It's just Sara, she's...

- She must be having a bad trip.
- [Marcus] Don't worry. I get it. Let's go.

[Walter] It was the sickest party,
I'll tell you.

Everyone was there. For real.

You can go put my bags in there.
I'll be right there.

[Walter] Hey, seriously, listen, listen.

[indistinct overlapping chatter]

- [knocking]
- What the...

- The Crown Prince!
- Welcome!

- [Henry] What's up?
- I'm good, I'm good.

Uh, who wants to go
to the third-years' party?

Sure, but, uh... we're not invited,
and we don't have permission to go out.

No, but if you help me get past Malin,
then I can get us in.

- We'll work it out.
- What?

- Hi, Wilhelm. Welcome home.
- Thanks.

- [Henry] Are you serious?
- Yeah, I'm serious.

- We'll have to go now.
- Did you see, Sara b*rned our flag?

- It's, like, crazy.
- I know. Totally insane.

- She's a freak.
- [Henry] Are we leaving now or what?

[Walter] Come on, let's go.

Thank you so much for the ride. Really.

It's cool. Should I go with you, or...?

- No, it's okay.
- [Marcus] You're sure?

- Yeah.
- [Marcus] Okay.

- But thanks.
- [Marcus] It's cool.

- [Nils] And then I had to put it out.
- [Vincent] What a f*cking pyromaniac.

[Nils] There was a whole situation.

- I was like...
- [Vincent] Hey, hey, hey! Hold on.

What the hell is this?
What are you doing here?

- We're goin' in.
- [Vincent] No, no, no.

Who gave you permission
to leave the school?

- Why does that matter? We're goin' in.
- Come on, go home, you guys. Seriously.

- Go get August.
- Hell no, man.

No, no, wait.
You know, that's a great idea.

Let's get August.
Let's see what the prefect says.

- [Nils] Ugh, whatever.
- Go get August.

Is this like a touring circus,
or what's going on here?

Wille! Welcome back, man.

[scoffs] You're supposed
to say Crown Prince.

- [August] What?
- [boys snicker]

You're supposed to say the Crown Prince.

- [Nils chuckles]
- What the f*ck? Okay. [chuckles]

[August] If the Crown Prince
were to return immediately,

then maybe I won't dole out
any reprimands.

No, I think we're gonna
stay here actually.

[girls chuckling nearby]

The Crown Prince... must understand...

Challenge me.

Tell me what to do. See what happens.

[girl] Okay, but it's not like
she can just tell you what to do.

[muffled third-years whooping]

If you insist, then I suppose
I can make an exception.

- [boy] Yeah, then it's settled.
- [Vincent] No, no, no.

- [Nils] What are you doing?
- No, no, no.

- Hey, hey! Get back at once!
- [boys chuckle]

August, what are you doing?
The start party's only for us third-years.

It's always been like that.
I mean, Sara's already...

It's just a f*cking party! Okay?!

Yeah, but it's, uh...
What the f*ck's wrong with him?

[electronic music playing]

[Simon] Sara?

Sara?

- [electronic music fades out]
- [serene music drowns out background]

[electronic music continues]

- [Vincent] Oh, you're here too?
- Have you seen Sara?

Uh, you mean the lunatic?

Yeah, she's probably ran off
to hide somewhere.

- She embarrassed Forest Ridge House.
- [Wilhelm] I think I know where she is.

[ringing tone]

Hi. Hi. Is...

Sorry, is Sara with you?

Yeah, Simon is looking for her.

Yeah, he... Here he is.

[Simon] Hello?

Look, you scared the sh*t out of me.
Where the hell are you?

Why won't you answer when I call?

Mom is really worried.
You need to text her.

Okay.

Apparently, she passed her initiation.

Wonderful traditions, as always.

No, no, no, wait! Uh...

- Hi, by the way.
- [chuckles] Hi.

I got a haircut.

[cell phone chimes, vibrates]

MARCUS: HOW ARE YOU DOING?
THE TAXI IS ABOUT TO LEAVE.

Uh... sorry. I really have to go.

[bass-heavy electronic music plays]

- [pee trickling]
- [music continues faintly]

That's Marcus.

His family rents land to the school, and...

takes care of the sh**ting range,
and the stables, and so on.

Um... How do you know that? Do you know him?

Yeah, I matched with him on Grindr.

Yeah, I think it was last spring,

but he doesn't seem that interested
in boarding school boys.

But, uh...

Grindr? I mean, aren't you...
I mean, you and Madison had...

Ah, but, Wille, sh*t... I didn't think
you were that old-fashioned.

Well, I mean,
I guess that's kinda your thing.

- [fly zips]
- Done.

Hey, look, you know,
the problem with you and Simon

is that he...

he has zero understanding
for your situation.

You come from totally different worlds.

You need to pick someone
in your own league, one of us.

Tell me if you need help
finding someone like that.

You call me, and we'll take care of it.

You have to be more discreet.

[choir, in Swedish]
♪ Old traditions, passing years ♪

♪ Hillerska will still be here ♪

♪ Light and spirit is our call ♪

♪ As we meet in hallowed halls ♪

[students applaud]

My dear Hillies.

I would like to start by welcoming you
to the new school year.

Our lovely third-year students
will have the privilege of graduating

exactly years
after the founding of this school.

And as you already know, this anniversary
will be celebrated with a grand ceremony.

Her Royal Highness
will be honoring us with a visit,

and Crown Prince Wilhelm
will be giving a speech.

[students whisper]

[principal] All of this will be recorded,

as it is the first time the Crown Prince
will give a speech in public.

This is obviously...

WILHELM: WHY IS THE PRINCIPAL SAYING
I'M GIVING A SPEECH?

[principal] ...not just about the jubilee,
but rather about the entire school year.

[cell phone vibrates]

FARIMA: IF YOU HADN'T REFUSED
TO TALK TO THE QUEEN,

YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN WELL INFORMED.

- [somber music plays softly]
- [principal chatters indistinctly]

[Simon breathes heavily]

[sighs] I'm so g*dd*mn late.
My alarm didn't wake me.

So how did it go yesterday?
Did you get to the palace or what?

[exhales] Marcus gave me a ride.
The third-year from Marieberg.

Okay.

- What?
- [Rosh] Nothing.

He was at our house the other day,
and, well...

- Okay.
- [Simon] Sara knows him from the stables.

- Whatever.
- [Rosh chuckles] Yeah. Fine.

[sighs]

- I ran into Wille yesterday.
- Okay.

You know, I thought it would be a lot
easier to see him after the holidays,

but it was just kind of harder.

I don't know how I'm supposed
to handle seeing him every day.

He's toxic, man.

He told you that he wouldn't make
that statement, and what happened?

- He left you all alone.
- So what the hell should I do then?

Do what you have to do. Don't talk to him.
Don't look at him if you can't take it.

- But we have the same classes.
- [Rosh] So what?

Don't sit next to him then.
Just pretend he doesn't exist.

- But... [sighs]
- But what?

He f*cked up, basically.
He has to give you the space you need.

[Rosh] Yeah, if I were you,
I would delete everything.

Delete all pictures, block his number,
get yourself a rebound.

I mean, it obviously worked
when Yasmina dumped me.

[laughs] So what?
He should fool around with Marcus?

But why not?

He invited me to karaoke tonight.

- [she laughs]
- What? For real?

- Well then... go!
- [Ayub] Exactly. What the f*ck?

- Yeah, go.
- [Rosh] Now's the time for a rebound.

[both chant] Rebound!

- Rebound!
- Rebound!

- Rebou...
- Shut up!

[all laugh]

[bell ringing]

- Welcome back, Alexander.
- Thank you.

Hey, have you noticed Alexander's back?

Yeah, really stank in there.

My dad, who's on the Parent Council,

told me that nobody wanted
to start an open investigation,

and that his dad apparently
gave the school a real generous donation.

Maybe that's how
they could afford a padel court.

- [Vincent] Padel's so middle-class.
- [Walter] Like the school's short on cash.

[Henry] Nah, apparently they have
a problem with the number of applicants.

I guess they thought it would get resolved
once the Prince arrived,

but, you know, the sex video and all.

[Vincent] Yeah, it's fine.

Alexander doesn't know
who snitched on him about the dr*gs,

or that it was you, Wille,
who put the blame on him instead of Simon,

so come on, just chill.

He's coming over.

- H-Hi! Hey, man!
- [Alexander chuckles] Hi.

- [Henry] How are you? Good or what?
- [Alexander] Good.

- [Henry] Where have you been, man?
- Hey, Alexander.

- [Alexander] Oh, hi.
- Hi. Nice to see you.

- [Alexander] You too.
- [boy ] That's amazing.

- We, um...
- [boy ] What happened next?

- [Felice] Hi! How are you?
- [Wilhelm] Good. How are you?

I'm fine.

- Hey, you wanna walk to school together?
- Sure. See you later.

- New haircut?
- Yeah. You too?

- Yeah. But it's nice.
- [chuckles] Thanks. Yours too.

[indistinct chatter]

[Felice] Have you told Simon
that it was August who posted the video?

No, Mom is right about one thing,

and that is, if I tell Simon,
he'll go to the police.

- Because he thinks it's right.
- [Felice] Hmm.

He doesn't understand
that everybody will protect August,

the school and royal family,
to protect themselves.

[Felice] So what are you gonna do?

[Wilhelm] I'm gonna take away
everything he cares about.

Sorry, but does August care
about anything else but himself?

Yeah, I mean, he loves being a prefect
and the team captain, and the power.

You'll see.
I'm gonna punish him... in my own way.

Okay. [chuckles softly]

- [Fredrika] I'll just have a drip coffee.
- [cell phone chimes]

[woman] One drip coffee.

[Fredrika] Um, Felice is texting,
"One more drip coffee."

- [woman] Without milk?
- [Fredrika] Yeah, Exactly.

- [Stella chuckles]
- For Wilhelm, apparently.

- What? Whoa.
- [Maddie] Oh.

- [Fredrika] Have you heard anything?
- About what?

[Fredrika] Come on. About her and Wille?

No, but they've been keeping in touch
during the holidays.

But they're just friends.

[Fredrika] But they're, like,
sending hearts to each other on Instagram.

The whole thing's
really f*cking suspicious.

Maddie, could you give me
one of those Tic Tacs thingies?

- But has Simon said anything?
- Thank you.

Oh, please. Why would she tell you?
That's her brother.

- Is this mine?
- Yeah, but, I... I was just curious.

I mean, like, were they together for real,

or was it just like...

I mean, is he bi or something?

Then it wouldn't be weird
that he and Felice...

- I mean, if it was a one-night stand.
- [Maddie] All right. Let's stop gossiping.

But you've got to stop pretending
to be such good girls.

- When Erik was with that OnlyFans girl...
- [Stella gasps] That's right!

You know what I heard?
That the Royal Court made her sign an NDA.

And I got this one. Thank you.

[woman] Did you want
the chocolate as well?

Um...

- No. I-I think I'll skip that.
- [woman] You pass on that.

That'll be crowns. Here you go.

SAVINGS - , TRANSFER -

CHECKING ACCOUNT - .
TRANSFER COMPLETE!

- [terminal beeps]
- There. Thanks.

- [woman] Bye-bye.
- That is like completely crazy. [chuckles]

- You're not eating?
- Uh, no. I'm fine.

- You sure?
- [Sara] Yeah.

[music teacher] Simon.

- I'm so sorry. I-I missed my bus and...
- I have to report your absence.

I don't want to see anymore tardiness,

especially if you are to sing the solo
at the jubilee.

I'm singing a solo?

There's going to be
many influential people attending.

They are people who could open doors
for you in the future.

[chuckles] Thank you.

So keep your priorities straight
this semester. Focus on the choir.

- Thanks.
- And be on time.

Mm-hmm. [laughs]

But what song am I gonna sing?

I'd like to try something new,

and show that the school actually
has changed somewhat during its years.

Maybe a new version
of the old Hillis song.

[Simon] Mm-hmm.

[inhales deeply]

[exhales giddily]

[clears throat]

[indistinct chatter]

- Hi.
- Hi.

[door closes]

Good morning.

- [all] Good morning, Miss Ramirez.
- [Miss Ramirez] Please, have a seat.

Yes, now, I'd like you to start
by picking up your notebooks,

and then we're gonna write some headers.

- Can you lend me a pencil?
- [Simon] Mm-hmm.

[dreamy ambient music plays]

Can you help me? [chuckles softly]

[indistinct chattering]

[housemaster] Good day, gentlemen.

[all] Good day, housemaster.

I welcome you all back.

And I welcome you
to this year's first luncheon. Please.

[Walter] I'm so damn hungry.

- We have to wait for the third-years.
- [Simon] Didn't you guys make the rules?

[housemaster] Well then,
the seniors may start.

- Help yourselves.
- [cutlery clatters]

- [dish clinks]
- [August] Uh, Crown Prince...

Third-years go first.

- Come again?
- [August] Third-years go first.

And who decided that?

It's tradition.

[housemaster] Yes, but this is an issue
that only concerns the pupils,

and not something that the management
or the staff are involved with.

That's right. We decided that.

So, in that case,
we should be able to vote on it, right?

- [inaudible whispering]
- It's the same for everyone.

We waited on our third-years,
and when it's your third year,

you'll be able to enjoy
the same privileges.

Or we could enjoy them now
and break the tradition.

Let's ask, shall we?

Who thinks we should stop
serving the third-years,

and instead, everyone can eat
whenever they want?

Put your dirty hands down.

This is not a democracy.

It's the prefect who decides. Understood?

[tense music playing]

Do as you will.

Perfect. There you go! You're welcome!

- August?
- [music continues]

- [Alexander] Thanks.
- Don't have to thank me.

Yeah. I know it was August
who f-framed me for the dr*gs.

But you're not like them. You...

You, like, stand up for people
who are different.

[indistinct chattering]

[Stella] Okay, look,
I've been thinking about this.

Mom has been on
some kind of juice cleanse.

It lasts for, like, three weeks,
and I thought maybe...

[indistinct overlapping chatter]

[Maddie] Well, that could be exciting.

Uh, I, uh, forgot my chemistry book.

- [Felice] Okay.
- [Sara] I'll see you later.

Hi.

Hello? August.

I just wanted to thank you.
Could you answer me?

- I don't know what I...
- We had a deal.

- [Sara] Yeah.
- Yeah?

I got you into the Manor House

in exchange for you shutting up
about that video.

Yes, I know.

I went to the f*cking board of the school

and preached about
how much you deserve their scholarship.

A-And wh-what did you do?

You felt like you had to go
and talk to Wille.

What? I haven't talked to Wille.

Who else could have told him?
You were the only one who saw it.

- It wasn't me.
- No? So how the hell does he know?

[scoffs] I don't think you understand
how much I regret doing what I did.

But there's something wrong
with my f*cking head, don't you get that?

[breathing heavily]

I've tried to apologize to him.
I really have.

I-I've been begging on my knees,

and he just tries to humiliate me
every f*cking chance he gets.

[breathlessly] And I just keep waiting
and waiting and waiting

for that f*cking kick in the head
that will come when I least expect it!

'Cause I know it's coming.

You know, the Royal Court
won't take this lightly.

They're probably...

They're probably sitting around,
probably planning how they...

[hyperventilates]

- How they're gonna punish me, and I...
- August. August, just bre...

[August] Just don't touch me!

- Wh-What am I... What am I...
- Just come here. Listen to me.

[August mutters breathlessly]

- [Sara] Feel my hand? Can you feel it?
- [August] What is this?

- Yeah, I can feel it.
- [Sara] Yeah?

Could you just listen to what I'm saying?

Just breathe.

[breathing faintly]

[soft pulsating ambient music plays]

Lift my hand with your breaths.

[breathes deeply]

[Sara] Good.

- Keep going.
- [August inhales]

[breathing deeply]

[music continues]

[breathes softly]

- [music softens]
- [breathes softly]

[birds tweeting]

- [music continues]
- [inhales]

[students chatter in distance]

- [door closes]
- [lock clacks]

[pulsating music continues]

[breathing shakily]

[breathing heavily]

[indistinct chattering]

AYUB: JUST BE HONEST WITH HIM.
PUT YOURSELF FIRST.

[locker clatters]

[Simon] Hi.

- Hi.
- [Simon] Can we talk?

[Wilhelm] Mm-hmm.

[sighs]

You know how we're...

how we're pretending like
nothing's happened... it's not working.

[boy] Excuse me.

[Wilhelm] Can't we just...

[inhales deeply, sighs] Wille...

[sighs]

I've been thinking about you
all Christmas.

But I've also felt that it's been nice...

to get some space.

Okay, so... we're...

We're not gonna talk
to each other or what?

- Maybe not forever, but for now...
- [footsteps approaching]

But, Simon, you're the only one
that I feel I can talk to.

But, Wille, please.

[whispers] Don't you realize
that you hurt me?

[poignant ambient music playing]

I can't be near you right now.

[mutters, sighs]

What can I do? Please. Simon...

[keypad clacking]

SIMON: AYUB, KARAOKE TONIGHT?

[music continues]

[paper shuffling]

[cell phone vibrating]

MOM

[vibrating ends]

f*ck, man. What's up with the weather?

How the hell can it just start raining
or snowing like this?

- Yeah, this only happens in Sweden.
- Out of nowhere.

- [Marcus, off-key] ♪ Morning light, oh ♪
- Oh, God.

- ♪ We're gonna party tonight ♪
- What?

[Simon] I'm really nervous.

- [Ayub chuckles] Why?
- [Simon] I don't know.

- [Marcus] ♪ Oh, oh, when tomorrow comes... ♪
- We can leave if you want.

No, no, no. He's seen us.
We have to go in now.

[continues singing off-key]

[Ayub] Hey, look,
this is your chance to get over Wille.

- Yeah. Chill out.
- [Marcus singing]

- Yeah, just a Coke.
- One... I'll have a coke too.

That's how Rosh got over Yasmine.

- Yasmina. Thanks.
- No, Yasmine.

- [Simon] Her name is Yasmina.
- [Ayub] What? No.

- [Simon] Bro. Yasmina.
- [cheering and applause]

- [boy] Nice!
- [girl] Woo, woo!

[Marcus] Simon, so happy you came.

Can't believe you've never
been here before.

- [Simon] No.
- Huh?

- Hi. Marcus. Um...
- Hi. Ayub.

The g*ng.

- Hi. A-Ayub.
- [Marcus] Introduce yourselves.

- Hi.
- Hi, Simon.

- Ayub, David, Sara.
- [Ayub] Hi.

So which one will you pick?

Uh... What do you mean?

You're gonna sing. Hello.

- We're singing? I...
- Yeah.

- Nah, I don't do karaoke.
- Yes. Or what, you're too scared?

- No, I cannot sing karaoke.
- We'll do it together. Okay?

Carola.

- "Love isn't love"?
- "Love isn't love."

- [chuckles] No.
- Yes.

- No.
- [Marcus] Yes.

No, please, no.

- [chuckles] No, no, no.
- [Marcus] Yes! Yes!

[Ayub] Come on, Simme!

Ladies and gentlemen,
may I introduce to you,

Bjärstad's very own Simon Eriksson!

[crowd cheer and whistle]

- Simme!
- ["Love Isn't Love" by Carola playing]

[in Swedish]
♪ Stranger, you came into my life ♪

♪ Touched me with sweet sensation ♪

♪ One starry night ♪

- [in deep voice] ♪ We made it right ♪
- [Simon chuckles]

♪ Forever ♪

♪ And stranger, you cut me like a Kn*fe ♪

♪ You showed me... ♪

[Marcus] ♪ ...my destination ♪

♪ I thought I knew love ♪

♪ But then a true love ♪

- ♪ Came my way! ♪
- [Marcus, off-key] ♪ Came my way! ♪

- ♪ Love isn't love without this feeling... ♪
- [music fading out]

[dreamy ambient music
drowns out background]

[music continues]

[boys chattering indistinctly]

[in English] No, but, Sigge went on
and on like he always does.

- Move it. And then he also talked about...
- Can't you... Can't you sit somewhere else?

- [Vincent] What was that?
- [pool balls clack]

[Henry] Come on, there's so many seats.
Can't you sit somewhere else...

- [Vincent] Move aside!
- sh*t.

[Vincent] This is what happens
when you tamper with a system that works.

System collapses. [scoffs] Chaos.

Listen, you see,
when a third-year enters the room,

you listen to him.

And that's the rule,
the way it's always been.

- For years.
- [singing on cell phone]

[Marcus, in Swedish]
♪ One starry night, we made it right ♪

[Simon] ♪ Forever! ♪

[in English] Hey! Third wheel here.
I crashed their date, man.

[in Swedish] ♪ It isn't right
It isn't real at all ♪

♪ It's just illusion
A dream that will tumble and fall... ♪

[melancholy ambient music plays]

[Alexander, in English] Wilhelm?

- Wille?
- [Vincent] Good.

Checkmate.

[Vincent] It's really cool music,
and people get all dressed up and...

You get it?

[tense music plays]

[Vincent] Somewhere in the middle
of the desert, and, like...

- [tense music continues]
- [breathing agitatedly]

[music fading out]

[ringing tone]

- [cell phone ringing]
- But I think it should work anyway.

Whoops. [chuckles] Excuse me.

Wilhelm, I'm... I'm so glad you called.

[Wilhelm] This is your fault.

All of this is your fault!

What's going on?

Simon's on a date with someone else.

[Queen] Uh... Okay.

Listen, I'm not Erik, and I...
don't wanna be him either.

I want... All that's happening,
I don't want any of this.

Well, just calm down,
and then take three deep breaths...

No. I mean it! I don't want to be
the f*cking Crown Prince!

Oh, for goodness sake.

You're being hysterical.

I understand that you're frustrated
and stressed out,

but I need you to collect yourself
and tell me what's going on.

Put me on speaker.

- [Queen sighs]
- [Wilhelm] Put me on speaker or else I'll...

I'll go live on Instagram if you want,
so that all of Sweden can hear it instead.

[Queen] Now you're on speaker.

Okay. Um...

Farima, Jan-Olof? Who's there?

Farima is not here today,
but Minou and I are sitting here.

Yes, Crown Prince, we're listening.

Yeah, listen.

I won't be giving a f*cking speech
at the g*dd*mn jubilee, okay?

Nobody told me anything about this!

I'm sick and tired of you making decisions
behind my back all the time!

And I'm sure as hell not gonna be
Crown Prince anymore either!

I'm not gonna be king!

I'm serious. You hear me?

If you don't listen, then I'll...
then I'll take this to the press.

[line beeping]

[headset bloops, clatters]

[breathing heavily]

[breathing heavily]

[muffled scream]

♪ Woke up this morning ♪

♪ I feel so f*cking important ♪

♪ I looked in the mirror, I'm different ♪

- ♪ I finally made a decision ♪
- ♪ Ha-ha! ♪

♪ All the rejected ♪

♪ That lost a lack of respect in ♪

♪ Themselves 'cause people get hectic ♪

♪ They hurt you
And make you feel helpless ♪

♪ They're not brave like you ♪

♪ They're too scared to do ♪

♪ Anything that's different ♪

♪ Anything that's new ♪

♪ I don't need lessons ♪

♪ I do what I want, it's refreshin' ♪

♪ As soon as you taste independence ♪

♪ You start living life in the present ♪

♪ Hey there, how you been? ♪

♪ I'm the voice in your head
And I know you been achin' ♪

♪ When you find me, let me in ♪

♪ I got power in my hands
And it's yours for the takin' ♪

♪ La-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la ♪

♪ Take it! ♪