#grenna

[sapphellroan]

pov you just found out months later that the actress who played juliette's sister elinor in first kill also played wlw queen greer danville from chasing life

[bloodlines143]

Hey my dudes, I'm back again asking for help. Please sign and share with everyone

https://www.change.org/p/renew-warrior-nun-for-season-3

[michellerakar]

Grenna's Frost Field ability allows him to create an icicle field around him and his opponent. Anything inside of the field reduces in temperature and icicles can stab in towards the center.

[slaughter-books]

Day 12: JOMPBPC: Bookshelf

One of my favourite bookshelves! 💕

[pier-carlo-universe]

Nuova sede per il C.P.I.A. di Alessandria: Un passo avanti per l'integrazione e l'istruzione degli adulti

Il Centro Provinciale per l’Istruzione degli Adulti trova finalmente una sede definitiva, migliorando le condizioni di studio e insegnamento nella città di Alessandria.

Il Centro Provinciale per l’Istruzione degli Adulti trova finalmente una sede definitiva, migliorando le condizioni di studio e insegnamento nella città di Alessandria. Articolo: Novità di grande rilievo per il sistema formativo di Alessandria. È stato recentemente predisposto il piano per la nuova sede del Centro Provinciale per l’Istruzione degli Adulti (C.P.I.A.), un istituto fondamentale…

[solittles]

andrée expedition posting from visiting the grenna museum. so many cool things from this swedish cringe fail expedition!!! i was in awe

[444names]

Names generated from French and German forenames, excluding the letter "D" and including "G"

Agabiermart Agarmaritz Agmain Agmut Agnel Agnerryl Agnèse Agnèseric Agorettel Agotta Alwigis Aléroger Amagottert Angorie Angretta Anlorgaria Ansgane Ansgarie Antolettorg Aricorger Arigmuel Arlorger Auguis Auguy...

Bermarig Biango Béang Changre Cherge Chrig Chrigistine Clange Clangotte Claugotte Claukerga Colgarta Colgaéta Colge Colgeranne Corgalph Corgann Corgelilhe Corgerike Corgette Corgue Corguel Elgaël Elsang Emagar Fabenolga Fabinolfga Felgette Florg Florgebke Florguelin Frigmarise Fréginne Frémirge Gabea Gaber Gabiam Gabrich Gabrie Gabrieu Gabrin Gabrise Gabruntore Gabruthie Galwily Gance Ganerth Ganies Ganna Ganne Gantz Ganuel Garco Garcus Garia Garich Garie Gaéta Gaétalore Gaétia Gebaph Gebas Gebasca Gelle Gellen Gelmarist Gelyne Gence Genja Genne Genrich Geore Georein Georic Georich Georience Georin Georine Georisbence Georitiesl Georst Georster Geortraymon Geory Gerane Gerbar Gerbarles Gerhal Gerharben Gerich Gerichel Gericine Gerie Gerierry Gerikascar German Germarikt Gerna Gernah Gernas Gerne Gernholanik Gernhor Gernhorg Gernoé Gernoît Geronianne Gerre Gerrenolaf Gerrey Gerryl Gerta Gertale Gertalle Gertant Gerthéliert Gertia Gertis Gertrar Gertric Gertrice Gertrin Gertrinrie Gervé Gervéralke Gerwigisèle Gessabrut Gessanne Gestie Gette Gettele Gettfrena Gettolph Ghier Ghilbert Ghilby Ghiloth Ghimohan Ghiste Gilia Gilie Gililiert Ginath Gines Ginna Ginza Gisabervé Gisamilikon Gisberomira Gisele Gisellairko Gisephille Gisetch Giseva Gisla Gislaurste Gismuther Gissanne Gissine Giste Gitte Gittelante Gitter Gobel Gobinan Gorgebke Gorgele Gorginona Gothilby Gothilleinz Gothéo Gothérès Gotte Gottelis Gotter Gottertria Gottfritz Gottois Greancist Greanue Greil Greilencie Grena Grenja Grenjan Grenna Grenne Grenon Grent Grentz Grenz Greth Grette Gretteph Gretthine Grettlienn Grettline Grettsca Grettschris Griencisel Grika Grise Grégis Grégistia Grégo Grélie Grélikt Grélin Guelga Guelle Guelsanne Guessa Guilhen Guilikar Guisaria Guise Guist Guistelle Guisteranna Guisth Gunolas Guntin Guntorette Gus-petia Guste Gustianna Géliankar Gélianne Gélin Gériona Gérolaf Gérès Gérôme Günta Günte Günthelle Güntia Güntiance Güntine Güntingeor Güntz Hangobia Hargaris Helgerg Hergaël Herogert Horgarleve Horingerola Hugob Hugothanie Hugotter Hugotth Huguel Huguelgene Huguer Huguert Huguis Huguisebast Hugunt Hugus Hugusan Huguy Hérikolgar Ilheilorg Imorgerikt Ingélianne Irgueran Irgusangob Isabinger Jeanger Jeatyang Joacolgeric Jocelgeore Johangerie Johansga Josig Josigisans Josigise Josigitz Jostisargen Jörga Jörgenza Jörger Jörgermat Jörgert Jörges Jörgiter Jörguy Jürge Jürgenn Jürgerbel Jürgerick Jürgerine Jürgernotte Karichelge Kathorg Klaugus Klaureinges Lauguy Laurégilia Licorga Lieliang Lorger Lorgin Lorgisbert Luciegfra Lynelgaël Lütolga Magaétin Magma Magne Magnel Magnes Magnès Magnèse Mairgert Marga Marger Margete Margitz Marigmart Mathuguy Melganie Minarig Mingotte Miranierg Mirger Mirgette Mirgunt Miringenée Morganale Morgert Morgertin Méliegarle Méliegfrann Mélingotter Nisberorge Olauguno Olfgalip Olfgaétiner Olgabrice Olgaltoline Orgertritte Ottorger Pauguis Paugunonie Paugus Phamoharg Phelgerna Rairguy Rargus Ricelge Richarg Riegfric Risanger Rogen Rogena Rogeorgine Rogeria Rogerise Rogert Rolga Rolgalina Rolgan Rolgaëllie Rolgerrette Romairg Ronansgang Roniethugo Rorge Rorguis Régilietter Régillenza Régin Réginz Régisla Régissanny Régist Régistore Régisèle Régitine Régober Régorier Rémingenne Sabinge Sabricorger Sanikehang Sellang Siegframarl Sigis Sigise Sigist Sigithort Solfga Solgarlot Solgeore Stiassig Sylvang Thmargen Tielge Valorg Vingermie Vingélène Virangottof Volger Wigilique Wigillete Wigine Wigini Wigisa Wigise Wigisele Wigisthier Wigmaxen Wigmut Wilhang Wolgana Wolgeorenz Xaviolga Yvessanuerg

[rpgtoons]

Grenna: A peninsula covered in thick jungles wherein the Klakik built their great hive cities. There is a fortune to be made selling Grennan honey -- if you can get it 🐝

[sflow-er]

Some thoughts on the hierarchy at Hillerska

A few days ago, @raincitygirl76 made a really intriguing post about how the show is about the class system (find it here!), mainly focusing on Hillerska’s impact as an employer and the types of students who go there.

That inspired me to go off on a tangent and make a separate post about the hierarchy. I’ve been using Agnes Hellström’s book about the real boarding schools (‘Att vara utan att synas: Om riksinternaten Lundsberg, Sigtuna och Grenna’, 2013) as a fanfic reference, so I’m also using that here. It was written back when the schools were still allowed to charge for tuition, and I’m sure things have improved since then. However, much of the content is pretty consistent with what Lisa has said about doing research for YR and what we see in the show.

Disclaimer: I’m not Swedish, just a Nordic neighbour, and these are just my own impressions. If I’m wrong about something, please feel free to add on to this or correct me!

Let’s start with a description of the hierarchy by a former student (he attended long ago, but the author confirmed it largely held true in 2013):

”De som var grevar, baroner och friherrar var högstatus, sedan kom de som var snuskigt rika, ’uppkomlingarna’ som inte fötts rika, företagsledares barn. Därefter kom en grå massa av oss andra, efter dem lärarbarnen och sist kom externerna.” (p. 58)

So, the top tier is reserved for the aristocracy. Kids from comital, baronial, and untitled noble families. They’ve been going to these boarding schools for a long time. Interestingly, it’s mentioned in the book that some of them may have even experienced bullying in a normal school; specifically, the ones who have grown up sheltered on their family estates (likely too far away to attend the exclusive schools favoured by the elite in the cities). They might be singled out and picked on in a more modern crowd, but at the boarding schools, they are the leaders.

The next tier is for the non-aristocratic elite: the filthy rich, the ‘upstarts’ who weren’t born rich, the children of business executives. The order that this former student lists them in feels significant, because old money looks down upon new. According to the book, the old elites felt that the schools were ‘ruined’ when even just more nouveau riche and scholarship kids started coming in (they must’ve hated it when the tuition fees were abolished!!). So, kids like Alexander are likely to be treated worse than those whose family’s wealth goes back several generations - but they are still part of this group.

The next tier is for other boarding students who aren’t as rich. At the time discussed in the book, their parents often took out loans to get them in. As we know, that isn’t the case anymore, but the schools do still have ways of keeping the ‘riffraff’ out... Some of the knowledgeable Swedes here on tumblr have written about this.

Furthermore, I think we can also include the ‘optional’ costs as a deterring factor for those who can’t afford them. Back in 2013, parents were apparently advised to put at least 10.000 SEK aside on a ‘student account’ for other expenses (some kids would take taxis to the nearest town, for example, and they could also use it to buy stuff they needed from the school). I’m guessing the student account may not be a thing anymore, but as we see Sara struggle with money in S2, there will still be stuff you don’t want to miss out on. Also, the extra tutoring seen in S1 is based on real life. The price in the show seems to be pretty close to reality, although according to the book, the teachers could sometimes offer discounts to “poorer” boarding students... (I’m sure it’s not humiliating at all to accept let alone ask for that.)

On the next tier down, we find the teachers’ kids, and the former student interviewed specifically mentions that the non-residents are at the bottom. So I guess Englund or Ådahl’s kids would be treated a little better than Simon and Sara in the show, but they would still be looked down upon. It’s mentioned in the book that the teachers often live on the premises, and I get the impression that they can bring their families too (there was a story about a teacher whose boyfriend was going to move in with her there), but I’m not 100% sure.

So why don’t we hear about these other boarders or teachers’ kids in the show?

Well, the book talks a lot about how everyone is acculturated into the same inner-circle mentality. Despite the internal hierarchy, the boarding students still feel closer to equal than one might think. They all get to be part of the elite bubble, and they want to stay there. Even though it’s a community with very strict norms and very little wiggle room.

A few illustrative quotes from the book:

Trots externerna blir tillvaron så sluten, åsikterna likriktade. En lärare flyttade sin son från Sigtuna till Märsta efter att sakta men säkert ha sett honom förvandlas till en brat. Sonen är fortfarande arg över det. (p. 76)

Lundsberg hade varit ett isolerat, klasslöst samhälle där alla tyckte likadant. Inget revolterande, ingen politisk diskussion. [...] Det var en del av hela Lundsbergs koncept, att träna ynglingarna att lyda auktoriteter och inte göra uppror. (p. 133)

Eleverna på riksinternaten påminns ständigt om att de är Sveriges framtid och Sveriges elit. Där den traditionstyngda kulturen med gamla anor är som starkast är det som svårast att våga sticka ut. Ramarna blir snäva, rörelseutrymmet begränsat. Normen är vita, heterosexuella överklassbarn (med lika vita heterosexuella överklassföräldrar). (p. 144)

To paraphrase in English, these schools are closed bubbles where everyone follows the rules and shares the same opinions, to the point where even those who aren’t technically elites (e.g. the teachers’ kids) start to turn into entitled brats. Rebellion and political discussion aren’t really a thing, and the students are taught to respect authority. As we know, this isn’t just the school’s authority; it’s also the authority of the older students (we see this in the show, and there have been plenty of real-world revelations of hazing and ‘peer upbringing’ among students). And of course, it’s also the legacy of those who came before them. They are constantly reminded of their elite status, wrapped up in old traditions and conservative thinking, and expected to fit into a white, heterosexual, upper-class box.

[As an interesting sidebar, the book supports what the creators of YR (Lisa?) have said about most queer people in such schools. Nobody is openly bullied or harassed for their sexuality, but they are gossiped about, and people usually choose to stay in the closet. Being trans is basically unheard of, and traditional binary gender norms abound. Many students feel that it’s even harder for boys to come out than it is for girls.]

In conclusion, I think it’s safe to say there probably are other students at Hillerska who aren’t necessarily part of the elite - but they want to be, so they’re not going to stand out. I’m sure there’s been a lot of progress since the book’s publishing, but considering how well it aligns with S1 of YR in particular, the changes we see Wille enact in S2 do feel rather revolutionary.

[mythologer]

Peder Mønsted (Danish painter) 1859 - 1941

Sibylletemplet ved Tivoli (Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli), 1884

oil on canvas

121 x 95 cm. (47.6 x in.)

signed, located and dated bottom right: P. Mønsted Tivoli 1884

private collection

© photo Bruun Rasmussen

Autotranslated Catalogue Note Bruun Rasmussen

Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1885 No. 294.Peter Mønsted made several trips to southern Europe in the 1880s, including Italy. Many of his best works date back to the decades before the turn of the century, where his work on light and color effects resulted in such mood-saturated works as the Tivoli picture here. Mønsted became extremely popular in his day and was one of the most wealthy of the Danish painters. His popularity is still high at times, and abroad has also caught the eye of the Danish painter, who equally skillfully mastered Italian summer days and Nordic snow landscapes.

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Born at the end of the ‘golden age’ of Danish painting, Peder Mønsted can be described as a product of that era. A landscape painter renowned for the clarity of light common to the painters of that age, his naturalistic ‘plein-air’ views made him the leading Danish landscapist of his age. He was also known for a number of portraits, including that of King George I of Greece.

Mønsted was born in Balle Mölle, near Grenna in eastern Denmark. He studied at the Prince Ferdinand’s Drawing School, Aarhus where he studied under Andries Fritz (1828-1906), a landscape and portrait painter, before moving to Copenhagen. Here he studied at the Royal Academy of Art between 1875 and 1878, and was taught figure painting by Julius Exner (1825-1910). Here too he would have come across the work of artists such as Christen Kobke (1810-1848), an outstanding colourist and Pieter Christian Skorgaard (1817-1875), a romantic nationalist painter, a knowledge of whose work is seen in the Danish landscapes and beech forests of Mønsted’s. As early as 1874, at the age of 15, he took part in the December Exhibition in Copenhagen. In 1878 Mønsted left the Academy to study under the artist Peder Severin Kröyer (1851-1910).

Mønsted travelled extensively throughout his long career, being a frequent visitor to Switzerland, Italy and North Africa. In 1883 Mønsted travelled to Paris where he worked with W. A. Bouguereau (1825-1905) for four months. As early as 1884, he visited North Africa returning later in the decade. The early years of the 20th century saw Mønsted returning to Switzerland, the south of France and Italy, the latter being the source of inspiration for many Scandinavian artists of the 19th century. The war years curtailed Mønsted’s travel to Norway and Sweden, however the 1920’s and 1930’s saw him return to the Mediterranean. From 1879 to 1941 he exhibited regularly at the annual Charlottenborg Exhibition. Throughout his long career, Mønsted continued to paint the Danish landscape and coastline. His is a romantic, poetic view of nature; he was an artist who depicted the grandeur and monumental aspect of the landscape, with a remarkable eye for detail and colour.

His works can be found in museums in: Aalborg and Bantzen.

[mandychuu]

I’d like to see more Palia mutuals on my timeline, so if you’re here and possibly queer for cozy gaming, please follow me! I’ll definitely follow you back.

You can find me under the same username, mandychuu, on most platforms, but Twitter and Discord tend to be my homes.

With Palia, I decided to go full roleplay and can be found himbo-ing around under the username Lyrian Grenna.

See ya in game! 👋

[leightum]

I’m uploading all the lightum scenes to my google drive and youtube, in the meantime, check out all the grenna scenes here

[michellerakar]

November has been busy, but here's my digital sketchbook! I was reading a lot of Eventures this month so I did some quick sketches of some Eventure moments. Also we rewrote a lot of the Timer Eventure, so I did some concepts during some of the intermissions. And then November 3rd 2022 is Rocko's actual birth date, so he was officially born this month!

[monna-nanart]

Grenna:"Why? Uhm I understand...but! Forget it then..."

[aprilthefrog]

Grenna and Throkk Fight Fish

little project for university from a couple months ago :3

[sflow-er]

Thank you once again for all the work you put into these insightful posts, @skamenglishsubs!

About the porn initiation: I believe Lisa said in an interview that this plot point was inspired by a story she read about a third-year girl in the 90s being asked to write a smutty short story for an initiation, which Lisa figured could have since evolved into showing a movie. As it happens, I have read that too. It's from Agnes Hellström's book Att vara utan att synas, and Hellström herself was the girl. So apparently, it did happen in Sigtuna in the 1990s, although it probably wasn't gay porn since that wasn't specifically mentioned.

I'm going to copy the relevant paragraphs under the cut for reference (in Swedish because I don't have the time to translate right now).

När en av mina killkompisar frågade om jag ville skriva en porrnovell att läsa upp på Kvarnbrantens invigning, tackade jag ja utan ett ögonblicks tvekan. Jag kände mig utvald, hedrad och det pirrade härligt i kroppen. Jag satt på läxis och försökte skapa den laddade, erotiska stämning som behövdes. Jag bjöd med några yngre tjejer från Berga som skulle hjälpa till, minns det som att jag frågade dem och att de uppsluppet tackade ja. Kanske de också kände sig utvalda? Vi smög över Midgårdsängen, höll oss så långt från gatlyktornas sken som vi kunde, knackade slutligen på ett fönster och klättrade in. De satt på varsin stol i Kvarnbrantens källare, i ögonbindlar och kalsonger. Några hade fortfarande strumporna på, så små och utsatta de var. Treorna spridda runt omkring, en dämpad stämning i rummet. Killarna hade fraktats dit, antagligen på egna ben, beordrade. De var inte fastbundna men helt stilla på stolarna. De flesta gick i ettan, men ett par var högstadieelever. Jag höll novellen hopvikt i handen, fick en uppmuntrande klapp på axeln av kompisen som bjudit dit mig. Att ha nått fram till själva stunden tog andan ur mig, vad var min egentliga uppgift? Jag hade aldrig skrivit något liknande förr, ännu mindre läst det högt. Skulle de tycka att texten var töntig? Vi var där, att backa ur var inget alternativ. Jag läste novellen med så stadig röst jag kunde samtidigt som Bergatjejerna jag haft med mig smekte varsin kille i ögonbindel. Målet var att de skulle få stånd och känna sig riktigt överkörda och kränkta. Och inte på alla, men på många av dem reste sig kullar i kalsongerna. Vi fnissade ofrivilligt. Kvarnbrantens treor tittade på, några smålog, andra skruvade på sig. Det var fruktansvärt pinsamt, rymde ingen uppsluppenhet alls. När akten var över tackades vi för hjälpen och smög viskande därifrån, för att inte avslöja för de nyinvigda vilka vi var. [Att vara utan att synas: om riksinternaten Lundsberg, Sigtuna och Grenna, p. 34 to 35]

Subtext and Culture, Young Royals, Season 3, Episode 4

Last episode ended with Simon coming home to a smashed window, this episode starts the morning after, Simon takes the bus to school, while Wilhelm is anxiously waiting for him.

Culture: At a high school level in Sweden, there's national tests in Swedish, English, and Math. Like everywhere else, the purpose of these tests is not only to grade students, but to align all schools across the country to combat grade inflation.

Blink and you miss it: Vincent is trying to cheat by looking at Nils' answers.

Blink and you miss it: Vincent draws a dick in the gravel while waiting for the others to be done with the test.

Subtext: This entire episode is overflowing with examples of privilege. For Vincent, and many other rich kids like him, studying and learning doesn't matter, they'll graduate regardless, so he doesn't care about the exam, he only cares about the graduation party.

Cinematography: Even with Felice and friends being completely blurred out in the background, you can still see Stella and Fredrika turning to look at Sara, and then turning their backs on her.

Culture: In the US, a lot of people are using "socialism" as a catch-all phrase which means politics they don't agree with, regardless of its actual ideology. Likewise, in Sweden, a lot of people use "communist" in the same way about generally left-wing politics, which is what Vincent is doing here.

Subtext: Wilhelm asks Simon if he can reconcile the conflict of dating a royal while being anti-monarchy, but the real question is of course if Wilhelm can reconcile the conflict in himself.

Subtext: This is where the show's political stance shines through, and this argument, that Wilhelm wasn't allowed to choose his life for himself, is the main argument they're gonna use in the finale.

Subtext: Wilhelm is weakly defending the monarchy, but just ends up repeating what his mother told him; it's a privilege, not a punishment, but does he believe it himself?

Subtext: The letter-to-yourself plot is mainly there in order to help August along his redemption arc, but here the show is using it to reinforce the point of the previous scene. Who does Wilhelm want to become? Does he have a choice?

Culture: In Sweden, Säkerhetspolisen, SÄPO, is the government agency in charge of national security, which includes providing security and assigning bodyguards to the royal family.

Subtext: Note the great use of passive voice here by Farima to avoid taking responsibility for the decision to force August to join the birthday foundation event. She's also expertly bargaining with Wilhelm to get what she wants.

Subtext: We know it was the far-right assholes who posted comments to Simon's videos a couple of episodes ago.

Blink and you miss it: Jan-Olof really perks up when Linda talks about moving to Gothenburg, because that would probably mean the end to the relationship between Wilhelm and Simon, which would solve all of his current problems.

Subtext: Like Farima, he bargains with Linda and Simon to get what he wants, for Simon to stop posting things to social media. It's almost as if their strategy was to do nothing at the start, waiting for things to blow up so they could swoop in, help out, and start making demands in exchange...

Blink and you miss it: The option to inactivate and hide your social media account is right there, but of course Simon has to choose to delete everything, because it will cause more drama and anguish.

Blink and you miss it: Fencing! Woohoo! I did fencing for five years as a kid until 8th grade or something, but I only did foil, and not épée like these students. I have absolutely no idea where these two are coming from or going to though, where would they practice? Is there a hidden fencing hall somewhere on the grounds that we haven't seen yet? How many kids at Hillerska are fencing? Also, he's carrying a practice blade and not an electric competition blade, so that checks out. Of the three types of modern fencing, épée is unique in that the entire body counts as a valid target, while in foil only the torso counts, and in sabre only the upper half counts. Oh wow, it looks like the gear is now wireless and every fencer carries their own indicator lights. Cool! Back in my day you had to be strapped in with a cord for competitions.

This tumblr is now about French School fencing. Allez! Touché!

Subtext: The narrative is that it's perfectly ok for the crown prince to be gay, as long as he's not gay gay.

Culture: The show keeps saying this, but in real world Sweden it's no longer the case. Supporting los jibbities is viewed as a completely mainstream and inoffensive opinion, on par with supporting human rights in general.

Subtext: Another example of privilege is being in a position to do a lot of good, and then just not caring about it. Simon is fighting for the causes he believes in, so seeing Wilhelm just casually throw it away is extremely disappointing for him.

Subtext: Unlike Vincent, August is actually a natural leader, someone people listen to, which is why he manages to quiet down the room when Vincent is unable to. Maybe a good quality in a future king?

Subtext: Simon is continuing the argument from before. Wilhelm could have shown solidarity with mental health causes or LGBT causes, but chose not to. However, he immediately decided to join in solidarity with the other rich kids protesting the school rules, which is rather selfish.

Subtext: Colour theory! Sara in purple, because part of the reason she's back at school is that August asked her to? And Simon in yellow, because he sure isn't loving Wilhelm very much right now.

Subtext: Just a reminder that Sara has actually been completely out of the loop since the end of season 2. She has no idea about the school rules, what's happened at home, how it's going with Simon and Wilhelm, or what's happening at school.

Blink and you miss it: Fredrika is so close to stop striking as soon as she's threatened with repercussions.

Subtext: I keep hammering this point home: The culture is in the walls, it's not something some of the kids made up. The visiting alumni were also hazed as new students and kept it going as third years. Same for the parents of all these kids. They're all part of the system, they all kept the cycles of abuse going, because they want the school to be like that.

Subtext: Privilege is thinking you can get things your way with almost no effort. None of these kids have ever struggled or protested something for real and then not been given what they wanted, so they seriously believed they'd win immediately.

Subtext: Another theme of this season is bringing secrets out in the open. We've all seen August struggling with body dysmorphia and an eating disorder since season 1, but no-one has ever called it out and put words on it, until Simon immediately recognizes it and calls it out.

Subtext: ...while the rich kids are just stuck in denial, because eating disorders is for poor people or something, it's not something that happens to them. And if it did, you certainly wouldn't admit it to anyone else.

Subtext: August tries to jokingly fend off Nils because he doesn't want anyone to know that the letter actually meant something to him, until Nils pushes too hard, and August punches him.

Subtext: Vincent talked a big game about striking in solidarity, but when they're caught as hilariously unprepared as they are, they're not pooling their resources in solidarity with each other, and instead resort to selling them to the highest bidder. Capitalism in a nutshell, illustrated perfectly by the behaviour of spoiled rich kids. Also, pet peeve, the English word for the currency of Sweden is "kronor", not "crowns".

Lost in translation: They're actually repeating a single word in Swedish, "svikare", which is pretty hard to translate. The verb, "svika", is a bit worse than letting someone down, but not as bad as betraying someone. The adjective, "besviken" typically means disappointed. So "svikare" means a person who is letting other people down, disappointing them, or betraying them.

Subtext: The culture is in the walls of the place, but the kids are also pretty damn complicit in continuing all the shitty traditions. This looks like a game of strip poker or truth or dare that went off the rails and just resulted in more bullying, with everyone joining in.

Subtext: The other girls are upset with Felice because she broke the code. You don't snitch to outsiders, you don't tell the truth, you keep up appearances.

Blink and you miss it: Henry won the potato chip auction, happily ate the entire bag, and passed out in a chair, clutching the bag. Mmmm, sourcream and onion.

Subtext: Speaking of closing ranks towards the outside, this also applies to this strike. It would be bad PR for the school if anyone outside found out that it happened, so it's better to solve it quietly and discreetly. Vanessa can trust the kids not to snitch. Vincent is also right, the parents, who are paying the tuition fees, are on their side.

Subtext: Felice can't be seen talking to Sara, so she checks that the coast is clear, and then drags Sara into a private bathroom to have their conversation.

Subtext: Likewise, Sara was probably Felice's first real friend.

Subtext: Nice little foreshadowing. I would have loved seeing Simon's drawing though!

Subtext: Well, he could have just made his social media private, but the show has to maximize the drama, so here we are, piling on more examples of how Simon is losing himself to the monarchy, that maybe he can't reconcile the conflict.

Subtext: Erik spent three years living at Hillerska, of course he wouldn't have told his then twelve year old kid brother about all the shit going on at the school. August spent an entire year living with Erik at the school, seeing what went on first hand, so of course he knows a side of Erik that Wilhelm doesn't.

Subtext: August has been trying to keep his mouth shut and avoid Wilhelm, but since they have yet another fight, he decides to drop the bomb about Erik to hurt Wilhelm.

Subtext: Again, the culture is in the walls. This is not something that only Erik's class did, once. It's probably been happening to all the boys for decades. It happened to the current second-year students, it happened to Erik, and lots of students before him who kept this shitty initiation tradition going.

Culture: Let's talk about the gay porn hazing a bit more. To me, this is an urban legend. I heard about it when I was a teenager back in the 90's, but I don't personally know anyone it happened to, or anyone who did it to anyone else. It was always hearsay, it happened to a friend of a friend's brother, or a classmate's cousin's friend or something similar, as is typical of urban legends.

Let's also make one thing absolutely clear: It doesn't work. The homophobic idea behind this shit is that if you are forced to watch gay porn and get a boner, you are gay, and if you don't, you're straight. But that is actually not true, erections don't work that way, and the fear of being found out is quite the boner killer. Also, what if you like guys, but the guys in the porno aren't your type? There's just so many ignorant misconceptions behind this idea.

I've also seen a lot of fan comments that keep playing into this ignorance; that the only reason Nils decided to stop the tradition was because he obviously failed it. Or that the only reason August is against it is because he failed, and the only reason he failed is because he's secretly not straight. No. Remember that the test doesn't work. Nils probably passed, despite actually being gay. August might have failed, despite being completely straight. Regardless of what happened, they both found it humiliating, and that is why they made a pact to stop it.