007 | CHARACTER STANNING: Simon the Bold [1x01]

(TW: References to homophobia and abusive relationships) In another character episode, Margaret and Anton stan Simon in Season 1, Episode 1 of Young Royals. While agreeing that it's hard *not* to love Simon, Margaret praises him for his courage in being so out and proud with his estranged father, and Anton can't help but go on a tangent about representation in a certain other Netflix show... Check out our Instagram @peopledonttalkabout for all pod-related announcements and updates! The theme music for People Don't Talk About... Young Royals is a dynamically-modified version of a selected portion of "The Lowest Place on Earth" by REW<<. POST-EDITING DISCLAIMER: Please consider Anton's comments about Bridgerton with the understanding that this episode was recorded before the release of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. While this spin-off limited series was admittedly a step forward for queer representation as far as the universe of the show is concerned, it still had some problems for him. (Also... he would like to stress to everyone that thin, presumably gay, white, cisgender male secondary characters are the literal definition of the bare minimum.)