One thing I noticed (out of the many things to be noticed in the trailer) is the way Wille seems so different from the boy we got to know in the first season. Which, of course, is to be expected after everything he's been through, all the pressure he's under and the expectations he's trying to meet. Anyone would crumble. And it's so unfair because he's not just anyone and so he is not allowed to crumble. He has to change and adapt and try his damned best to stay in control of things that he has absolutely no control over. The prince was a frustrated and lonely, yet awkward and endearing boy who yearned for freedom and managed to find it in Simon. The Crown prince is now a hardened version of the boy he once was; we see him fight for what he wants, yes, and we are proud of him for it, but we barely see him smile anymore and even Simon, who was once an escape for Wille, is now shackled by the same chains as him.
Season one and two brought about many changes for Wille and we watched him become more resilient and proactive in the way he deals with the hand he's been dealt. But along with that comes the loss of the childlike innocence that most teenagers still get to hold on to. I think Simon has always represented that for him; a glimpse into a different world, one of innocence and candor and purity. A world where his happiness never has to come second to his obligations. It feels as though Wille is trying to figure out how to reconcile the two worlds he exists in: the one of love and the one of duty. And it seems as though he's completely aware that he won't be able to split himself into parts so that he can live in both. He's going to have to choose. And I cannot even imagine how absolutely terrifying it is having to make that choice.
