Alright, everyone. It is time to talk about my favorite accidentally detailed character. This motherfucker right here:
Vincent played by Nils Wetterholm.
I'm going to tell you right now, I adore this boy, and you all should, too. I don't care what he does in season 2, I fucking love him. Now, you're probably thinking "zee he had 2 minutes of screen time, how can you possibly know anything about him?"
So, Vincent seems like an overall typical rich boy. He's kind of a douchebag, he definitely cares about class, and he's not very nice. We see him bully Simon in the first episode, and we hear him talk about bullying Simon a few times after that. He's not kind. He cares about class. A lot. Even with his "best friend" Nils.
But, he's not as bad as he could be.
He wears brighter colors than the rest of the society boys. I've already touched on this in a previous post, but I'll mention it again. Throughout the series, the characters who are more open to change wear brighter colors. Those who are not open to change wear darker or more neutral colors. I'm going to put a big ol' warning right here that this could have been completely unintentional in the costume department and I could be making this all up. But Vincent wears brighter colors that all of his friends. More than August, more that Nils, more than Wille. This could suggest that he's more open to change than his counterparts.
Vincent doesn't seem to like the idea of getting people thrown out of school. With the Alexander and Simon thing, he didn't seem too excited about either option. Not like the other boys were. In fact, despite knowing Simon brought the drugs in, Vincent doesn't suggest they pull him into it. His first idea is to find a way to bribe the headmistress so everyone can stay. Was it a crude suggestion? Absolutely. Was it one that saved everyone? Yes. Vincent didn't want to get anyone kicked out of school. Even when August suggested they sell out Simon, Vincent looked hesitant. Again, this could have been accidental. This could have all been accidental.
He gives Wilhelm the benefit of the doubt. The entire series we watch people tell Wille he's not fit to be royal. We watch people tell him he's not good enough. We hear his family tell him that he needs to grow up and stop being selfish. It is a common theme for people to tell Wille he's not good enough. But August asks Vincent what kind of king he thinks Wille will make and Vincent says, "he'll be ok, I think." He adds that Wille isn't as "into the royal life as Erik was" but he doesn't say that it's going to affect what kind of king Wille will make. Vincent gives him the benefit of the doubt. He takes a minute to think, "yes, this kid isn't super keen on being king, but he'll be ok."
NOW, let's talk about the goddamn drugs. Because holy shit, when I realized some of the mannerisms from Vincent that related to this, I simply lost my mind.
Vincent needs the ADHD medication.
They're his pills. The ones August is taking are Vincent's pills. He is gladly giving them up to August so that August can take them. There might be money involved, but it's never said. And August goes out of his way to say that he "ordered and it got stuck in customs." So part of me wonders if Vincent isn't selling them to August. He might just be giving August the pills to hold him over. So Vincent needs the pills, and he's not taking them because he's giving them to August.
And we see how it affects him.
Throughout the entire series, Vincent is in his own little world. Go back and watch. You'll notice it now. Every time someone is talking to him, he's not paying attention. Every time he's in a tense room, he's walking around. Every time he's with Nils he does something completely off task (stealing his hat, that weird thing on the wall, hubba bubba mega long). You get what I'm saying, the boy can't focus.
Vincent can't take his medication because he's giving it to August, and it's fucking with him.
So, in conclusion, all of this could have been accidental, but I adore him. I think we should all adore him. I think Vincent is the best possibly accidental detailed boy there is. He's a good friend, he's a decent human, and he's an amazing character.
Everyone should love Vincent. Here, take more pictures:
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