The phrase appears in two distinct contexts: as the title of an episode in the drama series The Royals and as a famous line from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet . 1. The Royals (Season 3, Episode 6)
This is a pun. "Kind" in Elizabethan English often meant "natural" or "of the same type". Hamlet is suggesting that their relationship is unnatural and that they are not the same kind of person.
Refers to the fact that Claudius is now Hamlet's uncle and his stepfather, making their relationship uncomfortably close.
You can watch this episode on Prime Video or the CTV website . 2. Shakespeare’s Hamlet (Act 1, Scene 2)
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It is Christmas at the palace, but the family is left to fend for themselves because King Simon gave the entire staff the day off. Tensions rise as the family spends rare, unassisted time together, and Jasper begins acting cold and distant toward Eleanor due to blackmail.