Best date ever

Ah yes! William Thatcher son of a... Miller?

The movie even has William go up and repair the thatch on his dad's roof when they reunite.

"Oh, but this leak won't do, father. Not in the chamber of a Thatcher."

"For a blind Thatcher, it's quite fitting"

"A Thatcher I am, I'll fix it for you"

And then he gets seen by Adhemar, blowing his whole cover. Meaning it's even a major plot point. An act of familial kindness is what got William caught.

Like, everything else is beat for beat except that and it's driving me crazy.

"change his stars" is not a phrase I'm familiar with

I realize someone already answered you, but just to further clarify: astrology was a common literary theme during the English Renaissance. Probably the most famous example modern audiences would be familiar with would be Romeo and Juliet, the "star-crossed lovers."
Stars signify destiny and birthright, so if the young lovers' stars are crossed, they're not in alignment and their union is doomed to a tragic ending. If one of them could've "changed their stars," Romeo and Juliet might've had a happy ending.
They are referencing the movie, A Knight's Tale. The main character's father instills in him the idea one can "change their stars" and thereby control their fate as a way of saying he could do anything if he worked at it.
- Thanks for the explanation!

HE'S BLONDE! HE'S PISSED! HE'LL SEE YOU IN THE LISTS!

HE'S QUICK, HE'S FUNNY! HE MAKES ME LOTS OF MONEY!

Better than this one terrible rom-com I watched where this love triangle spent the whole time will they/wont't they-ing with an engagement ring. In the end, they returned the ring to the store it came from, which bankrupted the jewerler, and the rich guy went home with his gardner. Total waste of three movies, like what kind of jewerler is destroyed from one returned ring?

did somebody watch LotR high as a kite
- No officer, it's "hi, how are you?".
- I wish I could upvote this more 😆

I love that movie so much. It's utter and complete nonsense but it's amazing.

When a "period piece" opens with "We Will Rock You", they're letting you know up front to turn your brain off. I appreciate them for it and loved the movie.

What treason? impersonating nobility, sure. but how is that treason?

You aren't allowed to impersonate nobility. It is usurping the power which has been given to the upper classes by God, which is enforced by the state. Denying God and the state and trying to seize power is treason.

I think I might have seen this one. Was that the plot of A Knight's Tale 2001?

Nope! Totally different! The dad was a blind thatcher in that movie
- He got blind because of his wife, Margaret
Fantastic movie.
- Great albeit unconventional soundtrack.

Lol what, who’s that referencing?

It's basically the entire plot of A Knight's Tale, a 2001 movie that I happened to rewatch like two days ago lmao
- Funny, I also rewatched it 2 days ago, since I wanted to show it to a friend. So now I have someone to share this meme with.
- Omg. I went into that movie thinking it was a serious medieval movie. Imagine my surprise when the crowd broke out in chant towards the start.

isn't "falsely impersonate" redundant?

One can do an impersonation "truthfully", in the sense that everyone is aware it's an act. See: Elvis performers. I believe the phrase falsely impersonate is to imply that you were employing an impersonation under false pretense, i.e. someone assumes you are someone else and you play into that misconception.