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Theres a lot to unpack, from guest stars to a black dog.
The Tortured Poets Department looks different than expected.
And naturally, the collaboration with Post Malone is chock-full of Easter eggs from eras past and present.
Read on to discover theTortured Poetsreferences and Easter eggs within the video.
The Pill Bottle Numbers
Swift is handed forget him pills while chained to her bed.
As a reminder, that was where she announced the album.
(Shell switch from the wedding-day look to mourning attire in a second.)
In both cases, she also wears a similar chocker necklace.
In true Swiftian fashion, shes been giving us Easter eggs all along.
The two tracks have similar messages, telling stories of infidelity and the resentment that builds from it.
(i.e., it started at two).
It could also be a nod to the fact that the one in the characters life is missing.
Regardless, the detail is conspicuous enough that it must imply something.
The actors play two researchers who perform electro-shock therapy on Swift, much to Post Malones heartbreak.
Their names, which are stitched onto their white coats,refer to their charactersin the film.
In 1944, Bow checked into a psychiatric facility whereshe received the treatment.
Swiftattended the movies premiere, which has similar greyscale aesthetics to the music video.
Plus, Stonecontributed to the albumon Florida!!
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