theory: taylor swift hated the rise of skywalker {a thread}

in anticipation of episode ix, taylor shared her worries for jj’s script and the consistent and worrisome leaks coming from reddit by releasing the archer, a known reylo anthem, on july 23rd, 2019:

the same exact night as the rise of skywalker’s hollywood premiere, taylor realized the reddit leaks were real and she posted a coded message... she was fed up:

like many other sequel trilogy fans, taylor felt betrayed and distraught by the rise of skywalker. here she is denouncing the film in exile:

in the 1, taylor ponders about the potential of a rian johnson episode ix script:

taylor takes shots at jj (who peaked with episode vii) in her song suspiciously titled “seven”

in “this is me trying” taylor is trying to reconcile with the rise of skywalker, she is haunted by the film’s creative choices:

in “hoax” taylor further critiques the rise of skywalker for killing the redeemed hero. taylor thinks death for atonement is lazy

this may be a stretch but I think taylor is taking more shots of jj’s lack of vision and the rise of skywalker’s awful blue coloring scheme:

it seems taylor’s reconciliation with the sequel trilogy’s ending has poured into her art. folklore is very cathartic and healing. i hope she finds peace with the rise of skywalker’s existence. stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fenSS68JI1h4Fo296JfGr?si=UeszuYq6QRK63Agmkuo86A

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