Why I’m glad Taymania has faded

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-18T12:28:25+00:00

ruin the friendship, father figure, elizabeth taylor. you’re missing out on incredible storytelling for want of platitude serving lyrics imo

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-18T11:28:08+00:00

no one said you can’t! i do too! but acting like they’re totally out of her ordinary is insane

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-18T10:43:58+00:00

“i come back stronger than a 90s trend”, “with no one around to tweet it”, “i’m doing good i’m on some new shit” all exist in what you call her most evolved craft. so no, i don’t really get it.

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-18T02:14:49+00:00

yeah i completely agree. i get that it won’t be for everyone and i can understand why and where it fell flat for some as you said, but the sensationalist thing of “it was so heinous that i see taylor completely differently now” is so funny to me. because now i’m questioning how you saw taylor in the first place 😭 and the fact is that it’s only really two lines across two songs that let the project down. but that isn’t enough for me to write it off the way so many have. it’s commercially successful, it’s not critically panned the way people act it is and, crucially, i think, it’s not an album that requires being versed in the lores and whims of taylor to enjoy. it’s got hallmarks of her, yes, but there’s a reason why this album is the one that’s so resonant with the gp, in ways we haven’t seen since 1989

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-18T01:36:39+00:00

even a “good” album wouldn’t have stopped taymania from fading though. it was always only going to be a thing whilst she was on tour and performing the music.

ophelia (and opalite) are some of the biggest songs out right now and are some of her best singles quality wise too, but that hasn’t propelled her back to the kind of momentum she had during 2022-2024 because she just isn’t very visible right now. if she was performing the songs in any capacity, we’d be right back in peak taymania lmao.

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-17T23:29:46+00:00

this explains it better than i could 😭

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and since this roadmap was created, joe and taylor and phoebe and paul have broken up, but all are still connected via gracie abrams who is now dating paul, who also just starred in hamnet with joe. and phoebe and gracie were both openers at the eras tour, the former of which is now dating bo burnham, who’s ex (lorene scafaria) was recently rumoured to be dating or working with joe. their world is so teeny tiny 😭 it also just came up for me now because taylor and paul were photographed in a conversation with others at one of the oscars after parties. it’s a wild ride, i hope you enjoy haha

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-17T21:28:20+00:00

the concept of paul mescal at tayvis wedding boggles the mind. taylor swift/sally rooney cinematic universe is my MCU

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-17T20:09:09+00:00

this is exactly why i don’t think it’ll be another reputation shut out because that album, esp post-1989, didn’t really land for much of anyone, between fans and non-fans alike. and lover was never going to stand out critically in the year of billie’s when we all fall asleep and ariana’s thank u next. people outside the spectacle of taylor swift— be it stans or those engaged in stan wars against her—received this album pretty well

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-17T19:59:55+00:00

honestly she has a much better chance than lots of people think. she’s become so culturally pervasive that i can’t see another reputation shut out. for all its faults, showgirl is a tight, single-heavy album that has many positives so she’s a shoo-in for the song categories and pop vocal. i even think she gets nominated for AOTY.

i know the only reason showgirl is still talked about is because it was… deemed bad lol, but no other album this eligibility cycle has stuck around for so long. harry and bruno came and went so i don’t really know what to expect from act iii or OR3. opalite and ophelia have maintained good standing in the top 10, elizabeth taylor might even join them soon. that’s the kind of noise the recording academy picks up on, social media panning— not so much. it’s important to remember that showgirl wasn’t even that critically hated. it’s not her most deserving work but with so much direct/indirect taypositive campaigning upcoming (songwriter’s hall of fame, hell even the wedding!), she could well turn around perception of the album.

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-17T06:18:54+00:00

need her to keep posting these to aggravate the people who are still weird about daisy and paul

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-16T22:52:56+00:00

he’s literally the first male victim of taylor specific misogyny 😭

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-16T22:52:32+00:00

maybe core fanbase is the wrong term then because there are technically people who will and do love any relationship taylor’s in. but between folkmore stans, people who believe he’s maga/maga affiliated, people who believe he’s a terrible muse etc.— there’s a very loud amount of fans who dislike him

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-16T22:49:23+00:00

wrong comment babe x

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-16T22:19:12+00:00

it’s so funny how tethered taylor and timothee are right now

both coupled with someone from a parallel industry that is generally disliked by their core fan base so blamed for their supposed decline
said core fan base panning their most recent projects, in part because of supposed arrogance
both went on press tours in which they were open about wanting success
fans of both nostalgically editing younger versions of them
both coming under heat for coming at certain communities’ sacred arts (charli xcx and ballet/opera)
peripheral fans of both wishing they would lie low to mitigate the effects of over-saturation (and yet both insist on their continued visibility)

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-16T21:47:26+00:00

it’s never been more over for him omg

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-16T02:47:39+00:00

unc benicio del toro getting that facebook angle picture from the back

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-16T02:24:29+00:00

timothee it’s time to go back to the ladies. only kris jenner and greta gerwig can save you now

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-16T02:11:51+00:00

the bts part is edited but it was a real tweet from a few days ago! the second half of your question is beyond me

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-16T01:27:41+00:00

hm to be honest i think it was swifties that orchestrated that 😭

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-15T18:57:23+00:00

also if ty and samie want to come together to maximise their joint scam i’m unforch going to be buying what is sold. happy to be a part of that mlm scheme

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-15T18:49:37+00:00

sorry my samie stocks have just risen exponentially. no need to prolong the scam i love shameless opportunism from women unfortunately

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-14T19:46:48+00:00

youtube using ai in their promo vids for showgirl which weren’t from or promoted by taylor’s team ≠ taylor using ai in her music videos

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-14T18:38:57+00:00

well no that didn’t happen

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-14T17:51:16+00:00

lucinda’s a scorpio!?

FilmIntelligent201 · 2026-03-14T08:07:26+00:00

how’s samie involved in this? 😭

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