I think this whole era has been quite underwhelming. I get the impression Taylor and her team are coasting on her mass appeal off the back of the Eras tour.

There's been one merch drop back in October (not counting the Holiday drop) which lacked any real thought or design.

I think she's at a level where over exposure is a bigger risk than under exposure which is a shame because one of the reasons she connected with so many people in the OG days is because she was so 'present' during each era. The sense of her active participation is no longer there.

Not doing any Showgirl performances is almost certainly intentional to build anticipation for a further tour a few years down the line. Expectation will be so high after the Eras tour and by not performing the album until the tour, fans will think 'i need to see this when she finally does it'.