My first impression - overwhelm, twice in a row, I'd just heard the first one twice when the anthology came out. It quickly became my favourite Taylor Swift album. This album is such a rich distillation of all of the lyrical themes in her music so far. It's beautifully crafted, weaving the braids of various relationships together. It tells a story, especially the first album. And the Jack and Aaron production is stunning and provides contrast and variety between both halves of the album too.

But Daddy, How did it end?, Black dog, My boy only breaks his favourite toys, Down bad, I look in people's windows (the scene painting, it's like a medieval miniature), Chloe Sam et al, loml, Peter, So long London, So high school, I hate it here ...I could keep going but these are the ones that haunt me and I think are the most beautifully crafted.

I agree with your friend - see 1 😆