The first Taylor we meet is inside of a house, alone.
She sees ghosts and seems afraid.
This Taylor is haunted:
The next Taylor meet directly tells us she’s the problem.
She has sparkly stickers on her face and glitter hotpants. Her leotard shows more skin than the other versions of Taylor. Unlike Haunted-Taylor this version of Taylor is seen outside of the house (Taylor’s place of comfort where all 3 Taylors live?).
Problem-Taylor is judgmental:
She has very strict guidelines of beauty and shames Haunted-Taylor into following them. Appearance is important to Problem-Taylor. It’s more about image over substance. Problem-Taylor emphasizes beauty and showmanship. The music is a side-note that she doesn’t care about all that much. Instead of writing like Haunted-Taylor, Problem-Taylor smashes the guitar with gusto.
Problem-Taylor seems to be a bad influence on Haunted-Taylor. She is cynical and teaches Haunted-Taylor not to trust anyone.
The party-girl Problem-Taylor also takes shots while Haunted-Taylor follows her lead:
But Haunted-Taylor can’t hang. She doesn’t have as much tolerance as Problem-Taylor (probably because she’s at home writing alone instead of out in the world).
When Haunted-Taylor pukes we get a hint of what she’s made of, and the reason she could be haunted. Her vomit is blurple. And everyone knows lavender is the most gay color.
Problem-Taylor pushes Haunted-Taylor down abruptly ruining their fun of jumping on the bed.
- This could symbolize hate or aggression. There is anger under the attractive, happy veneer.
- She wants to be the center of attention and star of the show. She shoves Haunted-Taylor back down to her place.
- Is Problem-Taylor trying to take over for all the pieces of Taylor?
We meet the third Taylor when other people are around:
She is so large that she can’t sit at the table and be part of the group. She sticks out. Her fame sets her apart and she’s unable to form connections.
Big-Taylor is the version that takes shots/criticism. And when the arrow pierces her heart, we see the Gay-blurple again. And notably, Big-Taylor immediately hides it behind her political, people-pleasing button.
Big-Taylor has to hide the lavender parts of herself to appeal to every faction. She also has to think of her family and legacy. The tiny, empty wine bottle has her crest on it:
At the end of the Anti-Hero video, all three Taylors (Haunted, Problem, and Big) are united:
- Problem-Taylor is sparkly, showy, and impulsive. She breaks things, parties, and distrusts and competes with others. She’s beautiful, but we see that it takes a lot of effort to maintain her appearance, and she is mad about it.
- Haunted-Taylor is inside, fearful of ghosts, writing. She is influenced by Problem-Taylor, but can’t fully commit to those expectations.
- Big-Taylor has difficulty forming real connections. Her fame makes her an outcast, and the attention she does receive is negative. She’s also hiding a secret. To cover up her queerness, she tries to please everyone, but ends up feeling lonely with her empty bottle of wine.
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