Cause I know that it’s delicate

[disableddyke]

my body is a group project and no one is doing their part correctly

[fantastic-nonsense]

Tatiana Maslany was literally insane for playing like 12 different people with the same face and then interacting with multiple versions of herself for five whole seasons

[fantastic-nonsense]

she really Did That™ and we are all incredibly grateful

[wemblingfool]

No! No, but here's the important thing! She did it so flawlessly, that you would actually forget these characters are the same actress.

I found myself feeling bad for the actor who plays Alison's husband, because "he never gets to work with Maslany," because in my head I kept equating her with Sarah, when literally he only worked with Maslany!

The special effects were so seemless, and her performances were so flawless that we have never seen this gimmick done this effectively, this naturally. And I don't think we ever will again.

She deserved that emmy.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

It’s impossible to describe how phenomenally good a job Maslany did with these characters. Like, it wasn’t just that she played every one of these characters so genuinely and distinctly that you forgot they were the same actress. It was also that the characters, being clones, would deceive people by playing each other.

Alison would be on the screen, and you’d be like, “that’s Alison”. Then Sarah would be on the screen, and you’d be like, “that’s Sarah”. Then someone who looked exactly like Sarah would be on the screen, and you’d be like, “Oh, Alison is pretending to be Sarah.” And some of the clones were better at pretending to be each other than other clones were. And you could always tell who you were looking at and who they were trying to imitate.

[kanejbrekkdown]

[heritageposts]

date of origin: 28th of march, 2013.

[theconcealedweapon]

This is not even an exaggeration.

[paintedmesgolden]

[tiktoksthataregood-ish]

[aimmyarrowshigh]

[rootbeergoddess]

Oh my god yes

[mollyscribbles]

I noticed the date on the article was 2018 so I checked and – trailer’s out.  Summer 2021:

[cages-boxes-hunters-foxes]

selenagomez: kinda missin this one (x)

[thisisctrying]

sometimes I think about “time flies, messy as the mud on your truck tires, now I’m missing your smile hear me out/ we could just ride around and the road not taken looks real good now” and “take me back to the creek beds we turned up/2 AM riding in your truck and all I need is you next to me” and I scream internally for a full minute

[cages-boxes-hunters-foxes]

“Taylor is a big National fan, and she came to see us play. She talked a lot to my brother and me. We met her in 2014 at Saturday Night Live. She was there when we played. We were a little bit in each other’s orbits, and we were aware that there was this mutual appreciation. When the pandemic hit and everyone was in quarantine, all her plans for 2020 were canceled. She was at home and I guess she thought, ‘Why don’t I reach out?’ She knew that the way I write is by sending sketches to Matt [Berniger, The National’s vocalist], then he writes to them. She reached out in April and said, ‘Hey, would you ever be interested in writing remotely with me?’ At first I asked, ‘Is this really Taylor Swift?’ [laughter] But I had been writing a ton of music at that time; I was preparing to do a solo tour opening for Bon Iver, by myself, in arenas. I’d been nervous and writing a lot of music. Then, when the pandemic hit, I was writing a lot for what I thought was Big Red Machine or The National. So, when she reached out, I happened to have a folder with some of my favorites. I make music to make it, often not knowing what it’s for. Also, the sketches are usually meant to be compelling on their own. They don’t necessarily need a vocalist, and I do it almost as a form of therapy. Sometimes I add vocals to them, but a lot of times they’re instrumental. So, I sent her a folder. She said, ‘Send anything. The weirdest thing you think I’d be interested in hearing.’ My phone lit up a couple hours later, and she had sent back the song ‘Cardigan,’ completely finished, as a voice memo, to the music I’d written. It was almost fully-produced. It was very similar to what it ultimately became. It was so quick; it felt like a lightning bolt hit the house at that moment. The next day she sent another one, and the next day another one. It kept on like that. Then I started to write more, and we clicked. I don’t think either of us expected that, but that’s what happened. With Taylor, I can’t believe how talented and focused she is, and how her musical mind is extremely expansive; what she’s capable of. People know her various phases and different records, but until you work with someone directly, you don’t know what their skills are or what their genius is. Hers is expansive. That’s been amazing to click with someone like that and go toe to toe. She’s very capable, sharp, and an interesting person. That’s the fun thing about being collaborative. I get to learn from people all the time.”

— Aaron Dessner to TapeOp on how folklore came about and what it’s like to work with Taylor (x)

[slowspinningredemption]

casually learning how the stock market works because my dedication to the drama knows no bounds

[wildestdream]

You’ve entered folklore

go to evermore, homepage

[ranmagender]

Shrek is historically and culturally significant. People's eyes are finally opening

[gunsandfireandshit]

[embroiderycrafts]

Made myself a Christmas ornament. I’m quite pleased with it. by HellsBellsBetsyRoss

[1892]

sometimes i just want to tell cashiers like. im sorry for being a customer :( im sorry i wish i didnt have to do this! im sorry . 

[butiknewyou]

it’s really interesting to me that taylor calls herself a fire multiple times on folklore, sometimes in the context of love (”i’m a fire and i’ll keep your brittle heart warm”) and sometimes in the context of anger or vengeance (”now i breathe flames each time i talk”, “if i’m on fire, you’ll be made of ashes too”). we can connect that back to reputation when taylor embraces being lit up by everyone’s opinions of her (”they’re burning all the witches…so light me up”) but i think we can also take that even further back to speak now when we see taylor get her fire from someone who tried to use it to scald her (”you burned them out, but i took your matches before fire could catch me so don’t look now, i’m shining like fireworks”). fire is something beautiful and necessary, but also destructive, and i’m obsessed with the concept of a young woman stealing her abuser’s matches and using them to get revenge and protect both herself and her new partner.

[afterglowings]

Taylor Swift + songwriting progression over the years (continued)