"The Fate of Ophelia" | October 5, 2025
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I had the pleasure of watching the premiere of Taylor’s music video on the big screen via The Release Party of a Showgirl film. I found the theatre acted as an excellent vehicle for viewing the video almost as a movie. I loved Taylor’s vision of translating the showgirl concept to different decades and theatrical mediums. It reminded me of my recent newsletter in which I observed how Taylor has always had the essence of a showgirl’s grit, determination, and love of a sparkling on stage moment throughout the many stages of her career.
In this set up, Taylor pays homage to Busby Berkeley’s elaborate showgirl choreography. In the Release Party film, Taylor noted the synchronized swimming theme and lifesavers is a reference to the character in Hamlet, from which the song derives its plot-rewrite, who dies from drowning. “These would have saved her,” she humorously deadpans in the movie.
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