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Rap Fan Finally Sees Taylor Swift's ANTI-HERO Music Video | Journey to The Eras Tour PT6

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Welcome back to our Journey to the Eras Tour series!

Today, Robert finally gets to experience one of the songs that first made him curious about Taylor Swift: ANTI-HERO.

Before Robert ever joined us for Taylor reactions, he told us there was one Taylor song he already loved — "It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me." So we knew that eventually we had to sit him down and show him the full ANTI-HERO music video experience.

In this episode, we dive into Taylor Swift's lyrics, symbolism, visual storytelling, and the deeper meaning behind one of the most self-reflective songs of her career. We discuss Robert's favorite lyric ("I'll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror"), why ANTI-HERO is so relatable, and how Taylor manages to combine incredible songwriting with an unforgettable production.

We also discuss:

• The symbolism throughout the ANTI-HERO music video
• Taylor Swift's ability to write emotionally relatable songs
• The deleted scale scene and the controversy surrounding it
• Taylor's discussion of body image struggles in Miss Americana
• The different interpretations of the video's ending
• Taylor Swift as a songwriter, director, and visual storyteller
• Why ANTI-HERO remains one of the defining songs of the Midnights era

Whether you're a longtime Swiftie or discovering Taylor Swift for the first time, this reaction sparked some incredible conversations about self-doubt, insecurities, fame, and the stories we tell ourselves.

What does the ending of the ANTI-HERO music video mean to YOU?

Drop your interpretation in the comments!

NEXT UP:
Our first Patreon-exclusive episode as Robert begins his Fleetwood Mac journey with Landslide and learns about the connection between Stevie Nicks and Taylor Swift.

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CHAPTERS:

WHY THIS SONG? - 0:00
TAKE IT AWAY TAY - 04:55
TWO WORKS OF ART - 06:10
VISUAL BREAKDOWNS - 08:35
LYRICAL MASTERMIND - 10:40
GREAT ART ILLICITS EMOTION - 13:13
VERSE 2 & HOOK - 15:00
THE DELETED SCENE - 16:15
SOCIAL PRESSURE & FAME - 19:30
STRINGS & SYMBOLISM - 22:55
QUIET FOR THE BRIDGE (SKIT) - 26:15
ENDING INTERPRETATIONS - 30:00
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY - 34:30
I'VE BEEN AFRAID OF CHANGIN - 40:30

20 Comments

@Violet316 3 months ago

The three purple glitter incidents were easter eggs for the Speak Now TV release, which ended up being correct.

@alessandrac3428 3 months ago

I love that 2 of the ghosts are her brother and get lawyer 😂

@andrewjenkinson7052 3 months ago

FYI If you are going to Toy Story 5 stay until after the credits. Pixar have done a “Taylor Swift” and added an extra scene!

@robertthompson7242 3 months ago

notice that the monster at the beginning fit into the room; at the end, bigger than the house? her fame gets bigger and bigger. Fun also that the colors of her polo shirt (horizontal stripes) and her stage costume (vertical stripes) are the same.

@robertthompson7242 3 months ago

she commented on this in the NYT interview: it was about all the criticism she gets for every aspect of her personality and lifestyle. Seems like the everybody agrees, is just another way of saying "that's what people say" and all her other songs slapping back the critics.

@RaeKennedyAuthor 3 months ago

I believe the first video of hers she wrote and directed was for The Man from Lover, and, of course, she also directed her videos during covid for Cardigan and Willow and she's been doing it ever since into Midnights/TTPD/Showgirl eras

@ovrtrubledwtr1 3 months ago

The Man I believe is the first video she ever wrote and directed, and I think that would be a great next Eras Tour stop.

@Krista8102 3 months ago

For the second time I am furious that swifties made her change her MV. Or music. The second one is “Me” they left the saying Spelling Is Fun! Yet the swifties hated on this single so much that she took that part out and it’s not on the album! I miss it!

@lauramccampbell161 3 months ago

The SUN and the MIRROR are tabloids that cover celebrity gossip, politics , etc.. .
IMO the line could have a double meaning .

@Peg4-Evermore 3 months ago

Great reaction, as usual! When Taylor says, "Hi, it's me, I'm the problem it's me... at Tea time, everybody agrees" - The British are known for their tea time. Possible the paparazzi, and others in her life, made her feel like her celebrity was "the problem".

@reagangaines1224 3 months ago

There was a scene that was cut out because people online were claiming that Taylor Swift was being fatphobic to them. It’s when she stepped on the scale in the bathroom and the camera pans down to where you would read the number of pounds but instead it said FAT. The body positivity movement took offense to that claiming she was calling all of them fat when she was really calling herself, fat. No matter how good she looks her brain will still make her think she’s fat. When she’s not, she’s a very healthy for her height. She wears a size 4 to 6 at 5‘.11“. Also, if people feel to realize with that scene that they made her delete is that she’s trying to convey the feeling that everyone has when they step on a scale to weigh their body and it’s never a good feeling unless you see that you’ve lost weight and you want to lose weight then you’ll feel good about yourself or if you need to gain some weight and you’ve gained the weight you needed to.

@leeirby3857 3 months ago

Part 7 for Journey to the Eras Tour could be anything

@christielysdale1815 3 months ago

I always miss the lives, but like I just told my husband- Y’all are my people ❤️

@Violet316 3 months ago

Did anyone notice the bathroom was The Life of a Showgirl colors?

@kyledominicwebber6882 3 months ago

Awesome reactions to Taylor’s great songs

@Bloom199-t7l 3 months ago

I love this song!!!

@monash1915 3 months ago

I love this journey.

@powerpanda557 3 months ago

There’s a third ghost in this video that Taylor never says who it is. My wife thinks that maybe it could be Matty heely. that

@catherinefaulkner1392 3 months ago

All the videos from Folklore/Evermore and ATW10TV were all written and directed by Taylor.

Then obviously Midnights, TTPD and Showgirls were Taylor.

@Violet316 3 months ago

I wanted to say something about the bathroom scale; my ex-daughter-in-law is tall, about 5'11". She used to think she was fat, going by what the scale said. I would have to tell her that because she is tall, her weight is distributed evenly. I went by the standard weight scale, which was that for every 5' you should weigh 100 ibs, and for every inch over you add 5 lbs. So, her weight of 155-165, she looked at those numbers and felt fat. With Taylor and all her model friends probably weighing 100 to 105 lbs, that had to add to the idea she was overweight.