TV Show Characters as Taylor Swift Albums
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Among Swifties, it’s a collective belief that Taylor Swift is the replica of Lorelai Gilmore from Gilmore Girls. The confidence, the love for autumn and all the things it brings, the wit, and even the facial structure, Gilmore and Swift are definitely connected by an invisible string.
Aside from Swift herself, her albums carry qualities and personality traits that align with a few other fictional characters who many of us know all too well.
Debut – Phoebe Buffay from Friends
From the blonde hair that can’t be missed, the defining wardrobe, to the southern twang in their singing, young Swift and the fictional Buffay have more than a few similarities. Buffay, a character in the show Friends that longs for love but doesn’t let it define her. Similarly, what defines Swift is her voice and talent, no matter what she sings about.
Fearless – Hannah Montana from Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana went from short skirts to t-shirts, superstar to the girl-next-door in one costume change. To live a double life, you’d have to be pretty fearless.
Speak Now – Monica Geller from Friends
Swift and Geller both had their fair share of heartbreak, of fantasies, of dreams. Speak Now-era Swift and Geller are both independent, optimistically pessimistic, and full of dreams.
Red – Rachel Green from Friends
Rachel, victim to yet another situationship that alters your life, can relate to Swift’s Red – Rachel and Ross refine “All Too Well.” Not to mention, being the fashionista she is, Green would take inspiration from Swift’s fall looks that define that era and album.
1989 – Samantha Jones from Sex and the City
Need I say more? The love for the city of New York, girlfriends, having fun, and letting loose shines in both Swift’s lyricism and Jones’ lifestyle. But of course, even the Samanthas of the world get their hearts broken, as does Swift in objectively one of her “happier” albums.
Reputation – Jade West from Victorious
A bad girl with a soft side. The edge of a knife, but it shines when you reflect it in the light.
Lover – Charlotte York from Sex and the City
The hopeless romantic, the lover of love, Charlotte York would be defined by no other album. Lover, Swift’s first fully owned album represents York’s reclamation of herself throughout the series, and never losing sight of love along the way.
Folklore – Rory Gilmore from Gilmore Girls
“this is me trying” and “mirrorball” were written for and about academic achievers and people-pleasing burnouts like Rory Gilmore.
Evermore – Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl
Sometimes the girl struggling the most is the one that hides it the best. Waldorf, a woman of power and opinions. Swift, a woman of patience and opposition. evermore-era Swift and Waldorf likely would be fast friends, both feeling tolerated, never celebrated.
Midnights – Alex Russo from Wizards of Waverly Place
Russo, a wizard, and Swift, a mastermind. Spunky and smart, magical and mystical – Midnights era-Swift and Russo transport viewers and listeners to a new world, one of lavender haze and stories that spellbind you.
The Tortured Poets Department – Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City
The tortured poet herself, Carrie Bradshaw, takes viewers on a trip. Long-time lovers, not-so-long-time lovers, and the situationship that won’t quit, she bears it all, just like Swift.
While these pairings are not fact, I hope the invisible string I find passing through Swift and other characters can pass through you too.
