Nothing made the die-hard Swifties more exultant when, a few years back, the music enchantress Taylor Swift announced the re-recordings of her previous albums. Though despite waiting for eons, there was one re-release remaining, the hearsay of which often made the headlines, but the album remained sealed shut in Swift’s safe vault. However, after many overwhelming brainstorming sessions and faux pas of wrongly deducted easter eggs and hints, Swift has finally blessed the fandom with the highly awaited ‘Reputation (Taylor’s Version)’. With a surprise drop of the track ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ in the television series, The Handmaid’s Tale, the first track from the album, has finally arrived.

On Tuesday, Taylor Swift casually decided to shake the music and television world when Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale played the revamped version of the lead single, ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ at the beginning of the episode. The song is played against the backdrop of the Handmaids coming together for an uprising led by June Osborne against the Commanders. The red cape figures walked with determination in the dark night, with Osborne leading them. A snippet of this inclusion was shared by the X account, Taylor Swift Updates.

The song features the re-creations of producer Jack Antonoff’s original synths and drum beat, amping up the bass. But what is more notable is more experienced vocals from a grown Taylor Swift, 8 years later. According to the show’s star, Elizabeth Moss’ statement to Billboard, she wanted to use a Swift song for many years on the show and finally found the perfect spot for a track from her in this season. As per the actress, the pop royalty has been such an inspiration to her, and the entire cast is a fan.

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The first peek of re-vamped ‘Reputation’ has left the netizens with divided opinions, who shared their thoughts in the comments.

‘Reputation (Taylor’s Version)’ has been a long time coming, and its television collaboration with The Handmaid’s Tale is a strong statement. The show editor, Wendy Hallam Martin, called it a perfect pairing. According to Martin's statement to Billboard, the lyrics and tone of the song landed “perfectly thematically, rhythmically, and magically hit all the edit points, which sometimes happens if it’s meant to be.” But on X, this track has created a stir where one half is stanning the new arrival while the other remains unimpressed.

For some, it failed to bring out the same sentiment as the original one did.

For now, only one track has been released; more is expected to drop soon, whether fans who have spent long enough searching for clues will display patience for the same now remains to be seen. In a brilliant display of power moves and gaining back the rights stolen from under her nose, Taylor Swift is showing the wrongdoers, who is the boss with the upcoming re-release. But another big question that remains after the latest response is how the fans are going to react to the rest of the album.

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