In news that might make Aunt Lydia clutch her pearls, Taylor Swift just kicked down the door to Gilead — musically, of course.
Just days after Donald Trump tried to come for Taylor by declaring she’s no longer “hot” (sir, have you seen the Eras Tour? That stadium’s on fire), Queen Swift served scorching revenge in the most poetic way possible: by sneak-attacking The Handmaid’s Tale with a re-recorded banger from her edgy, snake-ring era.
Yes, “Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Version)” just made a dramatic, eyeliner-heavy entrance in the opening scene of Season 6, Episode 9. Hulu dropped it, Swifties screamed, and June Osborne started a revolution — again — to the sound of Taylor dragging her enemies through lyrical mud. It’s giving ✨ dystopian vengeance ✨ and we’re here for it.
Elisabeth Moss (aka June, aka Gilead’s top troublemaker) was basically fangirling in interviews. “I’ve wanted to use a Taylor song forever,” she confessed to IconicHipster.com, possibly while holding a friendship bracelet. “This moment was just chef’s kiss.”
Apparently, Elisabeth AND the whole cast are die-hard Swifties. We’re imagining Rita and Aunt Lydia screaming the bridge to “Cruel Summer” between takes. Elisabeth even roped in her editor Wendy for this Taymission: “I said to her, ‘Listen, I need Taylor in the final episodes,’ and Wendy delivered like the unsung hero she is.” Let’s give Wendy a Grammy, honestly.
This isn’t the first time Taylor’s re-recorded tracks have popped up like glitter in unexpected places. “Look What You Made Me Do (TV)” already creeped into The Dynasty: New England Patriots (which is less a sports doc and more a dramatic soap opera about men in hoodies), and Delicate (TV) made a soft-focus appearance in The Summer I Turned Pretty — aka the show that made Gen Z cry and text their exes.
Also, let’s not forget Elisabeth Moss and co-star Bradley Whitford (Commander Lawrence with the most chaotic energy) were spotted at the Eras Tour back in November 2024. You know they were singing “You Belong With Me” at the top of their lungs in matching friendship bracelets and probably crying during “All Too Well (10 Minute Version).”
Gilead’s going down, Taylor’s going up, and we are living for this crossover between feminist rebellion and Reputation-fueled rage. Praise be and press play, baddies. 💅🐍🎶