"And in the death of her reputation, she felt truly alive."
Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
During the mashup of "Bad Blood" and "Should've Said No," Swift plays a guitar from her early country days.
This is a deliberate nod to her past. By blending a song from her pop-focused 1989 album with one of her earliest country hits from her 2006 debut album, she connects the 'new Taylor' with the 'old Taylor.' It signifies that while she has evolved, she hasn't erased her history, and the themes of betrayal in her music have been a long-standing part of her songwriting.
The main stage is shaped like an 'X'.
The X-shaped stage is a visual reference to the lyrics in the song "Getaway Car," where she sings, "X marks the spot where we fell apart." This detail in the production design ties the physical space of the performance directly into the lyrical narrative of the album.
In the opening video montage, the word "Reputation" is formed from various media headlines and clips about her.
This is a literal and figurative representation of the album's core theme. It shows how her "reputation" was constructed by outside forces and the media. The film then spends the next two hours deconstructing and reclaiming that very word on her own terms.