The penultimate episode of The Handmaid’s Story supplied followers a glimpse of Taylor Swift’s long-awaited Status (Taylor’s Model), prompting hypothesis that there have been much more hidden Easter eggs onscreen.
Elisabeth Moss’ June led a military of Handmaids right into a riot to a soundtrack of “Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Model)” through the Tuesday, Might 20, episode. Followers rapidly theorized that one of many shadowed figures exiting a truck behind them was Swift, 35, as a result of the actor’s gait presumably mimicked the pop star’s personal stage-worthy strut.
Amid followers’ fervent hopes for an surprising Swift cameo amid her skilled hiatus post-Eras Tour, Moss is clearing the air concerning the onscreen performer’s identification.
“After all it’s not her,” Moss, 42, informed TVLine in an interview printed on Friday, Might 23, joking that she discovered the fan principle to be “wonderful” regardless of its inaccuracies.
“Oh my God, that’s hilarious. I like that concept, although,” Moss, who additionally directed the episode, informed the outlet. “However this is without doubt one of the causes we have been so enthusiastic about this second, simply the fan engagement on Handmaid’s is so intense, after which marrying that with the Swifties is, like, ‘Jesus Christ.’ It’s so enjoyable!”
In response to Moss, Swift was seemingly too “busy” to play an unnamed, mysterious further on the ultimate season of The Handmaid’s Story.
“I’m afraid that’s not Taylor. She’s fairly busy,” Moss quipped. “I really feel like if she was going to come back do our present, we’d’ve made certain we noticed her face.”
Many Swifties performed into the hypothesis as a result of Swift introduced her Eras Tour to Toronto final fall, which aligned with the filming dates and areas of The Handmaid’s Story finale.
“I’ll clear up that extremely astute remark. Loads of us went to the Eras Tour in November in Toronto, which is partially why Taylor was very prime of thoughts for me,” Moss mentioned. “But additionally [her original version of] Status got here out at … I believe it was [during] season 4, and we have been obsessive about that album on set, as a forged.”
She continued, “It’s been a protracted mutual love affair between her and a variety of our forged. I imply, Josh Charles was in her [‘Fortnight’] music video [and using her music] was one thing that I’ve wished to do, nicely, from the start.I used to be going to say, ‘Since I’ve been a director,’ however from the start!”
Moss, who attended an Eras Tour present with costars Bradley Whitford and Yvonne Strahovski, wished to make use of a Swift music in an earlier episode — however is in the end glad it panned out the best way it did.
“I’m so glad that we didn’t do it earlier than and waited till now,” Moss mentioned. “Now that we’ve got it, I’m so glad it occurred the best way that it did.”
The Handmaid’s Story is presently streaming on Hulu.