By Rocky Paterra

An internet fandom of eagle-eyed viewers has delved deep into the depths of pop-person Taylor Swift's new music video for her polarizing single "Look What You Made Me Do," which marks the beginning of her "Reputation" era.

Swift is infamous for her close attention to imagery and detail in her videos, and by all accounts, this new one has delivered the goods.

And while the list goes on and on for these subtle details and Easter eggs -- about which every pop culture website has already obsessed -- I am here to talk about a moment in Swift's music video that has gone largely unexplored across the board.

The moment when Mrs. Potts from "Beauty and the Beast is literally right in front of our eyes serving tea with her son, Chip.

That's right folks. At the 59-second mark of the music video, fan fave and O.G. gossip queen Mrs. Potts is right in our faces as if to say that she never left!

Below is the picture with proof!



Look at her and her little cup of a son, just casually hovering over Taylor Swift like it's nobody's business.

I wonder if they even truly know who they're pouring for given that they've been in that castle with Emma Watson for so many years!

So, obviously, this can only mean one thing:

Reputation will be a "Beauty and the Beast" concept album!

And here is why:

Taylor Alison Swift was born in 1989. I know this because she had an album about it.

The original "Beauty and the Beast" was released in 1991. I know this because I Googled it.



Now, according to math, 1991 - 1989 = 2

Taylor Swift is known for releasing an album every two years since 2006.

However, 2016 came and went without an album drop from Swift.

So, Mrs. Potts' appearance in the video is clearly alluding to this break in the cycle.

Don't believe me? Ask the dishes!

Also, Taylor Swift's "Reputation" album will now be dropping the same year as the live-action remake of "Beauty and the Beast."

Coincidence? I think not.

Furthermore, the remake was released 26 years after the original film.

Now, in the music video for "Look What You Made Me Do," zombie Taylor is wearing the same dress that she wore in her music video for "Out of the Woods" from her last album.



That video was released in 2015. How old was Taylor Swift in 2015? She was 26 years old.

Taylor Swift has 17 letters.

Beauty and the Beast has 17 letters.

The devil is in the details.

Well, if you remember from the movie's titular song, Mrs. Potts sings the iconic line, "Certain as the sun, rising in the East."

Taylor Swift is from Reading, Pennsylvania. Reading is located in Eastern Pennsylvania. Taylor Swift was literally rising in the East.



And speaking of Reading, what is Belle's favorite activity in the world?!?



There you have it. Taylor Alison Swift's "Reputation" album will have nothing to do with her reputation and everything to do with "Beauty and the Beast."

Every song will be written from the perspective of Belle throughout the movie.

I'm sorry, the old Taylor can't come to the phone right now. 

Why? Oh, cause she's Belle.

Let me know in the comments if you agree with this theory!

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