Taylor Swift fans have a lot to talk about Eras Tour: End of an Era docu-series after watching the first two episodes, and not all of it is pure praise.
The 36-year-old pop superstar had promised fans a behind-the-scenes look at her record-breaking tour after the 3.5-hour show ended, when the glitz and glamor fades away and Swift returns to her off-stage life.
But after watching the documentary, many fans expressed that instead of a candid behind-the-scenes look, Ophelia’s fate hitmaker presented “calculated vulnerability.”
Swifties offered the samples as selective shots with fans, overview of the Ticketmaster fiasco, as well as well-placed emotional moments that seem too good to be natural in the episodes.
Many also raised issues with the documentary not carrying one consistent narrative, leaving the viewer struggling to piece together the meanings.
The criticism is not new for the Grammy winner, who received similar feedback after the release of her 2020 documentary, Miss Americana.
While the 2020 release promised a backstage look into Swift’s life and an intimate chronicle of her journey as a musician, it left many fans disappointed by being more of a promotional supplement to her album, Love.
Two episodes in the series, the Empty space singer gave a little insight into her relationship with now-fiancé Travis Kelce, but not any story behind how they got together and became close during the tour, which seemed to be more of a focus in the teasers.
Overall, the series seems to lack a story behind it. Perhaps due to a clear creative direction, the documentary presents many simultaneous storylines, but they do not quite collide and culminate into one.
