Taylor Swift ‘Patient Zero’ music video: Major Easter eggs explained

The video opens with Johnson visiting a grave before Swift appears alongside her. Throughout the story, Swift repeatedly appears in Johnson’s life with her husband, played by Farrell. The two women are presented as mirrors of each other, with similar clothing and Johnson applying red lipstick associated with Swift.

The ending reveals that Farrell’s character was married to Swift, an heiress, and poisoned her for her money. He is apparently repeating the same plan with Johnson’s character, while Swift appears as a ghost attempting to warn her.

Johnson eventually places a rose at Swift’s grave, which reads, “Beloved wife and daughter, gone too soon.”Several scenes contain references to Swift’s previous work. The cemetery has been compared with the setting of “Look What You Made Me Do”, which premiered at the VMAs in 2017.

The video also features a dinner-table argument resembling the “Tolerate It” staging from Swift’s Eras Tour. Celebrity cameos include Cara Delevingne and Los Angeles Rams player Matthew Stafford. Fans have also interpreted clues including “saccharide” and “North or South” as possible references to Farrell and Johnson.

The video’s dark visual style has also led fans to compare it with Swift’s. Tortured Poetsera rather than the brighter aesthetic associated with. The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore.

The music video became available immediately after the premiere on subscription streaming services like Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Spotify and will be released on You. Tube on September 29.