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On her album folklore<\/em>, Taylor Swift<\/strong> insists that \u201cthe greatest films of all time were never made.\u201d But that can\u2019t possibly be true now that Christmas in the Spotlight,<\/em> Lifetime\u2019s blatant attempt to capitalize on Swift\u2019s romance with NFL tight-end Travis Kelce,<\/strong> has debuted. The made-for-TV movie premiered on Saturday, just a week before Hallmark airs its own nod to the high-profile relationship: Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story<\/em>, out November 30.<\/p>\n

While Hallmark\u2019s project boasts a cameo from Travis\u2019s actual mother, Donna Kelce<\/strong>\u2014and has the support of his Kansas City home team\u2014it\u2019s the Lifetime movie that borrows most from the real-life romance. Jessica Lord<\/strong> plays a pop star called Bowyn Sykes, apparently so named expressly so that \u201cBow\u2019s\u201d fans can be called arrow<\/em>-heads\u2014a nod to the Chiefs stadium, as well as a lyric in Swift\u2019s song \u201cCornelia Street.\u201d Laith Wallschleger<\/strong> plays a pro football player named Drew \u201cGonzo\u201d Gonville; Bowyn wisely opts to call Drew by his given first name, and I will follow suit. The couple feels a little more like Tate McRae and Rob Gronkowski<\/strong> than Taylor and Travis, but no matter\u2014they still get together when the fictional athlete publicly shoots his shot with the singer after attending her concert.<\/p>\n

Ahead, a breakdown of every Easter egg in the Taylor and Travis-inspired Lifetime movie, from a boisterous brother who feels a lot like Jason Kelce<\/strong> to an actor ex-boyfriend accused of never walking the red carpet with his A-list girlfriend.<\/p>\n

The Number 13<\/strong><\/p>\n

Naturally, the number that has become synonymous with Swift (\u201cHi, I\u2019m Taylor. I love the number 13. I was born in December on a Christmas tree farm,\u201d a bio of the singer once read) pops up in the movie. It\u2019s not only Drew\u2019s number on the fictional Bombers football team, but\u2014wouldn\u2019t you know it\u2014Bowyn was 13 when she began performing. The film also has a few other nods to specific Swiftisms, including her love of cats and friendship bracelets, which fans began trading on her Eras Tour after being inspired by a lyric in her song \u201cYou\u2019re on Your Own Kid.\u201d Kelce said he planned to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his number on it at her Kansas City show.<\/p>\n

A Paine-fully Swift Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bowyn\u2019s exact level of fame within the film is a bit confusing. She\u2019s referred to as the \u201cbiggest pop star in the world,\u201d yet can eat at restaurants or drive to clandestine meetings with Drew relatively undetected. (Swift can\u2019t even get to the stage of her own concerts without a disguise.) What does ring true is that Bowyn would rely on a trusted manager (played by Jeannie Mai Jenkins<\/strong>) to help her decide that dating a fellow public figure is the right move. There are no direct illusions to Tree Paine,<\/strong> Swift\u2019s enigmatic publicist, but anyone who saw Swift\u2019s 2020 Netflix documentary will recognize the character as something of an homage.<\/p>\n

A Footballing Family<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the biggest selling points of dating Drew, according to Bowyn\u2019s manager, is that he\u2019s got \u201cthe best family.\u201d It just so happens that the brood mimics the real-life Kelce family. Both Drew and his brother play football; in real life, Travis\u2019s older brother Jason was a center who retired from the Philadelphia Eagles at the end of last season. In the film, Drew, a wide-receiver, and his quarterback brother Rob (Dennis Andres<\/strong>) play for the same team. Rob and his wife Nicole (played by TikTok\u2019s Haley Kalil<\/strong>) have a Jason and Kylie Kelce-esque rapport and a young daughter who happens to be a massive Bowyn fan. (Jason and Kylie have three daughters of their own, some of whom have had adorable interactions with Travis on their New Heights<\/em> podcast).<\/p>\n

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David SPOWART \/ A+E Networks<\/figure>\n
Lisa Lake\/Getty Images<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

When Bowyn and Drew begin dating, Rob\u2019s knowledge of the singer is limited. \u201cShe\u2019s had a bunch of boyfriends and wrote songs about them,\u201d he says, to which his wife retorts, \u201cThat\u2019s not sexist at all.\u201d Drew seems to know far more about Bowyn. In addition to her awards and charitable efforts, he says there are \u201ccollege courses dedicated to her career\u201d\u2014which is also true of Swift. Rob has no issue with his brother dating a superstar, so long as she doesn\u2019t pull focus from the game\u2014acting as the voice of the Brads and Chads who taken issue with Swift\u2019s presence at her own boyfriend\u2019s football games. Rob redeems himself later in the film, celebrating Bowyn\u2019s ability to bring more fans to football and even boost his brother\u2019s jersey sales\u2014two things that happened re: Swift and Kelce shortly after they began dating last fall.<\/p>\n

X Marks the Spot<\/strong><\/p>\n

As Bowyn and Drew\u2019s romance heats up, they spend an evening drinking wine by a fireplace. After a convenient spill, Drew removes his shirt to reveal a six-pack. \u201cCan I touch it?\u201d she asks, after admitting to previously dating only \u201cserious actors and indie rockers\u201d with scrawnier physiques. \u201cStrumming guitars and playing Hamlet don\u2019t exactly create abs like that,\u201d Bowyn says, a line that could target a number of Swift\u2019s actual exes\u2014from musicians like Matty Healy to an actor like Joe Alwyn,<\/strong> who is set to star in an upcoming film adaptation of Hamlet. (Another pointed line refers to Bowyn\u2019s indie-rocker-turned-actor ex, who never walked the red carpet with her while they were dating.) Oh, and Drew\u2019s response to the whole six-pack-grazing request? \u201cYou can do anything you want to it.\u201d Netflix\u2014you have some sexy holiday competition!<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Forget the Lyrics<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tracks we hear from Bowyn, namely her new single, \u201cShine,\u201d don\u2019t evoke the award-winning lyricism of Swift\u2019s actual songs. But that doesn\u2019t stop the movie from borrowing a whole bunch of her lyrics as jokes and references within Christmas in the Spotlight.<\/em> In fact, the film could act as a true test for those who consider themselves Swifties. Here are the Swift songs that are alluded to, according to my well-trained, chronically-online ears:<\/p>\n

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  • \u201cTeardrops on My Guitar\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cMean\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201c\u2026Ready for It?\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cBut Daddy I Love Him\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cWonderland\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cPeter\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cLook What You Made Me Do\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cCassandra\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cSo Long, London\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cOut of the Woods\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cChloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cthanK you aIMee\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u201cYou\u2019re Losing Me\u201d<\/li>\n
  • A number of Reputation<\/em> jokes, including Bowyn\u2019s assertion that she would \u201crather be trapped in a pit of snakes\u201d than hang out with her ex.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    David Spowart\/Lifetime<\/figure>\n
    TheStewartofNY<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

    The Backlash<\/strong><\/p>\n

    A fateful run-in with Bowyn\u2019s ex throws her relationship with Drew into turmoil after he releases an edited recording of the singer downplaying her new relationship and insinuating she\u2019s only dating Drew for the publicity. Swift backlash to Bowyn\u2019s words follow\u2014but she is vindicated when the full, unedited audio is released. This plot twist will sound all too familiar for those who have been following Swift\u2019s longtime issues with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.<\/strong> Back in 2016, West released a song called \u201cFamous,\u201d which includes these lyrics: \u201cI feel like me and Taylor might still have sex \/ Why? I made that bitch famous.\u201d Kardashian, West\u2019s then wife, posted a video of a phone call in which Swift allegedly gave permission for West to mention her name in the song. At the time, though, Swift was apparently not told the lyrics would include calling her a bitch.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Swift has spoken about the incident\u2019s long-lasting impact, telling Time magazine last year, \u201cYou have a fully manufactured frame job, in an illegally recorded phone call, which Kim Kardashian edited and then put out to say to everyone that I was a liar. That took me down psychologically to a place I\u2019ve never been before. I moved to a foreign country. I didn\u2019t leave a rental house for a year. I was afraid to get on phone calls. I pushed away most people in my life because I didn\u2019t trust anyone anymore. I went down really, really hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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