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As a Swift song subject, Alwyn has always been a bit of a cipher.

For an ostensibly famous man, his star image is a completely blank slate.
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Oh, and to make it worse, shes Jewish.

Never trust an Aryan goyfrom Argentina, girls!
He may be a Nazi, but at least hes a stupid one.
Hes everything Hedges wishes he could be, a God-fearing bro with rippling muscles and a perfect smile.

Henrys an audacious emotional manipulator, but both actor and director underplay it.
Honestly, if this is your favorite Joe Alwyn, Im a bit worried for you.
(He does it to Nicholas Hoult, too, but Hoults character thinks he looks good.

Alwyn knows he looks ridiculous.)
Early in their courtship, Alwyn surprises Stone in her room.
Are you here to seduce me or rape me?

Hes aghast: I am a gentleman.
So, rape then, she jokes.
Even queer satires need a straight man.
Historical interpretations of Dudley have been mixed, butMary, Queen of Scotspaints him in a positive light.
He sticks by Elizabeth even when shes got the pox!
Art imitates life, even in 16th-century London.