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The kickoff special featured so many flashbacks to iconic moments through the last 39 seasons.
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Emily Longeretta, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
The novel is set over the course of the afternoon, early in the play’s run, when her father first watches it, with flashbacks to that summer in Sicily.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
In a series of flashback scenes, both of the musicians are fresh-faced, as Swift runs into the arms of a tattoo-free Malone.
See Swift’s post about Malone’s F-1 Trillion album on her Instagram Story here.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2024
Schwartzman and screenwriter Brett Ryland braid these present-day scenes with flashbacks in an attempt to deepen our understanding of Lily.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
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Emily Longeretta, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
The novel is set over the course of the afternoon, early in the play’s run, when her father first watches it, with flashbacks to that summer in Sicily.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
In a series of flashback scenes, both of the musicians are fresh-faced, as Swift runs into the arms of a tattoo-free Malone.
See Swift’s post about Malone’s F-1 Trillion album on her Instagram Story here.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2024
Schwartzman and screenwriter Brett Ryland braid these present-day scenes with flashbacks in an attempt to deepen our understanding of Lily.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
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