Why Fans Think One of Travis Kelce's FirstGrotesquerieScenes Was a Nod to Taylor Swift's Song

Mar. 15, 2025

Taylor Swift (left); Travis Kelce in ‘Grotesquerie’.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Getty; Prashant Gupta/FX

Gilbert Flores/Getty; Prashant Gupta/FX

Travis Kelcejustmade his debut as a potential love interestforNiecy Nash-Betts' character inGrotesquerie, and fans think one of his first scenes may have included an ode to his pop star girlfriend.Kelce was introduced as Ed Lachlan — a recovering drug addict working as a nurse — in episode 3 of the FX series on Oct. 2. He met Nash-Betts' character Detective Lois Tryon at the hospital where her husband Marshall (Courtney B. Vance) is in a coma, and the pair flirted before Lois took off in her car from the hospital — despite the alcohol she’d consumed.Nash-Betts' character ended up crashing her car, landing her back in the hospital with Ed as her nurse, and the episode ended with the pair breaking out of the hospital hand-in-hand and escaping in Ed’s red convertible.The whole sequence was very romantic — and fans couldn’t help but see it as a potential nod to aTaylor Swiftsong.Travis Kelce in ‘Grotesquerie’.Prashant Gupta/FXAs Ed and Lois escaped in his car, their very own getaway car, fans took to social media to reflect on whether the scene was intended as a reference to Swift’s song, “Getaway Car,” from 2017’sReputation.A fan page for the Kansas City Chiefs tight end posted aclipof the scene on X (formerly Twitter), and several of the replies pointed out that Kelce was having his very own onscreen getaway car moment.Another fan pointed out the possible connection onTikTok, writing over a clip from the episode, “Does this look familiar Swifties?! 😍😍.““This can’t be a coincidence!” the fan wrote in the post’s caption.(L-R) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are seen during the 2024 US Open Tennis Championships on September 08, 2024 in New York City.Gotham/GC ImagesThe reference is extra cute considering it comes one year afterthe coupledebuted their relationship asSwift, 34, attended her first Chiefs gameon Sept. 24, 2023, andthe pair ended the night riding off in one of Kelce’s convertibles.Days later on his podcast,New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, Travis teased fans even further as he said of the night, “And then we just slid off in the getaway car at the end.““Took my Chevelle to the game, shout out to Taylor for coming through and seeing me rock the stage,” Travis said.They repeated the sweet move again this past September, asSwift was seen with her arm wrapped around Kelceas they exited Arrowhead Stadium on a golf cart afterthe Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravenson Sept. 5.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.New episodes ofGrotesquerieair Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX and stream the next day on Hulu.

Travis Kelcejustmade his debut as a potential love interestforNiecy Nash-Betts' character inGrotesquerie, and fans think one of his first scenes may have included an ode to his pop star girlfriend.

Kelce was introduced as Ed Lachlan — a recovering drug addict working as a nurse — in episode 3 of the FX series on Oct. 2. He met Nash-Betts' character Detective Lois Tryon at the hospital where her husband Marshall (Courtney B. Vance) is in a coma, and the pair flirted before Lois took off in her car from the hospital — despite the alcohol she’d consumed.

Nash-Betts' character ended up crashing her car, landing her back in the hospital with Ed as her nurse, and the episode ended with the pair breaking out of the hospital hand-in-hand and escaping in Ed’s red convertible.

The whole sequence was very romantic — and fans couldn’t help but see it as a potential nod to aTaylor Swiftsong.

Travis Kelce in ‘Grotesquerie’.Prashant Gupta/FX

Prashant Gupta/FX

As Ed and Lois escaped in his car, their very own getaway car, fans took to social media to reflect on whether the scene was intended as a reference to Swift’s song, “Getaway Car,” from 2017’sReputation.

A fan page for the Kansas City Chiefs tight end posted aclipof the scene on X (formerly Twitter), and several of the replies pointed out that Kelce was having his very own onscreen getaway car moment.

Another fan pointed out the possible connection onTikTok, writing over a clip from the episode, “Does this look familiar Swifties?! 😍😍.”

“This can’t be a coincidence!” the fan wrote in the post’s caption.

(L-R) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are seen during the 2024 US Open Tennis Championships on September 08, 2024 in New York City.Gotham/GC Images

Gotham/GC Images

The reference is extra cute considering it comes one year afterthe coupledebuted their relationship asSwift, 34, attended her first Chiefs gameon Sept. 24, 2023, andthe pair ended the night riding off in one of Kelce’s convertibles.

Days later on his podcast,New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, Travis teased fans even further as he said of the night, “And then we just slid off in the getaway car at the end.”

“Took my Chevelle to the game, shout out to Taylor for coming through and seeing me rock the stage,” Travis said.

They repeated the sweet move again this past September, asSwift was seen with her arm wrapped around Kelceas they exited Arrowhead Stadium on a golf cart afterthe Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravenson Sept. 5.

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New episodes ofGrotesquerieair Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX and stream the next day on Hulu.

source: people.com