Swift's SNL performances were a drastic departure from her old persona.

If you needed any more proof that the old Taylor is&nbsp;dead,&nbsp;you need look no further than Taylor Swift&#39;s SNL performance this past weekend. For her first number, the second single off the album &quot;...Ready For It?&quot; the long-time starlet grasped&nbsp;a golden microphone outfitted with a bejeweled snake&nbsp;(because that motif isn&#39;t going anywhere, any time soon) as she performed in a black sweatshirt with chain-link hemming&nbsp;and black short shorts. Her four backup dancers/singers soon joined her in front of the&nbsp;red neon background, while smoke swirled at their feet. Honestly, we&#39;re not going to pretend it&#39;s not a little odd seeing this version of Swift, but it seems to be the one they&#39;re running with; the Reputation&nbsp;era seems to be a new reality we all just have to accept.

For her second performance, she sang an acoustic, stripped down version of the romance-laden track &quot;Call it What You Want,&quot; a reminder that whoever Taylor Swift is now, she can still be soft and sweet. But she still maintains an edge in her carefully crafted image: when she took to the stage this time, a snake was on her sweatshirt instead of the mic.&nbsp;

Who is this new version of Taylor Swift? Do we like her? That&#39;s really up for you to decide. If you want to be&nbsp;more informed as to that choice, check out the below videos of her performances.

...Ready For It?

Call it What You Want

Taylor Swift Cements Her New "Reputation" on SNL

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