"Peak Gen Z storytelling": Internet applauds after Millie Bobby Brown uses Taylor Swift albums to tell Eleven's story in Stranger Things

During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Millie Bobby Brown surprised fans by narrating her ten-year journey as the character Eleven on Netflix's Stranger Things using Taylor Swift's album titles.

Millie Bobby Brown appeared to effortlessly incorporate Swift's discography into an emotional recap of her experience on the popular Netflix series, which is currently airing its fifth and final season, in this imaginative monologue that aired on December 7, 2025.

Fans were quick to take to social media to appreciate the moment, calling Brown a devoted Swiftie and praising the originality of the performance. According to the report by Parade on December 8, 2025, the actress incorporated 11 Swift album titles into the speech. As clips circulated online, many viewers described the moment as “Peak Gen Z storytelling.”

Many fans also seemed to be excited about the unexpected "crossover."

More about how Millie Bobby Brown used Taylor Swift’s albums to tell Eleven’s story

Brown, 21, gave a monologue on The Tonight Show that connected Eleven's story to some of the biggest albums in Taylor Swift's career. On December 8, 2025, Parade reported that she started with Fearless and ended with Swift's most recent album, The Life of a Showgirl, leaving out only the singer's self-titled debut.

According to Parade, Millie Bobby Brown opened by saying, “Eleven has always been totally Fearless,” before moving through lines that incorporated Speak Now, Red, and 1989 to mark key moments in the show’s timeline.

She later also referenced Reputation as part of Eleven’s public perception and used Lover and folklore to allude to personal and narrative developments. Near the conclusion, Brown tied the show’s emotional ending to Midnights, The Tortured Poets Department, and finally The Life of a Showgirl.

As the audience threw red roses onto the stage, Millie Bobby Brown bowed as the segment came to a close. According to reports, the viral performance is a part of a larger marketing campaign for Stranger Things' final season, which will be released in three volumes with the last episodes slated for late December 2025.

In another segment of her appearance on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Millie Bobby Brown shared a heartfelt moment with her Stranger Things co-stars and colleagues.

The actress said that she and co-star Noah Schnapp made thirty friendship bracelets as wrap gifts for cast members before their last table read in a different Tonight Show segment that was featured by People on December 8, 2025. Every bracelet featured charms that represented unique personalities.

Brett Gelman, Cara Buono, Noah Schnapp, Millie Bobby Brown, Priah Ferguson, Caleb McLaughlin and Joe Keery attend the "Stranger Things 5" UK Special Screening at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on November 13, 2025, in London, England. (Image via Getty)

Millie Bobby Brown said the gesture turned the final gathering into an emotional moment, with the group sitting together and crying for nearly two hours. She also surprised host Jimmy Fallon during the same taping by giving him Eleven’s bracelet from the show, a prop originally tied to the character Hopper’s late daughter and later passed to Eleven as a symbol of their bond.

Brown reportedly told People during the latest season's November 6, 2025, Los Angeles premiere that the family she created with the cast and crew was the most significant aspect of her ten years on the show.

The first four episodes of Stranger Things' fifth season are already available for streaming, the next batch will be available on December 25, and the finale is slated to premiere in theaters on December 31, 2025.

Edited by Devangee