The Devil Wears Prada 2 Review + The Legacy of the Original Film
I Know You Didn't Ask with Megan O'Donnell
Megan O'Donnell
3.9 • 709 Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
The Devil Wears Prada 2 had NO right being this good… so naturally we need to discuss it for two hours. 💅
This week on I Know You Didn’t Ask, Megan O’Donnell breaks down both Devil Wears Prada films — from Miranda Priestly’s reign of terror to the very real collapse of fashion media, magazine culture, and the corporate takeover of journalism.
We’re talking:
• The original 2006 movie and why it became a cultural obsession
• Anna Wintour comparisons & the gender politics of “difficult” women
• Andy Sachs’ iconic fashion glow-up
• The sequel’s commentary on layoffs, digital media, AI & media consolidation
• Why Miranda Priestly still works as a character in 2026
• Fashion journalism, Conde Nast vibes, luxury branding & the death of print
• Behind-the-scenes production details, styling, casting & iconic callbacks
Plus: cerulean sweaters, Chanel sunglasses, Adrian Grenier discourse, Meryl Streep supremacy, and why studios now spend more marketing movies than actually making them.
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| 0:16.1 | Welcome to I Know You Didn't Ask, the unapologetic, unfiltered, and slightly unhinged podcast you |
| 0:21.3 | didn't know you needed. I'm your host, Megan O'Donnell, pop culture obsessive, professional |
| 0:26.0 | oversharer, and the host of your new fix for celebrity gossip, reality TV chaos, books, food |
| 0:32.2 | news, beauty tips, and of course, navigating your life in your 30s. I know you didn't ask, |
| 0:37.2 | but I'm telling you anyways. |
| 0:38.8 | Sit back, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. |
| 0:41.4 | Welcome to I Know You Didn't Ask. |
| 0:42.6 | I'm your host, Megan O'Donnell. |
| 0:44.0 | And today is all about the Devil Worse Prada 1 and 2. |
| 0:47.5 | I'm so excited to be here today to chat through such an iconic movie franchise. |
| 0:51.7 | And I'm also really excited to share that I really felt the second |
| 0:55.8 | film was really funny, topical, irreverent, fashionable, and really fun. I know you would |
| 1:05.6 | normally expect for me to come in and be a raging bitch and like find a million things to |
| 1:09.6 | critique about the film. |
| 1:14.1 | But I'm leaning into being positive today. |
| 1:15.9 | And of course it's not a perfect film. |
| 1:17.4 | Is there such a thing? |
| 1:22.6 | And, you know, I wasn't going in with too high of any expectations. I was just going in for a good time. |
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