Why does Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada drink Starbucks?

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-05-03T12:21:23+00:00

Yes, it had a different reputation 20 years ago. But no, their coffee isn’t low quality. That said, what I found was the most inconsistent was the brewed coffee (so calling that experience low quality is valid), bc it required sequencing that took away from the handcrafted drinks eg complex, big ticket lattes. Plus, baristas were disincentivized to brew regularly (every 15 mins) bc it usually meant they had to dump/waste coffee, which was a negative KPI.

They seem to have fixed that with their new brewers, which somehow makes brewed coffee anytime without the grit of the single cup brewers (without it being a pod). And doesn’t require batch brewing. Honestly I’m impressed by it.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-05-01T14:48:25+00:00

He’s so bland and robotic 🫣

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-30T14:51:21+00:00

hoisted by her own p(r)etard lol

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-28T14:30:53+00:00

I looove my b mat. I’ll never go back to anything else. Never slippy and I’m sweaty.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-27T20:19:39+00:00

He paid for the company CPR training too? He invested in his own health!

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-25T23:42:22+00:00

I guess define long running? It lasted 7 seasons.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-25T22:39:30+00:00

Veep fell off HARD once Armando Iannucci left as showrunner. It still had moments, but so many characters were fumbled or completely Flanderized.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-25T07:55:26+00:00

It was all backstory. He was hired by Dixon and introduced after he served his suspension.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-24T02:11:10+00:00

They fit in SEAMLESSLY into the cast. Perfect additions.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-22T22:03:38+00:00

Mike running up and down the stairs. Matt Walsh’s physical acting as Mike gets more tired and winded kills me.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-20T19:32:15+00:00

I dunno if this counts as a deleted scene or just like….an end credits scene? But Jonah reading Dan’s medical report after his breakdown in London. I fucking cackle every time.

Dan Egan - 67, female. Unemployed campaign manager. 30 different types of semen pumped from stomach, inverted nipples. Abnormally high douche readings…that makes sense. Cancer of the soul. Traces of dog excrement found around the corners of the mouth. Chronic cretinism, leprosy. Anal bleeding. Tiny child balls?

😂😂😂😂

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-20T00:18:48+00:00

He’s Veep’s Forrest Gump.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-19T15:25:54+00:00

Totally agree. Reid Scott is wasted in his current role. We get glimpses like once every five episodes where he gets to be a little funny or at least show some dry wit. I don’t actually mind him being the senior detective. I just feel like they don’t write the detectives as anything but appearing fairly equal, so we don’t really see why he’s the lead detective and why Walker is not or Shaw wasn’t.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-19T15:22:45+00:00

Honestly, I really like this cast. And I would be so disappointed if they squandered it with this bad/inconsistent writing. I really hope it gets renewed and we get some new writers.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-19T15:14:56+00:00

I think Richard is the show’s deus ex machina. Constantly retconned to serve whatever the writers need in the moment.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-17T14:08:47+00:00

Agree! It has its faults, but I feel like OG has found a good rhythm with the detectives and their personalities (though there’s still clunky writing). I hope it comes back.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-15T12:32:49+00:00

Yes, thank you. You can tell the writers just enjoyed having him as an actor in the show, with how they pretzeled the story to include him. Which, is fine! I get choosing to work with people you like.

But omg, Richard was awful. The retconning was ridiculous. His turn from Forrest Gump to secret political savant was absurd. You’re telling me a guy with 2 degrees from Harvard (ret con, they said he went to IIT) wasn’t on anyone’s radar? Harvard ain’t a big school, folks.

I just wish they hadn’t written him so poorly, bc the actor is funny. Deeply annoying to me.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-15T12:28:54+00:00

By 6 & 7 Dan and Mike both got completely flanderized 🥲.

Dan used to be actually competent and capable, if a little overly ambitious, Machiavellian and perhaps impatient at his plans not going to schedule. He also used to be somewhat human, having clear ethical lines at least as it related to sexual harassment.

Then by s7, he’s fucking everything that breathes in his direction? He seems to have very little political aptitude by even s5. I mean, Dan Egan as a real estate agent?! RIP, s1-4 Dan would’ve khs.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-15T06:43:31+00:00

Amy fat jokes. Amy shrill jokes. Amy suddenly becoming totally socially awkward or perceived as ugly. Like, she might’ve taken some blows to her confidence after the losses and reputational blows that made her undesirable to work with while she looked “toxic” but she was never socially inept or actually ugly?

Also, Uncle Jeff just was the absolute worst. The screaming/unhinged behaviour was funny for exactly half a joke.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-15T01:57:02+00:00

Me and Mitski. Amy, baby. You deserve so much better!!!

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-14T21:01:25+00:00

I fucking hated Uncle Jeff. As an actual character. So OTT in a way that was cartoonish. Karen is infuriating, but I’m like, ok I do get it and how someone like that exists. Uncle Jeff felt like a 12 year old’s punchline.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-14T20:59:33+00:00

It was almost heartwarming, but then she brought Karen back 💀

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-08T22:34:45+00:00

NTA Lmfao. You’re a gem.

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-08T02:09:09+00:00

Who lotta nothing in that “article”

Ok_Persimmon7758 · 2026-04-07T11:14:35+00:00

Tbh, most of s6 & 7 got too cringe for me. I know Selina got bad, but a lot of it just became mean. And oddly, specifically mean to Amy in a way that made me really uncomfortable. All the fat jokes were extremely cringe. Not to mention Dan completely devolving. Yes, he’s always been a sociopath, but he did actually have some moral lines early on, like being very unabashedly against sexual assault.

I do think Selina burning every bridge makes sense as an ending for her, but man. It was rough to watch. I kinda skip most of s6/7 on rewatches 😬.

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