Pretty Basic's Remi wants the runway themes back
Alisha Marie's enthusiastic verdict meets Remi Cruz Parsons' wish for more smiles, spectacle and elaborate sets at Victoria's Secret.
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Our Honest Thoughts on The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2026 – Pretty Basic Ep. 388
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- 1:50Remi discovers her local shop's standard latte contains four espresso shots, explaining why it left her jittery.
- 3:10A Facebook Marketplace starter purchase launches Remi's sourdough baking, prompting memories of school flour-baby assignments.
- 12:31Alisha recounts Miley Cyrus's Hollywood Bowl concert, including its atmosphere and her experience of the performance.
- 25:51The hosts debate concert expectations and whether fans should expect familiar hits from a new-album performance.
- 38:10The promised Victoria's Secret review begins: Alisha is enthusiastic, while Remi wants more theatricality and elaborate themes.
- 52:44They assess the musical performances, singling out Tate McRae's runway walk and staging for praise.
Alisha Marie's verdict is immediate: "I loved it. Pleasantly surprised." Remi Cruz Parsons has a more specific request for Victoria's Secret: bring back the theatrical runway.
On Pretty Basic Podcast, the best friends find plenty to discuss beyond the clothes. They welcome the show's broader representation, but Remi misses the elaborate themed sets and smiling models she associates with its earlier productions. Barbara Palvin and Kylie Jenner stand out to her as cheerful exceptions. For Remi, wings alone aren't the whole show.
The episode reached roughly 42,000 views in 13 hours, already far beyond the channel's usual full-day start. In the comments, viewers pick up on the hosts' willingness to disagree, and one proposes giving Remi the show's creative director job.
The runway review doesn't begin until well past the half-hour mark. Before that, Alisha recounts attending Miley Cyrus's Hollywood Bowl concert, including a performance of "Jolene." The hosts consider the criticism over the set list and debate how much an artist owes concertgoers who arrive expecting older hits. Alisha's answer makes room for the new material: she points out that the concert was for the new album.
The episode includes paid ad reads. It also has a decidedly less glamorous opening subject: Remi bought sourdough starter through Facebook Marketplace and has begun baking. Alisha finds the connection to their old school parenting assignments: "Sourdough is the bridge between a flour baby and a real baby."
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love you ladies and also hot take… love that you guys don’t agree with each other on everything!! so refreshing to see you guys not have the same opinion on every single thing lol
@timsmichaelaSee it on YouTubePetition to hire Remi as Creative Director of VS FS 2027
@JudithJmz111See it on YouTubeDesperately needed my girlies to listen to as I lock in and work. Currently drinking an iced cookie butter latte, eye masks are on, 5 big sips were sipped, and we are CLOCKING IN. Thank you for the company queens <3
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I miss when concerts were a surprise and didn’t know what songs of what was gonna happen ! Makes you have less of expectations!
@Wavesurfer12See it on YouTubeIt's my lunch break and I'm having left over Pad Thai 💅🏻 love you guys xo
@abbymarks4504See it on YouTubeWatching this at work! Blue collar girly here 🙋🏻♀️ you guys help the last hour or so left of work go by soooo quick ❤️
@marissa0202See it on YouTubeThis might be one of my favorite episodes. It was so fun & girly, & I love how yall stood on your opinions individually. 10/10 ladies
@4ColorfulMindsSee it on YouTube0:59 current working my corporate job sitting in my cubical sippin on my caramel latte and water 😌
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- Pretty Basic Podcast
- Subscribers
- 245,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 227,268
- Channel views, pace per day
- 50,556 (on a normal day: 35,317)
- Video published
- October 21, 2026
- Video views so far
- 41,835 (less than a day online)
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Who originally wrote and recorded "Jolene," the song Alisha recalls Miley Cyrus performing?
Dolly Parton wrote and released "Jolene" in 1973.