Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons
Season 1 Premiere:
Jul 14, 2022
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Jul 13, 2022
75
In the well-crafted three-part Hulu documentary series, “Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons,” director Matt Tyrnauer does an outstanding job of taking us through the fascinating history of the company, augmented by interviews with former executives who were there from the beginning — and models such as Frederique van der Wal.
Jul 14, 2022
70
The challenge in repeatedly returning to the Epstein of it all is that it potentially adds a salacious "ick" factor to the narrative without bringing much new to the party. "Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons" mostly overcomes that criticism in a way that's well worth watching, even if, by the standards of the best docuseries, it doesn't rise to the level necessary to completely earn its wings.
Jul 14, 2022
70
It’s telling that Wexner himself did not want to be interviewed for the docuseries. That association with Epstein is going to be explored in-depth in the subsequent two episodes, especially episode 2, and it seems like that is what is going to dominate, more than even the usual vagaries of the fast fashion world that Wexner helped pioneer.
Jul 13, 2022
70
This series exists as an intriguing and startling statement about just how many buried assumptions and associations lie beneath the wings that defined shopping for a while. Those eager to learn more about a familiar brand-name will get much out of it; those looking for a nostalgia trip about the glory days of Angel fashion shows will emerge bleary-eyed.
Jul 15, 2022
60
A purported investigation into industry abuses needs to produce the rotting carcass by the end. In the absence of such, we are asked to make do with such insights as the damage Victoria’s Secret has (probably) done to women over the decades by promoting of tall, skinny-yet-busty white women as the only acceptable form of beauty.
Jul 13, 2022
40
It’s a chronicle of the brand’s ascent and descent, a look back at its place in our culture and an exposé of the rich, powerful men behind it, who inevitably connect — like so many of the U.S.’s richest, most powerful men seem to — to Jeffrey Epstein. But in trying to braid all these threads together at the same time, Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons ends up a hopeless tangle.
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Jul 27, 2022
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Victoria's Secret - Angels & Demons (single season, 3 eps, 1hr, Hulu) is one of the "softest" exposés you'll ever see, and I learned nothing new about any of this. The first episode is for those who have no idea what Victoria's Secret is, so 98% of you can skip right to episode two which starts to delve into the Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein scandals and their relationship to VS and its CEO Les Wexner. It's largely denials and professions of ignorance, same crap, different program distributing said crap. The final episode adds Ghislaine Maxwell and her story, the MeToo movement, and how Instagram with its Influencer corps ran right past VS whose stock has plummeted 70% from its 2015 high of $100/sh. This series is largely a waste of your time. In large part it's still a marketing vehicle for the brand, and as noted there's nothing new, no new revelations, just the same denials you've heard since the '90s.
