Welcome to tonight's tweet party!! Mykelti's getting married everybody!!
But first....
In case you didn't know, Meri is on the LLR Cruise right now! With her best buddy Lara! I know, I know...shocking that she didn't take her spiritual hubby along with her, but Kody's hair would never survive the humidity, know what I mean?
But good old sisterwife Janelle comes to the rescue and tweeted this reminder to fans...
Tonight is the big day for Tony and Mykelti. It’s time for the ceremony and where is Kody? All new episode tonight! I’ll be live tweeting. 8/7c @TLC pic.twitter.com/4Wx9x75jzL— Janelle Brown (@JanelleBrown117) February 11, 2018
Well, to answer you Janelle, Kody sure isn't with Meri, what a surprise...NOT!
And look how busy the current Mrs. Kody Brown has been this week, while Meri was having fun visiting Disney World the past four days before boarding her cruise ship!!
The following tweet is typical Mrs Kody Brown. Got to rub it in, right? Now who messed up your hair, hmmmm???? I bet you slept good!
Don’t you love it when you wake up in the morning and your hair is a mess and you know it is because you slept good? I finally weened Ari and she started actually sleeping through the night. So wonderful. 😀— Robyn Brown (@LuvgvsUwngs) February 8, 2018
Uh huh....creative juices? Is that what they're calling it now?
I love answering work emails while I am on the treadmill in the morning. Keeps my mind off of what I am doing and gets my creative juices flowing! I get so excited for the projects I am working on. 😁 #abeautiful2018— Robyn Brown (@LuvgvsUwngs) February 9, 2018
And then she lays on this big ole guilt trip...
Someone must have reminded the current Mrs Kody Brown that tonight's show was not all about her...I was supposed to go on a date with this handsome dude tonight to the Valentines Day Ball at his… https://t.co/1Rzyom4oEE— Robyn Brown (@LuvgvsUwngs) February 11, 2018
#Sisterwives is back on tonight. It is Tony and @Mykelti15_P wedding! So much fun. These two make me smile!— Robyn Brown (@LuvgvsUwngs) February 11, 2018
Meanwhile, Meri's having fun at Disney World...hmmm...y'all don't think Robyn's a tiny bit jealous Meri's having some fun, do ya?
What?! It's Disney Day! Not just Disneyland this time, we're hitting Disneyworld! Omg good times… https://t.co/MEyOac8W6L— Meri Brown (@MeriBrown1) February 7, 2018
Disney's Animal Kingdom today! I think both of us are more excited for this than we were for… https://t.co/yc32KrD7Me— Meri Brown (@MeriBrown1) February 8, 2018
Just one of many amazing shots of the Tree of Life today at Animal Kingdom. Loved this park! pic.twitter.com/dny4ixH68w— Meri Brown (@MeriBrown1) February 9, 2018
Woke up to this view on our last day in Orlando. Didn't last long, but so cool! pic.twitter.com/8Cu1aws9S7— Meri Brown (@MeriBrown1) February 10, 2018
We're smiling because we're finally in our hotel room with food in front of us, not because we… https://t.co/2q9itBUAas— Meri Brown (@MeriBrown1) February 11, 2018
Meanwhile, Kody does what Kody does best...he just retweets whatever Robyn has tweeted. And he wonders why Meri didn't take him on the cruise. Poor Kody...
Well, I've got to get ready for Mykelti's big day with Tony. I'll be wearing my finest LLR Carly and leggings!
I'm saving a seat for ya on the sofa....I hope you are ready for tonight's entertainment! Let the discussions begin!!!
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Prepare yourself for MORE Mr. Robyn Brown BLOVIATING!!
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| Kody: Meri asked me to go with her on the cruise but Robyn said no. |
Will the current Mrs. Kody Brown even tweet tonight?
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| Robyn: I can't wait for my girls to married so I can get some quality face time on the show! |
GET SET FOR MORE SISTER WIVES FUN AND GAMES!!!
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| Meri: Hey, a girl's gotta do what she gotta do... |
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Tony’s Mexican side really shines thru…
ReplyDeleteNAME: Tony is a name of English descent
BIRTHPLACE: USA
CITIZENSHIP: American
RESIDENCE: Lake George Utah 87% White
RELIGION: Mormon
Every time he talks about “white people".... hhmmmmmmmmmm
Let me clarify also that I'm not disparaging the Mexican culture, just pointing out the irony of Tony being so vocal to separate himself from "white people"
DeleteI can see Tony's point that he doesn't want to lose his heritage when he gets married. What's wrong with that?
DeleteMy son-in-law says the same stuff that Tony does. Michael's family is not from Mexico. Michael was born in Texas and I never cared that his family was Hispanic. He didn't care that my family was Polish....so what the f***.
DeleteIdk. I feel like he makes a really huge deal out of the differences in race. I’m happy for everyone to love their own heritage. But then I’d expect him to understand that he must honor hers exactly as much as his.
DeleteMrSpock is bored with culture "wars"---No one in MrSpock's family ever made a "big thing" about the family's heritage or spouses' heritage, and so on and so forth. Nothing wrong with acknowledging heritage or having fun with it, eating the food, but it can get so out-of-hand with some people being so "offended" at perceived "slights" or offended because someone doesn't think those traditions are the best thing since sliced bread or whatever....okay, done ranting.
DeleteMr Spock,
DeleteAgree. They have played this culture thing into tedium.
Agree
DeleteTony just freaks me out. Get bad vibes from that dude. He is going to be trouble for Mykelti. Hope I am wrong.
DeleteIt's so under-the-skin disturbing how Tony won't even say that Mykelti looked beautiful on her wedding day. He harped on her partial updo, since he wanted her hair down. Then, he went on about "Natural Mykelti," when her roots have been clearly visible all season, and her eyebrows and hair color are so obnoxiously off. Also, he is quoting Kody's polygamist wisdom too frequently. She'll have a sisterwife.
ReplyDeleteI think that some of her emotion on her wedding day is her joy from finally receiving positive attention from the family.
I told my husband that he will have an additional wife inside two years. Smart money is on that bet! He is yucking it all up with Kody way too much when something plyggy comes up. Ick.
DeleteOh yeah, he is lining up the " your dad converted me to the original way the religion was lived = sisterwifey
DeleteLisasumms, I would not be surprised at all. Add Mykelti's rejection by the LDS (which I doubt at least a little bit) and I can see Tony deciding that the Christine sub-cult is the way to go. Just like Kody and his dad did when they decided they wanted a little "extra."
DeleteThrow in Aspyn's capitulation to the cult, and voila!
One big "extra" big family.
Tony is definitely trying to channel Kody and will definitely have another wife or two in a couple of years.
DeleteWhat's up with all the new polygamist shows? Gross. Boo.
ReplyDeleteI have a notion TLC is sending a message to Kody and his Krew that they can be easily replaced.
DeleteMy thoughts exactly, look Browns, easy to replace you with families a fraction of your cost.
DeleteHas Sister Wives been cancelled for next season?
DeleteThis is my opinion and it will likely make some readers angry. If so, please ignore it and go get a good night’s rest.
DeleteI’ve done a slow burn ever since the premiere of this slew of polygamy shows. They subtly praise a system that exploits women by stealing their youth/self worth/self respect, harms their children, and encourages “bleeding the beast.”
Why all the plural marriage shows? The “entertainment” industry is “nudging “ the public toward legally accepting polygamist marriage and the slippery slope which will inevitably follow...
Since marriage is no longer defined as one man/one woman (whether you agree with that or not), we will next see advocacy for polygamy as a legal form of marriage by those who seek to use any/all means to further erode our nation’s social and economic fabric.
England is already experiencing advocacy for polygyny (one husband/multiple wives) because of the marriage customs of the growing Muslim population. It is also being discussed in parts of certain north central US states for the same reason.
Next will be polyandry (one wife/multiple husbands), but this doesn’t have the legitimate economic necessity here that is found in certain other parts of the world, or the same “wow” factor as the patriarchal power/control grab of polygyny.
Polyamory—As I understand it, each member of a group is married to every other member of the group. An egalitarian power structure likely impossible in such a scenario, so wonder how that roost gets ruled.
Eventually, underage participants will be exploited and brought into these configurations of “marriage.” Nothing will make that crazy Warren Jeffs crowd happier.
All of this will further blur the lines of gay, straight, etc., continue to confuse the young, push the envelope of promiscuity, and waste the potential of those who are swept into these downward spirals, while our nation’s social services, entitlements, and social security system struggle even harder to sustain.
Maybe limiting marriage to one man/one woman (both of age) was best.
No.. no it wasn't best to stop gay people getting married. There there.. you're just a bigot, that's all. Gay marriage is two consenting adults and straight marriage is two consenting adults. The difference between gays and polygamists is that people are born gay but nobody is born a polygamist. Or a polyamorist. Gay people also don't create new life when they get together, where as polygamists can and do prolifically. You see the difference here? Gay marriage is about love, which straight married people can relate to because we also pair bond with someone, hopefully for life and therefore understand the need for emotional lifelong companionship with someone we're attracted to. Polygamy and Polyamory on the other hand are not about love but about patriarchal control, abuse and manipulation and cheating. They create imbalanced, abusive relationships and unhealthy, unstable environments for raising children and teach the new generations to devalue women and see life partners as replaceable.
DeleteAnonymous here again. Although I didn’t intend to say so because it didn’t seem particularly relevant, I have been a supporter of gay marriage. My point here is that changing the definition of marriage from one man/one woman has created the slippery slope. If legislation could have defined marriage for any and all time as the union of no more than two consenting adults, that would have been fine, but the “for any and all time” would only hold up until the next group (probably polygyny) came along wanting right to marry. I also have concerns about the economic impact on our entitlement and other programs if they become flooded with multiple spouses and their children, etc. For the most part, the remainder of your commentary indicates we are pretty much on the same page. Have a nice evening.
DeleteStop with the bigot stuff. I don't think the person is a biggot. They are just explaining the ramifications of plural marriage. We have to remember the plygs (am I bigot now?? LOL) don't want to be legalized. They want to be decriminalized so they can still live off the government.
DeleteSo nice to see Ysabel and Christine getting along.
ReplyDeleteSo the drama is Kody is late?? Wheres Kody???drama and tension. Is someone suppose to care??? It's all about KOdy..
ReplyDeleteIt was all Christine's fault. She said so three times. He cannot be expected to bring his own clothes that have been ironed and laid out for him.
DeleteIsn’t it just a wondrous stroke of synchronicity that Mykelti’ wedding .....which took place “ over a year ago” ....was slated into the slot of episodes for TONIGHT.......four days before Valentine’s Day...... so that coincidentally Sobbin can tweet special sales of Love joolery at her MSWC junk store while she encourages all the minions to watch.
ReplyDeleteWhat dumb luck....or to be more real.......what typical scamming from the Great Grifters!
400 guests, huh?
ReplyDeleteMy thought exactly! And, there are a lot of empty chairs. Those rows aren't more than 10 across, and there aren't that many of them.
Delete...that means more food for everyone.
DeleteInstead of wedding cake on their anniversaries, they'll be eating wedding tacos.
DeleteBut,but,but Kody was afraid he wouldn't get enough tacos to enable him to give his important speech!
DeleteTurns out there must have been plenty.
What was going on inside? People were standing around like there wasn’t enough room. They said they wanted to do pics outside because there wasn’t enough room inside. They planned for 400, that space looked way too small for that.
DeleteSorry, Sister Wives, your marriages are not any more "sacred" than those of others. (This is in response to one of them saying that their marriages are sooooo sacred)
ReplyDeleteDo they have a temple in their sect? A place for endowments?
DeleteYes the AUB does.
DeleteOh look, now Christine says if anyone ever had any doubt as to the kind of man he was they no longer will, because he gave her his coat. That was a lovely gesture. But at the same time he made remarks about her hair, he picked her dress, he insisted on the cake and the food. Everything about him screams selfish, immature, overbearing. That’s going to get very wearing as the years go by.
ReplyDeleteMykelti refused Janelle's gift of a fake fur stole for the ceremony, insisting that it would be dress only. Then, she takes his jacket. But, he walked down the aisle without any jacket. (All the "brosmen" did.)
DeleteIf that shows what kind of man he is...
I don't understand why she wouldn't wear the gift faux fur from Janelle!? It was white and warm and thoughtful and perfect! If it was my gift, I'd be offended that she didn't wear it. Cover those damn arms.You don't get to complain that you're cold. You had a perfectly good coat to wear.
DeleteBecause the offer of the jacket was planned all along. I've seen this stunt in more than a few ceremonies now cold or not. She didn't even once where it on camera which is the look you think of when a winter wedding is planned. But she went on and on over the antique jewelry and ugly huge pearl bracelets. I guess the stole wasn't tacky enough for her. Remember the theme was vintage- Mexican-tacky-chess-frisbee-outdoor-winter-10 taco, 10 cake chic.
DeleteThe fur caplet was way to classy for that hot mess. I must say it was not as bad as I was expecting because no doubt TLC stepped in to smooth rough edges.
Totally agree. And did she even wear the ugly fake huge pearls? I didn’t see them on her at the alter.
DeleteMaddie’s husband came to that weading in a camo coat and baseball cap?
ReplyDeleteOh dear...Bless his heart!
DeleteHis outfit stole the scene! And, he disappeared for the rest of the episode.
DeleteWouldn’t be my cup of tea, but all in all wedding not nearly as horrific as I was expecting.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous again...I didn’t see anything but the core ceremony itself and it didn’t seem to be as bad as it could have been. From comments tho, sounds like “reception” was atrocious. Tell me Christine didn’t really screech!! Ugh...and all filmed for tv.
DeleteBetween Sobbin giving commentary on how plygs do everything better, and how she knows Mykelti SO deeply.
ReplyDeleteAnd Meri giving her approval on everything being...... “cool”,,,,,!
And Janelle being her usual beige self.
And Christine......obviously still high on something with her shrieks and whoops!
And Kody making sure he got as many verbose, ridiculous moments as he could get in for for the cameras!
OMG......did Kody Brown, adult man and father of a horde, just say “pitchers” for pictures?!
Now that is pathetic!!!
Bless his heart! I can't wait to watch!
DeleteWhat makes Robchin the ply-splainer?
DeleteThe other wives and Kody have a combined personal experience of almost 80 years in a plural marriage. Robchin has had one tenth of that!
Why do we have to hear her commentary?
I'd much rather hear Christine Allred explain difference since it is her daughter and she is a plyg princess.
And why does Robchin always have sick kids or she is sick. She can't eat certain foods, she was sick during family therapy and she uses the excuse of her kids being sick on many family get together. She has always been the damsel in distress for more attention from Kody, yuck!
* plyg-splainer*...sorry left out "G"
DeletePitchers.. What is it with these people and their inability to speak properly? Joolrey, Pitchers. I seem to remember a few seasons back near the beginning Kody's brother couldn't pronounce something else correctly either, saying it phonetically.
DeleteSeriously? A wedding is hard for a Plyg man? What about the poor woman who go into a marriage knowing your nothing more than a mistress? And WHY is this even about Kody? What a naracassit! While we’re on the subject of screwed up perspectives Robin...Sacred? Ummmmmm, nope.
ReplyDeletea : dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity a tree sacred to the gods
b : devoted exclusively to one service or use (as of a person or purpose) a fund sacred to charity
2 a : worthy of religious veneration : holy
b : entitled to reverence and respect
3 : of or relating to religion : not secular or profane sacred music
4 archaic : accursed
5 a : unassailable, inviolable
b : highly valued and important a sacred responsibility
Christine has never sang in public, but earlier in this episode, her sisterwives couldn't understand why she was so nervous about singing, since she's sung in choirs her whole life. The editors don't even bother to keep their lies straight in the same episode or the same hour.
ReplyDeleteWell, maybe Christine meant she had never sung a solo in public. Singing in a choir is totally different than being a soloist. MrSpock has been in choirs since age 6---continuing to this day---but the one or two solos MrSock has done were a whole different ballgame----scary....MrSpock has not done a solo in years...
Delete...hhhhhaaaahaaa "MrSock" :-)
DeleteThe singing...no no no no no...
ReplyDeletePlease, no vibrato. It's bad, all so so bad. Yuck.
Mykelti was smirking. As was Aspyn at the vibrato. The rest of the audience was tuned out. Kody was actually the most gracious. But, on the couch scene after, he wore his "1000-yard stare."
DeleteWhy are folding chairs seating inside the country club?!
ReplyDeleteThe place doesn't look to me like a usual country club. More like a golf course with a few casual open spaces. Not particularly equiped for dinner and dancing parties.
DeleteTony is a controller ! He will be hard on her.
ReplyDeleteJust like Kody has been on her mother.
He was marking his territory when he stuck his fork in one of the cakes and ate it. I was watching to see if he'd doubledip, but, fortunately, the cameras switched to elsewhere.
DeleteYes, I saw that - it was gross!
DeleteHe was a really good dancer...it was difficult to follow him...yeah, he was good. Isn’t that the definition of not a good dancer as a man trying to partner dance with a woman?
ReplyDeleteUhh.....Says Christine, “Tony is a great dancer”......
ReplyDeleteSorry..If grabbing the woman’s hand and swinging her around with no rhythm at all is “great dancing “...uh, just no !! .
Remembering Kody tossing Maddie around at her wedding.....hmm...Tony really is Kody Jr.!,
More great Tony dancing in the dancing montage, if you can stand to watch after Kody's hair flipping.
DeleteYes, I totally remember the jerky, fast, whirl around ridiculous dance with Maddie. What the heck, 10 taco Tony and Mykelti are very large people... I thought he was going to dislocate her shoulder. He, she both looked ridiculous. Then he grabs Christina and does the same. I had to back up the whole thing and watch again. Bad, manic, ridiculous dancing.
DeleteHe dances like a horse! Maybe Christine was kidding? Actually there were similarities between Kody and Tony’s dancing styles.
DeleteHoly crap the piniata was just as horrific as we all thought it was going to be!!!!! Holy crap! That was awful.
ReplyDeleteYep, absolutely terrible.....sick !
DeleteThat's part of his culture? ... it was horrific... that is the first time I actually saw violence at a wedding that was planned.
DeleteThe most childish thing I've ever seen at a wedding...huge surprise Kody didn't dominate the beating of Tony's piñata.
Kody did give Tony a BIG slap on the back after walking Mykelty down the isle. I bet that was a shock to Tony. What was up with that??because he didnt officiate??? had to be a self centered reason and not because he was taking away his daughter.
DeleteWhy would Aurora be 3rd in line to smash the Mykelti pinata? (We know why.) The pinata was a bit obscene - first the bride pinata is hanging there, with its top falls off, then the back of her skirt falls off, and finally, her entire torso is beaten in a reverse decapitation. I only saw streamers - not generic white people's candy (as per Tony) fall out.
ReplyDeleteQuestion for someone familiar with Mexican culture—
DeleteAren’t pinatas traditionally used at the parties of only young children? (Part of the fun being watching the little ones take a swipe at the thing.)
I saw lots of candy fall out and LOTS of kids grabbing their fill of it. :D As far as being only at kids' parties, I'm not hispanic, so i don't know, BUT as far as I can tell, Tony and Mykelti come across as children so...still fitting?
DeletePlease, please, please CJ write about this episode!
ReplyDeleteWell, now that the wedding is over, next week's episode returns to the equally exciting topics of Meri's catfishing episode and how she and Janelle must work on closing the chasm in their relationship. That's a guaranteed ratings high.
ReplyDeleteCannot believe they are going to shove that “done and re-done” crap AGAIN !!!!!!!
DeleteNo way can even snarkers again get through Meri’s slo-mo delivery and Janelle’s stagnant cluelessness. What can they possibly now say that hasn’t been said.....or scripted for them to say.
Just cannot fathom seeing all that faux nonsense again.
OR watch Nancy pretend to be a therapist.
Yes, yes, Amused... the faux therapist , The faux concern about them getting along, the faux scripted emotion, the faux long thoughtful speech pattern. I bet if added up Meri's long drawn out speech per scene would be equivalent to 2 seasons long at least, maybe 3 hours of the word "sirget" 2 hours of "Phill" and "Phillings" and an hour of the word, "Catfish".
DeleteI agree Anon 7:03!!! CJ does the best recaps!!! A recap of this episode would be Christmas in February!
ReplyDeleteSo tired of hearing how ‘sacred’ polygamist weddings are. I had a full Catholic mass at my wedding and I considered that sacred. Im sure my Jewish, Mormon and Sikh friends consider their marriages sacred as well. I hate that the Browns demand that everyone is open to their beliefs and lifestyle but have seemingly no understanding of other religions or lifestyles.
ReplyDeleteSo sacred that Kody talks about being practically catatonic regarding his marriage to Christine.
DeleteVondrid... he certainly isn’t catatonic now. Christine seems to be the chosen one. I guess now that she seems to be medicated and docile towards him, she is acceptable. Christine was practically falling over herself taking blame for Kody being late. Or perhaps she is being rewarded for Aspyn marrying well in the AUB community. It’s realky too bad because Christine is an amazing person and I feel she is crushing her soul trying to be who HE wants her to be. The wives know that if they don’t, they end up like Mari, lonely and ignored.
DeleteThe groom is the most under dressed person at this wedding. She is in a long, flowing gown with lots of jewelry and he is in a denim coat and pants and tennis shoes....couldn't even bother with a tie. With all this talk of AUB weddings being private, I wonder if Aspyn's wedding will be a private wedding.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, Leslie, the groom and bros-men are wearing street clothes...no rented tux here. Looks like Mykelti lost probably a fight over previously worn clothes from their personal wardrobe with new burgendy shirt and rented suit jackets??? Instead of uncomfortable tux. Tony clearly is all about comfort. Who knows, but it really stood out how under dressed the men in the bridal party were. I don't get it at all, it looked like all the guys forgot their tuxes.
DeleteKody was dressed better than groom and that is not saying much, he seemed to have dark jeans on with his shined lounge singer jacket.
Bizarre choice for men's attire. But then again those comfy clothes left plenty of room for 10 tacos.
If Aspyn has an AUB wedding, we won't see the actual vows. This part definitely is private, in that only endowed church members may attend. However, not all of the wedding is private; the reception usually isn't, so that non-AUB (or non-endowed) family members and friends can attend.
DeleteSlob!!!
DeleteI've read that the show is most likely cancelled and what we are seeing is from a year ago. But I think if they HONESTLY showed what is real in their lives now we, the viewers, would be intrigued again to watch. For example..1. Why is Caleb and Maddie living with Janelle--what is up with their lives. 2. Why is Janelle's mom Sheryl (who was Wynn's favorite wife) living with Janelle, is it financial because she wasn't his legal wife? Was she asked to leave? It's not like Janelle needs her to help with the kids. 3. Logan and Michelle are engaged. I enjoy following them on instagram. They are young and fresh and lead a happy, normal young people's life, and he is the 1st Brown boy to marry. Most likely this wedding will be planned and executed by her and her family. 4. Aspyn, oh Aspyn, the one child who has her head on straight and calls her Mom out when she is acting ridiculous, is marrying the son of a top dog AUB leader. This is an opportunity for a polyg crossover. Mitch's sister is a sister wife on Seeking Sister Wives, and also a sister to Rosemary Williams, sister wife of Brady Williams from My 5 wives. With all of this going on, TLC could do what they did with the Duggars. Re focus the show to follow the lives of the older married or getting married kids.
ReplyDeleteMeri's choice of wedding day attire? Ridic!
ReplyDeleteI was so caught up in Tony's casualness that I didn't see Meri's. I deleted from DVR so I will have to go back and find a pic. Christine was in a floor length gown and so was Tony's mom. When you put Mykelti and her bridesmaids together and Tony and his "brosmen" together it looks like 2 different wedding parties.
DeleteShe was in head to toe lulapoo.
DeleteWithout any way to verify, if I didn't know any better I would swear some of the more ridiculous wedding "details" were scripted for enticement to insure decent ratings for this season.
ReplyDeleteA last gasp attempt to avoid the shark jump which apparently is looming.
Too many things stand out as manipulating for comment and snark, which of course, requires actually watching.
Too many scenes shot for use as previews to be aired day and night heralding the coming epp.
Such as.....
The relentless clip all last week of everyone shouting "OMG, where's Kody ???" Then Kody filmed saying "I am sorry"...??? dum da dum, dum..
And as we know, it was simply all BS and hype.
SO....why was it necessary for Christine to say 3x "It was my fault"..?
Why was it necessary to even stage such a farce?
And even if it were TRUE, there were plenty of other Browns who could have gone to the hotel and gotten the "shirt."
Why was Kody scripted to be the decision maker about the kids not going out in the cold for the family pics.
What?....Sobbin has to have her lord and master give the nay on that. She couldn't say "no way, I have a sick kid"??
Yep...just the usual staged BS for Kody to shine.
SO Tony/Kody Jr is a hero because he gave Mykelti his coat as her arms and chest were turning red into blue....great, right! But what about the bridesmaids who were also freezing with even lighter, thinner dresses and only lace strips covering their shoulders?!!
There was SO much over the top nonsense in this that I wonder if way back when Mykelti gave the news that she too wanted a TLC wedding, TPTB sat them down and said okay, but you need to make it outrageous and bizarre...a ratings winner. (especially when they got a load of Tony and his MO)
Think about Tony sticking his fork in the cakes, stuffing his mouth. Watch Tony chomping his tacos like a 3 year old.
Have Tony wear jeans and not even a tie as his groomsman at least had on dress pants.
Indeed, have Christine "sing"...and film her singing in rehearsal to make sure the viewers would just HAVE to tune it and see the final performance. Rather mean-spirited of the producers.
And for sure, throw in an asinine scene about Kody's hair...
Have Sobbin alternate between her usual furrowed brow opinions on everything that is plyg and Brown family dynamics, and then on to her teary observations.
Could go on and on.....
Unfortunately, I deleted the PVR version as well, but it seemed to me that there were way fewer people at the wedding ceremony (empty seats) then all of a sudden a minute later the seats were full. I also wondered (like Amused) how much was staged. Did they do multiple takes to get it right? If Kody was truly late, wouldn’t all the seats be full as he walked Mykelti down the aisle?
DeleteAm I the only one that believes Tony was cast for this role to make Kody look better? Kody is almost likeable compared to Tony who's behavior seems unreal and extreme.
ReplyDeleteAnd, can't believe I will say this, but Kody gave good advice regarding enjoying each other at the wedding. I wonder who told him to say those words?
This season compared to last seems like 2 different shows. Like they read every comment here and changed everything... and they all have taken a double dose of uppers... they almost seem to like each other this season.
This scenario makes sense to me after reading they took a massive pay cut to try to save the show from it's inevitable demise.
I will miss this trainwreck and the laugher and anger it brings my husband and me. I wish it was more real... it would have been renewed.
Lastly, Christine look gorgeous at the wedding... and that MOB shirt... I loved it!
Garrison's anger issues resurfacing? "Just start singing" so he will swing at the pinata and stop pointing bat/stick at Tony,while calling out his name. Described on the couches as "super cute" brother behaviour. Akward and disturbing!
ReplyDeleteAspen level headedly telling Christine to stfu! It needed to be done.
ReplyDeleteNot working today, can ya tell...
ReplyDeleteHonest and jmo snark here....
Kody's outfit looked straight out of the wardrobe manual for a lounge singer at any 3rd rate Vegas cocktail lounge. The coat was too short both in length and sleeves. Why not just a well-tailored suit??
Sorry, but those bouquets were not memorable. Color-combo was strange, and you know you didn't hit the minimum quality gauge when the bride exclaims that hers is already falling apart before the wedding.
The venue, as someone up-thread noted, certainly did not look like a wedding venue. It looked more like a place for holding golf tournaments, corporate seminars or fundraisers.
Really? The place didn't even have a private space, alcove, hallway to take family pics??
Speaking of the crowd scene, kudos to Logan and his lovely Michelle, who were spotted briefly as Kody began his "speech" and then disappeared out of camera range. They were smart (and classy) to stay out of it.
Yes, the less said about the pinatas the better..But seriously....
Who thought it was a good idea to let children see adults battering giant effigies of the bride and groom???? And then let some kids do it too!!??
Who didn't even consider how that was a vile, gross mocking of the abuse suffered by domestic abuse victims??
If the bride and groom didn't know that and really thought it was "cool" to do..What about the other "adults" involved, no one?....crickets??
And finally, what about the producers who okayed filming it and okayed using the footage?? Shame on all of them.
THAT scene was the biggest, sickest turnoff of the whole show ll!
Napoleon Dynamite will explain the piñata.
DeleteYeah, the beating of either, especially the bride should have been edited out not just because of domestic abuse but also the possible injury to everyone attending. I am so surprised Aurora didn't kill a kid as she just kept swinging even after the kids ran in to collect candy. Yikes!
DeleteHaha kms, how did I forget this scene in Napoleon Dynamite? Thanks for the reminder
DeleteTrue it didn’t need to be shown on tv.
DeleteAt 8:19, Meri, even MORE bored than the viewers, checks her watch then looks up to her left before piveting her head back into some sort of, I'm paying attention, even though my eyes are glazed over.
ReplyDeleteher *right*
DeleteI noticed Meri trying to hurry up taping by checking out her watch. She is so disengaged at this point. She was probably trying to beat Vegas traffic on a Friday on her way to her B&B.
DeleteI can't believe they talked her into more camera time on the catfish crap and Joint therapy with Janelle. This woman has divorced this man (family). She wasn't exactly involved much between her depressed isolation and her single child household.
So now we are supposed believe she gives a crap about getting along with any of them, especially Janelle?
Was Mariah even there?
ReplyDeleteI think she was a bridesmaid. I saw a glimpse of her wearing a bridesmaid dress.
DeleteAfter second look while running through my house cleaning Sunday I noticed all the bad out of the box hair dye on all the girls.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't they have went to the salon for at least Mykelti? That girl has a ton of hair and where it is pinned up she had roots and different old color hair. That dark almost burgendy auburn was ridiculous looking. People would love to have all their "light and delightsome" hair and they dye it badly with box dye from Walgreens.
Tony's hair looked like Kody's used to years ago. And Kody was at an all time worst appearance in the hair department.
My husband walks by when Kody was on the couch segment...
Hubby, " What's wrong with that guys hair?"
Me, " He thinks he is cool and boast about all his hair treatments he uses"
Hubby, "He looks like an unfortunate victim of a house fire"
It’s his eyes now that get me. It use to be only occasionally he’d get these small black eyeballs staring out, when he was irritated. Now it’s all the time.
DeleteMrSpock was trying to see if the "something blue" beaded bracelet Meri gave Mykelti for the wedding was actually worn...MrSpock only saw the bracelet that Aspyn gave Mykelti on Mykelti's wrist at the ceremony...anyone?
ReplyDeleteI didn't see any sign of it during the ceremony or the filmed part of the reception.
DeleteI hope it was meant as a memento or small gift in honor of the occasion since it clearly didn't fit with Mykelti's dress.
Unless Meri is so out of the loop that she had no idea....
Mykelti was wearing the pearl bracelet during the wedding ceremony
DeleteOkay - I watched this episode in snatches.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was done, I deleted every one of the episodes on my DVR. :(
I am LDS. I love my faith. However (and this is a big however) I do not believe that polygamy was ever instituted by God. Period.
I used to go along with the show just b/c it was new and it "uncovered" the secret lives of polygamists. I actually grew to kind of like the family (even Robyn). :)
After listening to Kody talk about how hard it is for a polygamist MAN to get married (I thought this was Tony's wedding episode), I realized just how foul and absolutely repulsive polygamy is. I'm not sure why I didn't see it before. I mean, I knew that I could never do that (I don't care who the other woman is), but right now - today - I realized that this is so disgusting.
Kody says that it's hard on a MAN to get married b/c he cannot connect with his bride...as all of his brides look down. My heart broke for them. No doubt they were replaying in their minds the night they got married...and then the night that the other women went off with their husband. The pain that those memories must dredge up. Ouch.
Hard on the man? Puh-lease. That joker is getting a new flavor every day ... and believes it's sanctioned by God Himself.
That dude gets to (according to Kody) fall in love again and again.
And, I'm thinking...why can't the woman fall in love again and again.
And it now seems so disgusting. And it's not even the sex part that grosses me out. It's the whole "poor Kody" and other Poly men. They have it rough. And the poor women rush to console the man. How twisted?
I think this blog says it best at the top - if you look too closely, it's pretty scary.
Amen to that.
And that is why I am choosing to leave them out of my life. They bring feelings of dirt and disgust and I do not need that junk around. I choose things which are uplifting.
So, to all of you lovely people who have made this journey for me fun and snarky at times, thank you. It has been fun
I don't think polygamy ever comes to any good for the women involved. After Joseph Smith's murder, Emma Smith raised her children to believe that their father had never taken plural wives. I think this speaks volumes.
DeleteI think Janelle and Christine both seemed genuinely happy (and not just prescription induced) at their respective daughters weddings. They were stars in Kody's eyes, the main wife at each wedding. Has me thinking Meri really is an outsider. Now her daughter, at best, will marry a woman. Maddie married her aunt's brother. Plus Janelle had so many boys for him. Mykelti married a Kody Jr that thinks Kody is wise. Aspyn is on her way to AUB royalty. Mariah, Meri's ONLY child, is gay! No matter how he acts for the cameras...Meri failed in his eyes. She will never be the STAR wife at a wedding. There is nothing left for them.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Tony is a slob! What does he do? They say he is in banking but there is no way with how sloppy he is. Plus, he hangs out at a pawn shop. I guess a pawn shop is a bank if you put a Brown spin on it! I agree with previous posters. He will have a sisterwife in no time. He is a control freak that would love women fighting over his nasty azz.
Did you see him bite his fingernail and then SPIT it onto the couch? That cameraman found a golden nugget for us!
DeleteYes! He is gross.
DeleteYour post really resonates with me because these are the two things about this show that makes my stomach ill.
Delete1) Meri is depressed. I genuinely feel concerned for her. Your right, her only daughter is never going to have the traditional lifestyle with a marriage (to a man) and babies (the old fashioned way). That’s a huge deal to any parent that is even moderately religious or conservative. She was probably banking on the fact that since she couldn’t have more kids she at least can live vicariously through her daughter. I foresee a very dark future for Meri. All her sister wives kids getting married and having kids is salt into the wound.
2) Toni IS a slob. From everything to the way he eats to the lack of filter on what he says. He has no self respect. Furthermore he gives me a very uneasy vibe due to his controlling behavior. The fact that Mykelti went for him is a huge red flag to her self esteem.
Both of these points reinforce the toxic effects of the polygamist lifestyle on its victims.
I loooooved (not) that nasty cuticle/fingernail spit.
DeleteAgreed.... Meri is absolutely depressed. Who can blame her. She has lost the most since they decided to do this show. She was the official wife and didn’t have to hide in the shadows like Janelle and Christine. She had a career that she enjoyed and (if I remember correctly) was let go from. Her favorite wife status was usurped by the younger, thinner, more attractive Robyn. Then she was forced to officially give up her first wife status by being coerced into divorcing Kody. Her chance at freedom turns out to be a catfish and her relationship with her only daughter is in shambles.
DeleteI don't feel bad for Meri. Her chickens have come home to roost.
DeleteThe Janelle/Meri therapy has to be for the cameras. I doubt Janelle gives a crap anymore because at this point she is higher than Meri on the totem pole and seems to be in great standing with Kody.
Christine's singing. My 10yo daughter walked in while I was watching the show. The look on my own kid's face said it all.
ReplyDeleteWhat in the heck did we all just listen to?
Poor woman. Someone should have loved her enough to encourage her to NOT sing.
Mykelti's dress - I am not a fan of the dress. Her back fat was not attractive. I'd have the same problem (if I had any boobs in the front), so I would never, ever wear something that made my back fat spill out like that. Couldn't someone have told her to keep looking for a better-fitting dress?
Tony is definitely coming across as controlling.
I hated my hair at my wedding, but you know what? My groom told me that it was amazing (liar - lol). He never, ever made me feel bad about my wedding day. Tony on the other hand? What a jerk.
I'd love to see how Mykelti handles it when Tony tells her that he is ready to get it on with another wife. ha ha! Everyone says that M is so strong - I'm not so sure she would be. I think she would just go along with it to keep Tony around.
There looks like there was seating for 200-300 for the wedding itself, with many empty seats. The main section had 8 rows of 10 seats, after 2 rows of 6 seats. The right section was rows of 5. The left section was empty. There was another section on the far right that looked full. The people in the back right section looked like TLC crew; they were very casual. In a few shots, you can see the TLC camera or camera arm directly behind Kody.
ReplyDeleteI imagine many didn’t want to be filmed in the guest area.
DeleteAgree......and perhaps for several reasons.
DeleteThat was my thought when there were so many chairs empty. Most of the guest that looked like plyg's, we know, and there were Hispanic folks. since I didn't see a lot of unknown people that weren't Hispanic I'm thinking many plygs like mentioned at Kody/Robchin wedding did not want to go public and value their anonymity. However Tony was the one yelling 400- and I didn't see 200 on his side of the venue, he is crazy. His side was empty not Mykelti's. Even if guest were mixed up in crowd, it didn't seem like their were so many for Tony.
DeleteNot trying to comment as a racist, just commenting on the obvious possible relationships per ethnic make up of group.
I think that the people who didn't consent to filming were sitting on the far right. That section was full and only shot from distances. However, even in the crowd scenes, there were very few people outside of the bridal party, and they looked like the parents' contemporaries.
DeleteRobyn should have had the family wreath and friends there, since she and Mindy are from St. George and her parents live(d?) there. In fact, it amazes me that the show seemingly pretended otherwise.
Given the buffet line in full force during Kody's speech or toast, and the lack of interest in his remarks and the couple themselves, I almost think that the reception was open to the general church or community. We never saw anyone trying to reach the bride & groom to congratulate them, or the bride and groom trying to visit each table or greet the crowd.
You can’t go to your bonus daughters cousins bonus daughters wedding. There are hundreds of them for pity sakes. That is a lot of envelopes to fill with gift money.
DeleteGrifter Lives post made me question my memory regarding The Legal Mrs. Coldsore...A few years ago I think was she hyperventilating and "rilly sceered" to go to St. George to sell iconic joolery because she was notorious and unwelcome the town. Am I misremembering?
DeleteIt is hard to keep all this stuff straight.
Annie Mouse,
DeleteYour memory is on point!
Sobbin absolutely was all upset and skeered to venture into St. George.
Funny how the storylines just come and they go like the changing of the tides.
It is the producers/script writers who have memory problems!
Seeking Sister Wife News...
ReplyDeleteI checked youtube to see if they had Seeking Sisterwife for free and ran across a video of Mama Snowden [the nonreligious plyg] from 2o16 talking about following her dreams of self fulfillment to be an actress and how she signed up with a casting company.
So....yeah. Who else suspects strongly these two answered a casting call and don't actually have a standing long term agreement to be in a plyg relationship?
The link to the video and the blog she wrote with it.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob16mcSDBv8
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2 other observations, if the other moms are truly as important in polygamy as they claim why didn't the other three moms at least color coordinate outfits with the wedding? They didn't need to be as fancy as Christine's get up, but they could've at least wore silver, gray, or burgundy to show that they were part of the wedding party. Why were they just seated as guest, why didn't they walk with the wedding party as part as of the family of the bride? Just more hypocrisy as usual.
ReplyDeleteSecond observation -did anyone notice that Robchin did not rise for the bride or stand as the procession came down. She couldn't even stand for a minute? I know she was holding her baby, but dang she doesn't even fake that she cares unless the camera is straight on her.
I think it's pretty clear Robin doesn't like Tony. She was showing her true colors (and feelings) by not standing and leaving early. She used her children as an excuse.
DeleteI posted in an earlier thread that I couldn't understand why she insisted on bringing sick children to a wedding that she clearly didn't need or want to attend. Only for the camera $ time...???
DeleteRobyn could have let someone else stay inside with the baby.
DeleteI think that she wanted to make sure that the camera caught her being the martyr sister mom. Anything for Mykelti. Please...
She wanted her close up and used her sick baby to get it.
She is so fake.
Did everyone catch when she was saying Ari had a cough and whatever and she says “AND IVE ONLY HAD LIKE 3 HOURS OF SLEEP FOR THE PAST FEW NIGHTS”?
DeleteI think the real mom needs to stand out.
DeleteSobbin could have attended the ceremony from 50ft away standing just inside the building where her sick baby could have been warm. Wouldn’t any normal mother with a brain have done that, at the very least?
DeleteAnd hey, if getting drama screen time was her motivation, the camera could even have filmed her there being the downcast, disappointed bonus mom not able to sit and freeze with the others, but still taking care of her child. A win-win for her.
Lisasumms- The original colors for the wedding were maroon/gray/yellow/teal. Mykelti picked the yellow/teal, but in a previous episode they said the main colors would be maroon/gray. I don't recall seeing any yellow/teal in the decorations, just the family's clothes.
DeleteA shout-out to Just Me...who posted a little further up-thread.
ReplyDeleteYou wrote...
"I realized just how foul and absolutely repulsive polygamy is".
And...."And it's not even the sex part that grosses me out. It's the whole "poor Kody" and other Poly men. They have it rough. And the poor women rush to console the man. How twisted"!?
Yes, Just Me, this has been my ongoing dilemma through these years of watching SW/The Kody Show !!
Why..Why would any normal functioning woman subject herself *and her children* to such a fractured life with a "husband and father of her kids" who will always be doling out attention and affection according to the plyg rotation process?
WHY ???? Why would any woman/mother do that ??
What sadly became apparent early on in the show is that these women are either programmed to accept and expect less from their early plyg conditioning, like Meri and Christine.
Or they are not plyg-oriented by birth, but are seriously lacking in fundamental self-esteem like Janelle.
Sobbin/Robyn is a hybrid who married mono, but apparently craved the plygworld from her birth conditioning. (And she had bills to pay after her divorce, so being the new flavor on a hit plyg show was a bonus)
Matters not what brings these women to accept the plyg life, what impacts viewers is how pitiful they present themselves as they strive to puff up the Plyg master, as they strive to "matter" to him.
Kody Brown thinks he is being an orator for things Plyg when he proclaims that plyg men have a HARD time with their plural weddings. He whines that he "had" to be distracted at his weddings because he knew his other wives were struggling to keep sweet as he pledged his loved to yet another bed-mate.
Polygamy is a one-way glory buzz for the harem masters. Sex and adoration on demand !!
For the women, it is a lifetime of accepting less, and even more less as they age out and get replaced.
It is always bizarre to wonder why these women choose a small portion of a man, be a single parent of a bunch of kids, to always feel negative emotions of jealousy and envy.
DeleteFinally, from personal experience it is so hard to age even with a loving mate. I can't imagine being ignored, shunned and replaced 3 times over with younger and better looking women until I die, alone.
What in the world is the draw?
Sisterwives friendships? They don't exist.
Built in babysitters? Clearly these women don't help each other on the regular.
Large family? To feel alienated from, like Meri.
For this man-child to be my salvation and ticket to heaven would truly be hell on earth.
Lisasumms, you hit the nail on the poofy (a la Kody) head with that last line. It's all about making it to the Celestial Kingdom. And from what I have read, polygamy is hell on earth for the women (virtually in every case).
DeleteAlthough the LDS church repudiated polygamy on earth, Joseph Smith was very clear about the role of polygamy in God's restoration of Christianity. If you genuinely believe (or were taught to believe) that plural marriage is the only way to reach the Celestial Kingdom, then a woman might be willing to tolerate just about anything to make that happen.
Every other defense of plural marriage - knowing ahead of time if a man is a good father, having the support of sister wives, the benefits of having lots of kids who can grow up together - really doesn't add up to a lot. It's all about the priesthood and Celestial Marriage.
Otherwise, why would a beautiful girl like Christine or smart gal (and pretty) like Janelle settle for part of a husband. It doesn't make sense without the religious element. In my view, there is literally no other reason to do it.
Which brings me to the Atlanta couple on Seeking Sister Wife - they're the couple who want a sister wife for the fun of it. That just doesn't make sense to me. The only reason to agree to a sister wife is because of the religious element.
Even in other cultures where polygamy is tolerated (like Bahrain), there is no religious imperative or reward. Islam allows for polygamy (up to 4 wives) but doesn't encourage it (it's hard to be fair to all them so better not to try) and there are no special rewards in heaven for living it. Women may tolerate polygamy but aren't expected to like it or want to live it.
I feel sick about the pinatas every time they talk about them. And they trot out that they are great for weddings and getting your anger out. It's your wedding day. Why would you be in such a rage you need to beat something? Why are you letting anger be an emotion you are focusing on during your wedding? I am sick of Mykelti's oblivious blank stare when she talks about herself and all these things she is entitled to and basically anything. I am so over having those two on the couch. I can't believe after this many seasons I found 2 new characters in this mess to be put off by.
ReplyDeleteI don't know who bothered me more Kody and his "This executive decision is a bad one." or Mykelti and "It's MY day and MY choice." Apple and tree and all that business.
My husband said Christine's singing was giving him a headache and I had to turn it off to watch later. It upsets me because I like Christine and think in spite of her 12 ear old at a slumber party with way to much sugar moods that she is really genuine. I feel like she was steered in such a bad direction here. I hate that that was filmed. I feel like everyone just guided her into such a bad place.
I couldn't believe after all these episodes where people openly admitted they didn't help her with flowers they talked about how this wedding would be talked about in regards to how everyone in the family helped with flowers. ??? You mean how Christine slaved away by herself? Alrite.
I notice the ratings for the season have been falling each week. The premiere was 1.6 mil viewers, then it went down the following weeks to 1.5 mil, 1.4 mil and then this week 1.3... perhaps the Olympics have something to do with this week's number, but still seems like an overall negative trend.
ReplyDeleteMaybe some of the loyal viewers are cruising with Meri.
ReplyDeleteI have read this blog since the beginning. I never missed the show. First time I've ever commented. I can't take anymore of Meri. She has to be the most selfish woman alive. I don't know how the other wives haven't asked her to leave. All she cares about is money and how much she can get for herself.
ReplyDeleteDespite all the snarking that routinely goes on here, probably most were willing to at least try to not be too brutal about a young woman's wedding.
ReplyDeleteHowever, Mykelti's thoroughly obnoxious attitude and behavior signaled gloves were off for being snarky objective.
Mykelti was ridiculously belligerent and ungracious. She knew the cameras were rolling for every tacky scene. She most likely begged for it to be every bit as filmed as Maddie's wedding was.
And it sure looks like the TLC folks were more than happy to edit and air all the nasty footage they showed, knowing the reaction it would generate from viewers.
Mykelti is a very naive *child* if she really didn't know any better than to act the way she did.....knowing that the world would see it.
Won't even include Tony/Kody Jr in this opinion since he is simply a glaring and creepy reflection of what makes Mykelti tick. She wanted to be married, wanted the wedding, wanted the family's show to film it.
The fact that her choices include Tony are on her. He needs to become forgettable.
Christine did sing and it was not a great performance, but there were far worse things about that wedding than Christine's song. What was annoying was how many times we had to hear how she "was nervous"..
THAT part was getting ridiculous. It was an annoying mirror image of the last episode when Janelle droned on and on about not wanting to dance or lip sinc.
TLC...get a clue....Those relentless, repetitive scenes are ratings killers. Just like what next week's will be as the Meri/Janelle saga is regurgitated AGAIN.
Why, TLC? Just Why?
I do think Christine could have looked prettier and more her age in a different color and style dress. She is in her mid to late 40's, that outfit was matronly.
The gray/silver color was too subdued and dull to do her, or Aspen for that matter, any favors. jmo.
I agree Amused. I don’t support snarking about the kids, but Mykelti and Tony are entitled children who are not ready for marriage. I predict they also will be moving back in with the parents as they don’t seem to have real jobs. Mykelti’s couch monologues were annoying and seemed completely scripted. Tony is so similar to Kody that I want to yell at the TV every time he’s on air. This is what happens when a father has too many children and can’t possibly give them all the love and attention they deserve—they end up trying to fill that void in inappropriate ways. This is especially true for daughters.
DeleteIt's me - the anonymous first time poster from above. Sorry if I came on a little strong with my first post. It's just getting harder over time for me to watch and listen to Meri. No matter what brought each of them to this polygamous life their each there now and have been for years. Kody is insignificant to me. The show has always been about the women and what they do with this mess they're in. I believe Janelle, Christine & Robin really do think of all the kids (they're own plus the bonus) as part of their family. I think they want good things for each of them. Polygamist or not you have to be accountable as a parent. When Meri said - I'm just not going to help with their kids, did she not consider how the children would feel about that comment? We all know the children will hear about that. I think thats just hurtful and unkind. It's certainly not what you'd think a bomus Mom could say or feel. Meri has had a chance fimancially over these last years that the show has been on to get out. I think Meri was self centered long before she married into polygamy. I have two last observations to make. I'm sorry especially for the younger children. Life after the show is going to be very different for them. I hope they don't miss out on the opportunities the older children have had. Lastly if they wanted this show to last they should have been honest about their true relationships. They weren't fooling anyone. Now others in the polygamist community will be only to happy to take your air time. Thank you to CJ and all of you. You have provided so much entertainment over the years.
ReplyDeleteDear Anon 7:51; Thank you for dipping your toes in the water!! Enjoyed your posts - get yourself a name and join us more often!
DeleteIn the pre-Robin years, how did K decide with whom to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Rotation? Family celebration so no wife singled out?
ReplyDeleteMrSpock remembers an episode where he bought 4 bouquets of flowers...one for each...but cannot remember if that was for Valentine''s Day...
DeleteI remember that episode. Kody was filmed at the florist making sure that he picked bouquets especially for each wife....he knew what flowers and colors each of them liked. When it came time to give them to the wives, he forgot who he picked the flowers out for and the wrong bouquets to the women. I thought that was hilarious.
DeleteI’m pretty sure that plot was for Mother’s Day. It was all about Kody telling the florist that he had four wives and how he had to make sure that each bouquet was different. Kody was all aglow announcing his virility....like a straggly-haired peacock.
DeleteAs always, it was about him!
Ha Ha! Exactly ! A straggly haired peacock...strutting his stuff....
DeleteI think I have finally figured out who Kody reminds me of...the Gieco Cavemen they used to show on all their commercials. His hair is almost identical!
DeleteSeeking Sister Wife----
ReplyDeleteDimitri, WTF... how could he do that to his PREGNANT wife?! I screamed HOLY SH*T so loud my son came running to see what was wrong. His poor wife, her facial expression changed so quickly and she became pale. My heart broke for her. I truly think that exchange proved they shouldn't be in a polygamy relationship. Dimitri was like a kid in a candy store with that girl. I was quite disturbing.
The family with the 3 wives, they keep saying how they have to lie so no one knows about their lifestyle. Ummm, do they not realize they are on TV!?!?!? And everyone will see it! Are they pretending the cameras aren't there? They don't think people know what's happening when people see a bunch of kids and 3 grown women living with one man.
I truly want April to join the Brown family. I want to see the havoc she would create with Robyn. Omg... April vs Robyn, who's more manipulative? Ratings would be through the roof.
Anyone know if this show is legit? I don't trust TLC to ever tell the truth.
So...On the Snowden sitch, I posted above the link to Ashley's youtube video talking about how she was going into acting...
DeleteI don't think a single thing about their story line is real. She wanted a tv paycheck. I don't even think he slept with that girl. She came out of central casting, and when he hugged her too tight, she commented on it, he put her in a car, and they parted ways...that's my honest guess. I think their story is all fake because they weren't able to find any people of color who actually wanted in on this disgusting lifestyle.
My reply won't post... I tried twice.
DeleteThanks for the info. I am not at all shocked if it's all fake. Reality tv isn't based on reality.
I appreciate you posting the info. I scrolled past it cuz we binged the show yesterday, so when you posted I wasn't even watching the show yet.
Now that this show is winding down: wouldn't this show have been much better if they hadn't avoided talking about the religious beliefs?
ReplyDeleteI would have really been interested to know how they think their living the Principle brings them closer to Heavenly Father and how it keeps them going when times are hard. I would also like to know how their faith informs some of their decisions and what is it like to live the Principle outside of a like-minded community of believers like they had in Lehi. What are their views on the Celestial Kingdom and how does the hope of an eternal family influence their commitment to Kody and the family?
I think these potential plot lines would have been more interesting than the inane ones they came up with (wet bar, anyone?).
I agree. Up thread, someone was asking why these women would ever submit to polygamy. I didn't answer, because it would take too long, but the very simplified gist of it is, they do it because they don't believe they have a choice. This is the only way for them to make it to the Celestial Kingdom. They don't really have another way, unless they want to be subservient in the afterlife, so they try to convince themselves that they are somehow "happier" this way, or their marriages are somehow "better." In order to face the fact that neither of these two things are true, they'd have to face the fact that their entire religion and their understanding of heaven might not be true, either.
DeleteThe Brown Family has been an interesting social experiment on what happens to people raised in this religion and removed from their closed community. Without the constant indoctrination from an early age (not counting Kody's hit or miss Sunday sermons) their kids will have a fighting chance to think for themselves and reject their parent's religion. The polygamous communities that still remain rely on isolation, fear and intimidation to keep members faithful.
DeleteI've also been a long time lurker but want to share my thoughts on Janelle. She's my favorite wife and for years I've felt sorry for her, thinking she seemed to always get the short end of the stick but in the last year I've come to the conclusion that she is the only wife that is satisfied with the whole arrangement.
ReplyDeleteTo begin with, Kody considers her his equal...he stated early on that she is his best friend. Janelle doesn't want to take care of a man full time. She lets the other wives worry about things like cooking and laundry and she enjoys her time with Kody. The rest of the time she gets to live her life the way she wants. When she met Kody, it was love/lust at first sight. She also has that extra connection with Kody's family since her mother and Kody's father were married. Her kids had a much closer relationship with Kody's family. There's is also the fact that she gave Kody all those sons he is so proud of. Yep I think Janelle has always been Kody's favorite. Her only downside has been her relationship with Mary but I blame that on Mary's extreme jealousy. In that situation, I think Kody's sympathies were always with Janelle and Mary knew it. If I were Mary, I would be jealous too.
Not sure that Kody considers Janelle his equal. The Plyg concept doesn’t really provide for that dynamic for any wife to be on equal footing with the master.
DeleteWhat seems to have been shown is that Kody is the most compatible with Janelle based of her passive personality. She exhibits the needed qualities of a woman who is one of many.
A wife who gives no feedback, no bitching, no expressed trauma stemming from or about the process is the perfect Plyg wife.
Also on the show, Kody never had to deal with Janelle stealing the limelight with any histrionics, personal opinons opposed to his, or overt displays of individuality like the other three in his harem have done on camera. Janelle has been the perfect “keeping sweet” TV Plyg wife.
Throw in the fact that Janelle seems to only step out of her passive role when it is time to be Kody’s cheerleader and feed is his ego, it is no wonder she could be his favorite non-legal wife.
And if Janelle really is sublimely content with her Plyg life, so be it. Wish her well!
Lisasumms' upthread comment about accepting such a small portion of a man made me think of something. What if the Brown wives, for reasons of their own, just wanted a "small portion" of a man? I know women who specifically target military men in deployable positions because they know the husbands will be away for months at a time. While hubby is gone, they act like single women. Don't believe me? Get a friend with a military dependent ID card to take you to your closest enlisted, NCO, or officers' club while a large percentage of the servicemembers are deployed. You'd never know those soldiers are gone. The dance floor is packed, the cocktails are flowing (they pour doubles for the women), and there's nothing but fun, fun, fun. While the Brown women don't seem to want to run around on Kody (except for Meri), there's something to be said for having to worry about a mere 25% of a husband's needs--especially a husband like Kody. Each of them gets the full legitimization of marriage but only has to cough up a quarter of the work. I wouldn't want to do it, but I think I can understand why Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn want to. None of them seems particularly ambitious, motivated, interested in self-improvement, or confident enough to think they could do better
ReplyDeleteAnd as a side note, I did like Kody's advice to Mykelti and Ten Taco Tony about staying connected on their wedding day. (That's probably the first string of intelligent words I've ever heard him utter.) The best think about my wedding in the early 21st Century was that the Man of the House and I felt that we had made a soul connection and were now showing it. I know we have about 175 guests, but really, if it weren't for the photos, I'd swear it was just the two of us. It was a great day and a great beginning for what has become the most important aspect of my life. I wish that for Tony and Mykelti, for Madison and Caleb, for Mariah and Audrey, for Aspyn and Mitch, and for all the Brown kids and their parents...and all of you.