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OOPS!!
I was busy deleting shows on my DVR when I happened upon this episode. I had watched it, but I just didn't remember a thing about it.
That is not a good sign.
So I hurriedly checked the notes folder I set up for this series. Ah HA!! I made some notes, but only a few lines worth.
Oh dear...
So here are my notes for this episode:
- New introductions for
Kody Brady and his wives. They remind me of the tag lines used by the Real Housewives franchise. At least none of the wives claimed to like going commando like Sonia Morgan.
- A very uncomfortable discussion about birth control. It's obvious Brady doesn't want anymore mouths to feed. At least not right now.
- Dreary inside shots of the wives' worn out homes, outside looks messy. Nice shots of the mountains.
And that was all I wrote. And it was the Thanksgiving episode, too.
Wow.
The new intros were a big improvement from that Brady Dream Wife sequence from last week. Wait...let's take a closer look!
Robyn: I spent my whole life hiding, but not anymore.
Nonie: Now I live without fear of people knowing who I am.
Paulie: Sharing a husband is
my choice.
Rosemary: People don't understand our lifestyle, but it works for us.
Rhonda: It's not that complicated; we just love each other.
Brady: Five wives and twenty-four kids. I wouldn't change it for anything.
Oh yeah, I guess Sister Wives uses the same intro format, too. Go figure. At least Brady didn't use Kody's stupid catchphrase that "Love should be multiplied, not divided."
I'm not going to recap the obviously scripted story lines in this episode.
That means you won't be reading about Rhonda's quest to become an adoptive single mother who just happens to be in a polygamist marriage with a man who really loves his children but has to divide time with his other 4 wives (and their 20 odd children).
I will say that Nonie and the other wives do have a problem with Rhonda's strange desire to adopt. More on that later.
And I'm not going recap Brady's feelgood story about whether he can make an appearance at his son's karate test. Or their really boring Thanksgiving feast, or even that weird meeting of wives at Rhonda's house to talk about the Judge's ruling on Utah's polygamy law.
Now, I will say that Brady has some unconventional thoughts about birth control. This was the BEST part of the show.
For instance, here's a picture of the group as the producer feeds this question to them: " Is it okay to ask about birth control?"
Robyn looks bemused, as does Brady and Rosemary. Nonie looks like she has a smirk on her face. Rhonda on the other hand, looks nervous and Paulie...well Paulie looks shocked, gobsmacked, utterly astonished.
In fact, Paulie's expressions say a lot more than her words!
Look at the expression on her face as she says "I don't want to talk about this."
And Paulie's version of Crazy Eyes gives RHoNY's Ramona Singer - who is the undisputed QUEEN of Crazy Eyes a run for their reality showbiz money!
The other eye raising moment was when Rhonda told Brady that he "... [was] raised totally different than we were...[birth control] was a sin because that is your purpose in life is to be a mother and raise children so you do not prevent that in any way, shape or form."
Brady feels there is nothing wrong with birth control, and just like every other American family, his family should be free to practice it.
It's obvious that his wives were brought up to believe differently, but it becomes very apparent that Brady has mandated that his wives DO practice birth control. As Nonie had discussed earlier with Rhonda, Brady "...has a hard time with a wife being pregnant because its so hard emotionally on him." with Rhonda adding "...he's always very relieved when no one is expecting..." The wives nervous laughter and side looks to Brady rather confirms this.
I don't know, maybe Brady, unlike so many of his former brethren (like Kody Brown for instance) just doesn't want to risk more financial hardships of having more children. Perhaps Brady understands that there are not enough hours in the day to spend quality time with 24 children. As he puts it, it's about quality, not quantity.
Take that, Kody Brown with your 4 wives and 17 children!
But something just doesn't add up with this guy. Why would he tell his wives no more children, but then be supporting the newest wife Rhonda in her quest to adopt a child? Nonie has expressed her feelings on the subject: Brady had locked the door on their having more children but if he allows Rhonda to adopt, then that door should be unlocked for the other wives, and they should be allowed to have more children, too. Unless...
Call me cynical (Ms Jinx if you're nasty) but I wonder if ole Brady has been "snipped" if you know what I mean. That could explain a lot of nervous looks and chatter between the wives and Brady and Rhonda's need to adopt.
Maybe this type of radical behavior (birth control) was the reason for his leaving (or being ousted) from the AUB. I doubt we will know for sure, but I'm willing to see if this question will be answered in future episodes.
