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Remember the full lunar eclipse tonight---
ReplyDeleteMrSpock is still wondering why any "couple" would take along a "counselor" to help "celebrate" their anniversary (as advertised for the Christine/Kody trip to Galveston). MrSpock and spouse have never considered such an idea---but what reasonable person would? MrSpock has also raised an eyebrow several times at Christine's "surprise" that she would be jealous of the other women also sleeping with her "husband". Hello.
Yes the Super Moon Eclipse will be much more interesting to watch than the Browns. I'll be checking here for yalls details & snark :)
DeleteThey're definitely running out of material, if they have to stoop to filming a take along couples therapy. I'm thinking, if filming wasn't involved, Christine probably wouldn't have even got an anniversary trip to Texas.
I wonder if Kody made her pitch in some of her grocery $$ for this trip?
MrSpock's brother-in-law has a cool telescope set up in the yard---been looking at the moon's craters----also watched the moon just as it came up at moonrise. Of course, MrSpock has been ON the moon---along with many other planets, worlds, moons, etc.---but a lunar eclipse is excellent anywhere in the galaxy. ;-)
Delete5 minutes into the show, and the drama is Robyn's panic attack during the talking heads. Of course, as a result of the drama, she gets her own talking head.
ReplyDeleteIf there's a thriving polygamist community in Montana, why didn't the Browns flee to there when they had to escape Utah?
If there's a thriving polygamist community in Montana, why didn't the Browns flee to there when they had to escape Utah?
DeleteBecause Robyn wanted Las Vegas where her stepfather Paul Sullivan lived and Kody couldn't say no. It's amazing how they live in the entertainment capital of the world, yet they rarely showcase Vegas in their shows. For example, taking a road trip to San Francisco to look for dresses when Vegas has shops featuring the best designers in the world! Oh wait...that SF trip was the brainchild of Robyn and her JYD!!!
I live in Vegas and I thought the same thing. Every designer and great department store you can think of is 20 minutes from their house s.
DeleteRobyn just said that she still wants her ex to have visitation? I don't think she knows what adoption means.
ReplyDeleteVisitation? She told everyone he's an abusive man who abandoned his kids over 2 years ago...looks like Sobbin is caught in another lie !
DeleteHe's already got visitation. She's already got full custody. Sounds to me like she just wants a last name change to Brown. I am glad CJ has this site, because I just can't watch them anymore. Reality TV now leaves me cold, because all it seems to do is destroy lives except in very rare cases (the Little Couple is the only one I can think of that seems to say sane).
DeleteShe's probably having second thoughts because she is realizing what a jerk Kody really is and that the old saying be careful what you wish for has been around for so long for a reason.
DeleteWow, I wish I had known they were in Texas. I would have loved asking Kody a few questions. Christine is a ding bat. She only knows polygamy. I am not watching this crap anymore. But I will check in for the snark. This blog is so much better than watching these clowns parade around like they are celebrities. There was one fan who stated that she saw Kody at Olive Garden and he was rude to her. What did she expect. He is very arrogant. He needs to be kinder to his fans, lord knows why anyone would want to be associated with him. I will be watching Quantico. So poor Christine didn't know that she could be jealous. What's sad is the fact that Kody probably does not care. Jealousy is her problem and she needs to deal with it. Can't wait for you quys to tell us what happened. This is a first if they really take a therapist on their anniversary trip. I bet the only reason is because the fans have asked why they never see anyone on the trips other than Robyn and Meri. Live must surely be good for little old Kody. He gets more vacations than anyone I know, if Christine s crying herself to sleep since she is jealous, it is definitely affecting her kids. Poor little Truely does not see her dad as much as Soloman. She probably wonders why daddy is never at their house. I would love to see exactly how Kody spends his time. How is the rotation schedule handled. Does Robyn get more time since she is pregnant. I bet the other ladies feel the same way. I bet Kody likes all the jealousy these poor fools have for him. Knowing that these read this blog, either they are just plain dumb or they know something that they are not telling. Would you not want to know why people do not like you. one thing the Browns need to do is re-watch their show so that they don't contradict themselves so much.
ReplyDeleteRobyn says they don't want to take away Jessop's "visitation" with the children----but, if he gives up his parental rights to the children, Robyn can do what she wants with the kids. Suppose its possible Jessop could give up his parental rights and maintain some kind of "visitation" if it is agreed to and in writing...but it seems pretty precarious for him to go that odd route.
ReplyDeleteIf your "marriage" needs non-stop therapy it isn't much of a "marriage".
ReplyDeleteKody's in love with the polygamist marriage counselor, Pat, from Utah, but now in Galveston, TX. Don't worry - the love is "strictly plutonic" (not platonic). She's all about validation. That's how he planned to celebrate his 21st anniversary with Christine. He's nearly exhausted his vocabulary.
ReplyDeleteThat last line is incredibly funny, Grifter.
DeleteKody flirts very obviously with each of those counselors and from what the cameras show, they love every minute of it.
Kody taking over the rock building project left Christine looking powerless and pathetic. How humiliating for her to have him say "yeah, I took over and I'm not sorry" as well as (basically), 'we brought you into an established family--there is the family, no me-and-you'.
Christine would love and deserves her own Jane Austen novel love, not scraps. Wake up, Christine! She seems to have such blind loyalty to either "the principle" and/or Kody Brown. Re-watching the Kristin Decker clip was beyond disturbing.
Also, anyone notice the appearance that Kody is "taking control" of Robyn? Methinks the honeymoon is over.
I was actually the most hurt for Christine when Kody implied that they family existed before her and would exist without her. Did he read their own book? Meri and Janelle were at each other's throats. She provided a much needed buffer between the first two wives and RAISED THEIR KIDS, along with having her own within a few months of the first. Without her, Janelle couldn't have gone to work and made the lions share of the income needed to support them. So, yeah, the family existed, but just barely, and for how long would it have survived with out her?
DeleteTheir relationship with their former marriage counselor is weird and unprofessional. Bringing their new marriage counselor with the on an anniversary trip (while visiting their old counselor) is weird and unprofessional. Both counselors are violating all kinds of rules of ethics of any agency they are a part of or any board, or any organization. It would be alarming if it weren't so phony.
ReplyDeleteIt's almost as if they both knew that if they didn't bring along two marriage counselors they would have fought the whole time. It's clear Christine never gets alone time with Kody, she was acting like a highschooler going out on her first date. This was definitely TLC's answer to all the viewers asking why only Robin gets to go on trips. Call me crazy, but I'd still rather go to Hawaii than visit Texas (no offense to any Texans) and dress up as pirates while building rock piles with a marriage counselor.
DeleteApparently all a couple needs to do is draw a line together and all problems are solved! Amazing!
ReplyDeleteChristine is very jealous and very unhappy; so how's that making her a better person going on?
ReplyDeleteThat's been part of their "polygamy makes us better people" nonsense all along. Women, apparently, are supposed to rise above "petty" - if completely understandable - emotions as part of their never-ending sacrifice. Note that the men in this equation get to skip all of that character-building work. Always, only, the women.
DeleteChristine was jealous of the romantic relationships that Kody had with Meri and Janelle (but not Robyn). Even Janelle described her relationship with Kody as business partners or buddies. It's just more lies to try to make an episode.
DeleteShe's said about 1,000 since the show's start that she never knew she could be jealous until Robyn came into the picture. There have been entire episodes centered around her own surprise at how jealous she was of Robyn. In THIS episode she said she didn't know she could be a jealous person. Past the point of them even trying to keep their shit straight
DeleteThis falls back on Christine's desire, which she made known early on in the show, that she always wanted to be the coveted THIRD wife. I think, in her mind, she assumed that she would also be the LAST. That way, she would always get to be the playful, cute young thing for Kody. And we also know, based on what she said, that she pursued Kody pretty hardcore. I wonder if it never entered her brain that Kody would have the audacity to keep adding wives after Christine joined the family.
DeleteChristine seems to have this princess mentality - it comes off when she tries to be cutesy and charming and giggly, but it really tends to fall flat a lot of the time.
I have come to the conclusion that Kody actually will take another wife at some point--maybe even try to get to the magic 7. Robyn may think she's the last, but the way he insists upon 'family first' leads one to believe he will want to continue making babies with younger wives. He has a huge ego.
DeleteKody will definitely attempt to take another wife, especially now that Meri has bruised his ego. He was only stopping with the 3 because his church leader told him he couldn't afford another wife, the church leader only agreed because Kody twisted his arm because of the reality show and how the Browns were going to make polygamy look great (ha!).
DeleteSobyn thinks she has Kody where she wants him, but the 7 year itch is going to hit Kody sooner rather than later and her reactions while he's courting number 5 will be epic.
Janelle just tweeted the adoption story was one of the best things in their lives and they are excited to share it with us....that seems to have connotations that it went thru???????
ReplyDeleteOmg I saw that! Surely not!
DeleteThis has got to be the dumbest episode ever. They go to a kid's attraction and with their immature mentality find it fun. Now they're building rock forts and acting like they're working on their relationship (note i did not say, "marriage"). I can't wait till the eclipse/blood moon. I'd welcome the apocalypse over this.
ReplyDeleteLOL, Anonymous!
DeleteYes!
DeleteNot to mention the "drawing lines in the sand" therapy! How did the rock building turn into Christine having a revelation that she needs to focus on the family and not long to actually be loved by her husband (how dare she!). Even their "romantic" dinner was decidedly unromantic. Christine didn't even dress up and Kody referred to it as "her" anniversary. Christine, if you're reading this, RUN! You are worth so much more than this. You deserve to be loved.
DeleteMrSpock does not think marriage is "hard work" nor should it be. As Ina Garten, "the Barefoot Contessa" of Food Network says, she wants her husband to be happy and he wants her to be happy---it is as simple as that.
ReplyDeleteThat has always irked me about marriage 'advice' especially in the Brown household. I have never found my marriage to be hard.
DeleteHorrible and life changing things have happened (illness, death, objective poverty, distance, etc) but my marriage has always been the thing that helps me get through.
I should clarify, my partner is what has always helped me get through. I have held him up when he needs it and he has carried me when I've needed it. Marriage has never been the problem, external issues the affect the marriage are problems and we've solved them together.
Something good and worthwhile shouldn't make you cry or feel meaningless nearly as often as the Browns have shown on camera. I may not be the most emotional person but it is not healthy to cry as often as they do, that seems fairly indicative of a major problem.
My husband has made me cry exactly ONE time in 10 years of marriage, and that was when I saw him gently carry my sick mother into the garden so she could 'see her flowers and her babies together for the last time'.
But I guess a monogamist marriage just doesn't 'feel' as much as a polygamist marriage?
Well said, LaPetite.
DeleteI have been married for over 10 years and have found marriage to be difficult and hard work at times, but never on a daily basis and never consistently. Every marriage has its rough patches, but the majority should be good and making your life better. If I could ask Christine and Meri one thing, it would be if the good outweighs the bad in their marriage with Kody. Somehow I think the bad outweighs the good, considering every day is hard for Christine and Meri looks like the most miserable woman in Las Vegas.
DeleteKody is being such a dick during the post-rock building session. Even for him. They really hate each other. It's sad to see.
ReplyDeleteAgreed! He has to be the most unobservant man on the planet.
DeleteI think Christine should have "accidentally" knocked over that rock fort on top of Kody.
Deletegeez Christine stop groveling!!!! It is so sad to see her hide her feeling and make it all about him. Id kick that stupid rock tower over and tell him how dumb ge is. Plus that creepy counselor would have to go. This show is beyond weird
ReplyDelete"When she's in pain, I can't be offended by it." How did this douche get four wives?
ReplyDeleteHe finds immature women with no self worth & convinces them he's their ticket to heaven. I'm offended every time he opens his mouth.
DeleteAnonymous 6:59 asked, and Boston Corgi answered.
DeleteIt's simple and true, but chilling. Kody doesn't care, and what's worse, he thinks he's justified in not caring by invoking the name of "the family." What that means to me is - the wives' sadness, depression, and hopelessness doesn't matter because Kody's already got too much going on. Fix it yourself. Do not look to Kody to help make your life as a sister-wife tolerable, because he ain't got time for that.
This show really is getting creepier.
My question how has he kept 3 of the women around for over 20 years? It's amazing what brainwashing in the name of God can do. This is a man who just won't see his wife and kids with that wife when she calls him out on his bad behavior or being unhappy.
DeleteIt;s all they have. It's all Christine knows. Which is why my heartbreaks for her. She is in so much pain. Her reactions to Robyn were how a wife would react to a mistress. And Meri, geeze the gal has been so unpleasant for so long, but she's clearly in so much pain as well.
DeleteI see Meri and Robyn aren't live tweeting tonight & none of them did during the premiere...I think the Browns are as sick of the show as we are!
ReplyDeleteMeri is not digging the couch scene...she is swinging that foot, making this awful face, and is just checked out.
ReplyDeleteShe looks totally checked out and vaguely disgusted.
DeleteGiven that we have a rough time line of what has been going on with Meri personally since the last season wrapped, I would love to know when the couch sessions were filmed. Is it early summer and her mind is elsewhere or is mid to late summer and it is incredibly awkward for her to be sitting down with everyone?
DeleteIn at least one of the couch scenes, they did show the clipboard with the scene, take and date. LIke another poster noted here, the introduction or filler of a producer saying, "next clip" was really obvious and unfair to Christine.
DeleteThe body language from Meri speaks volumes. O really hope the rumors that she has left but is just sticking around for the show money are true. I wonder if we'll see any fake romantic scenes between Kody and Meri this season?
DeleteLOL! At Janelle all of a sudden saying she misses having Kody around to help her straighten out the boys. LOL! After pretty much saying they opposite a few seasons ago. Major damage control being done this season. Too bad we all know better.
ReplyDeletePoor Janelle is confusing Kody with a strong male figure. His sons would probably laugh if he attempted to straighten them out...especially if he's sporting one of his Pebbles Flintstones ponytails.
DeleteI think she meant to say that she misses LOGAN regarding the boys! ;-)
DeleteAlso, how many "anniversary trips," date nights and vacations does this non-working guy get annually?! If you would stopped doing all of these solo things with just one "wife" at a tine, then duh, he would have had time for his kids. He is making that choice that dates are a bigger priority than evenings with the kids.
Darn auto correct. Turning off. Sorry folks.
DeleteKody explains the Polygamist Credo in context of miniature golf: "Cheating is all about convincing yourself that you're innocent."
ReplyDeleteOmg! That's awesome! It should be on their freaking family mission statement!!
DeleteFunny. Robyn and Kody went to Hawaii before he went to Galveston with Christine. They never showed us that trip.
ReplyDeleteI wanted Christine to ask Kody if he spent his Hawaii trip reminding Robyn that he has 3 other wives. Bet he was fully present with her the way that Christine wanted him to be with her. Also, it seems that Robyn has asked him for solo time away from
The other wives. Did he throw a fit then too?
Plus I'm guessing there was no therapy involved in the Hawaii trip. I wish Christine would realize how terribly he treats her and not blame herself. To think she seems grateful to be able to go on a trip that involves not one, but two years therapists. On top of this, it's portrayed as her problem as she is jealous and not in any way Kody's responsibility to ensure each and everyone of his wives feels valued and cherished.
DeleteAh that's why he felt she/they needed therapists on the trip, she was already overlooked as the one worthy of him legally marrying. She had to have felt slighted especially after Robyn got Hawaii and she got Galveston. But she stuffed those feelings I bet...
DeleteAnonymous, You're spot on and that makes me so sad for Christine. So sad. Honestly I hope she reads this ands sees that blaming herself is in no way true or helpful. She even admitted that making the rock tower was "heartbreaking and frustrating" & that "the tower was awful."
DeleteSo perhaps she sees it somewhat. She's being "dissed" (to use current vernacular) in a big way and that's gotta hurt.
For every dramatic moment of Christine, there is at least one for Robyn.
ReplyDeleteI wondered why there were pictures of him hugging and carrying on with Robchin during Christine's special. Disgusting. No wonder she's jealous.
DeleteJust watched the full lunar eclipse-----WOW! The heavens declare the glory of God!
ReplyDelete"HEY! that's MRS. SHE-rah". What a mess
ReplyDeleteJust got back in from watching the eclipse here also! I love Galveston as a quick beach getaway (4 hour drive for me), but I can't imagine choosing it if I lived in Las Vegas. I assume they flew, and in that case should have gone to Florida. Texas beaches are great if you live in Texas but not so much if you don't. And so weird to take the therapist along! At least it sounds like this episode has some original material.
ReplyDeleteThe red seaweed that they have to bulldoze from the water everyday is a little overwhelming. I was working there one time and decided to stay in the hotel pool instead of walking down to the beach. TLC probably got a good deal on the hotel at that time of year.
DeleteHas anyone figured out the "rotation "? Seems like he's always at Robyn's. He was there all the times Meri needed to contact him about the divorce and was there when he was getting ready to leave for Galvaston.
ReplyDeleteChristine is earring leggings with horizontal stripes??! Why? ???
ReplyDelete"Everyday is a struggle. I don't see a silver lining" Wow. What a sad existence
"Christine tried to make it just about the 2 of us, but I wasnt going to let her"
ReplyDeleteIt's her 21st anniversary trip-its supposed to be about the 2 of you! What a flaming @sshole!
Does he watch himself on this show?
EXACTLY!! "... But I wasn't going to let her." What?!?! Sad, sad, sad.
DeleteRemember when he made Christine move out the head chair at her own table? He seems to like embarrassing & degrading her especially...what a twisted idiot.
DeleteKody likes to bring Christine down the most because she calls him out when he's being a jerk and he can't have any of that. Now that Meri's had an emotional affair I bet the gloves come off towards her too, but she's not going to take it lightly.
DeleteSo Kody has no relationship with Christine or her children at all. Truelly says" i dont want to talk about my mommy and daddy" Kody has shown himself to be a complete failure at polygamy and he takes it out on Christine. Janelle is an apologist and Christine always backtracks when holding Kody accountable. Robyn has done real damage to this family. Kody is in a monogomist relationship with Robyn. Who ever is going to hold these people accountable for their BS??? Kody cannot hide his dissdain for her.
ReplyDeleteHe might even be disappointed and blames Christine that out of her six pregnancies only one produced boy... And he probably doesn't like wrestling.
DeleteWell done, Ark!
DeleteI thought Truely's reaction, saying she didn't want to talk about her parents was so weird and very telling. And did Christine really say again that Kody wasn't visiting her kids because he was mad at her? Dad of the year right there, and yet he thinks he should be able to adopt 3 kids that aren't his when he doesn't even take care of the 13 he already has.
DeleteIt seemed like Christine was having a revelation that how she treats her sister wives affects the amount of time Kody will purposely spend with her kids (specifically Gwyndolyn).
DeletePoor Christine, she is so confused. Milo, you hit the nail on the head--she inevitably backtracks after holding Kody accountable.
"Okay, Okay let's move on." "Okay, let's look at the next clip." WTH. TLC padded Christine's episode with these production comments and camera set ups. There is plenty of footage of Angry Christine, Princess Christine, and Giddy Christine that they could have put in her episode.
ReplyDeleteInstead they made another boring Kody the "harmone" expert episode. And I agree with others who have said that it is obvious that Kody and Christine don't like each other. He looks like he is trying to head butt her when he kisses her. TLC appears to be putting the nail in this show, but very slowly.
Did you catch this tweet from Janelle:
ReplyDelete"Getting so excited that we finally get to share the adoption story with you. One of the best things in our lives! #SisterWives"
Hello? Is there a judge foolish enough to grant an adoption so easily to this cast of characters? Or is she just "excited" we get to watch Meri self destruct because of the adoption story line?
I always thought Christine was polygamy's biggest cheerleader. Of course I thought she was jealous of Robyn, but I was really surprised at how deeply everything had impacted her and how fractured her relationships with Kody and Robyn were (are).
ReplyDeleteChristine was the one wife who wanted to do the show so badly to show the world how great polygamy really is. Guess that hasn't turned out so well for her. Google the Browns on BBC, it's the first t.v. appearance Kody, Christine, and the first 12 kids did and they seem like a totally different family. All the kids are thin, Christine is so happy, and Kody actually comes across like a decent person in it.
DeleteOMG. That clip, I found it on the SisterWives blog, is heartbreaking. They actually looked and interacted as a family.
DeleteChristine just said "ill have my wine while Truely has her coco? so the red nose could be from alcohol and not chocolate that she said she was allergic to and it made her nose red. Christine was crying when they reetold the story of Truely in the hospital. Kody said she is right down the street next door. Christine said "she is sleeping with me tonight" "I'll have my wine while truely has coco" did anyone else catch that?
ReplyDeleteI caught it. I thought they didn't believe in drinking.
DeleteMaybe not as "canon" but geesh, living like that, who wouldn't need a glass or two of wine at night just to get through the day???
DeleteYep, caught that too. Would love to hear the official AUB stance on consuming alcohol.
DeleteI could be mistaken but at the beginning of the episode when Robin was in her office looking for her divorce info, was there a Heineken sign on the wall just above her head? It looked like a lighted sign that was turned off.
DeleteRobin also had a Heineken sign in her room while she was looking for her divorce papers!
ReplyDeleteLOLOLOL
DeleteStay classy, Robchin.
Interesting since on the "girls trip" the 4 faux wives took it was Robyn who was very much against the other 3 drinking.
DeleteI saw that too. Have we ever even seen them have alcohol? ?
DeleteKody probably drinks it & she got it just for him since he does spends lots of time at her house.
DeleteI suspect that life for Christine is very awful. She is the cheerleader for polygamy because she is caught in the mess. She has 4 kids still at home and deep down she believes in it. She was brought up in it. That doesn't mean she likes it. I suspect she drinks more than a "glass of wine." You are probably right about the red nose. That also explains her major over reaction to her aunt. She was terrified of this relative. She was afraid she would have to face her true feelings which she has pushed down very deep. I don't think Christine is dumb. I think she has repressed her brains until they frequently appear to be missing. But when she talks for an extended period of time on things that don't involve their polygamist beliefs she does show an abilithy to think. I believe that she is deeply fearful of thinking for herself. She knows that she would realize that Kody is not good for her.
ReplyDeleteThis is just how I feel about Christine. I think she tries really hard to make herself love polygamy because she was raised (brainwashed) to believe that this is God's plan for her. I think she can be very bright, and can also sometimes show little bits of the depths of her pain. During her solo talking heads after their anniversary trip, her sadness was palpable. She just wants Kody to work on the relationship between the 2 of them. She isn't asking him to ignore or disregard his other women, but spend some time just focusing on her. She hangs on, waiting for him to change. I could see little lights going dim on her as she realized that he will never get her, not completely and that he will never just focus on her, not even on their anniversary trip. When he said "I will love you when you honor our family" I would have said "I will honor the family when you love me." My heart honstly broke for her last night. She wants so much to feel special to Kody, to feel imortant. I think she is ok with him having other wives, because it is what she signed up for. I think she just wants more connection from him in their individual relationship. And watching them build that rock tower was just so sad. He completely bullied her and she just gave up and gave in. She must have such a huge amount of depression in her heart.
DeleteThe good news that I saw last night is that Christine was really open with Kody bull-dozing her and that she doesn't like the principle any more. I don't think she is going to be able to pretend much longer. The whole world saw Kody for who he truly was last night and how he dis-respects her with his love the family and I will love you garbage. Jerk, Christine was the one home-schooling, cooking dinner, and watching 12 of your kids for years while you were flipping your ugly pony tail around driving your convertible around. He has no clue and Christine sees through him now.
DeleteChristine is under educated, emotionally immature and lazy. She said she wanted to be the third wife because it was easy. The clip showing her dodging her aunt at the panel discussion was bullshit as well. Her own mother left polygamy and she's not afraid of her, why would she be afraid of her aunt? She also said in the clip that her aunt's husband wasn't a very nice man. Didn't she also say she didn't know that men could be such bastards? Now that they are living in mainstream society they see that they have a narcissistic, immature POS for a leader and spiritual husband. We are seeing how each of the first three wives are reacting to the realization that they have been sold a bill of goods.
DeleteIn Christine's favor: all of the kids adore her. There are so many clips of different children giving her big hugs or hanging on her.
DeleteChristine knows how to give love and make all of those kids feel special; she should stop trying so hard with the biggest kid in the lot. She could totally find love for herself out there. Good luck, Christine.
Actually Christine did shun her mother because she thought her was active in the abruptly group TapestryAgainst Polygamy group. It wasn't until Christine learned her mother left that group that she reached out and allowed her mother to talk to her and interact with her grandkids.
DeleteI agree with poolqueen's assessment of Christine.
DeleteAnd, I wanted to add to Bemused Bystander's comment that they have clips of Christine, raising the children, feeding them mock tapioca, and even Kody's dramatic declaration at Logan's HS graduation that Christine raised him as much as Janelle did and deserves equal credit. Any of those clips would have been more flattering to Christine, and probably more true in the past, than the clips, Robyn interpretations and filler that the producers chose to use in the all-about-Christine episode.
Excellent point, Grifter. In one of the episodes the other night, Christine makes the comment that she has always supported her sister wives and the family and thought she had proven that She says the last part kind of far off. My first thought was how she raised all those kids
DeleteWhy not one single clip of that? Didn't fit the production storyline.
It was very hard for me to watch last night show because it was so forced, more so than all the other shows. It is clear that Kody and Christine are finished and Kody and Meri. Right now, he is only vested in Robyn and Janelle. I thought it was interesting when he said that Christine, Janelle, and Meri were finished with having kids so my thoughts on that were is he finished with them and does that loss of interest in procreation leave them out of rotations while Robyn continues to try to get pregnant or like now while he supports her while she is pregnant? Robyn has clearly taken her new role as legal wife to heart and it shows in her final words for the couch scenes. She has to put her two cents in even when the other wives are sitting quietly and it always starts with I. or When I. Anyway, I believe and I could be wrong, but I believe she loves that Meri has been caught and is now more than not likely to get a few angry fans ragging on her. Meri just looked checked out and I suspect that she was already struggling with the catfishing going public and had probably already been scorned by Kody because remember what he said when she said put yourself in my place (when they were talking about the other wives) and his face contorted and he said, that's obscene and I can not even think that. So if he knows, and I am sure he does, I am certain he is withholding contact with her and last night, the few times she made a comment, he didn't look at her but instead looked at the floor. One time when she talked, Robyn looked at Kody which was only for a split second but it was enough to see that she knows Meri is in trouble. That's what is so messed up about the polygamy...when one wife is in the dog house, the other wives alienate her further. They have done it to Christine and now Meri. Like I said, he is a monogamous relationship with Robyn and he is in a best friend relationship with Janelle but Meri and Christine are neither in positions to negotiate for better conditions in the relationships they have with Kody. I see Meri leaving with her head down. I really hope they are watching her because last night, she was not doing well.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, and as much as this show is now a train wreck, the most interesting thing is watching them on the couch interviews...seeing who is looking at who, who is looking at the floor, who is checked out, etc. It's very telling. Meri looked completely miserable at the start of Christine's episode. I'm no expert on body language, but arms crossed, face silently furious, foot jiggling up and down like crazy - "defensive" is not even the word, she looked wound up like a spring. Since this show's timeline is so out of whack with reality, it never dawned on me that this couch interview might have happened shortly after Meri had her hand publicly slapped by Queen Robyn for the online flirting. And I may have imagined it, but it seemed that her chair was also pulled farther away from the rest of the group.
DeleteThe question on my mind is, how much longer will these women (except Robyn) be able to contain their rage? I know suppression of emotions is the name of the game in polygamy, but I also think everyone has their limit on how much they can take before blowing up.
I think you just solved the mystery of the "rotation". Hey, if you can't get pregnant, why waste a night with you? He needs to spend as much time as possible with the fertile concubine.
DeleteI can just hear him saying that to the other 3.
I actually feel bad for Meri too, I just wish she'd found a real ma to run away with instead of getting cat fished and having to stay with Kody. The good news is that Meri is probably going to leave sooner rather than later now and that Christine is admitting she isn't happy and that every day is hard, what she does next is up to her.
DeleteThe other good news is that Robyn isn't getting any younger and 2 kids in 5 years isn't going to win her any prizes in Kody's world. She may have 2 more babies in her, but after that Kody is going to trade her in for a younger, fertile version. You just know Kody was adoring to Christine while she was still fertile and once she stopped having his babies he stopped pretending. It will get ugly with Robyn is a few years too.
He didn't wait, he was courting Robyn while she was pregnant
DeleteI have to agree with you Anon 2:35. I'm beginning to suspect that Kody only humored Christine while she was producing offspring. So, now that she's closed up shop, he's found they really don't have much in common and he doesn't really care for her as much as he thought/pretended he did for so long. :(
DeleteEach season we see the "blessings" these women talk about just translate into pain, misery & suffering. Well, Kody accomplished his mission of teaching us about polygamy & it's not a pretty sight at all.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you have to do to convince someone that their pain and suffering is a "blessing"? And why don't the men receive this "blessing"? How can these women not resent the living hell out of Grody? It boggles my mind.
DeleteI said I was done watching, but I did last night. What a mistake. I do like Janelle and Christine, and I do think that Christine is a ditz, but it was extremely painful watching her last night. I have always liked that she seemed to be more willing to express "real" feelings but it infuriates me when she gets shot down. This is like watching an abusive relationship in real time. No feelings allowed unless they line up with Kody's - he is so far out of touch with reality it's unbelievable. I keep going back to when they first came out and said that they wanted to show the rest of us how polygamy is such a blessing. It has broken down over time and it is hard to watch as these women just take it from this guy. I was thinking that he seems quite comfortable now showing what an egotistical, narcissistic a$$hole he is - at this point I would want TLC to remove the show for that reason alone.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone notice when Kody walked into Christine's house (before they were to leave to Galveston), he hugged a kid & then Christine walked up to him and by her body language it looked as if she was going in for a hug or kiss or heck, even eye contact, and got *nothing*-- nothing! He walked right past her and muttered something about waking up Meri.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone else notice that?
Yes. I also noticed that he gave Robyn a long hug and kiss goodbye, but he hugged and kissed Janelle it was quick and abrupt.
DeleteI noticed that as well. I also thought Christine's Mother had a sad look on her face. She said it was good for them to get away as a couple and seemed to enjoy the opportunity to spend time with the grandkids, but you could tell she feels Christine's pain.
DeleteOMG- I'm shocked. (First, forgive me for all these posts, I stayed home from work today because clearly I'm sick, cough, cough, so I'm catching up on past episodes).
ReplyDeleteI'm just finishing with the Christine episode and they're at their romantic anniversary dinner and OMG what did Kody say? "We've had such a big day and had so much fun that... " (& at this point, Christine is actually smiling, she doesn't know what's coming), "I even forgot for a minute that it was your anniversary."
Cut to Christine's face-- smile is gone.
First of all, he forgot? That is was *HER* anniversary? Would he have said that to Robyn? No, he would have leaned into Robyn and said something about "*our* anniversary." And sealed that with a kiss and giddy giggle.
OMG. Poor Christine. So so so sad.
And he forgot because he was having so much fun? That doesn't make sense.
DeleteTranslation: I was so focused on myself that I forgot this trip is supposed to be about you, too.
DeleteChristine could get a big payout on a book deal.
DeleteHe was having so much fun he forgot he was with Christine, not one of the Golden Legal Wives aka Robyn and Meri
DeleteLast comment-- it would be awesome to see Christine (& Meri for that matter) be with someone who looked in their eyes-- only their eyes! no other wives-- and actually saw & cherished them. Bet we would see them come back to life.
ReplyDeleteA few thoughts after watching the shows last night:
ReplyDelete1. I couldn't believe that Christine kept backing down from her feelings. And not only backing down, but actually twisting them into admiration for being treated so poorly.
2. The segment about leaving Utah, when the girls were freaked out by the police driving down the street, blatantly exposes the cult-like mentality that gets passed down from generation to generation. How would the girls know to fear the police, unless that is what they were taught?
3. If Robin wants, so badly, for her custody case to be heard in Montana, where there is a "thriving Polygamy community", why the heck didn't they pack up and move to Montana, instead of Vegas?
4. Meri was obviously upset/mad/scared/"Fill in the blank" during the both of the shows. I don't know if I feel sorry for her, or if we are being played.
5. I don't understand the blatant silence from TLC regarding so many questions about these people. I guess it's the old Hollywood adage: "Any Publicity, is Good Publicity".
I still haven't watched last night episodes but from yalls comments, it seems that Kody once again showed how big of an ass & jerk he is to Christine. Also Kody isn't receiving much love on the SW FB page either. I haven't checked Twitter, so is he receiving back lash there too?? If the comments get to negative, I hope Christine(or any of them , for that matter) doesn't jump on Twitter to defend him!
ReplyDeleteIt seems that he is severely abusing her mentally & that's just not ok! I can only imagine how much she's broken down emotionally, physically & spiritually! Will TLC continue to keep them on the air, despite how rude & disrespectful he treats her & Meri?
I really wish Christine would just leave his ass & Polygamy too! She deserves to be happy & with someone who will love her 100% & treat her with respect!
I actually watched the show live last night and followed what everyone was saying about sister wives on twitter. People not only dislike Kody, they are sickened by him. People seem to be feeling great empathy for all the wives except Robyn. Christine was humiliated once again on television and it was obvious to everyone watching that he does not love her at all. The public also seems to feels great compassion for Meri. I can't even imagine how badly Kody must be treating her now.
DeleteCB, it was like a concentrated viewing of how that creep treats Christine. We always see it interspersed with other things, last night was a full on hour of him treating her horribly. It was actually very difficult to watch.
DeleteI noticed that the reactions on Twitter were insults and disgust. And, there weren't as many comments as in the past here, either. The Browns' actions, story lines and revisionist history are just so odious and insulting that it overwhelms any snark factor. The fake reality of their show can't mask the reality of who they are and how they live.
DeleteDidn't he say he almost quit the show after the backlash on how he treated Christine on the TV trip? Wonder what he's thinking now!
DeleteI'm glad he's receiving tons of backlash!! He needs to know thst he can't treat someone shitty you supposedly love esp on national tv & expect people to be ok with it. Thanks for letting me know :) I'm ready for this show to be cancelled already so Kody can be knocked off his high horse!
DeleteWe need a LIKE button! there were so many great comments here that I'd love to have given a thumbs up to!
ReplyDeleteAlso- did anyone tweet about Christine's comments re: her knowledge of wrestling? I just watched the previous episode with Hunter's matches where she said she never knew about wrestling till she married Kody. Then she mentioned that she used to watch guys wrestle in high school. Did anyone call her on it?
I am wondering if Kody is planning his re-entry into Utah life in the AUB. He has lost one child from the cult.This will not make him look like he is in good control. Of course it is all about control.All this repetitive posturing and calling himself a leader are not looking great.Christine belongs in a woman's shelter getting counselling on emotional abuse.
ReplyDeleteI'm beginning to realize I spend way too much time on "Reality Television"! But, after thinking about this whole Sister Wives fiasco, I think Bravo should consider a take-over: Real Housewives of Kody Brown. I'm wondering if I should consider a job in creative writing for these shows. Oops, that's right, these are non-scripted shows. (oh please!)
ReplyDeleteThat whole episode was so sad and pathetic. Kody is such a jerk. Christine looks so exhausted and worn out. She looks like she has just accepted the fact that this is her life and it is terrible.
ReplyDeleteSad and pathetic is right. And Christine did admit that every day is hard now and that she isn't happy any longer.
DeleteI sincerely hope that her mother and her aunt make her watch this episode with them to open her eyes, so that they can start to deprogram her. It has to be truly heartbreaking for her mother to hear and see her daughter hurt so much.
DeleteHer mother looked upset when Kody picked up Christine for their trip. He kissed the one girl, the other daughter hesitated for a moment and then hugged him, and then Annie jerked her head back and waved when he got close to her. There's still no detante between them.
Couldn't watch in real time last night...and was honestly contented not to do it.
ReplyDeleteI was scanning the live responses here off and on, and did get to it much later.
Came away with several "IFs"....II
-IF.. any of this is real, why the hell was Sobbin wearing the same clothes at the lawyer's office as she was for her breathing crisis in the couch chat.....and......made an immediate recovery to do a solo talking head spot. Complete with makeup intact.
Was it an economic move on TLC's part to consolidate footage of them for that plot in one fell swoop?
1- walking into the building (btw...filmed from across a deserted street...no traffic, no pedestrians anywhere....hmm, filmed 6 AM on a Sunday??)....
2- filming the lawyer who pretends to just be hearing about the big adoption as to why Meri divorced him in the first place....utter BS on that one! Shame on that lawyer.
3- remaining Browns have no reaction whatsoever to Sobbin's gasping for beath *except* for Meri doing a quick, furtive back pat....almost as if on cue!!
If that were real, wouldn't you think at least ONE of them would have instinctively gotten up to follow her and see how she was. Yes, we are being played !
Meri's leg-swinging, focused stare and seemingly anger was just too, too scripted, too regimented.
As *IF*..... and no doubt it was exactly the body language the producer across the room with the cameras was calling for. (knowing it would get media chatter going)
And the producer wouldn't have to worry about her blowing any lines, she just needed to sit on the end, looking mysteriously/ vacant/ pissed/ pitiful.
So are we now to expect that in a future epp, it will be Meri's turn to rip off her mic and storm off the set to go and lay prostrate on her wet bar for a good cry? After all, it IS her turn...since Christine and now Sobbin have both walked off a couch chat and Janelle stormed off from the dance rehearsal scene.
-*If* we are to believe Sobbin.........
She calls her kids' father a lowlife, absentee dad and wants her kids to have Kody's name since HE is so much more of an upstanding, ethical dude.......uh, huh!!
But she also doesn't want to be accused of hurting her ex/ her children's father or his family (which is also her children's extended family) by labeling him officially as a slimy deadbeat for the world to see and know. AND.....she wants to preserve his "visitation" status. ????????????
She is soooooo considerate !! Got to love her Purity heart
Christine's World epp was both pathetic and amusing.
Seriously, what was the intended message in those clips about her?
That she is a lovable, insecure ditz who simply cannot be expected to think clearly or act maturely?
And consequently is a past her prime, easily dismissed and disrespected wife in the eyes of her lord and master, Kody-Idiot??
Or is she now an impostor for the Principle....a closet dissenter against the whole miserable lifestyle??
An angry, dysfunctional woman who *knows* that she has backed herself into a lonely corner.
And wants relief.....somehow, some way?
I think the jury is still out and that one...and probably will never return to render a verdict.
One very potent annoyance to both epps (as usual) was the Idiot's Neanderthal brow sloping over his darting rodent eyes, looking this way and that, while he pontificated on EVERY thing...on every stupid, redundant bit of BS. I swear Kody/Narcissist/ Brown has a clause in his contract with TLC that he MUST have X amount of talking head spots per epp....hell, per every 5 minutes of film.
Good lord, he is tedious.
Another huge waste of life minutes watching this drivel.....even with FF'ing.
But many thanks to all of you who did the deed last night. Enjoyed all your comments.
"the Idiot's Neanderthal brow sloping over his darting rodent eyes, looking this way and that, while he pontificated on EVERY thing...on every stupid, redundant bit of BS." <---Love this! So true and couldn't think of a better way to put it!
DeleteI have watched the show from the beginning and found this blog about six months ago. I can no longer be on the sidelines. This family is in need of intervention. It is an unorganized, dysfunctional, broken (in more ways than one) unit.
ReplyDeleteIf I had a conversation with Kody, here is how it would go.... if you are going to be the Leader then LEAD. Your job as the leader of the family is to identify the strengths of each member and delegate authority and responsibility. You are also to nurture each member of the family. That means identifying the emotional needs of each member and striving to meet those needs. Yeah, that's a big endeavor, but you signed up for four wives and all those children, so man up and get it done. You remind me of a kid at Christmas that has received so many gifts, they just run from one toy to another, unfocused and haphazardly playing with each one.
Now, with the soft side out of the way, let's face the hard facts of money. Yeah, it takes lots to live in four mcmansions, raise those kids, and pay for college; not to mention all those trips and family councseling. What are you going to do after the TLC gravy train has run out of steam? Well, you could sell your family secrets. You're in Marketing so I assume you know what sells. Folks want to know what's really going on and if you want to continue to make money this way, you need to sell some of your soul. I would start with Meri (not picking on her) and what she has been through, this is a story that is waiting to be sold. How about a tell all book from each of sister wives that is all about YOU. What are you like in bed? Are you the minute man or the marathon runner? If you plan to continue with this lifestyle, you are going to needs lots of money. How about a polyg wife swap episode or two? Swap wives/families with other polygs. It is your brand and you better learn how to market it better to provide for your family.
I initially thought this to be a pretty good family, whether I agree with their lifestyle or not, but as time has marched on, I see they have problems like other family units only multiplied times four. I don't see how it can work out well for any of them.
That's the biggest problem with this family IMO, that Kody isn't a good leader and is incapable of being a strong head of the family. He is like a child with no self control. A good leader wouldn't play favorites with the wives and kids but with Kody it is glaringly obvious who he favors.
DeleteHis lie about not wanting to move to Vegas but pretending to for the family was the biggest pile of crap I've heard all year.
Amused, I hear what you're saying, but being a devil's advocate, I have to ask- if what you are saying is true, then they are all acting, right? And acting well at that! So which is more believable? That they're actors and this whole thing is, at best, embellished, or that their lives really ARE that bad?
ReplyDeleteI'm not disagreeing with you- just curious as to what your thoughts are from that perspective.
I wanted to say to Christine about her "epiphany" (that it really IS-- to Kody-- all about the family and she now realizes that she was trying to make it about just her and Kody): NO! You weren't trying to make it about just you and Kody! You were looking for a little-- here comes that word!-- VALIDATION!! A little confirmation, attention, love-- proof that you actually exist!
ReplyDeleteYou bought the lie. Again.
Wow. I agree with everyone on how painful Christine's episodes were to watch. They played like a Lifetime movie. Woman is emotionally abused by controlling yet charismatic husband. She constantly blames herself and makes apologies for causing all the problems in the relationship. She confesses her feelings of emptiness and depression, but her friends don't get the hint. Yikes...this plot never ends well.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness Robyn is there to continue populating the Brown family planet, which is the only thing that is important. Keep sweet Christine. Keep sweet.
I think Christine is the one who will absolutely never leave him.....she is afraid of everything and having never worked outside the home I'm sure she feels trapped.
DeleteIn reality, probably none of the women will ever leave that situation, but if they ever do, they will look back on it and wonder why on earth they thought that was a way to live.
You almost feel sorry for them...... they keep trying to convince everyone what a wonderful life they are living....but none of us are buying it!
Daisymae (love you name...my grandfather fondly gave every girl in the family that nickname)
ReplyDeleteI think the original four (Kody and wives) were rank neophytes to TV (wouldn't we all be) and were somewhat authentic as to what the producers told them they needed/ wanted to film at the onset.
Not saying that the story they were telling as to details and timelines was exact, but those few early epps had a documentary flavor about their life as plygs. Especially since they were touting themselves as a new and different kind of plyg family.
And we now know that wife #4 was already on the filming schedule, once they introduced Kody with the three wives in their habatrail house in Lehi. From that point on, at least for me, the show took on a soap opera tone. Apparently it had to, if they were to stay on the air.
Thinking of all the happenings and events which took place in rapid succession, the only thing that makes sense is that it was, for the most part, scripted. Very few plot lines had/have the good housekeeping seal of credibility. Truely's health crisis being one of them.
Why the outrageous and over the top drama fleeing Lehi?
Why film telling the kids? Film the frantic packing? Soapy drama??
Why was Sol's birth filmed? Not the pregnancy, but the birth? For ratings!?
Why did an acutely post-delivery Sobbin have the energy to have an emotional conversation with Meri about lending her uterus? If any of that was "real", as in genuine, wouldn't you think she (and Meri) would NOT do it in front of cameras and a sound crew? Did someone snap the wedge and yell "action"?? Hollywood-ed up much??
The list of so, so questionable scenes goes on and on and on......we all saw them.
They are under the thumb of TLC contracts and obviously need the cash, so yes, they have to be actors, who are at this point are needing scripts to keep it going. However, I don't think they are "good" actors because if they were, there wouldn't be so much fodder for snark.
And I do think that their lives really are *that* bad, that dismal, and that difficult on the bad days.
What they may not have been prepared for was that THAT fact became unmistakable to a viewer.
A fact that as they acted out the scripts, their innate family and personal dynamics would become visible. They don't like themselves, let alone each other. Only Kody basks in self-satisfaction.
So yes, I think they are actors by necessity for the $$.
And yes, their lifestyle has been shown to be psychologically unhealthy for the women.
I liked your question about which is more believable....
Honestly, after five years of watching.....for me, both is true.
But, that is just me.
Both..... Bet you're right. How sad is that.
DeleteHopefully the kids can see right through the baloney (as kids usually do) & make different/healthier choices for themselves. I bet the first kid to write a tell-all book will make a few bucks.
I have a major problem with the adoption storyline that I saw last night. The lawyer said something to the effect that "if he doesn't sign, he will have a court order saying that he is a negligent parent." Wow! The lawyer is saying that if the birth father doesn't sign away his kids, he will be declared negligent. For what? For not allowing service. So he is presumed to be negligent for not signing away his rights. Now, I realize that he is trying to get away by ignoring the service, but saying that if he doesn't sign away his rights, he is negligent. That is terrible. I do not believe that this lawyer is on the up and up.
ReplyDeleteIs this lawyer really an actor? Even if Robyn's ex signed away custody it would still take at least a month or more to get a court date to get Kody in to adopt her kids, not next week. Sketchy sketchy And how wrong is it to try and bully a man into signing away his kids, especially to a man who doesn't take care of the 14 kids he already does have.
DeleteI'm hoping that it was just extremely poor editing. I'm thinking what he really said was something to the effect that if they did bring suit and Bio Dad ignored it, then they could get what they wanted based on the fact that he didn't pay child support or take care of medical bills (if all of that was part of the divorce decree) so they could possibly get his parental rights terminated and there would be that judgment out there that insinuated that Bio Dad is a terrible and negligent person.
DeleteHowever, I'm doubting a lot about this whole storyline. There something fishy about it and I definitely believe there's a lot more that they aren't telling us because it doesn't feed into the "Life in Brown Town is Divine" line they keep trying to feed us.
Also, I can't believe that they are dragging this stuff out on TV. A lot of domestic relations and child custody cases are not publicized and a lot are sealed. To trot this out on TV, I'm not sure I would ever go to that attorney for a traffic ticket much less a sensitive family matter. Really, how embarrassing for everyone involved.
Anon 1:57, my take on what the lawyer said is that if Jessop refuses to sign, then the Brown's next legal action will be to accuse him of being a negligent parent (presumably for not paying child support or exercising visitation). And even if those things are true (not saying they are, or that any version of the facts given by the Browns is at all credible...EVER), I have never, ever heard of a parent's right being forcibly terminated for such things.
DeleteChild support enforcement is federally mandated, and Montana has an enforcement division. I have a close friend in another state who works in cs enforcement, and if the someone ignores a support order, the state jumps right on it, up to and including possible jail time. If Robyn is actually owed support, why hasn't she sought enforcement before this? I suspect, since they are earning their TLC money, that she and Kody long ago started creating the current plot to strip Jessop of his parental rights. Not one bit of this should be happening in front of a TV camera--period. To serve up for general entertainment such an emotionally volatile and sensitive part of her children's life is BEYOND DESPICABLE, IMO.
Redwood, I agree with your statements regarding child support payments. In my state, in addition to sending copies of the child support order to both parents, the order is also sent to the employer(s) of the parents ordered to pay, along with a garnishee order, requiring employers to withhold the required amount and send it directly to the child support enforcement office. Whenever an employer hires someone new, they are also obligated to send a copy of the employee's W-4 form to child support enforcement, who will then search to see if there are any outstanding child support orders; if there are, the employer receives the garnishee order. So unless Robyn's ex is unemployed, working "off the books", or a small business owner, the state of Montana should be able to easily access his pay and make sure that he pays the ordered amount of child support. They can attach his wages for back support, too.
DeleteHonestly I expect that Robyn's ex who is also in polygamy will, once he is found to be served, give up his rights. I think that just because the Browns are cool with being filmed and examined by the world doesn't mean that ALL polygamist people are. i feel like they are boxing him into a corner because they have the publics eyes on their side. After he took her heart box and threw it on the ground and everything...this guy isn't looking to grand to the show fans. My boyfriend was appalled that they had a family meeting to "explain why Kody didn't pop her cherry" (Sorry that sounds gross and vulgar to me as well!) I think that leaders in his church will advice him to let go of his children so the public doesn't pull at more strings and find out even more icky from their community. Robyn's ex really doesn't stand a chance.
DeleteAre you sure David Jessop is in polygamy? I read that he isn't involved in polygamy at all even though his family are religious leaders in Pinesdale and his mother is Christine's aunt.
DeleteYea, aNd that's only if you take everything Robyn says at face value. She also says he's an abusive man and has abandoned his kids, but than says she wants them to have visitation with him. I really think this is about Robyn whining to Kody that her kids feel left out and Kody's ego not being able to handle the fact that everyone in the Kody-sac doesn't worship him and only him as the main man in their lives. I feel like what Robyn's doing on national television is far more damaging to her children than anything the biological Father could do.
ReplyDeleteThis episode was the most disgusting ever. Kody is a moron. If I were Christine I would leave him and get some legal help. Sue the pants off him - sue Robyn for alienation of affection (can you still do that?) Kody should be responsible for supporting Christine and her children until they are grown. He is a narcissistic pig. And don't get me started about the "marriage counselor(s)" - Outrageous! He needed one of those rocks from the tower upside the head!
ReplyDeleteTwo points that I noticed from last nights show.
ReplyDelete* Truely has a mattress on the floor. They have money for a McMansion, but not enough money to get the child's bed off the floor!
* Christine admits that she is doing poorly almost every day. Therefore, I gather that Christine's mother moved in to help keep her from completely breaking down.
I noticed Truly's bed too. Pretty sure Solomon has better accommodations already. Wouldn't be surprised if all of Robyn's kids have better than J's and C's.
DeleteScorpions are a big problem in Vegas. A child's bed should not be on the floor.
DeleteI noticed Truleys sad little mattress also, what really bothers me is that it doesn't seem like any of the women ever vacuum . Janelle, Christine's, and Robyn's carpets are always filthy with food and crumbs everywhere. It really grosses me out how filthy everything looks. It's also frightening, given the fact that they know the cameras will be filming and no one bothers to tidy up. I wish TLC would surprise them one day and stop by to film their REAL lives.
Deletewhen you watch the episode when they were still in Lehi, and Kody took Christine and her kids to Las Vegas, i thought they really showed how good they could be together if it were just the two of them. Sad to see what 5 years and a 4th wife did to their relationship.
ReplyDeleteAnother point that I think should be considered is that Robyn needs to be rescued, so her stories about being abused and neglected by her ex are meant as a way to reinforce Kody's manliness. She said, remember, she never had a crib for other children. And now, she has painted her ex to be this horrible person before the divorce and in light of his kids and her fragile self cannot handle the outcome of eliminating him from his children's life. I really think her little breakdown and panic was for Kody and the his wives to run after her and offer her support and love and of course they are not able to do that. I've known women like her and they are all about manipulating the men in their lives to protect them and control them. She, of all the wives, seeks to be led by Kody and gets so whimpy and child like when they are alone. It is really kind of sad.
ReplyDeleteDamsel in distress.... The quickest way to a guy's heart. Well, that and food.
DeleteYes, she became downright giddy when Kody beat his chest and proclaimed , "I'm ready to go to war"! She wants to be rescued, and Kody needs to feel like he's the king of the world. There is no room for other strong male role models in Kody land!!!! (Not that he is a strong male role model)
DeleteJust finished watching Kody and Christine have a "serious" discussion with their therapist. I CAN'T BREATHE! I CAN'T BREATHE! Hope TLC pays for their therapy sessions cause I get better guidance from my cats. Why would this woman not assure Christine that her feelings of jealousy, anger and insecurity are perfectly normal, and probably expected, for a woman in love with a man, having children with a man, who goes off and has the same intimate experience with 3 other women! Resentment toward Robyn? A woman picking out a wedding dress and having a make out session with your "husband" while you're dilated 6 centimeters or something? It is actually painful, as a woman, to watch this show.
ReplyDeleteKody is punishing Christine for not accepting Robyn and her treatment of Robyn which has slipped out since Robyn came into the family. Kody didn't seem to give a crap how Meri treated Janelle, but Kody LOVES Robyn, so he keeps refering to "the family" and respecting the family. Kody say's "I will love you when you respect the family" Kody is holding out on Christine because of her treatment of Robyn. So Robyn is not only favorite wife, she is loved enough to be defended by Kody which i dont think he ever did with the others.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see Christine kick Robyn's phoney little butt all the way back to Montana
ReplyDelete"Kody is punishing Christine for not accepting Robyn"-- Ding! Ding! That is *really* what Kody was saying. As soon as Christine worships at the shrine of Robyn then she too will have Kody's love!
ReplyDeleteNot.
Christine there ain't nothin' you can do.... Kody's ship has sailed to the great Isle of Robin & it won't be back. But contrary to your belief, your life is not over. Not in the least. You CAN survive without them. You'd be far better off being cherished for the spunky woman you ARE.
It seems that TLC knows this trainwreck is over. Can Kody be so clueless to not know how horrible he looks to the viewers? Maybe he's so excited to see himself on TV that he doesn't realize he's a douche.
ReplyDeleteDavid Jessop is Christine's first cousin, is she okay with Robyn reviling him on national TV? Maybe they are just laughing all the way to the bank with TLC's money. No, they aren't that good at acting. I think this has blown up in their faces and they haven't a clue how to fix it. Unless the other 3 wives go quietly into the night, leaving Robyn and Kody to live happily ever after.
I doubt Christine has met him more than a couple of times in her life. Just imagine how many cousins she has.
DeleteI believe Kody wanting to adopt Robyns kids all goes back to Daytons ATV accident. There was already an old medical bill for one of the kids that became a lien on Robyns house. The accident (on Davids watch) created more medical bills. Meri said David had not seen the kids for 2 years. I think the accident and the financial fallout from that along with past financial obligations David did not pay created the opening for Kody to adopt the kids and make them "Brown's" Robyn is having obvious guilt issues over this and knowing some of the family history of the Jessop's from past sisterwives blogs, it is eating Robyn up.
ReplyDeleteYes, I also believe Dayton's. ATV accident was on his father's watch, but Kody's insisting on adopting Robyns kids came straight from HBO's Big Love when Bill divorced wife Barb in order to marry 2nd wife Nikki so he could adopt Nikki's teenaged daughter. In fact, the fictional Nikki said she didn't want her daughter going back to family in the compound if Nikki die. Sounds familiar doesn't it???
DeleteI don't think the accident did happen on his father's watch. I have no proof, or any actual knowledge, of course, but I am basing my opinion on two things: Robyn did not take the opportunity to lambast her ex-husband on TV over it (instead she mentioned 'friends', and she pushed Dayton to get on another ATV on television. Any normal parent would have never done that if her ex-husband had been involved in the original accident.
DeleteI am sorely disappointed in Christine's Mom, Annie. On one episode she cried about how suffocated she was in the polygamist lifestyle and had to get out. Fast forward and that is all understated.Then she moves in with Christine to help as a codependant to Christine and enabler of Kody.From what I have read mothers or stepdaughters are often taken as "wives" .thankfully she is no longer a breeder so that is off the table.Oh ya ,plus you can tell she really dislikes Kody. I wish Annie would let Christine fall on her face and not assist her living this farce. I also wonder if her polygamist crown shines less brightly with all the allegations against the AUB.This was a selling point to Mr. Ego or he would not have mentioned it.I do not see Aspyn ever rejecting Christine if she left. Only the one who looks needy and always has would maybe present a problem. So Kody connecting with her now is not a good thing. Better he keeps his distance so he is expendable. Annie does not have to feel guilty for leaving polygamy but she should be ashamed for helping to keep Christine in polygamy.
ReplyDeleteThe indoctrination in these groups is deep. Annie broke free of it, but she can't go in and merely tell Christine that the religion isn't true - Christine completely cut her off when she left. However, if she moves in with Christine when she sees the struggle she is now having, she can chip away at the indoctrination gradually, which is how people who have left seem to break free of it.
DeleteI just finished watching the episodes from last night. I hope and pray Christine reads the comments here. I pray she sees this.
ReplyDeleteChristine- you deserve love. Real love. The kind of love that your Heavenly Father (that you have spoken of on previous episodes) has for you. You are NOT wrong to feel the need for love and validation. You have a right to be heard and respected. It makes me sick the way your husband talks to you. A stranger off the street would treat you better. "When you respect the family I will love you"???? No. Just no. There are no conditions on love. He should love you when you are being difficult, when you are having a hard time, when you want to give up. Loving someone when it's easy isn't love. Loving someone when it's tough is love. "I almost forgot it was YOUR anniversary. I was having so much fun." ??? What the ---- does that even mean? It sounds like he was saying he doesn't value that day. It's your day not his. And he almost forgot about that awful fact.
I agree with the earlier poster about kody not being a leader. Leading is serving. Kody has never served anyone. By his own admission not one of his wives can meet all of his needs. Leading to Kody means being served. He has it backwards.
Christine, if you are reading, you are being abused. This lifestyle is not healthy. Please consider getting help.
I agree with the posters here that Kody is intent on punishing Christine for something--perhaps her failure to drink the Robyn kool-aid, perhaps for something else. I was astounded at Kody's comment about the rock tower exercise, "She wanted to make it about something else and I wasn't going to let her". While I often find Christine immature and not-terribly-articulate, I was pained for her during the entire Galveston trip. She was trying so hard to make her difficulties and needs known to Kody, but to no avail. If I thought Kody had any intelligence, I'd say he was being purposely obtuse, but since I doubt he has the brains of those rocks he stacked, I've got to conclude that he is selfish, clueless, and emotionally abusive to Christine, and to any of the wives who musters the spunk to question him. He dismissed Janelle's fears about the changing family dynamic in the event of a Kody-Meri legal split. He jumped down Robyn's throat about not wanting to remember the date of their legal marriage, and wouldn't even acknowledge Meri's physical ailments the day they signed the divorce papers. He's abusive to all of them, all the time.
ReplyDeleteOh Kody, Kody, Kody, you're such a prize...NOT!
Have to say the scene on the beach during the "rock therapy" was funny.
ReplyDeleteFunny in how the camera caught a quick look at Nancy the therapist observing *her two case projects* while sitting on an adjacent rock, hunched forward, knees drawn-up, closed fist under her chin.......a perfect recreation of "The Thinker"....!! Wonder if it was intentional?
Either way, it was funny
"Honor the entire family, and I will love you..." -Kody Brown
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like conditional love to me.
Christine is a broken woman. She is not capable of loving the entire family because she does not feel loved. I think she felt needed and validated in Lehi because she had a great relationship with Janelle and Robyn was not monopolizing Kody. She used to be strong enough to take care of all the family kids while the other moms worked, now she needs her own mom to help her cope. I suspect she is deeply depressed and those two incompetent therapists are failing to provide her with proper treatment. Shame on them and shame on Kody for blaming Christine and putting conditions on marital love.
DeleteKody has a lot of nerve to say that after Christine spent all of those years homeschooling all of his kids. She has always been all about the family.
DeleteI totally agree with a lot of you... Christine's message was, "I need you to see me and love me for who I am as an individual" and Kody's message right back was, "you are in this family in a role as a breeder and you should be content with that and not push for more."
ReplyDeleteOk so I just finished watching the "anniversary" episode & OMG!!! Christine please run & get the hell out of the cult-de-sac!! Kody doesn't love you nor respects you! He's all about Robyn at this pount. And you deserve to be with someone who loves & adores you!
ReplyDeleteSo a few things I noticed alo g with some of ya'll. When he goes to Christine's & she says, "I'm so excoted!" & Kody responds, "I'm so excited too" in a high pitched rude mocking lime tone. And then Christine gives him that side eye YOU ASS look & shakes her head. And then Kody says, We're gonna have so much fun!" & then mumbles under his breath," I think!" Kody is such a freaking asshole, & he knows it! Plus him happily admitting that he totally railroaded her during the rock building exceed excercise!
Before leaving on their trip he goes to Janelle's house to say good bye & gives her a hug & kiss but not any of the kids. Then goes to Robyn's house to say goodbye. Gives her hug & kiss. Then Breanna runs outside to give h a kiss, that's a lil weird to me?! What do y'all think about that?
ReplyDeleteAlso very telling when Truely says, "I don't want to talk about my mommy & daddy", & when she's saying it she has both hands in the air making quotation marks. That tells me she doesn't think much of Kody.
Oh and why in the hell was Meri even sitting there on the talking heads couch when she didn't even say anything during this episode? It was basically Robyn & Janelle adding their thoughts.
CB,
DeleteYeah, I don't get why Meri was to be the sullen mute at the end of the couch either, unless that was the directive for her to do. Which is why I do believe that at this point in time, it's all scripted.
As for Breanna, it IS weird and does raise a few questions about how screwed up that whole deal at Sobbin's house with Kody really is. Also could be nothing more than that kid seems to crave not only Kody's attention, but she definitely seems to crave camera time too, and isn't shy about being front and center for the camera. Just like her mother.
Truely is true to her name.....!
She is too young to know how to playact...so she speaks her truth.
I am trying to sort out how Christine arrived at this sorry state (other than the obvious - she married Kody). I think when her mom left the family it had to be so devastating to be left behind. I have two different girlfriends who had their moms leave their father and the children were also left behind. These young women felt so abandoned and confused by their mothers' decision, it has defined all their future relationships. Christine must have felt a great deal of pain when her mother left her.
ReplyDeleteDespite Kody's showboating, love of attention, and narcissistic nature; it was Christine who pushed the idea of the show. Christine had long been involved with other organizations as trying to portray the plural lifestyle as healthy and happy. I think Christine saw her mother's departure as a rejection of Christine, their religion, etc. and Christine has overcompensated for this by throwing herself blindly into the principle. Now this blind allegiance to their faith has come back to bite her.
Maybe Christine's mother, Annie, feels such guilt at abandoning her children that she is willing to be Christine's cheerleader now? Maybe Annie is so glad to be part of Christine's life that Annie suspends judgement? Or maybe Christine is so fragile that Annie just walks on eggshells around her....I will say that when Christine said "every day is hard" I felt sick. That is a cry for help.
If viewers didn't already think Kody was an ass before this episode, this anniversary trip reinforced every negative stereotype about the guy.
When Christine said, "everyday is hard," it actually made me tear up. A lot of things about this show may be scripted, but the pain of Christine and Meri on this episode was very real. I hope these ladies are ok. Meri looked so out of it that it makes you truly worry about her. Her only child is gone and now she has been discarded from Kody. She is now being publicly humiliated and I cringe to think how Kody and Robyn are treating her at this point. I hope someone is really checking on her.
DeleteOr maybe, Annie is waiting for the right moment to extract Christine. Based on her carefully choosing her words about him, and her body language, I don't think she likes Kody too much. And Kody has hinted that he's not a fan of all his mothers in law...
DeleteBig sky, I agree with all you said.Unfortunately she is being a crutch for Christine. This is what normally happens in your teenage years . You date and cull through the boys. Christine is a late bloomer but I so want her to blossom and dump that pig. Her happily ever after will not be written with Kody. Can you picture him if he got his own planet? He is an insufferable pig already.
ReplyDeleteThese women need to be banned from wearing leggings and in particular from any leggings with print! Do they own mirrors? Ugh!!!
ReplyDeleteWhen Kody says, honor the family, what he is saying is honor the 'baby making mama' in the family. He only seems to care about increasing the number of kids, not having quality time with the kids. He doesn't even know how to care for the children as witnessed during the time he cared for Truly and the others when the women went to San Francisco.
ReplyDeleteChristine has been nothing but about family. She raised both her and Janelle's kids so Janelle could focus on earning money. Kody should honor her for that but he is too self centered. I agree with a previous poster that said to lead is to serve and he is too into himself for that.
Are we going to get an 'All About Kody' Episode? It is his turn in the gauntlet to showcase all of his flaws. It will probably have to be a mini series though. One hour won't be enough time.
All the episodes are about Kody.
DeleteIt was interesting though, that in the Christine special, only Janelle really had Christine's back and tried to make things look better. Janelle laughed and supported Christine. They joked around. Robyn just inserted herself into the mix. I wish that they showed more early years. Coming off the "anniversary" episode to the Christine episode was hard to do. I also teared up when she said "every day is hard". That's not normal. While some periods of your life may be hard, every single day should not be.
ReplyDeleteI think Robyn is definitely having second thoughts over Kody and the adoption. I don't buy the divorce for adoption, I believe it was really divorce and remarriage for new baby, and I think Robyn is caught in her own dilemma of her own making. She knows its wrong to terminate the rights, but Kody is pushing and it seemed to be what she wanted and now she is stuck. Just like the others.
Ok so the anniversary was kody and christine's. The marriage is kody and christine's. The counseling was to benefit kody and christine's relationship. So why in the world would the rock exercise be about anyone other than kody and christine? The therapist actually gave clear directions for the exercise. They were suppose to build something that wait for it....represented kody and christine. Yet kody made out like it was selfish of christine to only want the rock building to be about her and him.
ReplyDeleteI watched this little trip and so disgusted with Kody even more. Why bring 2 marriage therapists on a anniversary trip. He made it all about him while doing the rock building exercise. He doesn't listen even listen to Christine and what she needs. I felt really bad for her.
ReplyDeleteI think that we really being shown the Brown family and they are being thrown under the bus. I was surprised that Meri looked so sad. I would love see the Robyn get the karma due her since she came into this family, because it has changed so much since I was watching it. Conditional love :( I hope that she leaves him , because it was painful to watch this show.
I think that Christina should get a job so that she can make her own money (outside of her part of the TLC check) Maybe she would realize that she can make it financially without Kody. I went to Mona's real estate website and Janelle seems to really be working, but when you click on Christina, there's just her name. It makes me think that she is not really trying to make money for herself or the family. I don't like Robyn but at least she is doing the closet to help support the family.
ReplyDeleteI personally think that that episode in Galveston was scripted and edited to make Kody look like a total emotionally abusive jerk (probably true). Instead of feeling sorry for Christina, I found myself being really angry at her for backing off and coming around to his point of view instead of kicking over his rock tower and starting over or, better still, picking up that heart-shaped rock and throwing it at him.
I don't tweet, but I read that Kendra tweeted the following:
ReplyDeleteI am no longer in communication or relations with the Sister Wives people or show so do not tage me anymore. Done.
Any Twitterers want to check that out?
I thought she made that announcement via Facebook but yeah, I read the same thing.Looks like TLC has spoken - because I don't see the new Mrs Kody Brown having the intestinal fortitude to tell her good buddy JYD she's out of control!!
DeleteConfirmed on Twitter JYD did tweet that message. Tomorrow JYD will claim she never said that because she was HACKED. That's her favorite excuse.
DeleteHee he, can you tweet her and ask if this is legit or hacked? Not that there would be an honest answer but will be a riot to have that question documented and then have her claim that.
DeleteGuess TLC is reading this blog as we talked about Kendra before.
Oh my goodness I am so Slooow. It just occurred to me that if Robyn ever does divorce Kody and he has adopted the kids he will have rights to Jessop's kids. Robyn would have to hand all the kids over for visitation with The remaining |"wives" and Kody on his days.It is like Kody will not only own the kids but her also. At least the ones with grown kids will not have him in their business.Robyn has at least an 18 year sentence.Robyn may have shot herself in the foot .
ReplyDeleteOh geez!! Did y'all see the tweet from Christine saying that she had just had knee surgery & was on Oxycodine & she was feeling awful during the couch interviews?!?
ReplyDeleteThis is why I can no longer feel sorry for Christine! She knows Kody is an ass & treats her like shit! He doesn't love her unconditionally either. He says, " honor the family & I will love you". Also he said, I'M not going to leave you even tho I may not like you" WTF???
Also we all know that Robyn is his favorite!! Janelle is his 2nd favorite bc she's the work horse of the family & probably has better credit than all of them plus Logan & Hunter are her sons. Meri is in the dog house for the catfishN' fiasco & Christine is just there to be a door mat for Kody to walk all.over.
Is it me/Facebook or is Robyn's FB page MIA?
ReplyDeleteYou're right! I'm getting a "Content Not Found" error. So this can mean....
Delete1. Robyn tried to delete that posting declaring her everlasting friendship with JYD but deleted her like page instead....
OR
2. As everyone suspected, Robyn's like page was created and run by JYD.
Hmmm....
These people are all nuts and Kody is the grand poobah of the nutdom. There's no point in trying to make sense of it!
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