VioletNevermind

It's definitely frustrating to me, too, but she's probably afraid of getting the Tamron Hall treatment and being booted out the door. You just know that Kody is lurking behind the camera, "policing" how his shy, pretty wife is treated. You can almost see the fear on Suki's face sometimes, especially when she asks Robyn a particularly tough question. How ridiculous, to have to tiptoe around someone with tattooed eyebrows who dresses like the mannequin in the JCPenney window circa 1992.

I've said so much about this show by now that I feel like I'm regurgitating old "material." In fact, I'm sure that's how Sobyn and her douchelord husband feel, but guess what? I'm not being paid to post my thoughts about Sister Wives on Primetimer. No one is racing here after the show to see what Violet Nevermind thinks. Kody and Sobyn ARE, however, being paid (and handsomely so) to watch clips, discuss them with Suki, and fully participate in the tell-alls, even if it's uncomfortable for them. If they're not going to fulfill their responsibilities as outlined in their contracts, then their pay should be docked, at the very least. I'm still salty about them getting Tamron Hall fired because she had the "audacity" to ask the tough questions and hold them to account for their shady behavior and half-truths. They really do live in a delusional world of their own design. If this show doesn't continue after this season, I really would miss it (hate-watching is a favorite pastime of mine and I've been watching it since literal day one), but I truly can't imagine what subsequent seasons would be based upon. Would anyone really tune in to see Christine and David managing their rental property? Meri bumming around managing her Worthy Up business (or whatever the hell it's called)? Janelle at her flower farm? King and Queen Brown on their front porch, watching the sunset without the other wives? Whatever random OG kids decide to appear? Rhetorical questions, of course, but I think they're valid ones. I certainly don't expect the family to operate as a unit anymore, and I definitely support the kids who have gone no-contact with their father, but there is literally no Sister Wives show anymore. If anything, Garrison's absolutely tragic passing should serve as a stark effing reminder that these types of reality shows that involve children and very young adults are so harmful. Sure, Garrison may have ended his life even if the show didn't exist, but the fact that I know about it and all of the details that most likely contributed to it is just wrong, to the point where I feel guilty for watching at times. Receiving fat paychecks for pimping out your private family business may pay the bills (and help you buy massive, hideous pieces of artwork), but I'll never agree with forcing your underage children to grow up in front of millions of people (looking at you, Teen Mom). Childhood is messy and painful enough as it is without that.

I think he absolutely is a monster. I also think he is consumed with guilt about Garrison (as well he should be), but Robyn presented him with a pretty simple choice long ago: Focus exclusively on their family or maintain relationships with his OG kids. Her Covid rules were just the final puzzle pieces sliding into place for her. It took her a while, but she played the long game masterfully. There's no way Kody will go against Robyn's will. He has everything he wants with her: A "shy, pretty wife," biological children with her, and stepdaughters who stroke his ego and appear to treat him with complete and total deference. God, I loathe him. Good for the kids who have seen the truth and distanced themselves from him for their own wellbeing.

So true- and he shouldn't have had to do that either. I don't blame Logan one bit for peacing out of this trainwreck years ago. It's one thing for an older kid to pitch in around the house, but he knew that things still needed to get done at home as his mothers were relying on food assistance programs while his father was hours away in his sports car, chasing tail.

I am absolutely consumed with disgust toward his asshat. I realize that he’s Garrison’s biological father, so he has every right to grieve his passing, but I have never seen someone make the passing of someone else ALL about them to this extent. He loves to squint meaningfully at the camera and add that pinch of drama to every single thing he says: “It’s a pilgrimage,” “I’m taking my boy home and putting him in the ground,” “I’m building an altar,” “This is the final act,” and on and on and on. I’m sorry, but we did not need to witness Garrison’s grave being dug on national television. How rich it was for him to mention trying to pull rank by telling his boys to “Stop, please. I was the first person to hold him” when they were “running the show” at the funeral. Kody, do you know why they were handling things? Because you abandoned your sons and they learned not to rely on you for anything anymore. Garrison started drinking heavily during Covid. What a coincidence that it started around the time when you allowed your wife to apply that final knife to the proverbial kidney of your family and use Covid to shut everyone out. At least the real family and siblings got to hang out together. I hope they’re able to heal from the hell that Robyn unleashed on all of them. Kody allowed all of it to happen and negatively impacted so many lives. More than anything, I pray that sweet Gabe and Hunter find a trusted older male who can serve as a father figure and mentor to them because as long as Robyn is breathing, they sure won’t have that in their father.

Thank you for my first hearty laugh of the day. The sequence where he was going around town pointing out the signs he sold was just plain embarrassing. God bless the child who said, "Finally!" when he said they were moving on. Finally, indeed.

This was a rough one. I thought that the episode was as thoughtfully produced as possible, given the subject matter. I have so many thoughts about the entire situation that have already been expressed by myself and so many others here. We all know that Kody is a piece of sh*t father (and way before Covid) and his shy, pretty wife is a conniving, double-crossing harpy who pretty much single-handedly destroyed this family with her selfishness. I will say this, though: I HATED that they gave him the last word at the end of the episode. He did not deserve that. That should have been reserved for either Janelle or Gabe and not one of Kody's self-indulgent word salads, with Robyn sitting there next to him, grimacing as if she's struggling not to cry. I'd love to say that Garrison's passing forced Kody to reevaluate his behavior/relationships with his OG kids, but we all know how that turned out. Poor Garrison is truly free of his demons now, but it did not have to happen. He was a sensitive, troubled young man who desperately needed a solid, committed father and he got stuck with a ramen-headed doofus who was all too happy to toss him and his brothers out like trash the moment that Robyn snapped her fingers. I hate them both more than I should. (One positive note: I loved that the Flagstaff Humane Society acknowledged all that he did for animals with a plaque. Any man who likes cats is a green flag all the way.)

This is what I hated the most. There's a little boy out there who will never enjoy a day at the pool with his working-class mom again, yet this batshit crazy woman and her sugar daddy (and his "PTSD") get to spend a summer doing whatever they want at their massive beachfront summer home with their kids and nannies. The fact that this show even aired displays a mind-blowing lack of self-awareness on their part, especially when it was filmed literally right after the manslaughter trial. I didn't expect to have such a visceral negative reaction to this show, but I really did. That woman is just repugnant.

Only eight episodes and it’s done, thank God. Hopefully, all of the legal bills from the trial over the woman Alec killed are now paid and there won’t be a second season. If there is a second season, I hope Hillary’s feet receive their own paycheck because they are basically cast members at this point. Her gyrations on the floor during the entire first half of the episode were just embarrassing to watch. I’m also disappointed that Hillary’s psychological disorder surrounding her fake accent and falsely adopting an entire ethnicity and culture as her own weren’t discussed in detail, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Adios, “Baldwinitos!” Ugh.

I think my statement was probably colored by the fact that this is the last one on regular TV (and definitely my last). It just landed with such a thud.

This was easily the worst season of this show. Still, I'll miss it (I am absolutely not paying for another streaming service just to watch this). My final thoughts: David will always be Basement David to me. I do have to point out that I called him and his trashiness from day one. Madison is forever the Chicag-heaux who treated one of the best guys this show ever had like garbage, from her laughable suggestions that Allen change his wardrobe and teeth, to her flat-out cheating on him. If David remains faithful to her and they're still together within five years, I will happily eat my words. As for Michelle, I never liked her, but I do have to respect her decision to formally apologize to David for her horrible behavior toward him in the beginning, even if it was deserved and even if the apology was for the cameras. As much as I dislike her, we definitely agree on David. It's a rare woman who would be okay with a guy in his mid-30s who lives in his parents' basement. The things that Thomas said to his brother about his marriage were really depressing. He's "still waiting" for that deep connection and that "can't live without you feeling" about Camille? Yikes. They need marital counseling to discuss their expectations of one another. I will echo what others here have said about her condescending attitude toward him. I rolled my eyes every time she talked about her desire for him to be more "urban." Girl, please. Grow up and learn to value the man in front of you, business suit and all. Juan and Karla were never going to work out because he was only on the show for exposure and she's way too "out there" for him and many other men, too. (Also, the poncho thing- dear Lord. I'll leave it at that.) As for Emem and Brandon, I wish her luck with him. She never seemed particularly stable and he is all but dancing for the cameras. Their "commitment ceremony" last night was pretty cringeworthy. Ikechi isn't even worth the effort of typing. And finally, Allen. He deserves so much more than this farce of a show and certainly that "marriage." He'll land on his feet and be better off without all of it.

I have zero sympathy for these people (with the exception of the children, of course). It's hard to believe that little Carmen is only 10-years-old. She acts so much older. You just know that she's been privy to a lot of information and many adult conversations that she had no business being a part of. Speaking of which, Alec and Hilary's justification of why they brought her to the trial makes no sense whatsoever. Even Carmen said, "The boys will hear you!" while her mother was encouraging her to discuss her concerns for the cameras. At least someone is trying to use some reason here. Too bad it's the preteen daughter who is having nightmares about being arrested as part of her father's manslaughter trial. Pro tip for you, Hilary: You have all of those nannies because you're rich, which, in theory, can help you to shelter your children from the unpleasant nitty-gritties of adult issues. Alec's interactions with Hilary are very interesting at times. He is often disrespectful to her (not a criticism; I loathe her) and it's as if she doesn't even notice- or more likely, chooses to ignore it. He interrupts her, mocks her fake accent, and openly insults her when she thinks she's enlightening him. I guess they're both getting what they want. He gets a younger, clearly very flexible wife to bear him children and hire their nannies to help take care of them and she gets a rich husband that she can condescend to and feel superior over. The scenes at the beginning of Alec and Hilary returning home from the trial made me so angry on behalf of the family of the woman who was killed. All I can think about during those scenes, plus the ones where he's discussing his "survivor's guilt," are utterly tasteless, bordering on disgusting. The woman's son won't get to welcome his mother home ever again. For that reason alone, this entire show did not need to happen. I hope the TLC paycheck is worth it. I know I wouldn't be able to look at myself in the mirror. One last note: I cannot wait until her psychosis related to her fake accent and the adoption of an entire culture are discussed. I need her to justify that on camera, in detail. I need that psychiatrist to ask the hard questions and not allow her to wiggle her way out of answering them. It will make this insufferable show at least somewhat worth the time spent watching it.

Episode number two of this absurd farce that basically exists to pay Alec Baldwin’s legal bills show. First, I’ve decided that I’m going to play Spot the Nanny every week. Hilary goes way overboard trying to pretend that she’s raising all of these little kids on her own when she. is. not. 10-year-old Carmen said that being the oldest child means that she’s pretty much raising the younger kids along with her parents. Hilary needs to hire one additional nanny so that her preteen daughter never feels that way. Alec’s demeanor while talking about acting and his career was the most animated and happy he’s been so far. Still, he looks so utterly tired. He’s always been known for being a bit of an ass and I don’t like asses, but I do feel sorry for the 66-year-old guy, mainly because I cannot stand his phony wife and her phony accent. That being said, he knew what he was getting into with this ridiculous woman, sitting on the interview couch with her legs wrapped up beneath her like a pretzel. I did have to laugh when he said he wanted to “hasten this along,” referring to their exchange of anniversary gifts. After listening to her rattle off the inscription (en español, of course) on that necklace she gave him, I can’t say I blame him. I feel sorry for the family of the woman who was shot and killed, especially her young son. What a slap in the face this entire thing must be for them, especially so soon after the trial. I wasn’t aware going into this that the trial would be featured so prominently. The discussion of Alec’s “survivor’s guilt” and the impact of the killing on his emotional health was in incredibly poor taste and should never have seen the light of day. Judging by the preview for next week, it’s not going to get any better.

What a vile show. Way to make money to pay for those legal bills after killing (accidentally, but still) a mom on that movie set. Hilary (I refuse to say "Hilaria") seems like a real piece of work. The promos for this show were interesting. I saw one on Instagram where Alec asks the kids which of their parents was the sexiest. I don't even know how to respond to that. I did watch last night and have to applaud them for at least showing one of the nannies (Paola, I believe) because you know this daffy woman isn't wrangling all of these little kids on her own in those booty shorts she wore most of the night. More than anything, Alec made me sad. He's 66, but acted much older. I'm not sure if he is putting on a show (he has been diagnosed with PTSD following the shooting, don't you know), but it was sad to watch this once revered actor from my childhood slowly toddling around his apartment, surrounded by screaming little children, cleaning random surfaces with Clorox wipes because of his OCD. The couch scenes were even worse, with Hilary stretching her legs out into his lap and gazing up at him while he sat there in a golf shirt and a pair of khaki shorts, dressed like my dad on Saturday mornings before he went outside to mow the backyard. I would be absolutely horrified if I was his agent. Part of me wants to give Hilary her props for securing that bag, but then I remember the "coocumbeer" scene from The Today Show and lose all, how you say, simpatía.

Thank you! I cannot stand it when people do this. I'm sure they were well-meaning, but let the man be angry for a hot minute. He had every right to be pissed, curse, and express it physically as long as he didn't hurt anyone else. Emem seems like one of those people who wants to be a part of everything, good or bad. She sees herself as that "mamabear" who steps in to provide comfort whether people want it or not. I cannot imagine how humiliating this was for Allen. He remained steadfast in the commitment he made to be on the show and give the relationship every opportunity to bloom- as he was supposed to. Ugh, I'm getting pissed at Madison again, haha.