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It was gorgeous and poetic justice given Meri's "look at the mountains Christine" the season before Christine finally left Kody. Just perfect!

Congrats to Tony and Mykelti's on their weight loss. On a petty note, someone on another platform said Tony looked like an unmade bed at the wedding and that is the most accurate description ever. Sparkly pony princess is the perfect nickname for Christine, albeit a mouthful. I still like her and don't mind watching her but will admit it would have to be in limited time increments because yes she can be a lot. Everything I suspected about her was confirmed in the tell all when David mentioned taking her to a play and her crying. I was thinking to myself, how nice and interesting as I never thought Christine seemed to be the theatre type then it was revealed that it was the Disney play Little Mermaid. Not that there is anything wrong with that per se but it just seems so 'on brand' for Christine. Anyway, there was no need to see or hear from Robyn and Kody. It was interesting to see him start to launch into some BS diatribe vs Christine before Robyn shut him up. To throw his words to Christine back in his face, if he is indeed so in love with Robyn, then he should stop trash talking Christine. Meri kept it cute and classy, but we didn't need to see her either. I thought it was a bit shady for TLC to put in subtitles for David in part of the episode. Does anyone have trouble understanding him? I don't. I didn't like the way the makeup artist did Christine's brows. They were Robynesque.

Every time TLC shows the clip of Kody saying 1st sternly: "I told them it's either MY way or you can just LEAVE" Pause for dramatic TLC music and then he dejectedly says "and they left" I laugh uproariously. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. The only thing that would make it better is if the last part was said by Ron Howard Arrested Development narrator style. I too noticed no questions for Robyn. I don't know whether that was a stipulation of her participating or just that they couldn't find any with "nice" or soft ball questions for her. LOL Meri's a-ha moment was really illuminating. She really is quite naive. Also interesting how again Meri confirmed that Robyn would always flake on her when they did try to make plans to get together. I kinda went UGH when Jenn first showed up, but she made me regret that because she was a huge value add to Meri segment. So nice to see her laughing and giggling throughout the segment. Isn't it funny how all the wives who leave Kody lose weight, seem happier and look better than they have in ages? 10+ years of rejection can really take a toll on one's self esteem. I hope she is healing so she can move on and find romantic love. They will never build on CP. I keep noticing that Kody keeps trying to get one of the non-Robyn wives to start to build. My guess is so that they are the ones forced to pony up to put down the utilities on the property, which is a huge financial undertaking. I really enjoyed this episode and will likely re-watch. I think this was more enjoyable and interesting than the tell all and perhaps even half of this season.

Believe it or not, the last time I checked, SWs was beating 90 day ratings wise so this would make sense. In fact, it saw the highest ratings it had since it premiered so expect to see more of these. I definitely think this is in part to the shit show imploding. This is the payoff that many, including me, have been waiting for. I officially stopped watching the 90 day franchise because of the oversaturation and overload, but yes I can see TLC trying to milk more out of this franchise, but I hope not to the extent that I become sick of it.

Robyn is the same way. She said on the last episode that she is at peace with herself, doesn't feel she did anything wrong and could meet her maker with a clear conscience. So this should make for an "interesting" monogamous relationship going forward. Kody must also dye his hair. I just noticed that he is blonder now than he was when the show first started.

I'm kinda mad at Meri because she has me agreeing with Kody. She had an emotional online affair at worst, at best she was highly flirty and was entertaining "possibilities" with a man, but she won't even admit to that. Her stance is that she was just making friends. LOL! This is why if she is indeed writing a book, I doubt I would read it and if I did I wouldn't put too much stock in it. I just realized why I could never do a full re-watch. There is no way in hell I could relive the catfish saga. Nope!

I refuse to see a divorced woman, thousands of dollars in debt with 3 kids as new and shiny. Robyn was refurbished, AT BEST. And so as not to appear sexist, Kody is used factory seconds, with bald tires. NO refunds.

Kody has always, always been very odd and cringy around other men. ALWAYS. This was definitely another dimension of the same disease. I think he has daddy issues. I've read that his daddy Winn was very hard on him. He seeks the approval, admiration of other men, especially those that might be seen as manly and dare I say "Alpha." It is almost like watching an over exuberant golden retriever trying to get strangers to notice him, pet him and call him a good boy.

He wanted a good old fashion, olde time religion shunning. Plain and simple.

(Taken from my post in reunion part 4 because is Robyn related) We've had evidence that Robyn is a hoarder and in particular collects Precious Moments figurines. I must say that it dawned on me recently that this is what the family is to her - not a lived daily experience that is the fabric of her daily life, but rather a precious moments figurine to be put on her shelf and only dusted off and interacted with when it suits or conveniences her, like holidays and birthdays. Nothing more, which is why she is hung up on the mythical porch with her sister wives. That is just a precious moments scene she wanted to act out with the OG3 before putting them back in storage or in the shelf collecting dust while she goes back to living monogamy with her husband and 5 kids.

We've had evidence that Robyn is a hoarder and in particular collects Precious Moments figurines. I must say that it dawned on me recently that this is what the family is to her - not a lived daily experience that is the fabric of her daily life, but rather a precious moments figurine to be put on her shelf and only dusted off and interacted with when it suits or conveniences her, like holidays and birthdays. Nothing more, which is why she is hung up on the mythical porch with her sister wives. That is just a precious moments scene she wanted to act out with the OG3 before putting them back in storage or in the shelf collecting dust while she goes back to living monogamy with her husband and 5 kids. Robyn needs permission to be happy! Really? Did she need permission when she and Kody got rid of the family claddagh rings? Did she need permission when they bought the pair of matching gold jackass rings? Did she need permission when she got a new wedding ring set? That imaginary conversation Kody was creaming over having with David in the future bonding over how horrible Christine is was wild man! He really thinks at some point, David would come to him, out of all people, to basically tell him he was right, David should've steered clear and seen how terrible she was because she left a good man like Kody. Even Suki's kiss ass self had to put a stop to that, which let you know Kody was in involuntary psych hold territory! WTF!!!! Last season during all the fallout after she announced she was leaving, he called her the Pied Piper who all the kids would follow. She is the heart of the family and as big as a delulu jackwagon he is, he got that fact 100% right.

Loathe as I am to admit this, I have to say this season's tell nothing is more like tell a lil' something. The melted down ring and confirmation of Robyn's catfish connection were truly eye opening revelations. Four parts was still too long albeit I watched all 4. The melted down ring reveals the whole premise of the show was a lie from the word GO, which as far as I am concerned they are all a part of! Meri can be mad at Christine all she wants for spilling the beans and "telling her story" but Christine is a part of her marriage and made Christine a part of the lie when she had to nod her head on that interview couch together and falsely try to live up to the lie that Kody's love was multiplied. That SOB was subtracting since he added Robyn to the family. I think they are getting paid because they showed a brief preview and there was a split second unnecessary scene of Robyn and Kody, which pissed me off more than it should because they really was no need for them to be shown and comment on Christine wedding.

Do neither Robyn or Kody know how tv works?!? First it was Robyn telling bold faced lies that could easily be verified by watching it on demand. Now it is Kody acting like him saying out of his own mouth for many seasons AND in a book that he was never attracted to Christine and doesn't love her is something that his kids could watch and likely might've even known before that. How is Christine acknowledging a truth that his kids are well aware talking shit!! And now Christine "talking shit" is the reason damn near all the relationships with his non-Robyn non tenderette kids are in shambles?!?! Bitch please. We need look no further than Savannah to see how he operates. Savannah is unproblematic and bothers no one. In fact, she barely says anything on screen, yet he ignored her for months (including the xmas/New year holiday) at a time when he got in a fight with her mother. That Christine's fault too? Keep talking your shit Christine!! All the words he is using to describe Christine - Machiavellian and cunning, is most applicable to that soulmate he loves so well! I hope one day the truth of that runs over him like the semi he claims Christine tried to run over him. Isn't Kody deeply in love with his soul mate? Why can't he shut his fat gob about Christine? They must have been hours into the interview because she was really being obvious about trying to summon those non-tears. She was in danger of defecating herself with all that straining she was doing.

I remember the 5th wheel episode when Robyn, Aurora and Breanna went to CP and saw the conditions Janelle and Savannah were living in. One of the daughters asked Savannah if the dog bed was her bed. Nobody could tell which daughter said it because of the camera angles. Now I am leaning towards Breanna. LOL! This sounds eerily like the other mother from Coraline. So it is the audience's fault that we have eyes, good sense and have seen what they both were from the word "GO" Is it bad of me to enjoy knowing that they know how much they are disliked? It is kinda apparent though since they haven't posted on SM in eons.

Captain's log - 13+ years later, 19 seasons, thousands of hours of footage and yet still no signs of tears in Robyn's eyes. Kody trying act like he is taking the high road by not talking shit about Meri like has been done to him. LOL! He is been shit talking Meri for years. Shut it bitch! If Robyn's assertion that she was told by someone that nobody liked her or her tenders is true, what are the odds that the tattletale is Mykelti? All the wives except Robyn remember taking the test and thinking their results were accurate. Funny to see Robyn pivot after realizing she couldn't outright deny any knowledge of it. LOL! I believe Christine on this one, especially as it seems that there was ongoing beef and bad feelings about it even after Christine thought it was resolved. I bet Robyn hated truly been seen for what she was and hence, couldn't let it go. That personality test wasn't something Christine found in Cosmo magazine that she made all the wives take for shits and giggles. I think they took it when they first went to that waste of a degree therapist Nancy. Christine couldn't possibly have taken it for her. I've noticed a pattern that the 0G3 wives stories sync up more or less and Robyn's rendition of events is usually completely different. Hmm.... Biggest fist pump of the night goes to Meri for this exchange: Suki: Does it make you concerned that he feels this way? Meri : Not anymore Meri, also gets biggest disappointment for thinking Robyn has her back Having a tidbit confirmed that Robyn was being fed some information about the catfish situation while it was unfolding is fascinating and I wanted to know more.

It is funny because I have been involved in the online fandom and I vividly recall when the catfish broke in real time, was on this board when it happened and even I don't remember seeing the ring detail at that time. There was so, so much information floating about that it was hard to keep track and given the evil nature of the catfish person, hard to know what was true or not. Also, I will admit that I did draw a line in the sand for myself. I never listened to the voicemails and I didn't see/read many of the pics or texts. That was just too much of an invasion for me. I read about the banana and tub pictures but I made a point not to look at them. I was embarrassed for Meri and it was really all so cringy. I've always wished that the catfish had been real and that Meri got away but alas .....

I know this is being speculated all over the place, but Meri loves to play coy and frankly, she is gonna have to show and prove. I'm gonna need a book on the shelf to even begin to believe it. To this day, as far as I know she has still stands firm that the catfish was just a friend and there was no romance or plans to run off with another dude. If she does come out with a book and doesn't admit to this, I won't believe a single word in that book.

I know it is officially a horse ring, but since the audience has taken note of it, I have personally been calling it the jackass ring because of its wearers!

OK, this is officially the sweetest cutest SW story I ever heard! I love this!

So Meri was Sauron. The wedding band was the One Ring to rule them all so Kody Baggins melted it in the fires of Mount Doom but in SW's version he goes off into the sunset with Gollum Gobyn? Got it!

Gizelle, Robyn & Ashley are like Cerberus, the 3 headed hound from Hell. Bravo needs to break this up just like they did the unholy alliance of the Fox Force Five on BH when they got rid of Rinna. The Osu thing is just so distasteful and ugly and the cherry on top is having this be egged on and forced as a story by 3 ijits who know nothing of the Nigerian culture but is not letting that stop them. Nneka is a willing pawn and if she does manage to supplant Wendy, she will be the next one whose husband/marriage they go after. I have had a deep and abiding dislike of Ashley since S1 and every season just proves me right about her, especially the last 2-3. Of all the franchises, she is the one I dislike the most and she just manages to get away with her BS for way, way too long.

This is interesting. I do remember earlier this season, Kody said to Janelle months after the fight when they met for the 1st time after xmas in that restaurant, that they had a renaissance in LV. I took to mean their sexual intimacy was rekindled and they were getting it on regular. He, in fact, the adults in that family have really interesting ways of saying they got it in. I tend to think her and Robyn were the only wives getting the regular nookie w/Christine getting it more sporadically and Meri none at all. I tend to think some of his attraction to the wives might have came down to their sexual experience. Both Robyn and Janelle were married before and not to be crass, but knew their way around the D and to Kody those two were probably more 'down to clown' less shy and just knew what they wanted and how to please a man (wink, wink) and in Janelle's case, quite pragmatic. On the other hand, both Meri and Christine were virgins. Christine has said that Kody was the only man that she ever kissed. I think part of his turn off re: Christine was that she was super young, a bit juvenile and her love language might have been more on the Disney princess spectrum or at the very least wanted to be pitched woo and romanced. Now I just thought of him calling a woman who raised all those kids, cooked for an army of kids, home schooled them and worked at night while pregnant princess, might have had another dimension to it.

Y'all, did you know that Kody almost died from the Covid?!?! 99.8 Fever almost took out Kang Kody! If you have to say you are good man, you aren't. It was progress for Kody to admit that Robyn is the first time he felt true love. Okay, I can get that, however, he still is unwilling to see how his feelings for Robyn caused him to abandon the OG3 and their respective children. At his base, Kody is just a triangulator and yes, Robyn did use that to her advantage. Even before Robyn he was sowing the seeds of jealousy and discontent like with the year when he got Christine a ton of xmas gifts and Meri none. If Kody is so in love with Robyn, why is he still leaving the door open to Janelle. The way he was eyeing her new apartment, I think he just likes to have some place to run to besides a closet. I am resigned to the fact that TLC just wants lackluster tell nothings. They pretty much suck for every franchise on that channel. No matter the journalist, noted or otherwise, it is just gonna suck because they want it too. However, I was still was livid at Robyn not being called to the carpet saying she would have gone if invited. We saw her actively discourage Meri inviting them to her house for xmas eve - sounds scary; is it safe? She completely derailed the gift exchange. Sure she may speak Kody but she doesn't know a single word in "Sister wife" dialect. This reunion did one thing and that was make me wonder if Janelle was a reliable narrator or is she just trying to be diplomatic. She has left more than once so I do wonder if that was in fact the worst argument they ever had. Plus, the way she told the "Covid almost killing Kody" story (LOL!) she made it seem different then the way Christine told it. Maybe she is just downplaying things and not throwing Christine under the bus (and I love that Christine can't find a f%ck to give) but I did notice it. Christine has been a bit overreaching with Janelle over her marriage with Kody, but I was thrilled when Christine told her in no uncertain terms not to cut short her vacay and run back to Kody. First, he never did that shit for her when she and her boys were ill and second, wasn't one of the tenders (Aurora) fine. Why couldn't she run the errands or better yet why can't Kody and his preferred wife get shit delivered like everyone else in the USA. Lastly, the only thing she could do was leave shit on the porch and go home. I was at first a bit titillated by Meri's "I will be heard statement," however, she is gonna have to show and prove. I too was shocked at the sight of Meri's ears. As a Succession fan, I immediately thought of Tom saying to his wife: "Your earlobes and thick are chewy, like barnacle meat!" LOL!

Be open and honest Kyle! Sutton has been over dramatic and unpredictable but I wouldn't say she was unhinged. The only unhinged people on this show have been Erika, Brandi and Rinna. I really wish none of the women would bring up missing Kyle drinking. That is just a terrible thing to say and possibly insensitive as that is a personal issue and she has addiction in her family. The concern about her working out I am 50/50 on. On the one hand, she isn't hurting anyone and getting healthy. On the other hand, she is someone who has a past eating disorder and excessive working out may be a new manifestation of the illness.