monagatuna

Just like most of you, I continue to be surprised at how Kody outdoes himself every week with his awfulness. He called his own kids jerks! He and his wife are alienating even their favored kids and not allowing them to have a relationship with their siblings! I can't even blame Aurora and Breanna for their acting--they have been sheltered and isolated by their mom for so many years. They want to be friendly with their siblings for the most part, and they can't see that it's their own parents that are keeping them locked away in a tower. I really hope they all escape when this shitshow is over.

Hilarious if true, but Robyn is at least smart enough to know she's too dumb to eke out a living on her own. She may not want him without the other wives anymore, but she's stuck with him. She's still in a McMansion decorated with the aesthetics of an 8 year old from 1970; until she's in a single wide trailer with a broken down porch, she's not done with him. And as a vocalist, I can tell you with complete confidence that no one listens to the lyrics. I've completely messed up Bad Reputation and Don't Stop Me Now onstage and no one noticed. He saw "King of the Road," thought "that's me, I'm the king," and then squeaked out some of the other lyrics without thinking about them.

That's so annoying! I made a (fairly small) Halloween dollhouse for a friend and I was nervous she was going to end up not having space for it or not wanting it, but I was so happy with how it turned out that I decided if she didn't want it I'd happily keep it for myself. Fortunately she loves it and is excited for it. Those stuffed animals...she ripped the tags off and let her dog play with them. I'm not convinced she didn't just go through dadwe's attic and drag out some old stuffed animals from her own childhood. It's reminiscent of when she gave Ashley's daughter a "Barbie" but it was just some cheap dollar-store doll not even in a box, no tags or anything. She definitely got that from Goodwill or her own trash.

So, Glen's Glencroft dollhouse turned out way better than mine did! (It's still sitting in a closet, half-completed, trying to give it away.) He planned it better and spent more time than I did. I still maintain it's not a piece for children to play with, though--it's very fragile and even if you use a really strong wood glue, it's not going to withstand a three year old playing with it. Spend the fifty bucks and buy a Barbie Dream House instead. I set these dollhouses up with spooky scenarios in each of the rooms and use them for Halloween decorations. This kind of house would be great for that because you can excuse construction issues (and there were some in Glen's house) as "well, haunted house." There are much better (laser cut) options if you want the house to be pretty, but the brand he used is pretty ubiquitous so I don't blame him for going for the most popular one. Is it telling that I found the dollhouse the most interesting thing about this episode? I also am digging Lenny's little bromance with Glen. Every time they have a scene alone together it's so nice to see them just enjoying each other's company and the fact that there's not a braying failure to launch demanding everyone's attention. I grew up in West Virginia, about as far from the deep south as you can be and still be in the south, and Ryne sounded exactly the same as people that live there. Whitney can pretend all she likes that she's a "Yankee" or that she's weird because she's old, single and childless, but these aren't exactly toothless bumpkins. And "they've never seen someone like you"? I'm sorry, what? Do we really think there aren't loud, fat, annoying people in Alabama?

I took that to mean he uses it to practice pouring without a jigger. Bar patrons HATE when you use a jigger, even if it means you're making their drink properly and it will taste right. When you pour without one, they think they're getting more liquor. Depending on the spout, the pour will take a number of seconds, and you have to get used to the spout for a proper pour. Water pours about the same speed as most liquors, so it's appropriate to practice with it. A more likely explanation is that he fills them with water to display them--those high mirrored shelves you see at bars may be filled with water/colored water/tea to look like the product, but it's for display only and the alcohol-filled bottles are down below. If you had to replace those shelf-displayed bottles during a busy night, you'd have ugly empty shelves the whole time.

I'm pretty sure every wind tunnel is required to employ at least one person named Caleb. I think I've met a Caleb in each of the four tunnels I've flown in. Me, to my wife: "mildly attractive, inappropriately young guy? I'm surprised she's not flir--" Whitney: "HEY CALEB, ARE YOU SINGLE?" Me: "Never mind."

You can tell he only works out the vanity muscles. Don't skip leg day, kootie. I bet Janelle is not afraid to ask for what she wants, and gives as good as she gets.

Oh god, the Glencroft dollhouse. I have that thing half-assembled in my spare closet and I'm trying to give it away. It's a huge PITA. And I mean HUGE. It takes up my entire dining room table. I traded it in for a laser-cut version in half the scale, which is a pain to furnish and decorate, but the Glencroft can go F itself. Actually if you had the space it's a lot of fun, I'm just mad it didn't work out for me. (The beams destroyed me.) I'm interested to see how Glen's finished project works out. He might be handier than me. And iFLY IS NOT SKYDIVING. STOP IT.

Ding ding ding! An excellent song by an amazing band with such a sad ending. The wife and I hate-watch with the specific intention of getting great screen grabs of Robyn's gumby face. She wasn't giving us much this week, but we got a couple good ones!

I’m dying over this exchange with my wife (she’s the lyrical genius here)

I'm like you, long hair on a guy is an easy way to get attention from me. But I'm pretty sure there's not a single hair on that head. I don't think Lenny could grow hair if he tried--hence, the overcompensating beard (which is also pulling triple duty covering for the chin and the lips). Sorry for the double post, but I figured I'd add my two cents. I'm like you, not particularly sentimental, and my dress is casual enough to wear on a night out to a fancy dinner--it's not a typical wedding dress. It's hanging in my closet, unprotected. I've worn it out a few times since the wedding. Someday I may get rid of it. But Babs is not me. Neither is Glenn. I can't imagine them being OK with this. Even though I'm not very sentimental about my dress, I still wouldn't want one of my kid's hangers-on to parade around in it at my "memorial surprise party." For them to have hung on to that dress for so long--and it had to have been preserved to look that good, some 45 years later--it means something to them. The only way I could even possibly get behind this was if the dress was a replica, and even then it's still in poor taste. Edit: Wow, my replies were merged! This site is smarter than me. I couldn't figure out how to do it. :)

I'm very sorry for your loss and happy that you still have those wonderful items of his. I used to sleep in my grampy's button-down work shirt when I'd stay over at their place, and pilfered it as a teen and wore it constantly. He died 12 years ago and I still have it in a special place. There's a big part of me that wants to believe some of Babs' stuff is still in their possession. Whitney had a giant box of clothes (judging from the label) from their house, and I hope he was able to get back some of her things to hang in the closet.

The surprise Babs party was a terrible idea. Glenn was still pretty fragile at that time. And Whitney pilfered Babs's decades-old wedding dress to make one of her friends wear it?! The rest of the costumes were fine--the fish purse and pool stockings, the blonde wig, "not my good sticks!"--all cute and funny. But that wedding dress should never have left Glenn's house, and it absolutely should not have been touched or worn by one of Whitney's satellite friends as a way to joke about her. That should've remained in the preservation box (I presume it was professionally preserved because it was in such great condition) and in Glenn's possession. I get that everyone grieves differently, and I believe Glenn asked Whitney for help or at least gave her permission to clean out the house, but she absolutely should've left some clothes of Babs' or something in the closet, so it's not just a barren, empty, stark reminder of her absence. It's very telling that the only people to show up at that party were Whitney's friends and maybe two relatives.

Watching Kody eat...cringe. Just settin' thur, off on his own, not bothering to wait until his family was done making their "crepes" and could join in, staring off into space and shoving that mess into his mouth while looking miserable. Back when all he had was tenders who could follow him around, he was jolly and gregarious on xmas morning. Now that most of his kids (and wives) don't want or need him, he's miserable and it shows. Kody, you're supposed to play Santa, not Satan! Not that Satan would have you, you're in no way cool enough. Does anyone think his "crepe" additions was some way to make sure the viewer knows how "cool" and "quirky" he is, a la working out to Pachelbel's Canon? Manic Pixie Dream Kody....or just manic? Those motorbikes were dumb. The only ones old enough to ride them are the three elder, and after Day'un's ATV accident, I doubt he'd want to get on one to ride it around the property.

Pretty sure I had my navel pierced around that same age. I didn't even tell my dad, who I was living with at the time, nor about the tattoo (though in fairness that was a mom-daughter experience so at least mom knew). I don't agree with Kody's "kick everyone out (except the kids of my favorite wife) on their 18th birthday" philosophy, but your job is to teach your kids how to be self-sufficient humans, and they've failed on all counts.

I was so happy to see Buddy and his (future?) wife at the funeral. They both look great. Sober living looks good on Buddy. I was also happy to see the OG friends--Tal, Todd, Heather and Ashley. I knew those first three were good singers from their rendition of Happy Birthday in Maine a few seasons ago, but I was really so impressed by their singing. I am an amateur singer, and I don't think my voice is that clear and steady even on my best days. At a funeral? I'm a sobbing mess, last thing I can do is sing.

Okay. Unpopular opinion here, but I kinda like Meri's hair. It's not the most flattering or smooth style, but she's always angled for an edgier aesthetic, and it's thick and has lots of volume. There are definitely times when it was strawlike, and the weird Linda from Bob's Burgers helmet she wore in the intros during the first few seasons was atrocious (if attempting to copy a trend from five years earlier), and her hairstyle in her THs is, honestly, not that bad and bordering on stylish. ...I'll see myself out.

They always reminded me of those terrible gaudy prints from an MLM scam my family was involved in when I was a kid, called "Home Interiors." I believe you can still buy some of their junk but I'm not sure it's an MLM anymore. Maybe they were bought by another company. Very Thomas Kincaid. I doubt they're originals. Robyn likes a lot of stuff, but very little of it is high quality.

Edit: sorry, just saw the mod note.

Well, this family has never been good at money, always overextending themselves for some fabulous trip or lame excuse for a party, so it wouldn't surprise me if she's overextending herself for these plexus trips as well. I'm sure she's more successful than your average hun at shilling this poison, but I doubt she's making enough to travel well and still have a solid retirement plan. For some really good info on how MLMs make you pay for your own stuff and then present it as a "gift" they gave you (as well as a deep dive into MLM culture itself, including its roots in white supremacy!) please check out Hey, Hun by Emily Lynn Paulson. I have studied MLMs and cults for years and still found a ton of information I had never known.

My lovely wife saw the preview and said "of course she wanted a competition for something she's good at." I had to remind her that we've seen Whitney's dancing on the show, and "good" is relative.

My wife doesn't know this, and we watched the episode with a box of tissues. I don't know if I should tell her...but hopefully this is the end of the Babs storyline (RIP Babs) and we can go on hate watching and checking out the travel p*rn.

I don't know that I agree with this. It's very "don't worry your pretty little head about it." It's dismissive. I can't remember what they were talking about when he said this, but it was something really important. He handwaved her very real concern with some trite platitude and paid her a compliment while demanding that she dismiss her concern.

The scene at Miranda's mom's funeral makes me choke up so hard. And then when you see Steve and Aidan there, the floodgates open.

I agree with you both that it's unlikely Kody adopted those kids, or that their name change was legal. But to me that courthouse setup looked rilly rill. However, I doubt that even a private courtroom setting would allow TLC cameras in, so perhaps they were able to get an empty courtroom and actors to play the judge and steno? (I don't believe for a minute that TLC would pay for a set to be erected.)