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perhaps BrookS MarkS designed the dresses...

I thought it was "Donald Trump tan."

Is it just me, or does anyone despise Monica's mannerisms and especially those "snatchy" hand movements she makes when she talks? Combined with her completely dismissive attitude when being confronted, she is just insufferable to me. Anyone who would behave as she does, who has children at vulnerable ages (isn't the oldest one an early teen?) is absolutely despicable in my eyes. Blathering on and on about f$&#*king her brother in law; airing her totally dysfunctional relationship with her mother (or fabricating it-who knows which?); causing a scene at every get-together with her "friends"; crying her crocodile tears in Bermuda regarding her family; working for/with Jen Shah- who exploited hundreds of unknowing seniors... she would sell her soul to the devil for a moment of fame or a few bucks. Disgusting. On another note, I cannot stand the current hair "style" trend which is heavily dyed "curtains" of hair just hanging limply on the sides of their faces.

There was a scene a season or two back, where Christine and Kody have a talk at Coyote Pass and she clams up and walks away saying the conversation was "not safe" when Kody mentions moving back to Utah and seeing her father- can anyone give context?

And while it's a great thing for all of the OG3, it's what the rest of us call "living your life," and really is not great TV fodder. Laughed and laughed at Kody's realization that Janelle couldn't care less about his opinion about her new digs and that she is fully aware he really doesn't care much about her either. The stilted conversation "wow. Your countertops are two different colors. Wonder why?" "the sink is deeper here." "They are ok with me hanging art." Zzzzzzzz. Noticed that Janelle said Kody asked her if he could see the new place and Kody says "I don't know why Janelle invited me over here..." And his oh-so-sad realization that he won't be washing any dishes over there. Poor, poor Kody. I really don't need to hear Christine go on and on about how much she LOVES being single. Her breathy flashbacks about pining for Utah ("we can be hooome. We can be hooome..." Meri needs story lines so we are supposed to be enthralled by her designer pal (she vets her online relationships VERY carefully, y'all), her rabid hate of white countertops and "circles," and silly Jen, ever present for every burp and fart in Meri's life- which, she points out- she is NOT sharing with other family members because none of them care. And the tree metaphor- so deep. Robyn is sad they weren't invited to Christine's party? Robyn wishes she and Meri had a "lighter" relationship? Really Robyn? Are we supposed to buy any of that? Reality TV seems to rely heavily on a few things of late: many, many flashbacks; random stock scenery of the towns the participants live in; and lots of stupid parties. Honestly, not every event in one's life needs a themed party. This is getting to be to Housewives level- 50s party, white party, themed dinners, vow renewals, etc etc etc. I don't know anyone who lives like that. I'm exhausted by proxy.

Well, she was never legally married, and so if she doesn't believe in polygamy, she is single. You can't divorce if you weren't ever married.

I'm curious as to why people always assume someone is on Ozempic if they've lost weight. I know people who take it; they don't have "fried hair" and are doing well after struggling for years to lose. And from what I've read recently, there are benefits to the drug. Anyway, I think Ozempic has become the latest "demon" that people are accusing others of abusing/overusing to the extent that it excludes those who "reallly" need it from getting it. Mykelti has had two pregnancies- one a multiple- and could very well have lost the "natural" way.

But we have seen this coming for the past several years. Was it last year- the year before-? Not sure, the Brown timeline seems to wrinkle constantly- but there was an anniversary where Meri and Kody went for the ride and sat on the black "murder tarp" by the highway and ate Rice Krispie treats where he was cold and distant and even recoiled in the car at the mention of a hug or kiss. He told her when she announced moving her "boutique" to Parawan that he was great with that (and told *us*- "yeah, I thought she was movin' on. Nothing really left here for her.") He has shrugged nonchalantly while saying he isn't attracted to her; he basically has no marriage with her; he rarely sees her (she admits this, too). So we have all been cringingly embarrassed for her when she asserts "I'm not goin' anywhere. I'm in this marriage to make it work." Yes, good for Meri that she sees the writing on the wall. But deep down she must know that ever since she was tempted to leave with "Sam" and she and Kody have no more of a marriage than I do with my local postal worker, it's been over a long time. Thankfully we see no scenes of the giddy girlfriendship of Meri and Jen this week. Sadly, we get to watch Christine sigh as she tells us (usually repeating each point twice) that Kody was a lousy husband, that she is so happy being single; and we watch her squeal with delight (TWICE!) over the impending twins' birth. How funny that Tony wanted to know if both of them were his! (Honestly, I bet that really was a serious thought he had). And not to be unkind about a minor, but I am wondering about her comments about Truely- is she perhaps special needs? Just the emphasis on her "getting all the support she needs" and being treated gently for the first time in her life in SLC made me think that she is a little more fragile than has been shown in the past. Replaying the Kody/bike scene made me uncomfortable. I really dislike seeing kids being pushed to do things they aren't ready for. And Kody's comment, "there's no crying in baseball!" followed by Truely saying (so heartbreakingly) "this isn't baseball!" was just sad. I'm surprised Kody and Maddy have fallen out- he loves Caleb so I'm sure that's a real knife in his kidneys. But as others have said, all it takes is a phone call to start to heal ("hill"). Kody's pride has completely undone him. He justifies his break with his adult children by conflating love with "respect;" and justifies alienating them with "they're adults; they need to move on now." Those of us with adult children know that maturing and becoming independent does not mean cutting off a relationship with parents. And let's not forget- he has 3 adult children living in his home right now.

agreed- but Jasmine spends $10k of THEIR money without consulting him? This marriage certainly is well-rooted in trust and transparency (sarcasm). At least she has butt plugs and a nurse costume to keep them entertained while they are home without food and unable to pay the bills (sarcasm). Did we really need to see the damn sex toys? This show can't stoop any lower. Nicki is already doing what every American woman does who goes to a conservative country: "You aren't going to hide me! I can act any way I want because I'm a LIBERATED AMERICAN WOMAN, dammit!" Justin (Igor) is obviously nervous about her impression on others and how it will all be received. And honestly, she is so alarming looking to me- trans or not- that there will surely be a lot of stares. Her eyes seem like they were pulled up way too high on her forehead and it looks like her nose was seriously botched (lots of scarring at the tip). But hey, she herself says she is gorgeous so... I am from Rochester and I am LIVING for the upstate NY accents. It's hilarious to me. I haven't been there in decades so I don't recognize any of the places they have gone to. Failing thus far to understand what the draw of this guy was, though. He looks bored to tears and not terribly interested in American culture, food, or what's-her-name's dog/profession ("I'm witchy!")/apartment.

Robyn was. She was a single, divorced mother of 3; in debt; living in a mobile home; and she found a "cute" (questionable) guy who had 3 wives to help raise her kids, seemed to have money and was on TV! Jackpot! And she considered herself miles ahead in cuteness, youth and desirability! The timeline this week had me reeling. So a few episodes ago there was a Christmas tree in Janelle's apartment and they fought and she told Kody to f--- off. Next, we had Janelle's birthday, which was a couple months later and she hadn't seen him since the fight. Then it's Christine's ex-anniversary party and after that, it's Easter and Janelle hasn't seen Kody in two weeks (since her birthday?). And then we're talking about the holidays again? I can't keep up with any of it. I also saw that when they were showing the "Easter" scenes, the intro footage was of Flagstaff with bright yellow fall leaves on the trees. It's like everyone, including Production, has given up at this point. I guess we're supposed to just be charmed my the Meri and Jen antics, but I don't care about their sexual inuendos or how Jen's husband is more of a mate to Meri than Kody ever was. The silliness seems forced and unnecessary. On a more superficial/snarky note, I wonder why Meri hasn't used her "boutique" proceeds (c'mon now; it's a bunch of legging inventory) to cap her front tooth. It is so distracting.

But then Kody said, "I don't celebrate Easter; I celebrate the resurrection of Jesus." Which IS EASTER! He just doesn't give a shit anymore what he says or even if it makes sense. He openly admits he only loves Robyn; he completely disrespects the rest of the family on camera; he name-calls and scowls and blusters. He has no self-awareness whatsoever and doesn't care how he comes across. At all. Meanwhile Robyn: "well, I told Kody that comin' back to my house to get the kids to school would cause problems, but he wanted to..." She really is havin' trouble defendin' herself at this point and the obvious favoritism that has been going on for years. I like Janelle, and I do understand that her faith (whatever that entails) has given her some conscience regarding leaving her "spiritual marriage"- but she does see that any concept of marriage, by any church or authority, has been so badly breached at this point that it's irreparable. Maybe she's just waiting for Savanah to finish high school so she can make her break. I cringed watching her pick her way down the basement steps in the "short-term rental" for her private talk with Christine. Wearing white socks and flip flops. I was just waiting for her to fall. I don't understand how Robyn can insist that she and Meri are close and she needs Meri around when they have to make some elaborate play date commitment to spend time together in the same town. And then Meri tells us that she was not contacted at all regarding Easter or getting together for the holiday. If you really are "family" then you don't need to pencil each other in every few months to get together. And Ariella didn't even know if Meri has a dog or not? Seems to me it's more like a biannual visit than a close relationship. "If Meri can hang in there, wait for Kody to work through the Christine thing, work out the issues with Janelle- oh, and after all my kids are out of high school maybe? - then I think we can salvage a relationship even though Kody told her to go wherever she wants because he really doesn't give a shit anyway."

Another really fakity-fake scene: The "ex-anniversary party!!!!" First of all, who does that? Oh right- Christine, who hopes to stay relevant at least a little longer to squeeze some $ off TLC. She really over-acted this episode, between the family dinner (where everyone sat on one side of the table) where she acted as if she knew nothing about the Kody/kids rife; and this scene, where she supposedly had these ride-or-die women friends who, if the timeline is correct, she got to know planning a graduation party for Ysabel- who graduated mere months before she left Flagstaff? And the "friends"- especially the one who acted as if she knew NOTHING about the Browns ("now, there are what- 2 other wives? What are their names?") You know they all were so happy to get on TV and play-act the besties! I got a huge kick out of Janelle just sitting at the table shoveling in her dessert while they all talked about Christine's failed marriage. She looked like I know I'd feel being the extra who knows no one there. Ugh. Introvert's nightmare. And Christine, just because you are delighted to be divorced! It's wonderful! Yay! It's not cool to be encouraging others to go for it. Stop already. Speaking of wanting to be relevant- now that Meri is on her way out and is (finally!) seeing the writing on the wall, we are treated to her fun shenanigans with Jen and Jen's husband at Lizzie's. What a yawn. I guess since she doesn't interact with any of the other wives (with the exception of an occasional backyard conversation with Robyn) we need to see her do SOMETHING, so we get a snippet of Mr. Jen's underwear waistband and him putting screws into something. Bo-ring.

Another master at this is Whitney. She says to another wife, "You're my friend so I HAVE to tell you what so-and-so said/heard"- while you can see that she is barely concealing the glee she is experiencing being the one to stir shit up. I'm trying to figure out why Angie talks in such a stilted, odd way- as if her mouth doesn't open all the way and sounding like she is on the verge of tears most of the time. Meredith: "I wouldn't spread rumors... although I *did* hear a bunch of stuff that I won't elaborate on. Besides, my son is gay! I'm a presenter at GLAAD!" (Mer, the rumors are more about cheating than sexual orientation. And we all noticed that, although we all certainly knew BrookS was gay long before you did, that now you have another storyline to keep yourself relevant to this show!) A Meredith aside: I went to her store last weekend. Not much there (no M, either)- it seems like a hobby business that isn't really there to make a living for her. I could have told you that Justin and Whitney wouldn't last. I always said (and I've seen it many times) that if someone could up and leave their family and destroy relationships for an affair, they will most likely do it again. She was the hottie he couldn't resist at work and now the fun has waned. He looks like he's smirking when he reads his lines. He grosses me out. Monica, you are playing right into Mommy Dearest's hands. She was a shitty mom, you are suffering the hurt well into your adulthood; yet you take her bait over and over again, which gives her the ammo to call YOU an irresponsible adult. This is toxic in so many ways. Mama needs to find a way to be relevant that isn't enmeshed with her daughter's life and Monica should find someone else to help her out now that she is single and trying to navigate life after her divorce. They bring out the worst in each other. Two adult women who swear at each other and treat each other so shabbily- especially in front of young children and in public- need to go their separate ways.

A lot of this episode seemed stilted and rehearsed; the "dinner at Garrison's" seemed to consist of a lot of awkward interactions. And come ON, you can't tell me that Christine "had no idea" that Savanah sees but doesn't interact with Brianna at school, or that her and Janelle's kids feel that Robyn is manipulative and plays victim and has since the beginning. If they are all as close as they claim to be, there surely has been a LOT of conversation among the older kids regarding the family dynamic, etc. I would LOVE to see all the text messages that likely have flown between them all. I do give Janelle credit for keeping a neutral face throughout the discussion- but I can't tolerate Christine's overacting which was very apparent this episode. Also- Christine "cooked" for her family? From what I saw, she ripped open a bagged salad and threw some bottled dressing on the table. Why does she have to make every "mill" sound like a gourmet's dream when we are forced to watch her family eat bagged salad, mock tapioca pudding and her grandma's rolls? Boring, boring, boring. At least they had dessert- the pie servings were gargantuan. Kody really showed his ass, didn't he? He just needed the perfect reason to "not want to talk to anybody" as he carries on with his victim mentality and refuses to even think about his own role in his deteriorating relationships with his kids. And of course, there's Robyn who hangs on to "after Christine left everything went to shit" excuse. I guess she has blocked from her memory the scene at Coyote Pass where Christine cried and said "I can't do this anymore," or all the FILMED confessionals where C said how unhappy she was, how she and Kody had no real relationship, and how she begged him to help fix their marriage. Nope. She and Kody both insist on camera that it was a complete surprise that Christine left and after that, the family crumbled. And Robyn really pulled that upside down "U" mouth after her latest jab at Christine. Honey, you can't faze her; she left, you got the spoils you wanted and now you get to deal with an angry, psychotic Kody. Have fun with that.

I don't see Robyn as "charming" or very "deceptive." She uses a victim/injured role to manipulate and her emotions, rather than being "strong and loud" are much more passive-aggressive. She and Kody do both blame others for their failures (Kody: "I don't know why Christine left. All she did was complain. I tried and tried to make things right." or- "Meri doesn't SHOW me that she is lovable; therefore I have no interest in her" or- "I've carried the WEIGHT OF THIS FAMILY ON MY SHOULDERS!!!" Robyn: "I dreamed of the grandkids on the porch, and Christine has ruined it!" or- "Meri! Please don't leave meeee.") I think overall Robyn is immature and has, until now, used her femininity and helpless damsel persona to keep Kody in her clutches; and I think that Kody has relied on the "man of the household/king of his domain" persona to hold control over his wives and kids. Now that they are mostly grown and his wives have been exposed, through TV, social media and outside interests, to the concept that they don't need to be subservient and silent, his control has slipped and so he is getting more and more frantic as he realizes no one regards him as the ultimate authority anymore. Robyn is willing to continue as subservient wife and has little children, so of course he cares about her most and justifies his duty to be with her and her/their kids over any of the rest of his "family."