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7 hours ago, VedaPierce said:
Robyn has a superiority streak which I've caught from time-to-time.
ITA. I noticed this during the lunch with Mitch’s mom. Mitch’s mom said being single affords her a lot of freedom to travel and Robyn chimed in with “why not bring your husband.” She must have forgotten how upset the sister wives were about her honeymoon. Robyn also said on the couch that she sees Mitch’s mom as lonely with no family when everyone else sees a happy fulfilled woman.
I wonder how Robyn would have fared as a first sister wife. Her point of view would probably be very different.
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On 2/19/2019 at 4:47 PM, Anlogle said:
You need to remember that this is their last season of the show. They won't have the income to pay for those big houses they are living in. He has to start thinking about what comes next. They all should be thinking about that. They have a bunch of kids that need to be taken care of.
Has this been confirmed?
3 hours ago, llewis823 said:I think I said this once before, but I'm going to say it again. And in no way, shape or form am I saying Kootie is hot. lol But during his talking heads where he has the man bun (and btw, I LOATHE man buns), when he tilted his head a certain way and you couldn't see the man bun, you could see what he'd look like with a very short, close to the head haircut and dare I say it? e would actually look nice, well kept and in current style.
Kody looks handsome in the photos they sometimes show of him younger and earlier into his marriages. You can see a lot of him in Janelle's boys (Logan, Hunter). The man-bun-pony do him no favors.
One small thing I haven't seen mentioned was Meri acknowledging that she acts differently around her friends than she does around her family and she doesn't like that about herself. I think that's the first time she's ever admitted she could be doing more to improve her family relationships.
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On 2/10/2019 at 10:10 PM, CSunshine76 said:
Invite 100 people to have a sit down dinner, and then later an additional 300 get to have snacks? Do those 300 not go to the ceremony? No. This is not how it works!
I think this common in Mormon culture. An acquaintance of mine is Mormon and when his daughter was getting married he described it in a similar fashion. There is a private function for family and then a more casual open-ended “reception” for friends and distant family. He was hosting the reception in his backyard so I asked him how he would fit everyone (a few hundred people). He mentioned guests coming to the reception for a short while, just to say hello even. Guests are fluid, and not necessarily there all night. Mitch alluded to this a couple times when he said not everyone would be staying the whole time.
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On 4/11/2018 at 3:09 AM, tongueincheek said:
Aside from these three actresses being absolute top-shelf talent, the chemistry between Christina Hendricks and Manny Montana is absolutely explosive and so taut. It's what's keeping me tuned in as well. The back and forth between them is some kind of foreplay because you can tell they're both intrigued, and it's not necessarily sexual (
oh but it is). For the first time, Beth is exerting her agency, it's about choice -- no matter how terrible her decisions are -- she is fully in a position of making them of her own volition and she doesn't have to answer to her husband. She feels like she's on some even playing field with Rio (even when she's really not), and his interest is clearly piqued by her always meeting him chin to chin. It's really fun to watch.You've perfectly summarized the Beth/Rio dynamic! Couldn't have said it better. It's sexual chemistry but more than that too. I like this show but Beth/Rio are what keep me coming back.
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On 4/17/2018 at 3:55 PM, kpw801 said:
Sorry, but do you not see his bedroom eyes? He has a cocky self assurance and machismo that would make me go weak in the knees! He also makes Beth feel powerful. Can you imagine how after Dean told her she was not able to get credit - Rio told her he was upping their washing money to 175K? That is what is keeping the heat going. The way he looks at her and makes her (and us vicariously) feel. The lowlife THUGS work for him. He is a businessman like Michael Corleone.
On 4/17/2018 at 9:15 PM, Haleybug said:Yesss. I'm with you 100%. He has some kind of smolder going on and I definitely dig it. I had a mad crush on him when he was on Conviction and he's stepping it up a notch on this show. I'm definitely picking up on a chemistry between him and Beth that I think is going to finally come to fruition by season end.
On 4/18/2018 at 9:51 AM, Empress1 said:I think Manny Montana is hot AF. Between the hotness and the fact that he gives Beth the only spark she's had in years, I can absolutely see why she's drawn to him.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who's on the Beth/Rio train. I posted on another episode discussion that I ship Beth and Rio not because they're good people or good for each other but they have amazing chemistry on screen and are both super attractive. Beth and Rio on screen together are my favorite part of the show. As I watched, I found myself hoping for them to have a scene together.
I gathered from an interview with the show's creator that a romantic dynamic between Beth and Rio was not in the original story line but a byproduct of the actor's chemistry with each other. Here's the excerpt:
QuoteLet’s talk about Beth and Rio (Brio?): If you watch the show, you’ll have noticed Hendricks and Manny Montana as bad boy Rio heating up the screen on a regular basis. Bans explained that was unintentional. “We always have the full trajectory planned out,” Bans said. “Then we have happy accidents happen. With the characters of Beth and Rio – that chemistry happened. We weren’t planning that at all. Unexpected things occur and sometimes you scrap the things you thought were so attached to.”
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On 5/1/2018 at 4:13 PM, BoogieBurns said:
Oh, I don't "ship" them. I find the actor and actress attractive, and think that they were cast that way for a reason. I love that these girls exist independent of their men. Every time I have said they should hook up, I meant because the actor is sexy. Not because the character is a good match for Beth.
ITA. I do ship Beth and Rio - not because they're good people or good for each other but they have amazing chemistry on screen and are both super attractive. Beth and Rio on screen together are my favorite parts of the show.
I think Beth shoots Rio but it's only a flesh wound.
Off to go find some Beth/Rio fanfic LOL.
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I thought this article offered a good perspective of what it’s like to be in a MLM business like Meri is in with LuLaRoe. It is not a pretty picture.
How Women Are Fighting the Marketers That Nearly Ruined Them
A couple of highlights:
“Even at the most legitimate MLMs, like Amway, the odds of making a profit are infinitesimal.”
I 100% believe Meri is in debt with her LLR business and probably hiding the severity of it from Kody and the SWs. Also, the Browns really have no business sense.
“These companies prey on people who are looking for community and looking for somewhere to belong.”
Meri was prime for the taking by LLR.
“These MLMs cut you off from everybody,” Young said. “They tell you that if someone is being negative about your journey or ‘business venture’ to block them immediately and cut them off from your life. They tell you that ‘you don’t need negative people in your life.’ They say that instead of listening to people you love and hearing them out, just block them.”
Meri fits right in.
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I thought Meri’s antectdote about dealing with a “hater” in person was so passive aggressive. OF COURSE, she chose a story that showcased her martyrdom (divorcing Kody so he could adopt Robyn’s kids) and one where The person has “not nice” things to say about Kody. Major eye roll.
I don’t see any hope for Kody and Meri. I don’t think Meri will ever leave and Kody has totally checked out.
I liked the flashbacks only to see the transformations - good and bad.
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6 hours ago, auntjess said:
Yes. When I saw them all together, I wondered who, if any of them, have real jobs.
Whitney: I don’t think she does anything other than BGDC and the show.
Buddy: No. Said on the Tell All that he hasn’t worked in 6 months.
Heather: Yes. I follow her on Instagram and she posts some work-related stuff. She has some sort of writing/editing job. She does a couple things on the side too, like Shipt.
Ashley: Yes. She mentioned on Instagram how hard it was to leave her baby to go back to work and posts some work photos. I think it’s a customer service role for a utility or phone company
Tal: Yes. He said he’s a counselor in the addiction/recovery field.
Todd: No idea.
Glenn: Yes though I can’t remember what he does for a living.
Babs: No, I think she’s been a stay at home mom since she had kids.
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On 3/19/2018 at 12:22 PM, VedaPierce said:
Meri has zero interest in being with the rest of the kids. She's said as much and her actions have said it louder. What happened to all the pastries she promised would be layed out on the Wet Bar Of Tears, with all the happy gatherings in her giant house? That bitch goes to Disney on the regular, and has yet to take one of her 'bonus' kids with her! How do you go to Disney alone when there are so many kids right next door that are supposed to be yours too?? Then post all your fun insta pics for them to drool over? I bet she never even made one of them a PB&J. She's a selfish, self-absorbed asshole and is getting everything she deserves.
I wonder how the kids feel about this? Hopefully it's addressed in their portion of the tell-all. You can see the kids have connections to their non-biological moms. Maddie wanted Christine around for her labor. Mariah invited Janelle to the women's march because she'd been a feminist role model for her (must have killed Meri, BTW). But I don't recall any of the kids connecting with Meri in this way so maybe her lack of desire to "parent" them is already a non-issue for them.
8 hours ago, UsernameFatigue said:Bolding is mine. I thought this was rather odd so googled it. I came up with info from their book, where Janelle said that she left because she had fallen into a deep postpartum depression after having had her 5th child. She was depressed at having had 5 children in quick succession, as well as deeply depressed at their lack of financial means. She did say that she and Meri had had a particularly nasty fight, but I think it is a stretch to say she left the family because of Meri, and is not at all what she says in the excerpt I read.
1 minute ago, DakotaJustice said:You have to take the book with a grain of salt. It was written early on, and of course they wanted to show themselves in the best possible light.
The fact that even though Janelle left wherever they were living at the time (it wasn't Lehi - I read somewhere they were pretty nomadic in the first 10 years) but continued to have Kody visit her, even getting pregnant and having a child during that time - says volumes - that she left because life with Meri was intolerable. But ultimately she moves to the beat of Kody's drum, as he was the one who prevailed on Janelle to buy the Lehi house for them. Note that Janelle had the entire half of the Lehi home where Meri and Christine split the other half.
I haven't read the book so my comment was based on what's been said on the show which is that the "conflict" between Meri and Janelle after Janelle married Kody was an "abusive" situation and Janelle had enough. Janelle alluded to this in the tell-all when she mentioned they didn't know how to manage conflict with their opposite personality types. I wasn't aware that Janelle had post-pardum depression and could her mental health being a reason for leaving. But I think her decision to leave was 80% Meri and 20% other factors. Meri has shown nothing but nastiness toward Janelle and I can only imagine what she was like when Janelle first joined and there were no cameras around.
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6 hours ago, islandgal140 said:
They have never and will never link the breakdown in Kody and Meri's relationship directly to the catfish. However, Kody is acknowledging now that their problems go back 10 years.
Robyn joined the family 7-8 years ago when the show started. I wonder what was happening the 2-3 years before that started their problems.
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33 minutes ago, UsernameFatigue said:
I didn't understand Janelle sitting at the Tell All and saying that she didn't understand what Meri was going through with regards to Kody. Several people have posted here that Janelle left the family for a couple of years. I assume that is before the show started? I do remember when the show first started Janelle was happy to be working, and pretty much left her kids for Logan and the other wives to raise.
I think an interesting dynamic with Meri is that her biggest issue is with Kody, not a sisterwife. Sisterwife relationships being fractured seem common in polygamous families, and certainly so for the Browns. Janelle knows about that - Meri was the reason she left the family, not Kody. The husband/wife relationship being so fractured seems unusual, especially to the extent of Meri/Kody.
One question that I liked from the interviewer was when she asked Meri if her and Janelle’s issues germinated from Meri having Kody to herself for a few years. I would have liked some follow up, but I thought it as a good question and a topic that has come up in these boards too.
@SuzieQ Tony works at a bank. At least he did before they got married, which is how he knew to suggest to Kody to take a home equity loan to pay for their wedding. ?
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Has anyone ever acknowledged why Meri and Kody’s relationship is “platonic”? We know it’s because of the Catfish but I don’t think it’s ever been addressed on the show. In fact, after the catfish season I remember Kody kind of minimized it.
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1 hour ago, TurtlePower said:
Because Meri doesn't want to be there, she just tries to look like she does.
ITA. Robyn and Christine both checked-in with Maddie to see how she was doing. They were sensitive about not overstepping bounds but let Maddie know they were there for her and demonstrated that with actions (staying with her in the bathroom, reaching out when she first started getting contractions).
I thought it was very sweet how everyone ended up being in the room, with Maddie’s permission. With the exception of Kody. I would NOT want my dad involved in that with me.
It it would have been easy enough for Meri to reach out to Maddie, letting her know what she’d like her involvement to be - or what it could be if she had obligations. “I know you don’t want everyone around for the birth but I’ll be around and can help with XYZ and will check in with you at ABC.”
Did anyone else pick up on Meri’s obnoxious tone of voice when they decided to play a board game to help pass time? Meri was somewhat patronizing. I can’t stand her.
I loved feisty Janelle and honest Christine. Meri can dish it out but she can’t take it.
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14 hours ago, Ravenna said:
Buddy is a major asshole. Heather must have been on a strong muscle relaxant because she was hella calm when Buddy told her he cheated on her. Makes me wonder if the relationship was actually legit.
I had a really hard time understanding Buddy. Did he say he cheated on Heather? And Heather said she suspected something? If that’s the case, I’m not sure why Heather is having such a hard time getting over him. Sounds like he treated her terribly towards the end.
9 hours ago, AZChristian said:I think (HOPE) that any adoption agency they visit will be manned by the same actors/actresses that pretended to be venture capitalists when the Sisterwives Brown and Kody put together a "business plan" to get the investors to loan them $2,000,000 for their jewelry business. No money was ever invested, because the whole episode was fake, fake, fake.
HA!
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This is my first-time watching The Voice (tuned in because I'm a huge Kelly Clarkson fan) so I'm still getting familiar with the structure of the show. I have really enjoyed the blind auditions, but also found the singers to be underwhelming. I remember four or five being real standouts but looks like there's a much-needed weeding out process coming up.
Kelly chose a few major duds IMO - the Despacito guy and a few others that I think she was the solo chair turn. As a Kelly fan, I was nervous about how non-fans would react to her babbling. Fans of hers know she talks a lot and has not filter and mostly find it endearing. It's over the top sometimes for me. It seems like she's being mostly well-received.
The judge's strategy is an interesting part of the show (vs. singer song choice strategy that is the biggest part of Idol). She seems to be going for variety, where is Blake is the country guy.
One weakness of the format is how singers who audition later are sort of penalized because they get held to a higher and higher bar as the judge's fill their team. Doesn't seem fair.
Pet peeve of the show so far: how Kelly and Alicia often explain not turning because they are "looking for something specific." Seems like a cop out. I think all these singing competition shows would benefit from a "Simon Cowell" - someone who is more constructively critical. Adam does that a little - he'll mention specifics about their song choice or vocal performance.
What is the winning "prize"? Does the winner automatically get a recording contract or money?
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10 hours ago, Roslyn said:
Two things occurred to me during this scene...
First I realized the woman doing the ultrasound was the same woman who did Robyn's way back when Robyn told her with a glow on her face that "this baby is his 18th (or something) child!!!" and the lady's eyes just about popped out...because she was trying to figure out how Robyn had managed 18 kids...but....then the bombshell of Kody and his harem...shock and awww at it's best. Yea. Weird, but it was the same ultrasound operator (no idea what they are officially called)
Second. While watching the short scenes with Maddie and Caleb it occurred to me that the Maddie that we all fell in love with, the girl with the feisty attitude who would gladly stand up to her parents and was going to do what she wanted in her life, and she had her OWN opinions...that Maddie. She is gone. The girl on the screen, who is very pregnant (what is UP with those dress skins she wears!?), the girl sitting next to Caleb is now Caleb's wife. Maddie seems to have completely lost her own identity and has morphed into Calebs female counterpart. It's actually really sad. But I guess not surprising, most likely a symptom of needing a strong male in her life and not having her father, but then losing what they did get to Robyn, and then the other strong man in her life, Logan, left for university and moved on with his life. It's still really sad.
ITA. Someone upthread mentioned how Maddie looks for approval so much, and I’ve noticed that specifically with her interactions with Caleb. We don’t see a ton of their relationship in screen so it’s hard to tell how healthy it is.
6 hours ago, DakotaJustice said:Shoot me, but over the weekend I made a spreadsheet to see how the show has done in the ratings over time.
You are my hero. I love TV ratings ?
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3 minutes ago, crazycatlady58 said:
Ok maybe I missed something, but I do not remember them saying they would not have the surgery . I thought the Dr, said they would not do the surgery till the curvature was 50% and she was not at that. They were doing the alternative treatment to see how it works .
You didn’t miss anything. That’s what they’re doing - trying physical therapy before surgery at 50%.
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2 hours ago, spacefly said:
I have a friend with a similar if not worse curvature and she has two metal rods supporting her spine. It's not pretty, after seeing what my friend has gone through I might try something else before surgery. She is officially disabled at 29 and was on a ton of Fentynal but now takes extremely expensive medical marijuana. She has little hope of getting much better. I really feel for Ysabel, that's a tough road she has ahead of her.
I agree. My brother in law had the surgery the doctor talked about but he tried several physical therapies and other treatments first. I don’t blame the Browns from exploring their options.
1 hour ago, Kyanight said:What in the WORLD does Meri EXPECT? I'm sorry - but I am totally on Kody's side here. I think he is the voice of reason. I honestly think Meri expects the family to sell all of the kids' toys and belongings on Ebay, maybe put a few kids up for adoption so that they can save on the cost of raising them, two of the wives can sell their houses and move in with the third wife and they can ALL give ALL of their money and assets to Meri. Because she wants it and expects it.
Because... otherwise I am just not "getting" where Meri expects the funds for the B&B to come from. OBVIOUSLY she obtained the funds - but at this point in the show I want to know what she was EXPECTING!
1 hour ago, KateHearts said:Meri: "I want to get close. I want to get to know him."
Kody: "I don't give a shit."
Honey, he's totally checked out. It's over.
I was surprised at Kody’s candor this episode in regards to Meri. Even during the catfish stuff he said the “party line” about it not being “real love” yadayada and, in my opinion, came across foolish and naive to what Meri was doing. This episode he straight out said he was done with Meri and was not interested in a deep relationship with her, which I think is fair given the circumstances.
As as we know, Meri hates getting called out on anything and that’s basically what happened at the therapy session so of course she pulls the pity card (I don’t want to do everything by myself) and gets defensive (says Kody checked out long before she did). Doesn’t she see that she’s reaping what she sowed? She pulled away and wanted to do things outside the family (school, friends, the catfish). Now that she sees how lonely it can be with all the important people in your life alienated, she wants back in with a snap of her fingers. Life doesn’t work that way.
1 hour ago, Granny58 said:I realize I am the odd man out, but I feel pity for Meri. Not that the new house demand isn't crazy, but still...she's lonely. She THINKS Kody is who she wants but I think she just wants to be loved...with a man completely her own. I don't understand why she can't see that she should leave. He already divorced her!!! Meri, read the tea leaves and do better for yourself. I wish I could shake her!!!!!
I feel 1% bad for Meri but 99% don’t because of my comments above. I actually am surprised she’s staying with Kody because he basically said he’s done with her and seemed like he’d be fine if she left the family. I don’t think any of the kids or other wives would miss her.
43 minutes ago, Sasha888 said:According to them, yes, they are supposed to be forever.
But what I hear Kody saying is "Do what you want, Meri, be independent, but don't expect to have a romantic relationship with me". And it seems to me that Meri wants that romantic connection back. I don't think she's going to get it. He's over it, he's done with her, he's not interested in even trying, IMO.
It sounds to me like he's offering her a sad little consolation prize - a platonic friendship - and it seems that's not really what she wants.
If it were me, I'd take that as a hint that it's never going to be a "marriage" again and get the hell out.
YES.
36 minutes ago, Sandy W said:I'll be shallow too...it's her very bored expression when anyone else is the center of attention and the way she fixes her toothy grin when someone is addressing her and locks their eyes looking for their approval. No doubt the end result of 1/18th of a father.
I think Maddi is really pretty, especially when her hair color is more natural. However, I noticed the smiling/approval thing with Caleb last episode and made me feel bad for her. Like she was being subservient to him, waiting for him to speak first. Ugh.
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18 hours ago, Light said:
I wonder how much they read this site. Notice when during the TH, Robyn started crying again, and she was apologizing for it, Kody said, “Nobody’s MOCKING your tears HERE, ok?”
I thought it was hysterical that she went for a bottle of water when she started to cry. I’d be afraid of spitting/choking.
17 hours ago, Enya Face said:Can I suggest we make an awful hybrid name, something along the lines of “Mariahybrows”??
Robyn’s eyebrows looked suspect too.
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16 hours ago, the-grey-lady said:
Oh Lord...
Listening to Kody blathering on about how gays/lesbians have equal rights but polygamists don't is truly painful. "If you march for gay rights, you take away from polygamists!" Um, how? In what way? Why on earth is Kody yelling about polygamy just because Mariah wants company at the women's march, which has something-less-than-nothing to do with polygamy? Seriously, Kody, this isn't about polygamy. It just isn't. Kudos to Janelle for pointing out that women in polygamous communities don't have equal rights, but nothing was getting through to Neanderthal Kody. You're right, douchebag: gays and lesbians are now totes fine in this country and have nothing to complain about. Only polygamists are oppressed.
I actually give Kody some credit for acknowledging he was being ridiculous. At the end of that scene at Meri's house he said something along the lines of what he was arguing was nonsensical and of course it made sense for Meri and Janelle to support Mariah.
3 hours ago, VedaPierce said:If people are misunderstanding your meaning or intentions, that's on YOU, not them! Perhaps you should work on being a better communicator so that this chronic problem is fixed, and you don't keep making people hate you. Stupid Meri. Always everyone else's fault. She's really a lost cause. Never any growth in self awareness. She will continue to spiral into the isolation and lonliness of her own making.
100% totally agree. Meri has strained/deteriorating relationships with every single important person in her life.
Kody: they have both said they essentially interact as a divorced couple.
Mariah: shut Meri out after the catfish thing. Their relationship is showing some sign of repair but it's interesting that Mariah doesn't give Meri a proactive heads up to happenings in her life (such as coming out; or her new girlfriend). Meri is grouped with all other parents. Think about Maddie sharing she was pregnant. She let her bio parents know first before telling the group.
Robyn: initially a BFF sisterwife but they've all acknowledged that Robyn and Christine have bonded and Meri is distant with them.
Janelle: they've always hated each other and probably always will.
All the other kids: mention that Meri is always on her phone, distant, not present.
Meri is the common denominator in all these scenarios. You'd think that there'd be more self awareness on her end that her issue start with her.
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On 2/11/2018 at 11:07 PM, VedaPierce said:
One hour and 5 minutes into the show, Meri FINALLY decides to participate and speak. She brayed something about liking the frisbees. What the hell is she getting payed for? Useless Meri brings as much to the show as she does to her sisterwives.
Meri seems so bored and annoyed. Did you notice her leg tapping, like she can’t wait to get out of there.
There was a lot of talk of marriage so she may have felt uncomfortable given how terrible her marriage with Kody is right now.
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58 minutes ago, Kyanight said:
Tony just irritates me. I keep asking myself if it's because I am already prejudiced against him for things he has said in the past - and it's very possible. I thought he COULD have thrown Mykelti a crumb when she asked if he liked her hair right before the wedding..... you know - I just can't help it - I don't feel like he is really that into her. I keep wondering if he is more into the SHOW and being on camera. He's never very kind to her - is he. And wanting to bash a pinata that is supposed to represent her - none of this feels like love, to me.
Tony was insufferable this episode. His haggling the girls was so annoying. God forbid he has to wait five minutes.
I thought it was interesting that the the only time Mykleti showed any kind of emotion was when Aspyn gave her the novia bracelet. She seemed really cold to her moms, almost robotic, when they were exchanging the new/blue/old gifts.
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On 2/5/2018 at 11:30 AM, xwordfanatik said:
She's not assertive, she's aggressive.
100% agree I think the best adjective to describe Meri, in part, came from Kody: Emotionally Abusive.
In a couch session about their ideal living situation, back before fore they had moved to Vegas, Kody talked about how important separate kitchens were for each wife because they had experience sharing a kitchen once and it had lead to an “abusive situation.” He was referring to the way Meri treated Janelle when she first married Kody and they had disagreements about washing dishes or something. Meri, on cue, started weeping that Kody would refer to her in that context and claimed to feel bad.
Classic Meri: emotionally abusive or manupitalive and then plays the victim card when she gets called out on it.
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Aspyn Brown: She Has The Man, But May Eventually Get "The Family"
in Sister Wives
Unfortunately, I see Aspyn following Meri’s path. Meri said she was open to plural marriage because she was in love with Kody and knew that was important to him, maybe hoping when they were married that he would let go of the calling. But he didn’t and Meri became more jealous and bitter with each new wife.
Neither Meri nor Aspyn dated anyone else. They set their eyes on Kody/Mitch and hung their happiness there. Mitch seems to have strong faith in the polygamous lifestyle and I could see him eventually converting Aspyn.