S11.E12: Robyn vs. Kody

[laurakaye]

 

5 hours ago, LibertarianSlut said:

None of this is computing for me either.  We’re literally being fed a different line every episode.  

I read every single brilliantly written word of this entire missive and I am just here to say that I want to marry this post and I don't mean in a plyg way, either.

Out of the many fantastic points you made, the one that stood out to me was Kody bending down to Ariabellobla and saying, "okay, sweetie.  We are just going to look at this house.  See this nice house?  We are just going to look at it.  Will you look at it with me?"  Now I don't speak fluent Kodork, but I think what was going on here was that while he might've been looking at Ari, he was talking to Robyn, using Ari as a lil' human shield against her mother's wrath.  He's a vile, vile man.  VILE.

 

4 hours ago, Kohola3 said:

Wait, isn't Flagstaff a "school of choice" city?  I believe they can go to any school they want.

Shhh!  If it is, then Kody can't play the hero by telling his prone-to-panic daughters that he is planning on galloping up to the school board building on his fine white stallion, sword in hand, to demand a "variance!"

 

3 hours ago, poeticlicensed said:

I dont understand why they are taking the kids anyway to house hunt. 

Because he was using them.  I think he even said out loud that he wanted the kids to come along because if they liked one of the houses, then it would sway Robyn to BUY said house rather than RENT.

As vile and evil as Robyn is, I actually think that Kody is rising to the challenge and may just topple the Dark Queen at her own game.  It's like watching two cantalopes argue.  Neither of them makes a lick of sense but they continue to spit and spat at each other.  It's both ridiculous and riveting, and I can't turn away.  

Edited March 23, 2020 by laurakaye

[deirdra]

Kootie needs to invest in some paper bags, now that he has three hyperventilators in the house.

[poeticlicensed]

33 minutes ago, laurakaye said:

Because he was using them.  I think he even said out loud that he wanted the kids to come along because if they liked one of the houses, then it would sway Robyn to BUY said house rather than RENT.

Doesn't everyone who is filmed get a paycheck? So if all eleventy thousand children, wives and in - law children appear in just about every episode, that's more money in the douche-bank, correct? Does the in utero baby get a check too? I would hope so.

Edited March 23, 2020 by poeticlicensed

[Kyanight]

2 hours ago, sheshark said:

 Our poster, Kyanight, seems to know Sobyn and mentioned she was a wanna-be actress.

Ah!  Just to set the record straight - my good friend April Rampton (mother of Sophie Winder from Seeking Sister Wife) knew Robyn her entire life from infancy on to adulthood.  I have never heard April say an unkind word about ANYONE - EVER - except Robyn.  She said Robyn was always crying, always demanding, always entitled.  I don't remember ever saying that Robyn wanted to be an actress, but she LOVES and needs a lot of attention so it made sense for her to be eager to join the Brown family both for the camera time and also to have her Victoria Secret bills (and other assorted credit cards) paid.  And look how it's panned out for her - she is basically the only wife and gets a million dollar home, snoozes until noon, and lots of TV exposure. Woohoo.

[texasbluebonnets]

3 hours ago, 65mickey said:

I am going to have to stop watching this show because I find myself screaming at the TV. This can't be healthy. 

I am right there with you!!!

[Kyanight]

2 hours ago, Madding crowd said:

I had a lot of students who grew up in trailer homes and I always tell them where you grew up doesn’t define who you are. I can’t stand Robyn but she shouldn’t be defined by having to live in a trailer.

She should be defined by being a selfish, entitled, lazy, whiny woman.

[xwordfanatik]

2 hours ago, Madding crowd said:

Yes, Lots of people do and I just hate the term trailer trash or you can’t take the trailer out of the girl. My dad lived in a trailer after he retired and it was a nice place and practical for him.

So did my mom.  

Robyn is hopelessly spoiled, entitled, and insufferable.  I'll say it again:  ROBYN SUCKS!

[DakotaJustice]

7 minutes ago, poeticlicensed said:

Doesn't everyone who is filmed get a paycheck? So if all eleventy thousand children, wives and in - law children appear in just about every episode, that's more money in the douche-bank, correct? Does the in utero baby get a check too? I would hope so.

We don't know. But the Gosselin family were cut one check for the whole family. 

[AZChristian]

14 minutes ago, poeticlicensed said:

Doesn't everyone who is filmed get a paycheck? So if all eleventy thousand children, wives and in - law children appear in just about every episode, that's more money in the douche-bank, correct? Does the in utero baby get a check too? I would hope so.

Don't know how it is now, but checks used to be paid to Kody Brown Family Entertainment, and the split was made from there.

This Soapdirt article indicates that the business was still registered as of last year, and has some other interesting suppositions.

Edited March 23, 2020 by AZChristian
Correction and additional info.

[the-grey-lady]

I don't know it's possible, but Kody managed to Out-Douche himself this episode.

How long did we watch him summon up his courage to make a phone call to ask a question of some dude he'd never met and probably never would?

Did he honestly admit ON TV that he never thought of what sort of infrastructure is required to build on undeveloped land? He REALLY thought that building on Plague Pass, replete with scrub and not much else, would take the SAME AMOUNT OF TIME as erecting a crappy brown box in an existing development?

How hard is he spinning the narrative that HE COULDA JUST STAYED IN VEGAS AND MADE A FORTUNE, as if we didn't WATCH HIM, ON TV, cajole and berate his "wives" into selling the Vegas homes RIGHT NOW NOW NOW because they were going to make sooooo much  money, and Flagstaff was gonna be cheaper (even though it wasn't) and now he's complaining about being broke?

Honorable mention to Robyn, who doesn't understand how school zones work.

I want to send a fruit basket to that poor, put-upon realtor.

[Rabbit Hutch]

4 hours ago, Marshmallow Mollie said:

Let’s see, I have gone back to school full time, I’m married, and my boy/girl twins share a room. I guess when I study at school, I am doing it wrong. Should I kick the husband to the couch?

Aurora would have the room to herself while Breanna is in school. King Sol is in school, and Ari would have the house to herself.

With this show there has always been an is she or isn’t she in regards to Robyn’s being a stealth bitch. Then, for the last year or more, Robyn has been quiet on SM trying to curate/rehab her image. I am LOVING that she has blown all of that up to pieces. Now everyone hates Robyn.

When I first started watching this episode I thought that Janelle better check the familial accounts to ensure that Robyn had not embezzled some of its funds, the way she was carrying on and dragging her feet.  😒  A grown-azzzed woman with KIDS acting up like that? 🙄 There's something else going on that the Queen of Darkness is hiding, no normal woman of her mature years and financial wherewithal acts like that.  🤔

[Kyanight]

20 minutes ago, Rabbit Hutch said:

When I first started watching this episode I thought that Janelle better check the familial accounts to ensure that Robyn had not embezzled some of its funds, the way she was carrying on and dragging her feet.  😒  A grown-azzzed woman with KIDS acting up like that? 🙄 There's something else going on that the Queen of Darkness is hiding, no normal woman of her mature years and financial wherewithal acts like that.  🤔

But see... you said NORMAL.  Whining and crying and pouting and manipulating people and tantrums work for her, so why stop now?

[toodles]

4 hours ago, AZChristian said:

 

One bedroom is used as a study/office.  No toys, no TV.  Only to be used for homework, reading, quiet time.

But that doesn't work for Sobyn, because she can't think outside of her own little brain.

You can take the girl out of the trailer, but she is what she is.

But, but where can she do her MSWC? 

Ha ha ha. Sometimes I crack myself up.

[poeticlicensed]

2 hours ago, deirdra said:

Potential buyers trying to negotiate minimal "earnest" money would be a real red flag.  I'd charge the maximum.

Apparently 1-2% of the selling price is the norm, but can go as high as 10%. With Kootie and Ko, I'd be in the 10% range if I was the seller. 

 

[smarty]

41 minutes ago, Rabbit Hutch said:

When I first started watching this episode I thought that Janelle better check the familial accounts to ensure that Robyn had not embezzled some of its funds, the way she was carrying on and dragging her feet.  

Robyn and Kody put down $222,000 on this new house.  They DID NOT make that much on their Las Vegas house, I would guess.  I think Kody and Robyn used all the money from all the Las Vegas houses to make their down payment.

Edited March 23, 2020 by smarty2020

[Rabbit Hutch]

6 minutes ago, poeticlicensed said:

Apparently 1-2% of the selling price is the norm, but can go as high as 10%. With Kootie and Ko, I'd be in the 10% range if I was the seller. 

 

Do you think that Robyn has any idea how bad she looked on national t.v.?  She can cover her mcmansion in all of the angel figurines and Bible verses in she likes, but her own words point to her low character. I actually felt sorry for Kody, as Robyn tried to force him to verbally agree to screwing a potential seller, and how he struggled to not go there. 

[Dmarie019]

15 hours ago, bichonblitz said:

She is out of her mind. Now I see where her daughter gets her panic attacks from. She see's Sobbyn crying and shaking all the time. What a mess they are. I'm surprised Kody doesn't run for the hills (or mountains) after dealing with Sob and the kids. Thank you Kody for showing us how much fun polygamy is!

right?! no wonder her kids are a mess. they learn it from their mother.  even the middle girl started FREAKING out when Kody made that comment about switching schools.

15 hours ago, DanaMB said:

I think the first house they showed tonight is the one they are in now.

nah i think that was a 4 bedroom. and if a 4 bedroom was ok to look at for sale, then why wasn't it ok to look at for rental? the last one was the 7 bedroom i think.

1 hour ago, the-grey-lady said:

 

How long did we watch him summon up his courage to make a phone call to ask a question of some dude he'd never met and probably never would?

 

but WHY was he the one calling the guy??? unless it was for sale by owner?  otherwise if i were the seller i'd be pissed that the potential buyer was calling me up. The realtor should be doing all of that. 

[toodles]

3 hours ago, BradandJanet said:

I watched the entire episode of this unwatchable show last night. I've decided:

A. The editing is incoherent, and the Browns could not possibly be as dumb in real life as they appear on the show.

B. The Browns are hopelessly stupid. 

 

My choice is B. 

I'll take B for $200 Alex.

[AZChristian]

7 minutes ago, toodles said:

I'll take B for $200 Alex.

And - to phrase it correctly - it should be, "What is 'The Browns are hopelessly stupid,' Alex."

[AryasMum]

15 hours ago, NotinKansasanymore said:

An upper middle class married white woman with five healthy children has the ability and financial means to purchase a seven bedroom $900,000 mansion is on my tv saying, “I can’t believe God would let this happen to me”

Girl you need to check yourself!!!

If you wanted a rental so bad dry you entitled tears of elitist woes, and have two of your children share a room!!!

 

Isn’t Christine’s house a three bedroom?  If so, Ysabel and Gwen share a room. Why are Robyn’s girls above that?

[kicotan]

Robyn: “QUIT FREAKING OUT MY KIDS, THAT’S MY JOB!!!”

There, fixed it for her.

[poeticlicensed]

49 minutes ago, smarty2020 said:

Robyn and Kody put down $222,000 on this new house.  They DID NOT make that much on their Las Vegas house, I would guess.  I think Kody and Robyn used all the money from all the Las Vegas houses to make their down payment.

Kootie already was justifying Sobby having a big house by saying that she needed a big house so the others can all gather in one place and apparently that place is Sobby's house. If I was Janelle, I'd be so pissed. 

[bichonblitz]

2 hours ago, Kyanight said:

Ah!  Just to set the record straight - my good friend April Rampton (mother of Sophie Winder from Seeking Sister Wife) knew Robyn her entire life from infancy on to adulthood.  I have never heard April say an unkind word about ANYONE - EVER - except Robyn.  She said Robyn was always crying, always demanding, always entitled.  I don't remember ever saying that Robyn wanted to be an actress, but she LOVES and needs a lot of attention so it made sense for her to be eager to join the Brown family both for the camera time and also to have her Victoria Secret bills (and other assorted credit cards) paid.  And look how it's panned out for her - she is basically the only wife and gets a million dollar home, snoozes until noon, and lots of TV exposure. Woohoo.

Wow! Thanks for the very juicy info! I knew that bish was as fake as fake can be! Kody the dumbass fell for it, too. 

[Kohola3]

19 minutes ago, AryasMum said:

Why are Robyn’s girls above that?

They probably don't want them practicing their panic attack routines together now that two of them are having them.  Of course, that gets them extra air time so....

[JDAlexander]

4 hours ago, Kyanight said:

 And look how it's panned out for her - she is basically the only wife and gets a million dollar home, snoozes until noon, and lots of TV exposure. Woohoo.

Well, she DID make that vision board, you know...................

[TurtlePower]

Takeaways from this episode: 

Boring AF

Robyn looked pregnant and tired. I can’t help but wonder if it was she who had the miscarriage Meri spoke of on SM months ago (but I don’t know if the timing works out, she just “looked” preggers). 

[Kid]

4 hours ago, laurakaye said:

Now I don't speak fluent Kodork, but I think what was going on here was that while he might've been looking at Ari, he was talking to Robyn, using Ari as a lil' human shield against her mother's wrath.  He's a vile, vile man.  VILE.

Amen!!!!  That pissed me off royally. That’s abuse.

Edited March 23, 2020 by Kid

[frenchcountry]

1 hour ago, poeticlicensed said:

Kootie already was justifying Sobby having a big house by saying that she needed a big house so the others can all gather in one place and apparently that place is Sobby's house. If I was Janelle, I'd be so pissed. 

Janelle does not want all those children at her house.

[b2H]

I have to wonder about the deal with Robyn;  this deal you want, whether you get it or you don't - if you were in the same situation, would you accept the deal you want?  

Because you're a bit of a spoiled brat and it's about time you realize that sometimes when G-d answers prayer, He says 'No.'

What a bunch.

[Sofa Sloth]

19 minutes ago, TurtlePower said:

Robyn looked pregnant and tired. I can’t help but wonder if it was she who had the miscarriage Meri spoke of on SM months ago (but I don’t know if the timing works out, she just “looked” preggers). 

Agree she looked pregnant. I’m banking on it being either her or Aspyn. 
 

This episode was a bore, I really can’t tolerate anymore self-entitled martyrdom from Robyn. She’s a bore and it was a rehash of last weeks equally boring episode. 
 

Personally I’m sooooo excited for next week! The trailer showed Meri unleashing her fury on her family again whilst moving her piles of precious moth-ridden Lulahellno boxes, during the bushfires! *rubs hands together gleefully for some draaaaama* I’ve had enough of passive non-joiner Meri, I need my unhinged unreasonable, psycho-bitch Meri back to snark on again. 

[Juliegirlj]

Robyn has lost her damn mind . 

[BradandJanet]

2 hours ago, poeticlicensed said:

Kootie already was justifying Sobby having a big house by saying that she needed a big house so the others can all gather in one place and apparently that place is Sobby's house. If I was Janelle, I'd be so pissed. 

Wasn't that the reason Meri got the big house with the wet bar in LV? Being the legal wife may come with housing perks. 

[Twopper]

3 hours ago, Dmarie019 said:

right?! no wonder her kids are a mess. they learn it from their mother.  even the middle girl started FREAKING out when Kody made that comment about switching schools.

well, at least this time they would just be changing schools in the same town as opposed to up and leaving one city to go to another city in a different state;  they could still keep up with their new friends although it wouldn't be quite as easy as being in the same school building.   Surely at least one of those Robyn girls can drive.

 

3 hours ago, Dmarie019 said:

but WHY was he the one calling the guy??? unless it was for sale by owner?  otherwise if i were the seller i'd be pissed that the potential buyer was calling me up. The realtor should be doing all of that. 

well, the phone call needs to be made by Kody for the show;  maybe the person on the other end was a guy from production.

[riverblue22]

Any psychological problems that Robyn's kids have are on her.  Such a drama queen!

 

[Kyanight]

10 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Wasn't that the reason Meri got the big house with the wet bar in LV? Being the legal wife may come with housing perks.

lol no.  Not in any way, shape, or form.  Squeaky wheel gets the grease. Period.

[65mickey]

3 hours ago, smarty2020 said:

Robyn and Kody put down $222,000 on this new house.  They DID NOT make that much on their Las Vegas house, I would guess.  I think Kody and Robyn used all the money from all the Las Vegas houses to make their down payment.

What the hell? What is wrong with the other wives for not raising a stink about this? They probably drained the family savings for Robyn to have a $900,000 house. I would have been standing there with my hand out demanding my $222,000 or I would be threatening a major tell all book. These women must have alsolutely no self esteem to put up with being second class citizens and in Kody's words receiving table scraps.  

[Kyanight]

12 minutes ago, 65mickey said:

What the hell? What is wrong with the other wives for not raising a stink about this? They probably drained the family savings for Robyn to have a $900,000 house. I would have been standing there with my hand out demanding my $222,000 or I would be threatening a major tell all book. These women must have alsolutely no self esteem to put up with being second class citizens and in Kody's words receiving table scraps.  

Living with Robyn would be hell.  I think THAT is why Christine was so adamant.  "NO no no no no - no one house!"

[xwordfanatik]

@Kyanight, you read my mind (what little I still have after watching this episode/season.)

All these phony storylines to make us, the watchers, think that Robyn is not Kootie's clear favorite.  We would have to be as stupid as they are to fall for that bullshit.  But surprise, Kootie and Robo!  Unlike your pitiful selves, the viewers have brains.  Go back to selling snake oil, Kootie.  This circus is getting too ridiculous to suffer through.

2 minutes ago, Kyanight said:

Living with Robyn would be hell.  I think THAT is why Christine was so adamant.  "NO no no no no - no one house!"

Completely agree.  Why should Christine want to watch Robyn's spawn?  Isn't it enough that Christine raised 13 kids already?  I hope Mindy is well rid of Her Royal Entitleness.

[BradandJanet]

What is the purpose of this show? Is it to celebrate and legitimize polygamy or to enrich a small group of grifters? 

I have an idea. 

[Kbo]

7 hours ago, Barbara Please said:

 

I hope they end up in tents on Coyote Poop Pass. 

Agree, they need to be there in tents during the rainy season when the flood plain lives up to its name.

I had the feeling this entire episode that we were watching a re-enactment like they do on true crime shows.  All of Robyn’s fake boo-hooing with no actual tears, and she kept saying the same thing over and over like she forgot her lines.  I’ve disliked Robyn for a long time, but this episode made me want to smack her.  Grow up, you big whiny, frumpy, waste of space.  

Next week looks very promising, though. I’m surprised all that cheap polyester didn’t create a fireball just from being in close proximity to an open 🔥 
 

 

 

 

[Teafortwo]

8 hours ago, DakotaJustice said:

so the Coyote Pass property is on a flood plain huh? That explains why a developer didn't jump on purchasing.

If that's the case, perhaps the lot "up in the trees" that nobody wants is actually the best lot! I mean if that part of the lot is above the floodplain.

[crimson23]

6 hours ago, Kyanight said:

  I don't remember ever saying that Robyn wanted to be an actress, but she LOVES and needs a lot of attention so it made sense for her to be eager to join the Brown family

She does have a few acting credits Pre-Brown, on IMDB. 

[kicotan]

9 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

What is the purpose of this show? Is it to celebrate and legitimize polygamy or to enrich a small group of grifters? 

Yes

[Teafortwo]

6 hours ago, Kyanight said:

And look how it's panned out for her - she is basically the only wife and gets a million dollar home, snoozes until noon, and lots of TV exposure. Woohoo.

True, but almost no one in the audience likes her. That's gotta sting? Unless of course she just feels superior to viewers.

[poeticlicensed]

2 hours ago, frenchcountry said:

Janelle does not want all those children at her house.

I meant about using all the money.

[deirdra]

5 hours ago, Rabbit Hutch said:

Do you think that Robyn has any idea how bad she looked on national t.v.?  She can cover her mcmansion in all of the angel figurines and Bible verses in she likes, but her own words point to her low character. 

She has proven that she is not a "Quality" person and it doesn't have anything to do with the fact tha she refuses to live in a trailer.

Edited March 24, 2020 by deirdra

[Tabbygirl521]

I don’t actually mind Robyn. In that ridiculous “marriage” you’re liable to get lost in the shuffle if you don’t pipe up and advocate for yourself. I don’t blame her. You either have to be a passive acceptor or an agitator in that situation, I think. Either bow down to Kody or step up. 

[Palomar]

What is this "partnership" that Kody threatened to dissolve?  I somehow doubt that Kody is still on a "rotation" as far as living with Christine and Janelle (we know he barely tolerates Meri).  It's less and less a family now that half the kids are gone. How does this family afford and qualify for all these houses and properties?? 

[KateHearts]

19 hours ago, hnygrl said:

 

Damn show....making me feel pity for KODY. KODY! 

I don't feel pity for any of them. Kody especially; his bending down to Areola and murmuring "we have to leave our HOME, sweetheart," and drama queening to Robyn, "we will be HOMELESS in a few days!! The police will evict us!"  just reinforces my belief that this entire family's existence is based on victimhood and persecution. Add to it now an apparent God who doesn't listen, sends them mixed messages and won't find them that six-bedroom house they so desperately need.  

If I had taken a drink everytime I heard the word "rent" or "buy," I'd be having my stomach pumped right now. 

Robyn has turned into the sourest, meanest-looking, miserable human being on earth. Do yourself a favor and go back to season 1 and look at her footage.  She's gained about 40 lbs, a perpetual frown, and a massive attitude.

I think the only Brown kids I like are Janelle's older boys and Aspyn.

[Irate Panda]

Why do they need so many rooms? Aren’t Little Salamander and Aerosol Can still sleeping with Robyn? They only need 3 rooms.  Day’un gets one that LS can wander into occasionally.  The two older girls get one that AC can move into when she’s 35.  Robyn gets one, and Kody just falls asleep in the bathroom halfway through putting his curlers in at night.