S16.E09: The Teflon Queen

[Teafortwo]

1 hour ago, Jeanne222 said:

I don't know folks!  All of this could be the storyline for this year's sister wives!

I can see the five of them sitting down with production and concocting this storyline!

Its pretty good too!  Just like the season of Meri and Sam!

Ratings are up, ad money is pouring in and everybody 's talking about the show and next week's episode!

Brilliant!

 

I would agree, except that Christine actually left in real life, and no one could fake Gabe's level of emotion.

[Pooky]

Janelle saying leaving is the easy choice. Obviously not or you would already!! Wake up darling he has no respect for you or YOUR children

[Pooky]

3 hours ago, riverblue22 said:

Christine and Janelle need an attorney to make sure they get the money they are owed from this messy family structure.  They need to take their money and run.  Leave Robyn and Kody to borrow against their home and end up in bankruptcy.  I would love to see Kody cut out of the TLC show.  If ratings are good, stick with Christine, Meri, Janelle, and their many offspring.  I want to see Kody have to make an effort to support the Queen Robyn!

Heavens forbid. Kody would have to find a job, Robyn would have to raise her children and the kids might have to share a bedroom! 

[readheaded]

4 hours ago, WalrusGirl said:

RIGHT?! I thought, with his head down and face hidden by his visor, he was at least retroactively, briefly, feeling like crap as realization hit him - like his too little, too late "probably should have gone for Ysabel's surgery" talking head. Then he tells the camera - like, way later in a talking head, not even in the heat of the moment - that he was PISSED?! You've had some time to mull over the interaction by then, maybe roll with the more generous interpretation of you felt horrible about realizing this failure of communication/parenting?

And yeah - I'd LIKE to think Kody went to her mother's funeral for Janelle (historically their relationship would certainly have him doing so, though at this point in time he's clearly pretty pissed so I could see him passing and blaming COVID), but her mom was also his mother's close friend and sister wife, so it also would have been grossly obviously not supporting his mother *or* his wife of 25-ish years. I mean, I agree with where he landed, this was more important and you just do the best you can (...the same was even more true with his teenage daughter's major surgery, but I digress), but then to *tell the cameras* his big concern is Robyn never forgiving him if he got COVID and delayed their children's Christmas? 🤦🏻‍♀️ It might make for raw tv, but your other kids can see this, so shhhh with the quiet parts you aren't supposed to admit out loud...

I admit that it would be to Robyn's credit to do this, and maybe that she married into a polygamous family changes what I'd normally think somewhat - she's supposed to consider herself a mom to all these other kids too - but in general, this is on Kody. He's their father and has been a father for decades, he shouldn't need reminded and pried into acting like a father and maintaining a relationship with his other children, *especially* the minor children. So yeah, I'd give Robyn credit for doing whatever she could here (but can see that impulse, if it ever existed, waning when those kids were calling to yell at her about the rules), but no matter what she does or doesn't do here, this is Kody's responsibility, not hers. (And I'm NOT giving her credit for maybe trying, to be clear - I suspect Ysabel being Christine's (and caretaking for her being a threat to her own children's time with Kody) and Gabe likely being one of the boys to call and yell at her quashed any impulse she might have had versus, say, Mariah, or Maddie the favorite daughter. But just that Kody's actions and lack thereof are primarily on him. She could and should do better and push for all the kids' best interests with their father, but it's first and foremost his responsibility and failing.)

Agreed. Also, Kody wasn’t interested in maintaining contact with the kids who weren’t following his rules because he was withholding love to punish them. 

[Emmeline]

In reference to Kody’s favorite, did he just tell his boys “she is the obedient wife”?  What the hell!  If Kody really believes that he would be the one to care for any wife, other than Robyn, he is completely delusional.  His daughter Ysabel had a very serious surgery and he wasn’t there for her or Christine.  Gabriel really loves his dad and I feel terrible for him.  The fact that Kody could not throw on a mask and embrace his son is beyond my understanding.  

The scene when Kody returned home to Robyn and her children after being away was so telling.  When the other wife’s and oldest kids see that, it must be heartbreaking.  

This man has not had a real job since dragging his family out of Utah because he was afraid he was going to get arrested.  He is a narcissist, a liar and an arrogant blowhard.    I watch at this point in the hopes that all the wives, with the exception of Robyn, get the hell out of that situation and start a new life for themselves.  It seems that Christine and Janelle are coming to a realization but Meri, I don’t know.  I can barely look at Kody’s face and I find happiness at the way he is being slammed on social media.

[65mickey]

I will never forgive the other wives and their kids if someone doesn't question Kody why he and Robyn need a child care person to care for 2 children age 4 and 9 at the time when there are 3 adults and 2 teenagers living in this house who according to Kody never leave the home. Why are these 5 other people not capable of providing child care for Sol and Ari?  I think we all know the answer to this question but I want them confronted and watch them squirm trying to come up with a plausible answer.  

[Castina]

Fwiw that is NOT a Canada Goose Robyn is wearing.  The only similarity it has with a Goose is they both have an emblem on the left sleeve but hers is not a CG emblem. 

[laurakaye]

9 hours ago, TeeMo said:

Robyn scrunching her face up to try to squeeze some tears out for Janelle’s mom passing was nauseating. And in true queen bee fashion, Robyn even makes this about her - “She was always nice to me because she was also a last wife” instead of “I can’t imagine how awful it must be for Janelle to lose her mother right before Christmas.” What a witch.

I used to semi-joke that Robyn is a sociopath, but now I believe she really is.  Alongside Kody's narcissist personality disorder, these two totally deserve each other forever.  They are both sickening, awful people with zero regard for anyone else. 

 

9 hours ago, Onecattoo said:

Every week Kody hits a new, even lower, low.

I was thinking the same thing...I watch an episode and believe that I could not possibly loathe him any more than I already do, and he rises to the challenge and outperforms himself.  It's incredible.  He's so, so horrible.

 

8 hours ago, MsTree said:

Kody, your grown son is crying in pain, and you can't even give him a reassuring hug. What a piece of shit you are.

While Kody and Gabe were sitting in silence and Gabe was crying, I was like, "Kody!  Apologize!  APOLOGIZE!  I don't care if it damages your fragile little baby ego, apologize to your son!!  DO IT!  Why are you not doing it?!?"  And then I remembered what show I was watching, and true to form, Kody just got up and drove away.  And while this was filmed a year ago, if Janelle sat down to watch this last night and hasn't told Kody that she's out too, just like Christine, I have lost the 0.005% of respect I ever had for her.  Kody basically told his son that he can't be bothered with him anymore.  Janelle is a flaky Eeyore most of the time, but she needs to GTFO and not look back - I don't care how hot she thinks Kody looks in a ponytail.  It's not that he's just not that into Janelle, but he actively wants nothing to do with their kids.  Final straw.  LEAVE.  GO.

 

5 hours ago, Teafortwo said:

I think he treats his kids badly if/when he is displeased with their moms.

This is why Christine maintained that vapid annoying breathy way of talking for so many years.  That was her way of keeping sweet to King Kody so he'd grace their children with his presence once in a damn while and it didn't work.  I am so glad she's out.

I agree with the poster that wants TLC to give us a show minus Kody and Robyn.  Give us the Big Three, their grown kids, and their lives apart from the emotional trauma of trying to gain favor with the King and the Dark Queen.  Cut Kody and Robyn right out of the show and maybe, once in awhile, we'll read an article about how Kody and Robyn had to sell their mansion and move into an RV on Coyote Pass, or how Robyn held a garage sale to sell her Willow Tree figurines and stock of extra long VS pajamas in order to keep the lights on.

 

Edited January 17, 2022 by laurakaye

[winsomeone]

I wish when Cody asked Gabe who would take care of Janelle if she got covid, he had said certainly not you or Robyn.

[DanaMB]

9 hours ago, Suzy Rhapsody said:

Even at his tender age, Gabe is already more of a man than this dipshit will ever be

And it so reminds me of Logan who was more of a man as a teenager than his father ever was or will be.

[laurakaye]

Just now, DanaMB said:

And it so reminds me of Logan who was more of a man as a teenager than his father ever was or will be.

I often wonder what Logan thinks about all of this.  I know he's smartly distanced himself from the show, but I also have to think he's keeping tabs on his siblings' mental health at the hands of his father and his father's wife.  I hope that quietly and in the background, he is supporting them because they clearly need an adult that they can count on.

[absolutelyido]

9 hours ago, bichonblitz said:

Quarantine aside, why can't Kody see that Gabe was basically asking why he doesn't hear from his dad? He misses talking to him. If you are going to quarantine then fine, then set up an agreement with your kids that you will call or facetime with them several times per week so you can catch up with them, their lives, etc... he could take a minute out of his oh so busy day to shoot them a text and let them know you love them and miss seeing them!  What is preventing Kody from doing that?

My guess is that if Kody took significant amounts of time to connect virtually with his kids, Robyn would be all, "Kody we need your attention", "Kody get off the computer Ari & Sol need you". You know she would have complained about not having his undivided attention.

8 hours ago, eskimo said:

Kody really doesn't believe he has to contribute to ANY relationship, does he?  It's up to everyone else to contact him, respect him, obey him.  He doesn't have any responsibility to show love, respect, or consideration.  Then, when that turns out predictably, he's straight up pissed that he is not the revered head of the family.  He brings nothing positive, then is beside himself that Christine et al prefer each others company over his.  He is one of the most negative people I've ever seen.  A complete energy suck. 

From Gabe's talking head, it sounds like he tried to reach out to Kody to connect with him but Kody never really made the effort. Please, please, please let their be a multi-part reunion episode at the end of this season. I want them to show Gabe crying because his father won't make the effort to spend time with him, and Ysabel calling for her father as she is coming out of anesthesia, then Robyn saying how Kody can't be away from Ari for too long because she cries when Kody leaves. Then ask Kody and Robyn why only Ari's tears matter and not Gabe and Ysabels. 

[TurtlePower]

9 hours ago, Chalby said:

My heart goes out to Meri because she's been isolated, following Kody's extreme rules, all in hopes that he will grant her permission to be around Robyn and the kids (whom she clearly loves). She pretends she still cares for Kody, but I feel she says this stuff as insurance to remain within the family as she can't financially pick up and start over again. It's like Kody uses these women up until they've entered menopause, then he's moved on. I would love for him to find one more wife... Then Robyn can feel what it's like.

I don’t think Meri is pretending. She still loves Kody and somehow thinks she can win his favor back, even though he is repulsed by her. She gets excited when he wants to talk to her about *anything* and mistakenly thinks a door is opening for her. Could be why he wants to talk to her less and less—he probably wishes she’d leave like Christine did. 

[SunnyBeBe]

3 hours ago, readheaded said:

Agreed. Also, Kody wasn’t interested in maintaining contact with the kids who weren’t following his rules because he was withholding love to punish them. 

I think this may be true., though it’s terrible.  I don’t think Kody was smart enough or emotionally able to figure out how to get them to get safe, as he said.  I suppose he lost control and used the only thing he thought he had to get them to comply.   I have maintained phone contact with people I know are covid risky, but I don’t see them in person either.  But, there’re not my kids. I don’t see it as him not loving the kids, but being terrified they die.  

[MamaGee]

This episode should be called "Go Gabe!"

[Goobster]

I don't ever comment on places like this, but the last few episodes of Sister Wives has really gotten to me. Kody is such a mega narcissist. He prances around like the king of the universe and expects his family to wrap themselves around his finger. He needs to grow up. It's hard to watch Robyn acting like his lapdog. Sorry to sound harsh, but my goodness! It's painful to watch!

[TurtlePower]

As someone who had a poor relationship with their father (never apologized, made me cry, made me feel not good enough, would not communicate anything except I was wrong, I was at fault—on and on), the effects last forever. When my dad died a couple years ago, I had nothing to mourn except the fact we never had a relationship that was normal or caring. To this day, I feel like I was just…..unwanted. 

My heart goes out to Gabe. it’s so sad and it doesn’t need to be this way. Kody is a monster. 

Edited January 17, 2022 by TurtlePower

[SunnyBeBe]

Does anyone know when Christines’s talking heads portions were filmed?  Like, back in 2020 Christmas when this episode was filmed?

[Mother of Odin]

11 minutes ago, SunnyBeBe said:

I think this may be true., though it’s terrible.  I don’t think Kody was smart enough or emotionally able to figure out how to get them to get safe, as he said.  I suppose he lost control and used the only thing he thought he had to get them to comply.   I have maintained phone contact with people I know are covid risky, but I don’t see them in person either.  But, there’re not my kids. I don’t see it as him not loving the kids, but being terrified they die.  

. Covid survival probability is 99.7% for Janelle. This has been blown out of proportion to the years lost. 

[truebluesmoky]

It’s so bizarre and telling to see Kody act surprised about things even random strangers like us know about his family, like when Gabe said Christine was their primary parent. Kody looked shocked, while viewers at home have always known this.

Also, Kody only went to the funeral for his reputation. In the plyg world, where he wants to remain a big shot, he couldn’t have one of his wives attend her mother’s funeral without him, where she would be seen by herself by relatives and friends of Winn. It would look bad for him, especially because she was his dad’s wife. He got away with not going to Ysabel’s surgery because he cares more what plyg bigwigs think than his own family. Also telling that Robyn was upset about him going and made him promise it wouldn’t cause him to miss Christmas with Sol and Ari. A truly supportive wife and sister wife would have been reassuring him that no matter what, the most important thing was that he was there for Janelle and that she and the kids would be fine if he had to do belated Christmas with them in January.

Edited January 17, 2022 by truebluesmoky

[65mickey]

18 minutes ago, SunnyBeBe said:

Does anyone know when Christines’s talking heads portions were filmed?  Like, back in 2020 Christmas when this episode was filmed?

So the show was filmed in 12/20. When did she throw out Kody? Did she live in Flagstaff for most of 2021? I had the impression that she moved back to Utah in the fall of 2021. It's understandable why we get confused on the timeline because we are looking at what happend over a year ago. I'll bet the talking heads were filmed shortly before this season started. Kody was so red faced and angry in his talking head parts last night. He looked like he was about to blow a gasket. Woe be it to my husband if he ever even hints that I should be obedient to him. That word better never come out of his mouth. 

[WhatAmIWatching]

20 minutes ago, truebluesmoky said:

Also, Kody only went to the funeral for his reputation.

I strongly believe Kody only went to the funeral to attend the reading of the will. He has a history of sucking up to Janelle when Janelle has had an inheritance or other funds he wanted to plunder. 

[Ms.Lulu]

15 minutes ago, 65mickey said:

So the show was filmed in 12/20. When did she throw out Kody? Did she live in Flagstaff for most of 2021? I had the impression that she moved back to Utah in the fall of 2021. It's understandable why we get confused on the timeline because we are looking at what happend over a year ago. I'll bet the talking heads were filmed shortly before this season started. Kody was so red faced and angry in his talking head parts last night. He looked like he was about to blow a gasket. Woe be it to my husband if he ever even hints that I should be obedient to him. That word better never come out of his mouth. 

Christine listed her house 8/5 and sold it 10/8.

It seems reasonable that if they split up in January Christine might have wanted to take some time and plan her next move.

[RedDelicious]

1 hour ago, SunnyBeBe said:

I don’t see it as him not loving the kids, but being terrified they die.

Gosh you’d think Kody would pick up a telephone to check in on them. 🤔

[AdorkableWitch]

In addition to all of his other sins, Kodouche was driving and filming after his COVID test. That is reckless and irresponsible but not really surprising. He throws a fit about his rules but he's far more likely to have a car accident. 

[laurakaye]

1 hour ago, TurtlePower said:

I don’t think Meri is pretending. She still loves Kody and somehow thinks she can win his favor back, even though he is repulsed by her. She gets excited when he wants to talk to her about *anything* and mistakenly thinks a door is opening for her. 

This is also due to the Dark Queen's machinations.  Robyn is the one whispering sweet nothings to Meri like, "I heard Kody say that he should call you," or "three weeks ago, I think Kody might've said your name in passing," or "Kody still knows that you exist, Meri - that shows the door is still open!"  If anyone is pathetically stringing Meri along, it's Robyn.  Because Robyn needs an ally and Meri is all she's got, so it benefits Robyn to have Meri still simpering around picking up any crumbs that Robyn makes Kody leave for her.    

[steff13]

I'm only halfway through the episode, but mad respect to Gabe for not punching Kody in the mouth when he criticized Janelle.  

[lamadeleine]

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It looked like Robyn was wearing one of those expensive Canadian Goose parkas when she was sitting out with Janelle.

She was wearing a Michael Kors parka (I recognized the MK emblem on the sleeve in one of the shots)- one can get them at stores like Nordstrom Rack, and while they're not super cheap, you can get them for well under $200, as opposed to the Canadian Goose parka.

 

[Endora]

So Kody dislikes all his wives except Robyn and after what he told Christine he is obviously only interested in being intimate with Robyn.  That homecoming scene told the whole story.  Good for you Christine for leaving that jack ass.  If Meri and Janelle were smart they would take their money and run.   Why would they stay,  I don't think he even likes their children.  It's all about Robyn's kids even the adopted ones.  

[steff13]

I'm sorry, Robyn has a child care provider?  To watch the kids while she...what, exactly?  And how dare Kody tell Christine he doesn't want an intimate marriage anymore, then get upset that she moved his stuff to the garage.

[SongbirdHollow]

44 minutes ago, RedDelicious said:

Gosh you’d think Kody would pick up a telephone to check in on them. 🤔

THAT’S A PHONE CALL!!! 😆

[TeeMo]

37 minutes ago, RedDelicious said:

Gosh you’d think Kody would pick up a telephone to check in on them. 🤔

This exactly. No one was saying he had to snuggle up with the kids on the couch. My mom is very high risk and I am still extremely careful with how I might expose her now that I am back to work in person but we saw each other plenty throughout the early days of pandemic and talked every day. I didn’t hug or kiss her until we were both vaccinated (and have stopped that now with Omicron running wild - I now don’t see her unmasked unless I have just been tested) but when I was working from home I would try to grocery shop once every 2-3 weeks so I could feel relatively certain that I could see her safely 14 days after my last shopping trip and before my next one. And when the weather was nice we’d hang out outside.
Yes Kody had a lot of kids to juggle but he made zero effort to find a way to spend any time with any of them or stay connected in any way. Beyond outside masked activities he could have arranged a regular Zoom call with the older boys for them to all catch up. A virtual game night with the girls. 
 

My book club found a way to keep going virtually or outdoors  for a full year  - I had more contact with them than Kody did with his own children and that is just shameful. 

[Meowwww]

Kody is so awful.  The scene where poor Gabe is confronting him…Kody looks down. Not because he’s thinking about it, and feeling Gabe….he’s PISSED.  That’s the only feeling he feels.  
I hate him. 

[lamadeleine]

Here's a question- at some point last season, the camera crew had to bail because of Covid, which left the Browns to supposedly do all their own filming...are we to believe that that is still the case for this season's episodes, because it sure doesn't seem like it. Did they address that early on in the season and I just missed it?

Other random thoughts:

• So, one of Kody's main reasons for not spending more time at Janelle's is because he doesn't trust that that part of the fambly is following CDC+Brown bonus points protocols, but when he comes back from the funeral that's where he quarantines for 10 days...? Okay....
• I was so impressed with Gabe. Even in the midst of strong emotions, he really tried to meet his dad in the middle and find common ground, and Kody acted like a whiny little child (no offense to little children)...it was more important for Kody to be right than to work with Gabe on a solution to the fambly issues, and therein lies a huge part of the problem. If it's a scenario where Kody has to relinquish his pride and status (in his own mind) as the supreme leader of the fambly, it ain't happening.

[SunnyBeBe]

I know it’s not funny, but I did wonder what Janelle thought when Gabe said she was fat. Lol. It wasn’t mean spirited though.  I noticed Kody just stared straight ahead…..like am I supposed to agree with this?  

[Pallas]

Episode topics are for discussing the episode. In other words: talk Kody, not COVID. Posts have been removed, and further off-topic posts will receive sanctions. 

[Endora]

Robyn can't handle Sol and what's her name's online learning so she needs a nanny to help the little girl learn the ABC's and her siblings names.     

[Ms.Lulu]

2 minutes ago, SunnyBeBe said:

I know it’s not funny, but I did wonder what Janelle thought when Gabe said she was fat. Lol. It wasn’t mean spirited though.  I noticed Kody just stared straight ahead…..like am I supposed to agree with this?  

I don't think she minded.  Janelle is fat, and it wasn't said in a belittling way.  It was only said to demonstrate that Janelle would take risks to be with her children while Kody will take no risks to be with any of his kids other than those of Robyn.

 

[steff13]

Well, and he said overweight, right, not fat.  I'm obese and I'm aware of it.  It's ok to say it in a "not mean" way.  He was just stating the fact that at that time we were being told that being overweight was a risk factor for covid complications.  I personally had it in November of 2020.  I also have asthma and I had no symptoms.  I only tested because I knew I'd been exposed.   

[65mickey]

Gabe said his mom was overweight not fat. And he called her old. She was 51 at the time. I guess he would call. me ancient. 

[65mickey]

1 hour ago, WhatAmIWatching said:

I strongly believe Kody only went to the funeral to attend the reading of the will. He has a history of sucking up to Janelle when Janelle has had an inheritance or other funds he wanted to plunder. 

If Christine inherits anything I hope she has the good sense not to spend one dime of it on prairie plague pass. She is going to need it for her retirement. 

[gaPeach]

I agree with those that have posted each week I don't think Kody could get any worse.....until the next episode he proves us wrong.  How a parent can watch his son cry about not seeing him and missing him and the only response is NOTHING.  Oh wait he got pissed because it was the mother's fault.  My heart went out to Gabe.  

[Kellyee]

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While we viewers watch this stuff, in disgust and anger, the Browns are meeting up at Meri's mansion for drinks and laughs as the wives each toss their house keys into the basket so Kody can draw his wife for the week.

I think the storyline is true, but the scenes are edited to maximize the drama. Christine left for real, and Janelle has spent multiple holidays without Kody. 

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Gabe said his mom was overweight not fat. And he called her old. She was 51 at the time. I guess he would call. me ancient. 

When I was around 20, 51 seemed so old and far away. Now I'm 46. I get where Gabe is coming from.

 

[RedDelicious]

I don't really like the word epic because it is so overused....but Kody's receding hairline while wearing the visor was pretty epic.

I'm confident he wears a visor so his golden locks can get maximum sun exposure.

If he really knew what he was doing he'd go Bret Michaels with the bandana. Between that and his leather jacket, Robyn might spontaneously combust.

[nosedive]

Kody’s hair!  Wow!  Or should I say Kody’s hair plug.  How ridiculous it looks.  A curly pony sprouting up from the center of his noggin, surrounded by a sphere of bald scalp.  

Poor Gabe.  I’m sure it’s hard to acknowledge that your father is a complete jerk.  What a nasty cur Kody is for speaking to his son about his mother in that manner.  No, Gabe, you don’t want to be a teammate with him.  He’s not a team player and never will be.  

“Obedient wife?” That’s the basis of what’s most disturbing about this “religion.”  Women are chattel to be ruled over their master.  Unless they’re Robyn. 

If Robyn is hoping to earn her SAG card with her melodramatic performances, I think she’ll be disappointed.  Who does she think is buying her BS? 

Kody accompanies his wife of almost thirty years to attend the funeral of her mother, his mother-in-law, the grandmother of his children, the sister wife of his mother and the wife of his late father, and his takeaway is: if he got Covid there, he’d never be forgiven by Robyn.  That just about says it all, doesn’t it? 

While he waits for testing in his car, he tells us he’s “praying to God” that he tests negative.  Why is this testing option, and “praying to God” for a negative result, an option only for him and only so that he can go back to Robyn’s house?  Why couldn’t testing be an option for other family members so he can spend time at their houses, too?  Of course, we know the answer. He doesn’t give rat’s tail about them.  Why not just admit it, Kody, you contemptible fraud?   Nobody’s buying it anymore, not even your own kids.  Maybe especially your kids.  

Newsflash, Kody.  Many of us were a little blue on Christmas of 2020.  We couldn’t be where we wanted to be or see who we wanted to see. But we were grateful for what we were able to make of it, unlike those who had succumbed to Covid or who were missing loved ones who had.   You might be surprised to learn this, but you’re not the only one who has been affected by the pandemic.  

Ariella didn’t seem to forget who her siblings were, as Kody claimed, but was confused by which one was the donor of the gift she received.  But nice spin, Kody.  You should go into journalism.  

I have to give kudos (or tudos/toodles to quote Day-un) to Meri for consistently trying to make events special.  

No way does Kody have a carton filled with books.  Maybe comic books, but definitely not something without large, colorful illustrations.  

I hope Christine meets a handsome, strapping hunk of a man with a good job and head full of curly hair, who falls madly in love with her and chases her around the bedroom three times a day. In your face, Kodouche!   

Edited January 17, 2022 by nosedive

[riverblue22]

Kody as a polygamist man is a total FAIL.  What about the religious services he is supposed to be leading?  What about weekly Zoom church meetings with the whole family?

Kody is just plain sick and tired of the responsibilities that polygamy brings, even as a man who makes his wives take on most of the responsibility.  He is relieved to have covid as an excuse.  There were ways to keep up with his kids during covid.  He couldn't be bothered. 

And do you think Kody does his own hair?  Or is it Robyn?  Because I'm sure he wouldn't endanger his family by going to a hairdresser!

[Micah70]

Hi everyone; long time lurker here and this episode was straw that broke the camel’s back for me. Kody’s children (that aren’t Robyn’s) are clearly hurting from his blatant favoritism towards Robyn and HER kids. He treats Janelle with the same disdain as Christine and Meri, he’s just more subtle about it. Gabe showed more maturity and restraint during their conversation than I would have. And for everyone who keeps using the word fat, please know that’s a very hurtful word. 

I also agree with the poster who said Meri still loves Kody and is trying to win him back. I don’t see that happening. He has a younger, favored wife to devote his attention to. I wish Meri would see the writing on the wall. She and Christine and Janelle all deserve better. I used to love this show. Now it’s just sad watching the families fall apart - all for this disgusting excuse of a man.

[Cetacean]

2 hours ago, steff13 said:

But the survival rate is still over 90%, correct?

Depends upon age, weight, health status.  At that time there were no vaccines so Janelle wouldn't have been vaccinated.  She is not young and with her weight could have other health issues.  Unknowns.  But even if she survived she could have passed it on to others who could have died because of it.   I'm sure that's why Gabe referred to her weight and age.

 

Edited January 17, 2022 by Cetacean

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21 minutes ago, Micah70 said:

I wish Meri would see the writing on the wall.

She always has her walls up, but the writing is on the other side.

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1 hour ago, gaPeach said:

How a parent can watch his son cry about not seeing him and missing him and the only response is NOTHING.  Oh wait he got pissed because it was the mother's fault. 

I think he also was pissed knowing it was being filmed and would most likely, be aired.