S16.E13: One on One (Part 3)

[Scarlett45]

 

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Part 3 of the Season Finale Tell All. 

Air Date: February 20, 2022

[TeeMo]

I am petty enough to be gleeful that by the end of this episode the two most miserable people on that stage were Kody and Robyn. Reap what you sow, chumps! 

[Ms.Lulu]

Tonight felt like the end of the series.

Kody and Robyn go home and see no one believed them or want watch them anymore.

Janelle will be on two text threads.

Christine will enjoy her cooking show.

And Meri will continue selling Lulanoe.

The end.

[Caseysgirl]

So all the other wives ( though neither Janelle or Meri have a “ fully functioning” marriage) are taking the side of Kody. This for Christine must solidify the fact that she made the right decision. If you have no relationship other than anger & resentment with your husband & your supposed “sister wives” don’t have your back, what’s the point of staying? After Christine spent the greater part of her life raising everyone else’s children. Kody is just a very angry and unaware man. So funny that he thinks he doesn’t hold grudges.

[Soobs]

1 minute ago, Caseysgirl said:

If you have no relationship other than anger & resentment with your husband & your supposed “sister wives” don’t have your back, what’s the point of staying?

Exactly.

Not friends with no benefits.

Guh-bye!

[WhatAmIWatching]

1 minute ago, Ms.Lulu said:

Tonight felt like the end of the series.

Kody and Robyn go home and see no one believed them or want watch them anymore.

Janelle will be on two text threads.

Christine will enjoy her cooking show.

And Meri will continue selling Lulanoe.

The end.

It should have been, but they're currently filming (or were very recently) which I believe means there's probably two more seasons: the rest of 2021 already in the can and 2022 so who knows.

 

I'm really angry at Kody trying to control what questions he's asked in the tell all. He's getting paid for putting his life out for our consumption and needs to suck it up and answer the darn questions even if he's uncomfortable or afraid of looking bad  (spoiler: he always looks bad)

 His trying to intimidate Suki was bull! I would have taken his head off if he did that to me. He must have stormed off the set, too, because he apologized when they were reattaching his mic. TLC needs to show us that kind of petulance as well. (See Kody, I used petulance correctly)

He's also a liar and contradicts himself constantly. 

 

[Adeejay]

According to Robin, she was justified in divorcing her first husband, because she tried to make it work to no avail. However, Christine isn’t justified in divorcing her husband because she didn’t put in the effort. Apparently, it’s Christine’s fault that Kody no longer wants to be intimate with her. What was shocking was hearing Robyn say that she had no idea things were so bad, when it’s apparent that she is the only one Kody confides in. She would have us believe that she is unaware of what goes on with him and his other wives.  So, Kody didn’t want Christine to leave, but was relieved when she did.  Can’t have it both ways.  Which was it?

 I found it rather interesting that Christine didn’t place blame for the demise of her marriage.  However, Robyn and Kody were sure to lay the blame at her door.

[Tuxcat]

I felt validated in hearing that Christine has been pretending to love polygamy for the entirety of the show. She was so vocal against monogamy at times that I felt, "no way is this real. she doth protest too much! " All of them have been putting on an act. It's nice to hear them finally talk about it. Now I need the others to admit it too.

[CriticalMass]

Suki? Really, Kody? Thought the disdain was evident when he called her a “former journalist”, but intentionally calling her the wrong name? It is obviously because how dare anyone question him, expecting him to defend himself. He really loathes strong women. What a misogynistic jackwagon. 

[Tuxcat]

6 minutes ago, CriticalMass said:

Suki? Really, Kody? Thought the disdain was evident when he called her a “former journalist”, but intentionally calling her the wrong name? It is obviously because how dare anyone question him, expecting him to defend himself. He really loathes strong women. What a misogynistic jackwagon. 

Actually I do think her nickname is Suki, according to her Facebook page anyway. I'm hoping she introduced herself as such instead of just assuming he could call her that.

[CriticalMass]

12 minutes ago, Tuxcat said:

Actually I do think her nickname is Suki, according to her Facebook page anyway. I'm hoping she introduced herself as such instead of just assuming he could call her that.

Oh, thanks, didn’t know that. I always assume the worst from him and figured he was showing how little he respected her.

I love that TLC agrees with many of us that the show has become all about Christine. The episode was pretty much all Christine after Kody announced he was done talking about her. Thank you editors.

[Meowwww]

So.  Christine is gone.  Janelle is just saying what she won’t get in trouble for.  Meri is obsolete.  Kody and Robyn are a United front with fake emotions and NO tears. 
 

Christine looks great. 
 

And the f’in douchenozzle says his own family….kids, wives, get in the way of his goals. 

Edited February 21, 2022 by Meowwww

[Chicken Fingers]

These episodes are a good lesson in types of narcissism and the mind-boggling ways narratives get rewritten, as well as the whole sunk-cost fallacy way of life. 

Next time, on Sunk-Cost Wives. . . .

 

[Meowwww]

21 minutes ago, Tuxcat said:

Actually I do think her nickname is Suki, according to her Facebook page anyway. I'm hoping she introduced herself as such instead of just assuming he could call her that.

I thought it was hilarious when , halfway through, he didn’t want to talk about Christine anymore. 
I know it’s editing, but the whole show went on about Christine after. 
I hope he sees and realizes the slight for what it is. 

And….the faces and pointed silences of the interviewer, along with her sympathy to Christine, just gave me life. 

[LotusFlower]

32 minutes ago, CriticalMass said:

I love that TLC agrees with many of us that the show has become all about Christine. The episode was pretty much all Christine after Kody announced he was done talking about her. Thank you editors.

And the network is giving her her own digital series - Cooking with JUST Christine!  Just Christine?  They’re not even being subtle about it!  

[Jeanne222]

2 hours ago, WhatAmIWatching said:

It should have been, but they're currently filming (or were very recently) which I believe means there's probably two more seasons: the rest of 2021 already in the can and 2022 so who knows.

 

I'm really angry at Kody trying to control what questions he's asked in the tell all. He's getting paid for putting his life out for our consumption and needs to suck it up and answer the darn questions even if he's uncomfortable or afraid of looking bad  (spoiler: he always looks bad)

 His trying to intimidate Suki was bull! I would have taken his head off if he did that to me. He must have stormed off the set, too, because he apologized when they were reattaching his mic. TLC needs to show us that kind of petulance as well. (See Kody, I used petulance correctly)

He's also a liar and contradicts himself constantly. 

 

Interesting how they manage to keep this show going!  We had a couple seasons of Meri and Sam.  Then a couple of seasons of the big move.

This is Christine's season!

What will they come up with next?

[Gramto6]

Janelle and Meri leave but Robochin gives birth to yet another ... whatever...

[Tdoc72]

I wish they would’ve gone into more detail about the property.  Doesn’t Christine still own part of it?  Why doesn’t she get to be on the text chain?

[Joan of Argh]

I love how Robyn wants to distance herself from the whole Christine fiasco… “I had no idea how serious it was” …. ya riiiiight Robyn you knew exactly how serious it was and you LOVED every minute of her suffering!

Robyn didn’t count on the viewers seeing through her fake tears, bullshit and she doesn’t like dealing with the online backlash… so she’s trying the old “what? who? when? where??” 🙄

Robyn left the SWTitanic like a rat and wants Kody to shoulder all the blame 

Sorry Robyn but you’re BOTH HORRIBLE!

Robyn you’re not fooling anyone… no one likes a coward or a weasel….  own your shit!

 

[Joan of Argh]

1 hour ago, Gramto6 said:

Janelle and Meri leave but Robochin gives birth to yet another ... whatever...

Since Kody refers to Areola as “lubricant” I’m assuming any further offspring will be “Grease Monkeys”

[zamp33]

 I loved when Christine said "Im dating myself" after TLC showed Kody and Robyn both saying they hoped Christine would get married and be happy.  It speaks volumes that Robyn and Kody's version of happiness centered on marriage, while Christine was all about I am getting to know myself and living my best life.  

 

[bichonblitz]

Wrong, Kody. You are not going to control the narrative. We WILL talk about Christine! 

I'm beginning to wonder if there is not something mentally wrong with Meri and Janelle to want to stay in this marriage. Well, we know that Meri lives her own life off camera away from the family so there's really only Janelle. 

Do Robyn and Kody talk about anything that is going on with the family or are they just in their own little world?

When Kody said he never even bothered to ask Christine about the "rumors" of her being so unhappy, wanting to leave and hating polygamy told us all we needed to know about this jerk. He's been hearing about it for years,  but never asked!  No communication. No conversation. And yes, you lying peice of crap, you DID tell Christine that there would  be no intimacy in the marriage, you said it on CAMERA!  

I wonder if these truth bombs have changed Robyns interpretation of what she thinks about Kody. 

4 hours ago, Tdoc72 said:

I wish they would’ve gone into more detail about the property.  Doesn’t Christine still own part of it?  Why doesn’t she get to be on the text chain?

I also wanted more detail on why Kody treated Ysabel so poorly. Not going with her to surgery and being such an asshole about it and how that added to Christine's decision to leave. We know it did. Even if nobody wants to admit it. 

Edited February 21, 2022 by bichonblitz

[65mickey]

3 hours ago, Tdoc72 said:

I wish they would’ve gone into more detail about the property.  Doesn’t Christine still own part of it?  Why doesn’t she get to be on the text chain?

That is what I wanted to hear. Not Christine saying for the umpteenth time " Are we ever going to have an intimate marriage?" Two phrases that I never want to hear again are intimate marriage and fully functioning marriage. I don't remember anything even being asked like what's going on with the Coyote Pass lots. And did anyone even ask Kody or Robyn why they had to have a nanny when there are 4 adults living in a house with 2 children who are school age?  Nope it all had to center around Kody not having sex with 3 of his so called wives. But I did love when they showed the reactions of the wives to Kody saying how polygamy keeping him from doing what he wants or something like that. Janelle siad that it was the most selfish thing that she has ever heard. But yet she believes in polygamy and stays. 

[juicyfruit]

Robyn: "I don't see why giving up is an option when you haven't actually tried to fix it..."

Cut to Janelle: "I think they just got to the point, that they just... They tried, and tried, and tried, and they have triiiiied... They've been to counselling, they've tried. On both sides, they've tried, and I think it just got to the point where it just... They just realized it doesn't work anymore."

Obviously Janelle didn't get the memo to follow Robyn's approved narrative. 😂

[MsMalin]

Meri seems like a total non entity in this marriage. I hope she wakes up and gets out.

How dare Robyn say Christine didn't try to save the marriage. I was really pissed at her anger. Punching the couch...I wanted to punch her face.

I find Janelle to be the most thought out and fair.

[bichonblitz]

4 minutes ago, MsMalin said:

Meri seems like a total non entity in this marriage. I hope she wakes up and gets out.

Meri would get out if she met someone else. Guaranteed. 

[Xena]

It was fascinating watching Kody's face last night.  You could SEE his gears churning in real time trying to figure out how to hide his emotions (fail), how to phrase the situation to put him in the best light (lie, and fail), and how to come off as a caring human being (epic fail) instead of a pompous ass who cares only about his tiny jackwagon.

[65mickey]

Robyn is full of anger and I don't think it is an act. Punching  the chair with her fist like she did reminds me of when they all met to go over her Covid rules and she stabbed her chair over and over with a pen. If I could ask her one question it woud have been something like this.  Robyn you are living in a $900,000 home, the best of the wives houses, you have a nanny and you have all of Kody's attention on you and your children and you haven't had to work for almost the entire time that you have been married to Kody. So where is the anger coming from? Maybe she is angry with Kody or maybe she is mad that Meri and Janelle haven't left. I don't think she is happy and it shows in her actions and her appearance. 

[Pooky]

How boring. Kody must have got a publicity manager but he needs an acting coach too. I dont buy anything he says. 

[chuckity]

I hope Kody takes a new wife to replace Christine.

And she's younger, hotter and has a massive Victoria's Secret collection.

 

 

 

[Ms.Lulu]

I liked that Janelle spoke the truth.  She said that Christine and Kody tried to fix their marriage for years.  Janelle said that the divorce was good because Christine is happier now.  She didn't mention Kody's fake grief for the lost relationship.

For that reason I think that there is no real grief.  I think Kody is really both relieved Christine is gone and angry that she set the narrative and is viewed as the sympathetic one by the viewers.

Robyn is mad that the money train is coming to an end and people see her for the lazy, selfish and entitled person that she is.

[DanaMB]

1 hour ago, bichonblitz said:

I also wanted more detail on why Kody treated Ysabel so poorly. Not going with her to surgery and being such an asshole about it and how that added to Christine's decision to leave. We know it did. Even if nobody wants to admit it. 

I’m so mad they didn’t go into this more. They could have made time for it by cutting the flashbacks and Robyn’s non-tears. 

[Pooky]

16 minutes ago, chuckity said:

I hope Kody takes a new wife to replace Christine.

And she's younger, hotter and has a massive Victoria's Secret collection.

 

 

 

Maybe this one won't wear knickers at all. A new wife wouldn't be approved by Robyn and remember the rules, they all have to agree. Except Christine, her opinion didn't count. 

The rules are only enforced when it suits it appears.

[zamp33]

26 minutes ago, DanaMB said:

I’m so mad they didn’t go into this more. They could have made time for it by cutting the flashbacks and Robyn’s non-tears. 

Seriously - I would love to know how much air time was spent on Robyn's fake crying or trying to summon tears - it had to be a few minutes. If I could stand to watch her again I would time it.  Robyn did not really add much content or insight to any part. I felt like Part 2 had the most amount of time wasted on Robyn's non-answer, non-tears and nonsense. 

[TeeMo]

When Kody was being uncharacteristically introspective and saying that her should have validated Christine’s feelings 12 years ago when she expressed her struggles with polygamy instead of saying “what the crap?” I really, really wanted the interviewer to ask if he had ever told Christine that in all the years since. I don’t necessarily think it would have changed anything now as the Christine we saw last night seemed like a woman fully comfortable and happy with the choice she has made but I wonder if it would have made a difference had he said it 2 or 3 years ago. Of course the most likely scenario is that he doesn’t actually wish he had validated her feelings at all and is just saying that now because he realizes it makes him look slightly less terrible. 

[mythoughtis]

I agree that Janelle was supportive of Christine’s decision - within the limits she feels able to as a wife herself.  She acknowledged that they had tried for years.  She also quietly acknowledged that she  still has an ongoing friendship with Christine.  She didn’t actually say that but commenting that Christine is happier now implies that she sees her enough to be able to tell she is happy. 
Meanwhile Robyn thinks Christine is going to bring home a brother husband to add to the family.  Say what, now?   I don’t see a monogamous male wanting to deal with Kody and the sister wives- other than respecting Janelle as a friend and all the kids as important to Christine.
 

There were a lot of topics that did not get discussed here.  I wonder if there is enough footage for three more hours.  The interviewer went back years  on Christine’s story.  Did she go back years in things like their frequent moves, bankruptcies?  Did she ask what  the plans were for their golden years?  Did she ask how often Kody sees his grandchildren? 

Edited February 21, 2022 by mythoughtis

[TurtlePower]

Thing that made me roll my eyes the most—when Meri said you have to be willing to look within at yourself also when she said she couldnt “wrap her head” around what Christine was doing. 

Meri, Christine looked at the state of your existence and decided she didn’t want that for herself. Christine doesn't want a loveless marriage where she will spend the rest of her life marginalized and unhappy.

Meri, if you want that kind of loveless, marginalized life where you’re gonna be sidelined that whole time , fine, just stop calling yourself “brave” and “strong”— you aren’t. You’re too scared to start over and you use your business to appear like an in-control boss lady. In actuality, you cry at the drop of a hat and build walls when you’re questioned about things you’d rather not be challenged on. And I bet you’re miffed that Christine has a cooking show and you don’t. 🤣

 

 

Edited February 21, 2022 by TurtlePower

[Cetacean]

51 minutes ago, Pooky said:

The rules are only enforced when it suits it appears

And the rules change to suit every situation.  Apparently their god is of the TLC variety and whispers plot lines in Kootie's ear.

[winsomeone]

Christine should have gone to Victoria's Secret more, and then she might still be having sex with Cody like Robyn does. Robyn came to the marriage with V S bills, so she must have bought things there to please her first husband too? What a faker she is. Needs slapping good!

 

[Sandy W]

2 hours ago, bichonblitz said:

Meri would get out if she met someone else. Guaranteed. 

I agree.  It's pathetic that this person who identifies herself as a "Strong Woman" would require another person to be there for her before she has the guts to leave.

By contrast, there is Christine with 3 kids still dependent and most likely less income flow than Meri bravely skipping alone, while Meri is waiting to play hopscotch.

[KateHearts]

54 minutes ago, mythoughtis said:

I agree that Janelle was supportive of Christine’s decision - within the limits she feels able to as a wife herself.  She acknowledged that they had tried for years.  She also quietly acknowledged that she  still has an ongoing friendship with Christine.  She didn’t actually say that but commenting that Christine is happier now implies that she sees her enough to be able to tell she is happy. 

Janelle also said she has to be careful not to "take sides," which implies to me that she is in contact with Christine regularly, which gave me a smile. I agree that Janelle is settling by staying and keeping rather neutral- but if she is content where she is (she has a house, her kids are all doing well, she gardens and putters around in her RV at Coyote Pass), then who am I to judge? 

Kody has no capacity for introspection at all. Every response is an angry defensive complaint. He is really going to talk about how hard he worked to make his relationship with Christine work? But then he can't help himself and says things like "she had been complaining since we moved to Las Vegas," or that he felt "a balloon rising" when he realized he had been kicked out of her house. 

Meri, Meri- how can you talk about "putting a mirror in front of yourself and really figure out what you need to change" when you have never- not once- admitted that YOU were completely ready to leave the family for a fake boyfriend who seduced you online? 

What was Robyn saying about "we continue to be one big family" or whatever when it's all disintegrating around you? I am fascinated- FASCINATED, I tell you- at her physical transformation over the past ten years. She has aged several decades, has a permanent sour expression and is the picture of what unhealthy living and chronic negativity and stress can do to a person physically.

[JayDub1987]

To me, the most telling part of this episode was near the end when Christine gleefully announced that she was "dating herself." She has herself, and her children who she quite obviously adores. No, I'm not saying that Christine hasn't made some bad decisions in the past (kidney failure fiasco), but that doesn't mean that she hasn't learned from them and become an advocate for her children and herself. 

Every other adult on that stage seems to think that being in a marriage, even a dead, loveless, bitter marriage, is the key to happiness. Christine realized that she doesn't need a "husband" to be happy. If and when Janelle and Meri realize that, they'll be better off for it. 

Kody and Robyn saying "I hope she finds someone." Holy hell, people. After 20-plus years with Cody, she'd probably rather take care of herself (in more ways than one). 

I know plenty of happy, successful, fulfilled single people who are my age (34) and older. There's a woman who sells real estate in the same office that I work in who is 41, has never been married, and has never been in a long-term romantic relationship. She is truly one of the happiest people I've ever had the pleasure of being around. Conversely, there's a guy in my office who is 39, who openly talks about how much him and his wife hate each other, but they're both scared to be 40 and single. 

Christine has decided to take control of her own happiness and I LOVE it. She's 49 years old. The life expectancy for females in Utah is around 80 years old. That means that she has somewhere around 11,315 days left to live, and she's done letting Kody and his pecker-shaped nose dictate how happy she is for those days. 

[deirdra]

9 hours ago, CriticalMass said:

I love that TLC agrees with many of us that the show has become all about Christine. The episode was pretty much all Christine after Kody announced he was done talking about her. Thank you editors.

Kootie walked off because he didn't like Suki's questions, so they had to fill the time with Christine because Robyn, Janelle & Meri just kept repeating vague statements that we've heard many times before. Though I would have liked to have heard each of them to respond to the re-airing of Kootie telling Christine he did not want an intimate marriage with her.

Edited February 21, 2022 by deirdra

[Libby]

I find this season of Sister Wives to be the least frustrating. I couldn't stand watching everything go Robyn's way year after year after year. Now, finally, Kody and Robyn seem the least happy to me.

Christine has made the break and is absolutely glowing. I'm very happy for her.

Meri has her businesses, friends, and social media. She seems happy to me.

Janelle also seems happy and content. She seems to love Flagstaff. She also has her children and grandchildren.

Even though Meri and Janelle have decided to stay in the family in their marginalized roles, they both seem to be happy with their lives.

Kody and Robyn, the architects of the entire family dynamic, seem the most unhappy to me. They are always frowning, scowling, and angry.

There's nothing better than watching Robyn and Kody suffer the consequences of what they've created.

[Jeanne222]

3 hours ago, bichonblitz said:

Meri would get out if she met someone else. Guaranteed. 

Absolutely. There is nobody out there that wants Meri so she stays for the Sister Wives paychecks.   Plus it probably helps with sales of Lulu junk clothing to be on a tv show.

We see you Meri and it’s not a pretty look  

Way down low!!!

[deirdra]

10 hours ago, Meowwww said:

And the f’in douchenozzle says his own family….kids, wives, get in the way of his goals. 

What are his goals?  All we've seen are to have at least 3 wives to get his own planet, have as many children as possible to show his high-school classmates that he is a manly man, accumulate expensive goods so outsiders think he is financially successful. He's driven most of his kids away, so he won't have them all moving "home" with the grandkids to a town that they have never thought of as home.

[Lady of nod]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Christine. She is the only one who was happy in this 3 part saga. Says a lot doesn’t it. Good for her. I wish her well. 

Meri is pathetic. But I have zero sympathy for her, except that she lost her mom. Other than that she has been a selfish bitch throughout all the seasons of this show. The wet bar. “I should have a 7 bedroom house even though I’ve only had one child because I wanted 8. Why should I be punished bc that didn’t happen”  Buying the bed and breakfast which was solely for her. I could go on. She stays for that tlc paycheck, and bc she has nowhere else to go. She’ll always be miserable.

Janelle will stay bc she has her own house, her kids, and she could care less abt having a physical relationship with Cody. Can you blame her?

How dare that pos Kody say he doesn’t believe or want or however he put it, polygamy. You fathered how many kids you pos. And now you’re done? As has been said here many times, he only cares abt the kids when they’re young enough to worship him and not question his bs. Not going with Christine and Ysabel for the surgery was unforgivable. And trying to kick Garret and Gabe out of Janelle’s house like some lost boys.  He’s disgusting. He and Sobyn deserve each other. They’re both horrible excuses for human beings. 

[readheaded]

3 hours ago, bichonblitz said:

Wrong, Kody. You are not going to control the narrative. We WILL talk about Christine! 

I'm beginning to wonder if there is not something mentally wrong with Meri and Janelle to want to stay in this marriage. Well, we know that Meri lives her own life off camera away from the family so there's really only Janelle. 

Do Robyn and Kody talk about anything that is going on with the family or are they just in their own little world?

When Kody said he never even bothered to ask Christine about the "rumors" of her being so unhappy, wanting to leave and hating polygamy told us all we needed to know about this jerk. He's been hearing about it for years,  but never asked!  No communication. No conversation. And yes, you lying peice of crap, you DID tell Christine that there would  be no intimacy in the marriage, you said it on CAMERA!  

I wonder if these truth bombs have changed Robyns interpretation of what she thinks about Kody. 

I also wanted more detail on why Kody treated Ysabel so poorly. Not going with her to surgery and being such an asshole about it and how that added to Christine's decision to leave. We know it did. Even if nobody wants to admit it. 

None of this will change Robyn’s thoughts about Kody because she believes she’s special and he’d never do to her what he’s done to the other wives. Like Dr. Phil says, though, “if they’ll do it with you, they’ll do it to you.”

[MsMalin]

3 hours ago, 65mickey said:

Robyn is full of anger and I don't think it is an act. Punching  the chair with her fist like she did reminds me of when they all met to go over her Covid rules and she stabbed her chair over and over with a pen

Yup, her body language spoke volumes. It kind of shocked me.when she was punching the chairs. You can bet there have been a lot of screaming and crying g sessions in that house.

[JayDub1987]

12 minutes ago, readheaded said:

None of this will change Robyn’s thoughts about Kody because she believes she’s special and he’d never do to her what he’s done to the other wives. Like Dr. Phil says, though, “if they’ll do it with you, they’ll do it to you.”

Oooo! I love Dr. Phil quotes. To paraphrase one of my favorites: 

"I'd rather sandpaper a crocodile's ass in a phone booth than go home with any of you! "