Season 19 Live Chat

[LotusFlower]

Wow, Christine ring shopping for a wedding we saw last year, Meri’s renovated carriage house… this is SO boring.

[Gramto6]

And wasn't that carriage house done a year or two ago??

Hey TLC!! This horse is dead, been ground up into dog food, eaten by the dog and pooped out. Why do we need to see this $hit over and over?!!

Edited November 4 by Gramto6

[Denize]

2 minutes ago, Gramto6 said:

And wasn't that carriage house done a year or two ago??

Yes, there was an over-long and boring scene of Meri debating the merits of a round versus rectangular table.  It appears that she went with her favoured choice of a rectangular table as being more efficient with space. Too bad there is only one chair for Meri & none for guests or clients.

[Sasha888]

4 minutes ago, Denize said:

Yes, there was an over-long and boring scene of Meri debating the merits of a round versus rectangular table.

This was so long ago I had forgotten about it. That's how slow this show is.

However I will watch Meri remodel anything for the rest of my days if TLC will promise never to show me another scene of Christine and her tactless brood discussing pooping in front of people EVER AGAIN.

[EtheltoTillie]

Christine’s ring was really ugly. I don’t like marquise stones in particular, and this ring had too much going on. Three or four metals. Filigree.  There’s a Yiddish word for this overdone ornate  fussiness:   Ungepatchka.  Yes, it has a negative connotation. 
 

Robyn was just too much in this episode. I did not understand that word salad about the choice of Robyn’s house. 

Edited November 4 by EtheltoTillie

[Denize]

Meri invites Janelle over but doesn't bother to shovel the walk?

Edited November 11 by Denize

[mythoughtis]

So Kody refers  to his kids with Robyn as HIS kids… but he always refers to Janelle’s, Meri’s and Christine’s kids as theirs, never as HIS.  Does he not understand that the 13 OG are cognizant of the difference.  
 

So Janelle has never had control of the money, just the bookkeeper and the taxes.  And Meri is stupid about the ground and Kody 

Edited November 11 by mythoughtis

[General Days]

I think she shovels, but when you have huge snow piles of the snow you shoveled (which you see outside her door), they tend melt in the day and then the water ices up at night.

[Gramto6]

What a mess untangling the payout for CP is going to be....assuming Kody doesn't just take it all. 

[sainte-chapelle]

Oh Meri…of course Robyn and Kody will screw you over

[Gramto6]

3 minutes ago, General Days said:

I think she shovels, but when you have huge snow piles of the snow you shoveled (which you see outside her door), they tend melt in the day and then the water ices up at night.

Right and if you have 8+ feet of snow to shovel, there are only so many places you can pile it.  You just do a path around them.

[albarino]

4 minutes ago, sainte-chapelle said:

of course Robyn and Kody will screwed you over

 

[General Days]

I'm maybe 10 minutes behind. I noticed Meri and Janelle both tearing up. I feel like they cut some of the conversation that led to those tears.

[Denize]

Living in the Canadian Rockies, I know all about snow shovelling. When I am expecting visitors, I make sure the path is clear or throw down gravel if icy, since I wouldn't want someone to break a hip.

[mythoughtis]

Christine just answered the question on people’s minds.  Yes they started sleeping together soon 

[Denize]

3 minutes ago, General Days said:

I'm maybe 10 minutes behind. I noticed Meri and Janelle both tearing up. I feel like they cut some of the conversation that led to those tears.

They are probably saving that for the "Bonus Scenes" version

[General Days]

Meri is being such a naïve idiot about the money. 

[Denize]

Chicken tenders ad?  Well placed!

[sainte-chapelle]

I want Christine to be civil to Kody and Robyn while also treating them like they are no longer important or have any control over her life….it would drive them nuts

[Gramto6]

1 minute ago, sainte-chapelle said:

I want Christine to be civil to Kody and Robyn while also treating them like they are no longer important or have any control over her life….it would drive them nuts

Agree! She was so smart to get out of the CP mess. That is sounding like it is going to be one last jab Kody can give the other two.

[mythoughtis]

Christine needs to get over the idea that having Kody around is an unnecessary complication.  They share offspring… get used to it 

[sainte-chapelle]

Why would it be unpleasant Kody? She brought her new boyfriend, big deal.

[Denize]

Do microbladed eyebrows count as tattoos?

[Gramto6]

1 minute ago, Denize said:

Do microbladed eyebrows count as tattoos?

I don't know... I had eyeliner tattooed years and years ago does that count? They have totally faded away by the way. 

[General Days]

2 minutes ago, mythoughtis said:

Christine needs to get over the idea that having Kody around is an unnecessary complication.  They share offspring… get used to it 

 

I completely agree.

I think some of this is Christine acting after the fact, too. Gwendlyn was ticked off that the Kody-David meeting (and the show's filming of it) took over her & Bea's engagement party. 

They film the couch segments long after the real events. I feel like Christine was trying to place the blame on Kody and Robyn (to escape some of it herself). 

[Gramto6]

Yeah, Gwen and Bea seem to be background characters to the Kody & crew saga. Sad, because it is supposed to be their party.

[albarino]

I just shed a tear at the Christine/Meri hug....

So much water under the bridge....

Edited November 11 by albarino

[Emmeline]

I really wish I knew how their money was handled.  By the time they were in AZ were they still all giving a percentage to the family fund or what?  They keep saying Kody didn’t have the money to pay off Coyote Pass and that irks me because I’m sure the wives have been contributing.  If Janelle was the bookkeeper she should still know a lot about the $$.  Of course she only knows what Kody wants her to know.  I’m sure he has been syphoning money off the family fund for years.

Meri has been alone for years.  I don’t think it would be that difficult to adjust.  Kody is holding that baby like a security blanket.  

[mythoughtis]

4 minutes ago, General Days said:

Gwendlyn was ticked off that the Kody-David meeting (and the show's filming of it) took over her & Bea's engagement party. 

She could have said no filming.  Logan did. , 

[General Days]

2 minutes ago, albarino said:

I just shed a tear at the Christine/Meri hug....

So much water under the bridge....

 

Me too. The show has really been missing this interaction of Meri, Christine, and Janelle. We've had plenty of Christine and Janelle alone together, but after a while, it got repetitive. 

[xls]

The look on that baby's face said it all!

[General Days]

 

KODY: "My shy, pretty wife. My one pretty wife."

What a douche.

[sainte-chapelle]

Why does Robyn care about her relationship?

[LotusFlower]

5 minutes ago, Emmeline said:

Meri has been alone for years.  I don’t think it would be that difficult to adjust.

Agree.  It seems fake or disingenuous for Meri to say being alone/divorced is “new” for her, when of course it’s been years.  But maybe emotionally she still felt married.  
 

That being said, the hug between Meri and Christine, and their short conversation, was one of the most real moments ever on this show. 

[Denize]

Kody also made a stupid comment about liking his kids better than his grandkids ... while holding one of his grandkids

Edited November 11 by Denize

[General Days]

4 minutes ago, LotusFlower said:

Agree.  It seems fake or disingenuous for Meri to say being alone/divorced is “new” for her, when of course it’s been years.  But maybe emotionally she still felt married.  
 

That being said, the hug between Meri and Christine, and their short conversation, was one of the most real moments ever on this show. 

 

The emotion on her face and in her voice was real though. I wonder if she drove over with Kody and Robyn, because she made the comment about not following Kody into the house, but then they seemed to come in immediately behind her.

Meri has never been very good at hiding her emotions. I was surprised, because in earlier episodes, when she was talking to Jen, or to other friends (even to Rebecca and Nathan) about the split, she seemed better able to find the good in it. Maybe it just hit her, being together with so much of the family. 

6 minutes ago, Denize said:

Kody also made a stupid comment about liking his kids better than his grandkids ... while holding one of his grandkids

I had the same problem listening to him that I usually do. He's so full of b.s., my brain won't take in his words. I felt like he just had to say something contrary to what David was saying.

[LotusFlower]

20 minutes ago, Gramto6 said:

Yeah, Gwen and Bea seem to be background characters to the Kody & crew saga. Sad, because it is supposed to be their party.

I get it, but I’m sure TLC paid for the whole thing, so filming the drama was part of the bargain.  

[General Days]

17 minutes ago, mythoughtis said:

She could have said no filming.  Logan did. , 

I think at that time, she still felt more positive about the production.

Most of the time, the production has been pretty kind to the kids. We usually only saw them in silly and sweet moments. I think it took her by surprise that the party got so sidelined by the show. 

 

Just now, LotusFlower said:

I get it, but I’m sure TLC paid for the whole thing, so filming the drama was part of the bargain.  

It was in someone's apartment or the Air B&B where the other kids stayed, or something. I don't think it was a huge bill -- maybe the tattoo artist, but it wasn't like a big catered affair with dancing and a DJ. 

[Joan of Argh]

1 hour ago, General Days said:

 

KODY: "My shy, pretty wife. My one pretty wife."

What a douche.

he also had to add “she’s not shy with me!” in other words “she’s pretty AND hot in bed” at least that’s how I took it, he’s such a freaking Neanderthal! 🤮
 

He also said that getting matching tattoo’s was “cheesy” and there’s Christine and David getting matching tattoos. 🤡

 

Edited November 11 by Joan of Argh

[Joan of Argh]

In the opening scene Meri’s voice is heard saying that Janelle is coming over and they’re showing this scene with basically no snow….then Janelle drives up and there’s huge piles of snow at Meri’s house.

Drives me nuts how they film and present everything out of order.

[Soapy Goddess]

4 hours ago, mythoughtis said:

Christine needs to get over the idea that having Kody around is an unnecessary complication.  They share offspring… get used to it 

I think she meant having them around celebrating. And no, he doesn't need to be at every function just because they have kids together.

[sainte-chapelle]

Let’s all watch kunty Kody and his shy wife

[General Days]

I feel like Jan Brady, but "David, David, David!" Christine, babe, learn to say a sentence without his name.

That said, "They actually cleaned their house," was a pretty funny burn from David. 

Edited November 18 by General Days

[lgprimes]

Wow, imagine being part of a HUGE family, and nobody checking in on you ever. That really sucks for Meri. I hope she finds somebody who really loves her.

[Denize]

I'm still trying to figure out who the twins look like (other than the red hair).

Edited November 18 by Denize

[mythoughtis]

How many TH are there going to be about Meri and Kody’s split? 

Edited November 18 by mythoughtis

[Gramto6]

1 minute ago, mythoughtis said:

How many TH are there going to be about Meri and Kody’s split? 

Too many!!

[General Days]

I'd like to know Kody's list of specific things he wanted Meri to work on. 

6 minutes ago, Denize said:

I'm still trying to figure out who the twins look like.

I think the blond one looks like Tony (and Avalon, who looks like a blonde Tony), and the redhead looks like a Brown kid. 

2 minutes ago, mythoughtis said:

How many TH are there going to be about Meri and Kody’s split? 

I don't know, but I appreciate the break from Christine talking about David David David, and how she and David David David know they're going fast, and she and David David David are not going to stop going fast, and intimacy with David David David, and living in sin with David David David, and wedding wedding wedding to David David David.

Also, I appreciate Meri's guy friend (Blair) just casually sprinkling some shade on Kody here and there. It breaks up the Meri-Jen giggle fest.

[Gramto6]

Geeze K&R's kids can't even hear a discussion about moving??? Talk about protective. They are old enough to know what she is doing. 

[LotusFlower]

4 minutes ago, General Days said:

Also, I appreciate Meri's guy friend (Blair) just casually sprinkling some shade on Kody here and there. It breaks up the Meri-Jen giggle fest.

Agree, but did like how Jen called Meri out for saying she’s only been single for a month.  “You mean ten years.”  Right, Jen!

18 minutes ago, lgprimes said:

Wow, imagine being part of a HUGE family, and nobody checking in on you ever. That really sucks for Meri

I’ll never forget when Meri’s mother died (unexpectedly, as I remember), Kody wouldn’t and didn’t drive to Parawan with her.  It’s one of the worst things he’s ever done, and that’s saying something.