S19 EP 26 Tell All Part 1

[LAMMA]

Robins smirk at Janelle’s sacred cow discussion regarding how Robin is coveted by Cody I think she’s laughing there because she thinks Janelle is of course heavier than her. She’s doing the mean girl thing of laughing about it like “you’re calling me a cow”.

I hope that makes sense. It’s just her way of kind of laughing at the idea of Janelle calling her that coming from a hateful place of course because she is a hateful woman Robin that is.

[Auntie Freeze]

Janelle is the MVP. 

I don’t want to watch K&R any more. I’ve been hate-watching them for years but I’m done now. They don’t even deserve that. I’ll see out these Tell Alls but if there’s a new season I’ll be skipping their sections and I won’t be giving any oxygen to their utter delusion. Go away. Stay away. 

[Shelbie]

Demented , delusional and infuriated.
These words kept coming to mind while I watched part 1 of the tell all. He literally cannot cope with women not telling him that he is wonderful and the smartest man in the world.

He had decades of his wives echoing his lies and now they are telling the truth and outright laughing at him and he only knows how to yell louder to drown out any criticism. He believes himself to be a manly man but shows he is a whiny toddler.

[MsMalin]

I thought Meri looked her best ever

 Best hair, and she looked fresh and happy.

Only thing Kody has in common with Batman is Robyn is his sidekick.

[Mr. Miner]

I hope Meri and Janelle hire a shark lawyer and get every penny they are owed from these scumbags for Plague Flats.

[ginger90]

8 minutes ago, Mr. Miner said:

I hope Meri and Janelle hire a shark lawyer and get every penny they are owed from these scumbags for Plague Flats.

Spoiler

The property has been sold with an equal distribution between Janelle, Meri, Robyn, and Kody.

 

[Jeanne222]

Robyn really made out ok.  Interesting how after all she's still singing the same song.  Kind of like her mantra!  "Poor me all I wanted was sister wives to sit in rocking chairs on the front porch"!

Sorry sister. You got Kody, a multi million dollar home and a sweet little convertible.  Lots of jewelry and Lots of stuff!

Did she win or did she lose?

[lookeyloo]

13 minutes ago, Jeanne222 said:

Robyn really made out ok.  Interesting how after all she's still singing the same song.  Kind of like her mantra!  "Poor me all I wanted was sister wives to sit in rocking chairs on the front porch"!

Sorry sister. You got Kody, a multi million dollar home and a sweet little convertible.  Lots of jewelry and Lots of stuff!

Did she win or did she lose?

that is hard to know.   After all is said and done, she has herself and if she is satisfied with the trappings, all good.  If she has even an ounce of introspection she might not win.  who said "be careful of what you ask for - you just might get it".  

[Mr. Miner]

Robyn is so obtuse about her role in destroying the plural marriage, it’s sickening!

[Meow Mix]

I give Suki some credit for pointing out on camera that Robyn was refusing to watch and comment on the clips.  Robyn's explanation of why was so pathetic even she couldn't sell it.  She's a big part of the toxicity she is complaining about.  And is that the same sports car that Kody couldn't fit in the trailer or is this a new one?  I don't know where all their money comes from.  Hopefully the well of stealing from the other wives has finally run dry.

I was sorry Meri pulled her punch when talking about what happened after the divorce.  In a TH during the season she clearly said that sex between her and Kody did not happen.  Now she is saying she doesn't remember.  Sounds like he went after her for that so she is just trying to calm the abuser.  She did say in her discussion with Janelle that she was afraid of his rage when they challenged him on the land situation.  I also think she does feel a small amount of sympathy for him over what happened to Garrison.  I just wish she felt free to tell the actual truth because I firmly believe Kody was lying about what happened and he knew it.  

Kody has learned nothing from Garrison's death.  In fact, he seems to have descended further into manosphere insanity.  Yelling at Suki and claiming that he didn't abandon Meri when he clearly did.  Yes, she told him to stop coming around FOR A WHILE because he was so angry over the catfish that he would show up and not engage with her at all. He would sleep with his back to her in bed.  No one should have to put up with treatment like that in their own home.  He has hung on to that forever.  She also said this season that she never used the word abandonment when talking to the elders, she just showed them the picnic table scene and other times he had said he didn't consider himself married to her anymore and they took it from there.  Kody is reaping what he has sown with everyone and he does not like it. And I guarantee you, Meri does not see him as a friend.

One thing I did notice was when Suki asked Meri if she felt that Kody had manipulated her into giving him the legal divorce she said essentially that Kody wasn't smart enough to come up with something like that.  I noticed a slight emphasis on his name that made me think she was leaving it unsaid that Robyn was clearly that manipulative.  I'm still confused about the whole divorcing one wife to adopt another's children bit, but it's clear Robyn lied in the season when she claimed she had never heard of it happening.  She admitted in the tell all that Kody's dad had done it.  Robyn is a piece of work.

I love snarky Janelle and Christine.  I love that Christine said that the whole relationship elevating thing was a complete lie.  I also give her credit for finally recognizing that Meri is working on herself to be better.  Janelle just thought the whole thing about Kody being afraid of what Meri would do was ridiculous.  I'm glad they are not letting him get away with this stuff anymore.  Janelle is still her chill self, but there is anger under there and Kody better mind his tongue or she may rip it out of his head one day.

[eskimo]

7 hours ago, Auntie Freeze said:

Janelle is the MVP. 

I don’t want to watch K&R any more. I’ve been hate-watching them for years but I’m done now. They don’t even deserve that. I’ll see out these Tell Alls but if there’s a new season I’ll be skipping their sections and I won’t be giving any oxygen to their utter delusion. Go away. Stay away. 

These are my exact sentiments after watching this. Exact. Sentiments.  They are not even people who I can 'love to hate' anymore, it's way past that now. Kody particularly is just a disgusting, pathetic, small man, with delusions of grandeur and an anger problem.  Especially in the 'Tell Alls'.  He refuses to answer anything because he is just so over-the-top offended by the slightest breeze. And poor saintly Robyn never knows what is going on anyway, according to her.  So what is the point?  Let the OG3 have K&R's time. 

 

 

[Absolom]

I love all the comments and yes Kody is here in all his sanctimonious, lying, toddlerhood.  BTW, what is up with the "divine" love?  If Kody says that one more time, I'll be tempted to make a detour next time I'm in Arizona to tell him off.  Not that I really would, but that is one of his dumbest ones yet.

Edited May 27 by Absolom

[ButterQueen]

The OG3 are rockstars.  I love them calling out the lies.

[Chris Knight]

He cannot possibly be serious saying he was on a regular rotation. 100% lie. If it was so regular, why did Christine never know when he was gonna show up ? Christine also distinguished between being there in her home, and being present. Big difference. 

I have no opinion on Robyn's kids but I wonder what they think of her, esp the older 3.

Meri looks lovely. I bet she's fun to hang out with.

Very happy that Christine has David. She finally has a full-time hubs and it seems like things are going very well. 

Janelle has always been my favorite of the OG3. 

[islandgal140]

Can we all just take a moment to collectively cringe, gag and vomit over Kody talking about Robyn having her make-up done by an artist for the 1st tell-all and him wanting to lick the screen (and doing the licking motion) when he sees it?  If that isn't a FCC violation, it oughta be. 

Robyn is such an f'ing liar. She can't keep her lies str8. I like to think that Meri was throwing shade saying she wasn't nervous, because she was telling the truth and didn't have to keep her lies straight.

Kody's movies being Point Break and then Batman. Bitch please!

[islandgal140]

11 hours ago, Auntie Freeze said:

Janelle is the MVP. 

I don’t want to watch K&R any more. I’ve been hate-watching them for years but I’m done now. They don’t even deserve that. I’ll see out these Tell Alls but if there’s a new season I’ll be skipping their sections and I won’t be giving any oxygen to their utter delusion. Go away. Stay away. 

I am getting there myself.  The only genuine joy and laughter this episode Robyn displayed was when clips were shown of Janelle talking about having to live up to 'perfect Robyn' the 'sacred cow'. She gets off on that shit and I need the OG3 to stop feeding the beast. 

 

 

[Mr. Miner]

Apparently the frumpy looking sad sack he turned Robyn into is not lick worthy. 🤢

[Elizzikra]

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I'm still confused about the whole divorcing one wife to adopt another's children bit,

He couldn't legally adopt Robyn's children unless he was married to her AND their bio father had his parental rights terminated (either voluntarily or involuntarily). He couldn't marry Robyn legally unless he divorced Meri.

[Meow Mix]

54 minutes ago, Elizzikra said:

He couldn't legally adopt Robyn's children unless he was married to her AND their bio father had his parental rights terminated (either voluntarily or involuntarily). He couldn't marry Robyn legally unless he divorced Meri.

I understand that, my confusion is on who actually came up with the idea as they have told different stories.  Either way, it's just sad that their bio dad gave up his parental rights.  Dayton was crushed when he found out.

BTW, I must have blocked out the part where Kody said seeing Robyn with her makeup done made him want to lick the screen.  Ick.  Seriously, these two are trying very hard to convince us they are hot for each other.  My experience is that those who talk that much about stuff like that aren't doing much of it.

[surfgirl]

Speaking of, does anyone kniw what Day'un is doing now, and where he's living?

Edited May 27 by surfgirl

[Denize]

Robyn did look good with her professionally done makeup, but licking it would have ruined the effect. I'm surprised Robyn wasn't offended by the implication that she looks awful when she does her makeup and applies her eyebrows herself.

[surfgirl]

In previews for next week, they show Suki asking Janelle why she can't be friends with K&R and Janelle says 'I just don't like them" and you can tell Suki is doing all she can to not smile or laugh at that. I think this, plus the edits we sew tell us that the editors hate K&R as much as we all do. But I still want them off TV for good. 

Edited May 27 by surfgirl

[precious pupp]

Kody's arrogance just oozes from his every pore.  Robyn with her smug face and fake answers aren't flying with me, nor I'm sure with anyone who's been watching "from day one."

They truly are a match made in hell.  

[OlderThanDirt]

I can almost believe that Kody went to Meri's the night after the divorce just to keep her in the loop; throwing her a bone, so to speak.

Edited May 27 by OlderThanDirt

[Denize]

I'd love to hear everyone refer to Robyn as the sacred cow multiple times throughout all the Tell Alls.

[heatherchandler]

39 minutes ago, Denize said:

I'd love to hear everyone refer to Robyn as the sacred cow multiple times throughout all the Tell Alls.

No like @islandgal140 said above, she gets off on that.  
 

I’d love to hear them just call her a cow.

Edited May 27 by heatherchandler

[SemiCharmedLife]

The scene where Saki pointed out that Robyn was not watching the clips made me realize that Robyn is unwilling to reflect on her behavior.  She wants to live her fantasy life where everyone else is in the wrong and she is blameless.  It makes me wonder if she is as big a narcissist as Kody.

[Soapy Goddess]

56 minutes ago, SemiCharmedLife said:

The scene where Saki pointed out that Robyn was not watching the clips made me realize that Robyn is unwilling to reflect on her behavior.  She wants to live her fantasy life where everyone else is in the wrong and she is blameless.  It makes me wonder if she is as big a narcissist as Kody.

Totally agree. Anyone who would delete her ex-husband out of a family photo and then photoshop Kody's head or body in that space is beyond delusional.

[surfgirl]

16 minutes ago, Soapy Goddess said:

Totally agree. Anyone who would delete her ex-husband out of a family photo and then photoshop Kody's head or body in that space is beyond delusional.

That creepy AF painting she had made, copying Christine's family painting but with her kids as chicken tender tots? Delulu to a millionth degree. That is some certifiable batshit cray cray right there.

[Granny58]

20 hours ago, Meow Mix said:

Yes, she told him to stop coming around FOR A WHILE because he was so angry over the catfish

She was only susceptible to the catfisher BECAUSE he had already emotionally abandoned her.  She endured much more than I would be able too.  

[Mr. Miner]

12 hours ago, Denize said:

I'd love to hear everyone refer to Robyn as the sacred cow multiple times throughout all the Tell Alls.

I read this as “scared cow” at first glance.

[islandgal140]

When I think of the fact that this was filmed months after Garrison's death and that event did nothing to heal the wounds or better the relationships, especially b/w Kody and remaining OG12 kids, it makes me both sad and mad. 

[MamaMax]

technically she didn't crop out her ex, she had a pencil drawing made, using old photos as reference for the artist to create a group portrait that never occurred.  to add insult to injury, the refence photo for Kody was taken from a group photo of him with Christine and their children. 

 

[Natalie68]

19 hours ago, islandgal140 said:

Can we all just take a moment to collectively cringe, gag and vomit over Kody talking about Robyn having her make-up done by an artist for the 1st tell-all and him wanting to lick the screen (and doing the licking motion) when he sees it?  If that isn't a FCC violation, it oughta be. 

Robyn is such an f'ing liar. She can't keep her lies str8. I like to think that Meri was throwing shade saying she wasn't nervous, because she was telling the truth and didn't have to keep her lies straight.

Kody's movies being Point Break and then Batman. Bitch please!

Have not watched yet but is THIS where Breanna got the licking thing shown on the Griswold Family Fun Day?

Edited May 27 by Natalie68

[JoannKBC]

My head hurt trying to figure out what they were all dancing around not talking about. Christine said she didn't want to throw Meri under the bus by talking about something. Then Kody said he didn't want to rehash some big thing, some big change that Meri had. He said to "go back and watch the episodes" and that he and Meri will always disagree about what happened. But then Meri also said she didn't want to talk about certain things.

Can someone fill me in on what we are supposed to read between the lines? 

[MamaMax]

1 hour ago, JoannKBC said:

My head hurt trying to figure out what they were all dancing around not talking about. Christine said she didn't want to throw Meri under the bus by talking about something. Then Kody said he didn't want to rehash some big thing, some big change that Meri had. He said to "go back and watch the episodes" and that he and Meri will always disagree about what happened. But then Meri also said she didn't want to talk about certain things.

Can someone fill me in on what we are supposed to read between the lines? 

Gotta be the catfishing debacle where Meri was carrying on a virtual, on-line and on the phone affair with someone she THOUGHT was a man. Spoiler alert - it wasn't a guy. It was a woman, posing as a guy. Who knows why. 

Edited May 27 by MamaMax

[goofygirl]

Agree with y'all about the show ending after this tell nothing.... AGAIN.  I can't help but mention that Sobbyn has apparently gotten tired of those two noodle curls at the front of the Douche's head because she's got him wearing a little thin HAIRBAND to keep them under control!

I think she even started to fiddle with it ON CAMERA.

These people need to get off my teevee after this.  I'm tired of them and all the lies and general BS.

[Orcinus orca]

4 hours ago, JoannKBC said:

Can someone fill me in on what we are supposed to read between the lines?

Whatever you want. 

There is no actual "between the lines" with this group. It's all double-speak.

They are grifting viewers to ensure they keep coming back so they qualify for yet another waste of brain cells season.

[Chris Knight]

On 5/26/2025 at 7:25 PM, Meow Mix said:

 

BTW, I must have blocked out the part where Kody said seeing Robyn with her makeup done made him want to lick the screen.  Ick.  

It's funny you said this. I watched all of last week's episode but have no memory of K&R riding a horse, or R growling. I read about it several times here but do not recall seeing it. I must have blocked this out lol.

[Absolom]

I saw the horse riding, but missed the growling.  The horse riding was mercifully brief.

[Chalby]

OMG!!! When Kody launched into his angry response (that literally had no connection to what Suki was asking re: accountability) I thought there he is... There's our spoiled, little man child.

Talk about triggered, as soon as Suki said "All three of the wives HAVE been accountable, Kody." He began to yell about the "Bullshit".

He thought if he ranted and yelled loud enough, about not allowing Suki to treat him and Robyn like the scapegoats, or villains, because the OG3 are rewriting history, but he's telling the truth. He was so proud of this tantrum blurt. Blech!

I laughed because this is how Kody used to fight (and win) his quarrels with his OG3 wives. They would point out something re: his behavior that bothered them, and he would respond by losing his mind, ranting and raving that the women were jealous, not loyal, and spiteful.

That would end the discussion because he usually would walk out. The subject would never be revisited because in Kody's mind it was dealt with and done. He is STILL trying to weasel out of answers, as well as STILL never being accountable.

As his toddler behavior continued, I was both pleased and frustrated with Suki's approach. I appreciated when she stuck up for the wives by telling him they were being accountable. But I would give anything if Suki would have said to him, "Go ahead and don't answer; but understand you won't get your paycheck till we get our answers."

[Boxer Woman]

I'm really out of touch with all human relationships, just feel cold indifference towards almost everyone in the world, don't understand why anyone does what they do toward or with any other people for the most part.  I won't go out of my way to hurt anyone, am no danger to anyone (at least not unless they become emotionally involved with me, and then I'm only dangerous on an emotional level to them but still don't understand why because I don't understand those emotions in the first place) but won't do anything to help unless I pretty much have to either.  I changed my legal name years ago and move long distances frequently to stop my family and previous acquaintances from being able to contact me because it's way too much of a hassle and very confusing, and may change it again in the future.  Whenever I meet someone my feelings toward them start with indifference and it can only go down from there mostly based on how much personal information they try to get from me and how much they try to make me talk to them.  I like to write but hate talking.  I currently live with a boyfriend of sorts, he's asleep currently, if he dies before waking up or at any other time I would feel neither sad nor happy, just mildly surprised I guess, and in some ways annoyed and other ways relieved.  From what I've read ours may be a co-dependent relationship but I don't know or understand enough to be sure of that.  If he does not die fairly soon thus ending our relationship in that manner I will definitely abandon him because I do that to everyone after I've had as much as I can stand of them.  I've told him along with previous boyfriends that I love them but only because I felt like I had to.  I've never loved anyone, don't think I'm capable of that emotion toward humans, only dogs.  If you've guessed I'm autistic, you are correct.

Given this background on myself and that I mostly don't care about other people one way or another, I feel genuinely sad about Garrison; that is a real tragedy and I mostly blame Kody for it who might be one of the few people who cares even less about people he should love than I do, a stunningly arrogant asshole of a person.  When I first read about Garrison's death wondered if that would have any noticeable effect or change in Kody but see no evidence of that, still the same jerk of a person at every opportunity.

By extension I am sad for Janelle who must be devastated by the loss of her son.  She seems like a genuinely good person but I am baffled as to how or why she ever got involved with Kody.

I am very glad that it seems Christine has found true love and happiness with her new husband and escaped Kody's evil clutches.  Compared with previous seasons/episodes she seems to radiate pure happiness, is like she's a completely different, much better person now, with no detectable desire to rub it in anyone else's face, another good person who should never have gotten mixed up with Kody.  She also appears to be aging backward, looking better with each passing year.

Robyn's the only one who deserves Kody.  I really hope they don't ever manage to suck any new women into their mess, could see them trying this in an attempt to keep the show going, and when Kody finally tires of that fake, crying mess of a wife.

[Chalby]

43 minutes ago, Boxer Woman said:

. they try to make me talk to them.  I like to write but hate talking. 

Given this background on myself and that I mostly don't care about other people one way or another, I feel genuinely sad about Garrison; that is a real tragedy and I mostly blame Kody for it who might be one of the few people who cares even less about people he should love than I do, a stunningly arrogant asshole of a person.  When I first read about Garrison's death wondered if that would have any noticeable effect or change in Kody but see no evidence of that, still the same jerk of a person at every opportunity.

Wow! Thank you for sharing your true feelings and outlook on your life and the people in it. I think it's important we identity our good parts and the traits we struggle with.

I'm like you, I'd rather write than speak, as sometimes I just feel my thoughts don't come out as organized, or clear, when I speak. (And the convenience of texting has made me very lazy).

That being said, I appreciate your thoughts on Garrison's death and Kody's response to it. I agree with you re: Kody's detached indifference and I wonder why, given Garrison's death actually impacted you, why not Kody? 

Do you think you were born without empathy or those deeper emotions. In counseling, we'd refer a client's detachment, or non typical responses as having a "flat affect". May I ask if your outlook was genetic or trauma/insecurity based? (You know, don't get close to anyone or catch feelings, as then no one can leave you, or hurt you?)

Again, thanks for your vulnerability.

[Chalby]

12 hours ago, MamaMax said:

Gotta be the catfishing debacle where Meri was carrying on a virtual, on-line and on the phone affair with someone she THOUGHT was a man. Spoiler alert - it wasn't a guy. It was a woman, posing as a guy. Who knows why. 

Yes, I too think they were dancing around the catfish. I believe that IF the catfish had been an authentic man, who encouraged Meri to be vulnerable, while providing constant emotional support, she would have packed her bags and left polygamy.

Once the scam became public, Meri was embarrassed, humiliated, and ashamed which the family all fed into. Given Meri had nowhere to go, and the others eventually "forgave her", they still had the incident hanging over her like a dark cloud, using it to silence any complaints and further enabling her isolation. 

I didn't understand how the other wives didn't allow her some grace, or try to understand how she could easily fall in love with someone who showed her attention. Mind you, I have heard in the early years Meri could be very demanding and cruel to the others.

[Chalby]

On 5/26/2025 at 6:51 PM, precious pupp said:

Kody's arrogance just oozes from his every pore.  Robyn with her smug face and fake answers aren't flying with me, nor I'm sure with anyone who's been watching "from day one."

They truly are a match made in hell.  

Robyn lies!

In the 3 OGs I've found Janelle to be very level headed and forthright. Christine is more sensitive, so her lens tends to be from her 'heart's' perspective. Meri's approach always seemed closed off, and cold, yet loyal to Kody against the others. (I imagine some resentment re: no more babies).

That being said, I completely believe Christine that Robyn mentioned several times about "polygamous men divorcing their first wife to marry the last wife". Christine was surprised because she had never heard of that being a thing. I believe her because Christine is the type who would discuss marriages, and personal or emotional situations like that with others. Janelle and Meri wouldn't even think of it.

So when Robyn declared she didn't remember saying that, and then declaring "It never happened" I was thinking, maybe Christine was off.

BUT then Rob'em went on to say, she knows "many families who have done this", and "Kody's father did it" which is exactly what Christine said she talked about. Robyn and Kody are liars.

[laurakaye]

On 5/26/2025 at 3:07 PM, eskimo said:

He refuses to answer anything because he is just so over-the-top offended by the slightest breeze. And poor saintly Robyn never knows what is going on anyway, according to her.  So what is the point?  Let the OG3 have K&R's time. 

Suki: Hello, Kody.  I would like to start with a question about --

Kody:  GASLIGHTING.

Suki: Ok, well, how about we talk about --

Kody: BULLSH!T.

Suki: ...........

Kody: Middle finger to everyone!  I won't answer!  I'll hold my breath until you stop being mean to Robyn!  (holds breath, turns blue, falls over)

Seriously, dude.  And girl with the frowny eyebrows.  If you both didn't want to answer questions, or even watch the freaking clips, sign right off and exit stage left.  This is what you're being paid to do.  Kody should be able to answer a question without needing a binky and a nap.  And Robyn?  Please.  She doesn't want to look because she's avoiding her own behavior, which she HAS to know was beyond diabolical.  And also because she failed.  Now the OG 3 have peaced out, look better than ever, and are no longer available to shed jealous tears over Saint Robyn's relationship with their prized stud.  That has to piss her off mightily.

 

On 5/26/2025 at 6:20 PM, islandgal140 said:

Kody's movies being Point Break and then Batman. Bitch please!

You KNOW that the little scanner activated in his overpermed brain searching for the actor that he feels he resembles the most, and he came up with the hot surfer dude version of Patrick Swayze from Point Break.  I literally sat there after Suki asked him wondering which blond curly-haired actor is he going to come up with and he did not disappoint, except for the fact that he should have chosen Dumb and Dumber as his answer.

 

On 5/26/2025 at 8:25 PM, Meow Mix said:

I understand that, my confusion is on who actually came up with the idea as they have told different stories. 

Re: the adoption...I will never not think that Robyn and Kody dropped enough anvil-sized hints on Meri about how divorcing Kody would be the morally upstanding and wonderfully selfless thing to do until Meri was brainwashed into thinking it was her idea all along.

 

On 5/26/2025 at 9:27 PM, Denize said:

Robyn did look good with her professionally done makeup, but licking it would have ruined the effect. I'm surprised Robyn wasn't offended by the implication that she looks awful when she does her makeup and applies her eyebrows herself.

I wonder if that is WHY she Sharpies on her eyebrows and dresses like a secretary circa 1986...to keep him from chasing her around the ginormous kitchen island trying to lick her.  Play stupid, evil games, win the stupidest prize imaginable, girlfriend.  Have fun with that.  Hahahaha

 

On 5/26/2025 at 10:02 PM, OlderThanDirt said:

I can almost believe that Kody went to Meri's the night after the divorce just to keep her in the loop; throwing her a bone, so to speak.

If there was an agreement between the adults to not talk about bedroom activities, then Kody going out of his way more than once to insist that he and Meri got busy after the divorce is gross on many levels.  I'm glad that Meri didn't acquiesce to Kody's memories of that day.  It's no one's business, so for him to throw that out there was only to - shocker - make himself look better.

My guess is that it did happen, but after the requisite 45 seconds or so, Kody yelled out "Crybrows!" at the height of his...blech...and Meri would like to pretend it never happened at all.

On 5/27/2025 at 2:40 AM, surfgirl said:

That creepy AF painting she had made, copying Christine's family painting but with her kids as chicken tender tots? Delulu to a millionth degree. That is some certifiable batshit cray cray right there.

And that was EARLY in the show.  You know the OG3 looked at that horrifying  amateur Dorian Gray pencil sketch and thought - what hell hath been unleashed in this family?  But by then they were stuck.  Robyn had Kody by the ringlets, Kody was in lurrrrve, and they had a TLC contract which was helping them bring in money for their large family.  But I have to imagine that Meri, Janelle and Christine felt a cold shiver down their spine that day, while Kody sat there drooling over what kind of makeup Robyn was going to wear to bed that night.

Edited May 28 by laurakaye

[ginger90]

8 hours ago, Chalby said:

OMG!!! When Kody launched into his angry response (that literally had no connection to what Suki was asking re: accountability) I thought there he is... There's our spoiled, little man child.

Talk about triggered, as soon as Suki said "All three of the wives HAVE been accountable, Kody." He began to yell about the "Bullshit".

He thought if he ranted and yelled loud enough, about not allowing Suki to treat him and Robyn like the scapegoats, or villains, because the OG3 are rewriting history, but he's telling the truth. He was so proud of this tantrum blurt. Blech!

I laughed because this is how Kody used to fight (and win) his quarrels with his OG3 wives. They would point out something re: his behavior that bothered them, and he would respond by losing his mind, ranting and raving that the women were jealous, not loyal, and spiteful.

That would end the discussion because he usually would walk out. The subject would never be revisited because in Kody's mind it was dealt with and done. He is STILL trying to weasel out of answers, as well as STILL never being accountable.

As his toddler behavior continued, I was both pleased and frustrated with Suki's approach. I appreciated when she stuck up for the wives by telling him they were being accountable. But I would give anything if Suki would have said to him, "Go ahead and don't answer; but understand you won't get your paycheck till we get our answers."

Kody just kept on babbling because he had rehearsed this. It reminded me of trying to interrupt  a telemarketer. Too bad Suki couldn’t just hang up on him.

Edited May 28 by ginger90

[Chalby]

56 minutes ago, laurakaye said:

Re: the adoption...I will never not think that Robyn and Kody dropped enough anvil-sized hints on Meri about how divorcing Kody would be the morally upstanding and wonderfully selfless thing to do until Meri was brainwashed into thinking it was her idea all along.

to insist that he and Meri got busy after the divorce is gross on many levels.  I'm glad that Meri didn't acquiesce to Kody's memories of that day.  It's no one's business, so for him to throw that out there was only to - shocker - make himself look better.

 

I wish PT would stop merging replies because I had a different reaction for each of your paragraphs.

I would bet money that Robyn shared the same stories with Meri, as she did with Christine, about how common it is in her area for the man to divorce the first wife and marry the last one. She had been planting that seed of thought since she first met the family.

Batman? Point Break? Did Kody even understand the assignment? Neither movie represents anyone's life, and only Swayze 'sort of' has the same coloring as Kody. Again though, merely on a superficial level (par for Kody).

When Kody insisted after they signed the divorce papers they went home and made love makes me throw up in my mouth. Judging by Meri's reaction...it never happened. That's an event no woman forgets.

Edited May 28 by Chalby

[laurakaye]

Regarding the divorce of Meri so Kody could adopt Robyn's kids - while Robyn was denying that she'd ever brought the subject up, she mumbled that Kody's dad Wyn did the same thing.  If this is true, how have we never heard about it until now?  And how could Christine and Janelle say that it wasn't something they'd ever heard of before if their own father-in-law had done it?  If Wyn had done this, Robyn would've been shouting it from the mountaintop because it would have set a strong precedent for Kody to do the same thing.  That was quite a little bombshell/lie to sneak into the interview.  I only wish Suki had picked up on it and pressed Robyn a little harder for details.

And honestly, I enjoy when the OG3 laugh at Kody.  It's refreshing, like they are all finally one of us.  Kody says that he wanted the other wives to have Robyn-like levels of communication and self-respect.  How, pray, could they have accomplished this?  How would they have communicated with a man who was never around or when he was, was playing on his phone or napping?  How would they raise their self-respect when Kody was basically telling them that he wasn't attracted to them, or was busy disparaging their mutual children on national tv?  He set Robyn firmly on a pedestal that she never deserved, then set about telling his lesser wives that if only they could be like St. Eyebrows, he might be able to be in their presence without wanting to run, but then he set up every obstacle to prevent them from doing exactly what he asked and if they got close he changed his parameters.  He is so disgusting to have played them for so long, but the fact that they now all see through him is pretty damn satisfying.

Edited May 28 by laurakaye

[Roslyn]

9 hours ago, Boxer Woman said:

Given this background on myself and that I mostly don't care about other people one way or another, I feel genuinely sad about Garrison; that is a real tragedy and I mostly blame Kody for it who might be one of the few people who cares even less about people he should love than I do, a stunningly arrogant asshole of a person.  When I first read about Garrison's death wondered if that would have any noticeable effect or change in Kody but see no evidence of that, still the same jerk of a person at every opportunity.

Kody can be summed up with one quote from Shakespeare

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players"

He does not have an authentic self. He performs how he believes he should "look". Way back when they were doing the walk through of the Vegas houses with the builder and then the builder was asked about Kody. He nailed it how Kody was a completely different person with each wife. 

In this "tell nothing" Kody wasn't answering questions in the moment, he was performing his soliloquy of rage.

And...based on what others who know the Batman movies inside and out. Kody got the movie wrong. That quote didn't come from Batman returns.