S09.E04: Meri's Crazy Idea

[Galloway Cave]

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Meri has big news about the bed and breakfast she wants to buy, but it's not what the Browns are expecting; Mykelti's wedding rehearsal doesn't go as smoothly as planned.

[Armchair Critic]

Meri thinks she is going to make house payments with her LuLaRoe pyramid scheme? For once Christine is actually talking sense when she shot her idea down.

[Galloway Cave]

Meri: I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want

[jaybird2]

is meri crazy?  i've always felt sorry for meri and didn't understand all the meri hate.  now i see said the blind man! i want to clean her face!

[greekmom]

i don't get why she doesn't buy the house and have her mom move in the carriage house which she would  have renovated as a small studio apartment for herself. What would mom do with a 4 bedroom home? Usually seniors are downsizing at this time.

[jaybird2]

kody looks like charlie manson, ugh!

[ShellB]

I can understand why she wants the house. It's a nice idea but let's be honest, they should've just spent the money on more therapy.

[Christi]

have mom buy the stupid house...helloooo

[greekmom]

Yosebel. Read Deenie by Judy Blume. 

[LucyEth]

Is Meri seriously asking the family to financially help her buy a house for mother to live in?  The whole idea was to bring in money for the family by running it as a B&B and at the same time doing something nice or Meri.  How can she even think they will buy her mother a house?  Poor Ysabell I feel bad for her wearing that brace and being in pain and getting bruises.  Terrible for a young girl.

[MoodyGirl]

Meri is the one that got herself in this situation---she asked her mom to live in the house! Duh! What was she thinking? Have mom move to the empty Vegas house if she needs a house. I'm glad the other wives were like WTF?!

Edited January 29, 2018 by MoodyGirl

[Chris Knight]

Meri is high if she thinks her stupid LLR leggings are gonna pay the mortgage. She and her mom should just go spend a few days as guests of that b&B. They don't have to buy the damn thing.

Robyn is really packing on the lbs. Her daughter was like a year old when this was filmed, right ?

I'm surprised Kody is not dying his hair. He is normally so vain.

[VioletNevermind]

Oh, Ysabel and her back brace.  Poor baby.  As someone who also dealt with spinal curvature issues in her youth, I can tell you that it’s not fun at all.  This is just another reason why I think that parents of young kids should think long and hard about signing on for reality shows.  Life is hard enough when you’re young and different in any way.  Why make it worse by publicizing the kids’ issues for their ruthless classmates to point out?  Seriously.

[dreadfulLeigh]

I’m usually hot and cold on Christine, but her TH's are great. “I want to head my head against something!” “That is so sweet. How about a smaller home then!?” (<~~~this feels a little pointed, eh? Given that they’re sitting in meri's giant, empty house lol)

[Grammy]

My heart broke for Ysabel as she cried over the scoliosis brace.  I hope that she wanted to do that interview to help others going through the same experience.  But I fear that it was just the Brown parents exploiting for some ratings.

[dreadfulLeigh]

3 minutes ago, MoodyGirl said:

Meri is the one that got herself in this situation---she asked her mom to live in the house! Duh! What was she thinking? Have mom move to the empty Vegas house if she needs a house. I'm glad the other wives were like WTF?!

Right!? They really glossed over that it was Meri’s dumb idea to invite her mom to just live there. I think I’d be more pissed about that than oh it’s so expensive 

[Chris Knight]

3 minutes ago, SuzyLee said:

Oh, Ysabel and her back brace.  Poor baby.  As someone who also dealt with spinal curvature issues in her youth, I can tell you that it’s not fun at all.  This is just another reason why I think that parents of young kids should think long and hard about signing on for reality shows.  Life is hard enough when you’re young and different in any way.  Why make it worse by publicizing the kids’ issues for their ruthless classmates to point out?  Seriously.

Totally agree. We really didn't need to see this. Poor girl.

[jacksgirl]

Team Ysabel (although that spelling is atrocious). These people are complete doofuses,  but are raising some great kids-Logan, Hunter, prob Garrison and Paeden and mature beyond her years Ysabel, I'm talking about you. Mylketi and Mariah-meh, and I was team Maddie, but moving home bumped her into Mariah and Mykelti territory.

Edited January 29, 2018 by jacksgirl

[trimthatfat]

So on the one hand, we have Ysabel dealing with a frightening diagnosis and the possibility of fucking spinal surgery...on the other hand, we have Meri trying to convince her family to pay for a 4 bedroom house for her elderly mother despite Meri having a huge empty home already. You can't make this shit up. I'm glad Christine was the voice of reason. Meri is being selfish. She knows there's no way she can pay for a mortgage with her LLR earnings in addition to the home she already has.

Edited January 29, 2018 by trimthatfat

[Armchair Critic]

Getting rid to cringe over Christine's singing....

[ginger90]

Janelle, Kody and Christine are tweeting tonight. Meri isn’t, and Robyn normally doesn’t.

[neh]

I know that Meri is not an only child.  Why doesn't her mother go live with some of Meri's siblings?

[trimthatfat]

Why is Christine singing at such a high key? I'm cringing. I don't think this is the song for her.

[Armchair Critic]

Oh no Christine that is too high of a key, she is sounding like Tiny Tim.

[SongbirdHollow]

CHRISTINE, ONLY DOGS CAN HEAR YOU NOW!

[suomi]

My Nana would describe that as "caterwauling," followed by a "Bless her heart."

[jacksgirl]

My dog keeps looking at the tv when Christine is singing. Awful! Somebody needs to tell her how bad she sounds. 

[trimthatfat]

As someone who has been a bridesmaid more times than I care to admit, I lost pretty much all of the bouquets by the end of the night. No one cares or wants to keep a bouquet as a memory of a loved one's wedding. These handmade bouquets seem like they were a pain. I bet they eventually ended up in the trash.

[Kyanight]

8 hours ago, Galloway Cave said:

 

Oh my gosh..... the worst thing in the world is when people think they can sing - but trust me - they CAN'T!!   But like she said... .Mykelti asked her to sing and doesn't care if she can sing well or not.

[suomi]

I got the sadz when I saw that the t-shirt Ysabel put on over her brace said "no worries"

[DaisyDuke]

Y’all—Meri made me make a profile and turned this long time lurker into a poster...

That selfish woman has some nerve! As she sits in her huge empty house crying at her wet bar she actually expects the “fambily” to finance ANOTHER huge empty house?! Girl bye...

and her telling Kody “come see it!” Like he’ll walk into a golden palace and suddenly change his mind....

Meri needs to take a seat

[Reppiks2897]

31 minutes ago, greekmom said:

Yosebel. Read Deenie by Judy Blume. 

I loved Judy Blume books growing up! My mom’s ideas of telling me about my period was reading Are you there God it’s me Margaret.

[dreadfulLeigh]

(I’m watching with a bit of a delay via dvr...) MY EARSSSSS!!! STAHHHHHHHHHPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!

[suomi]

58 minutes ago, Galloway Cave said:

Meri: I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want

I have never OMG-ed this many times in 70 minutes. (Well, maybe when I was in labor.) This has to be producer driven, right? Because otherwise, un be liev a ble.  

[Chicklet]

You know how Seinfeld used to be "a show about nothing" but was funny. This show really is about nothing. Nothing and nobody is interesting in this family other than a few of the kids. Frisbee weddings? Making your own bouquets? Arguing about things that aren't anything or shouldn't be. Ugh

[TurtlePower]

OMG Meri. Still, you you you , I, I, I. I hate to give Kody any props but, no wonder he hates you. 

And it's still a B&B. 

[WhatsUpDummy]

I was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was in junior high. Not a severe curve of the spine like Ysabel but still worrisome. I went to the chiropractor 2-3 times a week for years for them to adjust my spine correctly as it was growing. My chiropractor said scoliosis braces are garbage. They don’t stop the curve, especially not a severe curve. All it does is cause angst to the wearer. Poor Ysabel. 

[LucyEth]

Tony's parents are sitting there completely clueless.

[dreadfulLeigh]

Every time they show clips from Robyn’s wedding, I can’t help but think how much weight Meri has gained since then. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence. Tell me again how great polygamy is... 

[toodles]

8 minutes ago, suomi said:

I have never OMG-ed this many times in 70 minutes. (Well, maybe when I was in labor.) This has to be producer driven, right? Because otherwise, un be liev a ble.  

Doubtful.  This  has been Meri since the first episode when she sent Mariah to Christine's house to eat while she made herself a healthy dinner.  Christine made fish stick tacos or some such thing.

Edited January 29, 2018 by toodles

[VedaPierce]

Few things are uglier than cheap, wadded up pieces of fabric trying to take the shape of flowers. Eye roll. Not only would I not help her make those, I would tell her, "they're ugly, Mykelty. Stop making them."

[suomi]

1 minute ago, Chicklet said:

You know how Seinfeld used to be "a show about nothing" but was funny. This show really is about nothing. Nothing and nobody is interesting in this family other than a few of the kids. Frisbee weddings? Making your own bouquets? Arguing about things that aren't anything or shouldn't be. Ugh

True, but then we get a Meri segment and it's always worth the wait.

Those stupid, stupid rings. They love saying "Claddagh" and they love that it always gets a reaction and requires an explanation. Claddagh this, Claddagh that, Claddagh him, Claddagh her. Ad nauseam.

[trimthatfat]

I'm surprised that Kody is so traditional as far as his taste is concerned. 

I love how Tony's parents are just sitting there with the same 'eh' facial expression.

[VioletNevermind]

Good Lord, FT’s poor parents!  You don’t need to bridge a language gap to know that those two are just ready for this whole shitshow to be over.  Father FT was hilarious when Chris asked him if they’d left anything out of the preparations that they wanted to see: “Yeah, I think is . . . okay.”  Indeed.

Oh, and how touching that Kody holds solemn marital traditions in such high regard.  *vomit*

Edited January 29, 2018 by SuzyLee

[Kyanight]

4 minutes ago, trimthatfat said:

I'm surprised that Kody is so traditional as far as his taste is concerned. 

I love how Tony's parents are just sitting there with the same 'eh' facial expression.

LOLOL!!!   I see them sitting there as if they are stunned... and I feel so sorry for them!!  They seem like nice people.    Oh - and I STILL don't get Tony's enthusiasm at using the beating stick to destroy the bride pinata.  He said two or three times that he will be done beating it open before she will be.  (Or something like that.)  And we got the WHITE PEOPLE/GENERIC phrase again.   Poor generic Mykelti.

[toodles]

Christine, for the love of god, STOP SINGING!!  PLEASE!!  You're making my ears bleed.

[suomi]

2 minutes ago, Kyanight said:

LOLOL!!!   I see them sitting there as if they are stunned... and I feel so sorry for them!!  They seem like nice people.    Oh - and I STILL don't get Tony's enthusiasm at using the beating stick to destroy the bride pinata.  He said two or three times that he will be done beating it open before she will be.  (Or something like that.)  And we got the WHITE PEOPLE/GENERIC phrase again.   Poor generic Mykelti.

Poor white, English lady Mykelti.

[trimthatfat]

Are we sure Mykelti really isn't Meri's child? This insistence on having an outdoor wedding in December when the weather is cold reeks of 'I want what I want and you better give me what I want'. 

[Chicklet]

Why did this have to be another two hour show? We just see regurgitated crap. Over.and.over.and.over. Make it stop!

[peaceknit]

So have they all had cold sores? Sobbyn's was very apparent in her TH.