Sister Wives Recap: THE TELL ALL EPISODE!

52 Comments

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   sheesh
   Posted June 28, 2012 at 9:28 am

   Christine looks like Robyn Williams in drag.
   back to reading

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   sheesh
   Posted June 28, 2012 at 9:45 am

   This was a great recap Ladybaldy.
   The match.com comment was hilarious.

   I think the almost wife that bailed was into Meri, but not Kody. I don’t think she was sexually attracted to Meri, she just wanted to be BFFs! I don’t think she wanted to be bothered with attention sucking Kody.
   I wouldn’t.

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   LadyBaldy
   Posted June 28, 2012 at 9:46 am

   You know, after calming down and considering that many of y’all don’t watch the show, my anger at Natalie Morales probably seems crazy. The interview was not a rehash of old news for all viewers, clearly. It was for me, however and I’m cranky as hell right now because I am overworked, sleep deprived, and trying to lose weight, so I was miffed that we didn’t get any new and exciting information.

   I bought the book, and I’ll be back with my thoughts and questions once I read it!

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   alice carroll
   Posted June 28, 2012 at 9:50 am

   waaaaahh!!! sniff!!! sniff!!!! poor robin…wahhhh!!!! sniff!!! sniff!!!!
   i think things are building up for this family..right now on the facebook page poeple are leaving copyies of the brown bankrup’s..yikes 3 of them..1 with kody and first wife..2 with second wife with but no kody 3rd with third wife and no kody..plus there also plus paper work show kody only claims around 7 kids..the rest of kids dad must be the mailman..!!!

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   sheesh
   Posted June 28, 2012 at 9:52 am

   Fuck Natalie Morales AND her eyebrows!

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   mere2142
   Posted June 28, 2012 at 10:03 am

   My DVR never taped the Logan Goes to College episode….hmmm.

   I’m with you Baldy. This was the same old shit. Can we petition for you to moderate the next tell all?

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   alice carroll
   Posted June 28, 2012 at 10:07 am

   but…but the interviewer was kind of hot..and those eye brows made me purrrrrrrrr….but we know what kody was thinking…hmmm…5th wife!!!

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   LadyBaldy
   Posted June 28, 2012 at 10:13 am

   OMG Mere2142, I WOULD LOVE THAT. After I read the book, I need to contact their agent and beg for a shot to interview the family and ask the questions that never seem to be asked!

   Do you guys think it’s possible that Natalie got a bad edit? Perhaps she asked more substantial questions and asked about feelings as a follow up, and they edited the special so that it was only her asking them about feelings? I’m not familiar with Natalie’s other work so I can’t say.

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   SuburBint
   Posted June 28, 2012 at 10:41 am

   I would imagine that there are certain questions the Browns will answer and certain questions that they won’t answer, and the interview had to be tailored around that.

   I had wondered how many of Kody’s kids he claimed on his taxes… only 7? There isn’t a limit, is there? I wonder why he only claims the 7. And which 7? Curiouser and curiouser.

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    Pat Ledoux
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 11:14 am

    Jeez, guess I’m alone in this- I thought Christine looked great! Janelle too! And as always, my Meri. Robin- same old same old.

    I don’t even know what to say about this one, except as always LB, you are spot on. I couldn’t have said it better myself! I sure wish we could find out more about the 18 year old , the one that got away. I guess I will have to take my Meri out, get her drunk and push for information.

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 11:15 am

    LadyB, I understand your frustration with Natalie. The show was to journalism the way the Browns are to the FLDS– geared to a general audience for the most viewers/money possible.

    I haven’t watched every episode, and Hubbycat watched with me for his very first time, so the backstory really helped him. Okay, one person out of how many??? ‘K.

    All tv “journalists” ask the same kinds of terrible questions. “Ma’am, how did it feel to see your house explode killing all five of your children, the puppy, the bunny, and the kitty?” I always want to put my fist through the tv and pull out the interviewer’s heart. But that’s just me.

    I have to save the rest of the recap because I have stuff to do that can’t wait–doggone it!. But I’ll be back. So far so good, as expected.

    Sheesh, “Robin Williams in drag” indeed! funnnnnnny

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    Fisher
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 11:32 am

    Long time lurker, first time poster! LB, you REALLY crack me up with the S-Dub recaps – and the pictures never fail to entertain me AND I LOVE reading the snarky comments from the regulars, too! It’s always fun to come and see that I’m not the only person who feels the same about certain cast members from the gazillion different reality shows I watch.

    Most of the questions were no-brainers, and things that have been talked about over and over and over. I was surprised by the responses on a FEW of them. For whatever reason, I guess I had never really thought about just how resentful the other wives were that Meri got a house of equal size and value. I understand that she technically wouldn’t “need” the same amount of space as them, but since they always talk about being united and equal it never crossed my mind they’d expect for her to be put up in a lesser house because she hasn’t been able to have a litter of kids herself. Also, I didn’t know anything about nachogate OR that Janelle had actually moved away from the family for a couple of years until this episode. As for Natalie’s questions, they mention in the book that as far as media goes they really trust the producer of their show, so I wouldn’t be surprised at all if they refused to answer certain questions, or that tough questions were edited out.
    I am SO looking forward to your take on the book.

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    Scooby
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 11:59 am

    LB – fabulous recap as usual. I totally feel your frustration with Natalie. This was really just repeats. Except the 18 year old, wonder if she watches and thinks of what “could have been”. On the tax thing,
    if Meri is Kody’s only legal wife, I would think the other 3 have to file taxes on their own and would need to claim some of the kids as dependents as well. Maybe that’s why he’s only claiming 7 kids.

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    notwithoutmytv
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    I thought LIFETIME was desperate to find some drama, any drama, with the Browns. But some dispatches that titan of titillation, Natalie Morales to stir up some dookie. They are fucking desperate to find a splashy, sexy story with these polygamists, and there just isn’t one. They’re just plain folks. Nothing to see here.

    Natalie asked Logan six different ways about his faith, clearly wanting to hear him say either “I’m a polygamist, and you know what?? I’m gonna have MORE wives, and FATTER wives, than my Dad EVER had!!!!” or, “No way do I want all this shit going on in my life. I’m outta here,” while in the background, we could hear Creamsicle’s heart shattering. But Logan, he was cool. His shucking and jiving basically translated into “Fuck you, lady. I might have a plan for my life, or I might not, but I ain’t telling you SQUAT.”

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    notwithoutmytv
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    @Pat Ledoux: If you thought Christine looked great, well, bless your heart, for it is truly kind. But, as for your eyes, please don’t drive near me on the highway, ‘kay?

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    Pat Ledoux
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    Ha Ha notwithoutmytv, you are too funny! Don’t worry, I won’t!

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    sweetblondie
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    My 19 yr old son sits in the basement playing vids with the smell of “incense” coming up the stairs…until about midnight when he comes up to raid the fridge. Hmmmmmm….

    Think Janelle would trade me for Logan?

    (just kidding, Jesse. I love you. xo)

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    sweetblondie
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 12:52 pm

    Also, I’m thinking lesbian tendencies was the reason “it coud’ve been me” got dropped. Either she was into Meri only, or Meri was too into her and Kody put the kybosh (kibosh?) on that shit.

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    alice carroll
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    interviewer could’ve the big million dollar question like whats up with all the bankrups..or if robins house is a rockin then dont knocking…the other three would have been like gosh he has’nt touch us in a long time..notice how kody wants the first wife to have a baby like now…those wifes and kids are like cattle to him..i’d like to see kate gosselin visit there home..lol

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    alice carroll
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    ladybaldy…have redbull mix with mountain dew…its the drink of choice HONEY BOO BOO CHILD!!!!!

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    thisbuggs4u
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    I think that the 7 kids that DTKB claim on his taxes are Mari and Janelles. As for all of the bankrups-can’t remember who asked- the reason why he is only on Meri’s is because they are legally married. He is not leagally married to J, C, and R. So technically they 3 are broke, he is just a douche!!

    See I thought that the “Logan Episode” was the last one….

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    CJ
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    So, Kody was attracted to Janelle, but not Christine? Okay. I feel sorry for these women. All of them were raised “in the faith”, save Janelle, but her mother became Kody’s daddy’s second wife.

    They don’t know any other life and have to sit there and beg for Kody’s approval and attention. Sickening. I would love to see one of them have the guts to leave and build a life for herself.

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    wcsdancer
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 3:03 pm

    I know a woman who grew up in FDLS, was raised in a polygamus family, and forced into a plural marriage. She was able to escape and works to enlighten people about the realities of the lifestyle, and this show couldn’t be further from the truth. Her sister has written a book about her experiences as well.
    http://www.rebeccakimbel.com/sisterwivesrealitytv.html

    I don’t watch the show but your recap was hilarious.

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    MummyButterfly
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    Just my 2 cents, but it’s possible that they have split up the way the kids are arranged based on what is best for their taxes. Kody can only claim Head of Household on one tax form (ie: his and Meri’s). So, you’ve got other wives who are HOH on their own forms, and it may work out better for them to claim their kids on their taxes as deductions, rather that Meri and Kody having all the kids on one, and the other Mums having no deductions. (Robyn’s original kids not included – my guess is she’s either got some deal worked out with her ex-husband about how the kids from the first marriage are claimed, or some such as that.)

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    sagittariuskim
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 5:34 pm

    I’ve been reading the recaps for a while, but this was this first episode of the show that I’ve watched. And I’m thinking that it’s going to be the last episode I watch. I think I’m just going to stick to the recaps. So this comment is just going to be random thoughts I had during the episode.

    Kody- Why was he smiling at such inappropriate times? And did he really think saying, that one of his wives grossed home out and was chubby when they met, would end well for him? What is his appeal to these women?

    Meri- So she’s really opinionated but lacks tact.

    Janelle- She’s really pretty.

    Christine- So discipline and not the whole I don’t won’t you getting pregnant and stealing my thunder is what caused distance between her and Meri? Really?

    Robyn- I’m pretty sure She-Ra is a cartoon character from the 80s? Will she stop crying? She acts like she was living in a one room apartment with no heat and electricity, and eating ketchup for dinner before Kody came along. She’s need to stop acting like Kody’s her savior.

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    Ash
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 7:32 pm

    @sagittariuskim “She acts like she was living in a one room apartment with no heat and electricity, and eating ketchup for dinner before Kody came along.”

    This comment cracked me up!

    These are basically rants and I apologize for my unnecessary anger towards people I don’t know in real life ahhahaha

    1. I felt that the Tell All did give us some information at least about the beginning of all of their relationships. I wanted to hear a lot more detail about the issues that Janelle/Meri and Christine/Meri had. They are like your friends that will say “yes, well we had the biggest fight” and will cry to you about it for an hour, but never actually tell you in detail about the fight.

    2. I thought that the special showed Meri in a completely new light. I love Janelle and I do think that Meri have the mindset that as a first wife she is a superior wife. Maybe I’m wrong, but after this special something rubbed me the wrong way about her and I can’t quite put my finger on it.

    3. The Nachos incident. Ugh, Kody saying that “thats an understatement” about not finding Christine attractive is just absolutely awful. You keep that to yourself!
    I’m impressed that Christine kept her cool like she did. I tear up when I have any extreme emotion, so I would have been crying and ripping on how his “long hair trying to hide the fact that he has thinning balding hair” turns me off now.

    4. Robin drives me up the wall. She is just an absolute suck up. In this episode she talked about the “it takes two” speech. Well, it does take two. But when one is being a bitch to you first, are you really going to just continually be nice? Maybe at first, but then you start treating them like they treat you. Of course, Robin would be “nice,” and by nice I mean cry until everyone feels sorry for her.

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    tlondon
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 7:34 pm

    I too thought that it was being heavily implied that Meri & 18 year old were either having or headed toward a “relationship” not involving DTKB. I also felt it was being implied in a lesser manner re: Meri & Robyn.

    It would make sense, we know Meri is expected to share the fabulosity of Kody, but Kody himself sure as shit isn’t gonna share Meri’s attention. At that point, Im sure Kody had a “vision” that she just wasn’t the one.

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    Chicken Lips
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 8:00 pm

    Still reading but “do you think he would admit that with his wives in the room while filming an interview that is going to be televised?” Uh, considering that later on Kody flat out admits that he needed a bag over someone’s head while procreating with Christine to keep the vomit at bay, then yes I do think he would admit it.

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    Bronwen
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 8:21 pm

    Great recap. I am a born and raised Utahan. A couple of things.

    FLDS is actually short for Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints. It is the polygamist group that Warren Jeffs is the prophet of. The Browns are not members of the FLDS. In our local paper, the Salt Lake Tribune, the Browns recently gave an interview about Utah County dropping their bigamy investigation. In that article they said they are affiliated with the Apostolic United Brethren. There are more than a hundred different polygamists sects in the US, Canada, and Mexico.

    Their first attempt at adding a second wife ( the 18 year old) likely fell apart because her family did not practice the “principle” (polygamy). There are deep divides in Utah between tradition Mormons and those that practice the principle. That would take a much longer post to go into, but Big Love actually did a good job of showing that with Marlene’s family.

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    Chicken Lips
    Posted June 28, 2012 at 9:14 pm

    LB, your recap is about 172% better than the actual episode – nice! And the pictures and captions are freakin’ hilarious! I loved the one with Janelle and “Bitch better recognize”! Team Janelle!

    When I was watching this, I couldn’t help but thinking that Natalie Morales is just the poor man’s Katie Couric. Neither one of them could invterview their way out of a paper bag but because they don’t make people vomit (like Christine does apparently), they put them on TV. Watch Katie’s interview with the Princes for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee for proof (one of KC’s hard hitting questions: What do you call the Queen? Prince Harry: Granny. What do you call your grandmother? KC: . Aim high, KC!).

    I’m thinking about buying the book but I’ll probably be disappointed because I want to know the real back stories. What the hell was up with marrying your wife’s brother’s wife? Why did Janelle come back (my vote is on “for shiggles”)? How have Janelle and Christine not joined forces and smothered Robin in the night? I have a feeling the book doesn’t answer those questions. We really do need a tell all with LB and the gasmii moderating – we’d get shit done, yo!

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    begonia skies
    Posted June 29, 2012 at 5:39 am

    Bronwen- Kody has said previously multiple times that they are members of FLDS. And I don’t think the problem with the 18 year old was her family not practicing polygamy since the Browns have made mention of Janelle not growing up in polygamy either.

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    kthxbai
    Posted June 29, 2012 at 6:01 am

    @LadyBaldy That was so awesome! You deserve a standing ovation of shared rage. Just for the pictures and captions by themselves!

    And another 1 for this:

    “based on a familial love and shared conviction, not romance”

    Now finally people can get an understandable quality explanation of an annoying Sister Wives comment tradition. Which is me saying polygamy and modern ways love marriage don’t mix at least once every episode.

    @sweetblondie That’s because you raised him right. So now you can have peace of mind. Because he’s making good choices as a youth. He can’t catch any diseases or babies from videos. Or get in an incense related car wreck in the basement.

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 29, 2012 at 8:00 am

    @Dancer (23), thank you so much for sharing that site with us. Among the many books I have read, those by Spencer and Schmidt were the most compelling. Susan Ray Schmidt’s book lies on a shelf half-read (rather than Allred) because I could not bear to continue reading about the abuse and neglect the women suffered with their families while the men drove fancy cars (sound familiar Ko-Douche? Hmmmm?) and played in Vegas (some piety).

    The comment “America’s Taliban” is both chilling and apt.

    Now back to the other comments. I hope I haven’t repeated anything, but I just had to comment on a very powerful article.

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    fancyface
    Posted June 29, 2012 at 10:17 am

    Okay I guess I’m alone in this but I didn’t have a problem with Natalie’s questions what so ever! I think their whole life is a facade and she was trying to get them to drop it and she did a pretty good job of it & I’m sure they edited out them not answering the tougher questions because I can’t see her not asking them more hard hitting questions because she didn’t seem to have a filter about what she asked them. I like that she wouldn’t let them off with fluff answers and actually made them answer for what they wrote behind each others backs! They’re so use to answering light questions and playing as if their lives are so wonderful and great and finally someone held their feet to the fire & my only problem is that she didn’t do it enough.

    Kody would’ve never showed how vile and shallow he is if she hadn’t made him answer for the shit he says, Meri’s little bitchy, judgmental side would’ve never came to light if she hadn’t pushed them to tell the truth, and Christine wouldn’t have admitted to being such a selfish beeyotch (well something tell me she actually would admit the pregnancy thing without much prodding because she really doesn’t give a shit anymore), and Janelle would’ve kept giving generic answers to what the problem really was if she hadn’t pushed, so to me, It was what they needed and I loved her not letting them get away with the b.s facade they’ve perfected. Her best moment was when she called bullshit on them saying they couldn’t remember what the fight was about that made Janelle leave. Who the hell doesn’t remember why they left their house indeed!

    And that fucking ROBIN! What a sneaky little thing she is. She knew Meri was the key to the gate so she buttered her up and she failed for it. Her little ‘it takes two’ jab at Christine & Janelle regarding their friendship with Meri was so transparent!

    And Kody should be killed! WHO the fuck says that about their wife on national t.v? Regardless of where you think you are now, that shit is never ok. Did you see how Christine recoiled and frowned when he said ‘that’s an understatement’? Can you imagine how hurtful that must have been? And him saying him and Meri were in a really good place when he married Robin & Meri calling him out on the lie is EXACTLY why I know this whole facade is bullshit. Kody always smile and says how great shit is while his wives sit around mute and go along with that shit, but finally Meri spoke up & I don’t think that would’ve happened if Natalie hadn’t made them all be so honest about what was going on.

    In the house deposit epi while he was saying shit like “Christine if you want to go on vacation save your grocery money” you got to see who he really is! Who the fuck says that to the woman feeding your fucking kids with that ‘grocery money’. Robin did earn points when she told him he should say “Honey I understand your fear, but it will be ok” or some shit like that to Christine & his reaction to her saying that once again showed what a pos he really is. His frown was definitely WTF when Robin said that because she’s always suppose to take up for him and no one else. UGHHH I hate that fucker. Seriously!

    You know what’s great about the Browns? Their well adjusted and seemingly good kids! And who do we contribute that to? The strong ass single mothers who raised them! Everything else is a world of Kody’s bullshit!

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 29, 2012 at 10:23 am

    @Bronwen, thank you so very much for clarifying the difference for me. All this time I had been reading about FLSD without realizing that there are several, if not many, other poly sects. Now I finally get it (I’m not a congenital blonde for nothing!). It doesn’t make it better, just more understandable.

    Chickie, your comments (@30) about the adorable Katy were spot on! She was who I meant in my ghastly interviewer example (@11). Ugh!

    Finally, Everything Ash wrote (@26) was exactly what I thought. Only expressed better.

    ‘K LadyB, that was a great season of recap. What next? Or do you need some time to rest and recharge after that session?

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    begonia skies
    Posted June 29, 2012 at 10:27 am

    fancyface- i wish there was a like for your comment because i would be all over that shit.

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    Closet fan
    Posted June 29, 2012 at 1:11 pm

    Again spot on recap. Loved reading every word and laughed at each picture and caption. I want the real back story as well.

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    Bronwen
    Posted June 29, 2012 at 2:34 pm

    @Snowshoecat You’re very welcome. Kody has said they are Fundamentalist LDS or Mormon, but would never refer to himself as a member of the FLDS. They are the group that supports child brides, incest, rewarding old men with 20/30/50 wives, and would never ever be on a show like this. In Utah, polygamists are always qualifying who they belong to, because some groups are much worse than others. The FLDS are pretty damn awful. I know it’s all semantics, but it answers a lot about why the Browns are able to be as open as they are, why their children have a choice (LDS concept of free agency), and why the wives have as much say as they do.

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    nooneinparticular
    Posted June 29, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    I am a recent S Dubs convert. I have read all the recaps on this site, but have only seen this season and I read a recap of the book on another site. I was actually really impressed by the interview. I thought Natalie really dug in a lot more than the Q&A shows have done. Yes you could call it stirring shit, but I view it more as calling them on their shit. Here they are telling us how awesome plural marriage is and they would choose it again and again and it’s so awesome and we read the f—ing book (or a summary). We know it’s not awesome. We know Janelle left. We know that no matter what they say Kody is the only one who cares about the separate houses. There’s a reason they will now have four houses next door to each other but did not choose to share one or two hours. It is clearly more manageable for the women not sharing a home. So I really saw it as her saying “Hmm you guys say x, but didn’t you say y in the book?”

    I was also really intrigued to hear Kody so explicitly make it clear that pretty much Robyn is the only one he’s sexually attracted to. That really made me rethink my perspective on him a bit. He really must believe this is a spiritual obligation because clearly he was not excited to have sex with either Janelle or Christine. I also think it’s splitting a very fine hair to say there is a difference between “Did Meri make you feel bad” or “Did Meri’s actions make you feel bad.” I mean ultimately Meri was treating her like shit and that made her feel bad. You can’t really choose not to feel like shit when some shits on you all the time. But that’s just my perspective.

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    nooneinparticular
    Posted June 29, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    As I read more comments I guess I could have just said “I agree with fancyface.” LOL I hadn’t read them all. I was just surprised by the recap because I had such a different reaction.

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    begonia skies
    Posted June 29, 2012 at 4:51 pm

    Bronwen- I kind of get what you’re saying now…so you can be Fundamentalist LDS but not be a part of the FLDS sect? I think this is where the confusion is happening for me. Sorry!!

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    Bronwen
    Posted June 29, 2012 at 6:42 pm

    @Begonia Skies. Exactly. FLDS actually stands for one specific sect, the one that is headed by Warren Jeffs (Texas compound was raided). To call oneself a Fundamentalist Mormon means you follow the original teachings of the LDS church. It’s pretty confusing, even for those of us that have grown-up around it.

    And to explain my comments around the 18 year old. If you are baptized in the LDS church (at 8) and marry a man who practices polygamy (only first marriage is legal), you give up chance to be married in LDS temple and will be excommunicated if found out. Most devout LDS families will shun that child. That’s what I meant. Not all non-polygamy families react the same. There could have been threats of calling police or reporting the woman to her bishop, who initiates excommunication process. For a young woman raised LDS, that could have been enough to stop the marriage.

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    alice carroll
    Posted June 29, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    no matter if ya lds..flds.. it does’nt matter it all got started by joseph smith..the man was married to many many female..some were all ready marryed..and yes lds if your reading this joseph smith had little girls also..he loved his candy..its odd how the lds stick their noses up at the flds and say we’re nothing like them or the browns saying we’re nothing like the lds or warren jeffs..put they all shout out praise the man joseph smith..!!! the lds DO seal many women to one man behind the avenge mormon members back..thomas monson him self has around 7 to 8 wifes..the flds and people like the brown bleed the beast while the lds is a giant company make up by mulitmillion company men..and where is jesus???its like finding waldo..jesus is in the back of the bus because akk group see him as their messed up brother that joseph smith had to fix and become the hero in the end!!!

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    My-opinion
    Posted July 1, 2012 at 3:28 am

    Lady baldy, did you ever recap Logan goes to college? I cant find it anywhere! Thanks

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    Susan C
    Posted July 1, 2012 at 8:37 pm

    About the 18 yr old, the Sister Wives blog (not the official one, LOL) has a theory that this girl was Meri younger sister. The one that married someone else and died quite young. The basis for this is that Meri still has quite a bit of emotion about this failed relationship some 20 years after the fact and therefore it must have been pretty important. I have no idea if it’s true or not but they’re busy researching ages etc and seem quite pleased with the hypothesis.

    I haven’t watched the show because they changed the name so my DVR didn’t record it. I’m not sure I would watch it even if I could. Your recap was actually kinder to Kody than the one on the Sister Wives Blogs. Honestly, Christine “grossed” him out? How old is he? Even if he did think that 17 years ago, why would he say it in the book? And he was given several opportunities to correct and change course but not Kody, no, he just keeps talking. Meri must have been pretty annoyed with him to correct him regarding the status of their marriage at the time they met Robyn.

    I wish I had a way to convince both Janelle and Christine that they don’t need Kody to get into heaven and their lives here on earth would probably be a lot easier without him. Let Kodi and Meri figure out how they’re going to support Robyn and her kids and those ridiculously large houses. I think Janelle and Christine are both very pretty and I’m betting they’d both lose a lot of weight (even after the initial 170 lbs of Kody weight) once they aren’t stuffing their feelings with food.

    They almost had me last season. Live and let live. They’re not hurting anyone. Blah, blah, blah. Tell that to the 17 kids that have no security except for from their incredibly strong mothers (ummm, well, except for, you know, Robyns kids) and these women that are living with at best withholding of affection and at worst emotional abuse from that idiot Kody. And what, pray tell, stops one of those wives or kids from telling him his hair looks ridiculous? You love him so much but you let him walk around like that? Wait, that actually makes me feel a little better. Maybe the first 3 wives mess with Kody in all sorts of little ways just to get him back a little. I can only hope. What a mess.

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    TurtleGirl93
    Posted July 2, 2012 at 11:20 pm

    I love the Sister Wives blog (www.sisterwivesblog.blogspot.com)–full of snark but insightful too.
    I was seriously disappointed in the book. To me, it was whitewashed. I want details…who started what fight and why.
    I think Meri and Mystery Girl had a deep connection, be it spiritual or, ummmm, earthy(?), and I think Grody Kody was threatened by it. He wants to be the most important person in the wives’ lives and if they’re all being besties and having girls’ night ins, he’s left out. So he chose Janelle knowing she & Meri wouldn’t be bosom buddies (sorry but I had to go there). It’s like he knew they would be emotionally isolated from each other, which cemented his role as Numero Uno. I think Christine was a bit of fluff-she wanted to be a third wife and she all but threw herself at him. I don’t think he loved her but he loved that she, as ‘plig royalty’, enhanced his status. Except I think Rulon Allred had something like 30 kids so there’s probably 300 grandkids by now.
    Robin…well, she served a dual purpose. She and Meri really connected and as Grody and Meri were at their lowest point, Grody saw her as a substitute for The One Who Got Away. She would make Meri happy *and* she could be his trophy wife. During the first season, Meri was the only one who was remotely average-sized ( to try to put it nicely). I think Janelle is a comfort eater and I think that being the bookkeeper for the family is incredibly stressful. I think Christine makes poor food choices (I don’t know why but I always picture her serving generic Hamburger Helper, and being the type who doesn’t drain the grease from the beef first) because she has to stretch her dollars as far as they can go. (And Grody expects her to cut corners so she can save money to visit her father?? Dude, I hope her daddy saw that and sent her a first class ticket)
    How can love be multiplied in a family that is so divided?

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    nooneinparticular
    Posted July 9, 2012 at 8:56 pm

    SusanC that is interesting. I have not read the books but read a very detailed recap of the book on another blog and they stated that MysteryGirl was only 17 when they started courting her and that there were some issues related to that and I think maybe Christine ratted them out to someone and that was how the courtship ended? Let me see if I can find the recap again.

    Here it is: http://sisterwivesblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/becoming-sister-wives-prologue-and-part.html

    Apparently Christine tells the story in the book and she was the one who introduced them to the Mystery Girl which would rule out Meri’s sister. I don’t think that would have worked for all the loss they were talking about either. Not marrying Kody wouldn’t have made her and her sister no longer have a relationship you know?

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    Susan C
    Posted July 13, 2012 at 7:15 pm

    Nooneinparticular – you’re probably right. It is interesting though that this failed relationship is obviously still very painful for Meri. Kody just irritated me on a whole new level this season. I wanted to reach through the TV and and smack him upside the head. I’m not an advocate of violence of course but I kinda think it’s difficult to get Kody’s attention. He needs to get a haircut and a job and he’s waaayyyy too old to have to be told that, yes?

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    Lissa
    Posted August 22, 2012 at 9:11 pm

    I agree with you – boring boring boring repeated questions designed to stir up trouble. I liked YOU’RE questions though. I’d be thrilled to watch you interview them

    By the way, my personal theory to a,most wife number two is that she dumped them, and they’re too embarrased to admit it. The ‘ole ‘it was mutual’ cop out. Also the book “It Could Have Been Me: The Story of How I Almost Married Kody Brown” would be AWESOME. Who ever you are mystery woman, you should write the book – it’ll sell itself, and you won’t have to worry about finances any more!

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    AFanButNot
    Posted October 1, 2012 at 3:25 pm

    I have a question, does it seem odd to anybody that the new 2nd half of the season doesn’t start until after the elections. I’m thinking that the peeps at the Romney headquarters might have asked or (paid) TLC to hold off on airing anymore Sister Wives episodes until after so that we (the public) don’t connect Romney with the Sister Wives lifestyle and cause negative press for the Mormons, even though the Browns are not Mormon. Interesting. Also, Christine doesn’t really have to worry about her grocery bill to take trips…..this family is at Disneyland every other weekend it seems.

    And “fancyface” you are 100% correct. This family is no longer a Polygamist family (at least not typical). This is a man who is married with 3 girlfriends whom he has fathered children with them all. Now he has had to figure out how to finance it since he can no longer continue to file for bankruptcy. He has taken his “flamboyant” personality and bamboozled TLC into thinking he lives a polygamist life “that works”…Huh! NOT! He has now re-created “Big Love” in real life…only thing is, Big Love ENDED! If a mortgage company has loaned this family and these single women money based on their income from this show…in five years they will be back filling out bankruptcy papers.

    I think we have all seen the demise of TLC families (cept Duggar), eventually the public is bored with it. I think we are all waiting for a Duggar to fly the coup and venture out into “the world”.

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    Marilyn Shakespeare
    Posted December 9, 2012 at 4:08 pm

    The wives are hilarious, they can share a man but cannot share a kitchen. They are SO messed up. In my opinion, it’s only the money from TLC that is making them stay, once that dries up I bet they will split. Well, not Robyn (the favourite) but the other three. Did anyone find it strange and in really bad taste that Kody left his sons graduation to look for Robyn. They all have cell phones, he could have called her if he was so concerned. Another one of his ploys to make us think he is such a caring guy. Kinda backfired on him didn’t it, just proved once again where his heart really is.

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    Scooby
    Posted December 10, 2012 at 8:12 am

    Robyn being \lost\ was totally contrived by her to keep the attention on her. If she was so worried about Solomon and the length of the ceremony, she could have gone with the rest of them and waited in the lobby or whatever with him until time for Logan to walk. Totally ridiculous.