Sister Wives

It's hard to tell if the drama is real or if it's for the sake of ratings..?? If the point in going public was to prove that polygamy works, this show fails. Miserably. The women are ALWAYS at odds crying, pouting and complaining about something. They keep track of what the other wives get for birthdays and anniversaries. Jealousy is front and center at all times and they have a therapist on call, if that tells you anything.

All of the wives have a specific role. Meri is the old friend (well, was the old friend). Janelle is the cash cow. Christine is the mother hen that raises the kids. Robyn is the bedroom wife.

If you've read that Robyn is the favorite, that is accurate. Kody only cares about Robyn, especially in the later seasons. The family seemed **somewhat** happy in the 1st season before Robyn came along. Everything fell apart after that. Robyn cries non-stop and acts like she's been the #1 since the beginning. She acts like she knows Kody better than anyone. She would be thrilled if the other wives just disappeared. She is now the legal wife, her kids are legally bound to the family and she has the biggest and nicest house. Kody spends all of his time at Robyn's house and complains that the expanding amount of jealousy of the other wives "ruins" his time with Robyn.

Meri is annoying af. She whines that she doesn't have more kids then whines when Kody wants more kids then whines that she doesn't want more kids. She really sucks attention from her infertility. She had the option of fertility treatments AND a surrogate. She turned them both down after a YEAR of "thinking about it" then went back to crying in every interview about being an "empty nester". She demands to live in 5+ bedroom houses even though she lives alone. I would be livid if I were a sister wife spitting out kids for Kody like a brood mare and Meri lives like a queen in her mansion. Alone. The catfishing incident is also pretty stupid. She found a man online she wanted to leave Kody for. She was making plans to leave the family and was building her own life and income with the B&B. Her online lover turns out to be a woman and now Meri wants the fam to reassure and comfort her. Make her feel wanted again. She repeatedly talks to them about it like she expects them to console her while she grieves the loss of her make-believe boyfriend. You can't make this stuff up.

Christine is a good mom. Seems very insecure, but I can see why. Kody uses her to raise the kids. Kody has no interest in her and she knows it. So does the viewer. Kody makes little to no effort with Christine and it is obvious throughout the entire show. She is constantly trying to adjust her personality to appeal to him. She has a kind-hearted spirit and she is soft-spoken. She really seems like a great mom.

Janelle is the business partner. She helps Kody support all 57 of his kids and wives. Very independent and seems emotionally checked out most of the time. From what I've read, her kids are all going on to earn masters degrees. Clearly, she is also an amazing mom despite the Kody/Robyn/Meri mess. Her older kids seemingly have had enough of their dads obvious favoritism towards Robyn.

The bottom line? Polygamy seems absolutely miserable. I don't condemn their lifestyle, it's their choice. Nobody is being forced to be unhappy.

I am so tired Kody trying to make himself look good. He push three wives away. They've known for years that Robyn is his favorite wife. I'm glad to see them finally standing on their feet for themselves and their children. I haven't seem him leave for work one day. But he wants the wives to be loyal even when he's not attracted to them and has no sexual desires to them. He just failed at this plural marriage mess. These women love him he could care less about anyone who isn't Robyn. Maybe he needs to go to the church and let them show him what to do. They have been living in Flagstaff still not one house have they broken ground on. He needs to get his ass out there and get a job. Robyn is his perfect wife.

I used to love this show and I just love Christine and Janelle and Meri, I do wish Meri would have left sooner but I understand, I cannot stand Cody he talks out of both sides of his mouth he is a liar and I'm sure he'll try to screw him over with that land he just makes me sick I can't stand him and that big cry baby he's with she's so full of it she can cry and boohoo all she wants but I seen women like her all my life. It's to the point now if you all don't get rid of them too I'm just not going to watch it anymore and a lot of my friends feel the same way. You could make a great show with Janelle and the kids and Christine and her new life and Mary and her new life. I don't think Cody should make another dime from the show. Matter of fact after next week if y'all decide to keep him I'm just going to quit watching. And I'm telling you I'm not the only one that feels this way he is disgusting human being. And so full of it. And Cody you're not all that trust me.

I thought the point of this show was to show the public that polygamy works. I've binged watched the entire show and I've yet to see anything that gives the impression that any of these women are happy. There is constant bickering and jealousy. Robin might be a *little* happy. It's painfully obvious that she's the favorite wife. She seems to be the only one out of all four that is even remotely comfortable in her relationship. None of the kids want to follow a polygamist lifestyle. Can't blame them.

I'm actually surprised they continued doing the show after Meri's catfishing scandal. What better way to prove that none of these women are getting what they need emotionally than to have one of the wives looking for love online..? Poor woman had seemingly finally found her way out and instead it was a scam. I guess when Kody says "love should be multiplied and not divided", he really just means the number of women HE can sleep with. It's obvious that Meri REALLY wants to be seen as the victim and not the married woman who was looking for love on the internet. She seemingly wants her family to help mend her broken heart. It's....awkward. It's also obvious that she offered to divorce Kody, bought the B&B on her own and tried to start a new relationship in hopes of getting away from the "family". It's easy to see why Kody has changed his opinion towards her. He realizes that she is no longer completely dependent on him. You can actually hear his ego shattering through your TV screen if you listen hard enough. The whole thing is really, really sad.

The easiest way to sum up this show is that you've got 4 drama queens wanting the main spotlight. I say 4 because Janelle couldn't care less. It's hard to tell if that is their real life personality or just their TV personality to keep the show interesting. In one episode, Christine talks about how many times Kody has moved the family during her time with him. The number of moves is astounding. Is Kody a polygamist because of a "calling" or just because he's never satisfied with anything..? Let those kids settle somewhere. You've already drag them through a lifetime of ridicule and shame due to your lifestyle. It has to be horrific for those kids to keep having to introduce themselves to new sets of friends and explain their home life, especially now that the fam has aired their problems on TV for a decade.

And last but not least, we have Kody's hair. It has always been a pitiful sight, but somehow he has outdone himself. He is now in his 50s and sporting a platinum spiral perm that he wears in a man bun most of the time. Good Lord.

This family has always been a fascinating sort of train wreck. I have been engrossed in every season and grew to really like the individual people, and always hoped for more follow up seasons to keep up on the Brown family, but I'm not sure I can watch much more unless these two things are changed:

1. The catfishing situation and the Meri/Mariah situation has been beaten to death and is still going... and going... and going... still being dragged on endlessly even though it happened 4 years ago- I can't watch any more of that because now it's just incredibly annoying. Meri was my favorite one in the beginning back in 2010 because she was so down to earth and relatable, but she's SO victimy now and always suspecting that everyone in her family is out to get her, and she can't seem to see how her behavior in her relationships is often quite toxic and inflammatory, and she really needs some intensive therapy on her own to get herself through this midlife crisis and out of this major victim mode. I feel like she changed at the time of the divorce and turned into a completely different person... and has felt like the left out, abandoned victim ever since. But please, no more catfish stuff. That dead horse has been beaten down to nothing and you're killing us regular viewers with it.

And...

2. This show is SOOOOO far behind real life that I have looked things up online to get details. The current episodes aren't current at all. So Axel should only be a few months old according to the episodes playing now but in reality he's almost two. Meri didn't JUST open the B&B, it's been open for more than a year, and there's been another wedding and another pregnancy, and a major relocation several months ago, but we probably won't see that until 2021. It's so far behind real life. I wish they would try to catch up, at least a bit. I could understand being a few months behind but not this far behind.

I have to say that Christine keeps me watching. She's down to earth and I love how she puts Kody and all of his gigantic attention-seeking narcissism in his place (like "this is NOT about you Kody"). She seems so real. I love how she goofs around, even tackling Meri, because she makes the show fun. And her honesty is refreshing- the best part of the show. Janelle is a sweet lady but so emotionally detached that I don't see how she has any relationships at all, and I hope she can heal from whatever childhood trauma made her so entirely afraid to be vulnerable and connected to other people, because she obviously has a good heart. Robyn is nice and seems sincere too. Polygamy is clearly a miserable way to live, no matter what the show's intro script says. Holy cow. Never in a million years could I live that way. But still, a train wreck that is interesting to watch. Take out the catfish, get Meri individual counseling, catch up a bit (seriously!), and then keep it coming!