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Showing posts with label Sister Wives Season 2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sister Wives Season 2. Show all posts
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Join me to discuss Sister Wives Sunday, April 17 at 10 EST (approx)...
On Blogcritics.org, TV Open Thread-- for all your Rants and Raves!
-- Ladybelle Fiske
Blogcritics.org Reporter
Monday, April 11, 2011
Sister Wives @ Blogcritics.org;-- TV Open Thread: Wife # 3 Hits Sin City
Tonight’s episode and its theme, about a trip to Las Vegas, with Christine as the star of the show this time around, will probably take a back seat in the eyes and minds of viewers to the brand-new information that Robyn Brown is pregnant. Revealed in an exclusive in this week’s People Magazine, the dark-haired, attractive youngest wife, will have her child in “mid-October.” Kody, they say, was surprised and happy; the kids were too. No word on how the other wives felt—yet.
In this episode, Kody takes Christine and her children to Las Vegas to have some fun. “There are a lot of Christians in Las Vegas…” Kody says. It’s the off-season, so they get a break on the price of a very nice room.
Robyn, who stays behind with Meri, Janelle and the other children and takes them bowling, says, “When it’s just you and him and your kids, they get to see that marriage and (its) strength a lot more because they’re more connected when they’re separate from the rest of us.” To which Kody replies, “The important thing is that everyone gets nurtured.”
While in Vegas, Kody calls Meri, who tells him that she did not get a job she had hoped to get. She had been fired because of her polygamist lifestyle “about the time… we became public.” She says, “I was extremely shocked.” She hopes to work with at-risk youth.
“I worry now I’m a… public figure, it’s going to inhibit my chances… This is why polygamists hide who they are.”
On the last day of the vacation, Kody, Christine and children go on a boat ride, which they seem to enjoy. Afterwards, the two of them have dinner alone: “Very romantic.”'
The trip helped them to get back together again. “You’ve got to invest in relationships. You’ve got to fill the bank account of love,” Kody says. And he alludes to the investigation, but there still is very little information about what the investigation is like and what it may do to their family.
At home again, the husband and his wives discuss whether their children get enough attention from Kody. “He uses his time differently,” they explain. “He doesn’t disappear into his man-cave.” They say they feel that the children get enough attention.
And they discuss the act of opening their multiple marriage to the public eye.
“I think we’ve changed all of society, on some levels,” Kody says. . Christine agrees. “Sometimes people come up and thank us, and say, Thank you for doing this.” Some come up and say, “They’d better leave you alone. You have the most wonderful family.”
In this episode, Kody takes Christine and her children to Las Vegas to have some fun. “There are a lot of Christians in Las Vegas…” Kody says. It’s the off-season, so they get a break on the price of a very nice room.
Robyn, who stays behind with Meri, Janelle and the other children and takes them bowling, says, “When it’s just you and him and your kids, they get to see that marriage and (its) strength a lot more because they’re more connected when they’re separate from the rest of us.” To which Kody replies, “The important thing is that everyone gets nurtured.”
While in Vegas, Kody calls Meri, who tells him that she did not get a job she had hoped to get. She had been fired because of her polygamist lifestyle “about the time… we became public.” She says, “I was extremely shocked.” She hopes to work with at-risk youth.
“I worry now I’m a… public figure, it’s going to inhibit my chances… This is why polygamists hide who they are.”
On the last day of the vacation, Kody, Christine and children go on a boat ride, which they seem to enjoy. Afterwards, the two of them have dinner alone: “Very romantic.”'
The trip helped them to get back together again. “You’ve got to invest in relationships. You’ve got to fill the bank account of love,” Kody says. And he alludes to the investigation, but there still is very little information about what the investigation is like and what it may do to their family.
At home again, the husband and his wives discuss whether their children get enough attention from Kody. “He uses his time differently,” they explain. “He doesn’t disappear into his man-cave.” They say they feel that the children get enough attention.
And they discuss the act of opening their multiple marriage to the public eye.
“I think we’ve changed all of society, on some levels,” Kody says. . Christine agrees. “Sometimes people come up and thank us, and say, Thank you for doing this.” Some come up and say, “They’d better leave you alone. You have the most wonderful family.”
Monday, March 21, 2011
Sister Wives Season Two: "Free Range Browns"
As published this morning on Blogcritics.org TV Open Thread:
The Brown kids climbing a cliff in Wyoming, with a nervous Robyn in the background.
Photo Courtesy TLC.
Faced with bigamy charges, Kody and his four wives, Janelle, Meri, Robyn and Christine, take their children on a “working vacation” to Kody’s family’s ranch in Wyoming, which he says has been in his family for five generations. He seems relieved to get across state lines, and to see his family again.
This is Robyn’s, and her children’s, first visit to the ranch, and a chance for her to get to know Kody’s family-- who turn out to be Janelle’s family as well! Janelle originally came from a monogamous LDS family,as did Kody. When Janelle chose polygamy, her mother, Sheryl, was the only member of her family who stood by her. In time, she herself became convinced of “the Principle” of plural marriage, and shortly thereafter fell in love with Kody’s father.
Despite some jealousy on the part of Kody’s mother, Genelle (interesting juxtaposition of names between Kody’s mother and his wife), Sheryl, Janelle’s mother, and his father were married (three months before Janelle and Kody). After a disturbing emotional period, Kody’s mother says, when she felt that “I was taking care of the kids-- and Sheryl was taking care of Win (Kody's father), she and I became … best friends.”
After these revelations, the rest of the episode is essentially Brown cutup-style fun and games (and work). One of the daughters, McKelty, insists on riding an untamed horse and is thrown, but is ok though she seems to be in a lot of pain at first.
Most of the episode is quiet, even bucolic, compared to the turmoil the family has been facing. The whole family goes on a cattle drive to vaccinate Uncle Tim’s cattle, and paint Kody’s mother’s house. Then, to blow off steam, they go cliff climbing—somewhat to Robyn’s distress: she is a more protective mother than some of the others. (She’s still adjusting to being in this rough-and-tumble family.) One thing is sure—the Brown family has energy!
Though the family is here to relax and get some ranch work done, the tension and fear of their choice to “come out” to the world as polygamists (mirroring Big Love, which concluded on HBO tonight), runs throughout each episode. Kody’s family feels he is brave but note that few polygamist families would go so far. Should Kody and the women in his life have revealed themselves? What will happen to them? Will they be forced to split up—and what will happen to their children?
Let me know what YOU think!
The Brown kids climbing a cliff in Wyoming, with a nervous Robyn in the background.
Photo Courtesy TLC.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
BlogCritics.org tonight: SisterWives 2!
At about 11:00-12:00 tonight I will write about 200 words for Blogcritics.org on the new SisterWives for their feature, TV OPEN THREAD. Tune in to TLC and watch, then comment at Blogcritics.org. I'll be there to chat!
Thanks for being there to think about this with me!
Ladybelle
SisterWives 2: 9/8 Central on TLC
Thanks for being there to think about this with me!
Ladybelle
SisterWives 2: 9/8 Central on TLC
Friday, March 18, 2011
DON'T FORGET... to watch Sister Wives and comment on Blogcritics.org
Hi all,
I will be watching Sister Wives II on TLC at 9 (8 Central) on Sunday, 3/20/11, and will post when the show is over on the West Coast, on Blogcritics.org, in the TV Open Thread Section.
This is the chance of all viewers to jump in with welcome thoughts and opinions of all kinds. Do you approve of "plural marriage"? Do you think it's yucky? Do you feel largely indifferent to it? Let us know and let's talk about the changing face of marriage, family, and relationship in America today. I am interested in all this, though I want people to know that of course I am not a Mormon nor involved in any branch of the LDS faith per se. I also realize that the LDS members do not practice polygamy and do not approve of it.
But it seems to me that having more than one parent has its worth, for the children. There's always someone to go to if there's a problem; another home to spend time in, and always food to eat (at least in a suburban and middle class home like the Browns', or so it would seem). I find it an interesting sociological exercise and I am curious about the outcome of this sort of upbringing on kids.
One thing that happened with some of the "Kids" who grew up at QH (where more than one parent was available at a point in our history, but not from a "polygamous" standpoint alone-- the women were much more in charge of these things than the men, if anything... was that some came to feel that one person wasn't enough for them, that they would like to raise kids in a community, but found it hard to find one consisting of people their own age. Yet they all remain close, like children raised in a Kibbutz, like brothers and sisters.
It is all very interesting, and I love to hear the comments from all viewers. Please tune in and let me know your thoughts afterwards on Blogcritics. org.
Thanks!
Ladybelle
I will be watching Sister Wives II on TLC at 9 (8 Central) on Sunday, 3/20/11, and will post when the show is over on the West Coast, on Blogcritics.org, in the TV Open Thread Section.
This is the chance of all viewers to jump in with welcome thoughts and opinions of all kinds. Do you approve of "plural marriage"? Do you think it's yucky? Do you feel largely indifferent to it? Let us know and let's talk about the changing face of marriage, family, and relationship in America today. I am interested in all this, though I want people to know that of course I am not a Mormon nor involved in any branch of the LDS faith per se. I also realize that the LDS members do not practice polygamy and do not approve of it.
But it seems to me that having more than one parent has its worth, for the children. There's always someone to go to if there's a problem; another home to spend time in, and always food to eat (at least in a suburban and middle class home like the Browns', or so it would seem). I find it an interesting sociological exercise and I am curious about the outcome of this sort of upbringing on kids.
One thing that happened with some of the "Kids" who grew up at QH (where more than one parent was available at a point in our history, but not from a "polygamous" standpoint alone-- the women were much more in charge of these things than the men, if anything... was that some came to feel that one person wasn't enough for them, that they would like to raise kids in a community, but found it hard to find one consisting of people their own age. Yet they all remain close, like children raised in a Kibbutz, like brothers and sisters.
It is all very interesting, and I love to hear the comments from all viewers. Please tune in and let me know your thoughts afterwards on Blogcritics. org.
Thanks!
Ladybelle
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
TV OPEN THREAD on Blogcritics.org: SISTER WIVES, Season 2!
Article first published as <a href='http://blogcritics.org/
(I have agreed to write a brief comment on Sister Wives, Season 2 (Sunday on TLC, 9/8 Central), each week, and be available to "chat" about it for 20 to 30 minutes after the show ends on the West Coast. Join me and other viewers to discuss the show, varying forms of love, and what you think of polygamy... could you share your husband with another woman? Would you be more willing if you had another husband? What do you think of the show?)
The article from Blogcritics.org:
In the opening episode of Sister Wives, Utah polygamist Kody Brown, 40, and his four wives: Meri, 40; Janelle, 41; Christine, 38; and new bride Robyn, 32 prepare to go to New York City to be on the Today Show and to reveal their plural marriage to the world.
At the same time, the children begin a new phase of life by going to public school, mostly for the first time, and find a welcome there that gives the parents hope. Later, Kody and the kids go “ice blocking,” sliding down grassy hills on blocks of ice.
The family speaks eagerly of the new standards of tolerance and acceptance that public schools now teach; they look forward to a time when plural marriage will be accepted. The Browns hope that when people see how nice and “normal” they really are, they and their lifestyle will be accepted.
Though fearful about coming out of the closet, the family takes the plunge of doing interviews in New York: they discover the excitement and the oddity of sudden fame. On TV, verbal, outgoing Kody suddenly becomes shy and tongue-tied. He likens telling the truth about their polygamy to jumping out of a plane without knowing if the chute will open.
Despite their optimism, danger looms over the family. The police have been investigating them, and Kody may soon be charged with bigamy.
Will Meri, Janelle, Christine, Kody and Robyn find that the monogamous world outside their closed, protected circle is far less tolerant than they had dreamed? What will happen to them if Kody goes to jail? Will the women lose their children? What will happen this season on Sister Wives?
Will Kody be sorry he decided to “stand up and be different?” What do other viewers think?
(I have agreed to write a brief comment on Sister Wives, Season 2 (Sunday on TLC, 9/8 Central), each week, and be available to "chat" about it for 20 to 30 minutes after the show ends on the West Coast. Join me and other viewers to discuss the show, varying forms of love, and what you think of polygamy... could you share your husband with another woman? Would you be more willing if you had another husband? What do you think of the show?)
The article from Blogcritics.org:
In the opening episode of Sister Wives, Utah polygamist Kody Brown, 40, and his four wives: Meri, 40; Janelle, 41; Christine, 38; and new bride Robyn, 32 prepare to go to New York City to be on the Today Show and to reveal their plural marriage to the world.
At the same time, the children begin a new phase of life by going to public school, mostly for the first time, and find a welcome there that gives the parents hope. Later, Kody and the kids go “ice blocking,” sliding down grassy hills on blocks of ice.
The family speaks eagerly of the new standards of tolerance and acceptance that public schools now teach; they look forward to a time when plural marriage will be accepted. The Browns hope that when people see how nice and “normal” they really are, they and their lifestyle will be accepted.
Though fearful about coming out of the closet, the family takes the plunge of doing interviews in New York: they discover the excitement and the oddity of sudden fame. On TV, verbal, outgoing Kody suddenly becomes shy and tongue-tied. He likens telling the truth about their polygamy to jumping out of a plane without knowing if the chute will open.
Despite their optimism, danger looms over the family. The police have been investigating them, and Kody may soon be charged with bigamy.
Will Meri, Janelle, Christine, Kody and Robyn find that the monogamous world outside their closed, protected circle is far less tolerant than they had dreamed? What will happen to them if Kody goes to jail? Will the women lose their children? What will happen this season on Sister Wives?
Will Kody be sorry he decided to “stand up and be different?” What do other viewers think?
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