Has Sister Wives outworn its welcome?
We’re at the moment six episodes into Season 19 of the long-running TLC sequence, and there’s no phrase but on whether or not the present will proceed or lastly come to an finish.
The present’s focus has modified drastically from Season 1 to Season 19.
In 2010, Season 1 noticed a content material Kody Brown bragging about having 4 wives and plenty of youngsters.
On the time, Kody advocated big-time for polygamy. A lot in order that his tagline initially of each episode was, “Love ought to be multiplied, not divided.”
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The Browns all appeared absolutely invested of their polygamous life-style, with Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn, and their 18 children sharing Kody’s time and affection.
Sister Wives’ storyline has undergone a significant shift
Because the seasons of Sister Wives progressed, it was clear that Kody’s dream of an enormous, comfortable household dwelling below the identical roof would quickly come to a screeching halt.
Quick-forward to Season 19, and Sister Wives viewers are watching Kody dwelling as a monogamist with spouse quantity 4, Robyn, after his different three wives, Meri, Janelle, and Christine, left him.
Off digital camera, we all know that Kody and Robyn are nonetheless in Flagstaff, Arizona. Meri has reportedly relocated again to Parowan, Utah, Janelle has moved to North Carolina with Madison and her household, and Christine has returned to Utah, the place she lives together with her husband, David Woolley, and her youngest baby, Truely.
Kody’s relationships with a number of of his older youngsters are non-existent, and his marriage with Robyn is tense due to the household drama surrounding them.
Sister Wives viewers have expressed confusion and disappointment that the present’s plot has modified immensely.
The present doesn’t really feel the identical anymore—as an alternative of watching a household of polygamists navigate life in a world tailor-made for monogamists, it appears like we’re watching a number of completely different storylines intertwined into one jumbled mess.
Sister Wives viewers are complaining about this season’s content material
Many Sister Wives followers have voiced they’re not in watching this season’s recycled storyline and would reasonably see spin-offs that includes solid members of their new lives (albeit minus Kody and Robyn).
To not point out, Season 19’s footage options occasions that occurred in 2022. Most of us are already conscious of every part that transpired due to social media.
Meri Brown gives her two cents about the way forward for Sister Wives
So, is there extra Sister Wives sooner or later, or is the TLC sequence headed for the end line?
There is no such thing as a official phrase but concerning a Sister Wives renewal.
Over the summer season, Meri Brown acknowledged that Sister Wives can’t go on perpetually.
Throughout a July 2024 look on The Sarah Fraser Podcast, Meri admitted that it’s in all probability time to name it quits on Sister Wives.
“You understand, it’s exhausting to say like, ‘Is it getting larger? Is it on the downhill?’” Meri started. “I imply, we’ve been going for therefore lengthy, and it’s not one thing that’s going to go perpetually. You understand? It’s simply not.”
“No present ever goes [on] perpetually. Proper?” Meri continued. “However you may’t predict it both. You understand? I don’t suppose that we ever would’ve thought that we’d’ve gone this lengthy. You understand what I imply? And we now have.”
Season 19 of Sister Wives airs on Sundays at 10/9c on TLC.
