Until last night I was a Sister Wives virgin. In fact a part of me NEVER wanted to watch it because of all of the hype. I was warned that it would be a “car crash I wouldn’t be able to take my eyes off of.” Sadly, they were right. So last night while channel surfing I landed on a mini-marathon. Lucky me.
After wasting an hour and a half of my life, I feel the need to make that loss worth it by sharing my thoughts on the topic. I want to say they are weird freaks who crave attention (and they are) but the women and man are oddly endearing, well the women are. The man, Kody, seems to be a procreation-crazy nutjob whose only goal is to breed and keep the appearance of having a full head of hair.
It’s kind of like Kate Plus Eight, except it is Kody Plus 4 Plus 16 (the present number of kids). The lead “character” is a superficial blonde with bad tan lines and an unnatural amount of energy and the side characters spend all their time together vying for the blond’s attention. The 4 wives are Meri (stubborn and rough around the edges), Janelle (friend of Meri that seems to model herself after her friend), Christine (flower child who loves everyone) and Robyn (the one who cries at the drop of the hat). It’s just weird how they are all inseparable and, well it’s just weird.
If they were as proud of their culture/beliefs as they claim to be, wouldn’t they be spending less time herding cats kids and recording fluff stories and more time teaching people about polygamy? Besides the multi-wife thing, they don’t really touch on ANY other part of polygamy (because I’m sure there are other parts, right?). Can I just say this, polygamy MUST be a man’s idea because no woman in her right mind would want multiple husbands. Kody is living a fantasy. He splits his nights between three blondes and a brunette and spends the day at work. I might add that I tried to Google his job but couldn’t find it anywhere. I just wanted to know how a man with a harem can afford multiple Lexuses (Lexii?). But maybe the women have a point. The other wives are always there to take care of the kids, clean or cook when one is at work. You could just say you have to work and go to the spa guilt-free knowing that the kids are with “family.” That last part could also be my subconscious trying to rationalize the lifestyle.
In my opinion, this show is more of a fender bender than a car crash because there isn’t half as much drama as the shows we are accustomed to. I mean let’s make it interesting and add in Amy Winehouse or maroon them on an island. THEN let’s see how happy go lucky they are!
