‘Sister Wives’ RECAP 9/18/22: Kody Brown Reveals ‘Crap Relationship’ With This Kid – S17 E02

The Sister Wives recap sees Kody Brown ranting and crying as he tries to accept his wife leaving him and says he’s disgusted. Plus, one wife laughs off his demands while another insists she’s not his puppet master on the TLC show.

Sister Wives Recap: Kody Brown in the Closet

The TLC show picks up again with Season 17, Episode 2, Is There a Favorite Wife airing Sunday, September 18, 2022. Janelle Brown reveals that her boys work outside the house and Garrison Brown wound up with COVID.

Then, she, Gabe, and Savanah all got it. Her bout wasn’t that bad and calls it a “super achy flu”. She says Kody Brown’s following stricter rules than the CDC recommends. Then, he boasts about these strategies keeping it from spreading around.

Now, the patriarch talks about needing private time with all the kids home from school because of COVID. He’s in the closet hiding from everyone. He says Christine Brown’s taken off for Utah with her kids.

We see a flashback to Christine and Kody’s table talk. He says he’s not in a good place and remains shocked and angry. He says since then, he’s been reliving the drama in his head. Photo montage of them in happier times.

Next, Kody Brown talks about not taking accountability for what happened to them. And he says he wonders if this is real or if she’s going to change her mind. In the closet, he says she’s always gone and traveling during COVID, so he can’t be there.

Christine Says Her Youngest Kid Doesn’t Know About Split

In her confessional, Christine says he can still see the girls. She says he’s still not around much, and Truely’s not even noticed. Robyn Brown says everyone always complained about getting time with him.

Flashback to old Las Vegas cul-de-sac times with Kody Brown literally running house to house. Meri Brown calls him “high energy” and says she wishes he was more focused. But she knows that’s who he is.

And Robyn says that her husband shows up for everyone, but the other Sister Wives aren’t keeping track. We see him in his convertible as Janelle says he uses his car as his office. She calls him “distracted” and says he often doesn’t come by on her days til late in the day.

She thinks he’s with Robyn and their younger kids. Robyn says she has a nanny so she doesn’t have to ask her husband’s help with them. She says he has so many responsibilities, so her asking’s not fair.

Kody Says it’s Better to Pay People than Do his own Parenting on Sister Wives

Kody says Christine told him that her kids don’t think he wants to be around them. In the closet, Kody Brown says he’s been home for a year, missing travel and opportunities. Meanwhile, he says Christine’s not curtailed things during COVID.

Then, Christine talks about her hiking with all the kids, but when Kody showed up, he had Robyn’s kids tagging along saying he was “babysitting”. Then, he says he usually doesn’t “babysit” his kids because he usually works.

He says it’s easier to pay other people to watch his kids for $20 an hour while he earns $200 an hour doing things other than being with them. Plus, he says he doesn’t like hiking and stuff like Christine and the kids do. She says his relationship with Ysabel Brown is broken.

Robyn Brown Insists She’s Not Getting Special Treatment from Shared Husband

Robyn says the complaint that she’s the “favorite wife” is old. She says they don’t know how it is between her and Kody Brown at their house. She says she gets “no preferential treatment”.

Kody says Savanah is over her COVID-19, and he thinks in two more weeks, he can resume staying at Janelle’s house. But Kody says with Janelle and them already having it, he can visit safely now. He says Janelle told him she can’t get it again for 90 days.

Robyn worries about Kody still catching it from Janelle and her offspring. Next, her husband says one person’s actions can impact the whole family. Meanwhile, Christine’s told about that comment, and she says it’s true – but it’s Kody’s actions she means.

Wife four says yes, he’s been at her house a lot by default by the choices of the other three Sister Wives. She says he’s stressed about his other marriages so he’s not pleasant to be around now. Robyn says he’s “an angry man right now”.

She says this deal with Kody makes him like she’s never seen him before. Robyn says, “I miss my husband,” and starts crying, saying he’s not himself because of all this drama. She says he throws anger at her, and she reminds him she’s not the one he’s mad at.

For her part, Robyn says no one is willing to talk even though she’s tried with him and the other wives. Now, she says she feels helpless.

Sister Wives Recap Season 17 Episode 2: Christine Scoffs at Kody’s Therapy Mention

Christine says Kody’s coming over to talk through some things. He says it’s been four weeks since they talked about her packing up his stuff and her telling him she’s moving to Utah. Now, he heads to her house on Sister Wives.

He says he’s on the edge of losing “his sh*t” and thinks she is too. He calls her the “doorway” to access his children. Kody Brown slumps in a chair and brings up the idea that he’s supposed to fight to keep this break-up from happening.

Then, he wonders if him letting her leave is a mistake and questions whether it’ll damage their children. He thinks they’d come to a breaking point, and they’d do counseling. Instead, she says I’m out.

In her confessional, Christine said if he was open to therapy, it would have come up after the conversation about them not being intimate. Kody says she’s got a deer in the headlights, get away from me look.

Plural Marriage is Tough – Says all Three Sister Wives

Christine says she thought they’d be together forever. Kody Brown asks if she’s relieved now that she decided to leave him. She says yes and wishes she’d dumped him in Vegas and never come to Flagstaff.

Kody says now he’s had three Sister Wives threaten to leave him throughout their marriage – clearly, that’s Meri, Janelle, and Christine. More photo flashbacks of young Christine with her shared husband.

She says she always thought she’d be in a plural marriage and just thought the challengers were normal. And she says she was sadder than she realized and thought being sad was normal. She calls plural marriage “really tough”.

Janelle says their split was inevitable rather than trying to work it out. Meri says it’s like any marriage – the parties have to be willing and interested in making it work. Robyn agrees it’s very hard and says you have to choose it every day.

Robyn says the only way for it to work is for you to want the other family members to be happy and not just yourself.

Papa Brown Says He was Done “Major Injustice” by Christine Brown

Kody Brown recollects Christine telling him she wants to be free. He apologizes for his anger when she told him and says he’s done a lot of introspection since then. In confessional, Christine’s glad he’s being real with her and not mad.

In his camera chat, her estranged hubby says a “major injustice has been done to him,” and it galls him. He tells Christine that he needs to be in a place where he can support her happiness and freedom.

In the sofa chat, she says she appreciates Kody supporting her and says he said the sweetest things he’s said in years. She thinks her leaving is the healthiest thing for the family.

Then, Kody says he’s always said if you’re not happy, then leave – but he never thought someone would do it. Now, Christine says being alone is okay. Flashback to Christine taking Ysabel for surgery without her dad. She says she realized she can do this by herself and is fine.

Sister Wives Recap: Reality Shattered for Husband of 4

Kody Brown says Truely’s been happy to see him visit. And she says she hasn’t told their daughter about the split and says she doesn’t know he’s not sleeping in the house.

He says his wife just left him without warning and says it’s unfair. She says it’s been months since he said he wouldn’t be intimate with her. And she says she can’t keep waiting to want to be her husband and a hands-on dad.

She says this has been going on for 10-12 years. Now, Kody Brown says he’s struggling to let this go and suggests he needs grief counseling. And he admits he can’t let her go.

Kody talks about 30 years of trying to make them a cohesive family, and Christine “shatters the reality” of that for him. She tells him that they’re just friends now. He says he’s trying to be big about it. He doesn’t want to be her friend.

Kody is Disgusted by Christine’s Plans

Kody Brown talks about Janelle and Robyn having “not good” relationships with their ex-husbands and doesn’t want it to go that way for him and Christine. He doesn’t want her smearing his name.

Then, she asks how he’ll handle her moving to Utah. He asks where and she says near Salt Lake. Then, he says that’s eight hours away and calls it unrealistic. He asks her if she must move that far.

She calls St. George “gross” and says that’s not an option. Kody says he’s “disgusted” by her plan to take Truely and move back to UT. He says that’s his child. And he says men don’t win in divorce.

So, he asks if they’d still be breaking up if she didn’t want to go to Utah. Christine says they won’t last. She’s looking for a place with a better support system for Truely since the rest of the family’s up there.

She says she wants to take Truely away from this situation before her daughter figures out he doesn’t want to spend time with them. But Kody Brown says it’s Christine’s travel keeping Truely from accessing family there in Flagstaff.

Sister Wives S17 E02 Recap – Husband Doesn’t Want to Seem “Unmanly”

Robyn says the family unity’s not been great in Flagstaff. Christine says it’s been dysfunctional for a long time. Meri says they needed each other more when their kids were younger.

Kody Brown tells Christine he loves her but isn’t in love with her. She calls him her first love and says he’ll always be in her heart. She says she was smitten and in love with him for so long.

Then, Christine tells Kody she’s not looking forward to telling the other Sister Wives and doesn’t want to burn bridges. Then, he says he doesn’t want to seem “unmanly” in front of his other spouses — or weak.

Christine says Janelle best knows the struggles she’s had with Kody Brown — but none of the other brides know she’s leaving. She wants him to be with her when she tells the other spouses. She says she’s no longer a sister wife.

Christine Brown says she can be friends with the other ladies but not one of their Sister Wives anymore. She says she and Janelle will remain close, but she’s not close to Robyn or Meri. She says that’ll stay the same.

Kody wants Christine to admit she’s leaving because of herself – not him. Then, he says he can’t handle talking about this anymore at her house.

She says she really wants to be honest with the other women. He finally agrees. In his confessional, Kody Brown says he’s in a state of denial and wants to put this all off on her since she’s the one leaving.

Ysabel Brown’s Big College Plans Revealed

Christine says Ysabel’s moving to North Carolina for college. She says her daughter needs a break from her because of all this divorce drama. She wants her daughter to live her own life. They video chat with Maddie Brush.

They chat with Maddie about supporting Ysbael while she’s in the East for university. She tells her half-sister that she got into Pitt and is moving to NC. It’s the same school that Maddie goes and she’ll live with them for a while.

Christine calls it a “transition into adulting”. She says Caleb always wanted Ysabel to move in with them. Her mom calls it exciting and says she’s grateful to Maddie. She plans to tell Maddie as one of the first people to know about the split.

She says Maddie reassured her she’ll always be a grandma to her kids. Janelle says that sometimes, breakups of Sister Wives’ marriages can go many ways.

She says, sometimes, the ladies stay close. Meri says she’s seen a variety of outcomes too. Now, Christine will tell Kody Brown about their daughter moving across the country.

Garrison Brown Calls Dad a Hypocrite on Sister Wives

Kody Brown says he’s trying to keep his small children from getting COVID at this stage of the game. Later, he’s mad in the closet, ranting about Garrison. He says his son blames him for COVID issues.

Kody reminds viewers that he told Garrison to move out six months ago. He says Garrison bought a trailer to move out. Janelle says their son’s now moved back to her property and is living in the trailer and fixing it up.

Kody goes on and on about Garrison giving COVID to tons of people in the family. He says Garrison is a “grown a** man who can move out,” then he says his son called him a hypocrite for not coming to visit.

But Kody says his son’s not being an adult. Robyn says she was shut down when she tried to talk to Garrison, Gabe, or Janelle about this.

Kody says some people in the family think COVID is fake – and he says it’s real and people who don’t admit it are stupid. Janelle and Christine both insist that’s not their take on things. And she said Garrison was vaccinated for the military and still got it.

Janelle Brown Laughs off Husband’s Ultimatum

Kody Brown calls Garrison out for a narcissistic attitude and says it’s all his dad’s fault. And he says his son told him he was done with him. And Janelle says he told him that because of how she treats her.

Meanwhile, Christine says Janelle always says her relationship with Kody is “enough.” Then, he says he told wife 3 that both Garrison and Gabe need to move out. Janelle laughs off his ultimatum and says the lease is in her name.

Kody says all his rules are blowing up in his face. But Janelle says her boys think their dad’s focus and time is always on Robyn. They see “a real preference for Robyn.” Now with COVID, he’s always at her house, so her boys are suspicious.

She says she and Kody have a good relationship, but it’s a struggle. She says it’s “adequate,” but unlike Robyn’s relationship with him. Robyn sniffles and says the boys’ allegations against her are false. She says she doesn’t have that kind of influence on her husband.

She says if it were up to her, she would have set the whole family down to decide on a COVID plan. Kody Brown says the other kids are a clique, and Garrison and Gabe are conspiring and gossiping about him.

Ysabel Breaks News to Her Father on Sister Wives

Janelle says it’s getting more intense about choosing sides. Robyn says they’re ganging up on her and her kids. Meri says Mariah isn’t part of the anti-Kody chatter. And he says this situation shows them who they are with each other.

Christine says she wishes the other kids could see their dad is heartbroken. She says he seems burdened, and she feels bad for him. Christine’s trying to get all her kids sorted before moving to Utah. Ysabel shows up to tell her dad about Pitt.

He asks if it’s expensive, and she says no. She tells him she’ll live with Maddie. Her dad’s happy for her but hoped she’d stay in Flagstaff. he wonders if she’s running away from family drama. Christine invites Kody Brown to help move Ysbael into her NC home.

She offers him lots of options, but he says COVID restrictions are a problem for him. He won’t commit to anything because of his virus paranoia. So, Kody hugs Ysbael and says he hopes this makes her happy. He tells her not to worry about him. She promises to call.

Kody Admits to “Crap Relationship” With His Daughter

Christine wants her daughter to see a happily married couple – Caleb and Maddie… Then, Christine says she told Gwendlyn she’s leaving Kody and invited her to Utah. But her daughter wants to stay in AZ.

She says both girls wish they had a better relationship with their dad but says that’s his responsibility, not hers. In his confessional, he’s in tears about Ysabel leaving and says they have a “crap relationship”.

Christine says his absence devastated their daughters. Kody says everyone’s trying to make him the villain for trying to protect everyone from the virus. He’s not happy to be the scapegoat.

Next time – Christine says it’s her anniversary with Kody, but they weren’t legally married, so she’s not sure when it’s over. There’s a video call with Kody Brown and the women. Also, Mykelti’s in labor, but there are complications with the birth.

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