In the newest installment of TLC’s Sister Wives, Kody Brown helps ex-Meri Brown move out of Flagstaff, Arizona, and into her Parowan, Utah home. However, as his tears flow over saying goodbye to his first wife, two others in the room silently judge him, and they steal the scene.
Kody Brown’s breakdown over Meri Brown’s move
Over the past decade, Sister Wives star Kody Brown moved emotionally further away from his first wife, Meri Brown. He’s said many times on-camera how much he doesn’t care about Meri, therefore keeping her hanging on in their marriage for years.
However, in a scene from the TLC series‘ November 24 episode, Kody’s tears flow. He realizes that she’s the last piece of his old life that remains, and with her gone, a period is put on the family they created over 30 years prior.
“It’s the end of an era,” Kody cries as he pulls Meri into an embrace. “It is,” Meri agrees. However, she appeared confused as to why he got so emotional over her exit.
“We had something,” Kody begins as Meri adds, “We had something really good.” Kody continues, “We had something special, and it feels like it all went to s***. “
“I’m not bitter anymore. I’m glad you and I got it figured out and we’re able to be friends and I’m glad you’re my favorite ex-wife,” Kody concluded of his and Meri’s relationship.
However, it’s Meri’s friends Jen Sullivan and Nathan Dilts who steal the show, as they are forced to awkwardly listen to this interaction. The duo turns their heads away from the couple, trying to give them space. But, by the looks on their face, they’re silently judging Kody after years of watching their friend be emotionally abandoned.
Fans weigh in on Jen and Nathan silently judging Kody’s tears on ‘Sister Wives’
In a Reddit thread, fans discussed the scene. They didn’t buy Kody Brown’s tears over the end of his marriage to Meri Brown.
“The best thing about this clip is the panning over to Jen and Nathan. They aren’t buying what he is saying at all. LOVE IT!!!” wrote one Reddit.
“They are far more restrained friends than I would have been able to be in that moment. I think I would have busted out laughing to his face at this performance lol,” noted a second viewer.
A third penned, “Jen stopping herself from screaming “You’re not bitter? You’re not angry?” Besides that obviously not being true, what grounds would he be bitter and angry at her?”
“Y’all truly would have seen me with my hand straight up over my mouth and my other friend smacking me saying “stop making your face look like that. Stop making that face we’re on TV,” a fourth claimed.
So why was Kody Brown crying over the end of his marriage to Meri Brown?
There are several theories as to why Kody Brown may have gotten emotional over the end of his marriage to Meri Brown. They all have to do with his ego.
Kody liked to be in charge of not only his life but the lives of his wives and children. That has been demonstrated time and again throughout 19 seasons of Sister Wives.
Meri taking charge of her own life and breaking ties with Kody after years of neglect hurt his ego. He wasn’t calling the shots, and that hurt him.
Perhaps Kody fully realizes the consequences of his actions after abandoning Meri, Janelle, and Christine Brown, and their children. He reportedly has little or no interaction with many of his adult children.
In the end, Kody’s heartbreak is all about him. Is this scene the truth or just another one of Kody’s over-the-top displays for TLC’s cameras? At least he’s consistent.
Sister Wives airs Sundays at 10 p.m. EST on TLC.
