Sister Wives season premiere episode of the nineteenth season has been anxiously anticipated by followers for practically a 12 months. 

So much has occurred since we final noticed the Brown household graced our TVs. Relationships have fallen aside. New infants have been born.

But sadly, the largest story to make headlines for the reason that final time the present was on the air was the demise of Garrison Brown, one among Janelle and Kody’s older sons.

Clearly, the massive query for followers after his passing was how the present would deal with such a fragile topic. Would they present footage of the household grieving? Would the cameras roll on the funeral. 

Now that the episode has aired, we lastly have some solutions

‘Sister Wives’ Season 19 Premiere Recap: A Home Divided Can not Stand

A home divided can’t stand. That’s the title of the season premiere episode, organising the true pressure between all members of the Brown household. 

Kody is actually on the outs with each single one among his former wives – and his marriage to Robyn isn’t trying to nice both. 

Season 19 picks up per week after the finale of season 18. That’s to say, that it began filming in late 2022. 

That is vital to comprehend, as a result of give the bounce backwards in time, it appeared unlikely that the episode would delve into Garrison’s passing. 

Besides it did, in a way of talking. 

Earlier than the episode started, a message from the producers was shared, explaining the timeline of the present. After explaining that these episodes have been filmed earlier than his passing, they shared their condolences, including that Garrison was  “drastically liked and deeply missed.”

And with that, it was on with the present. 

Kody & Robyn Are “Struggling” in Their Monogamous Marriage

One week after Kody lastly ended issues with Meri formally, as seen within the season finale of season 18, he and his remaining partner Robyn go to Coyote Move.

They appear out on the huge piece of land which was meant to be the placement for his or her household compound. However the household is not collectively. Christine explains that she not has a stake in Coyote Move and has moved on fully. Kody feels assured that Janelle and Meri will now do the identical. 

“This was our dream as a household,” he says to Robyn. “However we’re not one large glad household anymore. We’re simply individuals who personal property.”

However Robyn’s clinging to hope. She says she hopes for “therapeutic,” notably with Janelle, because the Meri break up is just too recent and Christine refuses to speak to Kody. 

Because the episode continues, it’s clear that being the final lady standing at Kody’s aspect is taking a toll on Robyn.

“We’re in all probability doing the worst we’ve ever been doing in our marriage. It’s been powerful,” Robyn explains, after Kody admits they’re struggling. 

“He doesn’t know how you can blame: himself or one of many different wives.”

Janelle Takes A Stand For Her Children, Together with Garrison 

When viewers test in on Janelle, she appears to be in an excellent place. Her life appears full, as a consequence of her youngsters and her friendship with Christine. 

Nonetheless, that doesn’t imply she nonetheless doesn’t resent Kody for all of the hell she says he put her by way of – and extra importantly, her youngsters by way of. 

“He wouldn’t transfer heaven and earth to repair it,”  Janelle explains about Kody and his relationship with their youngsters, which incorporates poor Garrison, in addition to Logan, Gabe, Savannah, Hunter and Madison. 

Talking of Maddie, she reveals that she and her household wish to make a change, and what’s extra, there’s speak of Janelle going with them! 

“We’re simply going to have a look at property in Montana,” Maddie tells a number of of the older Brown household youngsters. “Property to construct on.”

In her confessional, Christine shares her delight by the information and what that might imply for Janelle. “I do know that’s the key,” she says in her interview. “And what’s extra, Janelle’s speaking about probably shifting with them.”

Janelle admits that she doesn’t really feel tied to Arizona following her break up from Kody. “Flagstaff not feels everlasting and if I had an alternative choice, I’d in all probability take it.”

When the producers fill him in, Kody will get indignant. 

“I received’t speak about her,”  Kody says on daughter Maddie Subsequently, it’s left to Janelle  to elucidate that their daughter has reduce off contact along with her father and Robyn as a result of “they cannot decide to being a constant presence in her life.”

That’s when Kody goes on the assault 

“They know that I endure from FOMO about my household, concern of lacking out, OK?” he says in a confessional interview. “So something they’ll do this excludes me is a punishment to me.”

Yep… that’s why they’re doing it… sigh.

The Child Bathe Showdown

At one level, Kody claims that he’s in a “darkish place,” specifically as a result of he looks like Christine and Janelle “detest” him and have “pitted his youngsters” in opposition to him as punishment.

It’s a tough capsule to swallow, contemplating that almost all of the episode takes place at  Mykelti’s child sprinkle for twins – a household occasion she’s particularly invited Kody and Robyn too regardless of their ongoing feud along with her mother, Christine.

There’s lots of anticipation forward of the celebration. Each side confess they’re “nervous” as they haven’t seen one another in over a 12 months. 

Mykelti calls the state of the household “heartbreaking,” but when she hoped that having her dad and mom in the identical room would change issues, she’s sadly very incorrect. 

The celebration footage is extremely awkward, with Christine staying as far-off as potential from Robyn and Kody. At one level, poor Mykelti is actually the one factor standing between her dad and mom, till Christine makes a transfer to take away herself from the room. 

It’s uncomfy to observe, to say the least. 

Meri, Meri, Not So Opposite In The Season Premiere

Somebody very absent from all of those storylines is Meri, Kody’s first spouse however final ex-wife. 

Regardless of all the pieces that’s occurring, it seems that Janelle and Christine don’t find out about Meri’s break up from Kody. 

And nobody is conscious of the steps Meri is keen to take subsequent. 

Meri travels out to Las Vegas, the Brown household homestead for years, to go to her buddy Brandi. She reveals that she’s prepared to maneuver ahead with having her religious marriage terminated. 

Kody has apparently stated some extremely hurtful issues within the time since we’ve final noticed them, like that he wouldn’t “ court docket or date” Meri now. He additionally apparently informed Meri that he by no means “liked her” and “needed to marry her”, which is unnecessary to Meri

“When a single younger man meets a single lady, why would he select to marry her and pressure love for her when he didn’t  love her?” she muses in her confessional.

Meri explains to Brandi that she has lots of issues to determine now, like the place she’s going to dwell and the way she’s going to maneuver on along with her life. She begins to get weepy enthusiastic about all of the “reminiscences” she’ll now must let go.

“This isn’t one thing to have a good time,” Meri admits, earlier than she lays into Kody additional. 

The ladies joke about him marrying extra ladies, so he can sustain the polygamy way of life. However, in keeping with Meri, that’s not what Kody desires anymore. 

“Polygamy isn’t truthful to ladies,” Meri says Kody informed her – a reasonably stunning assertion from a person who spent 30+ years in a plural marriage.

However whether or not he actually believes that is still to be seen as that’s the place the episode ends.