‘Sister Wives’ Drama: Robyn Brown’s Post-ATV Crash Chat With Kody Brown an Attempt at Reputation Repair

Robyn Brown suffered an ATV crash on the Jan. 5 episode of Sister Wives. But instead of heading home to tend to her injuries, she and Kody Brown spent the better part of the episode warring over their polygamist family. Was this an attempt by Robyn and Kody to repair the public reputation of his favorite wife?

Robyn Brown’s ATV crash took a twisted turn

Kody and Robyn Brown’s entrance into Sister Wives Season 19, episode 16 showed the couple riding ATVs on the family’s Coyote Pass property. Robyn hit a series of rocks and was thrown off her four-wheeler.

As she lay motionless, instead of calling for help, Kody removed her helmet and got her on her feet. Robyn claimed she hit her head and was hurt.

However, rather than slowly ride home to tend to her injuries, the couple entered into what appeared to be a scripted discussion about their life as a monogamist couple. Robyn feigned ignorance about why Kody couldn’t repair his relationships with Meri and Janelle.

Kody reminded Robyn that Janelle and Meri both said they wanted out of their spiritual unions. He also acted blameless, saying that Christine, Meri, and Janelle were the ones who changed, not him.

Ironically, it was Robyn who called Kody out for rewriting history, when they have both done that throughout the past several seasons. However, Robyn didn’t want to be held responsible for the destruction of the family so she projected this claim onto Kody to save her reputation.

Robyn claims Janelle, Meri, and Christine focused on their kids and not Kody

One of the most infuriating moments of this highly scripted scene was when Robyn Brown claimed Meri, Janelle, and Christine Brown focused more on their older children than their husband. She claimed they changed and wanted to spend more time with their kids than Kody Brown.

As a mother, Robyn should have understood Meri, Christine, and Janelle placing importance on their children’s well-being. Especially since their father was never a primary presence in their lives the way he was in the lives of Robyn’s children.

She called the OG 13 kids “outside of the core family.” However, Robyn didn’t explain what she meant by that statement.

Kody put himself on the perimeter of his children’s lives due to Robyn and her children, who were outside the original core family unit. He focused on cultivating and maintaining a relationship with them because Robyn likely required him to do so, versus the trio of other women who were used to Kody’s inaccessibility most days (and nights) and didn’t put as many demands on him.

Robyn’s statement is infuriating in light of Garrison Brown’s death, which the show is scheduled to address later this season. Kody’s inability to maintain good relationships with his adult children led to his estrangement from most of them, including Garrison, before his passing.

Fans had a lot to say about this scene

Sister Wives viewers were very vocal about the details of this particular interaction between Kody and Robyn Brown. They shared their thoughts on Reddit.

“Robyn knew he was done with the other three wives before they married. That’s what the secret covenant was about. He would leave her if he didn’t love her anymore because she already knew he didn’t love the OG3. The problem is they’re both liars and manipulators who can’t take any accountability and now they don’t even trust each other,” deduced one viewer.

A second Redditor wrote, “I speak Kody (let me translate). Kody: If we aren’t getting along, it’s because of the wife. They need to change to fit me. My behavior has no bearing on the success of our marriage.”

“Robyn saying ‘no’ when Kody asked if she was okay when she was perfectly fine represents her personality. She is a martyr. Loves to be a victim,” claimed a third Sister Wives fan.

A fourth penned, “Scene with Kody and Robyn seems stilted because it is not authentic! They are having a scripted conversation to cover most of the issues that Robyn has been criticized for. TLC wants us to believe she’s been a proponent for all of the wives and the best for the family. How stupid do they think we are!??”

Sister Wives airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.