‘Sister Wives’: The 1 Reason Robyn Brown Is TLC’s Most Unlikable Reality Star
TLC’s Sister Wives is one of the most polarizing reality television series. After 18 seasons, the show is currently worlds away from its basic premise: normalizing polygamy. However, as Kody Brown pulled further away from his three wives and their children and toward his fourth wife, Robyn Brown, she became the most disliked member of the Brown family — but it’s not the main reason she’s the most unlikable TLC reality star.
Robyn Brown came into the family expecting everything, giving nothing
Upon entering into Kody Brown’s family in 2010, Robyn Brown brought three children and a ton of emotional and monetary baggage to the table. For the already struggling Browns, Robyn and the kids were four more mouths to feed and an assimilation to contend with.
Robyn wanted a community of sister wives to rely on to grow relationships. However, she pushed them away at every turn.
She looked outside the family for childcare and offered nothing through monetary contributions. Robyn brought enormous debt into the marriage. She reportedly owed over $32,000 in store credit cards, doing nothing to offset it.
Robyn tried to generate a vanity jewelry business, but it was a complete loss and a waste of family resources. She attempted to explain away her role in the family and how her emotional contributions were as valuable as any financial resources she could bring to the table.
The one reason she was most unlikable was that she played the dual role of martyr and victim. She felt she was the Brown family scapegoat and believed her faith and love for the family allowed her to rise above the drama.
Robyn did do one thing the other wives didn’t: she was Kody’s ride-or-die
Kody Brown is a man who values being put on a pedestal as the head of his house. In the world of polygamy, per Sister Wives, it appears the wives rule the roost in their homes when the husband is with another wife.
Despite his assertions, Kody wasn’t equal in his time with his wives when the family moved from Utah to Las Vegas. However, Robyn always defended Kody in a way his other wives didn’t.
She acted like his ride-or-die and allowed him to rule the roost at home. The other wives didn’t do this, as they were used to caring for themselves when Kody wasn’t there.
‘Sister Wives’ viewers shared their views on Robyn Brown’s unlikability
According to Sister Wives viewers, Robyn appears at the top of the heap on their unlikability scale, even above Kody Brown. In a Reddit post, their comments paint a not-so-rosy picture of the TLC star.
“She’s an interesting study because there’s nothing likable about her if you didn’t buy her sweet, martyr act, and I think a lot of us didn’t,” wrote one viewer. “She literally brought nothing to the table for the Browns and left her bills on their kitchen counter to get paid.”
“Robyn stole resources, time, energy, and love from Kody and wrecked the family. Heck, she got a larger portion of Coyote Pass and a nanny,” they continued.
A second fan claimed, “She is an interesting study! Even if she wanted to (and I don’t believe she wanted to), she added nothing of value to the Brown family.”
“The only reason for the Browns to add Robyn was Kody’s libido. The only reason Robyn joined the Browns is the TLC income that was about to begin.”
Finally, a third Reddit user believes, “I knew she was a snake from the beginning. I never bought her innocent act and her pretending she’s so worried what the family will think.”
Sister Wives is currently on hiatus. Season 19 will air on TLC sometime late in summer 2024.
