Watching the newest season of Sister Wives is like peering inside a time capsule – and it makes some moments extra significant than maybe they have been supposed to me.
In 2024, a lot of the lives of the Brown household has modified. The most important blow was the loss of life of Garrison Brown, son of Janelle and Kody, who died by suicide in February.
When the nineteenth season of Sister Wives debuted in September, the community acknowledged that the present filmed a full yr earlier than Garrison’s passing.
However took almost 10 episodes for Garrison to even come up in informal dialog. And the second was very bittersweet.
Janelle Brown reminisces about her son Garrison on Sister Wives. (TLC)
Garrison Brown Was So Liked
On the newest episode of Sister Wives, there was an intense concentrate on the children within the Brown household. An excellent chunk of the present adopted Christine and her persevering with relationship with David.
Because the present was filmed so way back, the pair are solely simply relationship at this level – although we all know they find yourself getting married by the tip of the yr.
Everybody’s having a distinct response to her burgeoning relationship. Some, like Robyn, are miffed. Some, like her kids, are fearful that she’s transferring too quick. However for Janelle, who is just not solely her finest buddy, however lived the sister spouse life alongside her, are simply so completely happy to see her completely happy.
In one among her confessionals, Janelle talked about how she’s having fun with to see her “straight laced” buddy lastly reside a free life. However she is aware of it’s that 180 shift that’s complicated so lots of their children. That’s when she tells a candy story about Garrison.
“Garrison remembers being sent to his room for the whole evening because he used the F word [in front of Christine],” Janelle defined. “And the kids coming and sliding the food to him like he was in prison or something.”
Meri Brown with Garrison in flashback video on ‘Sister Wives’. (TLC)
Massive Strikes
Now, aside from the opening slate within the premiere episode explaining why Garrison’s loss of life is just not being mentioned, that is the primary the younger man has been talked about all season.
It’s been some extent of competition for a lot of followers, who’ve felt like Garrison has been erased from the present. However not solely was his title truly spoken, there was video footage of Garrison from a couple of years prior shared for the primary time as effectively.
As Meri laments forsaking her relationship with Robyn’s kids, flashback footage of the day Arielle is born is performed, and Garrison might be clearly seen at her arm, trying on after his half sister.
Again within the current, Meri is holding little Arielle in her arms once more, however now she’s a lot larger, and she or he’s saying goodbye as a substitute of whats up.
Meri Brown with Robyn’s children on ‘Sister Wives’. (TLC)
Meri involves the home to formally announce she’s transferring into the B&B full time and breaking her lease on the Flagstaff property. She’s additionally come to ask Kody for assist transferring, calling it her “severance package”.
It’s an emotionally charged second, and it’s onerous to say whether or not she’s taking a dig at Robyn and Kody or not.
However as Robyn rightfully factors out, that is what “Kody chose,” and now everybody has to reside with the implications.
The Proposal
In the meantime, in Utah, Christine is transferring into her new house with David. Sure, solely 5 months into relationship and so they’ve already obtained a home collectively.
Christine’s kids have stated, from the start, how stunned they’re at how briskly issues are transferring. When her daughter Ysabel exhibits as much as see the place, she truly will get somewhat emotional.
Christine Brown says sure to David Wooley’s proposal. (TLC)
By tears, she asks her mother if David goes to switch Kody as her dad, and whereas Christine vehemently insists David gained’t, Ysabel can’t assist however admit that her new stepdad clearly exhibits extra curiosity in being round than her personal father.
As soon as once more, Christine explains in her confessional that David is the one for her, and if anybody has an issue with that, together with her children, it’s simply robust.
Lastly, because the episode involves an in depth, the large second arrives. David will get down on one knee and, with the ring Christine already picked out, proposes marriage.
She says sure, in fact, and now the journey in direction of a marriage is formally in movement.
