Kody Brown isn’t going down until he’s offended everyone. The former polygamist patriarch is still jonesing for a fight on Sister Wives now that three of his four wives— Christine Brown, Janelle Brown and Meri Brown —have left him. And he’s most ruthless when it comes to Meri, his first wife who officially ended their spiritual marriage in early 2023 after years of estrangement.
“It’s not divorce that sucks,” Kody tells Meri in the new trailer for season 19 of the TLC show. “It’s marrying the wrong person.” Meri’s calling shenanigans, telling viewers in her confessional interview, “What sucks is marrying the wrong person and not having the decency to tell her until 32 years later.
” Kody’s not going down without a fight or biting comment. After saying in his confessional interview, “I wish I wouldn’t have ever married her,” the father of 18 tells his ex, “Listen, it’s confusing from day one.” This time, Meri isn’t letting Kody get away with it, shooting back, “That’s bulls--t.
That is so not fair to me. I would rather you have told me, Kody, years ago.” However, true to form, Kody isn’t willing to shoulder any of the blame when it comes to his failed marriages.
“Blame yourself if I don’t love you, OK?” he shouts in one confessional moment, adding in another, “What did I do to deserve this? What did I do wrong?” Repeating the phrase he’s used for the past few seasons, Kody calls the situation with his exes “total.