The episode opens with Kody and Robyn Brown visiting Mykelti after she gave beginning to her twins. Kody, expressing fondness for Mykelti and her husband Tony Padron, suggests the concept of shopping for a big home with visitor rooms in order that Mykelti and her household might go to incessantly.

“I’m doing nice,” Mykelti shares about her restoration, noting that she has eaten her placenta uncooked, which has helped her postpartum journey. Robyn helps her daughter’s alternative, including, “It helps like loopy with postpartum despair.”

Mykelti remembers an identical expertise after the beginning of her first little one, daughter Avalon, explaining that she really took a chunk of the uncooked placenta then, however this time she’s consuming it in capsule kind.

“It’s helped lots,” she says, emphasizing the optimistic affect it has had on her restoration.

Not everybody within the household is on board with this apply, although. In a confessional, Meri Brown expresses her disgust on the thought. “The entire placenta factor — no,” she says, practically gagging. “It’s actually gross. No, no—by no means, form, or kind.”

Christine Brown, then again, has a special perspective. Initially, she discovered the concept disgusting, however now needs she had tried it after having her kids.

“I want so badly I’d’ve recognized about consuming your placenta — encapsulated placenta,” Christine admits. “I’d’ve performed it in a heartbeat.”

Surprisingly, Robyn reveals that she was the primary of the sister wives to undertake the placenta-eating pattern.

“It was one thing my midwife instructed to me and I simply thought I’d strive it,” Robyn says throughout her confessional.

Gabe Calls Out Kody Over Accountability Points

Janelle Brown and her son Gabriel (Gabe) sit down for an sincere dialog, with Gabe making his frustrations clear over how his father Kody has dealt with the household dynamics for the reason that break up. Gabe doesn’t maintain again as he reveals particulars of their strained relationship.

Whereas making breakfast with Janelle, Gabe explains that Kody had not too long ago reached out to him. “He hit me up,” Gabe says. “It was unusual as a result of he was like, ‘Hey, I miss you,’ after which stored phrasing it like I owed him an apology.”

The strain escalated when Gabe responded, saying, “Except you’re really able to have a relationship and make things better, then we’re not going to speak anymore.” In accordance with Gabe, Kody got here again just a few days later with a textual content that stated, “I forgive you, please forgive me.” Gabe, puzzled by the message, responded, “Forgive me for what?”

Gabe makes it clear the place he stands, stating, “I informed Dad that if he doesn’t change and he can’t take accountability, then I simply gained’t ever see him once more. And I’m completely OK with that.”

Janelle acknowledges the issue of repairing their household dynamic. “I don’t know what it will take at this level to get issues again on observe,” she says, stating that the household is now scattered throughout the nation. Gabe provides that it will take “an act of God” for Kody to really set issues straight.

Reflecting on the scenario, Janelle believes that the COVID-19 quarantine interval solely accelerated Kody’s want to deal with his relationship along with his favourite spouse, Robyn. “Their dad had been expressing issues to them, like, he wished he had waited and simply married Robyn,” she explains.

In the meantime, Gabe voices his emotions towards Robyn, stating, “I feel that Robyn undoubtedly has a sufferer advanced. To place it bluntly.” He expresses disappointment that his relationship along with her has deteriorated, including, “If she really believes that we have been mistreating her or her kids when she was continuously being favored by Dad, then there’s no probability of me having a relationship with Robyn ever once more.”

Meri Formally Divorces Kody

One other emotional storyline on this episode follows Meri as she makes the choice to formally finish her marriage to Kody. After years of estrangement, Meri reaches out to their church to request a launch from her non secular marriage, which started in 1990 and continued after their 2014 authorized divorce.

Kody reveals that he acquired a name from the church chief informing him of Meri’s request. “They stated just a few different issues that I don’t need to disclose that form of upset me,” Kody shares in the course of the episode.

Meri, nevertheless, opens up about what was stated, revealing, “They did say that it was on the grounds of abandonment. And I do know he doesn’t like that phrase as a result of he doesn’t really feel like he deserted me. I really feel like he did.”

Kody admits that he stayed within the marriage longer than he ought to have, citing Robyn’s encouragement as a motive for ready. “Robyn felt that if I waited on God, issues might change between me and Meri,” he explains, including, “I’m sorry to Meri for that. I want I’d’ve figured it out sooner.”

Kody additionally confesses that concern stored him from ending the wedding. “I had moved on a very long time in the past. However let’s simply be sincere right here — I used to be afraid of what she would do if I ripped off that Band-Assist.”

In her confessional, Meri responds, “It’s actually simply unhappy that Kody’s speaking about our marriage the way in which that he’s speaking about it. It feels just like the narrative has modified with him.”

Gabriel Calls Out Robyn for Ruining His Household

As Janelle and Gabriel proceed their candid dialogue, the main target shifts to Robyn, whom Gabe holds partially chargeable for the household’s fallout. “There’s plenty of anger towards Robyn,” Janelle reveals in her confessional. “They really feel like Robyn is all the time twisting issues round.”

Gabriel echoes his mom’s sentiments, including, “I simply don’t have plenty of respect for Robyn, so it’s arduous for me to rationalize a few of her actions.”

Regardless of Gabe’s harsh evaluation, Kody involves Robyn’s protection. “Robyn all the time strongly supported my relationships with the entire household,” Kody insists. He additionally claims that Robyn had been actively making an attempt to fix her relationships with the opposite wives, describing Janelle as a “relationship coward.”

Gabe, nevertheless, stays unconvinced. “If Robyn believes that we mistreated her or her youngsters, there’s no hope of a relationship.”

Robyn Spends Christmas Eve in Tears

The episode takes an emotional flip when Robyn, Kody’s solely remaining spouse, is seen breaking down in tears on Christmas Eve. In a confessional, Robyn shares how devastated she feels as that is the primary Christmas with out the remainder of the household.

“This was the primary Christmas since I married Kody that I gained’t have every other household round aside from me, my youngsters, and Kody,” she says tearfully.

Reflecting on her lifelong dream of being a part of a plural household, Robyn reveals, “This isn’t what I envisioned my life to be. I’m fighting my identification.”

Because the episode closes, each Christine and Janelle deal with creating new traditions of their lives, whereas Kody stays hopeful that he and Robyn can push by way of the ache. “This lady has a backbone of concrete and metal,” Kody says, acknowledging Robyn’s dedication to carry onto the dream of their household.

Sister Wives season 19 airs Sunday nights, at 10pm EST, on TLC.