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Post by samantha on Feb 15, 2010 8:39:41 GMT -5
I don't really hate Ana, but I dislike her and I agree with cheryl6 that she takes up valuable time that could be spent on the other wives and their new growth.
I'm so glad that Barb found out about Bill cheating but did you notice how he simply acted like oh so I failed but lets move on for the greater good.
Another point, are we sure Bill is the father? Remember she was sleeping with that other guy too. Remember when Bill and Barb showed up at her apartment with jello to celebrate and he was there?
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Post by marigoldmama on Feb 15, 2010 8:51:13 GMT -5
I think it's a shakedown, like Barb said. How conincidental that she bumps into Barb and crew and then suddenly she has to quit work? Anna has a plan, I think. It involves a little blackmail and some money. Bill is very vunerable right now with this campaign thing. Anna has a perfect shot.
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Post by blazdell on Feb 15, 2010 9:46:25 GMT -5
I didnt see the part where Anna was working at the casino, I thought they just ran into her at the restuarant. I dont think that Anna is going after Bill, I really dont think she wants any part of that whole family. Bill included, that is why she left Bill in the first place. I always thought that Margene was pregnant too when her and Bill got married and I think Barb knew all along the only person who didnt know was Nikki
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Post by esloan on Feb 15, 2010 9:59:44 GMT -5
At the beginning of the show she was working at the Casino - they had just hired her. Ana explained that she needed to pick up the extra job (in addition to the restaurant) because of the baby coming. I thought that it was just a little too convenient - that she chose the Casino, of all places, to moonlight in? I think that she is playing the whole lot of them, and they deserve whatever they get! You are incorrect. She was not at the Casino, she was at a bar in a normal restaurant. Facts supporting this: 1. She was wearing a black uniform, the Casino uniform is maroon. 2. She was working at a bar with alcohol, no alcohol is served at the Casino as it is a "Mormon-friendly" casino. They have alluded to this many times. She just happened to be at a restaurant that Bill and Barb went to with possible campaign contributors.
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Post by rhinestone_cowgirl on Feb 15, 2010 10:28:59 GMT -5
I agree blazdell I still think Barb knew long before Nikki (who as it has been pointed out; figured this out in another season) that Margene not only had 'innappropriate' relations with Bill but was pregnant when she married him. Otherwise I don't think that Barb would have wanted Margene in the family; as at the time she was hardly on the same wavelength as them beliefs wise, I believe like this situation at the time Barb wanted Bill to marry Margene just to keep the baby in the family. I believe Barb put that situation to the back of her mind and learned to love margene but with the latest Ben saga and what she was saying to margene last week; its clear that resentment runs deep.
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Post by rhinestone_cowgirl on Feb 15, 2010 10:31:22 GMT -5
and Esloan you're right; where did this idea that Ana was at the casino come from? Maybe it could have been misconstrued in the preview but the episode showed they were in a restaurant with campaign contributors. I think with regard to 'moonlighting' maybe Ana really did get her dental hygenist job or was still working at the diner, or had restarted working at the diner after leaving for a while.
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Post by bridget on Feb 15, 2010 10:38:18 GMT -5
I find this whole thing a little bit out of character. It may well be a shakedown motivated by Anna's need for help supporting a child (Bill's or otherwise), but I have a hard time feeling like Anna would be so hostile to Barb, Nicki and Margene.
It may well be that she wants to avoid the drama as she said, but she did love them. She said so. She fell in love with Bill and the family and the reason she left had more to do with her feeling that she was "breaking" them than a particularly negative reaction to polygamy.
Admittedly some time away and a pregnancy may have changed that, but still. Besides, who what mother to be wouldn't want safe and free childcare for her baby? Maybe I am being biased myself but I have a hard time feeling like she would "naturally" be dead set against this since she loved them and agreed to marry them in the first place.
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Post by lynng on Feb 15, 2010 13:26:33 GMT -5
I don't think the baby is Bill's at all. She was still sleeping with that "other guy" last season when they(Barb and Bill) came by with the jello after Margie's Mom died. I can't stand the Anna Character either.
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Post by kimbie on Feb 15, 2010 15:57:17 GMT -5
I think it's a shakedown, like Barb said. How conincidental that she bumps into Barb and crew and then suddenly she has to quit work? Anna has a plan, I think. It involves a little blackmail and some money. Bill is very vunerable right now with this campaign thing. Anna has a perfect shot. I agree, this storyline with Ana just seems to pat...I think she is definitely up to no-good. Why does everyone (on the show) really believe this is Bill's baby? I have my doubts.
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Post by kambria on Feb 15, 2010 18:52:47 GMT -5
Nikki seems to be the only one who has suspicions about Ana's motives. Ofcourse, everyone is ignoring it. I'm glad that I am not the only one on these boards who feels that this child may not actually be Bill's.
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Post by albertaleon on Feb 15, 2010 20:58:54 GMT -5
I thought that all of the wives too Ana being pregnant very well! I can't imagine my husband getting another woman pregnant. I would be horrified and angry! To say the least! Barb seemed very cool about Ana being pregnant. Barb was only upset when she found out that the child was conceived before Ana and Bill were sealed. Nicki and Margene did not seem to be very bothered with Ana being pregnant with Bill's child.
The mild way that all of the wives took the news of Ana's pregnancy shocked me the most. I don't see how Ana could really know really when her child was conceived with Bill.
The story line of Ana being pregnant does not interest me. What does interest me is the ease that Barb, Nicki and Margene took the news of Ana's pregnancy.
I hope that it isn't Bill's child. Or maybe something will happen to Ana and Barb will end up raising the child sans Bills. At one point Barb wanted to conceive another child.
I was happy when Barb signed those casino papers and crossed out Bill's name. I think it's clear that Barb is ready to claim herself.
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Post by JJ77 on Feb 15, 2010 21:29:49 GMT -5
ok, sorry maybe hate was a strong word... but the general sentiment remains the same.
I felt the same way about ana at first - that she wasnt integral to the show and was just taking screen time from others. Actually my very first thought was "great here comes wife number 4!" ol but the rest followed.
I think the storyline with anna was rushed and felt incomplete, so i was glad to see her back. But i can defnitely see where some of you are coming form as far as her being added to the show being annoying. I just wondered what is was about her character / if it wa ssomethign about her , or just the fact she was there at all.
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Post by BigLoveRocks! on Feb 15, 2010 21:45:14 GMT -5
I don't think Anna really knows who the father of the baby is... I am hoping (now realize this is just a fictitious character, I would never wish this in real life) that she has a miscarriage or it turns out it isn't Bill's after all. Bill should have her do an amneocentisis test for DNA if he were smart, before signing any legal documents. She's rushing him into signing papers and the child isn't even born yet.
The reason I feel this way is because I do not like her character at all and have no desire to see her on the show. It isn't that she is annoying... I just do not feel the chemistry between Anna, Bill or the rest of the cast. It is hard to explain but the other cast members seem to interact really well with each other, naturally...Anna's interactions seem forced at best.
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Post by albertaleon on Feb 15, 2010 21:50:02 GMT -5
I guess Ana's purpose was to show how lonely Margene is / was. Remember how Maregene clung to Ana and even wanted Ana to live in her house.
Ana also showed how easily Bill can act on his attraction to females.
Now Ana is opening Barb's eyes to Bill's character and behavior. Barb is seeing that Bill had affairs twice in the marriage that she knows about.
Still, I am most shocked how calm all of the wives too the news of Ana being pregnant. I would think that they would have been upset by the news regardless of when Ana became pregnant.
I don't know who Bill thinks he is. Now he is going to be an open polygamist, politician, and adulterer with a child born out of wedlock. These things do not go with being a politician.
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Post by rissmeek on Feb 15, 2010 21:56:11 GMT -5
Remember their goal in life is to grow their family. I think this was why Barb & Nikki weren't upset by her being pregnant. It is an important part of their religion and this baby would have been "theirs" had it been conceived during their marriage.
Forgot to add, I think why Anna is or was so stand offish with the wives was because she didn't want to hurt them.
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