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Post by Nickifan on Feb 16, 2010 19:17:11 GMT -5
In addition to Barb "catching" Bill on the cheating, I was VERY interested in Barb's claiming of Ana's baby. It gave me a whole bunch of new insight into how The Principle works for her.
The joint parenting of all the children in the Henrickson households never came across very clearly in Barb's case. With Nicki and Margene, the responsibility sharing seemed obvious, but Barb was either working or going to school. This is the first time she seemed absolutely involved and committed to the deal. Jean Tripplehorn's acting was fabulous!
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Post by BigLoveRocks! on Feb 16, 2010 21:56:37 GMT -5
Honestly, I find it a bit crazy that Barb isn't grasping that this child is NOT hers. This child is Anna's...
Barb lived a normal life once... Where she didn't want polygamy at all. She knows Anna has never been in the religion and has no understanding of their marriage and family. So the way she acts like this is Anna running off with HER baby is kinda creepy.
Barb is going to have to accept that this is just a baby born out of wedlock and the situation isn't ideal for HER because of her husband's dumbass actions.
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Post by kambria on Feb 16, 2010 22:00:21 GMT -5
I think this ties in to season 3 when Barb told Bill that she wanted another baby. Barb is really vulnerable when it comes to kids right now.
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Post by JJ77 on Feb 17, 2010 3:15:04 GMT -5
I agree with basically all of you .
This really clarified for me that the only way Barb could go forward with living the principle was to truly beleive it and live it. (More so than Bill even who lead her to it.) Barb is a woman who acts on her beleifs. I agree, fromt he outside looking in her calling anna's baby "HER" child was bit creepy - but i think it is truly what she beleives. (or did untill finding out the whole story)
I also think the part of the principle that states their mission is to grow their family... really hits a tough spot for Barb who wasnt done having children when the ability to do was lost. I think that's why she has such a strong connection to that aspect of their lifestyle / beleifs. It was basically her only way to continue to grow her family.
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Post by cherylr6 on Feb 17, 2010 11:48:28 GMT -5
Barb is 100% on board with Bill's breeding program, what is there to be suprised about? I'd be more surpised if she didn't view Ana's baby as God's newest addition to her baby harem.
Bill is in it for sex, Barb is in it for babies. And it is just as creepy.
Ana needs to run. She should have fled SLC the second she knew she was pregnant.
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Post by BigLoveRocks! on Feb 17, 2010 16:35:43 GMT -5
Barb is 100% on board with Bill's breeding program, what is there to be suprised about? I'd be more surpised if she didn't view Ana's baby as God's newest addition to her baby harem. Bill is in it for sex, Barb is in it for babies. And it is just as creepy. Ana needs to run. She should have fled SLC the second she knew she was pregnant. Well Barb being on board with the breeding program doesn't really surprise me... What surprises me is that Barb did not grow up in polygamy... So she knows what it is like to be a normal, monogomous female and mother. I am surprised she doesn't seem to comprehend why Anna isn't on board. She knew Anna did not believe in their religion from the get go, that Anna had no interest in their religion and didn't even really want to get married into the family. So when Anna said "This baby will have only one mother" Barb should have understood why Anna felt that way. The previews show Barb saying "You can't just waltz away with someone else's child." as if Anna is stealing Barb's baby or something. That is what I mean... That is just creepy.  Now I can understand Barb being disappointed, and maybe trying to explain to Anna that she loves that child because it is Bill's... But she acts as if it is HER baby and Anna is trying to kidnap it. |
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Post by cynicaljinx on Feb 17, 2010 18:03:41 GMT -5
Barb is 100% on board with Bill's breeding program, what is there to be suprised about? I'd be more surpised if she didn't view Ana's baby as God's newest addition to her baby harem. Bill is in it for sex, Barb is in it for babies. And it is just as creepy. Ana needs to run. She should have fled SLC the second she knew she was pregnant. Now I can understand Barb being disappointed, and maybe trying to explain to Anna that she loves that child because it is Bill's... But she acts as if it is HER baby and Anna is trying to kidnap it. Last season, didn't Barb want to have a surrogate girl in India have babies for her? i dunno, now that she cannot have babies, Barb latches on to whoever can - Margene, Nikki, and now Ana. And I think its because she thinks its a way of preserving Bill's love for her. After all, what good is she to Bill if she can't "bring more souls into the family". So to Barb, Ana is just a surrogate. |
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Post by marionj2 on Feb 17, 2010 20:10:08 GMT -5
I think Barb believes, as the compounders do, that a baby born of the marriage belongs to the father, and therefore to Bill, and therefore to her.
Finding out that the baby was conceived prior to the marriage is a double blow.
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Post by kambria on Feb 18, 2010 0:29:54 GMT -5
I think Barb believes, as the compounders do, that a baby born of the marriage belongs to the father, and therefore to Bill, and therefore to her. Finding out that the baby was conceived prior to the marriage is a double blow. You hit the nail on the head, marion!! First of all I have to say that I feel bad for Barb because I believe that the only reason that she is so latched on to the breeding is because she herself wants another baby. Since she can no longer have babies of her own, this seems to be one of the only parts of the principle that she can delight herself in. While I do believe that Barb had come to like Ana while she was "dating" the wives and Bill, after she discovered there was a child involved she really didn't want to cut ties with Ana. |
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Post by biglovelove on Feb 22, 2010 14:59:30 GMT -5
The only reason Barb has bought into Bill's whole idea of "The Principle" is because of children. Due to her illness she couldn't have any more children. Barb LOVES children and loves being a mom. It also goes in line with the part of her religion she can mix with Bill's and make it work in her mind.
Also I am sure she is looking at it like any other wife in a bad relationship does - a new baby will fix all of our problems.
It usually doesn't work. It just adds stress.
I am SOOOOOOOOOOO glad Barb found out that Bill and Ana had pre-marital sex (I felt so sorry for her). I hope this doesn't get swept under the rug and Bill finds a way to convince her yet again. His little speech made me so mad. Yes, we all do have our faults, but I don't feel he is really sorry. I think he does want to be Prophet in his own way and he will be just as twisted as Roman!
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Post by marionj2 on Feb 22, 2010 22:45:18 GMT -5
One of the stranger comments recently was from Bill's brother-in-law. About the scrutiny Bill was likely to receive, he said that, while Bill had 9 children, he could only acknowledge three. And people would think he wasn't really a good family man, that he didn't really like children.
Huh? How about because his wife had cancer and wasn't able to have any more children? I expected Bill to say something like that, but he just left it alone, like he felt guilty.
To tell the truth, I think the writers let that bit get away from them...
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Post by rissmeek on Feb 22, 2010 22:57:10 GMT -5
One of the stranger comments recently was from Bill's brother-in-law. About the scrutiny Bill was likely to receive, he said that, while Bill had 9 children, he could only acknowledge three. And people would think he wasn't really a good family man, that he didn't really like children. Huh? How about because his wife had cancer and wasn't able to have any more children? I expected Bill to say something like that, but he just left it alone, like he felt guilty. To tell the truth, I think the writers let that bit get away from them... But Bill & Barb could of/would of/should of adopted children, like Cindy and her husband did. |
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Post by marionj2 on Feb 22, 2010 23:04:49 GMT -5
Good point, rissmeek!
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