Adaleen's talk with nicki - sincere / BS?

[JJ77]

I am more and more confused by Adaleen each episode that passes. I really wasnt sure what to make of her whole conversation with nicki at the begining of the episode.

adaleen says "i'm so grateful you've forgiven us for that whole la esperanza mess.I didnt mean to make you panic about caralyn.I was just confused. It was that toby. of course your father, for reasons he has taken to his grave, did assign caralyn to him."

so does that mean that JJ didnt intend for caralyn to be sealed to toby? Or is adaleen already protecting her new husband. (the way she protected roman)
The whole thing just confused me.

Then there was her apology -
" I've come to see that I realy let you down. My intentions were good , but at 15 you were too young to be sealed. i'm sorry sweatheart . I really am."

So what? Adaleen miraculously "see's the light" and realizes all this? the timing is off to me.

I dont want to think Adaleen is playing Nicki, but i think she is. I think she's not only defending JJ, but trying to butter Nicki up (or soften her up) . why?

[cherylr6]

Adaleen doesn't know how to relate to Nicki without playing her. She wants something from Nicki. Perhaps it is just that she doesn't want Nicki to go to the cops about the under age sealings.

Nicki and Adaleen's relationship is fascinating. I don't think Adaleen loves her daughter at all, but she sees her as useful sort of person. Compare Adaleen's emotional abuse of Nicki to Nicki's intense love of and pride in Cara Lynn.

I just want to see more.

[marigoldmama]

I had the same exact question myself.

What is up with Adaleen???

I think she is playing Nicki.

[albertaleon]

I don't know what is going on with Adaleen. If she has come to see that she let Nicki down by having her married at 15, then why would Adaleen go along with Cara Lynn getting married so young to a man she does not know. Adaleen strikes me as a very strong woman and if she has come to see that she let Nicki down I believe that Adaleen would have "tipped" Nicki off. Or help Nicki get Cara Lynn away from JJ for good.

Adaleen did say that she has never felt better in her life. I think she referred to some type of vitamins JJ's son has been giving her. Perhaps Adaleen is giving some type of feel good pill.

I do think Adaleen loves Nicki in Adaleen's own special way.

[kambria]

I'm sorry , a little confused. Is Toby the man Cara Lynn was supposed to be assigned to?

[BigLoveRocks!]

Kambria, Toby was the man Caralynn was supposed to be assigned to yes.

As far as Adaleen's apology, the jury is still out on that one for me too.

[dsc6]

Adalene is totally a user and a player. I think it is 99% BS. Most of what she says to Nikki is bs.

[gypzymom]

Its her smile. As an actress she's really got down the fake smile that doesn't make it all the way to her eyes. Looks totally disingenuous.
(did I spell that right?)

Anyway, the speech patterns too are something the writers play up a lot, and not just among the compound members but LDS community as well. So many of the things they say seem rote. And darn nearly everything out of Adelaide's mouth! I've been LDS for 26 years and known very few folks who talk like that. Like everything they say is couched in 1/2 of a well known scripture or quote from a church leader. Anyway, that's the things that just make her seem so sneaky and all. Like there isn't a soul who's scratched the surface of that woman.

[JJ77]

I really wanted to belelive that adaleen had some hidden agenda when she did an about face on being sealed to JJ. I mean one minute she's having a nervouse breakdown screaming on the phone to nicki. The next she's all about "perfect obedience".

I know that adaleen truly beellives in the principle, and not ony buys into the compound BS but fights for it. I guess I just didnt expect her allegiance and loyalty and defense of roman to transfer so easily to the next husband she was assigned to. I sort of saw it as inclusive to her beleif that roman was prophet - not somethign that would continue after his death... atleast not to the same degree.

now though, i think she is is turning out to be a model compound wife... even to JJ & it bugs the shit outta me. Especially in regard to her realtionship with nicki.

[biglovelove]

I think JJ's brother is giving these ladies some strange hormones. In the preview for next week you can see Adaleen saying something to JJ like "what have you done to me" or "what are y ou doing to me". Of course that could be anything, but I just thought it a little strange when she told Nikki how good she felt. Plus the whole exchange between Nikki and JJ's brother about the hormones was a little off.