Jon & Kate Are Back: Episode Recap

on August 4, 2009 at 3:00 PM

Whether you agree with it or not, Jon & Kate Plus 8 is back. Two episodes played last night, one clearly filmed before and the other after the separation.

Here's a quick recap from redrockswhtsox, group owner of the Jon and Kate Plus 8 Fans group:

The first episode was filmed before the divorce announcement much earlier in the year. They were having their kitchen remodeled after less than a year of living there by a family friend who just happens to own a remodeling company. Apparenty they felt the old kitchen was not functional for a family their size.

While the work was being done, Kate decided it was too much for her to have the kitchen torn apart for two weeks and Jon agreed that it wasn't really safe for the kids to be home anyway. So Kate took the kids to the beach in North Carolina. Apparently they had to leave home at 4am to avoid the paparazzi, but it only took two days for them to find the family at the beach, thus the famous beach shots that were plastered all over the newstands a couple months ago.

In the end, they didn't show the completed remodel. Fans will have to tune in next week for the conclusion.

The second episode was obviously filmed after the announcement. Jon was not involved at all as Kate attempted to portray the life of a single mom. Kate appeared much more calm and willing to try things she typically did not involve herself with in the past.

The kids wanted to camp in the backyard again and Kate agreed to make that happen for them minus the expertise of their dad. Even though she could obviously have asked for help from any number of people on the sidelines during the filming, she made quite an effort to do things on her own.

She managed to get the smaller tent mostly set up and start a fire on her own after much time and persistence, but the work was clearly completed by unseen hands. She did, however, hang in there with the kids while they made s'mores and got ready for bed. Kate spent the night in the larger tent with the sextuplets while the twins slept alone in the smaller tent.

Fun appeared to be had by all in both episodes but things are very obviously not the same. Kate admitted it is very strange to be doing these things without Jon and the kids miss him very much. She says she feels relief that things are falling into place as far as the separation goes and plans to roll with the changes and is looking forward to the new chapter.

Man, does this jerk on my heart strings or what! What do you think? Do you think they should continue filming? Maybe take a year-long hiatus and return? Or just be completely done with reality TV?

Comments (8)

lovemebabes

on Aug 4, 2009 at 3:27 PM

The whole situation breaks my heart. Marriage is a choice that they both made. It may not always be easy, but it's the right thing. The idea that two people, who were once enough in love to be bound for life and who wanted children so badly that they would go to extreme lengths for them, could just give up so easily is foreign to me.

My husband and I watched the shows last night and were heartbroken over it. Selfishness is so much at the core of the whole thing, on both parts. They say that they're both "in it for the kids", but all of America can see that this is the farthest from the truth. Why can't they see it? Perhaps they've tricked themselves into thinking that the show is best for the children because they have everything they want. Do they not see that all their children want is their mommy and daddy? The best thing they could do for their children is work through their own pride and selfishness and fall back in love.

Jon and Kate- Please cancel the show, and work on making your family whole again.

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Cafe MicheleZ

on Aug 4, 2009 at 4:05 PM

It is heartbreaking, but Jon's actions show he is not interested in making it work and IMHO Kate deserves better.

aurorabunny

on Aug 5, 2009 at 1:43 AM

I'm confused...I heard that TLC told them if they didn't stay together there would be no more show? So are they still filming more then?

sstepph

on Aug 5, 2009 at 8:05 AM

It does break my heart. I love Kate. I think she's a great mother despite what people say. & when I watch the old episodes of John & Kate plus 8, I like John in those episodes but towards the new house ones, he's a jerk and Kate deserves SO much better.

In a way I hope she keeps going cause I would like to see how she handles everything and shows the world she CAN raise 8 kids on her own but in a way maybe a nice haitis would do wonders.

bella69147

on Aug 5, 2009 at 9:17 AM

He is such an attention/fame whore. I think she is very brave. Not matter how much money she makes off the show, it is very sad..........

josie_mommyof2

on Aug 5, 2009 at 9:39 AM

I have never been able to get through an entire show. The way she is always so mean, just bugged me. You can't keep treating your spouse like that and think that everything is always going to be fine. Everyone reaches their breaking point. As for Jon, OMG! I can't turn on the television, scroll through tthechannels without hearing something about him. As bella69147 stated "attention whore", yeah, that fits pretty well!

zassymama2

on Aug 6, 2009 at 2:18 AM

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I hate quitters. When everything was against them to have children, they ended up with eight. They like just renewed their vows! Watching that now, is completely fake. If they took counseling, I would totally watch. Walking away, is so pathetic!

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3are_a_blessing

on Aug 11, 2009 at 10:50 AM

It seems like they sacrificed all for the love of money. I will never watch the show. They should have ended the series long ago and sought serious help to save their marriage. Also, how creepy will it be to have footage and DVDs of their disintegrating family life out in people's homes for years to come!