My heart just breaks for the women & children in this show. Wish we could send a SWAT team out to rescue them from the oppression.
Each one of the wives claims they've been married to Brady for 15 - 24 years each, but divide that time by five wives & they've each been married to him for about 3 - 6 years when you reflect on the rotated marriage nights, & from a quantitative perspective.
Most the wives lament about husband Brady not knowing them and being absent/away so much. As Brady's character develops through the episodes, you pick up quickly that he's relatively incompetent & spread too thin, but continually fakes that he is a quality husband & father.
Seeing how kind the wives are, you hope they'll escape and find their own happiness. But until then, they settle for whatever scraps their husband tosses them.
Oh, and that episode where the little blonde son was sick & Brady was jostling him around In a crazy manner & then the dad "pretended" he figured out the car seat~ What on earth? After that, he hugged the right shoulder of the road while driving to the doctor appointment & then, he treated his son to sugary ice cream 'right after' his bloodwork to test for juvenile diabetes... What the heck? Can this Dad/Husband do 'anything' right?
These moms appear to be choosing to spend theIr time in a "forever sorority" & just trying to stay busy vs. acting as though their personal happiness/fulfillment matters at all.
