It's one of my favorite shows currently on television. The show has some excellent villains. I'm loving the stuff with Rhonda just because of what a duplicitous bitch she is.
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Originally Posted by Wildstone  Of the three wives, only the middle one actually believes in "the principal". The first wife only does it out of love for the husband, and the third fakes all the religious stuff for financial security. |
I'm not sure about Margene. I think from recent episodes we've seen that, while she doesn't necessarily buy into the religious aspects of it, she does really like having the large family. I imagine some of that stems from her having such an unstable mother. She likes having someplace she feels she belongs.
I think you're correct on Barb though. It seems she was more or less guilted into the situation. She was dying and Nikki was taking care of her. I imagine it was difficult for her to turn down the proposal while she likely felt indebted to Nikki. She seems to struggle with it the most out of the three of them, but Bill always is able to get her back.
Barb and Margene are almost mirrors in this regard. Barb does it purely out of love for Bill, despite struggling with the situation. Margene does it because she loves the situation, despite struggling with the people (since she's always looked down on by the other two). That's really simplifying it though. I think there's also a part of Barb that likes the polygamy because she likes having control.