Kody Brown‘s behavior toward a powerful man vs. a powerful woman was called out during the season 4 finale of Special Forces.
The Thursday, November 20, episode of the Fox series showed the remaining recruits take part in a simulated capture exercise where Kody, 56, Brianna LaPaglia, Andrew East, Shawn Johnson East and Gia Giudice were individually interrogated.
Kody struggled when being questioned by a female member of the intelligence operation.
“I have been known for my intense personality. So when it is raining, it is bad. When it is sunny, it is good,” he explained in a confessional. “I might be a little mercurial. I am not as steady as I would like to be.”
The Directing Staff (DS), who was watching Kody’s interrogation over the cameras, noted that the Sister Wives star “can’t even look at her in the face.” The conversation took an even more awkward turn when the woman asked Kody about his personal life and he revealed he had 18 kids with four wives: Meri Brown, Janelle Brown, Christine Brown and Robyn Brown.
Kody was asked how he was able to have 18 children, to which he simply replied “nature” and then shut down again.
“[This is] not a good session at all,” the DS members said. “He hasn’t tried to build a rapport.”
Shawn Johnson East, Andrew East and Kody Brown on ‘Special Forces.’ FOX via Getty Images
The mood shifted once a male member started to question Kody instead. “He is charming when he knows there is a powerful man, he brings himself down,” the DS added.
Kody previously discussed his biased outlook on men vs. women after joining season 4.
“I am going to say this at the risk of sounding sexist,” he shared in a September episode. “I think men want to be respected and women want to be loved. I don’t care if you love me, but I care if you respect me.”
In another episode, Kody explained his approach to the show, saying, “To do hard things is to be good at being a man. Every once in a while you need proof of who you are.”
Kody previously opened up to Us Weekly about some of the battles he personally faced while competing.
“There was one time when my muscles gave out,” he said in September. “We were supposed to be swinging across monkey bars and I had sand on my hands, and I couldn’t cup the monkey bars. I just didn’t have the strength anymore to do it.”
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Kody also recalled the DS instructors trying to haze the recruits.
“I don’t even know what they call the punishment,” he shared. “We’re standing and I’ve been in this water, and I started to shiver. I don’t want the DS [to see] that. I don’t want them seeing any signs of weakness because they’ll play on that.”
According to Kody, he leaned into a fake wheeze to make it seem like he was hitting his limit.
“When we had been just run ragged, [I was] wheezing, and it was a little bit fake,” he told Us. “I figured if they thought I was really working hard, they wouldn’t try to push me more, and I might need some energy for later. So, I’m sitting there doing press-ups, and I’m, like, wheezing.”
Kody added: “I knew that my limits physically were never reached. I had more to give physically.”
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test is currently streaming on Hulu.
