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Brown Family Tree Symbolism Continues w/Janelle & Maddie


I still love the unintentional (or is it intentional now?) symbolism of the trees in connection to the family. Just a "quick" rundown:

  • K's cutting down a tree in the first episode
  • They pick out a Christmas tree as a family and kind of ruin it while cutting it down in S2
  • K gifted Janelle a necklace with a tree on it
  • The family symbol that was put on the jewelry for each kid was a tree
  • They planted a tree in Vegas to symbolize their putting down roots
  • Meri painted trees for each woman
  • When they moved to Flagstaff, K started cutting down trees like crazy
  • Meri didn't know whether she wanted to be in the trees or not
  • One turning point discussion between Gabe/Garrison and K was done while they were stripping the bark from trees
  • During Janelle and K's Christmas fight, he lamented her small Christmas tree that she was taking to the Airbnb as a knife to the heart
  • Meri spent a whole episode have trees removed from her bed and breakfast
  • After dumping K several times, Janelle moved away and left the tree necklace behind in that orange building
  • Janelle and Maddie’s new business, Taeda Farms, is named after the trees on the property
  • Now the North Carolina Browns are putting up a Christmas tree from their property. It don't look like much, but it's their new start.