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The patriarchy met its match on the court in The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 4, Episode 7, "The Book of Fragile Egos," as the snark squad breaks down an episode that put the "dad" in "deadlocked" while the women’s bank accounts continued to outpace their husbands'. We’re unpacking the high-stakes "Battle of the Sexes" pickleball tournament—a PR move designed to humble the men—which mostly served to expose Zac’s spectacular struggle with stay-at-home fatherhood as Jen pursued her professional dreams in Los Angeles. While Zac weaponized "mom guilt" and complained about a lack of mental stimulation, Taylor and her mother embarked on a tense road trip to uncover the roots of her abandonment wounds, all while the introduction of "snake in the grass" Shinia Powell threatened to detonate Taylor’s already fragile peace. Between the husbands’ desperate attempt to launch "DadTok" and the ladies proving that traditional cultural expectations are no match for modern breadwinner status, we’re asking: is Zac actually failing at parenting, or is he just mad that his medical school fantasy was replaced by a diaper bag and a wife who no longer needs his permission to succeed?