“1000-Lb Sisters” Fans REFUSE to Believe Tammy’s Abuse Denial — Plus 3 Chaos Moments From Last Night’s “Not So Fast Car”

Last night’s Season 9 Episode 6 of 1000-Lb Sisters, “Not So Fast Car” (aired 9pm ET, Oct 6), delivered exactly what the title promised — a slow-speed collision of family chaos. Amy Slaton flipped the bird in driver’s ed class. Tammy Slaton turned a toy-car demo into a four-way-stop traffic jam. And underneath all the laughs, the fandom’s darkest argument of the season refused to die: the skeptics who refuse to believe Tammy and Andrea Dalton’s abuse denial.

Tammy Slaton addressed the abuse rumors in a TikTok video with Andrea Dalton. (ET Online)

The Denial That Divided the Fandom

A quick recap: after fans spotted bruises on Andrea’s arm in recent episodes, Tammy and Andrea posted an emotional TikTok denying any abuse. Tammy insisted the marks come from a stress-related medical condition, and Andrea backed her up, saying she would never tolerate being hit — and would never hit anyone herself. We covered their full statement in yesterday’s article.

But according to fan reactions compiled by TV Spoiler News, plenty of viewers remain unconvinced. “BLINK TWICE IF YOU NEED HELP, ANDREA,” one viewer wrote. Others pointed to past blowups — with one commenter arguing that someone who “rips closet doors off the hinges” in a rage can’t be trusted not to get physical. “Typical abuser behavior,” another wrote, claiming the video looked staged.

Even outlets sympathetic to the couple note the divide. TV Shows Ace reported that while many fans accept the explanation, a vocal group still worries the relationship is “toxic regardless of whether it is physical or not.” For a couple planning a December wedding, the court of public opinion is far from adjourned.

Chris and Brittany Combs on 1000-Lb Sisters. (ScreenRant)

Chris & Brittany’s “Unexpected News” — Does Chris Even Want a Baby?

The official synopsis for last night’s episode promised Chris and Brittany would get “unexpected news” about their pursuit of parenthood. The couple has already come a long way: after visiting Dr. Smith, Brittany learned she’d dropped to 166 pounds from her highest of 236 — and that her diabetes was gone, with her A1C falling from a dangerous 10.4% to a normal 5.9%.

But according to TV Spoiler News, a growing faction of fans is asking an uncomfortable question: does Chris actually want this baby? “He looks really uninterested,” one viewer wrote, while another joked, “I’m waiting for him to say he had a vasectomy lol.” Some fans argue Brittany is pressuring her husband on camera, noting he’s already a grandfather in his 40s. Others insist it’s just a TLC storyline. Now fans are dissecting every frame of last night’s episode to figure out what that “unexpected news” was — and whether it settles the debate or blows it wide open.

Amy Slaton on 1000-Lb Sisters Season 9. (TLC)

The Driver’s License Disaster

Then there’s the episode’s namesake chaos: Amy and Tammy took their driver’s license journey to driver’s ed class — and according to an exclusive clip TLC shared with Parade, the sisters caused a “traffic jam” before even touching a steering wheel. Called up for a right-of-way demo at a four-way stop, the sisters navigated toy cars through a toy intersection — then froze when the instructor added himself to the mix. Amy’s solution? A shouted “B—h, go!” punctuated with a middle finger, to the instructor’s laughing warning: “Careful with the hand signals.” Tammy dubbed the pile-up “a traffic jam on the whiteboard,” and Amy deadpanned, “We stop traffic all the time.”

For two women who have spent most of their lives being driven everywhere, this is Season 9’s independence arc in overdrive. Fans are equal parts excited and terrified — and honestly, who can blame them?

Tammy vs. Misty: Pick Your Side

Finally, the feud that keeps splitting this fandom down the middle: “Tammy isn’t ready to let go of her gripe with Misty,” the episode synopsis warned. Misty has become Season 9’s most debated figure — one camp calls her the only sane voice in the family, the other says she stirs the pot every chance she gets. And Tammy’s refusal to bury the hatchet has some fans wondering whether the show’s accountability hawk has become its biggest drama magnet.

Last night’s episode is in the books. Did Chris and Brittany’s news turn out to be a breakthrough or a heartbreak? Did Amy and Tammy survive driver’s ed in one piece? And the question tearing the fandom apart: do YOU believe Tammy and Andrea’s denial — or are the skeptics right to keep digging? Sound off in the comments!