One thing that nobody has mentioned when discussing Amber’s rapid weight gain is Becky’s co-dependence. It wouldn’t surprise me if Dustin said “no” sometimes and meant it. Becky probably never says no: Amber bought the car at first so she could fall back on it “it’s my car, if you want to use it you have to go.” Now Becky is used to it and more enmeshed with Amber, so does her hourly food runs. And she has also gained weight because Amber doesn’t always want to eat alone. Becky became Amber’s errand boy and now takes the brunt of the tantrums when there is no food in the house.
Becky put it best herself, just last month, when she said in a grave voice, "I want to say no, but I know if I do you will get very upset. Very,
very upset" Amberlynn kind of rolled her eyes and turned it into a joke before quickly changing the topic. However, that one moment was perhaps the only honest moment on the channel in months.
I don't know what Amberlynn does when she gets "very,
very upset", but I am sure it involves all manner of sulking, whining, complaining, casting shade, etc. When Becky had previously announced she wanted to stop eating out so she could lose her huge (and new) double chin, Amberlynn was so livid, she wouldn't even refer to Becky by her name, referring to her only as "This one..."
So at the very least, I suspect that she can be a terror when she can't get her fat hands on some food.
The "Date Night" episode was a classic manipulation, and she managed to sabotage Becky's resolve, which is flimsy at best, get to eat like a glutton the very next day, and dangle the promise of love in front of Becky, who desperately wants some. It was a play from an expert sociopath's playbook.
I doubt Amberlynn's peabrain is sharp enough to actually plot things Machiavellian style. Her plots usually are tremendous fails, like the orange chicken mukbang debacle. But little by little, she turns the screws on Becky in such a way that Becky remains pliant and dutiful.
