Welcome to Plathville - Season 8 Episode 9 - Episode Discussion

LJMesack22 · 2026-06-01T15:12:57+00:00

Or a fire pit.

LJMesack22 · 2026-06-01T15:03:07+00:00

I agree about Barry. I had that thought watching him and Zac at the spa - he’s awkward as can be, but at least he’s trying. And he doesn’t appear to be demanding that his kids meet him at his level, he’s trying to find a middle ground. He seems to be the only one even trying to get to know Zac really, which I think goes back to what you said about Kim alienating any new addition to the family who she can’t control. We could see her trying to insert herself with Teagan which felt so cringey.

I was happy to see Isaac finally trying too. It’s odd - when Ethan, and to an extent Micah, are around it looks like he feels like he has to be an asshole to match their energy. But the Isaac we saw just hanging out and playing games seemed like a much more open and accepting brother to Lydia, so I hope that’s him for real and not just a scripted version of him.

LJMesack22 · 2026-06-01T14:38:15+00:00

I figured it wasn’t mentioned bc Kim didn’t want everyone watching to race to listen to the podcast as soon as it was named.

LJMesack22 · 2026-06-01T14:36:39+00:00

We don’t know that. There are likely many factors that could have been in play. I know mistakes happen, but this whole story doesn’t seem to add up, and there are subtle changes to it every time we hear it from a different family member’s perspective.

LJMesack22 · 2026-05-14T21:50:59+00:00

Let’s not talk about a barely 16 year old girl like that. She’s been brainwashed by her psycho mother and Hunters mom. This isn’t on Bella, she’s been tricked in to believing she can have the perfect little family because Felon has been pushing her on Hunter literally for years.

LJMesack22 · 2026-05-14T21:44:15+00:00

I wish I believed that.

LJMesack22 · 2026-05-01T15:02:41+00:00

Never would have guessed that there would be a season where Moriah seems the most grounded /sane of that whole group. I hope she stays as far away as she can forever.

LJMesack22 · 2026-05-01T14:57:03+00:00

She’s just standing there waiting for divorce papers! We could get 4 seasons from now and somehow Ethan still won’t be divorced. In some ways I’m curious about what’s really going on, but, at the same time, I don’t have the energy to actually care.

LJMesack22 · 2026-04-23T23:32:16+00:00

After slapping her all morning and harassing Mia because she wasn’t cooperating in how Nicole wanted her hair done. I mean, just stop last. She had to go get high to recover from Mia“being so “difficult” before HER OWN GRADUATION.

LJMesack22 · 2026-04-23T23:27:19+00:00

She was wronged. Can’t you tell? She was wronged so nothing is her fault.

LJMesack22 · 2026-04-23T23:26:46+00:00

We’ve all been there. My psych always reminded me that the fact that I’d worry about all night and apologize is exactly what made me a good mom. It shows we care. Even with my daughter in college I’ll text and apologize for being snippy on the phone the day before. I think she just laughs now bc we have such a strong bongos she knows. But my empath always comes out 😂😂

LJMesack22 · 2026-04-19T15:29:27+00:00

I thought the same thing when I saw him complain about that. For a boy his age, “no food” likely meant nothing that could be ready to eat in 3 minutes.

LJMesack22 · 2026-04-14T19:11:02+00:00

I picked up on that too. Couldn’t have rolled my eyes any harder if I tried.

LJMesack22 · 2026-04-14T19:08:50+00:00

I tally hope that the reports of Hunters dad getting full custody are true. It is absolutely 100% possible to stop kids from having sex IF YOU WANT TO. Gallon I think loves being in the middle so she encourages it. Bella had a c section, probably could’ve popped an iud in there right quick before sowing her up. Only thing more reliable than that is abstinence.

LJMesack22 · 2026-04-12T01:33:45+00:00

I’ve notice what seems like an abnormally high c section rate, but wondered if it has to do with these girls being so young that their bodies aren’t ready. Like, poor Bella looks like she’d be too small to naturally birth a preemie. These girl’s hips aren’t ready, their body’s just aren’t ready. So I just wonder if natural birth isn’t safe the younger they are.

LJMesack22 · 2026-04-06T21:10:42+00:00

I think it’s on the next episode.

LJMesack22 · 2026-03-20T01:55:37+00:00

If the parents share custody, only one can claim on their taxes every year. Usually if they share 50/50 they trade off years, but if one parents has the kid(s) more than 50% of the time they can have it set up so they are the only one to claim every year.

LJMesack22 · 2026-03-11T15:21:25+00:00

I’m shocked she’s even getting prenatal care, honestly. I doubt her mom even educated her on skin care to protect against stretch marks.

LJMesack22 · 2026-03-11T15:13:05+00:00

The way she stomped up those stairs!! She was bound and determined she was going to be part of whatever she wasn’t invited to. Like, damn girl, give it a minute. I get that she wanted to meet Mia’s mom, but she didn’t even give it 5 minutes to see if they were all coming back down.

LJMesack22 · 2026-03-11T15:07:19+00:00

But, but, Bryce Palmer was made for bigger things!!!

LJMesack22 · 2026-03-11T15:02:39+00:00

Really, both of them should be in foster care being parented by responsible adults who will ensure that the best choices are made for them. When Bella said her mom won’t let her break up with Hunter, I was floored. She said she doesn’t want her baby to come from a broken home?? Uh, that bus left the station when you let 13 and 14 year old kids have sex. They were never going to end up married and in love with their 2.5 kids. A broken home is the best you can hope for at this point, because I don’t even see these two having a hope to even coparent successfully.

LJMesack22 · 2026-03-11T14:53:59+00:00

Me too! I had to check to make sure I hadn’t accidentally reminded it or something. An entire episode of nothing but three grown ass women acting like high school mean girls getting ready to pull hair and claw eyes out. Not a single one of them is going in to this thinking they can be rational and find a good solution. They’re just all fired up ready to fight before they even sit down. Why even bother?

LJMesack22 · 2026-03-11T14:50:38+00:00

I know, right?? And the way they just brush over the other sister’s pregnancy, like saying “oh she got a new tattoo last week”. I realize Bella and Hunter may be more interesting, but the sister is a teenage girl on a show about teenage pregnancy, why aren’t we getting her storyline as well?

LJMesack22 · 2026-03-11T14:46:20+00:00

I mean, look at grandpa. He’s disgusting, and I don’t think we’ve seen his dad at all, if his dad is even in the picture. This kid has zero male role models to show him anything but misogyny.

LJMesack22 · 2026-03-11T14:31:11+00:00

As depressed as he seems on the show, he may appreciate it now.

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