Max Kallschmidt used to be a Welcome to Plathville fan favorite after he started dating Moriah Plath, but now he's on the viewer's bad side after their breakup. Many fans are beginning to think Max was too controlling and Moriah deserves more in a partner. Max and Moriah's breakup has been one of the main storylines this season, and fans are hoping to see the pair sit down together and talk before they end any sort of reconciliation.
Max won Welcome to Plathville fans and Moriah's strict family over on the show as he empathized with her tough upbringing and brought out a more light-hearted side of Moriah. Their relationship was going well in season 3, as he was invited over to dinner at the Plath family home, which is no small feat. Max gave Moriah a promise ring in the season finale, saying that he wanted to marry her one day, and the pair had plans to move in together in Tampa. When the pair broke up, many fans changed their tune and called Max out for his behavior.
Max's YouTube video about his side of the story angered Moriah and many Welcome to Plathville fans, as he seemed to minimize his role in their breakup. Moriah said that, after seeing the video, she felt like he was trying to put blame on her by saying they were already having relationship problems at the time, which she says is not true. The video also showed Max admitting he crossed a boundary with another woman without revealing that he had kissed her. He made it seem like he and Moriah were in a good place, but that was not the case as she had no idea he was going to post a video with intimate details about their breakup.
Welcome to Plathville fans are upset with Max for hurting and betraying Moriah by kissing another woman while they were together. This is not the first time fans were angry on Moriah's behalf, as many sided with her when Max questioned her fashion choices. Many fans have always thought Max was controlling about what she wore. Despite Max's controlling nature while they were together, Moriah has spent much of this season crying over their breakup, even writing sad songs about it.
In Welcome to Plathville season 4, Max hung out with Micah Plath, who Max had grown close to while dating Moriah. He apologized for hurting Moriah and the whole Plath family, but his vague details of what happened with the other woman did not redeem him with the fans. It did not help that Max admitted in his tell-all YouTube video that he would not appear on season 4 of the show, despite him already appearing several times so far. Many Welcome to Plathville fans feel his interviews are useless, as he keeps giving roundabout answers that do not add anything to the show.