Welcome to Plathville season 4 is bringing the family drama to a whole new level, and there have been several controversial moments already.
TLC’s Welcome to Plathville season 4 has been bringing the heat, and there have been several controversial moments on the show that stand out to viewers. Past seasons have dealt with Ethan and Olivia Plath’s marital issues, and how Ethan’s parents are partially to blame for them. It also showed Ethan being separated from his younger siblings for months, which remains one of the most heartbreaking parts of the show.
Welcome to Plathville follows Kim and Barry Plath as well as their nine children, as they learn to adapt to the real world after being isolated from it for most of their lives. It shows the stark contrast between the siblings, even though they were raised the same way, as Lydia and Moriah Plath could not be more different from one another. While there have been sweet moments on the show, like Moriah and Micah Plath journeying out to LA together and Olivia helping Ethan fix up old cars, there have also been scenes that were hard to watch.
Welcome to Plathville season 4 is vastly different from previous seasons, as matriarch Kim Plath has loosened the strict rules she had for her kids and is changing her values. She decided she wanted to leave her husband and run a dance studio, which was unexpected news to viewers. The Plath family seems more fractured than ever, and fans are eager to see if any problems get resolved by the end of the season.
3. Ethan Plath Reconnects With His Parents
Ethan has been estranged from his parents for a couple of years since their dramatic driveway confrontation on Welcome to Plathville. He was more forgiving of Barry, since he has long thought that his mom was the real reason they were raised the way they were. Ethan Plath did not hold back with his mom, saying that he thought she stopped trying and gave up on him, especially when it came to his schooling. Kim, defending herself and seeming insincere when she apologized, along with Ethan lashing out by buying a motorcycle without telling Olivia, makes this one of the most controversial moments of the season.
2. Kim & Barry Plath Separate
Kim shocked Welcome to Plathville fans when she said she was unhappy in her marriage, but how they are handling the separation rubs fans the wrong way. Kim left the family home and burdened her daughter Lydia with schooling her younger kids. Barry and Kim both started treating Lydia as a confidante rather than their daughter, asking her for marriage advice while she is still a teenager.
1. Olivia Plath Doesn’t Go To Joshua’s Grave
One of the most heartbreaking parts of Welcome to Plathville is whenever Joshua Plath is mentioned, as he passed away when he was just a toddler. When the family was putting aside their differences to visit Joshua’s grave on his birthday, Olivia and Kim both made the day about themselves. Many fans have voiced their complaints about Kim being manipulative and playing the victim in the past, but she had a right to go see Joshua with the rest of the family. Olivia was willing to go if it was only the kids, and she left when she knew Kim and Barry would be there, leading many Welcome to Plathville fans to call her out for being selfish instead of being there for Ethan.