At the beginning, I felt so sorry for Michael, and the abuse that he was subjected to, and the other boys.   

I hope Michael's abuser is on a rotisserie in Hell. 

However, I couldn't like the Michael that was portrayed on the show.  However, Michael doesn't have Agoraphobia, he has "lazy as hell, and doesn't want to work" disease.   Agoraphobia means you don't leave your home or go outside without difficulty.    The fact that Michael could drive his wife to the store (and then says he hasn't driven in two years), and waited outside in the car, told me everything about his real situation.    There is no way someone with Agoraphobia will dance out the door, volunteer to drive (wonder if he has a license, and insurance?), and have zero problem going to Dr. Now's and the crystal shop.   

As another person said, he's not Agoraphobic, he loves attention, and being the star of every situation.     

I suspect that Michael is the one people hate, after being around him for a while.  Michael saying he hates everyone else is a way for him to justify the fact that no one wants to be around him.    

I bet someone near Michael's would have been glad to take some of the food he burned.      Or else it was a bunch of stuff they bought cheap from a food outlet, and burned for the filming.   At first  I really wanted him to succeed, but later I just wanted him, and the wife to shut up.     

I figured out Xander (the older son) was named after the Buffy character, but someone on the Reddit show thread said Liam is Angel's real name. 

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