Welcome to Plathville: Micah’s Girlfriend Faces the Family’s Wrath, Is Compared to Ethan’s Ex Olivia in Season 7 Trailer
NEED TO KNOW
- PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the upcoming season of Welcome to Plathville, which premieres on Tuesday, July 22 at 10 p.m. ET on TLC
- While Ethan moves on from Olivia after their messy divorce, Micah worries his relationship with Veronica is following the same path after tension brews between her and the family
- Amid the drama, Moriah decides to escape with “a life-changing move”
Welcome to Plathville is returning to our screens this summer!
In PEOPLE’s exclusive first look at the season 7 of the TLC reality show, the Plaths are taking on “raw emotions, shocking surprises, new faces and fresh starts,” according to an official synopsis.
For some members of the family, “love is in the air,” but others are forced to make difficult decisions about the future during the upcoming season.
Lydia hopes to get engaged to her new boyfriend just four months after meeting.
While parents Kim and Barry struggle through their ongoing divorce, their 21-year-old daughter Lydia has marriage on her mind with boyfriend Zac — with whom she plans to save their first kiss, among other “firsts,” for their wedding day. When she claims that she immediately “knew he was the one,” her brothers’ are skeptical.
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Isaac and Ethan find love as Moriah pulls away from the family.
Isaac, 19, is in a new relationship, as is Ethan, 27, who spent last season dealing with the aftermath of his tumultuous divorce from ex-wife Olivia.
“Out of the blue, I found the one the second time around,” Ethan explains in the trailer. “The absence of drama is amazing. In no situation would I ever want any of that back.”
Meanwhile, Moriah decided to make “a life-changing move” after ”taking a step back” from the drama at home, which included cutting off her friendship with Micah’s girlfriend, Veronica.
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Veronica and Micah’s relationship is on the rocks.
When growing tension between Veronica and the Plaths draws a wedge between her and Micah, 24, history begins to repeat itself, and they “can’t seem to get on the same page.”
“I’m trying to ride the line of not doing what I feel like Ethan did,” Micah says. “He took Olivia’s side, didn’t talk to my mom or dad. I don’t want anything close to that.”
“Veronica thinks that my family was out to get her, and Olivia thought the same thing,” Ethan adds before telling Veronica: “If you want to be a part of this family this is the price you pay.”
“I’m going to be honest, I don’t know if I want to be part of the family,” she replies.
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Later, she admits that she doesn’t see a happy ending in her relationship with Micah.
“I feel like I’m in chemistry class and, like, mixing things together, and it’s going to explode any second,” she reveals to cameras. “I know this will go bad. Mark my words.”
Veronica decides to share her concerns with Olivia, who she feels she can relate to.
Veronica confides in Olivia, who filed for divorce from Ethan in 2024 after years of conflict with his parents and siblings.
“I should have warned you,” Olivia tells Veronica on a call.
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The dramatic ending shows Ethan and Olivia come face-to-face, with him asking her to “please stop,” and her responding, “no.”
Season 7 of Welcome to Plathville premieres on Tuesday, July 22 at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.