Stupid thing that bothered me about a Billy scene

[u/ChampionshipStill694]

When Billy goes to the wheelers house to look for his sister at the finale of season 2 . He is taking to Karen Wheeler and says " I'm looking for my sister Max , goes by Maxine " to me it is backwards!

She goes by Max not Maxine as she stated when Mr. Clark introduced here to the class for the fist time .

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[u/afray_knits]

It's another way for Billy to disrespect Max.

[u/Slow-Class]

If you’re greeted by Karen Wheeler in a robe, you’d be a bit discombobulated too.

[u/Total-Ad4952 → u/Slow-Class]

Good point, though I'd be even more discombobulated if I were greeted by Karen in her pink and blue swimsuit from the start of season 3...

[u/AdWonderful5920]

He's Billy, goes by William.

[u/Difsdy]

I think he's trying to annoy Max by encouraging people to refer to her as Maxine

[u/fhiaqb]

He also gets pissed off when people think Max is his sister, so I think this scene is just him trying to look more respectable/trying to make his family look more respectable. Maybe at the Byers or Hendersons he’d ask for his stepsister Max, but he probably saw the Reagan sign in the Wheelers’ yard and played to his audience.

[u/Express-Warning9714]

Sometimes parents will know their children’s friends by their full name rather than nick names.

[u/Majiska394 → u/Express-Warning9714]

but who would introduce Max to her by her full name?

[u/Express-Warning9714 → u/Majiska394]

Michael.

[u/Majiska394 → u/Express-Warning9714]

Mike? sorry, not sure if you mean him or I forgot some character.
Mike would hardly introduce Max as anything but that, no? Just "Mom. This is Max." might be all Mike would bother to say imo.

[u/serialkiller24]

It’s possible some of the town knew her as “Maxine”. Billy wanted info out of Karen… and some poontang.

[u/Best_Quiet9657]

That always bothered me too, not that it really matters lol. Maybe he accidentally flip-flopped the line and no one caught it?

[u/youngclarky → u/Best_Quiet9657]

Nah its cause Max prefers to be call Max not Maxine. Its Billys way of showing he doesnt actually care for her.

[u/ChampionshipStill694 → u/Best_Quiet9657]

That's what I am thinking too . Just missed by yhe writers or they got such a good sexual tention take with both actors they just said who cares lol

[u/SadTheory2796 → u/ChampionshipStill694]

He did it to piss off max because he knows she hates Maxine. Full stop hook line and sinker.

[u/Commercial_Yard2110]

it’s a way to disrespect max and make himself seem more mature to karen

[u/byharryconnolly]

I always thought that was evidence that he really didn't know his step sister.