As Max, the teenage daughter of a beleaguered single working mom (Pamela Adlon), Madison ups the angst factor to eleven. At first, Max is painted as a typical – yet very open – teenage girl. She begs her mother to score weed for her, has co-ed sleepovers right under her mom's nose, and blows off school so she can party. Throughout the first few episodes of the series, Max floats through life as an acerbic and opposing force in the household. She seems to be selfish, rude, and self-centered. However, layers are pulled back as the series progresses and her character begins to take on nuance. Madison slowly reveals vulnerabilities and insecurities in Max that remind us all that no one has it all figured out at eighteen.
Appearances
Better Things
Main cast, played by Mikey Madison
- Episode 1x01: Sam/Pilot (Sep 8, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Period (Sep 15, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Brown (Sep 22, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Woman is the Something of the Something (Sep 29, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: Future Fever (Oct 6, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: Alarms (Oct 13, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: Duke's Chorus (Oct 20, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: Scary Fun (Oct 27, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: Hair of the Dog (Nov 3, 2016)
- Episode 1x10: Only Women Bleed (Nov 10, 2016)
- Episode 2x01: September (Sep 14, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Robin (Sep 28, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: Sick (Oct 5, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: phil (Oct 12, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: Eulogy (Oct 19, 2017)
- Episode 2x07: Blackout (Oct 26, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: Arnold Hall (Nov 2, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: White Rock (Nov 9, 2017)
- Episode 2x10: Graduation (Nov 16, 2017)
- Episode 3x01: Chicago (Feb 28, 2019)
- Episode 3x02: Holding (Mar 7, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: Nesting (Mar 14, 2019)
- Episode 3x04: Monsters in the Moonlight (Mar 21, 2019)
- Episode 3x05: No Limit (Mar 28, 2019)
- Episode 3x06: What Is Jeopardy? (Apr 4, 2019)
- Episode 3x07: Toilet (Apr 11, 2019)
- Episode 3x08: Easter (Apr 18, 2019)
- Episode 3x09: The Unknown (Apr 25, 2019)
- Episode 3x10: Show Me the Magic (May 2, 2019)
- Episode 3x11: Get Lit (May 9, 2019)
- Episode 3x12: Shake the Cocktail (May 16, 2019)
- Episode 4x01: Steady Rain (Mar 5, 2020)
- Episode 4x03: Escape Drill (Mar 12, 2020)
- Episode 4x04: DNA (Mar 19, 2020)
- Episode 4x05: Carbonara (Mar 26, 2020)
- Episode 4x06: New Orleans (Apr 2, 2020)
- Episode 4x07: High Man. Bye Man. (Apr 9, 2020)
- Episode 4x08: Father's Day (Apr 16, 2020)
- Episode 4x09: Batceañera (Apr 23, 2020)
- Episode 4x10: Listen to the Roosters (Apr 30, 2020)
- Episode 5x01: F*ck Anatoly's Mom (Feb 28, 2022)
- Episode 5x03: Oh, I'm Not Gonna Tell Her (Mar 7, 2022)
- Episode 5x04: Ephemera (Mar 14, 2022)
- Episode 5x05: The World is Mean Right Now (Mar 21, 2022)
- Episode 5x06: San Francisco (Mar 28, 2022)
- Episode 5x07: Family Meeting (Apr 4, 2022)
- Episode 5x08: Jesus Saves (Apr 11, 2022)
- Episode 5x09: England (Apr 18, 2022)
- Episode 5x10: We Are Not Alone (Apr 25, 2022)