The place is slightly creepy, to be frank. The walls are covered in pages on which the youngster has scribbled her prayers. Cameras watch as she crouches down and asks for God's help in bringing her older brother, in particular, back into the fold — poor Lydia even wonders if there's anything she can do to help (via YouTube). Although, clearly, the space provides an outlet for the struggling child, Welcome to Plathville viewers reckon it may spell trouble for Lydia's mental health. As TV Shows Ace reports, one warned, "When social services finds that room they're gonna have a lot of questions once they go through all the scrawling on the wall."
Another simply posted, "Do y'all see this?!! In what world is this ... prayer closet okay?" Over on Reddit, meanwhile, commenters described the closet as "terrifying" and worried about "getting locked in there." Another suggested Lydia is suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, and one even pointed to classic horror movie Carrie, in which the titular character also has a prayer closet and things don't exactly work out well for her in there (via YouTube). There's also a huge swell of support across the board for Lydia, however, with most fans simply hoping she continues to grow as a person whether that means following her parents' or siblings' lead.
