User blog comment:KidLego09/Max - Funny/Failed Antagonist and Opinions/@comment-24971793-20141219201211

Max got really annoying at times, but overall I liked him. The only thing that bugs me is how "out of place" he always felt. He's not the first flat or irrealistic character (Justin, Sadie/Katie, Rodney, Leonard, Ella,... ) but those still felt human. Max doesn't, he is 100% cartoon character. Nothing about him is even slightly relatable and that has always been his biggest flaw IMO. Doesn't matter how good or bad he is, he belongs in some other cartoon.

To those wondering whether Max is the satellite character or Scarlett is. I think they both are. The creators clearly intended them to be a duo "the evil genius and the sidekick" (both's only plotline entirely revolved around who was the genius and who was the sidekick). They never had significant interactions with any other characters. So without Max there wouldn't have been a Scarlett and without Scarlett there wouldn't have been a Max. (I'm not saying that it's impossible for them to be their own character in future seasons, but in the Pahkitew season they functioned as a duo).