Psycho prequel series "Bates Motel"

[Mike_D202]

I was at the edge of my seat seeing Marion pull up to the hotel, then it ended. I yelled 'NOOOO!!!!'

I also caught the

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Janet reference

 

[Galactus10]

Rihanna's acting wasn't terrible but still dislike the decision to go with her. It's a tad distracting but I guess they were willing to roll with that for the added viewership.

This last episode was really good

 

[Sawyer]

Tonight is going to be *fire emoji*

 

[Paradox1]

They did the thing!!! But in a different way

 

[Man in the Suit]

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Austin Nichols needs to stay away from knives.

 

[Sawyer]

Oh f***!

Probably should've seen the bait-and-switch coming sooner, but...

Though, this does seem to confirm my theory of [blackout]Dylan being the Sam Loomis of this story, and if the promo is any indication, Madeline is the Lila[/blackout].

 

[Galactus10]

Still have Romero out there too.

This episode was good, gave the classic story a little spin. If they close out strong, I'll like this episode more considering the major changes.

Rihanna was OK. She obviously isn't as quality as the rest of the actors on the show and her Island accent slipped a bunch but she's good at emoting raw feelings without being laughable.

 

[kvz5]

Well done, show. Well done.

Also... this!

 

[Paradox1]

I just thought about it, they twisted the whole thing lol.

 

[Elevator Man]

Excellent episode.

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The show cleverly handled the iconic shower moment. The cast turned the scene on it's head and didn't try to compete with the original, but made it their own instead. Plus we got to see it mostly from Norman's perspective.

Poor Austin Nichols! His characters doesn't seem to have much luck with knives.

So Rihanna was just stunt casting and a red herring. When Marion left the motel and escaped death. I figured the writers would switch Norman's shower victim. However I thought that Madeleine would take Marion's place instead since the shower victim was always a female, but Sam being the victim was an interesting twist and made sense.

The moments where Norman comes to grips with having a split personality were also done skillfully.

 

[Broseph44]

Man I loved that episode, and the ending. The way it went down made sense for the show. They did that scene justice while giving it their own spin. Loved that they still included some of the same shots and movements/motions etc.

 

[Sawyer]

I just realized this and Better Call Saul are on at the same time.

At least it's only, what, three weeks? Still, this is the priority.

 

[Broseph44]

I just realized this and Better Call Saul are on at the same time.

At least it's only, what, three weeks? Still, this is the priority.

Yeah both on at the same time, but they each repeat like an hour or two later. I'll have them both on my dvr while I watch RAW.

 

[THUNDERSTRIKE]

I never DID like that creepy f***, Chick... well done, Alex...

 

[Man in the Suit]

Freddie Highmore did a good job directing that episode. Loved the reflections.

 

[Elevator Man]

Agreed. That was a very nice touch seeing Norma's reflection on the glass after taking control of Norman during his interrogation.

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So long Chick. Picked the wrong night to trespass on the Bates house to finish up your story exploiting Norman's secret.

 

[Sawyer]

Penultimate episode tonight.

 

[Lasirius]

Damn,I love this series so much I'm gonna miss it hard

 

[Sawyer]

Emma and Norman started this show as such good friends, I'm glad she quickly sussed out that it wasn't really him when they were face to face.

 

[Elevator Man]

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Since it's the series finale I'm predicting Norman will escape. And Romero will end up getting killed instead. Forcing Norman to be on the run and in hiding for the rest of his life. Then the show concludes with Norman assuming a new identity while working at a another motel in another small town. Setting up Norman/Norma preying on his next victim. I'll be surprised if the show kills off Norman.

 

[jaqua99]

Man, I loved how the season started, and love the show but I've developed a few issues with this season.

First of all Emma, and before anyone calls me insensitive, hear out my POV, I'm going to school to be a therapist, so I'm not a hater! First and foremost, whether people want to address it or not, Norman does not suffer from sociopathy. He is very psychotically sick. No control over his interaction with reality, and how his emotions alter his reality. Psychosis isn't inherently crazy, sociopathy is not inherently evil.
So, I do not like the way Emma's character is written. I totally feel for her, that Norman killed her mother, and I understand why she's upset with Dylan. That said, her emotional and interpersonal reactions are as if she's written as the "innocent bystander", she's not. She's part of the family, and I would imagine there would be some sort of feeling of guilt. Secondly, Dylan's brother killed his mother too. The line that stuck out to me this episode was "I can't tell you what to do about your family", she's right. She can't, and she doesn't have the right to either. Norman hurt Dylan just as much as he hurt Emma. Her character development from a personality theory standpoint just seems unlikely given how the character has been written and portrayed. She comes off as borderline sometimes and I don't think that is what her issues were intended to be written as. She got involved with Norman, and and left Norman for her brother! She then willed herself into the family. Emotionally, I'd imagine someone in that situation would feel the weight of responsibility for what happened. Dylan has warned her. The actress does a fine job, just don't like how her character as been written.

Second issue, the "Norma" personality; this is just a personal issue of taste, so it's not one I think has objective weight. The Dissociative Identity Disorder aspect of Norman is great. The onset, and how the personality developed is pretty spot on, personalities usually don't interact, but other than that, spot on. I LOVE his Norma personality, I love it because you realize, it's not Norma (like the show tries to sell), it's Norman's complete neurotic defense mechanism while the core personality remains dissociated. So, please show, let Freddy play the Norma parts! It's still Norman, I wish we could see more of Norman acting with this personality, and less of Vera Farmiga wearing Norman's clothes. I think that aspect of it is silly, and I personally don't like it. We've met this personality via Farmiga..let the show run through Norman now. Show those motherly qualities come from Norman now. The show spends too much in Norman's psyche, we don't get much of a general external view of his other personality.

Third issue is Romero. What the hell man haha. I know he's written as the antihero, but I think there's no reason to support or root for him. I see him as a villain, and his righteous crusade out of narcissistic love is disgusting. Love the actor, he's great, but man, some of these characters have become over the top

 

[Mike_D202]

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I think Romero will be shot dead by the police or by Norman himself in a struggle in the woods where Norman leads him to Norma's body. There's enough evidence to make Norman guilty by now, but they'll find his records from the mental institution and find him insane. He'll be sitting in a padded cell.

 

[Sawyer]

Tonight is the night.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

And it's over. Well, it was a great ride. I'm torn on the ending. The original ending of Psycho is so classic (and the sequels aren't actually bad either), but I'm ok with what they did. I'm only sad they didn't answer a few questions.

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Like when no one found the Doctor, and Dylan never found out about Caleb.

 

[THUNDERSTRIKE]

a fitting end for Norman Bates that made sense... I liked it and the reasoning and logic behind it... and I'm going to miss the f*** out of this show... I felt the same way when Sons of Anarchy ended...

and Bates Motel has closed it's doors...