Picking up where we left off last week with Norma (Vera Farmiga) recouping from witnessing the death of missing woman Annika Johnson. When Norman (Freddie Highmore) comes outside unexpectedly, he looms over Annika’s body in a near catatonic state, repeatedly asking Norma if he’d killed Annika. Norma spends a great deal of time convincing Norman …
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Review: Bates Motel ‘Persuasion’
The continued mystery behind the disappearance of Annika Johnson continues to wear at Norman, and he starts to come apart at the seems.
Review: Bates Motel ‘The Arcanum Club’
A recent disappearance draws Norma and Norman’s attention. Also, just what the heck is the Arcanum Club? Only Mother knows…
Review: Bates Motel ‘A Death in the Family’
Bates Motel returns with Season Three as Norman Bates seeks more and more of his mother’s love. Will this season have greater success in furthering the Bates mythology to the infamous conclusion?
Bates Motel: Mother’s Kiss
Season 2, Episode 10: The Immutable Truth (Season Finale) Bates Motel wrapped up its uneven second season Monday night with an above-average season finale that focused largely on the Norma/Norman Bates dynamic, delivering at least one brilliantly cringe-inducing moment. It was a significant improvement over the first season finale, which meandered and only really delivered significant …
Bates Motel: Dick in a Box
Season 2, Episode 9: The Box Bates Motel finally hit a season high last night, bringing Norman’s budding sexuality and barely repressed aggression into the foreground and giving us an eagerly anticipated look into what happened the night English teacher Blaire Watson was murdered. The hour was a fascinating deep-dive into the mythos of Norman …
Bates Motel: Enter the Taxidermy
Season 2, Episode 8: Meltdown I’ve had long-standing issues with the A&E series Bates Motel. The central characters Norma (Vera Farmiga) and Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) are fascinating, fully realized variations on the originals introduced to wide audiences in Alfred Hitchcock’s original 1960 Psycho. Sticking to the central locale of the Bates house and vacant …