4/3/2023 0 Comments Bates motel![]() We feel like a fly on the wall watching the craziest family drama unfold. Of course the story has to take some big turns how else do you stay on TV for five years? But as out there as it gets, the characters keep it all too real. Soon the distraction of Bradley takes over, but in the end nothing can come between the two Bateses-even when wild child Dylan shows up and throws a wrench into their party of two. No one, especially another man, will ever be good enough for the woman who raised him, a woman whom he still shares a bed with at 16 and obsesses over constantly. It doesn't take long to realize that Norman's quiet nature actually covers up a monster, and that his puppy love for his mother is creepy at best, sinister at worst. Norma and Norman move to White Pine Bay six months after Norman's father suffers a terrible accident at home and dies, leaving behind an insurance policy that allows Norma to purchase the defunct motel. The acting is terrific! If you're a fan of Hitchcock's film, you'll find plenty of familiar elements to enjoy as Norman drifts into madness.Īnna This wasn't on my radar while it was airing new episodes on A&E, but I'm glad I watched it in a binge because boy-oh-boy did I stay engrossed! With 45-minute run times and five seasons' worth of episodes, this series kept us entertained for a nice long stretch. The best part of the series is the sharp character work. The series is juiced up by a lot of interesting subplots, such as Norman's first sexual encounter with Bradley (Nicola Peltz, a beautiful classmate with a problematic home life), and Emma Decody (Olivia Cooke), who is first attracted to Norman and later, after she comes to work at the motel, Norman's brother, Dylan. His mother's alter ego was created to protect him-she's the strong one who can come out and kill as needed. Highmore plays Norman, but he also plays Norman taken over by his Norma personality Farmiga plays Norma, but also Norman's version of her. I really became engrossed in the story and the acting challenges for Farmiga and Highmore, who both have to play two characters. Discovering it is a silver lining to the lockdown. ![]() Glen Prior to the pandemic, I probably wouldn't have gotten sucked into this long-running A&E series, which ended in 2017 but is now available in its entirety on Netflix. TWO PEAS IN A POD Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) and his domineering mother, Norma Louise (Vera Farmiga), share a slow descent into madness, in the TV series Bates Motel, screening on Netflix. ![]()
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