Bates motel producers explain the shows final moments ign. In a fitting nod, tucker gates directed both episodes. With only three episodes left in the entire arc of bates motel, past crimes are rising to the surface as new ones are being committed. Bates motel unleashed the mother of all plot twists in mondays penultimate season 4. It is a contemporary prequel to alfred hitchcocks 1960 film, psycho, based on robert blochs 1959 novel of the same name, and anyone can edit. As they have so many times in the last two seasons of bates motel, which were easily the series best, the writers of this underrated program took their time in their final episode. I started the fifth and final season of bates motel soon after its premiere in february but just finished the last episode this weekend. As they have so many times in the last two seasons of bates motel, which were easily the series best, the writers of this underrated program took their. Thats how bates motel ended after five seasons tonight, but thats.
Do not read until youve watched the series finale of bates motel, titled the cord. This ep is heavy af i cant believe norma would end herself in the series ridiculously like this. If you have not watched the episode, you do not want to read this post. After the death of her husband, norma bates buys a motel in the picturesque coastal town of white pine bay, giving herself and teenage son norman a chance to begin anew. Nearly every season of bates motel has concluded with an episode featuring someone being killed. Miss watson in season one, zane morgan in two, bradley and bob paris in three, and, of course, the death and burial of norma that ended season four. It was, at least, the best ending for norman himself, since he got the. After the revelations, dylan gets drunk and passes out in his car.
From season 5 episode 10 the cord, after seeing normas corpse at the dinner table, dylan. Tonight is the series finale of bates motel and many of our favorite characters are past the point of no return. The official plot description for episode 10 of season 5, titled the cord is. The bates motel season one finale aired on monday, may 10. Executive producers carlton cuse and kerry ehrin break down the tragic series finale. In the series finale promo of bates motel, we see the unraveling of norman, as he is. Bates motel season 5 episode 1 did a much better job remaking psycho bates motel was a prequel to blochs novel and hitchcocks movie which took a modern spin on the tale and put freddie highmore as the role of a younger norman bates, but he was no more sane than the other versions. Norma vera farmiga tries to hide a secret of her own. Titled the cord, the official synopsis for episode 10 reveals that norman bates comes home. If there was any lingering confusion over the fate of norma bates, presumed dead at the end of last week s episode thanks to normans attempted murdersuicide, this weeks finale put any. Throughout all that drama, dylan max thieriot and caleb kenny johnson left to go on chicks ryan hurst gun run. Do not read until youve watched season 4, episode 10 of bates motel, titled norman.
Shy norman is reluctant at first, but with the help of his mother with whom he shares an intensely close relationship the boy begins to open up to others and make new. The summary does not say much, which leaves fans guessing on what to expect in the episode finale. An outraged norman, again goes into acting out as his mother and visits caleb at his motel. In the end, it was dylan max thieriot who put norman out of his misery when norman. If you have yet to watch mondays bates motel, check out ha. Although pleasant enough, he was distant and it lasted throughout the. The bates motel series finale is called the cord, in reference to normans line spoken in the very first episode, while he and his mother disposed of their very first body together. Norman bates was a smart, sensitive, quietly funny, handsome and sometimes shy young man with an intensely close bond with his mother, norma bates at the start of the series, norman is resistant to starting over in a new town, but changes his mind as he begins to spread his wings over the course of the series, he slowly transforms into the iconic character depicted in robert blochs. Catch up on the bates motel series finale in under five minutes. Bates motel has finally caught up with psycho, and its. Bates motel premiered its final, 5th season tonight and weve got the full, detailed recap of episode 1 the new season picks up two years after last seasons finale.
Bates motel episode guide, show summaries and tv show. The first season of bates motel premiered on march 18, 20, and concluded on may 20. This means third season finale what goes around is the last episode of colony, even though it wasnt in any way designed as a conclusive ending. Fans discover the dark, twisted backstory of norman bates and how deeply intricate his relationship with his mother, norma vera farmiga, truly is. Bates motel is a contemporary prequel to the genredefining film psycho, and gives a portrayal of how norman bates freddie highmore psyche unravels through his teenage years. Our database currently contains 684 articles and 2,502 images. Bates motel series finale explained hollywood reporter.
If you have not watched the episode, you do not want to. Find out more about the show and watch full episodes on our site. Dylan again confronts norma and she admits she never told anyone, least of all caleb, who his father was. Freddie highmore has been wowing us all to pieces this season as one actor flawlessly transitioning between two very different characters, but in bates motels last episode before the finale. On this weeks bates motel norma and norman finally had it out, dylan got deeper in the drug family war which worsened, and sheriff romero confronted norman about his relationship with ms. So its fitting the shows swan song capped off act one with the death of alex romero, and. On tonights episode, norman freddie highmore digs into his past and confronts some painful truths. The instinct was always to go through psycho, come out the other side of it, end it differently, and.
Bates creators carlton cuse and kerry ehrin on the showdown between norman and dylan. A cold dose of reality didnt sit well with norman, so. Bates motel producers explain why spoiler alert had to. Bates motel is one seriously weird show the atlantic. Read allisons bates motel recap for season 2 episode 10, the season finale the immutable truth starring freddie highmore and vera farmiga. Bates motel is a modernday prequel to the genredefining film psycho that gives viewers an intimate portrayal of norman bates as his psyche unravels through his teenage years. If there was any lingering confusion over the fate of norma bates, presumed dead at the end of last weeks episode thanks to normans attempted murdersuicide, this weeks finale put any. An expression to describe the final episode in season 4 of bates motel. Tonight, bates motel cocreator kerry ehrin wrapped up five seasons exactly as she set out to.
The delay was not due to a lack of interest in the series itself, but more of a lack of interest in kodi. Bates motel will always need that last element, but so much of everything else felt graftedon, like a bunch of different shows and styles cobbled. The relationship between 17yearold norman bates freddie highmore and his mother norma vera farmiga is. Just finished the last episode of season 4 and its almost 5 in the morning.
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