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. In the series finale promo of bates motel, we see the unraveling of norman, as he is. Caleb denies being his father and returns the money dylan gave him. The official plot description for episode 10 of season 5, titled the cord is. If you have not watched the episode, you do not want to. 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. This ep is heavy af i cant believe norma would end herself in the series ridiculously like this.
After the revelations, dylan gets drunk and passes out in his car. Although pleasant enough, he was distant and it lasted throughout the. On tonights episode, norman freddie highmore digs into his past and confronts some painful truths. An outraged norman, again goes into acting out as his mother and visits caleb at his motel. Bates motel episode guide, show summaries and tv show. 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. In a fitting nod, tucker gates directed both episodes. An expression to describe the final episode in season 4 of bates motel. 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 producers explain the shows final moments. Bates creators carlton cuse and kerry ehrin on the showdown between norman and dylan.
This episode ends with plenty of major cliffhangers too, with the hosts enemies preparing to. Tonight is the series finale of bates motel and many of our favorite characters are past the point of no return. Bates motel series finale explained hollywood reporter. 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. 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 american psychological horror and drama television series bates motel comes to a conclusion in the final episode and season of the show. 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. 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.
Just finished the last episode of season 4 and its almost 5 in the morning. Our database currently contains 684 articles and 2,502 images. 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. 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. 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 has finally caught up with psycho, and its. The summary does not say much, which leaves fans guessing on what to expect in the episode finale. Norma vera farmiga tries to hide a secret of her own. Bates motel producers explain why spoiler alert had to. 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.
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. So its fitting the shows swan song capped off act one with the death of alex romero, and. It was, at least, the best ending for norman himself, since he got the. Fans had plenty of questions going into the final episode, not the least of which was whether or not norman.
Bates motel is one seriously weird show the atlantic. 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. Bates motel series finale 5x10 the cord breakdownanalysis season 5 episode 10. From season 5 episode 10 the cord, after seeing normas corpse at the dinner table, dylan. On this weeks episode of bates motel entitled meltdown norman kept up his cold front with his mother. 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. Find out more about the show and watch full episodes on our site. The instinct was always to go through psycho, come out the other side of it, end it differently, and. Dylan again confronts norma and she admits she never told anyone, least of all caleb, who his father was. Nearly every season of bates motel has concluded with an episode featuring someone being killed.
In the end, it was dylan max thieriot who put norman out of his misery when norman. This article contains major plot points for the bates motel series finale. The relationship between 17yearold norman bates freddie highmore and his mother norma vera farmiga is. Bates motel producers explain the shows final moments ign. Read allisons bates motel recap for season 2 episode 10, the season finale the immutable truth starring freddie highmore and vera farmiga. 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.
The bates motel season one finale aired on monday, may 10. The first season of bates motel premiered on march 18, 20, and concluded on may 20. Tonight, bates motel cocreator kerry ehrin wrapped up five seasons exactly as she set out to. If you have not watched the episode, you do not want to read this post. If you have yet to watch mondays bates motel, check out ha. A cold dose of reality didnt sit well with norman, so. April 24 will be the day we will last see norma vera farmiga and norman freddie highmore bates. Fans discover the dark, twisted backstory of norman bates and how deeply intricate his relationship with his mother, norma vera farmiga, truly is. Catch up on the bates motel series finale in under five minutes. Executive producers carlton cuse and kerry ehrin break down the tragic series finale. 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. Titled the cord, the official synopsis for episode 10 reveals that norman bates comes home.
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