![]() ![]() She’s exploring the basement where Alex stashed the money from the shooting of Bob Paris at the end of season three. Meanwhile, Norma wants to make new curtains. No one comes between this boy and his mother. There’s no way this is going to end well. Remember: Norman didn’t know mom got hitched while he was away. After a bit of chit-chat with Julian (Marshall Allman), Norman sees a torn-up newspaper photo of his mother … with her new husband. Soon enough, Norman is in arts-and-crafts class, building a dog with papier-mâché before his world comes crashing down. It was risky of Bates Motel to separate Norman and Norma for the bulk of the season, and it’s essential to keep them connected with creative visual cues. They’re not, of course, but the show is foreshadowing how this relationship will dictate the last three episodes of the season, while also illustrating how Norman is intrinsically tied to his mother. As the doctor says, “For things to get better, they have to feel worse first.” Not long after, we get an interesting overhead transition to Norma and Alex having sex in their bedroom, almost as if they’re in the same building as Norman and Dr. Edwards (Damon Gupton) again, and he seems ready to walk through the darkness with his new guide. It’s beginning to look like this truly bizarre love triangle will be the season’s endgame. However, when he discovers that his mother, Norma (Vera Farmiga), married good Sheriff Alex Romero (Nestor Carbonell) while he was away, he plots his return to the Bates Motel. Lastly, fans will be greeted by familiar faces when Caleb Calhoun (Kenny Johnson) and Chick Hogan (Ryan Hurst) return with agendas of their own.Vera Farmiga as Norma, Freddie Highmore as Norman.Īt Pineview Institute, Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) has slowly come to terms with exactly who lives inside him, how he becomes “Norma” to protect himself. In addition, a new couple in town, Madeleine Loomis, played by Isabelle McNally (“House of Cards”) and her husband Sam Loomis, played by Austin Nichols (“The Walking Dead,” “Ray Donovan”), as well as Sheriff Dana Greene, played by Brooke Smith (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Ray Donovan”) become entangled in Norman’s life causing a chain of events that could blow the lid off Norman’s secret life. Viewers will finally meet the iconic Marion Crane played by Rihanna. New faces find their way to the Bates Motel this season to further complicate Norman’s life and threaten to unearth his dark secrets. Unfortunately, for them, they will soon find themselves drawn back into Norman’s insanity, while a vengeful Alex Romero (Nestor Carbonell), who is currently incarcerated for a perjury, hungers for a chance to destroy his stepson and avenge the murder of his one true love, Norma Bates. ![]() Meanwhile, Dylan Massett (Max Thierot) and Emma Decody (Olivia Cooke), since leaving White Pine Bay, have been living their lives blissfully unaware of Norma’s death and Norman’s full on descent into psychosis. Publicly he’s a happy and well-adjusted member of the White Pine Bay community, but at home Norman struggles his violent blackouts continue to increase as ‘Mother’ (Vera Farmiga) threatens to take over his mind completely. Season five of “Bates Motel” picks up almost two years later and finds Norman (Freddie Highmore), a grown man now, living a double life. Fans watched as Norman’s dangerous transformation came full circle when he methodically murdered his beloved mother, Norma, in the final gut-wrenching episodes of season four. This contemporary prequel to the genre-defining film Psycho has provided fans with an intimate look into the unraveling of Norman Bates’ psyche throughout his teenage years. In addition, eight-time Grammy Award winner and series super fan Rihanna checks in to play the role of ‘Marion Crane,’ putting a newly reimagined and contemporary spin on the iconic character. Fan favorite and Emmy-nominated actress Vera Farmiga returns for double duty as executive producer while also reprising her role as ‘Mother’ who is very much alive and well but only in the twisted, complicated mind of ‘Norman Bates’ played by Freddie Highmore. ![]() The haunting fifth and final season of the critically acclaimed drama, “Bates Motel,” from writers and executive producers Kerry Ehrin and Carlton Cuse will premiere on Monday, February 20 at 10PM ET/PT on A&E. Favorite Cable TV Actress: Vera Farmiga.Favorite Cable TV Actor: Freddie Highmore.Winner of the 2017 People’s Choice Awards for: ![]()
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