That moment seemed to arrive in "Forever," as Norman filled the Bates home with carbon monoxide, and Norma apparently succumbed.įans know the show has been renewed for a fifth (and probably final) season, but there's a certain thrill to the notion that the kind, loving Norma who can't seem to stop screwing up her kid has exited the show entirely near the end of season four. Throughout season four, Bates Motel has seemed to be barreling toward the moment when Norma goes from a living, vital presence to the mummified corpse in the cellar we see in Psycho, someone who only exists as a hallucination goading Norman into greater and greater crimes. Bates Motel seems to be hurtling toward its endgame Norma recently married Alex Romero (Nestor Carbonell). But by doing that, she's feeding the growing psychopath inside him, the terrifying murderer he is already becoming.Īnd in "Forever," the ninth episode of the series' fourth season, it appears she's fallen victim to the son she's always tried so hard to protect. She tries to protect him from the world's darkness. She loves her son Norman ( Freddie Highmore) as much as she possibly can. ![]() By many modern standards, Norma Bates (the incomparable Vera Farmiga) does everything right. What sets A&E's Psycho prequel series Bates Motel apart from other motherhood-centered horror is that it finds evil in being a good mother. You can't control that there's no way to guarantee the child won't become a monster. ![]() ![]() Then, once you actually give birth, your kid is forever growing apart from you, bit by bit, becoming her own person. Related 7 screenshots that explain how creepy Bates Motel is
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