To say that i had trepidations about bates motel when it. Join the tv junkies as we take a look back at everything that went down during the season 4 finale of bates motel before mondays final. 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. Allison keene looks at how bates motels bold choices for its finale set the course for its final season, and make up for any sins of the past. To say that i had trepidations about bates motel when it premiered would be an understatement it wasn. With a moving series finale, bates motel chooses the heart. Bates motel series finale explained hollywood reporter. Bates motel season 4 will pick up shortly after the events from the finale.
The website does not take part in the promotion of links to illegal players, as it. The previous episode ended with what could only be assumed to be the murder of norma bates. All 32 songs featured in bates motel season 5 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. Bates motel s best and most tragic season to date zeroed in on normans mental maladies. The season consisted of 10 episodes and aired on mondays at 10 p. Norma bates has really died and her death appears to others as a suicide though it is. The final season posters look a little familiar january 23, 2017. Nearly every season of bates motel has concluded with an episode featuring someone being killed. Last monday may 16 the season four finale premiered. Whether or not norma is still alive remains a mystery. Thats how bates motel ended after five seasons tonight, but thats pretty much how it always had to. The fifth and final season of the popular drama, bates motel, from writers and executive producers kerry ehrin friday night lights, parenthood and carlton cuse lost, the.
Freddie highmore talks about the final season november 10, 2016. The series itself is described as a contemporary prequel to the 1960 film psycho, following the life of norman bates and his mother norma prior to the. If you have yet to watch mondays bates motel, check out ha. Bates motel has certainly had its ups and downs over the years, particularly when it tried to expand its drug subplot or the machinations of the evil, rich folks of white pine bay. The final hour of bates motel season 4 made us cringe, scared, worried, and shed a few tears. This season norma becomes increasingly fearful and desperate, going to great lengths to find norman the professional help he needs. Will the series season four finale answer all our questions. Bates motel unleashed the mother of all plot twists in mondays penultimate season 4. The premiere of the series took place on 18 march 20. This story contains details of tonights bates motel series finale. The final three episodes of this season contain the best acting and writing in the four season run of bates motel. Fans watched as normans dangerous transformation came full circle when he methodically murdered his beloved mother, norma, in the final gutwrenching episodes of season four. Mar 05, 2016 when bates motel returns with season 4 on march 7, its going to be picking up not long after normans huge season 3 finale mental break where he fully took on the mother persona and 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. The following story contains massive spoilers from this weeks bates motel series finale. Despite knowing what the future held for norma, seeing it come alive on bates motel season 4 episode 10 wasnt nearly as entertaining as i had hoped it would be. Norman has a murderous tendency since he was carried out. According to the episode 1 synopsis, norma will be searching for her son, who will find himself in unfamiliar. We wanted the final season to allow us to do our version of the psycho lore, cuse explained in our season 4 finale post mortem. Bates motel creators break down the series finales messy tragedy. Bates motel has some of the best performances on television, and the finale was no different. It consisted of 10 episodes and is the penultimate season. Check out my analysis and breakdown of the finale and see for yourself. The bates motel season 4 finale airs in just a couple of hours. This season was also the only one in the shows five year run to skip a week due to the ncaa championship game, which aired on april 4. If youve already seen the promo for the episode entitled norman, you probably know it doesnt reveal much in the way of important facts. Series finales often feel desperate to please, rushing to a finish line in a way that leaves audiences dissatisfied.
Hoping against hope for everything to revert back to normal, norman. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Basically, norman lit the furnace downstairs and shut off all the vents in the home, so the house flooded with carbon monoxide. Audiences in 1960 were barely equipped to deal with alfred hitchcocks psycho. The fifth and final season of bates motel premiered on february 20, 2017, and concluded on april 24, 2017. I really hope the show can carry its momentum into the final season. Season five of bates motel picks up almost two years later and finds norman. In season 4, episode 10, the finale reveals norma bates fate and whats next for norman in season 5. Mar 07, 2016 season 4 of bates motel was announced on june 15, 2015. The fifth and final season of bates motel premiered on february 20, 2017, and concluded on.
Here they have left the best season for last,seasons 1 4 have led us to this point. Bates motel s fourth season maintained consistent ratings throughout its airing, with the season premiere drawing in 1. Many bates motel fans have accepted the events that take place in episode nine, forever, but several others still have hope. Jun 11, 2019 bates motel season 4 episode 10 takes place in the aftermath of norma bates death and reveals how mother finally emerged. Spoilers for the series finale of bates motel past this point. Join the tv junkies as we take a look back at everything that went down during the season 4 finale of bates motel before mondays final season premiere. In its final season, bates motel proved over and over again that it is one of the few series on television that can simultaneously subvert predictions, exceed expectations of which there were.
The final three episodes of this season contain the best acting and writing in the fourseason run of bates motel. Tune in for the final episode of bates motel on monday at 109c. Check out these new posters for the fifth and final season of the bates motel tv show. Bates motel s fourth season maintained consistent ratings throughout its airing, with the. May 24, 2016 last monday may 16 the season four finale premiered. Freddie highmore is perhaps one of the most criminally unrecognized television actors of all time. So its fitting the shows swan song capped off act one with the death of alex romero, and. May, 2015 bates motel doesnt need a big bad every season. May 12, 2016 bates motel official season 4 finale trailer.
Thats how bates motel ended after five seasons tonight, but thats pretty much how it always had to end, didnt it after killing normas. Bates motel, a contemporary prequel to the genredefining film psycho, will return with normans continued downward spiral and the effect it has on the family. It premiered on march 7, 2016 and concluded on may 16, 2016. Please do not continue if you do not want to know what happened on bates motel season 4 episode 10, norman. How marion crane fits into the final season comic con 2016. In the aftermath of her husbands death, norma bates and her teen son move to a tiny town in coastal oregon, where they buy a roadside motel. The main suspect is norman bates anthony perkins unseen mother norma, but the finale reveals norman murdered her years before, and. 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. Lets face it, fans everywhere are dying to get the answers theyve been waiting for. Unconscious was a pretty standard episode of bates motel, which is not really something you want to say about a season finale. Seeking a fresh start after her husbands tragic death, norma bates buys a motel on the outskirts of an idyllic coastal town. May 17, 2016 in the fourth season finale, we finally got somewhere, in terms of the series lining up with the original hitchcock film in a big way, and in true bates motel fashion, it managed to be both. Bates motel season 4 episode 10 revealed the origin of mother.
Spoilers on bates, arrow, greys anatomy, chicago fire, legends, last man on earth and more by michael ausiello may 5 2016, 10. As they have so many times in the last two seasons of bates motel, which were. The fourth season of bates motel premiered on march 7, 2016, and concluded on may 16, 2016. Get exclusive videos, pictures, bios and check out more of your favorite moments from seasons past. Video video related to is norma bates dead on bates motel finale. The season was released on bluray and dvd on october 18, 2016. Source of player 1 episode season 4 of series bates motel is not on episodeseason. The series is about norma louise bates, who along with her son norman, after her husband is death, moves to california, where i buy a house near the motel. May 17, 2016 bates motel has certainly had its ups and downs over the years, particularly when it tried to expand its drug subplot or the machinations of the evil, rich folks of white pine bay.