Bates Motel

2012 • A&E
4.6
8.02K reviews
TV-MA
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Season 5 episodes (11)

1 Dark Paradise
2/20/17
Norman tries to keep up appearances despite a troubling discovery. Dylan and Emma receive a surprise guest.
2 The Convergence of the Twain
2/27/17
Norman's date doesn't go as planned. Romero's frustrations reach a boiling point. Chick brings Norman a gift.
3 Bad Blood
3/6/17
Norman helps Chick with a project. Romero makes his move. An apologetic Madeleine reaches out to Norman.
4 Hidden
3/13/17
Norman discovers who he can rely on as he attempts to protect his secrets. Romero struggles to find safety.
5 Dreams Die First
3/20/17
Norman attempts to piece together Mother's movements. In Seattle, Dylan and Emma confront an ugly truth, while Sam's girlfriend Marion makes a spur-of-the-moment decision with far-reaching consequences.
6 Marion
3/27/17
Norman checks in a special guest at the motel. Dylan grapples with devastating news. Sam and Madeleine face a crossroads in their marriage.
7 Inseparable
4/3/17
Norman and Mother come together as trouble looms large; Romero convalesces with the help of an old friend; Dylan comes home.
8 The Body
4/10/17
Mother turns to tough love to protect Norman; Sheriff Greene begins a murder investigation; Dylan gets his brother help.
9 Visiting Hours
4/17/17
Norman's legal problems worsen; Emma tends to family business as Dylan finds himself caught between his past and his future; Romero enacts his plan for revenge.
10 The Cord
4/24/17
Norman Bates comes home.
101 The Final Check Out
4/24/17
A half hour special driven by fan questions and interviews with the Bates Motel cast, producers, superfans and critics celebrating the end of the Bates phenomenon.

About this show

From Executive Producers Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Kerry Ehrin (Friday Night Lights and Parenthood), Bates Motel delves into the sadistic and twisted relationship between serial killer-to-be, Norman Bates, and his mother Norma, played by Vera Famiga. A prelude to the classic horror film Psycho, the series takes a contemporary glimpse into Norman's formative years and reveals how he became one of the most infamous murderers of all time.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
8.02K reviews
Jacqueline Simmons
April 17, 2015
The storyline and psychological development of the characters are exceptional features of the show. But I can't say I love it until the end, which I begrudgingly learned after watching the entire Dexter series. So far so good. I'm interested in following this story but would like to see how it ties into the Norman we know. This kid's off but not yet the iconic Norman Bates.
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S.L.
February 26, 2017
I watched the first few seasons, but when Mother & Son started sleeping in the same bed, and Norman started wearing his Mother's clothes, the plot became too disturbing. As an avid Hitchcock Fan, his plot was ALWAYS the aura of SUSPENSE! Not the lurid deviance of this slasher series. The Season 5 previews look simply abhorrent!
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M
April 6, 2017
It's a good show but not as terror filled as the original also bit slow for my taste. But actors are great. Bought season 1 but won't buy season 2 nor have I desired to even watch it yet unfortunately there are much better shows to watch.
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