Bates Motel is great IMO. Great acting by all cast members but particularly Freddy Highmore (Norman Bates. There’s mystery, intrigue, conspiracy with decent story lines and interesting characters that have their own quirks. Its basically a show that shows you what formed the man who became Norman Bates. The writers have certainly done thir homework on the psychology makeup of a serial killer, particularly the traits that manifest themselves in early childhood and the causes. I studied and read about that topic for years off and on as a hobby (plus it helped me understand a lot anout criminal psychology which helped me understand how they think nd thir motivations in my line of work). The writers nail it from beginning to end with the strong, overbearing, melodramatic, and controlling mothers who isolate them from other children physically and emotionally to the killing or harming of animals as a youth to their (sometimes) fascination with taxidermy and anatomy. He also witnessed someone being killed in his youth like Richard Ramirez, the Nightstalker did (he saw his uncle kill his aunt right in front of him if memory serves correct). Ramirez is one of the most evil and safistic serial killers that has ever existed.
Its a show that i could watch for 2 hours Instead of the one hour that it airs so I guess you could say I’m a fan.
Thank you very much for the concise synopsis. Think I’ll check it out.
Love your synopsis of Bates Motel. I also wish it was two hours instead of one.
I told my husband it was the quickest hour on TV.
Thank you both. Your reviews are worthy of paid critique.