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- A&E
- Mar 7, 2016
- A&E
- Mar 7, 2016
- A&E
- Mar 7, 2016
- A&E
- Mar 7, 2016
Bates Motel
Season 4
5 Seasons
Season Premiere: Mar 7, 2016
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Available after 4 critic reviews
8.4
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It’s completely engrossing to witness Norman’s blossoming psychosis, which is frightening in a non-horror-story manner, even as Norma’s prickly personality provides Bates with regular, welcome moments of unexpected funniness.
Bates Motel, more than anything, remains moody and atmospheric, and walks the line between the interplay of delusion and reality very well (especially for a show that’s been doing it for this long).
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 97 User Ratings
8.4
88% Positive
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10 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 97 User Ratings
8.4
88% Positive
85 Ratings
85 Ratings
2% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
10% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
Best season yet. I've loved this show from the beginning but it just keeps getting better and better. I love you Vera Farmiga!!! And Freddie Highmore channels Anthony Perkins/the adult Norman with unbelievable precision. Aside from the superb acting by the entire cast, what I love most about this show is the writing. The characters are all portrayed with subtle humor and empathy no matter what their flaws may be. It would be very easy to go over the top with Norman's increasingly obvious mental health problems, but instead they are handled thoughtfully and realistically. Bravo to everyone involved with the creation and production of this show.
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SEASON 4
Season 4 of Bates Motel is silly and odd--such is the world of White Pine Bay, although Twin Peaks this ain’t--but none of the show’s drama feels superfluous. There’s real momentum to the opening episodes.
The show has never been better. Vera Farmiga is just... Awesome! The plot has evolved and everything better than the others seasons. Norman is so crazy!
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SEASON 4
I have to say this is the biggest surprise of a tv show that I have had. Far better acted, written, and was far more interesting then I ever would have given it credit.
When I originally saw teasers and trailers for the show I assumed that it was going to be A&E's copy of a teenage CW show with teen angst and drama. I had absolutely no interest after catching the first episode because it dealt with Norman at a new high school. I was entirely wrong about the show.
I had assumed it was only a teenager show mostly because the actor looks like, and it is a young Norman Bates, and they focused on his mom a lot in the beginning, but for some reason I assumed she wouldn't be a lasting character. I mean how do you make Norma Bates, AKA "MOTHER!" a regular character. Not only is she a regular (and she is there on screen until the last episode), she is on the same level as Norman and they are both great characters, acted by very good actors.
There is of course a lot of drama, violence, death and insanity, but that is expected from a reboot prequel of the original movie "Psycho". It hit all the notes for me, including the surrounding characters, unexpected reveals and even though several key facts about Norman are changed it is definitely Norma Bates.
The only thing I hesitate on, and this isn't a poor reflection it is still great, I would have handled the last 3 or 4 episodes differently. SPOILER ALERT: I would have not had the final 3 or four episodes end the way they did, wrapping up the storyline 100%, instead I would have changed a couple of things that would allow it to end, right about where the movie started. That however isn't a bad thing, just a style thing.
Pros: Excellent acting, writing, and kept my interest over the five seasons, even if I cringed sometimes.
Cons: I stylistically would have wrapped it up at a different point, but that is purely a dramatic choice.
I am really glad I did start watching it, and I encourage others to give it a try.
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