Norma has also acted the same way towards Norman. I think too many people seem to forget that Norman and Norma have been both inappropriate when it came to each other's sex lives. When Norman first slept with Bradley, not only did Norma throw a hissy fit in the car (S1-Ep5), but she proceeded to stalk Bradley in her…

This was another excellent episode. I disagree with the reviewer's statement that "Norman wants to go home to wreck his mother's happiness." I don't think that's accurate. Given his mental illness, plus the way he found out about Norma's marriage, his fear of losing all that he has ever had and loved was brought to…

I thought that the "Goodnight Mother" episode (which received a B here) was still the best of the Season.

LOL…Norman (as Norma) seems to think the same and even called him out on it: "I think you think you're helping but that's your ego in action." I do think Dr. Edwards is genuine though.

Ah yes, I believe you're right - thanks for pointing this out. The irony of the scene seems to have been lost on the reviewer.

Because it was the scene in which Norman said those words, wasn't it? The OP seemed to take issue with the words "People here can be so crazy." But the reason the writers made him say that was to emphasize the irony of his thinking that he was talking about other people, while unknowingly talking about himself.

He wasn't talking about Julian. The scene was ironic - Norman was unknowingly referring to himself - by telling "Mother" that people at Pineview are crazy. The guy who walked past looked back at Norman because he probably wondered who Norman was talking to. Meanwhile, Norman and the audience (at the time) didn't seem…

I think the purpose of the switching back and forth is to emphasize that Norman is not simply a guy who crossdresses or imagines being his mother - but he specifically dissociates into a version of his mother, which appears very real to him. And I also agree with sallgood_man's point about keeping Farmiga on even…

Highmore has always been a very good actor, well before Bates Motel. Watch him at age ~10-11 in the movie Finding Neverland with Johnny Depp.

Norman isn't the one who prevented her from having a good life. Her life wasn't great before she had Norman. Norma generally makes poor choices.

I think that would be a major cop-out, and would ruin the original Psycho movie (and book). And respectfully I don't think that ending would make for a more dramatic or thematic closure - would make it seem more like a cheesy Disney ending.

This episode was good, but I don't think it deserved a higher grade than last week's episode - which I think was arguably the best episode of the entire series (so far).

Only a B? Common, this was an A+ episode - in all respects.

Remember we only saw Perkins' Norman for less than 2 hrs - and didn't know that he was doing the killing until the very end. His mother was also portrayed to be much worse than TV Norma is currently portrayed.

Many may have seen this as a "hot" or "romantic" moment, but the truth is that Norma was thinking about Norman the whole time during this scene. (I meant this as a reply to Alien Jesus). :)

The audience doesn't need to get attached to Bradley. Her story at this point is not important. Norman's progression into his "Psycho" state is what's important, and that's why she was brought back. He will likely kill her in his "Mother" persona and Norma will probably assist him in getting rid of the body. When…

No that was a different scene completely. Emma in the rocking chair didn't wake up because Norman was also sleeping that time. He had a nightmare about going into his mother's room to look for her and seeing all kinds of scary things. They showed him afterwards still lying in his own bed looking disoriented and…