I haven't looked, but are there cheaper streaming services than Netflix around? I only ever re-activate my service when I visit my family during the holidays; and spending $10 to binge-watch a bunch of shows at once during my vacation has always seemed like a pretty good deal. Certainly not what I'd consider a "fee of…

Last season, Romero tried to enlist Dylan in involuntarily committing Norman. If Dylan had voiced his concerns then, I'm sure Romero would have all too gladly opened an investigation since he was already willing to jeopardize his relationship with Norma at that point.

All this talk about illegal gas pumping in Oregon is making me paranoid/worry about my memory. I honestly don't remember if I pumped my own gas when I visited Portland a couple of years ago.

Agreed. While Norma and Dylan were trying to be a good mother/brother protecting Norman from the big, bad world - they utterly failed as citizens protecting the world from Norman.

I thought it came out of nowhere too, until I remembered that Bonnie taught a self defense class. Abigail mentioned it in the very first episode of the series when they were gathered at the dinner table. Still, I too would have liked more development, since the only other minority characters we saw were represented by…

No argument there.

Well, to be fair to the original commenter, if "he's the narrator of a telenovela based on Jane's novel" - then none of those criticisms really apply. If the writers wanted, they could pretend that what we're watching onscreen is only a loose adaptation of the real Jane's novel; altered for American tastes, of…

Or to take the software analogy further, she might've needed an administrator's password (er, architect's permission) to actually operate in the Medium place.

I remember an episode where the comedian Lee Mack made a joke about another guest's dog dying; of course, he didn't know the guest's dog HAD actually died recently. Norton was aware of the fact and pointed it out; I can't imagine any of the current American hosts being that well prepared and knowledgeable.

It really would have been interesting if the writers had adjusted Norman's memories of that night; especially since I got the vibe that Sam wasn't just physically abuse towards Norman but possibly sexually abusive as well. Kevin Kelly mentioned the earlier scene in the kitchen: you've got a young Norman afraid to be…

Which reminds me - when Norman complimented Dr. Edwards' voice and asked him whether or not he learned it in medical school or was simply "born that way" - was he aware of Dr. Edwards' sexual preference or was it just a coincidence?

Overall, I like Dr. Edwards, but there are times I find his "I'm listening and I'm here for you" face during Norman's therapy sessions to be somewhat … patronizing? Irritating? I'm honestly not sure how to describe it.

I can't be sure, but I think the OP took issue with how the reviewer associated Norman's line with Julian, and not necessarily with the line itself. I'll admit, the second bullet point under the Stray Observations doesn't really make much sense to me and just seems like a strange link to make.