Bates Motel evolved past its early missteps into a series that earned classic status all on its own…
This article contains major spoilers for Bates Motel.
It originally appeared onDen of Geek UK.
WhenBates Motelfirst premiered in 2013 it was hard to tell what to make of it.
In its first three seasons, this was the strange spaceBates Motellived in.
Then, in season four, something shifted.
Now in theory this is where the show could have stopped, if it really was a contemporary prequel.
Aside from the obvious difference in eras, the show and film met up reasonably neatly.
ExceptBates Motelhad more business to resolve.
This was a deceptively big moment for the show.
In committing to its own exploration of the films events it drew a clear divide between the two continuities.
Was the casting of a pop star just a cheap stunt?
Could this show ever really live up to Hitchcock?
But in its fifth year,Bates Motelbeat Hannibal at its own game.
And the first episode of Rhiannas guest arc appeared to confirm this.
The stage was set for the remounting of one of cinemas most iconic moments.
Except the show had one thing the film didnt.
They part with a hug, and the shower in room one remains unbloodied.
And crucially, it was not mother who killed him, but Norman.
And whats more, it made perfect sense in the context of everything that had come before it.
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From this moment on,Psychowas in the rear-view mirror.
