Norman is in full form in this episode. He tells Pineview "I have reason to believe my mother is insane and might be killing people." (ahem, says the person who is the one in the mental hospital).
Cue flashback of Norma over his father covered in blood. This idea that the killer might be his mom is even starting to sound more and more real. But come on, we know it’s not.
Here we are again, another terrifying, intriguing, beautifully done season of a classic movie turned into a show, where both the iconic elements and the modernization of it all are intertwined ever so perfectly. Season three of Bates Motel begins with Sheriff Alex Romero burying a bloody dead man into a boat and then sinking that ship, as he rows away from it watching it on the horizon. This is a particularly significant way to open up the first scene, as we have observed the progression of Officer Romero’s struggle between good and bad, right and wrong, and now it just seems like he is at a loss at what to do at this point.
