Forsaken Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 OK so I finally watched the first episodes in season 1 and it is pretty damn good, will definitely continue to watch. Gotta catch up to the current season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 10 minutes into the first episode of Bates Motel and not only does his mom seem to want the D, but apparently so do at least 5 school girls and the teacher. What the fuck? Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haters Gonna Hate Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 10 minutes into the first episode of Bates Motel and not only does his mom seem to want the D, but apparently so do at least 5 school girls and the teacher. What the fuck? LolBy the end of the show Norman and Norma are gonna get it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I wish I could get it in with Norma. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I wish I could get it in with Norma. On a side note, can one of you guys edit the title of this thread to include a "Spoiler Alert"....seems like more and more members are getting into the show and writing about it shortly after the new episodes air...and there's still a lot of people playing "catch up" with it.....thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haters Gonna Hate Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Anyways about the new episodeThat new girl is annoying and should die. And Norman is getting nutty oh no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Yo this Bradley girl would get the D more times than I have to give it. Seriously.Show is pretty good. About to start Episode 5. Kind of sucks though, same as Hannibal, you kind of start to get a connection and a feel for the characters but ultimately you know they are or end up serial killers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val22 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Yeah, I guess the writer's of the shows don't want you to just make a decision because they are killers or will be killers. They want to show all sides to them.I still feel bad for Norma because I really like her. Maybe she gets more annoying as time goes on or Norman is just plain crazy and kills her out of jealousy. I just love how the writers let you know where this show will end up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Yeah, I guess the writer's of the shows don't want you to just make a decision because they are killers or will be killers. They want to show all sides to them.I still feel bad for Norma because I really like her. Maybe she gets more annoying as time goes on or Norman is just plain crazy and kills her out of jealousy. I just love how the writers let you know where this show will end up.There's definitely some type of supernatural/esp thing going on with Norman already...it's as if he's already becoming possessed by his (future) dead mother's spirit/personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Appreciate the spoiler tags guys, still haven't made it through season 1 so it helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) There's definitely some type of supernatural/esp thing going on with Norman already...it's as if he's already becoming possessed by his (future) dead mother's spirit/personality. There's no way a supernatural element exists in this show. It's a matter of psychological breakdown and persona internalization. I have very little knowledge of psychology or psychotherapy, but I would imagine anyone familiar with those areas of study could explain Norman's behaviour from a scientific basis. If you look at the last episode, you can see how he internalizes what he overhears Norma telling Dylan. His commitment to protecting his mother extends to the point where he carries her grief, pain, and anger. It becomes too much for him that he goes into a comatose state where he takes on the personality of his damaged mother, who she herself has serious boundary issues with her sons - likely caused by the lack of boundaries she experienced growing up. Again, I'm not an expert in this kind of thing, but Norman's behaviour is better explained by a psychological analysis than a supernatural one. Edited March 29, 2014 by downzy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val22 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Why are you quoting me? I never said anything about The Bates Motel being a supernatural show.We all know Norman becomes a serial killer after he kills his mom and her lover.Yeah, Norma had a terrible childhood, but it's all speculation on the writers since there's no evidence about her life before Psycho.The attachment between Norma and Norman is not a normal one of a mother and son. Norma depends on her son too much for things she should be handling, but because of her upbringing we can understand it. They are too close to each other and this is most likely why Norman acts jealous when his mom meets a man or goes out with one.As for her brother raping her and Dylan that son, like I said all the imaginations of the writers since in the movie Psycho we never really new much about Norma except she was Norman's mother and they never mentioned her name either. It was "mother" or Norman's mother.There's nothing supernatural about this show. It's all about the mental problems of Norma and her son Norman and his becoming a serial killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haters Gonna Hate Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Why are you quoting me? I never said anything about The Bates Motel being a supernatural show.He quoted you because the message he was replying to had you quoted in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val22 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) Okay, sorry, must have missed that one.I don't always read every message on the board. I apologize. I didn't want to be misquoted or maybe the way I wrote my answer might have given someone the wrong impression as to where I was going with my answer.Thanks. Edited March 29, 2014 by Val22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Why are you quoting me? I never said anything about The Bates Motel being a supernatural show.My apologies, I was responding to the post by KK and not yours. I fixed my original post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) There's definitely some type of supernatural/esp thing going on with Norman already...it's as if he's already becoming possessed by his (future) dead mother's spirit/personality. There's no way a supernatural element exists in this show. It's a matter of psychological breakdown and persona internalization. I have very little knowledge of psychology or psychotherapy, but I would imagine anyone familiar with those areas of study could explain Norman's behaviour from a scientific basis. If you look at the last episode, you can see how he internalizes what he overhears Norma telling Dylan. His commitment to protecting his mother extends to the point where he carries her grief, pain, and anger. It becomes too much for him that he goes into a comatose state where he takes on the personality of his damaged mother, who she herself has serious boundary issues with her sons - likely caused by the lack of boundaries she experienced growing up. Again, I'm not an expert in this kind of thing, but Norman's behaviour is better explained by a psychological analysis than a supernatural one.I've got a BA in psychology and yes, there are forms of schizophrenia that could lead to similar behavior patterns/hallucinations, etc...but what threw me off is that it seemed as if he knew the particular details of the incidents...as if he was there...sure, you can be schizo....but there's no way a schizo would make up the exact details....they would form their own internal version of the event. Maybe that's what he's doing...maybe not....we shall see....P.S. You're probably right....but stop spoiling my fun.... .... Edited March 30, 2014 by Kasanova King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) There's definitely some type of supernatural/esp thing going on with Norman already...it's as if he's already becoming possessed by his (future) dead mother's spirit/personality. There's no way a supernatural element exists in this show. It's a matter of psychological breakdown and persona internalization. I have very little knowledge of psychology or psychotherapy, but I would imagine anyone familiar with those areas of study could explain Norman's behaviour from a scientific basis. If you look at the last episode, you can see how he internalizes what he overhears Norma telling Dylan. His commitment to protecting his mother extends to the point where he carries her grief, pain, and anger. It becomes too much for him that he goes into a comatose state where he takes on the personality of his damaged mother, who she herself has serious boundary issues with her sons - likely caused by the lack of boundaries she experienced growing up. Again, I'm not an expert in this kind of thing, but Norman's behaviour is better explained by a psychological analysis than a supernatural one.I've got a BA in psychology and yes, there are forms of schizophrenia that could lead to similar behavior patterns/hallucinations, etc...but what threw me off is that it seemed as if he knew the particular details of the incidents...as if he was there...sure, you can be schizo....but there's no way a schizo would make up the exact details....they would form their own internal version of the event. Maybe that's what he's doing...maybe not....we shall see....P.S. You're probably right....but stop spoiling my fun.... ....I figured that he pieced things together either through what he heard from his mother or through his own imagination/hallucination. The flashbacks that the show included were likely Norman's hallucinations and not necessarily what happened.And hey, what would my posts be if they didn't try to ruin someone's fun in some way Edited March 30, 2014 by downzy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val22 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 No problem. I accept your apology. Please accept mine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Finished Season 1 in like a week and caught up with this season in just a few days as well. Pretty good so far. New girl isn't as hot as Bradley (still pretty hot), but she was starting to get annoying.The CF Girl/Pot boyfriend storyline is kind of meh. I could care less about it really.Good show. Not amazing, and overall I definitely prefer Hannibal out of the two, but definitely quality.Also, I like Sheriff Romero a lot. I liked that guy on LOST a lot too, so cool to see him in this.Also, why does that guy that Romero beat up (I forget his name) look like John 5 with a goatee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) Finished Season 1 in like a week and caught up with this season in just a few days as well. Pretty good so far. New girl isn't as hot as Bradley (still pretty hot), but she was starting to get annoying.The CF Girl/Pot boyfriend storyline is kind of meh. I could care less about it really.Good show. Not amazing, and overall I definitely prefer Hannibal out of the two, but definitely quality.Also, I like Sheriff Romero a lot. I liked that guy on LOST a lot too, so cool to see him in this.Also, why does that guy that Romero beat up (I forget his name) look like John 5 with a goatee?S2 E5 has a lot of filler in it...about 30 minutes of it, lol...but about 15 minutes of it were pretty good.On a side note...what's up with all your screen names lately? Multiple Personality Disorder maybe....you're not going all Norman Bates on us are you? Edited April 8, 2014 by Kasanova King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Previous one was for the PJ fun and ER did this one as a funny throwback to when I first joined 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Finally caught up as well and watched tonight's episode. My thoughts... it's kind of "meh". It's not great but it isn't bad. It's good enough to keep watching, for now. I think the show may continue to develop nicely if pulled off right, as they've already renewed for a Season 3. Some of the acting seems forced at times, though. Really dig Max Thieriot's character. Dude has potential, was great in Disconnect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I thought the 2 of the last 3 episodes we so-so with the show finally getting back on track last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Personally, I feel like the show is really starting to hit its stride. Now that Norman has entered into psycho territory we'll see the underlying premise of the show come to the fore. I do agree that there is a bit more filler, but I'm not ready to write it off just yet. It could all very well be leading to future plot developments. The relationship between Weedboy and Air Tube girl (can't remember their names) might play an important part later if Norman really starts letting loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val22 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I really like The Bates Motel. I really love the character of Norma. I think she's funny and smart. I sometimes hate the thought of Norman killing her and stuffing her later on in life.The characters are very interesting considering when Psycho was made Norman was already a crazy killer and his mother was dead. I think the writers to this show are putting together their lives before well. You get so many little clues as to how it leads up to the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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