Norman Bates and his mother Norma Bates have moved to a small town and bought a house/motel. Norman is an awkward teenager and his mother seems to have gone through some hardships. What is immediately obvious is the strange relationship Norman and Norma have.
The property they have purchased was foreclosed upon and the previous owner, Keith Summers, is a drunk who attacks Norma while Norman has snuck out to a party. Norman arrives in time to knock him out, but not before Keith has raped her. While Norman steps out of the room, Norma murders Keith.
Norma and Norman must then cover up his murder, dealing with the local police and the fact that Keith's truck was left on their property.
Bates Motel has one of the most compelling pilots I have ever seen. I followed it up by immediately watching two more episodes and staying up way past my normal bedtime. All of the actors perform really well and their characters are well fleshed out. Since this is based on Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, they have really great source material to be inspired from.
I'm really excited to continue with this series, I'll probably end up binge watching this all Thanksgiving weekend, since the first season is on Netflix.
9/10 for the amazing pilot.
81% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes
90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes
8.2 score on IMDB
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