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Bates Motel (2013)
I Guess It Is An AU?
I am a bit confused, really. I suppose it is meant as a major reboot, in the sense that it is a completely alternate universe! In this, Norma Bates is NOT abusive to her son, in the least. In fact, she is a caring and compassionate woman who has had life totally handed to her in a flaming bag of horrible.
My only suspicion, if it was meant to be likened to the original story, is that at the end of the series, you will see that you saw his mother as his twisted mind re-wrote her to be, but she was actually a manipulative, abusive woman who was nothing like she was depicted. That could be. That would be interesting.
If not, then it is COMPLETELY different from the original.
If that doesn't bother you, then it is certainly interesting. Apart from "Emma" and a couple others not being able to act, I am intrigued by Norman. Sometimes you think he is all right, and sometimes you are convinced there is something wrong with him, in season 1. Other seasons sort of blare his mental illness, which is fine. Once the audience knows about it, you might as well go with it.
I am wondering if it will take us a completely different route, with Norma, as mentioned before.
I will keep you lot posted as I continue to watch. (I am just starting season 3, now, 25-3-2016.)
- Adrian