Bates Motelrecap: 'Inseparable'

you might’t have one (brother) without the… Now here we are, completely off script in a post-Marion-Crane world. A world where theres a little more truth than what hes been allowed to see before. Because Mother is right: Dylan has never understood the relationship between Norman and his mother. Credit: Cate Cameron/A&E I mean, this opening scene is b-a-n-a-n-a-s. Norman stands overhead, splattered in blood, looking shell shocked at his life choices....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 770 words · Mr. Dean Silva

Bates Motelrecap: 'Marion'

OhBates Motel what haveyoudone? Marion Crane… lives! Norman Bates doesnt kill her, going full stabby-Mother-stab-stab on Sam Loomis instead. Credit: Cate Cameron/A&E And then… she convinces him to kill. All tracks lead to the same finish line, but the courses play out in oh-such-different ways. Norman has killed before… and if Sams demise proves anything, hell kill again. Norman Bates cant outrun his past, nor canBates MoteloutrunPsycho. But its sure making a wild ride of the race....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 850 words · David Turner

Bates Motelrecap: 'The Body'

Norman Bates is not inherently a bad or evil person. Dylan knows that Norman is crazy. But the most important thing Dylan knows is that with help, Norman can get better. Credit: Cate Cameron/A&E Mother can take Norman over entirely wear him like a peter-pan-collared dressing gown. Every time Mother takes over, IwantNorman to be stronger, Iwanthim to batten down the hatches andresist. But thats not how it works. Norman isnt a bad person, hes not a criminal hes crazy....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1017 words · Norman Hayes

Bates Motelrecap: 'The Convergence of the Twain'

And even after all that, its still not going very well. Because you cant murder your mom and eat cake with her too… or something like that. Because there is no living world where Norma and Norma can exist without interference. Credit: Cate Cameron/A&E you’re able to run from reality, but you cant hide from it even in a wig. Which is not to say that Norman doesnt want the outside world himself sometimes....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Vanessa Robinson

Bates Motelrecap: 'Visiting Hours'

Because Norman Bates has completely left the building. Mother may be in his head, but what happens to Norman is utterly out of her hands. Since weve known him, Norman Bates has been broken in need of fixing that never came. Credit: Cate Cameron/A+E Networks But dont let me be a total drag; this episode was still fun! Which brings us to poor, sweet Emma and Dylan, and their forever-doomed lives....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 630 words · William Romero

Bates Motelseries finale recap: 'The Cord'

And that’s true. Dylan is the only person left in this world who gives one single s about Norman Bates. Well, Dylan… And us. Credit: Cate Cameron/A&E But what we know is that Norman didn’t kill Norma Mother did. What we know is that Norman was a broken boy without the means to fix himself. It doesn’t make him any less a murderer. I want you to behappy, and I want you to bewell....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1024 words · Sandra Peterson

Bates Motelseries finale: Kerry Ehrin pens farewell to the show

I reach for a cigarette. I cross a street. I run to the movies or to a bar. Credit: Cate Cameron/A+E Networks; Inset: ADAM LARKEY I buy a drink. I speak to the nearest stranger. Anything that will blow your candles out. Kerry Ehrin For nowadays the world is lit by lightning. Blow out your candles, Laura. This is basically how I feel aboutBates Motel. Kerry Ehrin About the fictional inhabitants of White Pine Bay....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 925 words · John Duran

Bates Motelwraps filming, Vera Farmiga smooches Freddie Highmore

The actress eye makeup is running down her face, and a beat-up Highmore is frowning. Whoop whoop, happy LAST day of [Bates Motel] #FreddieHighmore. The internal story of that, for a woman, is a really interesting one. Credit: Evans Vestal Ward/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images We never really got to see that. InPsycho, you just see the outside of that more. Bates Motelreturns to A&E Monday, Feb. 20 at 10 p....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Richard Jackson

Batman actors honor Adam West: 'Thank you for showing us how it's done'

Adam West exemplified heroism. Kind, funny and an all around great guy, Affleck tweeted. Thank you for showing us all how its done. Kilmer, who played the title character in 1995sBatman Forever, shared, Ah dear Adam West. He was always so kind when we met. Once when I was a kid we found ourselves in front the batmobile. For Arnett, West will always be Batman. Fans may recall Easter eggs and a scene in that film featuring Wests Bruce Wayne....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Gregory Davis

Batman proposes to Catwoman in new comic

Will the Dark Knight and the Feline Fatale finally tie the knot? Batman has always been a loner. Sure, he has friends like Commissioner Gordon, comrades like Superman, family like his son Damian. DC Its something King and Finch have been leading toward eversince they took over the book with last yearsDC Rebirthinitiative. I was like, everyones always introducing something evil to Gotham. I wanted to bring Batman a challenge that he couldnt defeat the way he normally defeats challenges....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Cheryl Maxwell

Batman Returnskicks offEW Presents: The Top 10 Holiday Movie Moments

Starting off the list at No. 10 is the lick between Catwoman and Batman in Tim Burtons 1992 superhero flickBatman Returns. Though a superhero movie doesnt exactly check off the cliche holiday movie boxes (Theres no Santa Claus?! Credit: Zade Rosenthal ), thats what EW.com editor Christopher Rosen loves about it. This ones on the list because its subverting the usual expectations of a holiday scene, he explains. Mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it, Batman tells her....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Brooke Kennedy

Batman v Superman: Michael Shannon fell asleep watching film

Michael Shannon doesnt really care what anyone thinks. People ask me about this all the time. Okay, Ill tell you the gods honest truth, Shannon said. Zack [Snyder] is gonna kill me for this hes gonna kill me. I watched it once and I fell asleep … I know, I know. I was on an international flight and I was tired. Although Shannon admitted he wasnt interested in doing more superhero films, he did give credit toMan of Steel....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Lori Smith

Batman: Big Hero 6 actor made Robin concept video for director Ben Affleck

Big Hero 6voice actor Ryan Potter wants to play DC superhero Tim Drake (a.k.a. Potterteasedon Thursday that he was shooting a little something before posting the finished video to social media on Saturday. Like Tim said, Batman needs a Robin, Potter says in the video. While tweeting about the debut, he added, Representation and Diversity. Not later, referring to a growing desire from fans for more diversity in the superhero genre....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Emily Bennett