Season 5 ofBates Motelislikely where we bridge that gap.
And what we know fromPsychois that her Mother persona lives on in her tragic son, Norman Bates.
What Mondays excellent season 5 premiere seeks to explain iswhy.
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Thats right: Norman Bates is now living for two.
Because shes right there in the kitchen cooking Norman a beautiful breakfast.
And you know who else is running around?
Juno the Dead Dog, that furry little harbinger of CrazyTown.
Because you know and I know and everyone but Norman knows that Norma is dead.
At the new hardware store, locals greet him by name, and shop owners are charmed by him.
Unfortunately, said shop owner Madeline Loomis (Loomis!)
But that you cant remember it, you just remember the feeling of it?
Norma lives on in Mother; its just that Mother lives on in Norman.
NEXT: Fancy seeing you here David Davidson…if that IS your real name!
And you know what Room 1 means: voyeur, party of one!
Norman sidles up to his peephole and watches as the mystery couple begins to get intimate.
Yes, whatareyou doing, Norman?
Caleb accepts her gratitude, and he accepts that he has to leave.
But for some parental sacrifices, mere appreciation isnt enough…
After all, Norma Batesdiedfor her son.
Youll just make my job harder.
And whats that job, you ask?
Even Norman, in the grips of his mental illness, can hear the menace in that.
That night, lying in Normas old bed, staring at sleeping Mother, he cant fall asleep.
But every single thing cant fit into one premiere; theres a body to be dumped, after all!
When he tries to go, Mother informs him thats not happening.
He cant drive he has blackouts.
He takes the keys anyway, storms out of the house, throws the car in reverse and
MOTHER.
Shes standing behind the car, though we never saw her come down the steps.
And then she says this doozy: Norman, you do not have autonomy here.
Because you keep doing s that just makes more work for me.
Asking me questions that I cant give you answers to because Im just trying totake care of you.
Mother showed up How did you get in the room so quickly?
Why were you even outside?
and did her job: She protected Norman.
She cant answer questions about how and why.
It is you and me, Norman, that is all we have.
We would die without each other.
And theyve long committed to killing for each other.
Mother talks about nature and about how theyre just trying to survive.
Then Joes phone starts ringing, and at least one of Normans many questions from the premiere is answered.
