That brief clip at the end when Norman is hugging his mother and is 6 years old again was really sad. Broken kid since he was a baby.

I've enjoyed Bates Motel from the very beginning but the fourth and fifth seasons is where it really hit its stride and made for compelling viewing. The finale was, in my mind, everything it should have been and the superb acting of both Freddie Highmore and Max Thieriot really made for an emotional conclusion. If there was any justice in the world it would be brilliant to see Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot and Nestor Carbonell get recognition and awards for the job they did on Bates Motel.

Norman wanted Dylan to kill him when he said "I just want to be with her Dylan"

Freddie Highmore is just an incredible actor, he was an outstandingly phenomenal Norman Bates. I equally cared about him and was terrified of him, he demonstrated the tortured soul of Norman perfectly. He and Vera should’ve won all the awards lol.

I thought the Romero death was very disappointing... It doesnt make sense to me how Norman can sneak up to him and catch him off-guard, yes i realise that he was crying over Norma's corpse and just didnt have his guard up. i just think it was strange and not satisfying for Alex's Arc.

I feel like the shot of the Gravestone with both Norma and Norman shows perfectly just how much Norman gave and gave to make his mother happy and got almost nothing back in return.

When he was driving to the motel for the last time I really couldn't stop crying

Holy shit, I'm gonna miss this show

he never intended to kill Dylan, he knew Dylan would shoot him

They could of easily dragged it on for another season for ratings/views/rev. But happy what we got, Great Show! 5/5. It had to come to an end, for Norman's sake.

I kind of wished to know what exactly happened to doctor Edwards and wonder how it would have played out if Dylan had found out about his father 🤔

i found it interesting that the first episode of the series was titled "first you dream, then you die", and norman was completely lost in that dream phase taking norma home for the final time, then dylan came home to finish it all

the spiderwhick chronicles is really dramatic

yes if u watch the scene he says before he lunged "i just want to be with her again" and when hes dying he says "thank you" so im pretty sure he did want his brother to kill him so he could be with his mother again

This show was brilliantly done. Loved every minute of it and never knew what would happen next. I think the ending was perfect and I can't say that about most shows I've watched. Usually I'm not too happy with show endings and it always leaves me wanting more, but with Bates Motel I feel like this ending was complete and I felt ready for the story to end (in a good way). I really don't like when shows are drawn out for one too many seasons. GREAT SHOW!!!

Damn that ending fucked me up

Tragic is the first word that comes to mind when I think about Bates Motel. Just straight up fucks with your emotions.

Loved this series!! I dont know what Ill do on Monday nights!! 😭😭😭😭

Loved how the last guests were a mother and 2 sons..

Man I wish I had gotten into this show earlier

I'm gonna miss this show so much! I was skeptical too and didn't really get into it until season 2 tbh, but once I did I fell in love. Freddie Highmore deserves all the awards because his performance was AMAZING - it just got stronger and stronger over time. I give the last episode a 9/10. And yes Norman definitely pushed Dylan to kill him on purpose, it was suicide by brother - he even stabbed the door/wall by Dylan instead of aiming right for him.

So then this isn't even a prequel to Psycho like it was originally pitched as, but more of a spin-off/alternate universe storyline. it was a pretty good show, but I honestly don't know how I feel about how it ended. Definitely unexpected, I'll say that.

Satisfying sounds about right, just an awesome show all around, the acting, the production, the writing, such a shame all good things eventually end.

psycho was written by robert bloch - at a time when very little was known about dissociative identity disorder. in his book the character of norman bates is shattered into 3 distinct personalities: Norma ~ Norman ~ and Normal. the book is alternately terrifying, heart-breaking, and brilliant (as was the series, imo) - having aged particularly well some half a century later. enjoyed this review. cheers.

I believe that Norman did push Dylan to shoot him on purpose.

Man I finally finished it and I’m just floored like, almost nothing in this show I really saw coming. I feel like I’m on the side of wanting Norman to live because he was just so fascinating, even to the very end it was insane to see him STILL try and make a happy life with his, and I can’t stress this enough DEAD MOTHER’S CORPSE. Like holy shit it just never ended for him, and that was genius. I might just rewatch it because I just can’t get over how committed and well written Norman is in this show. And I definitely have to watch the original, apart of me wants a proper remake but remakes these days are just ugh.

This might be the best show i've ever watched!!

Norman even says “I just want to be with mother” this show was incredible I binged it all in 2 weeks and honestly I give it a 9/10 great performance by all the actors ! Vera , Freddie , Max loved the new ending instead of the psycho ending tbh

The scene where Mother revealed her true identity (right before Norman killed Sam and all that) was honestly so good I watched it twice. 😂 ~:~

My favourite series ever. Truly loved what they did with the story from Psycho

S05E09 has a small reference (the glass cell) to Silence of the Lambs. Another movie based on Ed Gein, which was the inspiration to Norman's character.

LOST - 10/10 Bates Motel - 10/10 These two shows will always be my favorite. The perfomance of Norma especially and then Norman is absolutely amazing, The cast, the storyline, the cinematography, the retro setting, is so good. I love love love bates motel. the ending is better than LOST tbh, but very heartbreaking indeed.

I guess Norman's death made a lot of sense when you add up everything that was different in the series than it was in the movie, especially considering that this was set in present day and psycho is 1960s, so maybe it's more of a "reincarnation" thing

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Are you yelling at us?¿? Your script must have a lot of CAPITALS!!!!! ^_^

Just finished binge watching this show the past month and it was indeed such a beautiful tragedy. I haven’t felt such emotion w/ a show in years. I cried the most in the Final Season. The season finale hit home for me, the most heart wrenching part is when Norman lies to himself that his Mother is alive, esp. when he was hugging her seated corpse in the freezer basement of their home. I can’t believe you covered this show too, foundlix! I’m so glad I’ve found your channel.

I heard of this show once when it first premiered, never saw it, and hearing that it's really damn good, I might just watch it

This series was so brilliant. Great cast and writing. It is basically just a different verse. And they made it work. .. Also the amount of seasons was perfect.

It’s so crazy looking back because Dylan told Norman and season one episode two that he had to learn how to cut the cord! And in the series finale Dylan did what he had to do!

Gah, hadn't watched an older episode of FoundFlix in a while and I was not prepared for his old voice and cadence! It must be surreal to have videos of yourself at different ages posted for the public.

3 YEARS LATE SQUAD WHERE YOU AT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

love how you explain things

A boy's best friend is his mother.

Somehow I never believe that Norman was trying to kill Dylan. I think he pretended just so Dylan would end his life. The knife was never aimed at Dylan’s chest as we can see it ended up at the door. Good show. I have to say the first three seasons seem dragging a little too long and many arc seem forced for the sake of creating dramas. However, fourth and fifth seasons are hands down phenomenal! Better rhythm, each character has more well rounded and deeper psychological arc. I think this show is like a wonderful soufflé. All the ingredients came together so nicely: scripts, directing, acting and production. Too bad it wasn’t on a bigger broadcast when it was aired but Netflix and the internet have become a bigger and more important platform ever than before. So I hope one day this show will get the attention and praise that it deserves. Best of luck to everyone who had worked on this show for in their next journey!

not only did i like this channel before but i like it more knowing you put this show on here

I really thought it would somehow Segway into psycho and be a prequel to what a mondern day psycho movie could be. Overall I think this show is great with a few minor things that felt a little stretched out perhaps. The last 2 seasons I found myself just wanting Norman to be given the care he needs by proper doctors, but alas, we got but a taste of that. But the final season was great and kept me at the edge of my seat, I certainly found the scene with Norman and Dylan satisfying. And the fact that he and Emma live relatively happy is a nice touch to the dark and dreadful story.

lol I was still unsure as to what exactly would happen even to the very end. I legit thought maybe after everything that happened Dylan's mind would snap and he would start calling himself 'Norman' after hiding his mothers body and calling the police to let them know about killing Norman in self-defense. Then he would tell his wife to fuck-off and just run the motel and live in the house alone as 'Norman'. I think Max Theriot could have done a pretty good job at acting that out.

I am glad I kept this to watch during the lockdown. I loved it! And that says a lot from a Psycho fanatic.

I've just finished the last episode minutes ago and I'm sad it ended, but I'm happy it ended in such a great and unpredictable way.

love your channel! keep up!

Romero became weak . Dylan was strong enough to do the job for him

I loved this show. This will be in the vault of wanting to see the show from the beginning type of tv series, just like "LOST". Watch the entire series until the finale & in a year, watch it all over again. Great acting & directing, gonna miss new episodes.

saddest series ending ever I mean in a way he was back with his mother but it was just so sad how everything spiraled into darkness.In season 1 there was darkness but there was still very much hope for Norman and Norma.Season 5 just leaves everyone dead , it is so sad that Norman couldn't be helped

Loved the series, it will be missed!

great video as always

I jus dont understand how the Mother personality just ends up leaving Norman, I get it that she said that now that he knows everything that there is nothing to protect him from so she can leave BUT.. the whole time you get the feeling the Mother personality would do anything to keep Norman alive and not getting help cause that would mean she would not be needed so she would not exist anymore, and she would do anything to stop that from happening. Like Norman was gonna kill himslef after real mother died and then she jus appeared to stop him, she wouldnt let him take the meds or go to therapy. She knew if those things happen then she wouldnt exist anymore. So to have her jus say goodbye out of nowhere doesnt add up to me at ALL. I would think she would keep fighting to live not matter what and Norman would have to be the one to send her away cause she is jus to crazy but he didnt and she left all bye herself.

I so appreciate this update. My DVR broke right before the last episode so I didn’t know how it ended until now. I have told a few people about Bates Motel. I try to explain that the acting and suspense is great and it’s not like the psycho movie. I was really impressed with the Bates Motel.Excellent series and a must see!

Great breakdown to a great show! :)

This was one of the best series ever on television. When you are bawling your eyes out because the murdering cop and the serial killer are dead, some one wrote an amazingly exceptional script. The acting was so good. The subtlety between Norma and Norman. That little hint that they are crossing a line or two. Just enough to gross you out a little. And all it took was one look from one of the actors. I feel so horrible for Norman. He was a nice kid. "Mother", on the other hand.. well Norman didn't deserve her or any of that.

amazing analysis!

Great series and great review!

My husband and I started watching this series years ago when the 1st season started. We followed on up until half way through season 2 (at the time it was only season 1 and 2 available) . Why we stopped watching i don't recall but a few weeks back we decided we were going to start at season 1 again and go all the way to season 5. I must truly say that this is one of the best series i have ever watched. From the 1st episode until the last , I was so emotional and sad , not only because of the events that took place in the last episode but sad as well that it was the last episode and there would be no more Bates Motel episodes to follow. Truly brilliant-a must watch if you haven't seen it yet.

yessssss i was waiting for this video

I feel like this is the true story of Psycho. Like before Chick died he was able to finish the story from his point of view. He would have created his own ending (the ending of Psycho) and thats the story we see from the book and the movie. the book psycho is from the POV and information Chick knows not the info everybody knows. so Chick makes the story different than in reality. Thats why I think the show took on a different route.

Absolutely phenomenal show

Amazing show!

I just finished watching this amazing show and it's sad to know there won't be more

the show was so grisley and emotional yet terrifying and anxiety driven i couldnt bare to watch at time. but it was truly terrific and i’m so sad its over (but happy they didn’t try to stretch it out longer than it needed). i think norman wanted to die to be with his mother which is why he threatened dylan in order to be with her.

Such a great series. IMO, the last few episodes of season 3 and the final 2 seasons were amazing.

I thought it ended beautifully, but bringing Rihanna (Marion Crane) in for two whole episodes only for her to NOT get killed felt pointless to me.

Imagine getting in to this all these years later. I stumbled across it looking for movies to download and downloaded the first episode and was hooked. I knew it ended with season 5 and was so disappointed at the end of season 4. I was glad she was 'back' in season 5, a truly talented acress. I have just finished the last season and was somewhat dismayed with how it ended. I figured they'd try to tie it to the movie so that the movie would pick up where the series left off. The writing was so good that I think they could have made the segway to the movie work and it would have been so much less disjointed.

Absolutely loved the ending! Best show ever!

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You deserve way more subs then you have

Am I the only one who wanted Norman's character to escape with Norma's body and start a new life?

This show was amazing it was getting better

freddie is such a phenomenal actor !!

I just realized the basement is the same as the breaking bad basement from season 1.

Unlike the movie Psycho 4. I'm glad they kept the "Hitchcock Blonde" Mother.

The explination you siggestion that norman provokes the gunshot on purpose makes perfect sense. If nornam had that realisation and wanted to end things he couldnt so it himself otherwise norma would come back and take over protecting him. Loved this show even tho im super super later to the party 😂

Bates motel is a movie to tv series done right. I hope child's play tv series will be good. Also bates motel was not on scifi channel.

I've only just got to season 4 on this I've been glued. Feel really sorry for Alex he really loves Norma. I've not got to her death yet but I think I'm close. The show is brilliant it has me on edge 😳

damn earliest I've ever been

It wasn't a prequel. It was a homage. If Norman lived, and somehow was able to still use his name, then it would be a prequel. Seeing how Norman died at the end of the show makes any movie with him as Norman Bates a stand alone film. You can't call it a prequel if he's a business man in his late 30's in the movies and dies mid 20's in the show. Duh!

I never knew you used to do series reviews.

Yep pretty much. Such a good show. Bravo to all.

truly f▒cking brilliant show

//cries because the show is way too good

I just finished. It’s one of the most seismic entertainment experiences of my life!

You should do a review on Let me in

*My friend reminds me of Norman and the only thing keeping her going is her family. I love her so much but like Emma, I am moving to a different state and I hope I find love too. I can only be her friend from afar because if her son and father die, I know she will snap like this.*

Just finished this show. I’m glad they went into another direction than what everyone thought was gunna happen. Once they flipped the script that changed everything. It meant Norman was not safe like everyone thought. I figured Romero wouldn’t get his revenge and once the brother stayed it would come down to whether the brother decided to kill him or call the cops and he gets the mental help. Norman wanted to die. He didn’t want to face the reality. Felt so bad for Dylan when he told Norman how he wished things could be. Great show!

This is the best fucking show I've ever watched!

i was REALLY curious to know what happened to his doctor, i wish they had some closure for us on how he disappeared (possible died) like i know ok norman probably killed him, but i loved that doctor D:

I had never seen psycho until after I seen Bates Motel, actually. I loved Bates Motel. I actually just rewatched the whole series. I love Vera Farmiga's acting.

Just watched the whole show .. I'm so irritated about Emma"s reaction , she is one ungreatful girl in the end and I actually liked her , but Dylan , deserved more understanding from her ... As far as the rest , it is one hell disurbing and complicated show , acting was great .

Where can I get that picture of Romona that you have on the wall in the back?

wow.. didnt even know such series existed

Love your channel. Autopsy of Jane doe?

do a ending explained on the Circle