I really wish Norma never ignored the fact the Norman was sick. Everyone around her kept trying to tell her but she wouldn’t listen to the point where it ended her life. Sure she got him into PineView for like 2 weeks then she let him come home. Smh

Alex trying to revive her is just so heartbreaking.

Never thought I’d see Romero of all ppl breaking down in tears over Norma...💔

“C’mon baby” MY HEART

All Norma wanted was to protect Norman. How tragic that the one she loved most is the one who killed her.

I like how they made this scene a big deal with the playing of Mr. Sandman (The song Norman and Norma sung together a lot when Norman was a child) and showing the inside of the vents with Norman shutting them. The show had been building up to this moment for a while (if you've seen Psycho you already know what happens), and viewers realize, "it's finally happening! Norman's killing Norma"

This scene gets me. Alex goes from angry and not willing to even have friendship with Norma, to being in a relationship and finally being happy, and willing to leave behind all crime and stuff, all to ultimately slaughter his happiness and leave him in devastating pain all to be murdered by her son. 😭😭

Norman scares the shit out of me in this series. Especially when he is smiling.That face 😯😑😓😲😨😬

Everything about this scene was so perfectly executed. Possibly the best moment in the series.

I love how the show puts you in the perspective of the air vents. We know what Norman’s intentions are by then and we’ve been waiting for this moment. The air vents are still objects and so sharing their perspective make you feel powerless, like Norma.

I cried so much when Norma died, because, in a way, it was as if Vera Farmiga died. She's such a sweet, wonderful, down to earth, good-natured person, that seeing someone like her die is just unacceptable. Plus her character grew on me so much that it was so tragic to see her go. I also cried when Romeo put the wedding ring back on Norma's finger when he visited her body at the morgue. Heartbreaking...😰

The sight of Alex completely crying his eyes out is so heartbreaking..

So frustrating that she ignored every sign that he needed help. This scene was so eerie.

Alex Romero, despite his flaws, is my favorite character on the show.

I really feel bad for Alex in this one. He deserves better. And Norma still pissed me off

Norma didn't deserve that. She had a hard life, and still shining with her personality. Also she a lot of emocional problems... but man. I just imagine Norma watching as a spirit how she left everything because of Norman.

This killed me. Especially “mr. Sandman” simultaneously sick and brilliant

How perfectly this show is written that everything that happened makes total sense. Norma did everything she could to always protect and defend Norman. She crossed moral lines, she neglected Dylan, she lashed out, and even emotionally abused her family. She came from a home with such abuse and emotional baggage, was raped and violated so many times, abuse and instability was everything she knew. When she finally has something good and special with someone, she wouldn't ever, ever have seen clearly enough to fix things, even when those around her were warning her and begging her to open her eyes. Romero himself at times refused to leave her alone with Norman and I'm sure he beat himself up over it in prison after this. Her unhealthy attachment and judgment clouded by abuse, trauma and fear, ultimately led to her death and it makes perfect sense that this is how it would end up being her fate. She shunned Romero when he pushed her right before this to send him back to an institution, pushed him right out of her life over her unhealthy relationship with her son. And the worst part is, through all the abuse, irrational decisions and screaming at people, she only ever did it out of motherly love and her own experience being mistreated and abused. It all makes too much sense and thats why this scene hurt me so badly is because (I hadn't scene or heard much at all of the original movie so this episode caught me way off guard. I'm used to the comfort of tv shows never killing off their main characters.) I had nothing to really be mad at because she really did this to herself.

Bates motel was truly art

I never seen psycho so watching this I didn't know he was gonna kill her and I cried like a baby. 😥

Best scene in the series from the best episode in the series too. Incredible that the full sequence from Norma coming home distraught right to the end takes up HALF the episode and just features Norma and Norman and for the last segment, Romero. Everything about it, from the music and acting to the visuals and editing is just absolutely phenomenal. The boiler flames morphing into the Bates Motel sign, Romero inconsolable grief, the last, haunting images of Norman and Norma splayed out lifeless on the floor in the cold, blue light, Romero's desperate CPR on Norma seemingly reviving Norman and not her and Norman's slow head turn followed by that last, broken "Mother" are just all brilliantly executed and unforgettable moments. Creepy, gut-wrenching, heartbreaking and beautiful, in short some of the best 20 odd minutes of television drama I've EVER seen.

At least she went peacefully in her sleep 😔

Vera did so, so well. I felt like I lost a dear, sweet friend when Norma died. She did everything she did out of love...Norman was sick. And she couldn’t accept that.

this scene was always so chilling to me. mr sandman eerily playing while he closes the vents, his walking, everything

It's her own fault, she knew that Norman was sick, and she didn't listen to Romero and Dilan

Everyone hates Norman but for some reason he was my favorite character. In a way you can’t blame him since he isn’t really with reality. He wanted to kill Norma and himself as a way of getting a “fresh start” which he was previously talking about with Norma, so they could be happy and together forever since the world had done them such wrong. As I see it, his heart was in the right place in some messed up way since he was insane. That or he had blacked out when he did this and it wasn’t really him. That’s what makes it so hard to judge. When he does terrible things you can hardly blame him because he can’t even remember it. If he had been treated at a younger age that could make it possible for him to lead a normal life but Norma wouldn’t let that happen and neglected him as a child which made me dislike her and definitely choose Norman over her. Everyone seems to see it the other way around so I wanted to state my opinion.

Alex 😭 he was my favorite character out of all, Dylan coming in close as second, I just wish Alex could have lived with Norma for the rest of life :(

If only she listened to Dylan and Romero...smh seeing Romero breakdown like that killed me seeing a character that strong just break and he really loved her..powerful stuff

This was my favourite part of the show thus far. From Norman and Norma talking about Hawaii, up til Norman saying, "Mother"? The tragedy was perfectly set up. The fact that his intention wasn't to murder Norma, but for them both to softly die and stay together forever, hence the name of the episode. Mr. Sandman playing while showing different still shots of the house is just haunting. The air vents shutting, sealing their fate. Then Romero breaking down over her body is utterly devastating. This is pure gold.

Watching this scene ruined my mental state for days no joke😭

I love Norma's character so much, I cried so badly watching this...

It was always confusing for me: how they all just believed that Norma has committed a suicide?? I mean, shouldn’t the cops have checked the fingerprints on that heater (or what was that thing) and have a more detail view on the crime scene? Besides, Romero still was a sheriff back then so if he suspected that Norman had killed Norma he could make a more thorough investigation. I just don‘t get it.

Although that scene was incredibly sad heart-wrenching and tragic,it may be arguably one of the best scenes in the entire series. The way they choreographed it or whatever you would call it in this particular and parotid with that version of mr. Sandman was amazing to watch. plus anyone who knows the storyline of the original film should have all seen is coming yet they show has done such a good job for train Norma's character that we are still shocked and heartbroken over something we already knew was bound to happen.

The filming for this scene was so good!! Eerily brilliant.

It was so upsetting when Norma dies

I have never felt so damn helpless.... watching this happen and knowing you can’t stop it. One of the best scenes in TV history 😭😭😭

This scene is directorial perfection!! Very disturbing and poetic at the same time. My favorite of the entire series.

Idk if I'm getting soft or what but when Alex started crying over Norma I almost balled my eyes out. Such good acting!! I really reared up cause the whole show he was so unhappy never smiled but when he was with Norma he was happy and really loved her and would only smile around her. He knew she was in danger and was helpless. Like watching some get hit by a car you know it's comin but your just seconds to late. You could really feel the heartbreak in his face. Amazing job!

It was already a sad scene to begin with, but when he said "Come on, baby!" I started bawling...I'm sad to see Norma die.

Somehow this is beautiful song but yet is very twisted watching Norman killing his mom.... that song forever bring the haunting of his mom..

romero losing norma breaks my heart... at least she was asleep, but i wish she knew how crazy norman was ://

I cried so bad, Vera is the only reason i watched this show, I know it isn’t real but just real sad

I wish I could have the section of my brain that is storing the memory of having watched this show erased, so I could enjoy this again like it was brand new.

I still can't get over Norma's death. I cried like a baby when she died. She was so sweet.😢 And that scene where Romero goes to visit her to the morgue had me in tears even more omg💔

The tension that builds with each vent closing mixed with this version of sandman, mixed with how casual he was about what he was doing makes this scene an instant classic.

This entire series spoke to me and resonated with me in a way that is unspeakable. The music they play in this series really portrays the show properly. When Norman killed his mother, it made me cry because my mother is still alive and she is my hero. Seeing Norman kill his own mother was a blow that I couldn't handle. Norma never really let him grow up, and that was partially why he ended up becoming a serial killer / psychotic individual. He kept the mentality of an 11 year old. Plus not to mention, he had D.I.D.(Dissociative Identity Disorder). That really took things to a whole other level. When he was a little boy, he had to kill his father to protect his mother. That was when everything clicked the wrong way. It's kind of like the show Dexter, where he saw his mother get butchered in front of him and had to sit in a pool of her blood for 2 or 3 days in a shipping cargo container. Dexter then became a serial. It became a normality for him, just like Norman Bates. This is a very sad series

Norman wasn't evil. He was mentally unwell. It's just so sad. If only she'd gotten him help before ever moving to White Pine Bay, things might've been different.

The first time I watched this scene I bawled and when Norman died, I bawled. Just the idea of him calmly setting up his own suicide along with his mother was chilling...☠️

This is the saddest version of this song ever.....Norma dying made me cry...she was far from a perfect Mother, but she loved Norman....

The most heartbreaking scene of the entire show... I will never get over Romero's death... Poor man entered such a sick and damaged family.. he signed his death sentence from the moment he fell in love with her...

This was and IS the best series ever made. This scene was hard to watch but it was SO necessary!

Bates Motel was my favorite show. I loved it so much.

Heart wrenching scene...I fully expected Norma to revive and when she died I was totally shocked! I was mourning her for days afterward...best show ever😢

Poor romero

This is an amazing series. I had to watch it because I am a huge fan of the movie Psycho. I am so glad I did. The actors and set are perfect. Truly a great back story of the movie. ❤

Also no one blames Norma for the way she dumped all her emotional needs on Norman since he was a child? What else to expect if she raised him for her? The oldest ran away from her feeling the danger she was pulling him into, he constantly rejected her suffocating love, but poor Norman as younger and more sensitive ,fell into his mom's trap. We raise kids to make them independent, not to tie them to us forever.

still pisses me off.

I always felt that sherif eyeliner losing Norma and trying to revive her is one of the saddest deaths

It doesnt show it here, but before that, the way Norman was looking at his mother while in bed was creepy af

it was that moment I started truly hate Norman while seeing his pleasure when seeing Alex's pain... he wasn't just sickminded, he was totally evil and selfish bastard, Norma made huge mistake spoiling him so much, but after all they've been through no wonder she was always by his side. what disappointed me in this scene was how he killed her.... in movie it was much more cruel and awful I felt like here it was not enough.... only character I felt sorry about was Alex..... I cried like a baby for him

I knew it was coming. But it didn’t make it hurt any less.

A really great, well shot and put together scene. Loved it

I am crying so hard at this! I am watching the show in 2022 and ohmygod what a masterpiece! Also Mr. Sandman isn't a sad song but after this whenever I heard it, all I could think of was Norma Bates, now the song alone makes me cry. Oh Norma, why? WHY?

Romero saying common baby😢😣

Most underrated show EVER

Norma's protection over norman became obsessive, unfortunately it also made her blind to the fact that norman was not only dangerous to others but to her also.

I felt sooooo bad for Romero in this scene! He did a great job! I was so pissed at Norman!

She kept turning a blind eye and getting pissed with everyone for saying he needed help. Well who was the fool. Her son and husband tried to warn you over and over again. But you thought they didn't love you or was jealous of Norman. Really!? "How that work out for you?" Binge watching again.

Romero's crying is devastating

Poor Romero😭I feel sooo bad for him. He deserved so much better. (yes I’m a huge shipper lmao) anyway, the way they did this was amazing, playing mr sandman and everything. It was a horrible scene but it was also amazing (except when I was crying my eyes out😂)

I'm upset she died but she did kind of bring it on herself. She knew that boy was crazy.😧

He should of been admitted years ago lol

i am saying this as someone who liked norma s character and felt sorry for her, i hate how everyone is so ignorant of the fact that how much abusive and neglective towards norman. yes not everything is her fault but i hate you guys like sHEwAs jUSt trYiNNg tO pROtECT heR Son NO she just afraid of being alone, she was always selfish, i hate how she treated norman during the whole series, and i hate how she nver really call him when he was in mental hospital for god fcking sake, it was awfull. alex wasnt really a good guy either.i just hate how norman is blamed even though he is clearly did wich makes him not responsible for his actions technically. norman deserves better. (others too but this boy the most).

Not exactly the turnout you wanted, was it, Norman?

This episode pulls at the heart strings every time I watch it, such good acting on everyone's part...

Probably the best scene I the whole show, the transitions in this scene of just showing the house while Norman prepares the staged suicide is great slog with the perfect song

When I saw this scene... I could not believe and accept it. Norma was my favorite character at that point. When Romero went inside of the house, I wanted him leave that piece of crap psychopath of Norman being left inside. Norma deserved a happy ending 😭😭

Poor Romero :( I’m use to seeing him put together with a strong composer. Seeing him crumble apart hurts

Love how Alex picked Norma up like the QUEEN she is, but drags Norman as though he just killed him🤣🤣🤣🤣

Omg !! Alex so sad part. He loved her from the first day he saw her.😭😭😭😭😭

The music mr.sandman in the back round and watching this is freaking creepy

the filming of this scene was amazing the song in the background going through the vents was truly creepy and sad at the same time

Should of got him a stress ball, a rubics cube or something.

I have been a Psycho fan for a while now...I just started this show not too long ago....I knew this was the outcome...but..DAMN....this made me cry so bad. Very moving.

This show is a Masterpiece 10/10 for me.

I have never been so pissed off at every character in a whole show at once before this scene

I just started watching bates motel and this just had to show up in my recommendations

I don’t think Norma was a bad mother she had a very rough past and Norman was the only person she could trust and the number one person she loved and she couldn’t let them take him away from her

This was Romero´s scene. He was soooo in love...HURTS.

The first thing that pops up when you search “bates motel” and spoils everything

Shit man i couldn't believe it

i think everyone’s confusing norman’s persona as ”norma” as actually being her, but actually it’s just a persona based on norman’s idea of norma

Eu amo como as cenas se encaixam junto a trilha sonora em Bates Motel e em qualquer filme que venha usar esse tipo de técnica. É uma das coisas que nos fazem gostar muito mais de um filme ou uma série. Bates Motel é uma série incrível

i love love LOVE the way they transition into the bates motel sign

I cried in this scene too! I knew should would die but I just didn’t want to believe it! Poor Norma. She was she peacefully sleeping. Thinking she was gonna gonna wake the next day.

So sad, when they said “till death do you part” they actually mean it, but this is just too much 💔

So sad, but hauntingly beautiful!!!

dylan went at norma hard to get her to see norman for what he was. she then insulted him and was happy to let dylan walk out knowing very well that he wasn't coming back ("I'm done Norma"). romero tried to make her see the truth ("he swung an axe at me") and she immediately dumped him, wrote him a good bye letter and put his ring in the envelope. romero told her that if it's a choice then she needs to figure out her choice. she chose norman. and then norman killed her. brilliant writing and acting. families go through this all the time where they refuse to see that one of their own needs help until it's too late. obviously norman is an extreme case but the denial that norma displayed is not that uncommon

I swear the only reason I didn’t cry at this the first time I saw it was because I just couldn’t believe it was happening. It shocked me so much I just couldn’t believe it, norma was gone

I dont know whose life is more sad. Norman or norma, either way it's tragedy.