Bates Motel

2012 • A&E
4.6
8.02K reviews
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Season 3 episodes (12)

1 A Death in the Family
3/9/15
Norman and Emma each make a decision about their future. Norma sets boundaries with Norman. An unexpected visit causes trouble in Dylan's fresh start.
2 The Arcanum Club
3/16/15
Norman and Norma fixate on Annika's disappearance. Norma learns what the Arcanum Club really is. Dylan and Caleb encounter a new neighbor.
3 Persuasion
3/23/15
Norman and Norma grow apart as Norman and Emma grow closer. Norma balks when Romero asks Norman some tough questions. Romero meets his competition for re-elections.
4 Unbreak-Able
3/30/15
Norman and Emma take a day off from the motel. Romero investigates two mysterious deaths in White Pine Bay. Norma goes back to school. Buried secrets unravel for Caleb and Dylan.
5 The Deal
4/6/15
When Norma finds herself in a rare position of power, she appeals to Romero for guidance. Norman and Dylan both come undone at the fallout of a secret. And Caleb considers an offer made to him by a surprising source.
6 Norma Louise
4/13/15
Norma considers a life outside of White Pine Bay, leaving Norman in a vulnerable position. Dylan and Emma bond while helping Norman through a rough night. Romero is confronted by a new threat. And Caleb makes a difficult decision after learning of Norma's sudden departure.
7 The Last Supper
4/20/15
Norma returns home to find a great mess waiting for her. Norman agrees to getting some help. And Dylan learns some shocking news about Emma's health. Guest stars: Andrew Howard, Emiliano Diez.
8 The Pit
4/27/15
Romero confronts Norma about new information recently come to light. Norman reels from a recent discovery. Caleb and Dylan take a job that involves some risk. And Emma makes a decision about her future with Norman.
9 Crazy
5/4/15
Norman spends the day with a surprising visitor. Norma struggles to keep secrets contained. While at the farm, Caleb helps Dylan follow through on a good deed, but at a cost.
10 Unconscious
5/11/15
Norma hits a breaking point with Norman's issues. Emma has a surprising reaction to seemingly positive news. Romero finally chooses sides, the decision sealing his fate in the town. And Caleb makes a decision that will uproot his new life.
101 Sneak Peek
2/22/15
Prepare for a crazy season of Bates Motel with this special sneak Peek. In the third season of A&E's hit series, things go slightly psycho as Norman edges ever closer to the dark side.
102 Becoming Norman
3/3/15
A behind-the-scenes look at the character development of Norman Bates. See how the Norman Bates of Bates Motel edges ever closer to becoming the Norman Bates we know from the movie Psycho.

About this show

From Executive Producers Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Kerry Ehrin (Friday Night Lights and Parenthood), Bates Motel delves into the sadistic and twisted relationship between serial killer-to-be, Norman Bates, and his mother Norma, played by Vera Famiga. A prelude to the classic horror film Psycho, the series takes a contemporary glimpse into Norman's formative years and reveals how he became one of the most infamous murderers of all time.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
8.02K reviews
A1ex Rasmussen
October 29, 2017
This show has the perfect pacing, and build-up to where the old classic Hitchcock films, "Psycho" & "Psycho II" were when it came to the series of events. If I had one complaint, it would be that the ending episodes felt slightly rushed, and the final episode feeling quite abrupt, and unrealistic. It would've been nice to see Norman Bates becoming even more picture perfect to the old classic film's Norman Bates. Showing the long term madness, and methods to which Norman uses to keep a normal profile for Motel residents to be fooled by. Then later down the line of events get caught, and get properly treated for his mental disorder, and maybe even get mentally stable. I guess Freddie Highmore, "Norman Bates" had to move onto that new medical show called "The Good Doctor". Unlike most shows, every second of every episode of every season has a point and a meaningful purpose to the build up for a handful of characters, rather than wasting our time with (filler/redundant/repetitive) content. This is SIMPLY THE BEST SHOW EVER MADE!!! More horror villains need well thought-out prologues, especially Dr. Heiter from "The Human Centipede". Seriously!!!
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Sean Richmond (Sean)
June 22, 2014
While being a good deal better than American Horror Story, it isn't anything to go out of your way to watch. Skip this one, Top of the Lake delivers everything this story fails to. If you need to see the Bates origin story, and you don't, wait for it on Netflix.
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Jenny
February 13, 2016
The progression of each character is beyond fact. The direction is amazing. I rarely see such shows with the most violent content keep it light airy not any pivotal moment more like a calm before a storm. It's gotten less credit than deserved. A woman wrote an exemplary and true piece on this show. I agree however, it was like dexter please don't think I would take your words, your eloquence supersedes mine so I appreciate intellectual opinions.
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