I watched the first three seasons of Bates Motel over the last couple days.

Though the series is pretty predictable – though the drug subplots feel tacked on, like they belong in an entirely different series – I really do like the cast. I’m especially fond of Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates, who does a really excellent job portraying the character as a troubled, flawed, but still caring mother. Her version of Norma is essentially the mirror version of Olivia Hussey’s Norma from Psycho IV – completely different in all respects, physically and psychologically – but just as interesting a character all the same.

7/10