There
seems to be a new fade going on with television and that’s taking a
pre-existing film or world and turning it into a show, usually a prequel. If
there’s any prequel worth seeing it is this: who was Norman Bates and what was
his mother really like before he killed her? (Spoiler alert for anyone who
hasn’t seen Psycho, sorry). Then bring on two fantastic actors to play these
roles in Vera Ann Farmiga and Freddie Highmore. What’s especially great about
this show is how weird and unpredictable it is. Whether it be the enigmatic
Sheriff or the loner big brother or the girl with Cystic fibrosis you never
know what’s going to happen next. The monster that is Norman Bates is just
getting started and I can’t wait to see how far they take this story. I suspect
it ends with Norman bashing his mother over the head with a shovel but these
writers might have something even stranger planned. Grade: A-
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