I can't decide if it was intentional or not that Norman's handwriting went from being that of a teenage girl to an old-school script between his suicide To Do List and the note he left for his mother. It was very satisfying to have Norma finally embrace Dylan. "You're a miracle, that someone like you could come out of something like that" - Norma. "Can you imagine Norman in prison? He'd just dissolve!" - Norma. I still don't know who Romero was connected to regarding the drugs, or whose rules everyone is playing by. This time, he tell Norma that if Norman doesn't pass, he'll reopen the case. In the last episode, he was fine putting that shithead in jail, but just wanted to know the truth about Norman for his own sake. Romero changed his mind about the polygraph test it seems. Norma: "You slept with her, you didn't kill her." Norman: "I think I did, mother." Norma: "Don't say that!" I loved the opening scene where Romero runs into Dylan, who spits out that he just killed Nick Ford and is now searching for Norman.
#Bates motel all seasons full#
But what we keep coming back for is more weirdness between mother and son Bates, which was on full show in "The Immutable Truth," from dancing to a record of love songs, to Norma telling Norman they were meant to be together forever, and then kissing him on the mouth and neck. The fact that he passed the polygraph will keep Romero off of him, and Dylan being in a power position could also help shield him from suspicion in town. Moving forward, this seems to set up the show's upcoming third run as one where Norman may begin to commit murders in the name / guise of Norma (at least in his mind, initially). It's a change that's been teased for awhile, but "The Immutable Truth" made it without question. But it's also a key point in his transformation, where his bad deeds are all committed by "Norma," not Norman. Given what happened in the first season, it's plausible within Norman's internal deniability. Where things changed was when Norman got a vision of his mother during the polygraph, telling him that she killed Blair Watson to protect him.
Truths were laid bare: Norman tells Emma about Dylan Norma tells Dylan how much she loves him the drug guys are all killed, so Romero weaves a tale to move forward from it, trusting Dylan Norman admits his guilt to Norma, and Norma admits her sins to Dylan. What "The Immutable Truth" did right was set up a new world order for the series. It's best to forget about all of that when considering "The Immutable Truth's" legacy as an episode, though. The other question is, where does Christine fit into all of this? If drugs run the town, and Norma's counsel seat was given to her thanks to threats from Nick Ford, why does Christine think she can reverse that? Are there more powers at work that haven't yet been introduced? There was no need to close those stories off that quickly. Why doesn't Jodi have any security at her house? How is Romero able to waltz in and demand she give up her brother? And how did that hatred get bred so deeply between them? To have Jodi and Zane both killed off easily and unceremoniously, only to have Romero suggest that Dylan take over the power vacuum in town, was ludicrous. Then, there were more illogical occurrences and ineptitude on the Morgan side of things. Did Nick Ford not have anyone in place as a second-in-command? Was there not video hooked up to every room in the house for monitoring? This seems like Drug Kingpinning 101. Dylan killed Nick Ford easily in the last episode, and thanks to some very disloyal lackeys, Romero was able to find out Norman's whereabouts in "The Immutable Truth" with ease. That expanded look at the drug plot all season had an intriguing start, but sadly in this finale, ended with a fizzle.Īpparently, the kingpins of White Pine Bay are great at creating schemes to kill other people, and controlling the town's politics, money and social scene, but when it comes to personal protection, or having much sense, they're lacking. But with Emma largely sidelined, it was up to Dylan to shoulder the "other than Norma/Norman" burden.
#Bates motel all seasons series#
The series has found ways to plausibly (and sometimes implausibly) expand its world throughout its run, as we all know, through Dylan and Emma. Though Bates Motel runs a conservative ten episodes per season, there's still a lot of space for fluff.