October is the best time of year. This isn’t up for discussion; it just is. Fall is a way of life that ushers in Halloween, the cult of pumpkin, cooler temps and best of all, horror everything. Between theatrical releases, streaming sites and VOD, there’s an ungodly amount of blood and terror to inflict upon your…
A&E’s Bates Motel chills bones and breaks hearts, and I’m still not over last year’s finale… This consistently off-putting work of genius has kept viewers on edge for seasons as it barrels toward its conclusion for its fifth and final season starting February 20th. It’s astonishing, frankly, just how successful Bates has been, paving its own way,…
***This post contains MAJOR SPOILERS from last night’s Bates Motel.*** Last night’s penultimate episode of Bates Motel‘s fourth season is, quite honestly, the reason I watch television. After viewing the episode entitled, “Forever,” my mind raced. I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t pull away from Twitter. It was an episode that required processing and mourning before…
Let’s get this straight right off the top: Bates Motel is one of the best shows that you probably aren’t watching. And it’s never been more on fire than it is right now. Bates Motel is (obviously) a prequel series to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. When it first began, we met Norma Bates (Vera Farmiga) and…
Usually I’m pretty leery of prequel stories, at least in terms of television. Sometimes they appear to be cheap ploys to jump-start an existing franchise or story to another medium without really having the story or creative direction to back it up. That said, I’m super happy I started watching Bates Motel right from the…