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Opinions on Bates Motel;

Honestly, it was kinda disappointing for me, here’s why;

Series is from a movie named ‘Psycho’, its about a boy who suffers from severe of mental illness, has a twisted relationship with his mother and later become a serial killer. So you would think main focus would be Norman’s pschology but no, not really. It actually become background. Story focus on other things, the town, ‘the bad guys’ of town, police Alex, brother Dylan, uncle Caleb, Bradley, Emma, mother Norma’s relationships and those character’s relationship between each others etc etc.

Now, dont get me wrong, i am not saying that it shouldnt focus on those things. Of course, it should, if there wasnt any other plot or characters, it would be boring but at least, i think story should’ve focus on Norman and his relationships with other characters far more than it does in series. But eventually not only become the ‘hardly focus’ but also, he is only there when its about his mother. Especially after season 1. Every episodes and seasons, he was isolated more and more that it was hearthbreaking.

At least, at season 1, we were seeing how much abusive, controlling and manipulative his mother was. Norman was trying to connect with his brother, girls from school but its like after making sad backstory for Norma, it all changed? Norma became ‘less abusive’ or it was how it portrayed by narrative. Norman was just ‘being crazy’ for other characters. They knew his mental illness but it was neglected for seasons which was so ridicilous.

(I felt really sorry for Norma too but its like things or characters suddenly changed after this and i hate how Norman was treated as abnormal.)

Like, if this was supposed to be ‘serial killer’ series, then i think Norman should’ve get more focus with his character and relationships but story is less about Norman’s mental illness but more about problems of Bates family and the town.

I am not surprised that Dylan became fan favorite. Typical masculine boy who looks tough but actually craves for love with sad backstory. And Dylan x Emma is so cliche. Masculine boy x good girl trope. Not that i am so against it but it was predictable and i love them both. Good for them. But i wish authors didnt make Norman’s ex end up choosing Dylan thing with both Bradley and Emma...

And another thing; somehow Dylan find a way to ‘only normal’ person in this broken family because thats supposed to be ‘realistic’ so he gets happy ending as ‘normal’ one, he has a family, good for him but there is no hope for his mentally ill brother because ummm yeah well so they decided to kill him in the end. He never heal form his traumas and again death is treated as peacefull for another mentally ill character.

Look, mental illness can be healed.

Why they make therapists and mental hospitals in series look useless? Yes, there are bad therapists too but there are a lot of good ones. In many series or movies, they make someone with mental illness look like monters/crazy/serial killer when in reality, thats not the case at all, most of the time. Victims are not your ideal victim, they wont be, sometimes traumas look them ugly, monstrous but there is hope, healing for them so people should stop acting as there is not.

Another ‘villain’ character who suffers from mental illness is treated as monster, they cant be ‘saved’ because thats how authors decided for drama.

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Ok, i love Dylan too but if he gets this much focus, i wish he really saved his brother. They were both broken in a way, two sides of same coin. They could be like Dean and Sam from Supernatural. Then we would watch more hopefull, meaningfull and nice family series. Then it would makes sense why story focus on dramas of Bates family and town cause everything would come to this.

So i started this series for Norman and his psychology but i think he got less focus than he should and he also deserved better. I know this is from another movie but authors change things when they want to. They also changed many things with this series. Then they could change the direction this series go and ending too. Then it would fit better.

Anyway, some scenes were beatifull, dramatic and tragic and some of them were boring, annoying or hard to watch. Actors really did god job though. What i am saying is that this story could’ve been written better. Thats just my opinion.

Personally, i would like to see happy ending for Norman and Dylan being together alive happiely after eventually. (Maybe after Norman got helped from mental hospital, after all, there is a reason that place is exists.). Anyway, at this point, thats how it ended in my mind cause i can make my own endings.