Bates Motel Season 2, Episode 2 Review – “Shadow of a Doubt”
“Shadow of a Doubt” pushes Bates Motel’s ridiculous drug-war subplot even further, though Farmiga’s odd, campy charm still keeps it watchable (barely).
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Reviews of A&E’s Bates Motel.
Bates Motel Season 2, Episode 1 Review – “Gone But Not Forgotten”
Bates Motel returns with the same silly subplots and grim-dark storytelling, still propped up almost entirely by Vera Farmiga’s performance.
Bates Motel Season 1, Episode 10 Review – “Midnight”
Bates Motel’s freshman season comes to a close with an appropriately melodramatic, underwhelming finale.
Bates Motel Season 1, Episode 9 Review – “Underwater”
Bates Motel dials up the camp (again) to uneven effect in “Underwater”.
Bates Motel Season 1, Episode 8 Review – “A Boy and His Dog”
Bates Motel gets wackier and wackier – and not exactly for the better – with “A Boy and His Dog”.
Bates Motel Season 1, Episode 7 Review – “The Man in Number 9”
The dichotomy between the quality of performances and writing continues to make Bates Motel a frustrating watch.
Bates Motel Season 1, Episode 6 Review – “The Truth”
“The Truth” kicks up the camp on Bates Motel – and for the most part, it works!
Bates Motel Season 1, Episode 5 Review – “Ocean View”
Bates Motel hits the mid-point of its freshman season with the particularly mundane “Ocean View”.
Bates Motel Season 1, Episode 4 Review – “Trust Me”
Norman gets laid in Bates Motel’s best episode yet.
Bates Motel Season 1, Episode 3 Review – “What’s Wrong with Norman”
Bates Motel is starting to get weird – and is all the better for it.