It's been 24 hours since I watched the finale. My husband and I believe it was predictable, but it's how it should have ended.
I started the show when it first aired. However the long delays irritated me. I quit watching once he went into the box. We picked it back up once we could binge watch. I broke down and bought the final season because I had to see how it ended.
***spoilers***
I was sad going into this last show because I will miss the characters I've grown to love. I feel like the last season was a little off and didn't have the same magic because of Norma. I hated to see her go and her absence just made the show miss something. There were seasons I really enjoyed more than others, but I was glad to get this wrapped up.
I was fine with Chick's death because that shooting was typical Alex. I believe Norman and Alex should have struggled a little more.
I literally got goosebumps when I saw the direction we were going, back to the beginning, in Norman's journey home. This was beautiful and I enjoyed every flashback between the current and first episode. Those conversations between him and his mother are what I will remember about this show. Norman just looked so accepting of where he was in his head. Relaxed. Oh Mother.
I was not fond of Emma this season, but I really never cared for her. However she was a major pain this time. To me she seemed cruel to Dylan for no reason. And to tell Caleb to leave? That wasn't her place, or her choice to make.
Second to the goosebumps scene was one of the last ones. Dylan has just shot Norman. After rocking him in his arms the camera starts to pull away. The dinner table is full, with a dead Norma sitting at the head of the table. Oh and that head. The way her head is plopped over, eyes peering into dead space, with her sons in the floor behind her, this was one of the most eerie of the season. Perfect end shot.
The end details can be argued, but the passion of this story can not. If you were ready to walk into the Bates crazy world, they were ready to entertain you. I fell in love with these characters. I hate this part of the few shows that have really gotten my attention. The goodbyes. I will miss this crazy bunch.
I started the show when it first aired. However the long delays irritated me. I quit watching once he went into the box. We picked it back up once we could binge watch. I broke down and bought the final season because I had to see how it ended.
***spoilers***
I was sad going into this last show because I will miss the characters I've grown to love. I feel like the last season was a little off and didn't have the same magic because of Norma. I hated to see her go and her absence just made the show miss something. There were seasons I really enjoyed more than others, but I was glad to get this wrapped up.
I was fine with Chick's death because that shooting was typical Alex. I believe Norman and Alex should have struggled a little more.
I literally got goosebumps when I saw the direction we were going, back to the beginning, in Norman's journey home. This was beautiful and I enjoyed every flashback between the current and first episode. Those conversations between him and his mother are what I will remember about this show. Norman just looked so accepting of where he was in his head. Relaxed. Oh Mother.
I was not fond of Emma this season, but I really never cared for her. However she was a major pain this time. To me she seemed cruel to Dylan for no reason. And to tell Caleb to leave? That wasn't her place, or her choice to make.
Second to the goosebumps scene was one of the last ones. Dylan has just shot Norman. After rocking him in his arms the camera starts to pull away. The dinner table is full, with a dead Norma sitting at the head of the table. Oh and that head. The way her head is plopped over, eyes peering into dead space, with her sons in the floor behind her, this was one of the most eerie of the season. Perfect end shot.
The end details can be argued, but the passion of this story can not. If you were ready to walk into the Bates crazy world, they were ready to entertain you. I fell in love with these characters. I hate this part of the few shows that have really gotten my attention. The goodbyes. I will miss this crazy bunch.