Bates Motel, headed by Vera Farmiga (Norma) and Freddie Highmore, returns for a gripping third season full of family strife, murder and mystery (Norman). This season focuses on the Bates family’s evolution and dives head first into the waning ability of Norman to remain in denial of what is going on with him and the lengths he will go to gain control of his fragile psyche. Norma (Vera Farmiga)
reluctantly leaves Norma (Vera Farmiga) more conscious of the mental fragility of Norman and is frightened of what he is capable of. “Lost,” serves as a contemporary prequel to the genre-defining film Psycho from executive producers Carlton Cuse (“The Returned” “Friday Night Lights,”) and Kerry Ehrin (“Parenthood” “Bates Motel”) and provides viewers with an intimate portrayal of how Norman Bates unravels through his adolescent years.
Norman’s fears about what really happened with Blaire Watson resurface after a blissful summer of closeness with his mother, living within the safe confines of home and the Bates Motel, and Norma questions what actually happened. Forced for the first time to look at the truth about Norman, their deeply intricate relationship continues to evolve. Norma finds herself turning to the other man in her life, Dylan (Max Thieriot), Norman’s half-brother, and begins to rely on him in ways she had never expected. In Norman, this relationship inevitably triggers jealousy and a new kind of triangle of love erupts between Norma and her two sons.
Caleb (Kenny Johnson), an estranged brother and uncle, returns to haunt the family throughout the season, challenging the family bond even more. When newcomers Kevin Rahm (“Mad Men,” “Desperate Housewives”), Tracy Spiradakos (“Revolution”) and Ryan Hurst (“Sons Of Anarchy”) arrive at White Pine Bay, pressure from the outside world takes hold of the family. Sheriff Romero (Nestor Carbonell) and Norma have grown closer after a summer of living at the Bates Motel, but there will always be that disturbing question mark around Norman. Everything doesn’t sound perfect, but Romero finds himself constantly drawn back to the family of Bates—and to Norma, against his intuition.
