![]() Psycho kept viewers at bay regarding secrets at the hilltop house, she says, but the final season of Bates is “a great opportunity to show you what’s going on behind closed doors."Īs for the Rihanna casting coup, Ehrin says fellow executive producer Carlton Cuse suggested approaching the music superstar about playing Marion, a role made iconic by Janet Leigh, after they learned she is a Bates fan. Asked if Bates will replicate the signature shower scene, she jokes: "Is there a shower scene in Psycho?" "Bread crumbs are starting to be laid out in the first episode that will eventually lead to Marion Crane … People who know Psycho will enjoy it but (the season) stands on its own as a really good story," Ehrin says, avoiding too much specificity. There will be plenty of references to Psycho "through the lens of Bates Motel," honoring the film without mimicking it or taking it as absolute canon, executive producer Kerry Ehrin says. Early in the season, Norman - echoing Anthony Perkins' depiction - dons a blonde wig and a dress, an indication of his accelerating merger with Mother. “What's so exciting is discovering a new way of interaction between Norman and his mother, this different character who Vera manages to infuse with the same level of humor and enthusiasm.” “He’s trying to live two lives, one with his mother at home and one in the exterior world … where everyone thinks he's a real success story," Highmore says. Highmore enjoys exploring Norman’s meticulously constructed double identity and his relationship with Mother. The audience, perhaps still absorbing Norman’s murder of his mother, Norma (Vera Farmiga), at the end of Season 4 (which averaged 2.6 million viewers), will have to recover quickly, as the 10-episode season, set a couple of years later, begins with Norman precariously balancing his public image as a respected motel owner with the deranged inner world he shares with Farmiga's Mother, a protector he's created in his mind. Bates Motel, A&E’s exploration of the early years of notorious madman Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore), begins to intersect with Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1960 film - including a multi-episode appearance by Rihanna as unlucky motel guest Marion Crane - in its fifth and final season (Monday, 10 ET/PT). ![]()
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