After watching episode 1 of Bates Motel, it is safe to say I will be glued to the television screen every Thursday at 9:00pm.
I must admit I was slightly anxious about the adaptation. But it most definitely exceeded my expectations.
The character portrayals by Vera Farmiga (Norma) and Freddie Highmore (Norman) are phenomenal. Especially Farmiga.
I'm sure like myself, Psycho fans were intrigued to see the character of Norma, Norman's infamous mother.
She is everything I expected and more. Eerily manipulative and there's something about her in which you cannot pull your eyes away from her.
Highmore plays a brilliant young Norman Bates. Unusually likeable and easily empathised with. What I will say is, don't expect him to be the character from the film just yet. Remember, it's a prequel!
The first episode is there to entice the audience from the beginning. And that it does. An incredibly gripping plot line and graphic, horrifying scenes from the get-go have definitely set the bar for the rest of the series.
With such explicit content and continued suspense, we're almost fooled into thinking we're watching an ongoing film rather than television.
The next episode airs Thursday 19th September, 9:00pm on Universal.
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