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S4E2

Goodnight, Mother

Bates Motel · 2016-03-14 · 43 min

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from 14 comments

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nobody yet

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what happens

Norma and Norman face off as each suspects the other of a terrible deed. Dylan considers his future with Emma. Romero makes a choice that will have far-reaching consequences for the Bates family.

how it went

Left to right is this episode — its opening to its closing minutes. This is the one span the comments were always describing.

FUN

8

how good a time it was

MEANINGFUL

61

how much it moved you

Two separate readings, not parts of the score — the score says how much of it held you, these say what kind of watch it was.

Read from 14 comments — 4 said when.

Not enough to put a number on. The shape below is drawn from what there is, with the widest uncertainty band we use — it is the start of an answer, not one.

setupcomplicationdevelopmentclimax1007550250INTENSITYTENSION0%25%50%75%100%

Not enough people said when to name this shape. The line is what the evidence draws, not a finding.

Drag across the curve to see what people said at any point.

height
how intense it got, 0–100
gold above
how tender it felt. violet below — what it cost. Thick on both at once means it was doing both.
tension rail
how much was still unresolved
grey haze
how sure we are — wider means fewer people described it
openingending

what people actually wrote

Grouped by where it was written, because a considered review and a reaction typed an hour after the credits are different things. Every quote links to its source.

Reddit14 read

  • “His face expanded and shook so much I actually turned away. He was the essence of rage.”

    Flashdance007▲ 45about 75–100% inread it ↗

  • “This was the most intense episode to this day. So heartbreaking for both Norman and Norma”

    Dharmist▲ 24about 0–100% inread it ↗

  • “things are already this intense”

    BlackCatScott▲ 12about 0–100% inread it ↗

  • “The tension and suspense was *too good*.”

    jwshyy▲ 7about 0–100% inread it ↗

who made it

directed
Tim Southam
written
Kerry Ehrin, Torrey Speer

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

  • Louis Ferreira as Dr. Guynan
  • Karina Logue as Audrey
  • DDustin Freeland as Deputy
  • Nelson Leis as Portland Dad
  • Hannah Levien as Portland Woman
  • Sasha Rojen as Portland Kid
  • Elizabeth Weinstein as Nurse
  • David Cubitt as Sam Bates
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