Norman Bates

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“	Who am I, mother? Who am I and what do I do?	„
	~ Norman to his mother, Norma.

“	MOTHER!!	„
	~ Norman's phrase.

“	Thank you.	„
	~ Norman's last words to Dylan.

Norman Bates (1995-2017) is the main protagonist of Bates Motel tv series. He is a smart, quietly funny, handsome and sometimes shy seventeen-year-old boy with an intensely close bond with his mother, Norma Bates. Norman is resistant to starting over in a new town, but changes his mind as he begins to spread his wings. Norman slowly transforms into the iconic character depicted in Robert Bloch's popular novel and Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film adaption of that novel, Psycho.

He is portrayed by Freddie Highmore, who also portrayed Jared Grace, Shaun Murphy, Arthur, Charlie Bucket, and Astro Boy.

Biography

Norman was born to Sam Bates and Norma Bates, who left her abusive life and moved to the Southwestern state, Arizona. One day, Norman killed his father in a fugue state for beating up Norma and didn't remember the event. Norma made Sam's death look like an accident, and decided to move to White Pine Bay, Oregon to start over and protect Norman.

Season One

Moving to White Pine Bay, Norman and Norma decide to run a motel and start a new life there. Norman befriends Bradley Martin, the popular girl of White Pine, and Emma Decody, a girl who suffers from cystic fibrosis and harbors feelings for him. In addition, Norman also becomes close with his teacher Blaire Watson, who sees his potential.

However, the Bates find themselves unwelcomed by the former motel owner, Keith Summers, who stalks and rapes Norma. Norman stops him, but witnesses his mother kill him out of rage, the two then hid the body by dumping it in the river. The two are suspected by Sheriff Alex Romero, as Norman keeps two of Summer's items, his belt, and journal.

Norman's cousin Dylan arrives at Wine Pine Bay to stay, but this escalates the tension between the two. After seeing Dylan's phone having Norma as "The Whore", the two fight, but Dylan easily beats Norman and leaves him with a black eye. Norman and Emma eventually discover a marijuana field from the journal, and continue to investigate. Norman begins to investigate Zack Shelby, breaking into his house after the deputy took Keith's belt from the Bates' motel. Aided by Dylan, the two later bond after he tells him of Keith and the journal, and later goes to Bradley's house and has a one night stand.

After Norma was arrested by Summers' murder, Norman bailed her out and found the girl that was in Shelby's basement. Shelby eventually held the Bates family at gunpoint and assaulted Norma, leading Norman to go into rage until Shelby was killed by Dylan. Dylan was informed by Norma of Sam's death and why Norman needed to be protected. Norman later befriended a dog he named Juno, and went to Bradley to confess his love for her. Bradley rejected his confession and stated they were not meant for each other, leaving him enraged. Returning home, Norman witnesses Juno being hit and killed by a car and become devastated.

Norman took Juno to Emma's father, Will and learned taxidermy from him. Norman later saw a psychology and was considered to be under his mother's will (as Norma was accused of having control issues over him). Norman later went to the dance with Emma, but she left heartbroken after seeing him eye Bradley who was dancing with Richard. Richard took Norman outside and punched him, telling him to stay away from Bradley. Walking home in the rain, he is picked up by Blaire Watson, who took him to her home and cleaned his face. She went to change in another room and left the door open, undressing as Norman saw this in a mirror. A hallucination of Norman appeared to Norman, telling him that Miss Watson was planning to seduce him, much to his disbelief. Telling he knows what to do, Norman had sex with Miss Watson, and sliced her throat and took her necklace as a trophy. Despite murdering Miss Watson, Norman wouldn't remember the event (suffering from a blackout). Running home, Norman told Norma that he remembered being picked up by Miss Watson, but the next thing he knows he was running home.

Season Two

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Season Three

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Season Four

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Season Five

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Sociopathic Tendencies

• Collecting Trophies/Mementos (Discovered by Norma)
• Killing, Cleaning, and Dissecting Animals (Discovered by Norma)
• Stalking Women through peep Hole's (Discovered by Norma)

Victims

• Sam Bates
• Blaire Watson
• Bradley Martin
• Audrey Ellis
• Norma Bates
• Gregg Edwards
• Jim Blackwell
• Sam Loomis
• Alex Romero

Trivia

• Freddie Highmore's portrayal of the character was acclaimed, with many considering him to also look like Anthony Perkins from the 1960 film Psycho.
• This is the third major portrayal of the character, the first being portrayed by the late Anthony Perkins and Vince Vaughn in the 1998 remake.
• This is the second portrayal for tv, the first was Kurt Paul in the made to tv film Bates Motel.