A lot of the events leading up to the famous shower scene are very similar to hitchcocks film, but marion actually isnt killed by norman. The character, original portrayed by janet leigh in alfred hitchcocks 1960 groundbreaking horror flick. She takes her shower all right, but she isnt the one that diessteering away from the psycho film. Described as a mash up of twin peaks and smallville, the show pulls you into the twisted and macabre world of norman. Marion crane is finally at the bates motel, so the next episode is teed up to directly mimic. It should be the one he submits and it should be the one to get him his first nomination. Bates motel at universal studios hollywood for sdcc 20. Few scenes in the history of film are as iconic as norman bates stabbing janet leigh to death in the shower.
Grammy award winner and series super fan rihanna checks in to play the role of marion crane, putting a newly reimagined spin on the. Bates motel 5x06 marion reaction drowninginfandomfeels. Mar 28, 2017 this post contains spoilers for bates motel season 5, episode 6, marion. Norman bates doesnt kill her, going full stabbymother stabstab on sam loomis instead. There are few roles more iconic than that of marion crane. Bates motel showrunner kerry ehrin discusses the big twist in episode 6, marion, psycho homages and if well see rihanna again. Its a bates motel final season that hasnt been lacking a lick in twists, drama, death, or deliciously dark humor. Marion marks a before and after in bates motel, now there is a free way for this series, that although it had already created its own personality from the beginning, now if it marks an outline in which it shouts in the face this not is pshyco. Bates motel is a drama series about a mother and her son who own a motel. Sams girlfriend, marion, makes an impulsive decision with farreaching consequences. Bates motel, though it was never going to rival its original counterpart psycho is one of my alltime favourite films, is a pretty fun modern prequel to the film. After five seasons, numerous deaths and a dark decent into madness, the. With rihanna as marion, bates motel gets a chance to. After five seasons building up to alfred hitchcocks classic psycho moment, the bates motel episode marion was finally here, showing us what happens when marion crane meets norman freddie highmore.
The following interview contains spoilers for bates motel season 5, episode 6, marion. Of course, marion crane and her suitcase full of cash dont mean that season 5 of bates motel will suddenly become a remake of psycho. Marion is the sixth episode of the final season of bates motel. Bates motel fans react to rihannas marion and a reimagined. Bates motel fans react to rihannas marion and a reimagined psycho shower scene. At the beginning of the first season, a replica of the original bates motel set from the film psycho was built on 272nd street. When news broke last summer that rihanna would be checking into bates motels final season as marion crane, it was. Bates motel rihanna marion crane debut hollywood reporter. It was awesome to finally see the truth revealed to himself, as fake norma tells him what has been done for his own protection. Marion isnt one of the best episodes of bates motel, but its one of the most important.
Max thieriot and nestor carbonell were also tapped to direct an episode each for season 5. Marion crane checked into the bates motel in episode six. Seeking a fresh start after her husbands tragic death, norma bates buys a motel on the outskirts of an idyllic coastal town. When hes standing in the kitchen, seeing his house as it really is, stripped of all illusions, the fear and grief and panic bubbling up inside. The bates motel shower scene was different from psycho. The season consisted of 10 episodes and aired on mondays at 10 p.
The series itself is described as a contemporary prequel to the 1960 film psycho, following the life of norman bates and his mother norma prior to the events portrayed in the hitchcock film. Unknown to them the owner norman bates watches them engaging. Emmynominated actress vera farmiga returns for double duty as executive producer while also reprising her role as mother who is very much alive and well but only in the twisted, complicated mind of norman bates played by freddie highmore. Marion crane known in the original novel as mary crane, also under the alias marie samuels, is a fictional character created by american author robert bloch in his 1959 thriller novel psycho. Just when you think everything is going somewhat smoothly, bates motel season 5 episode 6 titled marion, most definitely finds a way to keep those twists coming. Norman freddie highmore rushes down to the office from the house to check marion in. In this episode, marion played by rihanna checks into the bates motel. How rihannas bates motel appearance turned psycho on its. This post contains spoilers for bates motel season 5, episode 6, marion. Bates motel season 5 episode 6 features marion taking a shower and the show plays with inbuilt expectations, but just as it seems an offscreen killer is about to attack, marion just steps out of the shower. Marion crane is a young, attractive woman who is involved in an affair with married man sam loomis.
While all eyes are on rihanna, guest starring as the. Rihanna arrives and bates motel, at long last, begins its. The episode mainly revolves around marion crane, played by rihanna being at the bates motel, as well as norman struggling to deal with the fake norma he has created in his mind. Attention bates motel producers and emmy voters, this is the episode for freddie highmore. The shower this episode subverts psychos most famous scene in a powerful way. On the run, she expects to stay with sam, finds out he didnt ditch his wife from normans motel and ends up wrecking sals car and life, so he is forced to move to normans.
Mar 17, 2017 this season as we were breaking stories, it was more about trying to find a way to bring psycho into bates motel in a way that was really meaningful to bates motel but also allowed us to drop in. She is also portrayed by anne heche in the 1998 version of psycho, and by rihanna in the television series. Rihanna makes her bates motel debut as marion crane. It all takes a turn when we get to know more about the son. In fact, shes empowered enough to get away with her crime, not karmicly. Mar 28, 2017 marion crane checked into the bates motel in episode six. Freddie highmore was tapped to write an episode for the season, as well as direct an episode, marking his directorial debut. The teenage years of norman bates from alfred hitchcocks psycho. Mar 27, 2017 it was indeed a rainy night when marion pulled up to the bates motel with a suitcase full of embezzled cash. Bates motel was always a prequel to hitchcocks psycho, but bates motel told its own story about the character marion crane. Mar 28, 2017 on bates motel season 5 episode 6, the infamous marion crane shower scene happens but its not what youd expect.
The fans expressed all kinds of emotion on how it went down. Bates motel smartly delivers its most surprising twist yet tv club. Watch bates motel episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Mar 28, 2017 bates motel 5x06 marion reaction drowninginfandomfeels. Bates motel takes a look into the early years of famed psycho norman bates.
In psycho, a motel guest named marion crane is killed in her room while shes showering. How rihannas bates motel appearance turned psycho on its head. The noise brings sam austin nichols outside, but marion doesnt even bother with an explanation before driving away. Marions lover sam loomis booked a room for them at the bates motel under the name of david davidson. It has its issues without question, but its an enjoyable watch overall. Mar 27, 2017 sam loomis still juggles between increasingly jealous wife madeline and lover marion, who burnt all bridges by stealing from her employer bank. Sam and madeleine face a crossroads in their marriage. In the aftermath of her husbands death, norma bates and her teen son move to a tiny town in coastal oregon, where they buy a roadside motel. On bates motel season 5 episode 6, the infamous marion crane shower scene happens but its not what youd expect. Rihannas marion crane mirrors plot line from psycho by amanda buckle. March 27, 2017 norman checks in a special guest at the motel. Norman was his usual polite self, showing the weary traveler her room where she looked at the shower, and offered to make her a ham sandwich, which she ended up eating in the back room with the stuffed birds.
Catch up on bates motel season 5, episode 6 in under five minutes. Norman tries his best to make his new tenant, marion crane, comfortable in an extremely satisfying episode of bates motel. Apparently, 57 years multiplies that exactly by ten. The fifth and final season of bates motel premiered on february 20, 2017, and concluded on april 24, 2017. To audiences today, that famous scene in alfred hitchcocks psycho may seem somewhat standard, but its hard to overstate how shocking it was to audiences in 1960.
Marion s lover sam loomis booked a room for them at the bates motel under the name of david davidson. Marion is certainly the most fun that bates motel has had in a long time. But like the psycho movie, the bates motel version of marion works at a realtors office. The one time sam did bring marion by white pine valley was a night spent at the motel bates motel, to be more specific a small detail norman bates.
The buzz surrounding this weeks bates motel was squarely focused on rihannas much anticipated introduction as illfated psycho icon marion crane, but it was a s. Bates motel brings in rihannas marion crane to reimagine. On this episode of bates motel, we see more of marion and the tragic fate she escapes from. In 2017, marion crane isnt killed by a hormonefueled norman bates. How bates motel season 5 episode 6 changed the iconic shower. Bates motel series finale explained hollywood reporter.
Mar 21, 2017 of course, marion crane and her suitcase full of cash dont mean that season 5 of bates motel will suddenly become a remake of psycho. Marion makes a kneejerk decision that has significant implications. Norman bates doesnt kill her, going full stabbymotherstabstab on sam loomis instead. Do not read until youve watched episode 6 of season 5 of bates motel, titled marion. Now that the two stories have met, bates motel is using its source material to jarring narrative perfection by taking the most psycho sequences possible and pulling a quintessential bates motel. Rihanna arrives and bates motel, at long last, begins its version of. Rihannas marion crane eventually just leaves the hotel, which is one of the biggest twists of the entire series. When news broke last summer that rihanna would be checking into. Like in the iconic film, marion stopped for a stay at the bates motel, but in this clever and winning take, this altverse, she met with a different fate.
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