S4E2
Goodnight, Mother
Bates Motel · 2016-03-14 · 43 min
FLICKFEEL
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from 14 comments
COMMUNITY
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nobody yet
YOURS
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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.
Not enough people said when to name this shape. The line is what the evidence draws, not a finding.
Hover the curveDrag 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
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.
“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