# The Bates Motel: Psycho Pre-Quel Series Starts Tonight On A&E **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 18, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268 "2013-03-18T15:50:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/101 "2013-05-31T13:46:13Z")
> [@simster](#): > > Schoolteacher had a “B” necklace - there’s Bradleys dad mystery lover - Thanks, I didn’t notice that. BTW…it just dawned on me that Bradley starts with a “B”. I don’t remember what the notes were like… is that a possibility? Would explain her interest in getting stuff out of her dad’s office…although that doesn’t really need to be explained. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/102 "2013-05-31T14:23:35Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > Thanks, I didn’t notice that. > > BTW…it just dawned on me that Bradley starts with a “B”. I don’t remember what the notes were like… is that a possibility? Would explain her interest in getting stuff out of her dad’s office…although that doesn’t really need to be explained. Bradley was unaware of the mystery ‘B’ woman until she got the stuff from the office. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/103 "2013-05-31T14:56:33Z")
> [@simster](#): > > Bradley was unaware of the mystery ‘B’ woman until she got the stuff from the office. Surely that’s what she wants everyone to think. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/104 "2013-05-31T15:01:55Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > Surely that’s what she wants everyone to think. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/105 "2013-05-31T15:30:30Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > Surely that’s what she wants everyone to think. maybe its friday and I’ve not had enough coffee - are you suggesting that the love letters that Bradley discovered that were from ‘B’ were actually from Bradley? I did not get that impression at all - and now my head is spinning. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/106 "2013-05-31T18:08:37Z")
> [@simster](#): > > maybe its friday and I’ve not had enough coffee - are you suggesting that the love letters that Bradley discovered that were from ‘B’ were actually from Bradley? > > I did not get that impression at all - and now my head is spinning. Yes…that what I was getting at. However, I don’t remember anything else about them or even her reaction to seeing them. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/107 "2013-05-31T21:00:05Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > Yes…that what I was getting at. However, I don’t remember anything else about them or even her reaction to seeing them. Well, the mystery letters were from Bradley’s dad’s mystery lover , with the initial ‘B’ as the signature - She was quite upset to find out that her perfect dad had a mystery lover and was cheating on her mom. So, I doubt the ‘B’ necklace is Bradley’s unless the teacher ripped it off her during the struggle (and that makes less sense since Bradly would have no direct reason to cut her throat otherwise). So, my take is that the teacher was the mystery ‘B’ from the love letters. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/108 "2013-05-31T23:16:40Z")
Bradley is a dumb name for a girl. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/109 "2014-03-11T03:16:23Z")
I didn’t see a current thread for season two, which just started a couple weeks ago. I’ve just started watching. Saw the S1 episode where Norma fought off/killed a guy who was trying to rape her. Went to IMDB and some other places to see what I’ve missed, but all I really need to know is whether Norma or Norman have definitely killed anybody (besides the rapist). Weird how when you’re looking for spoilers, they can’t be found, except on fan sites that are unreadable. Blue text on a black background? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/110 "2014-03-11T18:39:05Z")
I just started watching. It’s fun! Kinda like Smallville for Norman Bates. I’m only on ep 3 of the first season so far. I thought Nestor Carbonell was going to be the bad cop, but now it looks like the other cop is the real bad cop, what with a woman chained up in his basement. Good fake out. OTOH, Norman is delusional and has hallucinations so maybe there isn’t really a girl chained up down there. I can’t blame Officer Romero for being a dick, considering the town he’s working in. Off to watch more. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/111 "2014-03-14T19:54:29Z")
I love this show. Up to ep 8. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/112 "2014-03-14T20:29:16Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > I love this show. Up to ep 8. You have watched eight episodes, or you quit loving it at episode eight? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/113 "2014-03-14T20:36:38Z")
So can someone tell me whether Norma or Norman have been shown to kill anyone – except for the guy who tried to rape Norma? ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/114 "2014-03-14T21:16:39Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > So can someone tell me whether Norma or Norman have been shown to kill anyone – except for the guy who tried to rape Norma? Only the rapist at this point. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/115 "2014-03-14T22:06:20Z")
Thanks for clearing that up. I had read episode descriptions that were ambiguous, and I wondered if those writers were just being coy, or not wanting to spoil things. Knowing one way or the other means that I’m in the same place as everyone else. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/116 "2014-03-15T00:01:00Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > So can someone tell me whether Norma or Norman have been shown to kill anyone – except for the guy who tried to rape Norma? Just so you’re clear on what happened (cause in two posts you’ve used the word “tried”) he \*did \*rape Norma. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/117 "2014-03-15T00:46:08Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > You have watched eight episodes, or you quit loving it at episode eight? Now I’m up to episode 10, still loving it. Everyone’s nuts as hell, but it’s really smartly written. I’m a fan of Nestor Carbonell, and greatly relieved he’s still alive and serving as a semi-sane anchor in the town. That teacher deserved it. Slut. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/118 "2014-03-15T01:14:38Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Thanks for clearing that up. I had read episode descriptions that were ambiguous, and I wondered if those writers were just being coy, or not wanting to spoil things. Knowing one way or the other means that I’m in the same place as everyone else. On further thought ( just occured to me) - Norma did kill the husband at the beginning of the adventure, then set it up for Norman to find him under the shelves and paint. While she took a needed bath. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/119 "2014-03-15T01:41:05Z")
> [@simster](#): > > On further thought ( just occured to me) - Norma did kill the husband at the beginning of the adventure, then set it up for Norman to find him under the shelves and paint. While she took a needed bath. I thought Norman killed him with a blunt object and mother dragged the body downstairs, tipped the shelves on top of him and then went to clean up. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268/120 "2014-03-15T01:57:30Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > I thought Norman killed him with a blunt object and mother dragged the body downstairs, tipped the shelves on top of him and then went to clean up. Its been awhile since I saw that part - so - you could be right - either way, its the only other confirmed death on screen at their hands. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bates-motel-psycho-pre-quel-series-starts-tonight-on-a-e/653268.md?page=7)