Bates Motel
A&E | Release Date: March 18, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 61 Critic Reviews
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46
Mixed:
12
Negative:
3
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Slant MagazineChuck BowenMar 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: Greater offenses have been committed in the name of Psycho, such as the regrettable Psycho III, but this series might be less forgivable for the egregiously pandering waste of talent and potential on display. Read full review
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Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniMar 18, 2013
Season 1 Review: Farmiga and Highmore give solid performances as Norma and Norman Bates. But they're working with inferior material. Read full review
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Miami HeraldGlenn GarvinMar 18, 2013
Season 1 Review: Having started with a bad premise, producers Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin then made it infinitely worse by rejecting the loneliness and isolation that were the nucleus of Hitchcock’s film. Read full review
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