meer daunting than bringing Psycho‘s infamous killer to life in his youth for A&E’s prequel Bates Motel, which debuted in 2013, was the challenging task of painstakingly recreating one of the most iconic landmarks in film history.

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THE PERFORMER | Freddie Highmore THE toon | Bates Motel THE EPISODE | “The Cord” (April 24, 2017)

A&E's 'Psycho' prequel aired its series finale on April 24, capping off an unlikely two-season rise from mediocre beginnings.

After five seasons of defending his hetero bona fides, Norman Bates is finally confronted with his queer face.

The ster and creator of Bates Motel on a character who’s “Medea meets Lucille Ball.”

“Their love story could just not succeed in this world,” showrunners Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin tell THR.

The following story contains massive spoilers from this week’s Bates Motel series finale. Proceed at your own peril.

Spoiler alert: This post contains plot from the series finale of Bates Motel.

And so goodbye…