When Bates Motel premiered, it carried the heavy burden of legacy. As a contemporary prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s immortal Psycho , expectations were mixed. The pilot episode, "First You Dream, Then You Die," had to establish a new Norman Bates while honoring the old one. For fans of the classic film, or those simply looking for a high-quality thriller, the HDTV release by the 2HD group (widely distributed via EZTV) delivered a solid viewing experience that set the tone for the series.
“Everything all right?”
The next morning is unnaturally beautiful. Sunlight filters through the pines. Norma wears a floral sundress and whistles while she mops the kitchen floor. The mop water is pink. bates motel s01e01 hdtv x2642hd eztv exclusive
Norman does not wait. He picks up a ceramic figurine—a shepherdess, glazed in sickly pastels—and breaks it against Keith’s temple. Keith falls. Blood pools in a perfect, glistening circle on the hardwood floor. The x264 compression handles the reds remarkably well: no macroblocking, just a deep, arterial crimson. When Bates Motel premiered, it carried the heavy
A wide shot of the shed. The door creaks open in the moonlight. Keith Summers is not inside. But something else is: a single, bloodied porcelain shepherdess, placed on a shelf next to a jar of pickled eggs. For fans of the classic film, or those
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