Bates Motel: The Convergence of the Twain

"Dark Paradise" is the first episode of season five of the psychological thriller series Bates Motel, and the forty-second episode of the series overall. It was directed by Tim Southam with a script written by Kerry Ehrin. It first aired on A&E on Monday, February 27th, 2017 at 9:00 pm. In this episode, Norman Bates' psychosis takes a more dominant step as he now believes that it has been his mother, Norma Bates, who has been committing acts of murder and trying to blame it on him. Things come to a head as Norman realizes that something must be done about "mother". Nora makes a desperate call to Alex Romero for help. Meanwhile, Emma Decody's recovery from her lung transplant has Dylan Massett thinking about his future.