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To help you prep for tonight's Season 2 finale of "Bates Motel," Episode 2.10 - "The Immutable Truth," we have the highlights of a recent interview with series star Freddie Highmore and co-creator Carlton Cuse.

The topics covered range from one we're always curious about - how much they'll be deviating from the source material - to what we can expect tonight; what's in store for Norma and Norman, Dylan and Norman, and Norma and George; plans for Season 3 and beyond; plus a few other tidbits.

Q: Given that we all know the source material so well, how wedded to that are you? By now we've become so invested in the characters as we know them from the series that we don't want them to end up there. Is that possible, or do they need to end up there ultimately?

Carlton Cuse: You know... I'm very happy to hear you say...

A&E has announced that Bates Motel is getting another live “After Hours” special that will take place right after the Season 2 finale:

“New York, NY – May 1, 2014 –A&E Network premieres the season finale of the hit original series “Bates Motel” on Monday, May 5th at 10pm Et/Pt immediately followed by the finale edition of “Bates Motel: After Hours,” at 11pm Et/Pt hosted by Dave Holmes.

Season two of “Bates Motel” further explores Norman’s unraveling psyche and digs deeper into the twisted world of the Bates family. New family members and seedy residents of the White Pine Bay including notable guest stars checked in throughout the season. In the season two finale premiering on May 5th at 10pm Et/Pt, Norman (Freddie Highmore) is haunted by a tragic event in his past and Norma (Vera Farmiga) tries to save him from making a horrible mistake. Romero (Nestor Carbonell...

Just as it did for the Season 2 premiere, A&E is airing a live "Bates Motel: After Hours" show with cast members and one of the exec producers immediately following the "Bates Motel" Season 2 finale on May 5th.

From the Press Release:

A&E Network premieres the season finale of the hit original series "Bates Motel” on Monday, May 5th, at 10pm Et/Pt, immediately followed by the finale edition of “Bates Motel: After Hours” at 11pm Et/Pt hosted by Dave Holmes.

Fans will get a first-hand look into the explosive season finale during the live half-hour “Bates Motel: After Hours” special event. Stars Vera Farmiga (Norma Bates), Freddie Highmore (Norman Bates), Max Thieriot (Dylan Massett), Nestor Carbonell (Alex Romero), and Olivia Cooke (Emma Decody) and executive producer Carlton Cuse will answer fan questions, share behind-the-scenes analysis, and give insight into Season 2 and what may be to come in...

Former IFC head of original programming Debbie DeMontreux has joined Michael Davies’ Sony TV-owned production company Embassy Row as Svp of Development & Programming. DeMontreux, who is starting this month, will oversee development of new projects as well as all programming currently in production. DeMonreux spent 25 years at AMC Networks, most recently as Svp of Original Programming at IFC for the last 7 years, until resigning at the end of last year. Under her watch, IFC launched its flagship comedy series, Portlandia, as well as Comedy Bang! Bang!, Maron, sketch comedy The Birthday Boys, executive produced by Bob Odenkirk and Ben Stiller; and Will Ferrell’s miniseries The Spoils of Babylon. DeMontreux was also instrumental in bringing R. Kelly’s hip hop opera, Trapped in the Closet, to IFC. Embassy Row, run by founder/president Davies, is behind Sony TV’s successful Talking after-show franchise, which includes AMC’s Talking Dead and Talking Bad,...

We already saw one version of this "Who Is Norman Bates?" promo for "Bates Motel," but since we just can't get enough of the whacked-out Bates family, here's the latest along with a few clips from the "Bates Motel: After Hours" special.

"Bates Motel" Episode 2.02 - "Shadow of a Doubt" (airs 3/10/14)

Norma (Vera Farmiga) tries to distract Norman (Freddie Highmore) from his obsession with Miss Watson by auditioning for a play. A new player in town has Dylan (Max Thieriot) and Remo (Ian Tracey) on edge.

Related Story: New Images and a Sneak Peek of "Bates Motel" Episode 2.02 - "Shadow of a Doubt"

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"Bates Motel" is the latest in a very long line of shows to get an after-show. What Chris Hardwick did with "The Talking Dead," seemingly everyone wants to try with their own hour-long cable dramas.

"Bates Motel: After Hours" is a one-time-only special for new, to break down the Season 2 premiere, but is it something you'd be interesting in seeing on a more full-time basis? The episode was hosted by Carrie Keagan and included the cast of the show, along with executive producers Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin.

The main problem with it though, was the fact that it didn't follow "Bates Motel," "Those Who Kill" did. Though "Bates Motel" was done at 10 p.m. Et, "After Hours" didn't go live until 11 p.m. That sort of diminishes the excitement.

If A&E were to extend "After Hours" to a weekly program, following "Bates Motel," would you tune in? Vote in the poll below.

Chicago – The theme of Season Two is ‘unraveling’. Lies unravel, best laid plans unravel, loyalties unravel and most of all Norma and Norman Bates unravel in increasingly spectacular fashion. This pulpy re-imagining of the Bates family history is easily one of the best things on TV and the premiere episode of Season two isn’t afraid to take advantage of how attached audiences have become to the Twitchy pair and their assorted and very troubled friends and neighbors.

Television Rating: 4.5/5.0

Of course that what’s always made Norman Bates such a magnificent character to hang a story on. He’s survived through three novels, several films and a made for TV movie because he’s a symbol of exactly what can go wrong with supposedly blissful small town America. If the show was less interested in mining it’s genre for simple thrills it might be enough to spark much...

Horror TV fans have a lot of choices to make tonight - Mondays are now crammed full of genre shows - but one that should be a no-brainer is the premiere of "Bates Motel" Season 2. Here are a new promo and a few more images from Episode 2.01, "Gone But Not Forgotten."

In addition, don't forget that "Bates Motel: After Hours" will be broadcast tonight at 11Pm Et/Pt immediately following the series premiere of "Those Who Kill" at 10Pm Et/Pt and the Season 2 premiere of "Bates Motel" at 9Pm Et/Pt.

On "After Hours" series stars Vera Farmiga (Norma Bates), Freddie Highmore (Norman Bates), and Max Thieriot (Dylan Massett) and executive producers Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin will share their insights into the first episode and answer fan questions about the upcoming season of "Bates Motel."

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