Bates Motel

Bates Motel (2013)

14 mistakes in season 4

(9 votes)

The Vault - S4-E6

Factual error: When Dylan gets a call on his cell phone, it's from an 8-digit Costa Rica number, but caller ID shows +1 506 2555 0122. +1 is the US international code.

Bishop73

Til Death Do You Part - S4-E3

Continuity mistake: When Alex shows up at his house to pack some belongings, he finds his ex-girlfriend Rebecca already there. As Alex and Rebecca talk, the camera pans back and forth while conversing. Alex's jacket is stuck behind his name plate in one shot, then the name plate is completely covered in the next shot. This occurs multiple times. (00:26:20 - 00:27:40)

FastEddie

Forever - S4-E9

Continuity mistake: When Dylan confronts Norma with the earring of Emma's mother, he is holding it aloft in his right hand. Shots from Dylan's right rear and his hand is at waist level, the next shot from the front and it is held aloft again.

Scott215

Forever - S4-E9

Revealing mistake: Norma is driving her car as landscape and cars traveling opposite her flash by. In her driver side mirror, there is no reflection of the cars passing by, the road, or any landscape. The mirror is blank.

Scott215

Unfaithful - S4-E8

Continuity mistake: From her left side, Norma is fiddling with her wedding ring while lying in bed with Norman, but her hands are separate in the view from her right side, then playing with her ring as the shot switches back to her left side.

Scott215

The Vault - S4-E6

Continuity mistake: During Norman's hypnotherapy, he remembers approaching his Dad as he is passed out on the table, and his Dad's right arm is at his side. As Norman comes abreast of his Dad, his Dad's right arm is now on the table.

Scott215

The Vault - S4-E6

Continuity mistake: When Alex meets Rebecca in the restaurant and slides her the key, her hands are down. The immediate shot after and her right hand is holding a cup of coffee.

Scott215

The Vault - S4-E6

Continuity mistake: Once Chick leaves after unveiling the stained glass window, the protective packing keeps moving position between shots while Norma is speaking with Alex.

THGhost

Norma Louise Bates: When I moved here, no one prepared me for the colossal, frickin' face-dive off a cliff that living in this crazy town really is.

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