Bates Motel: Who Should Check In As Marion Crane?

Not only is this veteran of The Good Wife and True Blood as versatile an actress as she is gorgeous a sight, she's also blessed with that anachronistic, Old Hollywood feel that the series has so lovingly cultivated.

Revenge was practically one long audition for the role of Marion for the soap's leading lady. Over and over, she showed us that she was born to play basically a smart, decent person caught in her own "private trap."

In addition to rocking a look that harkens back to Hollywood's Golden Age — much like Vera Farmiga does as Norma (RIP) — the former Big Love ingénue possesses a haunted quality that's perfect for troubled Marion.

Since there's no reason that Marion has to be blonde a la Leigh, this Gotham villainess deserves serious consideration. If nothing else, she could definitely embody the sort of vixen who'd rob her boss blind.

Trouble magnets being her stock in trade, this 90210 grad is tailor-made for the role of Marion, an impetuous embezzler who makes the mistake of trying to shower off her dirty deeds.

With her porcelain skin and Bambi eyes, the Gilmore Girls leading lady looks like exactly the kind of trusting young woman who could easily be fooled into thinking that Norman wouldn't hurt a fly.

Equally adept at playing vulnerable and cunning, this Hannibal alumna — having starred in such thrillers as American Mary and Ginger Snaps — probably wouldn't bat an eyelash at the prospect of taking a fatal shower.

Considering her work as The Walking Dead's sweet, ill-fated Amy and, later, Dallas' scheming Emma, this up-and-comer — who looks like she was born for the silver screen — should be a natural as good girl-gone-bad Marion.