--- title: Rihanna Instagram Livestream Bates Motel VIDEO description: Rihanna livestreamed the viewing party she had for her debut episode of Bates Motel, where she proceeded to take many, many shots. canonical: https://time.com/4707938/rihanna-instagram-livestream/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-21T18:22:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:42:04.818Z og:title: Rihanna Livestreamed Her Epic Viewing Party og:description: Would you expect anything less? og:url: https://time.com/4707938/rihanna-instagram-livestream/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rihanna Livestreamed Her Epic Viewing Party twitter:description: Would you expect anything less? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Rihanna Get Bashful About Her TV Performance During This Epic Viewing Party > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 21, 2017 6:22 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 21, 2017 6:22 PM UTC [Rihanna](http://time.com/4653600/rihanna-oceans-eight-first-photo/) made her debut appearance as the [ill-fated Marion Crane](http://people.com/tv/rihanna-bates-motel-first-look/) on Monday night’s episode of _Bates Motel_ and to celebrate in Ri Ri style, she threw an epic viewing party which she kindly documented on Instagram live for our viewing pleasure. In the clip, Rihanna is initially bashful about seeing herself on the [_Psycho_](http://entertainment.time.com/2012/11/25/was-hitchcock-psycho/)\-inspired show, but soon remedies that with an ingenious solution: a drinking game. She and her friends provide plenty of real time commentary about the show’s plot lines and characters, all while taking tequila shots and livestreaming the soiree. Between Rihanna’s insouciant approach to awards shows’ extracurriculars ([it includes a jeweled flask, of course](http://time.com/4668545/rihanna-flask-grammys-2017/)) to her inspired _Bates Motel_ drinking game, there’s no denying that the baddest girl is also the one who knows how to have the most fun. 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