Bates Motel/A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog
Season 1, Episode 8
Airdate	May 6, 2013
Written by	Bill Balas
Directed by	Ed Bianchi
← 1x07 The Man in Number 9	1x09 → Underwater
Bates Motel — Season One

A Boy and His Dog is the eighth episode of the first season of Bates Motel.

Starring: Vera Farmiga (Norma Bates), Freddie Highmore (Norman Bates), Max Thieriot (Dylan Massett), Olivia Cooke (Emma Decody), Nicola Peltz (Bradley Martin)

Guest Starring: Jere Burns (Jake Abernathy), Nestor Carbonell (Sheriff Alex Romero), Ben Cotton (Danny), Vincent Gale (Gil), Ian Hart (Will Decody), Paul Jarrett (Principal Tom Hutchins), Hiro Kanagawa (Dr. Kurata), Ian Tracey (Remo), Keegan Connor Tracy (Miss Watson)

Also Starring: Emmalyn Estrada (Hayden) Jenna Romanin (Jenna), Brittney Wilson (Lissa), Aliyah O'Brien (Regina), Kim Kondrashoff (Bartender), Tiffany Sheppard (Waitress), Alexander Calvert (Ra'uf), Keenan Tracey (Gunner), Matt Ellis (Danny), Mercedes De La Zerda (Summer), Farrah Aviva (Receptionist)

Plot Overview

Being rebuffed by Bradley causes Norman to have an incident at school that urges Norma to take him to a therapist. In the meantime, he spends time with Emma's dad, learning about taxidermy. At the hotel, Norma begins being suspicious of the man staying in room 9. Dylan and Remo are given a special task.

Notes

Music

• Smokey Smothers - "Blind And Dumb Man Blues"

• George Thorogood & The Destroyers - "Who Do You Love?"

• Freddie King - "San-Ho-Zay"

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Dylan and Remo are sent to pick up trimmers. He returns with them and they take up residence in the motel.

• After Norma follows him, Jake Abernathy confronts her about having something he wants, but clearly doesn't know what he's talking about.

• Norma throws Abernathy out of the motel, despite his threats.

Characters

• Norman begins learning about taxidermy.

• Norma tries to get Romero to help put her in an empty seat in the city planning committee, but he effectively threatens her from using leverage against him ever again.

• Concerned about Norman's emotional state, a school psychiatrist is recommended to speak to him, but Norma finds one of her own. She effectively hijacks the therapy session. This leads the doctor to talk to her about her control issues.

• Emma reveals that Bradley had sex with Norman. Bradley then gets angry at Norman as she didn't want the information to get out. Emma later apologises, as she let out in defence of Norman and doesn't want to lose him as a friend, even if he's never her boyfriend.

Trivia

The Show

• This episode introduces the character of Gunner, played by Keenan Tracey, the son of Ian Tracey who plays Remo.

Memorable Moments

• Fed up with Danny, Dylan has Remo pull over and demands he get out. Even when Danny changes attitude at gunpoint, Dylan still kicks him out of the van, leaving him stranded on the side of the road, much to Remo's amusement.