Bates Motel/Norman

Norman
Season 4, Episode 10
Airdate	May 16, 2016
Written by	Kerry Ehrin
Directed by	Tucker Gates
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Bates Motel — Season Four

Norman is the tenth episode of the fourth season of Bates Motel, and the fortieth episode overall.

Starring: Vera Farmiga (Norma Bates), Freddie Highmore (Norman Bates), Max Thieriot (Dylan Massett), Olivia Cooke (Emma Decody) (scene deleted)

and Nestor Carbonell (Sheriff Alex Romero)

Guest Starring: Jay Brazeau (Justin Willcock), Ryan Hurst (Chick Hogan), Alison Matthews (Doctor), Molly Price (Detective Chambers)

Also Starring: Enid-Raye Adams (Dr. Smith), Sarwan Badesha (Paramedic), Graeme Duffy (Lab Assistant), Wolfgang Klassen (Cop-DEA), Lisa McFadden (Orderly), Don MacKay (Minister), Aliyah O'Brien (Regina), Lauren Overholt (Sabel Willcock), Luke Roessler (Young Norman), Christian Tessier (Stephen), Jeff Evans Todd (Ben Willcock)

Uncredited: Anika Noni Rose (Special Agent Liz Babbitt)

Plot Overview

Norma's death creates more tension between Norman and Romero. While Romero is hellbent on proving Norman is responsible, Norman waits patiently for his mother's return.

Notes

Music

• Glenn Derringer - "Star Dust"

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• A detective from the Oregon State Police investigates Norma's death.

• Chick shows up to offer his condolences to Norman when he sees he has Norma's body. He simply assures him he do what he has to, but affirms that she's dead.

Characters

• Norman struggles to cope with Norma's death. Recalling to when he was a child, he believes she will keep a promise made never to leave him. The difficulty he suffers in waiting has him exhuming her body and bringing it home. He nearly resort to suicide before, Mother returns. He effectively lives in a bubble of reality where both Norma and Juno are still alive.

• Norman flushes his medication.

• Dylan calls Norman, but Norman concludes that they shouldn't talk anymore and doesn't tell him about Norma.

• Romero goes about trying to prove Norman killed his mother, but is stopped when he's arrested for perjury by the DEA.

Referbacks

• Romero questions the repairman who fixed the heating in "Unfaithful" and warned about the furnace.

Trivia

Behind the Scenes

• Vera Farmiga did all her own scene as Norma's corpse.

Allusions and References

• The detective investigating Norma's death is Chambers. This was the last name of the Sheriff and his wife in Psycho.

Memorable Moments

• Detective Chambers shows up to see Norman furiously smashing the flat screen TV Romero bought. He then simply tells her he dropped it.

• When Romero shows up at Norma's funeral, Norman gives him back the ring he put on her body. Romero takes it and then promptly hits Norman.

Goofs

• The charge against Romero on perjury is dubious. Perjury requires to be under oath, which Romero clearly wasn't as he was just asked routine questions over the phone. The probable charge under these conditions would be lying to a federal agent and obstruction of justice.

Quotes

• Norman: What are you gonna do, kill me in the hallway?

Romero: No, I'm gonna prove you did it, you piece of shit.

• Norman: I miss - I miss her. I miss her so... so terribly. I - I just can't believe she left. She was not supposed to leave me. And I know that they say that God has a plan and that we have... and we have to trust that. We have to trust the plan. Well, it would be nice to know what the hell that plan is. I guess nobody thought telling me that would be important. And I'm just supposed to figure this shit out by myself!

• Justin Willcock: I think it would be best if you leave. I don't want to have to call the police.

Romero: I am the police, dumbass.