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Bates Motel/Ocean View

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Ocean View
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Season 1, Episode 5
Airdate April 15, 2013
Written by Jeff Wadlow
Directed by David Straiton
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Bates MotelSeason One

Ocean View is the fifth 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: Diana Bang (Jiao), Terry Chen (Ethan Chang), Mike Vogel (Deputy Zack Shelby)

Also Starring: Lara Gilchrist (Rebecca Craig), Lindsay Collins (Legal Assistant), Topher Allen (Tweaker), Aliyah O'Brien (Regina), Hinde Rabbaj (ER Nurse)

Contents

Plot Overview

Norma lashes out at Norman following her arrest. Her relationship with Shelby also gets more complicated. Emma begins investigating the possible whereabouts of the Asian girl. Dylan considers getting a place of his own and taking his brother with him until an incident that could change his career.

Notes

Arc Advancement

Happenings

  • Ethan is shot and killed. Dylan finds the guy responsible and runs him down.
  • Shelby steals the carpet samples from the evidence room and the case against Norma is thrown out.
  • Norman and Emma find Jiao in Keith Summes's boat and bring her to the hotel.

Characters

  • Dylan is getting an ocean view place and wants to take Norman with him. Ethan gives him $5000.
  • Norman tells Emma that he and Bradley are in a relationship, even though she has not been in contact with him since they slept together. Emma is visibly hurt over Norman's revelation, but Norman seems oblivious.
  • Norma feels betrayed both by Norman telling Dylan of what happened with Keith Summeres, but also that he had sex. She relents after the case against is thrown because of Shelby, but he fears Shelby will use this to get something else he wants.
  • Norma has it confirmed that Shelby did in fact have the girl chained up in his basement.

Referbacks

Trivia

The Show

Behind the Scenes

Allusions and References

Memorable Moments

  • Dylan is driving Ethan's truck when he happens to come across the man who shot Ethan. He then peruses him down an alley before running him over.

Goofs

  • The newspaper Norma has refers to Shelby as the Sheriff, not Deputy.

Quotes