Bates Motel/The Arcanum Club

The Arcanum Club
Season 3, Episode 2
Airdate	March 16, 2015
Written by	Kerry Ehrin
Directed by	Tucker Gates
← 3x01 A Death in the Family	3x03 → Persuasion
Bates Motel — Season Three

The Arcanum Club is the second episode of the third season of Bates Motel, and the twenty-second episode overall.

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

with Kenny Johnson (Caleb Calhoun)

and Nestor Carbonell (Sheriff Alex Romero)

Guest Starring: Ryan Hurst (Chick Hogan), Kevin Rahm (Bob Paris), Keenan Tracey (Gunner)

Also Starring: Paola Botero (Spanish Woman), Christian Michael Cooper (Aaron (Young Boy)), Heidi Ford (Dead Woman), Ken Godmere (Man (Thomas Landy)), Larry MacDonald (Security Guard), Natalie Moon (Aaron's Mother), David Neale (Host), Albert Galindo (Orgy Man #1), Diego Romero (Orgy Man #2), Taryn Faustman (Orgy Woman #1), Georgina Alpen (Orgy Woman #2), Kelly McInnes (Orgy Woman #3), Erika Mitsuhashi (Orgy Woman #4)

Plot Overview

Norma fears the worst when the girl in room 4 suddenly disappears after taking Norman for a ride. Trying to find answers, she discovers an exclusive club with powerful people. Dylan and Caleb meet a nearby resident. Emma and Norman begin dating.

Notes

Music

• Caleb Hawley - "My Hell"

• Vance Joy - "Mess Is Mine"

• Xu Xu Fang - "Your Way"

• Chris Staples - "Overpaid"

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Dylan and Caleb meet Chick Hogan.

• Romero leaves the motel after about three months.

• After rummaging through Annika's things, Norma finds she was invited to an exclusive hunting club. Norma sneaks in and sees an orgy.

• According to Romero, the bypass is halfway finished.

• An unidentified woman is found face down in the marsh.

Characters

• Norma shows clear concern that Norman may have killed Annika.

• Caleb begins helping Dylan and Gunner with construction.

• Norman and Emma go on their first date.

• Emma notes that Norma may have warped Norman's perception of sex.

Referbacks

• It's revealed that the bypass is to named the Lee Berman Memorial Bypass, a reference to the councilman from the previous season who Norma called a dick and was later killed by Nick Ford to get her a position.

Trivia

Allusions and References

• Chick says Caleb and Dylan remind him of two guys from a book and goes on to ask him if they have any rabbits. The allusion he's making is obviously to Of Mice and Men.

Memorable Moments

• Norma attacks the sign for the bypass. Not doing any damage, she gets in her car and runs over the sign.