Bates Motel/Hidden

Hidden
Season 5, Episode 4
Airdate	March 13, 2017
Written by	Torrey Speer
Directed by	Max Thieriot
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Bates Motel — Season Five

Hidden is the fourth episode of the fifth season of Bates Motel, and the forty-fourth episode overall.

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

and Nestor Carbonell (Alex Romero)

Guest Starring: Ryan Hurst (Chick Hogan), Kenny Johnson (Caleb Calhoun), Isabelle McNally (Madeleine Loomis), Brooke Smith (Sheriff Jane Greene)

Also Starring: Maclom Craig (Boy), Jillian Fargey (Maggie Summers), Melissa Hughes (Customer #2), Aliyah O'Brien (Regina)

Plot Overview

As he gets closer to Madeleine, Norman learns that the new sheriff is investigating Blackwell's death. Romero continues to be on the move while seeking medical help.

Notes

Music

• Alana Yorke - "Anthem"

• The Lumineers - "Ho Hey"

• Eric Bachmann - "Belong to You"

• Daniel Johnston - "True Love Will Find You in the End"

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Chick disposes of Caleb's body by giving him a Viking funeral pyre.

• The new sheriff, Jane Greene, investigates Jim Blackwell skipping his parole. She visits Norman to ask about Blackwell having his address, as well as the timing of Romero's escape.

• Chick readies to move in, but Norman tells him he can't.

• Norman visits Chick to ask where he can find a chop shop to dispose of Jim Blackwell's car, which Norma had hidden away in the woods.

Characters

• Norman gets rid of Norma's clothes before deciding to give it to Madeleine, which she wears when he shows up for dinner.

• Romero calls in a fake emergency to steal from an ambulance what he needs to treat his wounds. He later shows up at Maggie Summers's home and she takes him in.

• Norman gets upset at Mother and attacks her. She briefly sees her as dead before she recovers.

• Norman's dinner date with Madeleine turns intimate before he sees Mother slice her throat. He races home to see it as it really is and he can't find Mother.

Trivia

Allusions and References

• Chick says the novel he's writing, about Norman and his mother, might wind up being a good movie. This implies he's writing something analogous to Robert Bloch's Psycho.

Goofs

• The amount of blood on Romero's stomach changes between shots.

• The closing credits spell the actor who plays the boy as Maclom Craig.

• The closing credits also list actor Cameron Forbes as playing Regina instead of actress Aliyah O'Brien.