Bates Motel/The Body

The Body
Season 5, Episode 8
Airdate	April 10, 2017
Written by	Erica Lipez
Directed by	Freddie Highmore
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Bates Motel — Season Five

The Body is the eighth episode of the fifth season of Bates Motel, and the forty-eighth episode overall.

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

and Nestor Carbonell (Alex Romero)

Guest Starring: Natalia Cordova-Buckley (Julia Ramos), Jillian Fargey (Maggie Summers), Ryan Hurst (Chick Hogan), Isabelle McNally (Madeleine Loomis), Brooke Smith (Sheriff Jane Greene)

Also Starring: Zibby Allen (Cop), Nicholas Carella (Deputy Miller), Dominique Robinson (Paramedic)

Plot Overview

Norman is taken into custody and questioned. While Dylan uses his connections to get him legal help, Mother takes over to protect him. Romero makes his way to the Bates home.

Notes

Music

• John Denver - "Back Home Again"

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Police identify the other body fished out of the lake to be that of Audrey Ellis.

• Romero kills Chick.

• Police find Sam Loomis's body.

Characters

• After Norman complies and attempts to take his medication, Mother takes over and tries do undermine what Norman has done get him released.

• Dylan gets a lawyer Remo knew to help Norman.

• Romero makes his way to the Bates home and find it empty. He then finds Chick who tells him Norman is in jail after confessing to murder.

• Sheriff Greene arrests Norman for the murder of Sam Loomis and later additionally charged with the murder of Jim Blackwell and Audrey Ellis.

Trivia

The Show

• Norman's reflection throughout the episode is actually of Norma.

Behind the Scenes

• Directorial debut of Freddie Highmore.

Memorable Moments

• As Chick goes on enthusiastically and continues to type, Romero suddenly shoots him in the head and Chick's head lands face-first onto the typewriter with a ding.

Quotes

• Romero: So what the hell are you doing here?

Chick: I'm dancing with newborn angels, trying to catch a muse.

Romero: Why don't you say it like a normal person?

Chick: I'm writing a book!