Bates Motel/The Escape Artist

The Escape Artist
Season 2, Episode 5
Airdate	March 31, 2014
Written by	Nikki Toscano
Directed by	Christopher Nelson
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Bates Motel — Season Two

The Escape Artist is the fifth episode of the second season of Bates Motel, and the fifteenth episode overall.

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

and Nestor Carbonell (Sheriff Alex Romero)

Guest Starring: Michael Eklund (Zane Morgan), Paloma Kwiatkowski (Cody Brennan), Michael O'Neill (Nick Ford), Kathleen Robertson (Jodi Morgan), Ian Tracey (Remo)

Also Starring: Keenan Tracey (Gunner), Michael Rogers (Jimmy Brennan), Geoff Gustafson (Brian Fuller), Sarah Ann Hayward (Assistant City Hall), Sunita Prasad (Andrea)

Plot Overview

Norma begins an alliance with Nick Ford to stall the new bypass. However, she is concerned with the new girl Norman is hanging out with. Emma considers the next stage in her relationship with Gunner. Zane Morgan begins suffering for his recent actions.

Notes

Music

• King Harvest - "Dancing in the Moonlight"

• Drake featuring Majid Jordan - "Hold On, We're Going Home"

• Feeding People - "Insane"

• The Cure - "Lullaby"

• Harry Nilsson - "Jump Into the Fire"

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Norma meets with Nick Ford who sends her to a biologist who gives her an environmental impact report to stifle the bypass. She later learns Lee Berman was killed in a car accident and that Ford is in the drug business.

Characters

• After his home is burned down, Romero takes up residence in the Bates Motel.

• Norman learns about Cody's abusive father.

• Romero beats up Zane for burning down his house.

• Norman opens up to Cody about his blackouts.

• Norman has sex with Cody.

• Dylan opens fire on a car attempting to gun down he and Zane. He gets hit with the car and wakes up in a hospital and meets his boss.

• Emma has sex with Gunner.

Referbacks

• Norma recounts to Romero about whacking the realtor with her purse.

Trivia

Memorable Moments

• Norma takes Romero in home to clean his wounds, the first warm encounter the two have had.

Goofs

• When Cody takes a swig of her beer, it jumps from her left hand to her right between shots.

Quotes

• Norma: Why are you here?

Romero: Might want to rework your greeting for your guests.

• Norman: He sells pot, you know.

Emma: Yeah, I know.

Norman: Okay, okay.

Emma: I'm not marrying him. He's here for the summer and he's nice.

Norman: He sells pot.

Emma: Nobody's perfect.

• Norma: Oh my God.

Romero: What?

Norma: You smiled. I thought your face was paralysed.