Spoilers

“Shadow of a Doubt”

Lots of things going down on Bates Motel as the second season gets underway.

• Norma is concerned over Norman’s blackouts and she finds a pearl necklace in his room.
• Norman is trying to help Bradley get away with the murder she committed.
• Speaking of which, the murder Bradley committed, Gil, whom killed her father, started fireworks between the two weed families in the area.
• Norma and Norman try out for local musical at the theater in town. Norma knocks her song out of the park.
• Romero arrests a suspect for Miss Watson’s murder, based on a seaman sample.
• Romero presses charges without much evidence.
• Norman can’t get away from Norma to drive Bradley to the bus station. He called Dylan to help. Dylan will make it look like she committed suicide.

Then, the episode was coming to an end in what seemed to be a happy moment. The word about Miss Watson’s accused killer got out and everyone was happy (especially Norma who believed that Norman had killed her during one of his blackouts). Dylan had returned and gave Norman the good news about Bradley getting on the bus and gave him a handwritten note from her to Norman. There was happy music playing in the background. It felt like the episode was going to end on a happy note for once.

I should know Bates Motel wouldn’t let that happen.

Norma’s brother arrived in the town, looking for the Bates Motel. At the end of season one, we discovered that Norma had been sexually assaulted by him through her teenage years. Things aren’t looking good for this guy.