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Season 1  "First You Dream, Then You Die"  1x1

Aired 12 years ago - Mar 18, 2013

Widow Norma Bates and her shy teenage son, Norman, seek a fresh start in a coastal town filled with secrets; the arrival of an unexpected guest turns the Bates' lives upside down.

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(LAUGHS) Yeah.
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It's all gonna be good. You'll see.
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(MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO) Want a ride?
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(CELL PHONE RINGING)
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So I want you to just think about poetry tonight.
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and then we move and start over.
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No, I'm not gonna be
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What makes you think you can run this place by yourself?
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Well, maybe you better just stay there the rest of the night then!
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You don't seem like a guy who would have lines.
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And everything in this house is mine.
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It's gonna be okay.
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Put your bloody clothes in the trash bag.
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Then we'll figure everything else out.
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We're gonna have to pull up the whole carpet.
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I had no idea it was that late.
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The air here at night is nice, too.
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Don't try to cut it short just because it's embarrassing.
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God, I hope he fits in the trunk.
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Mom, he attacked you.
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And all I ever wanted was for life to be beautiful for you, and look at it.
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Yeah. (CHUCKLES) Orson Welles says it to
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(METAL CLINKING)

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(LAUGHS) Yeah.
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It's all gonna be good. You'll see.
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(MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO) Want a ride?
#6 Recap of Bates Motel Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 7
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
#7 Recap of Bates Motel Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 8
So I want you to just think about poetry tonight.
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and then we move and start over.
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No, I'm not gonna be
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What makes you think you can run this place by yourself?
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Well, maybe you better just stay there the rest of the night then!
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You don't seem like a guy who would have lines.
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And everything in this house is mine.
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It's gonna be okay.
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Put your bloody clothes in the trash bag.
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Then we'll figure everything else out.
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We're gonna have to pull up the whole carpet.
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I had no idea it was that late.
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The air here at night is nice, too.
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Don't try to cut it short just because it's embarrassing.
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God, I hope he fits in the trunk.
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Mom, he attacked you.
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And all I ever wanted was for life to be beautiful for you, and look at it.
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Yeah. (CHUCKLES) Orson Welles says it to
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(METAL CLINKING)
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