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!White Pine Bay Law Enforcement
[[folder:Sheriff Romero]]
!!Sheriff Alex Romero
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/romero_alex_5442.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am the last person who you want on your bad side, Mrs. Bates."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/NestorCarbonell
->''"You and I have no connection. We're not on the same playing field. Don't ever assume that we are."''
The Sheriff of White Pine Bay, Romero is the “moral” center of the town, although morality is often a shifting line here. Imposing and discerning, he gets involved in Norma Bates’ life after an unfortunate incident at the motel.
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* TheAlcoholic: Implied; he's seen drinking in his motel room after brushing his teeth.
* {{Badass}}: He successfully [[spoiler:kills the very dangerous Jake Abernathy.]] He also beats the shit out of AxCrazy Zane.
* BigGood: Of White Pine Way.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Keith Summers, according to Shelby. It seems like they might not have been much closer than just fishing buddies, however. Romero was born and raised in White Pine Bay, and he knows pretty much everyone.
* CowboyCop: He protects his town by [[spoiler:killing the biggest threat, Abernathy and his SexSlave business.]] He frequently goes outside the law to deal with problems and works ''with'' the rival drug empires to maintain some kind of peace.
* CreepyMonotone: He has a very measured, careful way of speaking that can be very off-putting when combined with his DeathGlare.
* DeadpanSnarker: Particularly when he's talking with Norma when they snark back and forth.
* DeathGlare: He's good at these.
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:After Shelby's true nature is revealed, he covers everything up to make himself appear competent. He later arrests Kyle Miller for Miss Watson's murder and lets him get convicted despite being aware of the mounting evidence that throws Miller's 'guilt' into question.]]
* GoodIsNotNice
* ItsPersonal: He and Keith Summers were friends before his murder.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: When questioning Norma she mentions Keith disappearing, but Romero never mentioned anything of the sort.
* {{Jerkass}}: Romero is cold and uninterested. He treats others with mild disdain or outright contempt.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Possibly, given that he covers for Norma even after finding out [[spoiler:that she killed his best friend, and when he goes out of his way to protect Norma and her family from Jake Abernathy.]] His methods are certainly questionable, and he's not a friendly guy, but he seems to have good intentions.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives a small one to Norma when she tries to procure his help. He makes it very clear that they are not friends.
-->''"Are you trying to say that you have something on me? Is that it? Because if you did, that really wouldn't be good for you, okay? I mean I might have to burn you down to the ground, you know? Don't ever try to intimidate me. Don't walk into my office and ask me for political favors based on nothing. You and I have no connection. We're not on the same playing field. Don't ever assume that we are. You don't know what you're doing. Go home, Mrs. Bates."''
* TheSheriff: Of White Pine Bay.
* TheStoic: Norma calls him out on his taciturn nature.
-->'''Norma''': ''"Don't you ever get tired of being so stoic?"''
* TeamSwitzerland: He is very concerned about maintaining the peace between the two rival drug families in town.
* TookALevelInKindness: In Season 2, he becomes a little more tactful although he's just as stoical. Notably, after [[spoiler:Zane burns his house down and he moves into the Bates Motel, he tells Norma about the window problem and is generally considerate of her.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Deputy Shelby]]
!!Dep. Zach Shelby
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Shelby_Zachary_1217.jpg]][[caption-width-right:350:''"Death is profound, isn't it?"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Mike Vogel
->''"The people in this town, they deal with things in a different way... but it gets dealt with."''
The young, handsome, clear-eyed deputy of White Pine Bay. He has an immediate attraction to Norma and finds himself drawn into her life and wanting to take care of her.
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* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:When the Bates family discovers his secrets, Shelby tries to kill them all. Fortunately Dylan manages to outsmart him, shooting him. Shelby stumbles out of the house before collapsing dead on the steps to the motel.]]
* CreepyBasement: [[spoiler:Shelby keeps his sex slave Jiao in his basement. His decoration is unsettling.]]
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:He was the business partner of Keith Summers and Jake Abernathy.]]
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:He becomes the main villain for the first half of the season, before being killed by Dylan.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Dylan shoots him through the eye.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Shelby is charming and kind, but that's just a disguise for the violent rapist he really is.]]
* NiceGuy: Shelby has an easy smile and accommodating manner, especially in contrast to the cold Sheriff Romero.[[spoiler:Except it's only surface; he's actually an unhinged DirtyCop with a sex slave in his basement.]]
* LawmanGoneBad: [[spoiler:Although it's unclear if he was ever 'good' to begin with.]]
* LoveInterest: For Norma in the first season.
* RomancingTheWidow: With Norma, whom he latches onto fairly fast.
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: [[spoiler:Shelby is clean-cut and handsome. He's also a rapist with a sex slave in his basement.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After his secret comes out, Shelby becomes very distressed and unhinged, blaming Norma for 'betraying' him.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to talk about him as a character without giving away major parts of his storyline.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Patty Lin]]
!!Deputy Patty Lin
->'''Played By:''' Agam Darshi
A deputy working under Sheriff Romero.
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* {{Jerkass}}: She isn't outright insulting, but she's quite stand-offish with Norman.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Lin seems to be the new deputy for Romero to play off [[spoiler:now that Shelby is dead.]]
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!White Pine Bay High School
[[folder:Emma]]
!!Emma Decody
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/decody_emma_7215.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm pretty used to things not turning out the way I expect, and making the best of it."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Olivia Cooke
->''"You look back, and you realize how small you are in the world."''
A quirky, pretty, intelligent seventeen-year-old girl who has cystic fibrosis and an “old soul”. She gets an almost immediate crush on Norman and is always showing up on his doorstep.
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* {{Adorkable}}
* BettyAndVeronica: With Bradley and Cody.
* BrainyBrunette: Emma is highly intelligent and naturally curious; her determination and quick thinking is what helps push forward the plot surrounding Keith Summers and the girl in the basement.
* DeadpanSnarker
* {{Determinator}}: For someone who has cystic fibrosis she can outrun angry pot farmers pretty well. She also takes the initiative when uncovering the mystery regarding Jiao.
* GoodBadGirl: She isn't shocked by the diary Norman keeps because she's "read a lot of manga."
* IllGirl: She has cystic fibrosis, which Norma extensively quizzes her on.
* MeaningfulName: Her subplot involves her deciphering, or "decoding", the human trafficking conspiracy.
* MythologyGag: She shares the same first name as Emma Spool in Psycho II who [[spoiler:made a claim that she was Norman's real Mother.]]
* NiceGirl: Emma is kind, considerate and a lovely person in general. She even feels bad for [[spoiler:still hating Bradley after her supposed death.]]
* OddFriendship: Seems to have started to develop one with [[spoiler:Norma.]]
* PluckyGirl: Things rarely get Emma down. She's resilient and optimistic.
* PuppyDogEyes: Just look at that picture. She has big, brown, shiny eyes that can melt people's defenses.
* UnrequitedTragicMaiden: So far.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bradley]]
!!Bradley Martin
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Martin_Bradley_7221.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Nicola Peltz
A beautiful, popular, affluent, seventeen-year-old girl who befriends Norman out of kindness, but is ultimately surprised to find herself drawn to him in other, deeper ways.
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* BettyAndVeronica: With Emma. She's the Veronica, although she's a good-hearted one.
* GenderBlenderName: 'Bradley' is a name more associated with men.
* GiveGeeksAChance: She's one of the first people to befriend Norman and treat him kindly. Of course, this leads to Norman getting a crush on her.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's very blonde, and one of the most morally upright characters.
* NiceGirl: Despite what Norma might say.
* MurderMakesYouCrazy: Her father's murder has driven her to extremes, to the point where [[spoiler:she ends up killing Gil who she suspected of killing her father.]]
* MsFanservice: The camera lingers on her at a yoga class. Justified since Norma and Emma are spying on her, and it's meant to emphasize how 'perfect' she is and how Norma sees her as a threat.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Bradley gets on a literal bus out of town, faking her death before she does so.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Against [[spoiler:her father's killer.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: In the second season when she goes on her RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:She sleeps with Norman while dating Richard Slymore.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Miss Watson]]
!!Miss Blaire Watson
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/watson_2587.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Keegan Connor Tracy
The young, compassionate and beautiful Language Arts teacher at Norman’s high school. She is taken with Norman as a student but senses he may have some deep emotional issues that are going unchecked.
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* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Miss Watson has her throat slashed in the season 1 finale.]]
* TheHeart: She's clearly very concerned for the well-being of all her students.
* HiddenDepths: Her aggressive argument with someone over the phone, suggesting she isn't as well put together as she seems.
* HotTeacher: Unsurprisingly, she is the object of Norman's sexual fantasies.
* LadyInRed: Her outfit for the dance in the first season finale.
* MafiaPrincess: [[spoiler:She's the daughter of drug kingpin Nick Ford.]]
* MsFanservice: Mostly in Norman's fantasies, but also in the finale when she wears a low-cut red dress and later [[spoiler:undresses in front of Norman.]]
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: With her students.
* PuppyDogEyes: She has very expressive eyes, particularly when shocked by something Norman's doing.
* ReallyGetsAround: After [[spoiler:her death, it transpires that she had a tendency to sleep around. Blair Watson had relationships/one-night stands with Gil Turner, Jerry Martin, a drug dealer named Kyle, and a previously undisclosed fourth person that turns out to be Norman, who killed her after encouragement from "Mother."]]
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:She's killed in the season 1 finale this way.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Gil and Jerry Martin, who worked for the Wilson Drug Ring. Her father is the head of the Ford Drug Ring]].
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: She apparently had issues with her father.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:She's revealed to have been dating Gil while having an affair with Bradley's father.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cody]]
!!Cody Brennan
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brennan_cody_773.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Paloma Kwiatkowski
A party girl whose own family troubles create a bond with Norman.
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* AbusiveParents: She's absolutely terrified of her father, who's been seen to be verbally and physically abusive.
* BrokenBird: As much as she tries to hide it, she's been damaged by her life with an abusive father.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: A variation.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being sharp-tongued and a ToxicFriendInfluence to Norman, she is starting to care for Norman, and we ultimately find out the reason for her troubles is because of abuse from her father.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Portrayed in a more realistic light. She's impulsive and cool, but also has a host of issues and is a ToxicFriendInfluence for Norman.
* MissingMom: Her mother is out of the picture.
* LoveInterest: For Norman.
* PutOnABus: After [[spoiler:Norman kills her father, she goes to live with her aunt in Indiana.]]
* ToxicFriendInfluence: To Norman. She encourages his violent side.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Richard Slymore]]
!!Richard Slymore
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/slymore_richard_3032.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Richard Harmon
The boyfriend of Bradley Martin.
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* AdvertisedExtra: You'd be forgiven for forgetting his entire existence.
* CrazyJealousGuy: He beats up Norman in retaliation for [[spoiler:sleeping with Bradley.]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Richard unleashes one on Norman as revenge for [[spoiler:being the 'other man' that Bradley slept with.]]
* SatelliteCharacter: He has basically no character beyond 'angry', and exists mostly in the peripheral to Bradley.
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!The Morgan Drug Ring
[[folder:Jodi]]
!!Jodi Morgan
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wilson_jodi_3776.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Kathleen Robertson
The beautiful and mysterious head of the drug family.
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* AffablyEvil: Jodi might be the little-seen head of a drug family that murders it's enemies in cold blood, but she's also funny and charming.
* BlondesAreEvil: Like her brother, Zane.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Her own brother Zane shoots and kills her so he can take over the drug ring.]]
* CoolShades: Sports a pair of them from time to time.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Jodi knows her brother is an idiot screw-up, but she does love him.
* EvilVersusEvil: [[spoiler:Gil's death]] and Zane's antics have dragged her drug ring into a quickly escalating war with Nick Ford's rival drug empire.
* InadequateInheritor: She fears that she's unable to run the drug business the way her parents did, but she's much more competent than Zane would be.
* PetTheDog: Quite literally; she owns several dogs who she greets affectionately.
* PragmaticVillainy: Jodi operates on straight logic, and it's been good for her business.
* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Woman Behind The Man]]: She's the one controlling the drug business, giving orders to Gil and others.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Zane]]
!!Zane Morgan
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carpenter_zane_3786.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Michael Eklund
An ex-convict, Remo and Dylan's new boss, with an eye on Ford's drug business
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* BeardOfEvil: He has one.
* BigBad: Of Season 2.
** BigBadEnsemble: Zane and Nick Ford are the major sources of antagonism in the second season, although they both want each other dead.
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: He's a bottle-blonde sociopath.
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:He kills his own sister Jodi during a shootout with the intent on taking over the business.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Romero pays Zane back for all his evil deeds with a shotgun blast to the chest.]]
* HellBentForLeather: His clothing of choice is a leather jacket that he's rarely seen without.
* InadequateInheritor: What his parents felt he would be if they gave him the drug business, and boy, were they right.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Romero correctly assumes that Zane is desperate to prove himself, since nobody in the Drug Ring takes him seriously. His insecurity is the main reason he's so violent and aggressive.
* {{Jerkass}}: Besides being a psychotic killer, he's basically an asshole.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:He burned down Sheriff Romero's house. Sheriff Romero shot him in the chest with a shotgun, killing him outright.]]
* TheMillstone: Zane's childish aggression and tendency to escalate situations has endangered the entire business by dragging them into a war with Nick Ford.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Zane is a firm believer in this.
* {{Nepotism}}: Remo implies the reason he got the job is because Zane is the Big Boss's brother.
* LeanAndMean: He's tall and very thin, in addition to being a bloodthirsty maniac.
* SmugSnake: Zane thinks he's a lot smarter then he actually is.
* TheStarscream: To his own sister. [[spoiler:He ultimately kills her, but doesn't live long enough to enjoy his new position.]]
* StupidCrooks: Zane was arrested and spent time in prison because he was speeding while transporting a truck full of product. Remo and Dylan both lament that they have to work with someone capable of such idiocy.
* StupidEvil: When he asks Dylan what he should do in retaliation for the deaths of two henchmen, Dylan calmly points out that the best thing to do is leave it be, keep moving product, and not let the situation escalate. Zane agrees. Then he says he's going to kill as many of the other side as possible anyway.
* UngratefulBastard: Dylan saves his life and Zane repays him by being even more of a dick. Jodi gives him a big opportunity by giving him a huge role in her business, but [[spoiler:Zane plots to take over and eventually kills her.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gil]]
!!Gil Turner
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gilbert_8857.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Vincent Gale
The boss of Dylan Massett, Remo Wallace, and many other workers in the drug business in White Pine Bay.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Killed by Bradley in the season 2 premiere, who is hell bent on finding her father's killer.]]
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:How Bradley kills him.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Bradley seduces him into letting his guard down at his home. Then she shoots him in the head.]]
* DirtyOldMan: He's very attracted to Bradley, who's barely legal, and [[spoiler:is easily seduced by her.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Gil can occasionally be pleasant enough to his co-workers, and doesn't seem to be a BadBoss. Cross him, however, and you end up [[spoiler:burned alive.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Killed by the daughter of his murder victim.]]
* KillItWithFire: His method for [[spoiler:killing Jerry Martin.]]
* PragmaticVillainy: How he operates. [[spoiler:Subverted when it's revealed he had Jerry Martin killed in a very painful, public way that only draws attention, for a purely personal reason.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Miss Watson, whose father is the head of the Ford Drug Ring]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jerry Martin]]
!!Jerry Martin
->'''Played By:''' N/A
The father of Bradley Martin and an employee of Gil Turner.
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* CharacterDeath: Jerry turns up to the series driving a car while on fire. He later dies of his injuries, and the mystery of his death drives part of the plot. It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler:the killer was Gil.]]
* KillItWithFire: How [[spoiler:Gil]] killed him.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Jerry dies without a word of dialogue, but the circumstances surrounding his death have a huge impact on the characters, especially Bradley.
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Miss Watson, whose father is the head of the Ford Drug Ring]].
* YourCheatingHeart: He was having an affair with [[spoiler:Miss Watson, who was already dating someone else.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Remo]]
!!Remo Wallace
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wallace_remo_2861.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Ian Tracey
A henchman of Gil newly partnered with Dylan.
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* TheAlcoholic: Dylan comments on his tendency to get drunk and implies it's why he didn't get very far in Gil's organization.
* DeadpanSnarker: Remo is bitterly sarcastic a great deal of the time.
* DefeatEqualsFriendship: Initially Remo and Dylan didn't get along very well; their dislike of each other culminated in a bar fight. After they got out the aggression, they began to respect and like each other much more.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Despite having been involved in the Drug Ring for years, Remo is partnered with newcomer Dylan by Gil. As a result he feels sidelined and humiliated.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's abrasive and needlessly sarcastic, especially toward Dylan.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his less-than-winning personality, he does end up with some loyalty toward Dylan and isn't truly malicious.
* NumberTwo: To Dylan.
* TheResenter: He hates that he's treated with no respect and has to work for the much younger, less experienced Dylan.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gunner]]
!!Gunner Alexander
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alexander_gunner_2120.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"You want some?"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Keenan Tracey
A marijuana trimmer in Dylan Massett's crew. The crew stays at the Bates Motel, where Gunner gives Emma Decody a marijuana cupcake.
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* GrandRomanticGesture: To some extent, the cupcake he leaves on the desk for Emma; it was wrapped nicely for her along with a letter next to it, saying that he hoped he didn't get her in trouble, signed with his name and a peace sign.
* LoveInterest: A much-deserved one for poor, lonely Emma.
* MeetCute: The way he and Emma first interact; even worse, when you see the way he looks at her as she goes back to the office.
* NiceGuy: Sure, he works in the drug business, but he's a perfect gentleman and a considerate young man.
* ShipTease: With Emma, since he's pretty nice to her and Norman is a lost cause. [[spoiler:They eventually get together.]]
* TheStoner: It's in his character description.
* TroubledButCute: On some level, as he is a stoner, and he's involved in the Drug Ring to an extent.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ethan]]
!!Ethan Chang
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Chang_Ethan_2093.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Terry Chen
An accomplice and friend of Dylan Massett who introduced him to the drug business in White Pine Bay.
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* AffablyEvil: Ethan is a criminal involved in a very shady business with dangerous people, but he's also a pretty genial guy who takes Dylan under his wing and is more of a PunchClockVillain than anything.
* [[BoomHeadshot Boom Neck-Shot]]: [[spoiler:How he meets his end.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:An accomplice who owes him money tries to end his debt by shooting Ethan in the neck. He dies quickly afterwards.]]
* TheMentor: To Dylan, for a time.
** MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Suffers from this when he's shot by a 'customer'.]]
* PunchClockVillain: He's just doing his job, and is never seen being needlessly cruel. When he's first introduced, he's actually in tears because his 'boss' died.
* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler:Shot in the neck by a lowlife who owed his boss money.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:He's only in the show for a few episodes before being killed.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Chuck & Sid]]
!!Chuck & Sid
->'''Played By:''' Nima Ghavami & Christian Bower
Two accomplices of Zane Morgan.
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* [[TheBrute The Brutes]]: They're basically muscle for Zane.
* [[TheQuietOne The Quiet Ones]]: Neither of them have much to say.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: They're rarely seen seperately.
[[/folder]]
!The Ford Drug Ring
[[folder:Nick]]
!!Nicholas 'Nick' Ford
->'''Played By:''' Michael [=O'Neil=]
Head of one of the two families that control the drug trade in White Pine Bay and the father of [[spoiler:Miss Watson]].
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* AffablyEvil: When speaking with Norma, Nick comes across as remarkably civil and mildly pleasant. He congratulates her on kicking up a fuss about the bypass at the town meeting.
* BigBad: Of season 2.
** BigBadEnsemble: He and Zane Morgan are the major sources of antagonism in the second season, although they both want each other dead.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Nick is killed by Dylan during a confrontation at his home.]]
* TheChessmaster: Nick arranges [[spoiler:the death of Lee Berman]] to get Norma a seat on the City Council.
* TheDreaded: The major players (Sheriff Romero, the Mayor) know Nick Ford and are very wary of him.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Nick might be a ruthless drug lord, but he did love his daughter and blames himself for the way they left things before her death.
* EvilVersusEvil: Nick is in the middle of an escalating war with Jodi and Zane Morgan's drug ring.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: His drug empire has made him an extremely rich man.
* {{Revenge}}: The reason he's become more visible in town is to find his daughter's killer.
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: Nick is full of regret for the way he and his daughter 'left things'.
[[/folder]]
!Other White Pine Bay Residents & Visitors
[[folder:George]]
!!George Heldens
->'''Played By:''' Michael Vartan
Christine's recently divorced brother and a former lawyer. Kind and a little shy by nature, George is pushed toward Norma by his match-making sister and they quickly form a bond.
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* HelloAttorney: He used to be an attorney, and Norma has certainly noticed he's a good-looking fellow.
* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Studied law at Brown.
* LoveInterest: Christine pushes him and Norma toward each other and is determined to set them up.
* NiceGuy: George is helpful, considerate and a perfect gentleman at all times.
* PermaStubble: It seems to be a look that Michael Vartan has written into his contract.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Christine]]
!!Christine Heldens
->'''Played By:''' Rebecca Creskoff
A feisty upper-class woman who takes a liking to Norma and tries to play match-maker for her.
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* FieryRedhead: She's not an angry person, but she's very outspoken and strong-willed. She quits when Norma doesn't get the lead role in the musical she was involved in.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Norma near the end of the Season 2, calling her out on being ungrateful for all her social favors, and after she reckons Norma has revealed her true colors as a 'train-wreck'.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jiao]]
!!Jiao
->'''Played By:''' Diana Bang
A young Asian woman chained in a basement. [[spoiler:She's kept as a sex slave by Zach Shelby.]]
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* AllThereInTheManual: Her back-story is more thoroughly explored in extra material.
* ButtMonkey: She doesn't have a single moment of happiness in her entire appearance.
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:It's assumed that Shelby killed her, but we haven't seen a body and nobody seems interested in finding her.]]
* SexSlave: She was a 'product' who [[spoiler:Jake Abernathy sold to Shelby as part of the deal to keep the sex slave industry running through White Pine Bay.]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She's never seen after [[spoiler:she escapes from Shelby. The characters presume he killed her.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Abernathy]]
!!Jake Abernathy / [[spoiler:Joe Fioretti]]
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/abernathy_8310.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"You wanna play? We'll play!"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/JereBurns
->''"I'm not some moron like Keith Summers. He was the bottom rung, I'm on the top. You understand?"''
A mysterious guest at the motel who appears to be looking for Keith Summers.
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* BigBad: Of Season 1. [[spoiler:He's the man behind Summers and Shelby.]]
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: He's got a coiffed blonde style.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Romero meets with him, apparently to make a new shady deal. When Abernathy relaxes, Romero shoots him four times in the chest, killing him outright.]]
* DangerTakesABackseat: [[spoiler:Pops up right behind Norma to deliver his ultimatum.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: As per usual for a Creator/JereBurns character, he has a talent for sarcasm.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He can only keep up his polite facade for so long and quickly loses his patience.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Behind those thick, nerdy glasses beats the heart of a true psychopath.
* IHaveManyNames: He says this almost word-for-word while speaking with [[spoiler:Romero. Jake Abernathy and Joe Fioretti are both implied to be aliases.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: The real power behind Keith Summers [[spoiler:and Zach Shelby.]]
* NoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:Romero shoots him four times, sending him into the water.]]
* LeanAndMean: He's very thin with sharp, sinister features.
* ObviouslyEvil: He pays only in cash, acts very sketchy and generally creeps everybody out.
* SoftSpokenSadist: He has a very gentle, slow voice that's at fierce contrast to what type of person he truly is.
* WouldHitAGirl: He beats the absolute hell out of Keith Summers' sister off-screen.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Will Decody]]
!!Will Decody
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/decody_will_7642.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Ian Hart
Emma's father, a taxidermist and divorcee. A good man at heart, he's nonetheless very protective of his daughter due to her illness.
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* BaldOfAwesome: Will is open of the more morally upright characters on the show, but also a PapaWolf. He's also bald as they come.
* CoolOldGuy: He's more than willing to take the young Norman under his wing and teach him taxidermy.
* GoodParents: Will is a protective, good-natured man who loves his daughter dearly.
* TheMentor: A minor example, but he does train Norman in taxidermy.
* NiceGuy: Will is a good father to his daughter, and helps Norman deal with his issues when he doesn't have to do.
* OverprotectiveDad: At first, but it's quickly averted. He's just a good man who doesn't want his daughter hurt.
* PapaWolf: He's protective of his daughter, and scopes out Norman to make sure he isn't a bad sort.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Peter]]
!!Peter
->'''Played By:''' Martin Cummins
Christine's husband.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Peter thoughtlessly jokes about how Norma's business (and her subsequent hopes and dreams) are about to be destroyed due to the coming bypass (which he supports).
* RichJerk: Aside from being an asshole, he's one of White Pine Bay's wealthy elite.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jimmy Brennan]]
!!Jimmy Brennan
->'''Played By:''' Michael Rogers
Cody Brennan's abusive, alcoholic father.
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* AbusiveParent: To Cody, whom he verbally berates and beats. When he's not beating his daughter, he's generally neglectful of her.
* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:Norman pushes him down a flight of stairs, accidentally killing him.]]
* TheAlcoholic: There are beer bottles usually strewn around him, and he's consistently drunk. Cody sometimes steals his alcohol and knows what he'll notice missing and what wasn't.
* AssholeVictim: Considering he's an abusive drunk, [[spoiler:he isn't particularly mourned by anyone but his daughter who has mixed feelings on him.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Norman pushes him down the stairs during a confrontation, killing him.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: It comes with the territory of being a drunken child-beating wreck. Romero relates how he knew Jimmy his whole life, and how he was 'angry' for pretty much all of it.
* HairTriggerTemper: Cody is terrified of him because he can fly off the handle from the moment he wakes up.
* PetTheDog: According to Cody, her father does have good aspects. Jimmy and Cody used to watch movies together and he made her laugh. Their relationship has pretty clearly deteriorated.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Keith Summers]]
!!Keith Summers
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Sommers_Keith_2485.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' [[Creator/WEarlBrown W. Earl Brown]]
The former owner of the Seafairer Motel and the house behind it. He held an extreme bitterness towards Norma Bates and her son, Norman, for purchasing the hotel after he lost it to the bank.
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* AssholeVictim: Aside from [[spoiler:raping Norma]], almost everyone in town seems to agree he was a jerk.
* BeardOfEvil: A stubbly goatee type.
* TheBully: According to Shelby, who describes him as such. In fact, nobody besides Romero seems to care for him much at all.
* CharacterDeath: After he [[spoiler:rapes and taunts Norma, she runs him through with a kitchen knife.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: The bank takes away your motel because you couldn't make payments? Better [[spoiler:rape the new owner.]]
* FatBastard: Easily one of the least, if now ''the'' least, sympathetic characters on the entire show and tubby to go with it.
* FatSlob: He's an overweight, unshaven drunk.
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: His death at Norma's hands.
* HotBlooded: From what we saw, he was an angry jerk who flew off the handle at others.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's an aggressive, slovenly drunk with a penchant for [[spoiler:rape]]. And nobody in town likes him, not even his [[spoiler:partners-in-crime, Shelby and Abernathy.]]
* PostRapeTaunt: [[spoiler:His ill-advised taunt to Norma is what pushes her to murder him.]]
-->''"You liked it."''
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:His rape of Norma is what pegs his murder as somewhat justified in the eyes of the viewers.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: After dying in the first episode, he looms over the rest of the season. He causes Romero to get on Norma's back, and was part of the whole sex-slave town conspiracy. He's mentioned pretty much every episode.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mayor Woodriff]]
!!Mayor Rob Woodriff
->'''Played By:''' Andrew Airlie
The Mayor of White Pine Bay.
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* GenreSavvy: He knows what kind of town he's the Mayor of.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lee Berman]]
!!Lee Berman
->'''Played By:''' Robert Moloney
A city councilman who is widely disliked.
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* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:He's killed on the orders of Nick Ford.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He's rude, condescending and smug. It's little wonder Christine and Nick are impressed when Norma calls him a 'dick' to his face.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler:Lee Berman dies in an apparant car accident; in reality Ford arranged his death.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sheriff Romero]]
!!Sheriff Alex Romero
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/romero_alex_5442.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am the last person who you want on your bad side, Mrs. Bates."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/NestorCarbonell
->''"You and I have no connection. We're not on the same playing field. Don't ever assume that we are."''
The Sheriff of White Pine Bay, Romero is the “moral” center of the town, although morality is often a shifting line here. Imposing and discerning, he gets involved in Norma Bates’ life after an unfortunate incident at the motel.
----
* TheAlcoholic: Implied; he's seen drinking in his motel room after brushing his teeth.
* {{Badass}}: He successfully [[spoiler:kills the very dangerous Jake Abernathy.]] He also beats the shit out of AxCrazy Zane.
* BigGood: Of White Pine Way.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Keith Summers, according to Shelby. It seems like they might not have been much closer than just fishing buddies, however. Romero was born and raised in White Pine Bay, and he knows pretty much everyone.
* CowboyCop: He protects his town by [[spoiler:killing the biggest threat, Abernathy and his SexSlave business.]] He frequently goes outside the law to deal with problems and works ''with'' the rival drug empires to maintain some kind of peace.
* CreepyMonotone: He has a very measured, careful way of speaking that can be very off-putting when combined with his DeathGlare.
* DeadpanSnarker: Particularly when he's talking with Norma when they snark back and forth.
* DeathGlare: He's good at these.
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:After Shelby's true nature is revealed, he covers everything up to make himself appear competent. He later arrests Kyle Miller for Miss Watson's murder and lets him get convicted despite being aware of the mounting evidence that throws Miller's 'guilt' into question.]]
* GoodIsNotNice
* ItsPersonal: He and Keith Summers were friends before his murder.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: When questioning Norma she mentions Keith disappearing, but Romero never mentioned anything of the sort.
* {{Jerkass}}: Romero is cold and uninterested. He treats others with mild disdain or outright contempt.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Possibly, given that he covers for Norma even after finding out [[spoiler:that she killed his best friend, and when he goes out of his way to protect Norma and her family from Jake Abernathy.]] His methods are certainly questionable, and he's not a friendly guy, but he seems to have good intentions.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives a small one to Norma when she tries to procure his help. He makes it very clear that they are not friends.
-->''"Are you trying to say that you have something on me? Is that it? Because if you did, that really wouldn't be good for you, okay? I mean I might have to burn you down to the ground, you know? Don't ever try to intimidate me. Don't walk into my office and ask me for political favors based on nothing. You and I have no connection. We're not on the same playing field. Don't ever assume that we are. You don't know what you're doing. Go home, Mrs. Bates."''
* TheSheriff: Of White Pine Bay.
* TheStoic: Norma calls him out on his taciturn nature.
-->'''Norma''': ''"Don't you ever get tired of being so stoic?"''
* TeamSwitzerland: He is very concerned about maintaining the peace between the two rival drug families in town.
* TookALevelInKindness: In Season 2, he becomes a little more tactful although he's just as stoical. Notably, after [[spoiler:Zane burns his house down and he moves into the Bates Motel, he tells Norma about the window problem and is generally considerate of her.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Deputy Shelby]]
!!Dep. Zach Shelby
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Shelby_Zachary_1217.jpg]][[caption-width-right:350:''"Death is profound, isn't it?"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Mike Vogel
->''"The people in this town, they deal with things in a different way... but it gets dealt with."''
The young, handsome, clear-eyed deputy of White Pine Bay. He has an immediate attraction to Norma and finds himself drawn into her life and wanting to take care of her.
----
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:When the Bates family discovers his secrets, Shelby tries to kill them all. Fortunately Dylan manages to outsmart him, shooting him. Shelby stumbles out of the house before collapsing dead on the steps to the motel.]]
* CreepyBasement: [[spoiler:Shelby keeps his sex slave Jiao in his basement. His decoration is unsettling.]]
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:He was the business partner of Keith Summers and Jake Abernathy.]]
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:He becomes the main villain for the first half of the season, before being killed by Dylan.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Dylan shoots him through the eye.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Shelby is charming and kind, but that's just a disguise for the violent rapist he really is.]]
* NiceGuy: Shelby has an easy smile and accommodating manner, especially in contrast to the cold Sheriff Romero.[[spoiler:Except it's only surface; he's actually an unhinged DirtyCop with a sex slave in his basement.]]
* LawmanGoneBad: [[spoiler:Although it's unclear if he was ever 'good' to begin with.]]
* LoveInterest: For Norma in the first season.
* RomancingTheWidow: With Norma, whom he latches onto fairly fast.
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: [[spoiler:Shelby is clean-cut and handsome. He's also a rapist with a sex slave in his basement.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After his secret comes out, Shelby becomes very distressed and unhinged, blaming Norma for 'betraying' him.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to talk about him as a character without giving away major parts of his storyline.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Patty Lin]]
!!Deputy Patty Lin
->'''Played By:''' Agam Darshi
A deputy working under Sheriff Romero.
----
* {{Jerkass}}: She isn't outright insulting, but she's quite stand-offish with Norman.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Lin seems to be the new deputy for Romero to play off [[spoiler:now that Shelby is dead.]]
[[/folder]]
!White Pine Bay High School
[[folder:Emma]]
!!Emma Decody
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/decody_emma_7215.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm pretty used to things not turning out the way I expect, and making the best of it."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Olivia Cooke
->''"You look back, and you realize how small you are in the world."''
A quirky, pretty, intelligent seventeen-year-old girl who has cystic fibrosis and an “old soul”. She gets an almost immediate crush on Norman and is always showing up on his doorstep.
----
* {{Adorkable}}
* BettyAndVeronica: With Bradley and Cody.
* BrainyBrunette: Emma is highly intelligent and naturally curious; her determination and quick thinking is what helps push forward the plot surrounding Keith Summers and the girl in the basement.
* DeadpanSnarker
* {{Determinator}}: For someone who has cystic fibrosis she can outrun angry pot farmers pretty well. She also takes the initiative when uncovering the mystery regarding Jiao.
* GoodBadGirl: She isn't shocked by the diary Norman keeps because she's "read a lot of manga."
* IllGirl: She has cystic fibrosis, which Norma extensively quizzes her on.
* MeaningfulName: Her subplot involves her deciphering, or "decoding", the human trafficking conspiracy.
* MythologyGag: She shares the same first name as Emma Spool in Psycho II who [[spoiler:made a claim that she was Norman's real Mother.]]
* NiceGirl: Emma is kind, considerate and a lovely person in general. She even feels bad for [[spoiler:still hating Bradley after her supposed death.]]
* OddFriendship: Seems to have started to develop one with [[spoiler:Norma.]]
* PluckyGirl: Things rarely get Emma down. She's resilient and optimistic.
* PuppyDogEyes: Just look at that picture. She has big, brown, shiny eyes that can melt people's defenses.
* UnrequitedTragicMaiden: So far.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bradley]]
!!Bradley Martin
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Martin_Bradley_7221.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Nicola Peltz
A beautiful, popular, affluent, seventeen-year-old girl who befriends Norman out of kindness, but is ultimately surprised to find herself drawn to him in other, deeper ways.
----
* BettyAndVeronica: With Emma. She's the Veronica, although she's a good-hearted one.
* GenderBlenderName: 'Bradley' is a name more associated with men.
* GiveGeeksAChance: She's one of the first people to befriend Norman and treat him kindly. Of course, this leads to Norman getting a crush on her.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's very blonde, and one of the most morally upright characters.
* NiceGirl: Despite what Norma might say.
* MurderMakesYouCrazy: Her father's murder has driven her to extremes, to the point where [[spoiler:she ends up killing Gil who she suspected of killing her father.]]
* MsFanservice: The camera lingers on her at a yoga class. Justified since Norma and Emma are spying on her, and it's meant to emphasize how 'perfect' she is and how Norma sees her as a threat.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Bradley gets on a literal bus out of town, faking her death before she does so.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Against [[spoiler:her father's killer.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: In the second season when she goes on her RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:She sleeps with Norman while dating Richard Slymore.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Miss Watson]]
!!Miss Blaire Watson
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/watson_2587.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Keegan Connor Tracy
The young, compassionate and beautiful Language Arts teacher at Norman’s high school. She is taken with Norman as a student but senses he may have some deep emotional issues that are going unchecked.
----
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Miss Watson has her throat slashed in the season 1 finale.]]
* TheHeart: She's clearly very concerned for the well-being of all her students.
* HiddenDepths: Her aggressive argument with someone over the phone, suggesting she isn't as well put together as she seems.
* HotTeacher: Unsurprisingly, she is the object of Norman's sexual fantasies.
* LadyInRed: Her outfit for the dance in the first season finale.
* MafiaPrincess: [[spoiler:She's the daughter of drug kingpin Nick Ford.]]
* MsFanservice: Mostly in Norman's fantasies, but also in the finale when she wears a low-cut red dress and later [[spoiler:undresses in front of Norman.]]
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: With her students.
* PuppyDogEyes: She has very expressive eyes, particularly when shocked by something Norman's doing.
* ReallyGetsAround: After [[spoiler:her death, it transpires that she had a tendency to sleep around. Blair Watson had relationships/one-night stands with Gil Turner, Jerry Martin, a drug dealer named Kyle, and a previously undisclosed fourth person that turns out to be Norman, who killed her after encouragement from "Mother."]]
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:She's killed in the season 1 finale this way.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Gil and Jerry Martin, who worked for the Wilson Drug Ring. Her father is the head of the Ford Drug Ring]].
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: She apparently had issues with her father.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:She's revealed to have been dating Gil while having an affair with Bradley's father.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cody]]
!!Cody Brennan
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brennan_cody_773.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Paloma Kwiatkowski
A party girl whose own family troubles create a bond with Norman.
----
* AbusiveParents: She's absolutely terrified of her father, who's been seen to be verbally and physically abusive.
* BrokenBird: As much as she tries to hide it, she's been damaged by her life with an abusive father.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: A variation.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being sharp-tongued and a ToxicFriendInfluence to Norman, she is starting to care for Norman, and we ultimately find out the reason for her troubles is because of abuse from her father.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Portrayed in a more realistic light. She's impulsive and cool, but also has a host of issues and is a ToxicFriendInfluence for Norman.
* MissingMom: Her mother is out of the picture.
* LoveInterest: For Norman.
* PutOnABus: After [[spoiler:Norman kills her father, she goes to live with her aunt in Indiana.]]
* ToxicFriendInfluence: To Norman. She encourages his violent side.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Richard Slymore]]
!!Richard Slymore
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/slymore_richard_3032.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Richard Harmon
The boyfriend of Bradley Martin.
----
* AdvertisedExtra: You'd be forgiven for forgetting his entire existence.
* CrazyJealousGuy: He beats up Norman in retaliation for [[spoiler:sleeping with Bradley.]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Richard unleashes one on Norman as revenge for [[spoiler:being the 'other man' that Bradley slept with.]]
* SatelliteCharacter: He has basically no character beyond 'angry', and exists mostly in the peripheral to Bradley.
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[[/folder]]
!The Morgan Drug Ring
[[folder:Jodi]]
!!Jodi Morgan
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wilson_jodi_3776.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Kathleen Robertson
The beautiful and mysterious head of the drug family.
----
* AffablyEvil: Jodi might be the little-seen head of a drug family that murders it's enemies in cold blood, but she's also funny and charming.
* BlondesAreEvil: Like her brother, Zane.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Her own brother Zane shoots and kills her so he can take over the drug ring.]]
* CoolShades: Sports a pair of them from time to time.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Jodi knows her brother is an idiot screw-up, but she does love him.
* EvilVersusEvil: [[spoiler:Gil's death]] and Zane's antics have dragged her drug ring into a quickly escalating war with Nick Ford's rival drug empire.
* InadequateInheritor: She fears that she's unable to run the drug business the way her parents did, but she's much more competent than Zane would be.
* PetTheDog: Quite literally; she owns several dogs who she greets affectionately.
* PragmaticVillainy: Jodi operates on straight logic, and it's been good for her business.
* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Woman Behind The Man]]: She's the one controlling the drug business, giving orders to Gil and others.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Zane]]
!!Zane Morgan
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carpenter_zane_3786.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Michael Eklund
An ex-convict, Remo and Dylan's new boss, with an eye on Ford's drug business
----
* BeardOfEvil: He has one.
* BigBad: Of Season 2.
** BigBadEnsemble: Zane and Nick Ford are the major sources of antagonism in the second season, although they both want each other dead.
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: He's a bottle-blonde sociopath.
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:He kills his own sister Jodi during a shootout with the intent on taking over the business.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Romero pays Zane back for all his evil deeds with a shotgun blast to the chest.]]
* HellBentForLeather: His clothing of choice is a leather jacket that he's rarely seen without.
* InadequateInheritor: What his parents felt he would be if they gave him the drug business, and boy, were they right.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Romero correctly assumes that Zane is desperate to prove himself, since nobody in the Drug Ring takes him seriously. His insecurity is the main reason he's so violent and aggressive.
* {{Jerkass}}: Besides being a psychotic killer, he's basically an asshole.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:He burned down Sheriff Romero's house. Sheriff Romero shot him in the chest with a shotgun, killing him outright.]]
* TheMillstone: Zane's childish aggression and tendency to escalate situations has endangered the entire business by dragging them into a war with Nick Ford.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Zane is a firm believer in this.
* {{Nepotism}}: Remo implies the reason he got the job is because Zane is the Big Boss's brother.
* LeanAndMean: He's tall and very thin, in addition to being a bloodthirsty maniac.
* SmugSnake: Zane thinks he's a lot smarter then he actually is.
* TheStarscream: To his own sister. [[spoiler:He ultimately kills her, but doesn't live long enough to enjoy his new position.]]
* StupidCrooks: Zane was arrested and spent time in prison because he was speeding while transporting a truck full of product. Remo and Dylan both lament that they have to work with someone capable of such idiocy.
* StupidEvil: When he asks Dylan what he should do in retaliation for the deaths of two henchmen, Dylan calmly points out that the best thing to do is leave it be, keep moving product, and not let the situation escalate. Zane agrees. Then he says he's going to kill as many of the other side as possible anyway.
* UngratefulBastard: Dylan saves his life and Zane repays him by being even more of a dick. Jodi gives him a big opportunity by giving him a huge role in her business, but [[spoiler:Zane plots to take over and eventually kills her.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gil]]
!!Gil Turner
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gilbert_8857.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Vincent Gale
The boss of Dylan Massett, Remo Wallace, and many other workers in the drug business in White Pine Bay.
----
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Killed by Bradley in the season 2 premiere, who is hell bent on finding her father's killer.]]
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:How Bradley kills him.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Bradley seduces him into letting his guard down at his home. Then she shoots him in the head.]]
* DirtyOldMan: He's very attracted to Bradley, who's barely legal, and [[spoiler:is easily seduced by her.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Gil can occasionally be pleasant enough to his co-workers, and doesn't seem to be a BadBoss. Cross him, however, and you end up [[spoiler:burned alive.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Killed by the daughter of his murder victim.]]
* KillItWithFire: His method for [[spoiler:killing Jerry Martin.]]
* PragmaticVillainy: How he operates. [[spoiler:Subverted when it's revealed he had Jerry Martin killed in a very painful, public way that only draws attention, for a purely personal reason.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Miss Watson, whose father is the head of the Ford Drug Ring]].
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[[folder:Jerry Martin]]
!!Jerry Martin
->'''Played By:''' N/A
The father of Bradley Martin and an employee of Gil Turner.
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* CharacterDeath: Jerry turns up to the series driving a car while on fire. He later dies of his injuries, and the mystery of his death drives part of the plot. It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler:the killer was Gil.]]
* KillItWithFire: How [[spoiler:Gil]] killed him.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Jerry dies without a word of dialogue, but the circumstances surrounding his death have a huge impact on the characters, especially Bradley.
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Miss Watson, whose father is the head of the Ford Drug Ring]].
* YourCheatingHeart: He was having an affair with [[spoiler:Miss Watson, who was already dating someone else.]]
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[[folder:Remo]]
!!Remo Wallace
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->'''Played By:''' Ian Tracey
A henchman of Gil newly partnered with Dylan.
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* TheAlcoholic: Dylan comments on his tendency to get drunk and implies it's why he didn't get very far in Gil's organization.
* DeadpanSnarker: Remo is bitterly sarcastic a great deal of the time.
* DefeatEqualsFriendship: Initially Remo and Dylan didn't get along very well; their dislike of each other culminated in a bar fight. After they got out the aggression, they began to respect and like each other much more.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Despite having been involved in the Drug Ring for years, Remo is partnered with newcomer Dylan by Gil. As a result he feels sidelined and humiliated.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's abrasive and needlessly sarcastic, especially toward Dylan.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his less-than-winning personality, he does end up with some loyalty toward Dylan and isn't truly malicious.
* NumberTwo: To Dylan.
* TheResenter: He hates that he's treated with no respect and has to work for the much younger, less experienced Dylan.
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[[folder:Gunner]]
!!Gunner Alexander
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"You want some?"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Keenan Tracey
A marijuana trimmer in Dylan Massett's crew. The crew stays at the Bates Motel, where Gunner gives Emma Decody a marijuana cupcake.
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* GrandRomanticGesture: To some extent, the cupcake he leaves on the desk for Emma; it was wrapped nicely for her along with a letter next to it, saying that he hoped he didn't get her in trouble, signed with his name and a peace sign.
* LoveInterest: A much-deserved one for poor, lonely Emma.
* MeetCute: The way he and Emma first interact; even worse, when you see the way he looks at her as she goes back to the office.
* NiceGuy: Sure, he works in the drug business, but he's a perfect gentleman and a considerate young man.
* ShipTease: With Emma, since he's pretty nice to her and Norman is a lost cause. [[spoiler:They eventually get together.]]
* TheStoner: It's in his character description.
* TroubledButCute: On some level, as he is a stoner, and he's involved in the Drug Ring to an extent.
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[[folder:Ethan]]
!!Ethan Chang
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->'''Played By:''' Terry Chen
An accomplice and friend of Dylan Massett who introduced him to the drug business in White Pine Bay.
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* AffablyEvil: Ethan is a criminal involved in a very shady business with dangerous people, but he's also a pretty genial guy who takes Dylan under his wing and is more of a PunchClockVillain than anything.
* [[BoomHeadshot Boom Neck-Shot]]: [[spoiler:How he meets his end.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:An accomplice who owes him money tries to end his debt by shooting Ethan in the neck. He dies quickly afterwards.]]
* TheMentor: To Dylan, for a time.
** MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Suffers from this when he's shot by a 'customer'.]]
* PunchClockVillain: He's just doing his job, and is never seen being needlessly cruel. When he's first introduced, he's actually in tears because his 'boss' died.
* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler:Shot in the neck by a lowlife who owed his boss money.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:He's only in the show for a few episodes before being killed.]]
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[[folder:Chuck & Sid]]
!!Chuck & Sid
->'''Played By:''' Nima Ghavami & Christian Bower
Two accomplices of Zane Morgan.
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* [[TheBrute The Brutes]]: They're basically muscle for Zane.
* [[TheQuietOne The Quiet Ones]]: Neither of them have much to say.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: They're rarely seen seperately.
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!The Ford Drug Ring
[[folder:Nick]]
!!Nicholas 'Nick' Ford
->'''Played By:''' Michael [=O'Neil=]
Head of one of the two families that control the drug trade in White Pine Bay and the father of [[spoiler:Miss Watson]].
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* AffablyEvil: When speaking with Norma, Nick comes across as remarkably civil and mildly pleasant. He congratulates her on kicking up a fuss about the bypass at the town meeting.
* BigBad: Of season 2.
** BigBadEnsemble: He and Zane Morgan are the major sources of antagonism in the second season, although they both want each other dead.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Nick is killed by Dylan during a confrontation at his home.]]
* TheChessmaster: Nick arranges [[spoiler:the death of Lee Berman]] to get Norma a seat on the City Council.
* TheDreaded: The major players (Sheriff Romero, the Mayor) know Nick Ford and are very wary of him.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Nick might be a ruthless drug lord, but he did love his daughter and blames himself for the way they left things before her death.
* EvilVersusEvil: Nick is in the middle of an escalating war with Jodi and Zane Morgan's drug ring.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: His drug empire has made him an extremely rich man.
* {{Revenge}}: The reason he's become more visible in town is to find his daughter's killer.
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: Nick is full of regret for the way he and his daughter 'left things'.
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!Other White Pine Bay Residents & Visitors
[[folder:George]]
!!George Heldens
->'''Played By:''' Michael Vartan
Christine's recently divorced brother and a former lawyer. Kind and a little shy by nature, George is pushed toward Norma by his match-making sister and they quickly form a bond.
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* HelloAttorney: He used to be an attorney, and Norma has certainly noticed he's a good-looking fellow.
* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Studied law at Brown.
* LoveInterest: Christine pushes him and Norma toward each other and is determined to set them up.
* NiceGuy: George is helpful, considerate and a perfect gentleman at all times.
* PermaStubble: It seems to be a look that Michael Vartan has written into his contract.
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[[folder:Christine]]
!!Christine Heldens
->'''Played By:''' Rebecca Creskoff
A feisty upper-class woman who takes a liking to Norma and tries to play match-maker for her.
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* FieryRedhead: She's not an angry person, but she's very outspoken and strong-willed. She quits when Norma doesn't get the lead role in the musical she was involved in.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Norma near the end of the Season 2, calling her out on being ungrateful for all her social favors, and after she reckons Norma has revealed her true colors as a 'train-wreck'.
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[[folder:Jiao]]
!!Jiao
->'''Played By:''' Diana Bang
A young Asian woman chained in a basement. [[spoiler:She's kept as a sex slave by Zach Shelby.]]
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* AllThereInTheManual: Her back-story is more thoroughly explored in extra material.
* ButtMonkey: She doesn't have a single moment of happiness in her entire appearance.
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:It's assumed that Shelby killed her, but we haven't seen a body and nobody seems interested in finding her.]]
* SexSlave: She was a 'product' who [[spoiler:Jake Abernathy sold to Shelby as part of the deal to keep the sex slave industry running through White Pine Bay.]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She's never seen after [[spoiler:she escapes from Shelby. The characters presume he killed her.]]
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[[folder:Abernathy]]
!!Jake Abernathy / [[spoiler:Joe Fioretti]]
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/JereBurns
->''"I'm not some moron like Keith Summers. He was the bottom rung, I'm on the top. You understand?"''
A mysterious guest at the motel who appears to be looking for Keith Summers.
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* BigBad: Of Season 1. [[spoiler:He's the man behind Summers and Shelby.]]
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: He's got a coiffed blonde style.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Romero meets with him, apparently to make a new shady deal. When Abernathy relaxes, Romero shoots him four times in the chest, killing him outright.]]
* DangerTakesABackseat: [[spoiler:Pops up right behind Norma to deliver his ultimatum.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: As per usual for a Creator/JereBurns character, he has a talent for sarcasm.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He can only keep up his polite facade for so long and quickly loses his patience.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Behind those thick, nerdy glasses beats the heart of a true psychopath.
* IHaveManyNames: He says this almost word-for-word while speaking with [[spoiler:Romero. Jake Abernathy and Joe Fioretti are both implied to be aliases.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: The real power behind Keith Summers [[spoiler:and Zach Shelby.]]
* NoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:Romero shoots him four times, sending him into the water.]]
* LeanAndMean: He's very thin with sharp, sinister features.
* ObviouslyEvil: He pays only in cash, acts very sketchy and generally creeps everybody out.
* SoftSpokenSadist: He has a very gentle, slow voice that's at fierce contrast to what type of person he truly is.
* WouldHitAGirl: He beats the absolute hell out of Keith Summers' sister off-screen.
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[[folder:Will Decody]]
!!Will Decody
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->'''Played By:''' Ian Hart
Emma's father, a taxidermist and divorcee. A good man at heart, he's nonetheless very protective of his daughter due to her illness.
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* BaldOfAwesome: Will is open of the more morally upright characters on the show, but also a PapaWolf. He's also bald as they come.
* CoolOldGuy: He's more than willing to take the young Norman under his wing and teach him taxidermy.
* GoodParents: Will is a protective, good-natured man who loves his daughter dearly.
* TheMentor: A minor example, but he does train Norman in taxidermy.
* NiceGuy: Will is a good father to his daughter, and helps Norman deal with his issues when he doesn't have to do.
* OverprotectiveDad: At first, but it's quickly averted. He's just a good man who doesn't want his daughter hurt.
* PapaWolf: He's protective of his daughter, and scopes out Norman to make sure he isn't a bad sort.
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[[folder:Peter]]
!!Peter
->'''Played By:''' Martin Cummins
Christine's husband.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Peter thoughtlessly jokes about how Norma's business (and her subsequent hopes and dreams) are about to be destroyed due to the coming bypass (which he supports).
* RichJerk: Aside from being an asshole, he's one of White Pine Bay's wealthy elite.
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[[folder:Jimmy Brennan]]
!!Jimmy Brennan
->'''Played By:''' Michael Rogers
Cody Brennan's abusive, alcoholic father.
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* AbusiveParent: To Cody, whom he verbally berates and beats. When he's not beating his daughter, he's generally neglectful of her.
* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:Norman pushes him down a flight of stairs, accidentally killing him.]]
* TheAlcoholic: There are beer bottles usually strewn around him, and he's consistently drunk. Cody sometimes steals his alcohol and knows what he'll notice missing and what wasn't.
* AssholeVictim: Considering he's an abusive drunk, [[spoiler:he isn't particularly mourned by anyone but his daughter who has mixed feelings on him.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Norman pushes him down the stairs during a confrontation, killing him.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: It comes with the territory of being a drunken child-beating wreck. Romero relates how he knew Jimmy his whole life, and how he was 'angry' for pretty much all of it.
* HairTriggerTemper: Cody is terrified of him because he can fly off the handle from the moment he wakes up.
* PetTheDog: According to Cody, her father does have good aspects. Jimmy and Cody used to watch movies together and he made her laugh. Their relationship has pretty clearly deteriorated.
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[[folder:Keith Summers]]
!!Keith Summers
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->'''Played By:''' [[Creator/WEarlBrown W. Earl Brown]]
The former owner of the Seafairer Motel and the house behind it. He held an extreme bitterness towards Norma Bates and her son, Norman, for purchasing the hotel after he lost it to the bank.
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* AssholeVictim: Aside from [[spoiler:raping Norma]], almost everyone in town seems to agree he was a jerk.
* BeardOfEvil: A stubbly goatee type.
* TheBully: According to Shelby, who describes him as such. In fact, nobody besides Romero seems to care for him much at all.
* CharacterDeath: After he [[spoiler:rapes and taunts Norma, she runs him through with a kitchen knife.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: The bank takes away your motel because you couldn't make payments? Better [[spoiler:rape the new owner.]]
* FatBastard: Easily one of the least, if now ''the'' least, sympathetic characters on the entire show and tubby to go with it.
* FatSlob: He's an overweight, unshaven drunk.
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: His death at Norma's hands.
* HotBlooded: From what we saw, he was an angry jerk who flew off the handle at others.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's an aggressive, slovenly drunk with a penchant for [[spoiler:rape]]. And nobody in town likes him, not even his [[spoiler:partners-in-crime, Shelby and Abernathy.]]
* PostRapeTaunt: [[spoiler:His ill-advised taunt to Norma is what pushes her to murder him.]]
-->''"You liked it."''
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:His rape of Norma is what pegs his murder as somewhat justified in the eyes of the viewers.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: After dying in the first episode, he looms over the rest of the season. He causes Romero to get on Norma's back, and was part of the whole sex-slave town conspiracy. He's mentioned pretty much every episode.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mayor Woodriff]]
!!Mayor Rob Woodriff
->'''Played By:''' Andrew Airlie
The Mayor of White Pine Bay.
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* GenreSavvy: He knows what kind of town he's the Mayor of.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lee Berman]]
!!Lee Berman
->'''Played By:''' Robert Moloney
A city councilman who is widely disliked.
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* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:He's killed on the orders of Nick Ford.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He's rude, condescending and smug. It's little wonder Christine and Nick are impressed when Norma calls him a 'dick' to his face.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler:Lee Berman dies in an apparant car accident; in reality Ford arranged his death.]]
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!!Norman Bates
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Maybe some people don't get to start over."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Freddie Highmore
A smart, quietly funny, handsome and sometimes shy seventeen-year-old boy with an intensely close bond to his mother. Norman is resistant to starting over in a new town, but begins to change his mind as he spread his wings a little.
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!!Norman Bates
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Maybe some people don't get to start over."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Freddie Highmore
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!!Sheriff Alex Romero
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* {{Adorkable}}: Norman is awkward around others but means well. As long as you're not trying to hurt his mother that is...
* BadLiar: Whenever he tries to lie, he avoids eye contact, stammers and even becomes outright aggressive.
** [[spoiler: Averted when he passes the polygraph test ordered by Sheriff Romero.]]
* BerserkButton: Insult Norma in front of Norman, just try it. If you're lucky, you'll be able to defend yourself from a killing blow.
** Anytime a member of the opposite sex shows interest in Norma in front of him.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Norman is polite and nice to most everybody he meets. Most characters don't realize that this shy momma's boy is who they should be worried about angering.
* BigOlEyebrows: See the picture.
* ChickMagnet: Seriously. Every teenage girl seems to want a piece of him for some reason.
* CuteAndPsycho: He's well-mannered, a little shy and even-tempered...but when you hit one of his [[BerserkButton buttons]], he'll do his utmost to ruin you, as [[spoiler:his father, Dylan and Ms Watson found out.]]
* DisappearedDad: His father dies prior to the show.
* TheDutifulSon: In contrast to disobedient rebel Dylan, Norman is usually at his mother's beck and call.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: The show took cues from Anthony Perkins' appearance in the original film and cast the tall, pale, dark-haired Freddie Highmore.
* ExtremeDoormat: Mostly when it comes to his mother. Norman has a hard time saying no to her though he tries sometimes when he believes Norma has really crossed the line. He also goes along with most things others ask him to do as well.
* IncestSubtext: He checks out his mother through a window when she's getting dressed.
* InTheBlood: Every living member of the Bates family [[spoiler: has murdered at least one person in a rage.]]
* MommasBoy: He's practically the poster boy. Norman can't help but act like a jealous, possessive lover with her...and she's the same with him. They both seem to want some measure of freedom from each other, but won't allow the other to have it.
* MommyIssues: After Norma [[spoiler:gets raped, Norman keeps the rapist's tool belt as a memento of it. Even he is unsure of why he did this.]]
* OedipusComplex: He hates it when men show attraction to his mother, and is fiercely protective of her even when she doesn't need it.
* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler:Norman killed his father while he was in a trance.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Norman fares much better in his second fight with Dylan, so much so that one wonders if he's been secretly attending wrestling school.]]
* SplitPersonality: Just like in the original movie, Norman seems to be developing a split personality that takes over whenever Norma is in trouble. Afterwards, Norman can't remember what he did but when he gets into these states he's always violent, refuses to talk to anyone, and very, very dangerous.
* VillainProtagonist: The entire show is based around him before he became a SerialKiller; essentially, his StartOfDarkness is the show.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: With a manipulative mother and a town that keeps threatening to kill him, it's hard not to feel sorry for him even if he [[spoiler:killed his father and most likely killed Miss Watson.]]
* BadLiar: Whenever he tries to lie, he avoids eye contact, stammers and even becomes outright aggressive.
** [[spoiler: Averted when he passes the polygraph test ordered by Sheriff Romero.]]
* BerserkButton: Insult Norma in front of Norman, just try it. If you're lucky, you'll be able to defend yourself from a killing blow.
** Anytime a member of the opposite sex shows interest in Norma in front of him.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Norman is polite and nice to most everybody he meets. Most characters don't realize that this shy momma's boy is who they should be worried about angering.
* BigOlEyebrows: See the picture.
* ChickMagnet: Seriously. Every teenage girl seems to want a piece of him for some reason.
* CuteAndPsycho: He's well-mannered, a little shy and even-tempered...but when you hit one of his [[BerserkButton buttons]], he'll do his utmost to ruin you, as [[spoiler:his father, Dylan and Ms Watson found out.]]
* DisappearedDad: His father dies prior to the show.
* TheDutifulSon: In contrast to disobedient rebel Dylan, Norman is usually at his mother's beck and call.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: The show took cues from Anthony Perkins' appearance in the original film and cast the tall, pale, dark-haired Freddie Highmore.
* ExtremeDoormat: Mostly when it comes to his mother. Norman has a hard time saying no to her though he tries sometimes when he believes Norma has really crossed the line. He also goes along with most things others ask him to do as well.
* IncestSubtext: He checks out his mother through a window when she's getting dressed.
* InTheBlood: Every living member of the Bates family [[spoiler: has murdered at least one person in a rage.]]
* MommasBoy: He's practically the poster boy. Norman can't help but act like a jealous, possessive lover with her...and she's the same with him. They both seem to want some measure of freedom from each other, but won't allow the other to have it.
* MommyIssues: After Norma [[spoiler:gets raped, Norman keeps the rapist's tool belt as a memento of it. Even he is unsure of why he did this.]]
* OedipusComplex: He hates it when men show attraction to his mother, and is fiercely protective of her even when she doesn't need it.
* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler:Norman killed his father while he was in a trance.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Norman fares much better in his second fight with Dylan, so much so that one wonders if he's been secretly attending wrestling school.]]
* SplitPersonality: Just like in the original movie, Norman seems to be developing a split personality that takes over whenever Norma is in trouble. Afterwards, Norman can't remember what he did but when he gets into these states he's always violent, refuses to talk to anyone, and very, very dangerous.
* VillainProtagonist: The entire show is based around him before he became a SerialKiller; essentially, his StartOfDarkness is the show.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: With a manipulative mother and a town that keeps threatening to kill him, it's hard not to feel sorry for him even if he [[spoiler:killed his father and most likely killed Miss Watson.]]
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* {{Adorkable}}: Norman is awkward around others but means well. As long as you're TheAlcoholic: Implied; he's seen drinking in his motel room after brushing his teeth.
* {{Badass}}: He successfully [[spoiler:kills the very dangerous Jake Abernathy.]] He also beats the shit out of AxCrazy Zane.
* BigGood: Of White Pine Way.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Keith Summers, according to Shelby. It seems like they might nottrying to hurt have been much closer than just fishing buddies, however. Romero was born and raised in White Pine Bay, and he knows pretty much everyone.
* CowboyCop: He protects hismother town by [[spoiler:killing the biggest threat, Abernathy and his SexSlave business.]] He frequently goes outside the law to deal with problems and works ''with'' the rival drug empires to maintain some kind of peace.
* CreepyMonotone: He has a very measured, careful way of speaking thatis...
* BadLiar: Whenever he tries to lie, he avoids eye contact, stammers and even becomes outright aggressive.
** [[spoiler: Avertedcan be very off-putting when combined with his DeathGlare.
* DeadpanSnarker: Particularly when he's talking with Norma when they snark back and forth.
* DeathGlare: He's good at these.
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:After Shelby's true nature is revealed, hepasses covers everything up to make himself appear competent. He later arrests Kyle Miller for Miss Watson's murder and lets him get convicted despite being aware of the polygraph test ordered by Sheriff Romero.mounting evidence that throws Miller's 'guilt' into question.]]
*BerserkButton: Insult GoodIsNotNice
* ItsPersonal: He and Keith Summers were friends before his murder.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: When questioning Normain front of Norman, just try it. If you're lucky, you'll be able to defend yourself from a killing blow.
** Anytime a membershe mentions Keith disappearing, but Romero never mentioned anything of the opposite sex shows interest in Norma in front of him.
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*BewareTheNiceOnes: Norman {{Jerkass}}: Romero is polite cold and nice to most everybody he meets. Most characters don't realize that this shy momma's boy is who they should be worried about angering.uninterested. He treats others with mild disdain or outright contempt.
* BigOlEyebrows: See the picture.
* ChickMagnet: Seriously. Every teenage girl seems to want a piece of him** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Possibly, given that he covers for some reason.
* CuteAndPsycho: He's well-mannered, a little shy and even-tempered...but when you hit one of his [[BerserkButton buttons]], he'll do his utmost to ruin you, as [[spoiler:his father, Dylan and Ms Watson found out.]]
* DisappearedDad: His father dies prior to the show.
* TheDutifulSon: In contrast to disobedient rebel Dylan, Norman is usually at his mother's beck and call.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: The show took cues from Anthony Perkins' appearance in the original film and cast the tall, pale, dark-haired Freddie Highmore.
* ExtremeDoormat: Mostly when it comes to his mother. Norman has a hard time saying no to her though he tries sometimes when he believesNorma has really crossed the line. He also goes along with most things others ask him to do as well.
* IncestSubtext: He checks out his mother through a window when she's getting dressed.
* InTheBlood: Every living member of the Bates family [[spoiler: has murdered at least one person in a rage.]]
* MommasBoy: He's practically the poster boy. Norman can't help but act like a jealous, possessive lover with her...and she's the same with him. They both seem to want some measure of freedom from each other, but won't allow the other to have it.
* MommyIssues: After Norma [[spoiler:gets raped, Norman keeps the rapist's tool belt as a memento of it. Even he is unsure of why he did this.]]
* OedipusComplex: He hates it when men show attraction to his mother, and is fiercely protective of hereven when after finding out [[spoiler:that she doesn't need it.
* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler:Normankilled his father while best friend, and when he was in a trance.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Norman fares much better ingoes out of his second fight with Dylan, so much so that one wonders if way to protect Norma and her family from Jake Abernathy.]] His methods are certainly questionable, and he's been secretly attending wrestling school.]]
* SplitPersonality: Just like in the original movie, Normannot a friendly guy, but he seems to be developing have good intentions.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives asplit personality that takes over whenever small one to Norma is in trouble. Afterwards, Norman can't remember when she tries to procure his help. He makes it very clear that they are not friends.
-->''"Are you trying to say that you have something on me? Is that it? Because if you did, that really wouldn't be good for you, okay? I mean I might have to burn you down to the ground, you know? Don't ever try to intimidate me. Don't walk into my office and ask me for political favors based on nothing. You and I have no connection. We're not on the same playing field. Don't ever assume that we are. You don't know what you're doing. Go home, Mrs. Bates."''
* TheSheriff: Of White Pine Bay.
* TheStoic: Norma calls him out on his taciturn nature.
-->'''Norma''': ''"Don't you ever get tired of being so stoic?"''
* TeamSwitzerland: He is very concerned about maintaining the peace between the two rival drug families in town.
* TookALevelInKindness: In Season 2, hedid but when he gets into these states becomes a little more tactful although he's always violent, refuses to talk to anyone, just as stoical. Notably, after [[spoiler:Zane burns his house down and very, very dangerous.
* VillainProtagonist: The entire show is based around him beforehe became a SerialKiller; essentially, his StartOfDarkness is moves into the show.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: With a manipulative motherBates Motel, he tells Norma about the window problem and a town that keeps threatening to kill him, it's hard not to feel sorry for him even if he [[spoiler:killed his father and most likely killed Miss Watson.is generally considerate of her.]]
* {{Badass}}: He successfully [[spoiler:kills the very dangerous Jake Abernathy.]] He also beats the shit out of AxCrazy Zane.
* BigGood: Of White Pine Way.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Keith Summers, according to Shelby. It seems like they might not
* CowboyCop: He protects his
* CreepyMonotone: He has a very measured, careful way of speaking that
* BadLiar: Whenever he tries to lie, he avoids eye contact, stammers and even becomes outright aggressive.
** [[spoiler: Averted
* DeadpanSnarker: Particularly when he's talking with Norma when they snark back and forth.
* DeathGlare: He's good at these.
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:After Shelby's true nature is revealed, he
*
* ItsPersonal: He and Keith Summers were friends before his murder.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: When questioning Norma
** Anytime a member
*
* ChickMagnet: Seriously. Every teenage girl seems to want a piece of him
* CuteAndPsycho: He's well-mannered, a little shy and even-tempered...but when you hit one of his [[BerserkButton buttons]], he'll do his utmost to ruin you, as [[spoiler:his father, Dylan and Ms Watson found out.]]
* DisappearedDad: His father dies prior to the show.
* TheDutifulSon: In contrast to disobedient rebel Dylan, Norman is usually at his mother's beck and call.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: The show took cues from Anthony Perkins' appearance in the original film and cast the tall, pale, dark-haired Freddie Highmore.
* ExtremeDoormat: Mostly when it comes to his mother. Norman has a hard time saying no to her though he tries sometimes when he believes
* IncestSubtext: He checks out his mother through a window when she's getting dressed.
* InTheBlood: Every living member of the Bates family [[spoiler: has murdered at least one person in a rage.]]
* MommasBoy: He's practically the poster boy. Norman can't help but act like a jealous, possessive lover with her...and she's the same with him. They both seem to want some measure of freedom from each other, but won't allow the other to have it.
* MommyIssues: After Norma [[spoiler:gets raped, Norman keeps the rapist's tool belt as a memento of it. Even he is unsure of why he did this.]]
* OedipusComplex: He hates it when men show attraction to his mother, and is fiercely protective of her
* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler:Norman
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Norman fares much better in
* SplitPersonality: Just like in the original movie, Norman
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives a
-->''"Are you trying to say that you have something on me? Is that it? Because if you did, that really wouldn't be good for you, okay? I mean I might have to burn you down to the ground, you know? Don't ever try to intimidate me. Don't walk into my office and ask me for political favors based on nothing. You and I have no connection. We're not on the same playing field. Don't ever assume that we are. You don't know what you're doing. Go home, Mrs. Bates."''
* TheSheriff: Of White Pine Bay.
* TheStoic: Norma calls him out on his taciturn nature.
-->'''Norma''': ''"Don't you ever get tired of being so stoic?"''
* TeamSwitzerland: He is very concerned about maintaining the peace between the two rival drug families in town.
* TookALevelInKindness: In Season 2, he
* VillainProtagonist: The entire show is based around him before
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: With a manipulative mother
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[[folder:Norma]]
!!Norma Bates (née Calhoun)
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"We came here to start over, '''I am starting over!'''"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/VeraFarmiga
->''"What's important is that we're together. As long as we're together, nothing bad can really happen. Right, Norman?"''
The resilient, intelligent, beautiful, complicated and mercurial mother of seventeen-year-old Norman Bates. A contemporary single mother, she is emotionally complex and utterly devoted to her son, constantly juggling her own needs and some hardcore baggage while trying to create a new home in a new town for herself and Norman.
!!Norma Bates (née Calhoun)
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"We came here to start over, '''I am starting over!'''"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/VeraFarmiga
->''"What's important is that we're together. As long as we're together, nothing bad can really happen. Right, Norman?"''
The resilient, intelligent, beautiful, complicated and mercurial mother of seventeen-year-old Norman Bates. A contemporary single mother, she is emotionally complex and utterly devoted to her son, constantly juggling her own needs and some hardcore baggage while trying to create a new home in a new town for herself and Norman.
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!!Norma Bates (née Calhoun)
!!Dep. Zach Shelby
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"We came here to start over, '''I am starting over!'''"'']]
->'''Played By:'''
->''"What's important is that we're together. As long as we're together, nothing bad can really happen. Right, Norman?"''
The resilient, intelligent, beautiful, complicated and mercurial mother of seventeen-year-old Norman Bates. A contemporary single mother, she is emotionally complex and utterly devoted to her son, constantly juggling her own needs and some hardcore baggage while trying to create a new home
->''"The people in this town, they deal with things in a
The young, handsome, clear-eyed deputy of White Pine Bay. He has an immediate attraction to Norma and
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: To Dylan, who she had when she was a teenager.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: She's willing to cover up murder and emotionally blackmail her sons to get what she wants, but she's also motivated by love and devotion. So far, she hasn't intentionally sought out an illegal situation.
* {{Badass}}: She's more than willing to take care of things, even if she's frightened. She was ready to [[spoiler:kill or die in a confrontation with Abernathy.]]
* BerserkButton: Anytime a member of the opposite sex shows interest in Norman in front of her. Their jealousy goes both ways.
* BlondesAreEvil: Or AmbiguouslyEvil.
* BrokenBird: She's had a horrible past, and terrible things keep happening to her. [[spoiler:She was sexually abused by her brother, abused by her husband, raped by Keith Summers, betrayed by Zach Shelby and threatened with death by Jake Abernathy.]]
* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler:With her older brother. It was non-consensual.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Norma has an exasperated wit.
-->''"Who is going to book a room in the 'rape slash murder' motel?"''
* {{Determinator}}: Nothing, not a [[spoiler:rape and murder]], [[spoiler:sex slave business]] or [[spoiler:police corruption]] will stop her from 'starting over'.
* DoomedByCanon: If you're familiar with the [[Film/{{Psycho}} classic film]]'s twist...
* EvilMatriarch: Subverted, to everyone's surprise. Norma wants the best for her sons, and even though she does cross moral boundaries it's due to her deep, psychological damage as opposed to any active malice.
* IncestSubtext: With Norman, who she imagines having sex with Bradley...and that's just the tip of the terrifying, incestuous iceberg.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Keith Summers had it coming]].
* ManipulativeBitch: She isn't exactly TheChessmaster, but Norma is capable of manipulating others into doing what she wants them to with guilt trips and carefully placed lies.
* MamaBear: To Norman, and to a lesser extent, Dylan. She'll do anything to protect them, even kill.
* MsFanservice: She gets her fair share of negligee scenes.
* MyBelovedSmother: To Norman. She inserts herself into every aspect of his life.
* OddFriendship: Seems to have started to develop one with [[spoiler:Emma.]]
* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler:She was sexually assaulted by her brother, and is later raped by Keith Summers in her own kitchen.]]
* SanitySlippage: Unless, of course, the sanity slipped long ago. Still, Norma is capable of keeping it together but her mind is a psychological mess.
* ShipTease: With Sheriff Romero, after their extremely rocky start.
* StepfordSmiler: She tries her utmost to be this, and actually manages to succeed from time to time. Her family aren't fooled.
* WidowWoman: Her husband died prior to the series.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: She's willing to cover up murder and emotionally blackmail her sons to get what she wants, but she's also motivated by love and devotion. So far, she hasn't intentionally sought out an illegal situation.
* {{Badass}}: She's more than willing to take care of things, even if she's frightened. She was ready to [[spoiler:kill or die in a confrontation with Abernathy.]]
* BerserkButton: Anytime a member of the opposite sex shows interest in Norman in front of her. Their jealousy goes both ways.
* BlondesAreEvil: Or AmbiguouslyEvil.
* BrokenBird: She's had a horrible past, and terrible things keep happening to her. [[spoiler:She was sexually abused by her brother, abused by her husband, raped by Keith Summers, betrayed by Zach Shelby and threatened with death by Jake Abernathy.]]
* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler:With her older brother. It was non-consensual.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Norma has an exasperated wit.
-->''"Who is going to book a room in the 'rape slash murder' motel?"''
* {{Determinator}}: Nothing, not a [[spoiler:rape and murder]], [[spoiler:sex slave business]] or [[spoiler:police corruption]] will stop her from 'starting over'.
* DoomedByCanon: If you're familiar with the [[Film/{{Psycho}} classic film]]'s twist...
* EvilMatriarch: Subverted, to everyone's surprise. Norma wants the best for her sons, and even though she does cross moral boundaries it's due to her deep, psychological damage as opposed to any active malice.
* IncestSubtext: With Norman, who she imagines having sex with Bradley...and that's just the tip of the terrifying, incestuous iceberg.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Keith Summers had it coming]].
* ManipulativeBitch: She isn't exactly TheChessmaster, but Norma is capable of manipulating others into doing what she wants them to with guilt trips and carefully placed lies.
* MamaBear: To Norman, and to a lesser extent, Dylan. She'll do anything to protect them, even kill.
* MsFanservice: She gets her fair share of negligee scenes.
* MyBelovedSmother: To Norman. She inserts herself into every aspect of his life.
* OddFriendship: Seems to have started to develop one with [[spoiler:Emma.]]
* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler:She was sexually assaulted by her brother, and is later raped by Keith Summers in her own kitchen.]]
* SanitySlippage: Unless, of course, the sanity slipped long ago. Still, Norma is capable of keeping it together but her mind is a psychological mess.
* ShipTease: With Sheriff Romero, after their extremely rocky start.
* StepfordSmiler: She tries her utmost to be this, and actually manages to succeed from time to time. Her family aren't fooled.
* WidowWoman: Her husband died prior to the series.
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: To Dylan, who she had when she was a teenager.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: She's willingCharacterDeath: [[spoiler:When the Bates family discovers his secrets, Shelby tries to cover up murder and emotionally blackmail her sons kill them all. Fortunately Dylan manages to get what she wants, but she's also motivated by love and devotion. So far, she hasn't intentionally sought outsmart him, shooting him. Shelby stumbles out an illegal situation.
* {{Badass}}: She's more than willingof the house before collapsing dead on the steps to take care of things, even if she's frightened. She was ready to [[spoiler:kill or die in a confrontation with Abernathy.the motel.]]
*BerserkButton: Anytime a member of the opposite CreepyBasement: [[spoiler:Shelby keeps his sex shows interest slave Jiao in Norman in front of her. Their jealousy goes both ways.
* BlondesAreEvil: Or AmbiguouslyEvil.
* BrokenBird: She's had a horrible past, and terrible things keep happening to her. [[spoiler:She was sexually abused by her brother, abused by her husband, raped by Keith Summers, betrayed by Zach Shelby and threatened with death by Jake Abernathy.his basement. His decoration is unsettling.]]
*BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler:With her older brother. It DirtyCop: [[spoiler:He was non-consensual.the business partner of Keith Summers and Jake Abernathy.]]
*DeadpanSnarker: Norma has an exasperated wit.
-->''"Who is going to book a room inDiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:He becomes the 'rape slash murder' motel?"''
* {{Determinator}}: Nothing, not a [[spoiler:rape and murder]], [[spoiler:sex slave business]] or [[spoiler:police corruption]] will stop her from 'starting over'.
* DoomedByCanon: If you're familiar withmain villain for the [[Film/{{Psycho}} classic film]]'s twist...
* EvilMatriarch: Subverted, to everyone's surprise. Norma wants the best for her sons, and even though she does cross moral boundaries it's due to her deep, psychological damage as opposed to any active malice.
* IncestSubtext: With Norman, who she imagines having sex with Bradley...and that's just the tipfirst half of the terrifying, incestuous iceberg.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Keith Summers had it coming]].
* ManipulativeBitch: She isn't exactly TheChessmaster, but Norma is capable of manipulating others into doing what she wants them to with guilt trips and carefully placed lies.
* MamaBear: To Norman, and to a lesser extent, Dylan. She'll do anything to protect them, even kill.
* MsFanservice: She gets her fair share of negligee scenes.
* MyBelovedSmother: To Norman. She inserts herself into every aspect of his life.
* OddFriendship: Seems to have started to develop one with [[spoiler:Emma.season, before being killed by Dylan.]]
*RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler:She was sexually assaulted by her brother, and is later raped by Keith Summers in her own kitchen.EyeScream: [[spoiler:Dylan shoots him through the eye.]]
*SanitySlippage: Unless, of course, FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Shelby is charming and kind, but that's just a disguise for the sanity slipped long ago. Still, Norma is capable of keeping it together but her mind is a psychological mess.
violent rapist he really is.]]
*ShipTease: With NiceGuy: Shelby has an easy smile and accommodating manner, especially in contrast to the cold Sheriff Romero, after their extremely rocky start.
* StepfordSmiler: She tries her utmost to be this, andRomero.[[spoiler:Except it's only surface; he's actually manages an unhinged DirtyCop with a sex slave in his basement.]]
* LawmanGoneBad: [[spoiler:Although it's unclear if he was ever 'good' tosucceed from time to time. Her family aren't fooled.
begin with.]]
*WidowWoman: Her husband died prior to LoveInterest: For Norma in the series.first season.
* RomancingTheWidow: With Norma, whom he latches onto fairly fast.
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: [[spoiler:Shelby is clean-cut and handsome. He's also a rapist with a sex slave in his basement.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After his secret comes out, Shelby becomes very distressed and unhinged, blaming Norma for 'betraying' him.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to talk about him as a character without giving away major parts of his storyline.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: She's willing
* {{Badass}}: She's more than willing
*
* BlondesAreEvil: Or AmbiguouslyEvil.
* BrokenBird: She's had a horrible past, and terrible things keep happening to her. [[spoiler:She was sexually abused by her brother, abused by her husband, raped by Keith Summers, betrayed by Zach Shelby and threatened with death by Jake Abernathy.
*
*
-->''"Who is going to book a room in
* {{Determinator}}: Nothing, not a [[spoiler:rape and murder]], [[spoiler:sex slave business]] or [[spoiler:police corruption]] will stop her from 'starting over'.
* DoomedByCanon: If you're familiar with
* EvilMatriarch: Subverted, to everyone's surprise. Norma wants the best for her sons, and even though she does cross moral boundaries it's due to her deep, psychological damage as opposed to any active malice.
* IncestSubtext: With Norman, who she imagines having sex with Bradley...and that's just the tip
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Keith Summers had it coming]].
* ManipulativeBitch: She isn't exactly TheChessmaster, but Norma is capable of manipulating others into doing what she wants them to with guilt trips and carefully placed lies.
* MamaBear: To Norman, and to a lesser extent, Dylan. She'll do anything to protect them, even kill.
* MsFanservice: She gets her fair share of negligee scenes.
* MyBelovedSmother: To Norman. She inserts herself into every aspect of his life.
* OddFriendship: Seems to have started to develop one with [[spoiler:Emma.
*
*
*
* StepfordSmiler: She tries her utmost to be this, and
* LawmanGoneBad: [[spoiler:Although it's unclear if he was ever 'good' to
*
* RomancingTheWidow: With Norma, whom he latches onto fairly fast.
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: [[spoiler:Shelby is clean-cut and handsome. He's also a rapist with a sex slave in his basement.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After his secret comes out, Shelby becomes very distressed and unhinged, blaming Norma for 'betraying' him.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to talk about him as a character without giving away major parts of his storyline.
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[[folder:Dylan Massett]]
!!Dylan Massett
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[SarcasmMode You know, this is a really nice town you picked here, Norma.]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Max Thieriot
->''"Can I give you some advice? You gotta cut that shit out. "Mother?" Seriously, it... it's just weird."''
Norma’s son by her first marriage and half-brother to Norman, Dylan is an edgy outsider in the Norma/Norman tea party. He’s a lost soul and a drifter who finds himself, by necessity, drifting back into the troubled lives of his mother and brother.
!!Dylan Massett
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[SarcasmMode You know, this is a really nice town you picked here, Norma.]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Max Thieriot
->''"Can I give you some advice? You gotta cut that shit out. "Mother?" Seriously, it... it's just weird."''
Norma’s son by her first marriage and half-brother to Norman, Dylan is an edgy outsider in the Norma/Norman tea party. He’s a lost soul and a drifter who finds himself, by necessity, drifting back into the troubled lives of his mother and brother.
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!!Dylan Massett
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bates_dylan_628.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[SarcasmMode You know, this is a really nice town you picked here, Norma.]]"'']]
!!Deputy Patty Lin
->'''Played By:'''
->''"Can I give you some advice? You gotta cut that shit out. "Mother?" Seriously, it... it's just weird."''
Norma’s son by her first marriage and half-brother to Norman, Dylan is an edgy outsider in the Norma/Norman tea party. He’s a lost soul and a drifter who finds himself, by necessity, drifting back into the troubled lives of his mother and brother.
A deputy working under Sheriff Romero.
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* AloofBigBrother: To Norman. Though honestly it's probably just a "played with" example since Norman really isn't looking for any closeness with him, at least at the start.
* {{Badass}}: Dylan shows himself to be very competent and skilled; he becomes the unofficial 'muscle' of the Bates family.
** He [[spoiler:kills the man who shot Ethan. With a car.]]
** He manages to [[spoiler:kill Shelby even after being shot himself.]]
** Fights [[spoiler:Remo to a standstill while still in recovery from a gunshot wound.]]
** When [[spoiler:attacked by Nick Ford's guys, he saves Zane's life and returns fire.]]
** Fights off [[spoiler:Nick Ford when he is threatening him at gun point and kills him with a fire poker.]]
* BullyingADragon: How much of a dragon Norman is at this point is up for debate, but he's definitely willing to go at you if you talk about his mom, as Dylan does incessantly.
* [[CallingTheOldManOut Calling The Old Lady Out]]: Dylan is more than willing to call Norma out on her various manipulations and guilt trips.
* CarFu: He runs over the guy [[spoiler:who shoots Ethan]].
* ChildByRape: [[spoiler:He's the unintentional son of Norma and her brother Caleb, during Norma's teenage years, when Caleb would rape her.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: It seems that biting sarcasm runs in the family.
* TheDrifter: Dylan pretty much moved from place to place, although for the time being he's settled in White Pine Bay.
* HiddenDepths: He isn't the rebellious punk jerk he first appears to be; Dylan is actually a thoughtful and considerate young man who is very loyal.
* {{Jerkass}}: When we first meet Dylan, he's abrasive, disrespectful and outright insulting toward Norman and Norma.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: When the situation calls for it, Dylan is fiercely protective of his family. It becomes clear that he '''does''' love his family dearly.
* MommyIssues: Despite the distance he tries to create with Norma, Dylan can't get past his issues with his mother either.
* OnlySaneMan: Though compared to Norma and Norman, that isn't saying much.
* TheUnfavourite: He and Norma have a very difficult relationship; it's clear that she prefers the more submissive, polite Norman.
* WellDoneSonGuy: His relationship with Norma is...strained.
* {{Badass}}: Dylan shows himself to be very competent and skilled; he becomes the unofficial 'muscle' of the Bates family.
** He [[spoiler:kills the man who shot Ethan. With a car.]]
** He manages to [[spoiler:kill Shelby even after being shot himself.]]
** Fights [[spoiler:Remo to a standstill while still in recovery from a gunshot wound.]]
** When [[spoiler:attacked by Nick Ford's guys, he saves Zane's life and returns fire.]]
** Fights off [[spoiler:Nick Ford when he is threatening him at gun point and kills him with a fire poker.]]
* BullyingADragon: How much of a dragon Norman is at this point is up for debate, but he's definitely willing to go at you if you talk about his mom, as Dylan does incessantly.
* [[CallingTheOldManOut Calling The Old Lady Out]]: Dylan is more than willing to call Norma out on her various manipulations and guilt trips.
* CarFu: He runs over the guy [[spoiler:who shoots Ethan]].
* ChildByRape: [[spoiler:He's the unintentional son of Norma and her brother Caleb, during Norma's teenage years, when Caleb would rape her.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: It seems that biting sarcasm runs in the family.
* TheDrifter: Dylan pretty much moved from place to place, although for the time being he's settled in White Pine Bay.
* HiddenDepths: He isn't the rebellious punk jerk he first appears to be; Dylan is actually a thoughtful and considerate young man who is very loyal.
* {{Jerkass}}: When we first meet Dylan, he's abrasive, disrespectful and outright insulting toward Norman and Norma.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: When the situation calls for it, Dylan is fiercely protective of his family. It becomes clear that he '''does''' love his family dearly.
* MommyIssues: Despite the distance he tries to create with Norma, Dylan can't get past his issues with his mother either.
* OnlySaneMan: Though compared to Norma and Norman, that isn't saying much.
* TheUnfavourite: He and Norma have a very difficult relationship; it's clear that she prefers the more submissive, polite Norman.
* WellDoneSonGuy: His relationship with Norma is...strained.
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* {{Badass}}: Dylan shows himself to be very competent and skilled; he becomes the unofficial 'muscle' of the Bates family.
** He [[spoiler:kills the man who shot Ethan. With a car.]]
** He manages to [[spoiler:kill Shelby even after being shot himself.]]
** Fights [[spoiler:Remo to a standstill while still in recovery from a gunshot wound.]]
** When [[spoiler:attacked by Nick Ford's guys, he saves Zane's life and returns fire.]]
** Fights off [[spoiler:Nick Ford when he is threatening him at gun point and kills him with a fire poker.]]
* BullyingADragon: How much of a dragon Norman is at this point is up for debate, but he's definitely willing to go at you if you talk about his mom, as Dylan does incessantly.
* [[CallingTheOldManOut Calling The Old Lady Out]]: Dylan is more than willing to call Norma out on her various manipulations and guilt trips.
* CarFu: He runs over the guy [[spoiler:who shoots Ethan]].
* ChildByRape: [[spoiler:He's the unintentional son of Norma and her brother Caleb, during Norma's teenage years, when Caleb would rape her.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: It seems that biting sarcasm runs in the family.
* TheDrifter: Dylan pretty much moved from place to place, although for the time being he's settled in White Pine Bay.
* HiddenDepths: He isn't the rebellious punk jerk he first appears to be; Dylan is actually a thoughtful and considerate young man who is very loyal.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: When the situation calls for it, Dylan is fiercely protective of his family. It becomes clear that he '''does''' love his family dearly.
* MommyIssues: Despite the distance he tries to create with Norma, Dylan can't get past his issues with his mother either.
* OnlySaneMan: Though compared to Norma and Norman, that
* TheUnfavourite: He and Norma have a very difficult relationship; it's clear that she prefers the more submissive, polite
*
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[[folder:Caleb]]
!!Caleb Calhoun
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->'''Played By:''' Kenny Johnson
Norma's estranged brother and Norman's uncle.
!!Caleb Calhoun
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->'''Played By:''' Kenny Johnson
Norma's estranged brother and Norman's uncle.
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!!Caleb Calhoun
[[folder:Emma]]
!!Emma Decody
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm pretty used to things not turning out the way I expect, and making the best of it."'']]
->'''Played By:'''
Norma's estranged brother
->''"You look back, and
A quirky, pretty, intelligent seventeen-year-old girl who has cystic fibrosis and an “old soul”. She gets an almost immediate crush on Norman and is always showing up on his doorstep.
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* BigBrotherBully: Assumed, since he [[spoiler:sexually abused Norma.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Caleb can appear affable and even banal, but underneath he's a terrible human being with a streak of sadism as [[spoiler:evidenced when Norman confronts him, and after disarming the kid Caleb needlessly kicks him when he's down.]]
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: According to Norma he was [[spoiler:sexually abusive]], and he's played by Kenny Johnson who's best known for his HairOfGoldHeartOfGold character on cliche-busting dearly departed cop show TheShield.
* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler:He raped his little sister Norma every day for years.]]
* DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:To Dylan. (in addition to being his uncle).]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Caleb can appear affable and even banal, but underneath he's a terrible human being with a streak of sadism as [[spoiler:evidenced when Norman confronts him, and after disarming the kid Caleb needlessly kicks him when he's down.]]
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: According to Norma he was [[spoiler:sexually abusive]], and he's played by Kenny Johnson who's best known for his HairOfGoldHeartOfGold character on cliche-busting dearly departed cop show TheShield.
* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler:He raped his little sister Norma every day for years.]]
* DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:To Dylan. (in addition to being his uncle).]]
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* BigBrotherBully: Assumed, since he [[spoiler:sexually abused Norma.{{Adorkable}}
* BettyAndVeronica: With Bradley and Cody.
* BrainyBrunette: Emma is highly intelligent and naturally curious; her determination and quick thinking is what helps push forward the plot surrounding Keith Summers and the girl in the basement.
* DeadpanSnarker
* {{Determinator}}: For someone who has cystic fibrosis she can outrun angry pot farmers pretty well. She also takes the initiative when uncovering the mystery regarding Jiao.
* GoodBadGirl: She isn't shocked by the diary Norman keeps because she's "read a lot of manga."
* IllGirl: She has cystic fibrosis, which Norma extensively quizzes her on.
* MeaningfulName: Her subplot involves her deciphering, or "decoding", the human trafficking conspiracy.
* MythologyGag: She shares the same first name as Emma Spool in Psycho II who [[spoiler:made a claim that she was Norman's real Mother.]]
*BitchInSheepsClothing: Caleb can appear affable NiceGirl: Emma is kind, considerate and a lovely person in general. She even banal, but underneath he's a terrible human being with a streak of sadism as [[spoiler:evidenced when Norman confronts him, and feels bad for [[spoiler:still hating Bradley after disarming the kid Caleb needlessly kicks him when he's down.her supposed death.]]
*BlondeGuysAreEvil: According OddFriendship: Seems to Norma he was [[spoiler:sexually abusive]], and he's played by Kenny Johnson who's best known for his HairOfGoldHeartOfGold character on cliche-busting dearly departed cop show TheShield.
* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler:He raped his little sister Norma every day for years.have started to develop one with [[spoiler:Norma.]]
*DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:To Dylan. (in addition to being his uncle).]]PluckyGirl: Things rarely get Emma down. She's resilient and optimistic.
* PuppyDogEyes: Just look at that picture. She has big, brown, shiny eyes that can melt people's defenses.
* UnrequitedTragicMaiden: So far.
* BettyAndVeronica: With Bradley and Cody.
* BrainyBrunette: Emma is highly intelligent and naturally curious; her determination and quick thinking is what helps push forward the plot surrounding Keith Summers and the girl in the basement.
* DeadpanSnarker
* {{Determinator}}: For someone who has cystic fibrosis she can outrun angry pot farmers pretty well. She also takes the initiative when uncovering the mystery regarding Jiao.
* GoodBadGirl: She isn't shocked by the diary Norman keeps because she's "read a lot of manga."
* IllGirl: She has cystic fibrosis, which Norma extensively quizzes her on.
* MeaningfulName: Her subplot involves her deciphering, or "decoding", the human trafficking conspiracy.
* MythologyGag: She shares the same first name as Emma Spool in Psycho II who [[spoiler:made a claim that she was Norman's real Mother.]]
*
*
* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler:He raped his little sister Norma every day for years.
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* PuppyDogEyes: Just look at that picture. She has big, brown, shiny eyes that can melt people's defenses.
* UnrequitedTragicMaiden: So far.
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[[folder:Sam Bates]]
!!Samuel 'Sam' Bates
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->'''Played By:''' David Cubitt
The late husband of Norma Bates and father of Norman Bates. He died six months prior to his family's move to White Pine Bay, and his death was the main reason why they moved.
!!Samuel 'Sam' Bates
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->'''Played By:''' David Cubitt
The late husband of Norma Bates and father of Norman Bates. He died six months prior to his family's move to White Pine Bay, and his death was the main reason why they moved.
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!!Samuel 'Sam' Bates
!!Bradley Martin
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->'''Played By:'''
The late husband of Norma Bates and father of
A beautiful, popular, affluent, seventeen-year-old girl who befriends Norman
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* TheAlcoholic: [[spoiler:In flashbacks, he's always drunk.]]
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He was an abusive, alcoholic jerk.]]
* CharacterDeath: He dies prior to the start of the series. [[spoiler:Norma eventually reveals that Norman killed him during one of his black-outs.]]
* DomesticAbuser: [[spoiler:His abuse of Norma seems to be what prompts Norman to kill him.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler:As is to be expected of a DomesticAbuser with a NeverMyFault attitude.]]
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler:Sam has this attitude, blaming everyone but himself.]]
* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: The Bates' speak of him in fairly neutral terms, with the mild exception of Dylan.
* PosthumousCharacter: His death kicks off the beginning of the show and he's only seen in flashbacks.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He was an abusive, alcoholic jerk.]]
* CharacterDeath: He dies prior to the start of the series. [[spoiler:Norma eventually reveals that Norman killed him during one of his black-outs.]]
* DomesticAbuser: [[spoiler:His abuse of Norma seems to be what prompts Norman to kill him.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler:As is to be expected of a DomesticAbuser with a NeverMyFault attitude.]]
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler:Sam has this attitude, blaming everyone but himself.]]
* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: The Bates' speak of him in fairly neutral terms, with the mild exception of Dylan.
* PosthumousCharacter: His death kicks off the beginning of the show and he's only seen in flashbacks.
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* TheAlcoholic: [[spoiler:In flashbacks, he's always drunk.BettyAndVeronica: With Emma. She's the Veronica, although she's a good-hearted one.
* GenderBlenderName: 'Bradley' is a name more associated with men.
* GiveGeeksAChance: She's one of the first people to befriend Norman and treat him kindly. Of course, this leads to Norman getting a crush on her.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's very blonde, and one of the most morally upright characters.
* NiceGirl: Despite what Norma might say.
* MurderMakesYouCrazy: Her father's murder has driven her to extremes, to the point where [[spoiler:she ends up killing Gil who she suspected of killing her father.]]
*AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He was an abusive, alcoholic jerk.MsFanservice: The camera lingers on her at a yoga class. Justified since Norma and Emma are spying on her, and it's meant to emphasize how 'perfect' she is and how Norma sees her as a threat.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Bradley gets on a literal bus out of town, faking her death before she does so.]]
*CharacterDeath: He dies prior to the start of the series. [[spoiler:Norma eventually reveals that Norman killed him during one of his black-outs.RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Against [[spoiler:her father's killer.]]
*DomesticAbuser: [[spoiler:His abuse of Norma seems to be what prompts TookALevelInBadass: In the second season when she goes on her RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:She sleeps with Normanto kill him.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler:As is to be expected of a DomesticAbuser with a NeverMyFault attitude.]]
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler:Sam has this attitude, blaming everyone but himself.]]
* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: The Bates' speak of him in fairly neutral terms, with the mild exception of Dylan.
* PosthumousCharacter: His death kicks off the beginning of the show and he's only seen in flashbacks.while dating Richard Slymore.]]
* GenderBlenderName: 'Bradley' is a name more associated with men.
* GiveGeeksAChance: She's one of the first people to befriend Norman and treat him kindly. Of course, this leads to Norman getting a crush on her.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's very blonde, and one of the most morally upright characters.
* NiceGirl: Despite what Norma might say.
* MurderMakesYouCrazy: Her father's murder has driven her to extremes, to the point where [[spoiler:she ends up killing Gil who she suspected of killing her father.]]
*
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Bradley gets on a literal bus out of town, faking her death before she does so.]]
*
*
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:She sleeps with Norman
* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler:As is to be expected of a DomesticAbuser with a NeverMyFault attitude.]]
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler:Sam has this attitude, blaming everyone but himself.]]
* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: The Bates' speak of him in fairly neutral terms, with the mild exception of Dylan.
* PosthumousCharacter: His death kicks off the beginning of the show and he's only seen in flashbacks.
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!White Pine Bay Law Enforcement
[[folder:Sheriff Romero]]
!!Sheriff Alex Romero
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am the last person who you want on your bad side, Mrs. Bates."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/NestorCarbonell
->''"You and I have no connection. We're not on the same playing field. Don't ever assume that we are."''
The Sheriff of White Pine Bay, Romero is the “moral” center of the town, although morality is often a shifting line here. Imposing and discerning, he gets involved in Norma Bates’ life after an unfortunate incident at the motel.
[[folder:Sheriff Romero]]
!!Sheriff Alex Romero
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am the last person who you want on your bad side, Mrs. Bates."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/NestorCarbonell
->''"You and I have no connection. We're not on the same playing field. Don't ever assume that we are."''
The Sheriff of White Pine Bay, Romero is the “moral” center of the town, although morality is often a shifting line here. Imposing and discerning, he gets involved in Norma Bates’ life after an unfortunate incident at the motel.
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[[folder:Sheriff Romero]]
!!Sheriff Alex Romero
!!Miss Blaire Watson
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->''"You
The young, compassionate and
The Sheriff of White Pine Bay, Romero is the “moral” center of the town, although morality is often a shifting line here. Imposing and discerning, he gets involved in Norma Bates’ life after an unfortunate incident at the motel.
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* TheAlcoholic: Implied; he's seen drinking in his motel room after brushing his teeth.
* {{Badass}}: He successfully [[spoiler:kills the very dangerous Jake Abernathy.]] He also beats the shit out of AxCrazy Zane.
* BigGood: Of White Pine Way.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Keith Summers, according to Shelby. It seems like they might not have been much closer than just fishing buddies, however. Romero was born and raised in White Pine Bay, and he knows pretty much everyone.
* CowboyCop: He protects his town by [[spoiler:killing the biggest threat, Abernathy and his SexSlave business.]] He frequently goes outside the law to deal with problems and works ''with'' the rival drug empires to maintain some kind of peace.
* CreepyMonotone: He has a very measured, careful way of speaking that can be very off-putting when combined with his DeathGlare.
* DeadpanSnarker: Particularly when he's talking with Norma when they snark back and forth.
* DeathGlare: He's good at these.
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:After Shelby's true nature is revealed, he covers everything up to make himself appear competent. He later arrests Kyle Miller for Miss Watson's murder and lets him get convicted despite being aware of the mounting evidence that throws Miller's 'guilt' into question.]]
* GoodIsNotNice
* ItsPersonal: He and Keith Summers were friends before his murder.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: When questioning Norma she mentions Keith disappearing, but Romero never mentioned anything of the sort.
* {{Jerkass}}: Romero is cold and uninterested. He treats others with mild disdain or outright contempt.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Possibly, given that he covers for Norma even after finding out [[spoiler:that she killed his best friend, and when he goes out of his way to protect Norma and her family from Jake Abernathy.]] His methods are certainly questionable, and he's not a friendly guy, but he seems to have good intentions.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives a small one to Norma when she tries to procure his help. He makes it very clear that they are not friends.
-->''"Are you trying to say that you have something on me? Is that it? Because if you did, that really wouldn't be good for you, okay? I mean I might have to burn you down to the ground, you know? Don't ever try to intimidate me. Don't walk into my office and ask me for political favors based on nothing. You and I have no connection. We're not on the same playing field. Don't ever assume that we are. You don't know what you're doing. Go home, Mrs. Bates."''
* TheSheriff: Of White Pine Bay.
* TheStoic: Norma calls him out on his taciturn nature.
-->'''Norma''': ''"Don't you ever get tired of being so stoic?"''
* TeamSwitzerland: He is very concerned about maintaining the peace between the two rival drug families in town.
* TookALevelInKindness: In Season 2, he becomes a little more tactful although he's just as stoical. Notably, after [[spoiler:Zane burns his house down and he moves into the Bates Motel, he tells Norma about the window problem and is generally considerate of her.]]
* {{Badass}}: He successfully [[spoiler:kills the very dangerous Jake Abernathy.]] He also beats the shit out of AxCrazy Zane.
* BigGood: Of White Pine Way.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Keith Summers, according to Shelby. It seems like they might not have been much closer than just fishing buddies, however. Romero was born and raised in White Pine Bay, and he knows pretty much everyone.
* CowboyCop: He protects his town by [[spoiler:killing the biggest threat, Abernathy and his SexSlave business.]] He frequently goes outside the law to deal with problems and works ''with'' the rival drug empires to maintain some kind of peace.
* CreepyMonotone: He has a very measured, careful way of speaking that can be very off-putting when combined with his DeathGlare.
* DeadpanSnarker: Particularly when he's talking with Norma when they snark back and forth.
* DeathGlare: He's good at these.
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:After Shelby's true nature is revealed, he covers everything up to make himself appear competent. He later arrests Kyle Miller for Miss Watson's murder and lets him get convicted despite being aware of the mounting evidence that throws Miller's 'guilt' into question.]]
* GoodIsNotNice
* ItsPersonal: He and Keith Summers were friends before his murder.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: When questioning Norma she mentions Keith disappearing, but Romero never mentioned anything of the sort.
* {{Jerkass}}: Romero is cold and uninterested. He treats others with mild disdain or outright contempt.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Possibly, given that he covers for Norma even after finding out [[spoiler:that she killed his best friend, and when he goes out of his way to protect Norma and her family from Jake Abernathy.]] His methods are certainly questionable, and he's not a friendly guy, but he seems to have good intentions.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives a small one to Norma when she tries to procure his help. He makes it very clear that they are not friends.
-->''"Are you trying to say that you have something on me? Is that it? Because if you did, that really wouldn't be good for you, okay? I mean I might have to burn you down to the ground, you know? Don't ever try to intimidate me. Don't walk into my office and ask me for political favors based on nothing. You and I have no connection. We're not on the same playing field. Don't ever assume that we are. You don't know what you're doing. Go home, Mrs. Bates."''
* TheSheriff: Of White Pine Bay.
* TheStoic: Norma calls him out on his taciturn nature.
-->'''Norma''': ''"Don't you ever get tired of being so stoic?"''
* TeamSwitzerland: He is very concerned about maintaining the peace between the two rival drug families in town.
* TookALevelInKindness: In Season 2, he becomes a little more tactful although he's just as stoical. Notably, after [[spoiler:Zane burns his house down and he moves into the Bates Motel, he tells Norma about the window problem and is generally considerate of her.]]
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* TheAlcoholic: Implied; he's seen drinking CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Miss Watson has her throat slashed in his motel room after brushing his teeth.
* {{Badass}}: He successfully [[spoiler:killsthe very dangerous Jake Abernathy.]] He also beats the shit out of AxCrazy Zane.
* BigGood: Of White Pine Way.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Keith Summers, according to Shelby. It seems like they might not have been much closer than just fishing buddies, however. Romero was born and raised in White Pine Bay, and he knows pretty much everyone.
* CowboyCop: He protects his town by [[spoiler:killing the biggest threat, Abernathy and his SexSlave business.]] He frequently goes outside the law to deal with problems and works ''with'' the rival drug empires to maintain some kind of peace.
* CreepyMonotone: He has a very measured, careful way of speaking that can be very off-putting when combined with his DeathGlare.
* DeadpanSnarker: Particularly when he's talking with Norma when they snark back and forth.
* DeathGlare: He's good at these.
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:After Shelby's true nature is revealed, he covers everything up to make himself appear competent. He later arrests Kyle Miller for Miss Watson's murder and lets him get convicted despite being aware of the mounting evidence that throws Miller's 'guilt' into question.season 1 finale.]]
*GoodIsNotNice
* ItsPersonal: He and Keith Summers were friends before his murder.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: When questioning Norma she mentions Keith disappearing, but Romero never mentioned anything of the sort.
* {{Jerkass}}: Romero is cold and uninterested. He treats others with mild disdain or outright contempt.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Possibly, given that he covers for Norma even after finding out [[spoiler:that she killed his best friend, and when he goes out of his way to protect Norma and her family from Jake Abernathy.]] His methods are certainly questionable, and he's not a friendly guy, but he seems to have good intentions.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives a small one to Norma when she tries to procure his help. He makes it very clear that they are not friends.
-->''"Are you trying to say that you have something on me? Is that it? Because if you did, that really wouldn't be good for you, okay? I mean I might have to burn you down to the ground, you know? Don't ever try to intimidate me. Don't walk into my office and ask me for political favors based on nothing. You and I have no connection. We're not on the same playing field. Don't ever assume that we are. You don't know what you're doing. Go home, Mrs. Bates."''
* TheSheriff: Of White Pine Bay.
* TheStoic: Norma calls him out on his taciturn nature.
-->'''Norma''': ''"Don't you ever get tired of being so stoic?"''
* TeamSwitzerland: He isTheHeart: She's clearly very concerned about maintaining for the peace between well-being of all her students.
* HiddenDepths: Her aggressive argument with someone over thetwo rival phone, suggesting she isn't as well put together as she seems.
* HotTeacher: Unsurprisingly, she is the object of Norman's sexual fantasies.
* LadyInRed: Her outfit for the dance in the first season finale.
* MafiaPrincess: [[spoiler:She's the daughter of drugfamilies kingpin Nick Ford.]]
* MsFanservice: Mostly intown.
Norman's fantasies, but also in the finale when she wears a low-cut red dress and later [[spoiler:undresses in front of Norman.]]
*TookALevelInKindness: In Season 2, he becomes NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: With her students.
* PuppyDogEyes: She has very expressive eyes, particularly when shocked by something Norman's doing.
* ReallyGetsAround: After [[spoiler:her death, it transpires that she had alittle more tactful although he's just as stoical. Notably, tendency to sleep around. Blair Watson had relationships/one-night stands with Gil Turner, Jerry Martin, a drug dealer named Kyle, and a previously undisclosed fourth person that turns out to be Norman, who killed her after [[spoiler:Zane burns his house down encouragement from "Mother."]]
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:She's killed in the season 1 finale this way.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Gil andhe moves into Jerry Martin, who worked for the Bates Motel, he tells Norma about Wilson Drug Ring. Her father is the window problem and is generally considerate head of her.the Ford Drug Ring]].
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: She apparently had issues with her father.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:She's revealed to have been dating Gil while having an affair with Bradley's father.]]
* {{Badass}}: He successfully [[spoiler:kills
* BigGood: Of White Pine Way.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Keith Summers, according to Shelby. It seems like they might not have been much closer than just fishing buddies, however. Romero was born and raised in White Pine Bay, and he knows pretty much everyone.
* CowboyCop: He protects his town by [[spoiler:killing the biggest threat, Abernathy and his SexSlave business.]] He frequently goes outside the law to deal with problems and works ''with'' the rival drug empires to maintain some kind of peace.
* CreepyMonotone: He has a very measured, careful way of speaking that can be very off-putting when combined with his DeathGlare.
* DeadpanSnarker: Particularly when he's talking with Norma when they snark back and forth.
* DeathGlare: He's good at these.
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:After Shelby's true nature is revealed, he covers everything up to make himself appear competent. He later arrests Kyle Miller for Miss Watson's murder and lets him get convicted despite being aware of the mounting evidence that throws Miller's 'guilt' into question.
*
* ItsPersonal: He and Keith Summers were friends before his murder.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: When questioning Norma she mentions Keith disappearing, but Romero never mentioned anything of the sort.
* {{Jerkass}}: Romero is cold and uninterested. He treats others with mild disdain or outright contempt.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Possibly, given that he covers for Norma even after finding out [[spoiler:that she killed his best friend, and when he goes out of his way to protect Norma and her family from Jake Abernathy.]] His methods are certainly questionable, and he's not a friendly guy, but he seems to have good intentions.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives a small one to Norma when she tries to procure his help. He makes it very clear that they are not friends.
-->''"Are you trying to say that you have something on me? Is that it? Because if you did, that really wouldn't be good for you, okay? I mean I might have to burn you down to the ground, you know? Don't ever try to intimidate me. Don't walk into my office and ask me for political favors based on nothing. You and I have no connection. We're not on the same playing field. Don't ever assume that we are. You don't know what you're doing. Go home, Mrs. Bates."''
* TheSheriff: Of White Pine Bay.
* TheStoic: Norma calls him out on his taciturn nature.
-->'''Norma''': ''"Don't you ever get tired of being so stoic?"''
* TeamSwitzerland: He is
* HiddenDepths: Her aggressive argument with someone over the
* HotTeacher: Unsurprisingly, she is the object of Norman's sexual fantasies.
* LadyInRed: Her outfit for the dance in the first season finale.
* MafiaPrincess: [[spoiler:She's the daughter of drug
* MsFanservice: Mostly in
*
* PuppyDogEyes: She has very expressive eyes, particularly when shocked by something Norman's doing.
* ReallyGetsAround: After [[spoiler:her death, it transpires that she had a
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:She's killed in the season 1 finale this way.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Gil and
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: She apparently had issues with her father.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:She's revealed to have been dating Gil while having an affair with Bradley's father.]]
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[[folder:Deputy Shelby]]
!!Dep. Zach Shelby
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->'''Played By:''' Mike Vogel
->''"The people in this town, they deal with things in a different way... but it gets dealt with."''
The young, handsome, clear-eyed deputy of White Pine Bay. He has an immediate attraction to Norma and finds himself drawn into her life and wanting to take care of her.
!!Dep. Zach Shelby
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->'''Played By:''' Mike Vogel
->''"The people in this town, they deal with things in a different way... but it gets dealt with."''
The young, handsome, clear-eyed deputy of White Pine Bay. He has an immediate attraction to Norma and finds himself drawn into her life and wanting to take care of her.
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!!Dep. Zach Shelby
!!Cody Brennan
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->'''Played By:'''
->''"The people in this town, they deal
A party girl whose own family troubles create a bond with
The young, handsome, clear-eyed deputy of White Pine Bay. He has an immediate attraction to Norma and finds himself drawn into her life and wanting to take care of her.
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* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:When the Bates family discovers his secrets, Shelby tries to kill them all. Fortunately Dylan manages to outsmart him, shooting him. Shelby stumbles out of the house before collapsing dead on the steps to the motel.]]
* CreepyBasement: [[spoiler:Shelby keeps his sex slave Jiao in his basement. His decoration is unsettling.]]
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:He was the business partner of Keith Summers and Jake Abernathy.]]
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:He becomes the main villain for the first half of the season, before being killed by Dylan.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Dylan shoots him through the eye.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Shelby is charming and kind, but that's just a disguise for the violent rapist he really is.]]
* NiceGuy: Shelby has an easy smile and accommodating manner, especially in contrast to the cold Sheriff Romero.[[spoiler:Except it's only surface; he's actually an unhinged DirtyCop with a sex slave in his basement.]]
* LawmanGoneBad: [[spoiler:Although it's unclear if he was ever 'good' to begin with.]]
* LoveInterest: For Norma in the first season.
* RomancingTheWidow: With Norma, whom he latches onto fairly fast.
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: [[spoiler:Shelby is clean-cut and handsome. He's also a rapist with a sex slave in his basement.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After his secret comes out, Shelby becomes very distressed and unhinged, blaming Norma for 'betraying' him.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to talk about him as a character without giving away major parts of his storyline.
* CreepyBasement: [[spoiler:Shelby keeps his sex slave Jiao in his basement. His decoration is unsettling.]]
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:He was the business partner of Keith Summers and Jake Abernathy.]]
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:He becomes the main villain for the first half of the season, before being killed by Dylan.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Dylan shoots him through the eye.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Shelby is charming and kind, but that's just a disguise for the violent rapist he really is.]]
* NiceGuy: Shelby has an easy smile and accommodating manner, especially in contrast to the cold Sheriff Romero.[[spoiler:Except it's only surface; he's actually an unhinged DirtyCop with a sex slave in his basement.]]
* LawmanGoneBad: [[spoiler:Although it's unclear if he was ever 'good' to begin with.]]
* LoveInterest: For Norma in the first season.
* RomancingTheWidow: With Norma, whom he latches onto fairly fast.
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: [[spoiler:Shelby is clean-cut and handsome. He's also a rapist with a sex slave in his basement.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After his secret comes out, Shelby becomes very distressed and unhinged, blaming Norma for 'betraying' him.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to talk about him as a character without giving away major parts of his storyline.
to:
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:When the Bates family discovers his secrets, Shelby AbusiveParents: She's absolutely terrified of her father, who's been seen to be verbally and physically abusive.
* BrokenBird: As much as she tries tokill them all. Fortunately Dylan manages hide it, she's been damaged by her life with an abusive father.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: A variation.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being sharp-tongued and a ToxicFriendInfluence tooutsmart him, shooting him. Shelby stumbles Norman, she is starting to care for Norman, and we ultimately find out the reason for her troubles is because of abuse from her father.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Portrayed in a more realistic light. She's impulsive and cool, but also has a host of issues and is a ToxicFriendInfluence for Norman.
* MissingMom: Her mother is out of thehouse before collapsing dead on the steps picture.
* LoveInterest: For Norman.
* PutOnABus: After [[spoiler:Norman kills her father, she goes tothe motel.live with her aunt in Indiana.]]
*CreepyBasement: [[spoiler:Shelby keeps ToxicFriendInfluence: To Norman. She encourages his sex slave Jiao in his basement. His decoration is unsettling.]]
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:He was the business partner of Keith Summers and Jake Abernathy.]]
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:He becomes the main villain for the first half of the season, before being killed by Dylan.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Dylan shoots him through the eye.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Shelby is charming and kind, but that's just a disguise for theviolent rapist he really is.]]
* NiceGuy: Shelby has an easy smile and accommodating manner, especially in contrast to the cold Sheriff Romero.[[spoiler:Except it's only surface; he's actually an unhinged DirtyCop with a sex slave in his basement.]]
* LawmanGoneBad: [[spoiler:Although it's unclear if he was ever 'good' to begin with.]]
* LoveInterest: For Norma in the first season.
* RomancingTheWidow: With Norma, whom he latches onto fairly fast.
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: [[spoiler:Shelby is clean-cut and handsome. He's also a rapist with a sex slave in his basement.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After his secret comes out, Shelby becomes very distressed and unhinged, blaming Norma for 'betraying' him.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to talk about him as a character without giving away major parts of his storyline.side.
* BrokenBird: As much as she tries to
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: A variation.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being sharp-tongued and a ToxicFriendInfluence to
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Portrayed in a more realistic light. She's impulsive and cool, but also has a host of issues and is a ToxicFriendInfluence for Norman.
* MissingMom: Her mother is out of the
* LoveInterest: For Norman.
* PutOnABus: After [[spoiler:Norman kills her father, she goes to
*
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:He was the business partner of Keith Summers and Jake Abernathy.]]
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:He becomes the main villain for the first half of the season, before being killed by Dylan.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Dylan shoots him through the eye.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Shelby is charming and kind, but that's just a disguise for the
* NiceGuy: Shelby has an easy smile and accommodating manner, especially in contrast to the cold Sheriff Romero.[[spoiler:Except it's only surface; he's actually an unhinged DirtyCop with a sex slave in his basement.]]
* LawmanGoneBad: [[spoiler:Although it's unclear if he was ever 'good' to begin with.]]
* LoveInterest: For Norma in the first season.
* RomancingTheWidow: With Norma, whom he latches onto fairly fast.
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: [[spoiler:Shelby is clean-cut and handsome. He's also a rapist with a sex slave in his basement.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After his secret comes out, Shelby becomes very distressed and unhinged, blaming Norma for 'betraying' him.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to talk about him as a character without giving away major parts of his storyline.
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[[folder:Patty Lin]]
!!Deputy Patty Lin
->'''Played By:''' Agam Darshi
A deputy working under Sheriff Romero.
!!Deputy Patty Lin
->'''Played By:''' Agam Darshi
A deputy working under Sheriff Romero.
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!!Deputy Patty Lin
!!Richard Slymore
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->'''Played By:'''
A deputy working under Sheriff Romero.
The boyfriend of Bradley Martin.
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* {{Jerkass}}: She isn't outright insulting, but she's quite stand-offish with Norman.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Lin seems to be the new deputy for Romero to play off [[spoiler:now that Shelby is dead.]]
* ReplacementGoldfish: Lin seems to be the new deputy for Romero to play off [[spoiler:now that Shelby is dead.]]
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* {{Jerkass}}: She isn't outright insulting, but she's quite stand-offish AdvertisedExtra: You'd be forgiven for forgetting his entire existence.
* CrazyJealousGuy: He beats up Norman in retaliation for [[spoiler:sleeping withNorman.
Bradley.]]
*ReplacementGoldfish: Lin seems to be NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Richard unleashes one on Norman as revenge for [[spoiler:being the new deputy for Romero to play off [[spoiler:now 'other man' that Shelby is dead.]]Bradley slept with.]]
* SatelliteCharacter: He has basically no character beyond 'angry', and exists mostly in the peripheral to Bradley.
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* SatelliteCharacter: He has basically no character beyond 'angry', and exists mostly in the peripheral to Bradley.
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!White Pine Bay High School
[[folder:Emma]]
!!Emma Decody
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm pretty used to things not turning out the way I expect, and making the best of it."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Olivia Cooke
->''"You look back, and you realize how small you are in the world."''
A quirky, pretty, intelligent seventeen-year-old girl who has cystic fibrosis and an “old soul”. She gets an almost immediate crush on Norman and is always showing up on his doorstep.
[[folder:Emma]]
!!Emma Decody
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm pretty used to things not turning out the way I expect, and making the best of it."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Olivia Cooke
->''"You look back, and you realize how small you are in the world."''
A quirky, pretty, intelligent seventeen-year-old girl who has cystic fibrosis and an “old soul”. She gets an almost immediate crush on Norman and is always showing up on his doorstep.
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[[folder:Emma]]
!!Emma Decody
[[folder:Jodi]]
!!Jodi Morgan
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->''"You look back,
The beautiful and
A quirky, pretty, intelligent seventeen-year-old girl who has cystic fibrosis and an “old soul”. She gets an almost immediate crush on Norman and is always showing up on his doorstep.
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* {{Adorkable}}
* BettyAndVeronica: With Bradley and Cody.
* BrainyBrunette: Emma is highly intelligent and naturally curious; her determination and quick thinking is what helps push forward the plot surrounding Keith Summers and the girl in the basement.
* DeadpanSnarker
* {{Determinator}}: For someone who has cystic fibrosis she can outrun angry pot farmers pretty well. She also takes the initiative when uncovering the mystery regarding Jiao.
* GoodBadGirl: She isn't shocked by the diary Norman keeps because she's "read a lot of manga."
* IllGirl: She has cystic fibrosis, which Norma extensively quizzes her on.
* MeaningfulName: Her subplot involves her deciphering, or "decoding", the human trafficking conspiracy.
* MythologyGag: She shares the same first name as Emma Spool in Psycho II who [[spoiler:made a claim that she was Norman's real Mother.]]
* NiceGirl: Emma is kind, considerate and a lovely person in general. She even feels bad for [[spoiler:still hating Bradley after her supposed death.]]
* OddFriendship: Seems to have started to develop one with [[spoiler:Norma.]]
* PluckyGirl: Things rarely get Emma down. She's resilient and optimistic.
* PuppyDogEyes: Just look at that picture. She has big, brown, shiny eyes that can melt people's defenses.
* UnrequitedTragicMaiden: So far.
* BettyAndVeronica: With Bradley and Cody.
* BrainyBrunette: Emma is highly intelligent and naturally curious; her determination and quick thinking is what helps push forward the plot surrounding Keith Summers and the girl in the basement.
* DeadpanSnarker
* {{Determinator}}: For someone who has cystic fibrosis she can outrun angry pot farmers pretty well. She also takes the initiative when uncovering the mystery regarding Jiao.
* GoodBadGirl: She isn't shocked by the diary Norman keeps because she's "read a lot of manga."
* IllGirl: She has cystic fibrosis, which Norma extensively quizzes her on.
* MeaningfulName: Her subplot involves her deciphering, or "decoding", the human trafficking conspiracy.
* MythologyGag: She shares the same first name as Emma Spool in Psycho II who [[spoiler:made a claim that she was Norman's real Mother.]]
* NiceGirl: Emma is kind, considerate and a lovely person in general. She even feels bad for [[spoiler:still hating Bradley after her supposed death.]]
* OddFriendship: Seems to have started to develop one with [[spoiler:Norma.]]
* PluckyGirl: Things rarely get Emma down. She's resilient and optimistic.
* PuppyDogEyes: Just look at that picture. She has big, brown, shiny eyes that can melt people's defenses.
* UnrequitedTragicMaiden: So far.
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* {{Adorkable}}
* BettyAndVeronica: With Bradley and Cody.
* BrainyBrunette: Emma is highly intelligent and naturally curious; her determination and quick thinking is what helps push forwardAffablyEvil: Jodi might be the plot surrounding Keith Summers and the girl little-seen head of a drug family that murders it's enemies in the basement.
* DeadpanSnarker
* {{Determinator}}: For someone who has cystic fibrosis she can outrun angry pot farmers pretty well. She also takes the initiative when uncovering the mystery regarding Jiao.
* GoodBadGirl: She isn't shocked by the diary Norman keeps becausecold blood, but she's "read a lot of manga."
also funny and charming.
*IllGirl: She has cystic fibrosis, which Norma extensively quizzes BlondesAreEvil: Like her on.
brother, Zane.
*MeaningfulName: Her subplot involves CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Her own brother Zane shoots and kills her deciphering, or "decoding", so he can take over the human trafficking conspiracy.
* MythologyGag: She shares the same first name as Emma Spool in Psycho II who [[spoiler:made a claim that she was Norman's real Mother.drug ring.]]
*NiceGirl: Emma CoolShades: Sports a pair of them from time to time.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Jodi knows her brother iskind, considerate an idiot screw-up, but she does love him.
* EvilVersusEvil: [[spoiler:Gil's death]] anda lovely person in general. She even feels bad for [[spoiler:still hating Bradley after her supposed death.]]
* OddFriendship: Seems toZane's antics have started to develop one dragged her drug ring into a quickly escalating war with [[spoiler:Norma.]]
Nick Ford's rival drug empire.
*PluckyGirl: Things rarely get Emma down. InadequateInheritor: She fears that she's unable to run the drug business the way her parents did, but she's much more competent than Zane would be.
* PetTheDog: Quite literally; she owns several dogs who she greets affectionately.
* PragmaticVillainy: Jodi operates on straight logic, and it's been good for her business.
* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Woman Behind The Man]]: She'sresilient the one controlling the drug business, giving orders to Gil and optimistic.
* PuppyDogEyes: Just look at that picture. She has big, brown, shiny eyes that can melt people's defenses.
* UnrequitedTragicMaiden: So far.others.
* BettyAndVeronica: With Bradley and Cody.
* BrainyBrunette: Emma is highly intelligent and naturally curious; her determination and quick thinking is what helps push forward
* DeadpanSnarker
* {{Determinator}}: For someone who has cystic fibrosis she can outrun angry pot farmers pretty well. She also takes the initiative when uncovering the mystery regarding Jiao.
* GoodBadGirl: She isn't shocked by the diary Norman keeps because
*
*
* MythologyGag: She shares the same first name as Emma Spool in Psycho II who [[spoiler:made a claim that she was Norman's real Mother.
*
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Jodi knows her brother is
* EvilVersusEvil: [[spoiler:Gil's death]] and
* OddFriendship: Seems to
*
* PetTheDog: Quite literally; she owns several dogs who she greets affectionately.
* PragmaticVillainy: Jodi operates on straight logic, and it's been good for her business.
* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Woman Behind The Man]]: She's
* PuppyDogEyes: Just look at that picture. She has big, brown, shiny eyes that can melt people's defenses.
* UnrequitedTragicMaiden: So far.
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[[folder:Bradley]]
!!Bradley Martin
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->'''Played By:''' Nicola Peltz
A beautiful, popular, affluent, seventeen-year-old girl who befriends Norman out of kindness, but is ultimately surprised to find herself drawn to him in other, deeper ways.
!!Bradley Martin
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->'''Played By:''' Nicola Peltz
A beautiful, popular, affluent, seventeen-year-old girl who befriends Norman out of kindness, but is ultimately surprised to find herself drawn to him in other, deeper ways.
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!!Bradley Martin
!!Zane Morgan
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->'''Played By:'''
A beautiful, popular, affluent, seventeen-year-old girl who befriends Norman out of kindness, but is ultimately surprised to find herself drawn to him in other, deeper ways.
An ex-convict, Remo and Dylan's new boss, with an eye on Ford's drug business
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* BettyAndVeronica: With Emma. She's the Veronica, although she's a good-hearted one.
* GenderBlenderName: 'Bradley' is a name more associated with men.
* GiveGeeksAChance: She's one of the first people to befriend Norman and treat him kindly. Of course, this leads to Norman getting a crush on her.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's very blonde, and one of the most morally upright characters.
* NiceGirl: Despite what Norma might say.
* MurderMakesYouCrazy: Her father's murder has driven her to extremes, to the point where [[spoiler:she ends up killing Gil who she suspected of killing her father.]]
* MsFanservice: The camera lingers on her at a yoga class. Justified since Norma and Emma are spying on her, and it's meant to emphasize how 'perfect' she is and how Norma sees her as a threat.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Bradley gets on a literal bus out of town, faking her death before she does so.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Against [[spoiler:her father's killer.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: In the second season when she goes on her RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:She sleeps with Norman while dating Richard Slymore.]]
* GenderBlenderName: 'Bradley' is a name more associated with men.
* GiveGeeksAChance: She's one of the first people to befriend Norman and treat him kindly. Of course, this leads to Norman getting a crush on her.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's very blonde, and one of the most morally upright characters.
* NiceGirl: Despite what Norma might say.
* MurderMakesYouCrazy: Her father's murder has driven her to extremes, to the point where [[spoiler:she ends up killing Gil who she suspected of killing her father.]]
* MsFanservice: The camera lingers on her at a yoga class. Justified since Norma and Emma are spying on her, and it's meant to emphasize how 'perfect' she is and how Norma sees her as a threat.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Bradley gets on a literal bus out of town, faking her death before she does so.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Against [[spoiler:her father's killer.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: In the second season when she goes on her RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:She sleeps with Norman while dating Richard Slymore.]]
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* BettyAndVeronica: With Emma. She's BeardOfEvil: He has one.
* BigBad: Of Season 2.
** BigBadEnsemble: Zane and Nick Ford are theVeronica, major sources of antagonism in the second season, although she's they both want each other dead.
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: He's agood-hearted one.
bottle-blonde sociopath.
*GenderBlenderName: 'Bradley' is CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:He kills his own sister Jodi during a name more associated shootout with men.
* GiveGeeksAChance: She's one ofthe first people to befriend Norman and treat him kindly. Of course, this leads to Norman getting a crush intent on her.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's very blonde, and one oftaking over the most morally upright characters.
business.]]
*NiceGirl: Despite what Norma might say.
* MurderMakesYouCrazy: Her father's murder has driven her to extremes,CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Romero pays Zane back for all his evil deeds with a shotgun blast to the point where [[spoiler:she ends up killing Gil who she suspected of killing her father.chest.]]
*MsFanservice: The camera lingers on her at HellBentForLeather: His clothing of choice is a yoga class. Justified leather jacket that he's rarely seen without.
* InadequateInheritor: What his parents felt he would be if they gave him the drug business, and boy, were they right.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Romero correctly assumes that Zane is desperate to prove himself, sinceNorma nobody in the Drug Ring takes him seriously. His insecurity is the main reason he's so violent and Emma are spying on her, and it's meant to emphasize how 'perfect' she is and how Norma sees her as aggressive.
* {{Jerkass}}: Besides being athreat.
psychotic killer, he's basically an asshole.
*PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Bradley gets on KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:He burned down Sheriff Romero's house. Sheriff Romero shot him in the chest with a literal bus out of town, faking her death before she does so.shotgun, killing him outright.]]
*RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Against [[spoiler:her father's killer.TheMillstone: Zane's childish aggression and tendency to escalate situations has endangered the entire business by dragging them into a war with Nick Ford.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Zane is a firm believer in this.
* {{Nepotism}}: Remo implies the reason he got the job is because Zane is the Big Boss's brother.
* LeanAndMean: He's tall and very thin, in addition to being a bloodthirsty maniac.
* SmugSnake: Zane thinks he's a lot smarter then he actually is.
* TheStarscream: To his own sister. [[spoiler:He ultimately kills her, but doesn't live long enough to enjoy his new position.]]
*TookALevelInBadass: In the second season when she goes on her RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:She sleeps with NormanStupidCrooks: Zane was arrested and spent time in prison because he was speeding while dating Richard Slymore.transporting a truck full of product. Remo and Dylan both lament that they have to work with someone capable of such idiocy.
* StupidEvil: When he asks Dylan what he should do in retaliation for the deaths of two henchmen, Dylan calmly points out that the best thing to do is leave it be, keep moving product, and not let the situation escalate. Zane agrees. Then he says he's going to kill as many of the other side as possible anyway.
* UngratefulBastard: Dylan saves his life and Zane repays him by being even more of a dick. Jodi gives him a big opportunity by giving him a huge role in her business, but [[spoiler:Zane plots to take over and eventually kills her.]]
* BigBad: Of Season 2.
** BigBadEnsemble: Zane and Nick Ford are the
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: He's a
*
* GiveGeeksAChance: She's one of
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's very blonde, and one of
*
* MurderMakesYouCrazy: Her father's murder has driven her to extremes,
*
* InadequateInheritor: What his parents felt he would be if they gave him the drug business, and boy, were they right.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Romero correctly assumes that Zane is desperate to prove himself, since
* {{Jerkass}}: Besides being a
*
*
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Zane is a firm believer in this.
* {{Nepotism}}: Remo implies the reason he got the job is because Zane is the Big Boss's brother.
* LeanAndMean: He's tall and very thin, in addition to being a bloodthirsty maniac.
* SmugSnake: Zane thinks he's a lot smarter then he actually is.
* TheStarscream: To his own sister. [[spoiler:He ultimately kills her, but doesn't live long enough to enjoy his new position.]]
*
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:She sleeps with Norman
* StupidEvil: When he asks Dylan what he should do in retaliation for the deaths of two henchmen, Dylan calmly points out that the best thing to do is leave it be, keep moving product, and not let the situation escalate. Zane agrees. Then he says he's going to kill as many of the other side as possible anyway.
* UngratefulBastard: Dylan saves his life and Zane repays him by being even more of a dick. Jodi gives him a big opportunity by giving him a huge role in her business, but [[spoiler:Zane plots to take over and eventually kills her.]]
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[[folder:Miss Watson]]
!!Miss Blaire Watson
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->'''Played By:''' Keegan Connor Tracy
The young, compassionate and beautiful Language Arts teacher at Norman’s high school. She is taken with Norman as a student but senses he may have some deep emotional issues that are going unchecked.
!!Miss Blaire Watson
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->'''Played By:''' Keegan Connor Tracy
The young, compassionate and beautiful Language Arts teacher at Norman’s high school. She is taken with Norman as a student but senses he may have some deep emotional issues that are going unchecked.
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!!Miss Blaire Watson
!!Gil Turner
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->'''Played By:'''
The
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* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Miss Watson has her throat slashed in the season 1 finale.]]
* TheHeart: She's clearly very concerned for the well-being of all her students.
* HiddenDepths: Her aggressive argument with someone over the phone, suggesting she isn't as well put together as she seems.
* HotTeacher: Unsurprisingly, she is the object of Norman's sexual fantasies.
* LadyInRed: Her outfit for the dance in the first season finale.
* MafiaPrincess: [[spoiler:She's the daughter of drug kingpin Nick Ford.]]
* MsFanservice: Mostly in Norman's fantasies, but also in the finale when she wears a low-cut red dress and later [[spoiler:undresses in front of Norman.]]
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: With her students.
* PuppyDogEyes: She has very expressive eyes, particularly when shocked by something Norman's doing.
* ReallyGetsAround: After [[spoiler:her death, it transpires that she had a tendency to sleep around. Blair Watson had relationships/one-night stands with Gil Turner, Jerry Martin, a drug dealer named Kyle, and a previously undisclosed fourth person that turns out to be Norman, who killed her after encouragement from "Mother."]]
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:She's killed in the season 1 finale this way.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Gil and Jerry Martin, who worked for the Wilson Drug Ring. Her father is the head of the Ford Drug Ring]].
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: She apparently had issues with her father.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:She's revealed to have been dating Gil while having an affair with Bradley's father.]]
* TheHeart: She's clearly very concerned for the well-being of all her students.
* HiddenDepths: Her aggressive argument with someone over the phone, suggesting she isn't as well put together as she seems.
* HotTeacher: Unsurprisingly, she is the object of Norman's sexual fantasies.
* LadyInRed: Her outfit for the dance in the first season finale.
* MafiaPrincess: [[spoiler:She's the daughter of drug kingpin Nick Ford.]]
* MsFanservice: Mostly in Norman's fantasies, but also in the finale when she wears a low-cut red dress and later [[spoiler:undresses in front of Norman.]]
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: With her students.
* PuppyDogEyes: She has very expressive eyes, particularly when shocked by something Norman's doing.
* ReallyGetsAround: After [[spoiler:her death, it transpires that she had a tendency to sleep around. Blair Watson had relationships/one-night stands with Gil Turner, Jerry Martin, a drug dealer named Kyle, and a previously undisclosed fourth person that turns out to be Norman, who killed her after encouragement from "Mother."]]
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:She's killed in the season 1 finale this way.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Gil and Jerry Martin, who worked for the Wilson Drug Ring. Her father is the head of the Ford Drug Ring]].
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: She apparently had issues with her father.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:She's revealed to have been dating Gil while having an affair with Bradley's father.]]
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* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Miss Watson has her throat slashed AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Killed by Bradley in the season 1 finale.2 premiere, who is hell bent on finding her father's killer.]]
*TheHeart: She's clearly very concerned for the well-being of all her students.
* HiddenDepths: Her aggressive argument with someone over the phone, suggesting she isn't as well put together as she seems.
* HotTeacher: Unsurprisingly, she is the object of Norman's sexual fantasies.
* LadyInRed: Her outfit for the dance in the first season finale.
* MafiaPrincess: [[spoiler:She's the daughter of drug kingpin Nick Ford.BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:How Bradley kills him.]]
*MsFanservice: Mostly in Norman's fantasies, but also CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Bradley seduces him into letting his guard down at his home. Then she shoots him in the finale when she wears a low-cut red dress and later [[spoiler:undresses in front of Norman.head.]]
*NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: With her students.
* PuppyDogEyes: She hasDirtyOldMan: He's very expressive eyes, particularly when shocked by something Norman's doing.
* ReallyGetsAround: After [[spoiler:her death, it transpires that she had a tendencyattracted to sleep around. Blair Watson had relationships/one-night stands with Gil Turner, Jerry Martin, a drug dealer named Kyle, Bradley, who's barely legal, and a previously undisclosed fourth person that turns out to be Norman, who killed her after encouragement from "Mother."]]
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:She's killed in the season 1 finale this way.[[spoiler:is easily seduced by her.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Gil can occasionally be pleasant enough to his co-workers, and doesn't seem to be a BadBoss. Cross him, however, and you end up [[spoiler:burned alive.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Killed by the daughter of his murder victim.]]
* KillItWithFire: His method for [[spoiler:killing Jerry Martin.]]
* PragmaticVillainy: How he operates. [[spoiler:Subverted when it's revealed he had Jerry Martin killed in a very painful, public way that only draws attention, for a purely personal reason.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With[[spoiler:Gil and Jerry Martin, who worked for the Wilson Drug Ring. Her [[spoiler:Miss Watson, whose father is the head of the Ford Drug Ring]].
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: She apparently had issues with her father.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:She's revealed to have been dating Gil while having an affair with Bradley's father.]]Ring]].
*
* HiddenDepths: Her aggressive argument with someone over the phone, suggesting she isn't as well put together as she seems.
* HotTeacher: Unsurprisingly, she is the object of Norman's sexual fantasies.
* LadyInRed: Her outfit for the dance in the first season finale.
* MafiaPrincess: [[spoiler:She's the daughter of drug kingpin Nick Ford.
*
*
* PuppyDogEyes: She has
* ReallyGetsAround: After [[spoiler:her death, it transpires that she had a tendency
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:She's killed in the season 1 finale this way.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Gil can occasionally be pleasant enough to his co-workers, and doesn't seem to be a BadBoss. Cross him, however, and you end up [[spoiler:burned alive.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Killed by the daughter of his murder victim.]]
* KillItWithFire: His method for [[spoiler:killing Jerry Martin.]]
* PragmaticVillainy: How he operates. [[spoiler:Subverted when it's revealed he had Jerry Martin killed in a very painful, public way that only draws attention, for a purely personal reason.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: She apparently had issues with her father.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:She's revealed to have been dating Gil while having an affair with Bradley's father.]]
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!!Cody Brennan
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->'''Played By:''' Paloma Kwiatkowski
A party girl whose own family troubles create a bond with Norman.
!!Cody Brennan
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->'''Played By:''' Paloma Kwiatkowski
A party girl whose own family troubles create a bond with Norman.
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!!Cody Brennan
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!!Jerry Martin
->'''Played By:'''
A party girl whose own family troubles create a bond with Norman.
The father of Bradley Martin and an employee of Gil Turner.
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* AbusiveParents: She's absolutely terrified of her father, who's been seen to be verbally and physically abusive.
* BrokenBird: As much as she tries to hide it, she's been damaged by her life with an abusive father.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: A variation.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being sharp-tongued and a ToxicFriendInfluence to Norman, she is starting to care for Norman, and we ultimately find out the reason for her troubles is because of abuse from her father.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Portrayed in a more realistic light. She's impulsive and cool, but also has a host of issues and is a ToxicFriendInfluence for Norman.
* MissingMom: Her mother is out of the picture.
* LoveInterest: For Norman.
* PutOnABus: After [[spoiler:Norman kills her father, she goes to live with her aunt in Indiana.]]
* ToxicFriendInfluence: To Norman. She encourages his violent side.
* BrokenBird: As much as she tries to hide it, she's been damaged by her life with an abusive father.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: A variation.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being sharp-tongued and a ToxicFriendInfluence to Norman, she is starting to care for Norman, and we ultimately find out the reason for her troubles is because of abuse from her father.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Portrayed in a more realistic light. She's impulsive and cool, but also has a host of issues and is a ToxicFriendInfluence for Norman.
* MissingMom: Her mother is out of the picture.
* LoveInterest: For Norman.
* PutOnABus: After [[spoiler:Norman kills her father, she goes to live with her aunt in Indiana.]]
* ToxicFriendInfluence: To Norman. She encourages his violent side.
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* AbusiveParents: She's absolutely terrified CharacterDeath: Jerry turns up to the series driving a car while on fire. He later dies of her father, who's been seen to be verbally his injuries, and physically abusive.
* BrokenBird: As much as she tries to hide it, she's been damaged by her life with an abusive father.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: A variation.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being sharp-tongued and a ToxicFriendInfluence to Norman, she is starting to care for Norman, and we ultimately find outthe reason for her troubles is because mystery of abuse from her father.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Portrayed in a more realistic light. She's impulsive and cool, but also has a host of issues and is a ToxicFriendInfluence for Norman.
* MissingMom: Her mother is outhis death drives part of the picture.
* LoveInterest: For Norman.
* PutOnABus: After [[spoiler:Norman kills her father, she goes to live with her aunt in Indiana.plot. It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler:the killer was Gil.]]
*ToxicFriendInfluence: To Norman. She encourages KillItWithFire: How [[spoiler:Gil]] killed him.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Jerry dies without a word of dialogue, but the circumstances surrounding hisviolent side.death have a huge impact on the characters, especially Bradley.
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Miss Watson, whose father is the head of the Ford Drug Ring]].
* YourCheatingHeart: He was having an affair with [[spoiler:Miss Watson, who was already dating someone else.]]
* BrokenBird: As much as she tries to hide it, she's been damaged by her life with an abusive father.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: A variation.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being sharp-tongued and a ToxicFriendInfluence to Norman, she is starting to care for Norman, and we ultimately find out
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Portrayed in a more realistic light. She's impulsive and cool, but also has a host of issues and is a ToxicFriendInfluence for Norman.
* MissingMom: Her mother is out
* LoveInterest: For Norman.
* PutOnABus: After [[spoiler:Norman kills her father, she goes to live with her aunt in Indiana.
*
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Jerry dies without a word of dialogue, but the circumstances surrounding his
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Miss Watson, whose father is the head of the Ford Drug Ring]].
* YourCheatingHeart: He was having an affair with [[spoiler:Miss Watson, who was already dating someone else.]]
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!!Richard Slymore
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->'''Played By:''' Richard Harmon
The boyfriend of Bradley Martin.
!!Richard Slymore
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->'''Played By:''' Richard Harmon
The boyfriend of Bradley Martin.
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!!Richard Slymore
!!Remo Wallace
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->'''Played By:'''
The boyfriend
A henchman of
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* AdvertisedExtra: You'd be forgiven for forgetting his entire existence.
* CrazyJealousGuy: He beats up Norman in retaliation for [[spoiler:sleeping with Bradley.]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Richard unleashes one on Norman as revenge for [[spoiler:being the 'other man' that Bradley slept with.]]
* SatelliteCharacter: He has basically no character beyond 'angry', and exists mostly in the peripheral to Bradley.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: He beats up Norman in retaliation for [[spoiler:sleeping with Bradley.]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Richard unleashes one on Norman as revenge for [[spoiler:being the 'other man' that Bradley slept with.]]
* SatelliteCharacter: He has basically no character beyond 'angry', and exists mostly in the peripheral to Bradley.
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* AdvertisedExtra: You'd be forgiven for forgetting TheAlcoholic: Dylan comments on his entire existence.
* CrazyJealousGuy: He beats up Normantendency to get drunk and implies it's why he didn't get very far in retaliation for [[spoiler:sleeping with Bradley.]]
Gil's organization.
*NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Richard unleashes one on Norman as revenge for [[spoiler:being DeadpanSnarker: Remo is bitterly sarcastic a great deal of the 'other man' that Bradley slept with.]]
time.
*SatelliteCharacter: He has basically no character beyond 'angry', DefeatEqualsFriendship: Initially Remo and exists mostly Dylan didn't get along very well; their dislike of each other culminated in a bar fight. After they got out the aggression, they began to respect and like each other much more.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Despite having been involved in theperipheral Drug Ring for years, Remo is partnered with newcomer Dylan by Gil. As a result he feels sidelined and humiliated.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's abrasive and needlessly sarcastic, especially toward Dylan.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his less-than-winning personality, he does end up with some loyalty toward Dylan and isn't truly malicious.
* NumberTwo: To Dylan.
* TheResenter: He hates that he's treated with no respect and has toBradley.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: He beats up Norman
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Despite having been involved in the
* {{Jerkass}}: He's abrasive and needlessly sarcastic, especially toward Dylan.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his less-than-winning personality, he does end up with some loyalty toward Dylan and isn't truly malicious.
* NumberTwo: To Dylan.
* TheResenter: He hates that he's treated with no respect and has to
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!The Morgan Drug Ring
[[folder:Jodi]]
!!Jodi Morgan
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->'''Played By:''' Kathleen Robertson
The beautiful and mysterious head of the drug family.
[[folder:Jodi]]
!!Jodi Morgan
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->'''Played By:''' Kathleen Robertson
The beautiful and mysterious head of the drug family.
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[[folder:Jodi]]
!!Jodi Morgan
!!Gunner Alexander
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"You want some?"'']]
->'''Played By:'''
A marijuana trimmer in Dylan Massett's crew. The
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* AffablyEvil: Jodi might be the little-seen head of a drug family that murders it's enemies in cold blood, but she's also funny and charming.
* BlondesAreEvil: Like her brother, Zane.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Her own brother Zane shoots and kills her so he can take over the drug ring.]]
* CoolShades: Sports a pair of them from time to time.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Jodi knows her brother is an idiot screw-up, but she does love him.
* EvilVersusEvil: [[spoiler:Gil's death]] and Zane's antics have dragged her drug ring into a quickly escalating war with Nick Ford's rival drug empire.
* InadequateInheritor: She fears that she's unable to run the drug business the way her parents did, but she's much more competent than Zane would be.
* PetTheDog: Quite literally; she owns several dogs who she greets affectionately.
* PragmaticVillainy: Jodi operates on straight logic, and it's been good for her business.
* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Woman Behind The Man]]: She's the one controlling the drug business, giving orders to Gil and others.
* BlondesAreEvil: Like her brother, Zane.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Her own brother Zane shoots and kills her so he can take over the drug ring.]]
* CoolShades: Sports a pair of them from time to time.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Jodi knows her brother is an idiot screw-up, but she does love him.
* EvilVersusEvil: [[spoiler:Gil's death]] and Zane's antics have dragged her drug ring into a quickly escalating war with Nick Ford's rival drug empire.
* InadequateInheritor: She fears that she's unable to run the drug business the way her parents did, but she's much more competent than Zane would be.
* PetTheDog: Quite literally; she owns several dogs who she greets affectionately.
* PragmaticVillainy: Jodi operates on straight logic, and it's been good for her business.
* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Woman Behind The Man]]: She's the one controlling the drug business, giving orders to Gil and others.
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* AffablyEvil: Jodi might be GrandRomanticGesture: To some extent, the little-seen head of cupcake he leaves on the desk for Emma; it was wrapped nicely for her along with a drug family letter next to it, saying that murders it's enemies he hoped he didn't get her in cold blood, but she's also funny trouble, signed with his name and charming.
a peace sign.
*BlondesAreEvil: Like LoveInterest: A much-deserved one for poor, lonely Emma.
* MeetCute: The way he and Emma first interact; even worse, when you see the way he looks at herbrother, Zane.
as she goes back to the office.
*CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Her own brother Zane shoots and kills her so NiceGuy: Sure, he can take over works in the drug ring.business, but he's a perfect gentleman and a considerate young man.
* ShipTease: With Emma, since he's pretty nice to her and Norman is a lost cause. [[spoiler:They eventually get together.]]
*CoolShades: Sports a pair of them from time to time.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Jodi knows her brother is an idiot screw-up, but she does love him.
* EvilVersusEvil: [[spoiler:Gil's death]] and Zane's antics have dragged her drug ring into a quickly escalating war with Nick Ford's rival drug empire.
* InadequateInheritor: She fears that she's unable to run the drug business the way her parents did, but she's much more competent than Zane would be.
* PetTheDog: Quite literally; she owns several dogs who she greets affectionately.TheStoner: It's in his character description.
*PragmaticVillainy: Jodi operates on straight logic, TroubledButCute: On some level, as he is a stoner, and it's been good for her business.
* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Woman Behind The Man]]: She'she's involved in the one controlling the drug business, giving orders Drug Ring to Gil and others.an extent.
*
* MeetCute: The way he and Emma first interact; even worse, when you see the way he looks at her
*
* ShipTease: With Emma, since he's pretty nice to her and Norman is a lost cause. [[spoiler:They eventually get together.]]
*
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Jodi knows her brother is an idiot screw-up, but she does love him.
* EvilVersusEvil: [[spoiler:Gil's death]] and Zane's antics have dragged her drug ring into a quickly escalating war with Nick Ford's rival drug empire.
* InadequateInheritor: She fears that she's unable to run the drug business the way her parents did, but she's much more competent than Zane would be.
* PetTheDog: Quite literally; she owns several dogs who she greets affectionately.
*
* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Woman Behind The Man]]: She's
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!!Zane Morgan
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->'''Played By:''' Michael Eklund
An ex-convict, Remo and Dylan's new boss, with an eye on Ford's drug business
!!Zane Morgan
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->'''Played By:''' Michael Eklund
An ex-convict, Remo and Dylan's new boss, with an eye on Ford's drug business
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!!Zane Morgan
!!Ethan Chang
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->'''Played By:'''
An
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* BeardOfEvil: He has one.
* BigBad: Of Season 2.
** BigBadEnsemble: Zane and Nick Ford are the major sources of antagonism in the second season, although they both want each other dead.
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: He's a bottle-blonde sociopath.
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:He kills his own sister Jodi during a shootout with the intent on taking over the business.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Romero pays Zane back for all his evil deeds with a shotgun blast to the chest.]]
* HellBentForLeather: His clothing of choice is a leather jacket that he's rarely seen without.
* InadequateInheritor: What his parents felt he would be if they gave him the drug business, and boy, were they right.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Romero correctly assumes that Zane is desperate to prove himself, since nobody in the Drug Ring takes him seriously. His insecurity is the main reason he's so violent and aggressive.
* {{Jerkass}}: Besides being a psychotic killer, he's basically an asshole.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:He burned down Sheriff Romero's house. Sheriff Romero shot him in the chest with a shotgun, killing him outright.]]
* TheMillstone: Zane's childish aggression and tendency to escalate situations has endangered the entire business by dragging them into a war with Nick Ford.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Zane is a firm believer in this.
* {{Nepotism}}: Remo implies the reason he got the job is because Zane is the Big Boss's brother.
* LeanAndMean: He's tall and very thin, in addition to being a bloodthirsty maniac.
* SmugSnake: Zane thinks he's a lot smarter then he actually is.
* TheStarscream: To his own sister. [[spoiler:He ultimately kills her, but doesn't live long enough to enjoy his new position.]]
* StupidCrooks: Zane was arrested and spent time in prison because he was speeding while transporting a truck full of product. Remo and Dylan both lament that they have to work with someone capable of such idiocy.
* StupidEvil: When he asks Dylan what he should do in retaliation for the deaths of two henchmen, Dylan calmly points out that the best thing to do is leave it be, keep moving product, and not let the situation escalate. Zane agrees. Then he says he's going to kill as many of the other side as possible anyway.
* UngratefulBastard: Dylan saves his life and Zane repays him by being even more of a dick. Jodi gives him a big opportunity by giving him a huge role in her business, but [[spoiler:Zane plots to take over and eventually kills her.]]
* BigBad: Of Season 2.
** BigBadEnsemble: Zane and Nick Ford are the major sources of antagonism in the second season, although they both want each other dead.
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: He's a bottle-blonde sociopath.
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:He kills his own sister Jodi during a shootout with the intent on taking over the business.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Romero pays Zane back for all his evil deeds with a shotgun blast to the chest.]]
* HellBentForLeather: His clothing of choice is a leather jacket that he's rarely seen without.
* InadequateInheritor: What his parents felt he would be if they gave him the drug business, and boy, were they right.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Romero correctly assumes that Zane is desperate to prove himself, since nobody in the Drug Ring takes him seriously. His insecurity is the main reason he's so violent and aggressive.
* {{Jerkass}}: Besides being a psychotic killer, he's basically an asshole.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:He burned down Sheriff Romero's house. Sheriff Romero shot him in the chest with a shotgun, killing him outright.]]
* TheMillstone: Zane's childish aggression and tendency to escalate situations has endangered the entire business by dragging them into a war with Nick Ford.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Zane is a firm believer in this.
* {{Nepotism}}: Remo implies the reason he got the job is because Zane is the Big Boss's brother.
* LeanAndMean: He's tall and very thin, in addition to being a bloodthirsty maniac.
* SmugSnake: Zane thinks he's a lot smarter then he actually is.
* TheStarscream: To his own sister. [[spoiler:He ultimately kills her, but doesn't live long enough to enjoy his new position.]]
* StupidCrooks: Zane was arrested and spent time in prison because he was speeding while transporting a truck full of product. Remo and Dylan both lament that they have to work with someone capable of such idiocy.
* StupidEvil: When he asks Dylan what he should do in retaliation for the deaths of two henchmen, Dylan calmly points out that the best thing to do is leave it be, keep moving product, and not let the situation escalate. Zane agrees. Then he says he's going to kill as many of the other side as possible anyway.
* UngratefulBastard: Dylan saves his life and Zane repays him by being even more of a dick. Jodi gives him a big opportunity by giving him a huge role in her business, but [[spoiler:Zane plots to take over and eventually kills her.]]
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* BeardOfEvil: He has one.
* BigBad: Of Season 2.
** BigBadEnsemble: Zane and Nick Ford are the major sources of antagonismAffablyEvil: Ethan is a criminal involved in the second season, although they both want each other dead.
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: He'sa bottle-blonde sociopath.
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:He kills his own sister Jodi during a shootoutvery shady business with the intent on taking over the business.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Romero pays Zane back for alldangerous people, but he's also a pretty genial guy who takes Dylan under his evil deeds with wing and is more of a shotgun blast to the chest.PunchClockVillain than anything.
* [[BoomHeadshot Boom Neck-Shot]]: [[spoiler:How he meets his end.]]
*HellBentForLeather: His clothing of choice is a leather jacket that he's rarely seen without.
* InadequateInheritor: WhatCharacterDeath: [[spoiler:An accomplice who owes him money tries to end his parents felt he would be if they gave him the drug business, and boy, were they right.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Romero correctly assumes that Zane is desperate to prove himself, since nobodydebt by shooting Ethan in the Drug Ring takes him seriously. His insecurity is the main reason he's so violent and aggressive.
* {{Jerkass}}: Besides being a psychotic killer, he's basically an asshole.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:He burned down Sheriff Romero's house. Sheriff Romero shot him in the chest with a shotgun, killing him outright.neck. He dies quickly afterwards.]]
*TheMillstone: Zane's childish aggression and tendency to escalate situations has endangered the entire business by dragging them into TheMentor: To Dylan, for a war with Nick Ford.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Zane is a firm believer in this.
* {{Nepotism}}: Remo implies the reason he got the job is because Zane is the Big Boss's brother.
* LeanAndMean: He's tall and very thin, in addition to being a bloodthirsty maniac.
* SmugSnake: Zane thinkstime.
** MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Suffers from this when he's shot by alot smarter then he actually is.
* TheStarscream: To his own sister. [[spoiler:He ultimately kills her, but doesn't live long enough to enjoy his new position.'customer'.]]
*StupidCrooks: Zane was arrested PunchClockVillain: He's just doing his job, and spent time is never seen being needlessly cruel. When he's first introduced, he's actually in prison tears because he was speeding while transporting a truck full of product. Remo and Dylan both lament that they have to work with someone capable of such idiocy.his 'boss' died.
*StupidEvil: When he asks Dylan what he should do SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler:Shot in retaliation the neck by a lowlife who owed his boss money.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:He's only in the show forthe deaths of two henchmen, Dylan calmly points out that the best thing to do is leave it be, keep moving product, and not let the situation escalate. Zane agrees. Then he says he's going to kill as many of the other side as possible anyway.
* UngratefulBastard: Dylan saves his life and Zane repays him bya few episodes before being even more of a dick. Jodi gives him a big opportunity by giving him a huge role in her business, but [[spoiler:Zane plots to take over and eventually kills her.killed.]]
* BigBad: Of Season 2.
** BigBadEnsemble: Zane and Nick Ford are the major sources of antagonism
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: He's
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:He kills his own sister Jodi during a shootout
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Romero pays Zane back for all
* [[BoomHeadshot Boom Neck-Shot]]: [[spoiler:How he meets his end.]]
*
* InadequateInheritor: What
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Romero correctly assumes that Zane is desperate to prove himself, since nobody
* {{Jerkass}}: Besides being a psychotic killer, he's basically an asshole.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:He burned down Sheriff Romero's house. Sheriff Romero shot him in the chest with a shotgun, killing him outright.
*
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Zane is a firm believer in this.
* {{Nepotism}}: Remo implies the reason he got the job is because Zane is the Big Boss's brother.
* LeanAndMean: He's tall and very thin, in addition to being a bloodthirsty maniac.
* SmugSnake: Zane thinks
** MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Suffers from this when he's shot by a
* TheStarscream: To his own sister. [[spoiler:He ultimately kills her, but doesn't live long enough to enjoy his new position.
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:He's only in the show for
* UngratefulBastard: Dylan saves his life and Zane repays him by
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!!Gil Turner
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->'''Played By:''' Vincent Gale
The boss of Dylan Massett, Remo Wallace, and many other workers in the drug business in White Pine Bay.
!!Gil Turner
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->'''Played By:''' Vincent Gale
The boss of Dylan Massett, Remo Wallace, and many other workers in the drug business in White Pine Bay.
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!!Gil Turner
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!!Chuck & Sid
->'''Played By:'''
The boss
Two accomplices of
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Killed by Bradley in the season 2 premiere, who is hell bent on finding her father's killer.]]
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:How Bradley kills him.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Bradley seduces him into letting his guard down at his home. Then she shoots him in the head.]]
* DirtyOldMan: He's very attracted to Bradley, who's barely legal, and [[spoiler:is easily seduced by her.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Gil can occasionally be pleasant enough to his co-workers, and doesn't seem to be a BadBoss. Cross him, however, and you end up [[spoiler:burned alive.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Killed by the daughter of his murder victim.]]
* KillItWithFire: His method for [[spoiler:killing Jerry Martin.]]
* PragmaticVillainy: How he operates. [[spoiler:Subverted when it's revealed he had Jerry Martin killed in a very painful, public way that only draws attention, for a purely personal reason.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Miss Watson, whose father is the head of the Ford Drug Ring]].
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:How Bradley kills him.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Bradley seduces him into letting his guard down at his home. Then she shoots him in the head.]]
* DirtyOldMan: He's very attracted to Bradley, who's barely legal, and [[spoiler:is easily seduced by her.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Gil can occasionally be pleasant enough to his co-workers, and doesn't seem to be a BadBoss. Cross him, however, and you end up [[spoiler:burned alive.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Killed by the daughter of his murder victim.]]
* KillItWithFire: His method for [[spoiler:killing Jerry Martin.]]
* PragmaticVillainy: How he operates. [[spoiler:Subverted when it's revealed he had Jerry Martin killed in a very painful, public way that only draws attention, for a purely personal reason.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Miss Watson, whose father is the head of the Ford Drug Ring]].
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Killed by Bradley in the season 2 premiere, who is hell bent on finding her father's killer.]]
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:How Bradley kills him.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Bradley seduces him into letting his guard down at his home. Then she shoots him in the head.]]
* DirtyOldMan: He's very attracted to Bradley, who's barely legal, and [[spoiler:is easily seduced by her.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Gil can occasionally be pleasant enough to his co-workers, and doesn't seem to be a BadBoss. Cross him, however, and you end up [[spoiler:burned alive.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Killed by the daughter of his murder victim.]]
* KillItWithFire: His method[[TheBrute The Brutes]]: They're basically muscle for [[spoiler:killing Jerry Martin.]]
Zane.
*PragmaticVillainy: How he operates. [[spoiler:Subverted when it's revealed he had Jerry Martin killed in a very painful, public way that only draws attention, for a purely personal reason.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Miss Watson, whose father is the head[[TheQuietOne The Quiet Ones]]: Neither of the Ford Drug Ring]].them have much to say.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: They're rarely seen seperately.
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:How Bradley kills him.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Bradley seduces him into letting his guard down at his home. Then she shoots him in the head.]]
* DirtyOldMan: He's very attracted to Bradley, who's barely legal, and [[spoiler:is easily seduced by her.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Gil can occasionally be pleasant enough to his co-workers, and doesn't seem to be a BadBoss. Cross him, however, and you end up [[spoiler:burned alive.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Killed by the daughter of his murder victim.]]
* KillItWithFire: His method
*
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Miss Watson, whose father is the head
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: They're rarely seen seperately.
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[[folder:Jerry Martin]]
!!Jerry Martin
->'''Played By:''' N/A
The father of Bradley Martin and an employee of Gil Turner.
!!Jerry Martin
->'''Played By:''' N/A
The father of Bradley Martin and an employee of Gil Turner.
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!!Jerry Martin
[[folder:Nick]]
!!Nicholas 'Nick' Ford
->'''Played By:'''
The
Head of one of the two families that control the drug trade in White Pine Bay and the father of
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* CharacterDeath: Jerry turns up to the series driving a car while on fire. He later dies of his injuries, and the mystery of his death drives part of the plot. It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler:the killer was Gil.]]
* KillItWithFire: How [[spoiler:Gil]] killed him.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Jerry dies without a word of dialogue, but the circumstances surrounding his death have a huge impact on the characters, especially Bradley.
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Miss Watson, whose father is the head of the Ford Drug Ring]].
* YourCheatingHeart: He was having an affair with [[spoiler:Miss Watson, who was already dating someone else.]]
* KillItWithFire: How [[spoiler:Gil]] killed him.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Jerry dies without a word of dialogue, but the circumstances surrounding his death have a huge impact on the characters, especially Bradley.
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Miss Watson, whose father is the head of the Ford Drug Ring]].
* YourCheatingHeart: He was having an affair with [[spoiler:Miss Watson, who was already dating someone else.]]
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* AffablyEvil: When speaking with Norma, Nick comes across as remarkably civil and mildly pleasant. He congratulates her on kicking up a fuss about the bypass at the town meeting.
* BigBad: Of season 2.
** BigBadEnsemble: He and Zane Morgan are the major sources of antagonism in the second season, although they both want each other dead.
* CharacterDeath:Jerry turns up to the series driving [[spoiler:Nick is killed by Dylan during a car while on fire. He later dies of confrontation at his injuries, and the mystery of his death drives part of the plot. It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler:the killer was Gil.home.]]
*KillItWithFire: How [[spoiler:Gil]] killed TheChessmaster: Nick arranges [[spoiler:the death of Lee Berman]] to get Norma a seat on the City Council.
* TheDreaded: The major players (Sheriff Romero, the Mayor) know Nick Ford and are very wary of him.
*SmallRoleBigImpact: Jerry dies without EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Nick might be a word of dialogue, ruthless drug lord, but he did love his daughter and blames himself for the circumstances surrounding his death have a huge impact on way they left things before her death.
* EvilVersusEvil: Nick is in thecharacters, especially Bradley.
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Miss Watson, whose father is the headmiddle of the Ford Drug Ring]].
* YourCheatingHeart: He was havingan affair escalating war with [[spoiler:Miss Watson, who was already dating someone else.]]Jodi and Zane Morgan's drug ring.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: His drug empire has made him an extremely rich man.
* {{Revenge}}: The reason he's become more visible in town is to find his daughter's killer.
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: Nick is full of regret for the way he and his daughter 'left things'.
* BigBad: Of season 2.
** BigBadEnsemble: He and Zane Morgan are the major sources of antagonism in the second season, although they both want each other dead.
* CharacterDeath:
*
* TheDreaded: The major players (Sheriff Romero, the Mayor) know Nick Ford and are very wary of him.
*
* EvilVersusEvil: Nick is in the
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Miss Watson, whose father is the head
* YourCheatingHeart: He was having
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: His drug empire has made him an extremely rich man.
* {{Revenge}}: The reason he's become more visible in town is to find his daughter's killer.
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: Nick is full of regret for the way he and his daughter 'left things'.
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[[folder:Remo]]
!!Remo Wallace
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wallace_remo_2861.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Ian Tracey
A henchman of Gil newly partnered with Dylan.
!!Remo Wallace
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wallace_remo_2861.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Ian Tracey
A henchman of Gil newly partnered with Dylan.
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!!Remo Wallace
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wallace_remo_2861.jpg]]
[[folder:George]]
!!George Heldens
->'''Played By:'''
A henchman of Gil newly partnered with Dylan.
Christine's recently divorced brother and a former lawyer. Kind and a little shy by nature, George is pushed toward Norma by his match-making sister and they quickly form a bond.
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* TheAlcoholic: Dylan comments on his tendency to get drunk and implies it's why he didn't get very far in Gil's organization.
* DeadpanSnarker: Remo is bitterly sarcastic a great deal of the time.
* DefeatEqualsFriendship: Initially Remo and Dylan didn't get along very well; their dislike of each other culminated in a bar fight. After they got out the aggression, they began to respect and like each other much more.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Despite having been involved in the Drug Ring for years, Remo is partnered with newcomer Dylan by Gil. As a result he feels sidelined and humiliated.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's abrasive and needlessly sarcastic, especially toward Dylan.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his less-than-winning personality, he does end up with some loyalty toward Dylan and isn't truly malicious.
* NumberTwo: To Dylan.
* TheResenter: He hates that he's treated with no respect and has to work for the much younger, less experienced Dylan.
* DeadpanSnarker: Remo is bitterly sarcastic a great deal of the time.
* DefeatEqualsFriendship: Initially Remo and Dylan didn't get along very well; their dislike of each other culminated in a bar fight. After they got out the aggression, they began to respect and like each other much more.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Despite having been involved in the Drug Ring for years, Remo is partnered with newcomer Dylan by Gil. As a result he feels sidelined and humiliated.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's abrasive and needlessly sarcastic, especially toward Dylan.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his less-than-winning personality, he does end up with some loyalty toward Dylan and isn't truly malicious.
* NumberTwo: To Dylan.
* TheResenter: He hates that he's treated with no respect and has to work for the much younger, less experienced Dylan.
to:
* TheAlcoholic: Dylan comments on his tendency HelloAttorney: He used to get drunk be an attorney, and implies it's why he didn't get very far in Gil's organization.
Norma has certainly noticed he's a good-looking fellow.
*DeadpanSnarker: Remo is bitterly sarcastic a great deal of the time.
IvyLeagueForEveryone: Studied law at Brown.
*DefeatEqualsFriendship: Initially Remo LoveInterest: Christine pushes him and Dylan didn't get along very well; their dislike of Norma toward each other culminated in a bar fight. After they got out the aggression, they began to respect and like each other much more.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Despite having been involved in the Drug Ring for years, Remois partnered with newcomer Dylan by Gil. As a result he feels sidelined determined to set them up.
* NiceGuy: George is helpful, considerate andhumiliated.
a perfect gentleman at all times.
*{{Jerkass}}: He's abrasive and needlessly sarcastic, especially toward Dylan.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his less-than-winning personality, he does end up with some loyalty toward Dylan and isn't truly malicious.
* NumberTwo: To Dylan.
* TheResenter: He hatesPermaStubble: It seems to be a look that he's treated with no respect and Michael Vartan has to work for the much younger, less experienced Dylan.written into his contract.
*
*
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Despite having been involved in the Drug Ring for years, Remo
* NiceGuy: George is helpful, considerate and
*
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his less-than-winning personality, he does end up with some loyalty toward Dylan and isn't truly malicious.
* NumberTwo: To Dylan.
* TheResenter: He hates
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[[folder:Gunner]]
!!Gunner Alexander
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alexander_gunner_2120.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"You want some?"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Keenan Tracey
A marijuana trimmer in Dylan Massett's crew. The crew stays at the Bates Motel, where Gunner gives Emma Decody a marijuana cupcake.
!!Gunner Alexander
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alexander_gunner_2120.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"You want some?"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Keenan Tracey
A marijuana trimmer in Dylan Massett's crew. The crew stays at the Bates Motel, where Gunner gives Emma Decody a marijuana cupcake.
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!!Gunner Alexander
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alexander_gunner_2120.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"You want some?"'']]
!!Christine Heldens
->'''Played By:'''
A
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* GrandRomanticGesture: To some extent, the cupcake he leaves on the desk for Emma; it was wrapped nicely for her along with a letter next to it, saying that he hoped he didn't get her in trouble, signed with his name and a peace sign.
* LoveInterest: A much-deserved one for poor, lonely Emma.
* MeetCute: The way he and Emma first interact; even worse, when you see the way he looks at her as she goes back to the office.
* NiceGuy: Sure, he works in the drug business, but he's a perfect gentleman and a considerate young man.
* ShipTease: With Emma, since he's pretty nice to her and Norman is a lost cause. [[spoiler:They eventually get together.]]
* TheStoner: It's in his character description.
* TroubledButCute: On some level, as he is a stoner, and he's involved in the Drug Ring to an extent.
* LoveInterest: A much-deserved one for poor, lonely Emma.
* MeetCute: The way he and Emma first interact; even worse, when you see the way he looks at her as she goes back to the office.
* NiceGuy: Sure, he works in the drug business, but he's a perfect gentleman and a considerate young man.
* ShipTease: With Emma, since he's pretty nice to her and Norman is a lost cause. [[spoiler:They eventually get together.]]
* TheStoner: It's in his character description.
* TroubledButCute: On some level, as he is a stoner, and he's involved in the Drug Ring to an extent.
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* GrandRomanticGesture: To some extent, the cupcake he leaves on the desk for Emma; it was wrapped nicely for her along with a letter next to it, saying that he hoped he didn't get her in trouble, signed with his name FieryRedhead: She's not an angry person, but she's very outspoken and a peace sign.
* LoveInterest: A much-deserved one for poor, lonely Emma.
* MeetCute: The way he and Emma first interact; even worse,strong-willed. She quits when you see Norma doesn't get the way he looks at her as she goes back to the office.
* NiceGuy: Sure, he workslead role in the drug business, but he's a perfect gentleman and a considerate young man.
* ShipTease: With Emma, since he's pretty nice to her and Norman is a lost cause. [[spoiler:They eventually get together.]]
* TheStoner: It's in his character description.
* TroubledButCute: On some level, as he is a stoner, and he'smusical she was involved in in.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Norma near theDrug Ring to an extent.end of the Season 2, calling her out on being ungrateful for all her social favors, and after she reckons Norma has revealed her true colors as a 'train-wreck'.
* LoveInterest: A much-deserved one for poor, lonely Emma.
* MeetCute: The way he and Emma first interact; even worse,
* NiceGuy: Sure, he works
* ShipTease: With Emma, since he's pretty nice to her and Norman is a lost cause. [[spoiler:They eventually get together.]]
* TheStoner: It's in his character description.
* TroubledButCute: On some level, as he is a stoner, and he's
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Norma near the
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[[folder:Ethan]]
!!Ethan Chang
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Chang_Ethan_2093.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Terry Chen
An accomplice and friend of Dylan Massett who introduced him to the drug business in White Pine Bay.
!!Ethan Chang
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Chang_Ethan_2093.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Terry Chen
An accomplice and friend of Dylan Massett who introduced him to the drug business in White Pine Bay.
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!!Ethan Chang
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Chang_Ethan_2093.jpg]]
!!Jiao
->'''Played By:'''
An accomplice and friend of Dylan Massett who introduced him to the drug business
A young Asian woman chained in
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* AffablyEvil: Ethan is a criminal involved in a very shady business with dangerous people, but he's also a pretty genial guy who takes Dylan under his wing and is more of a PunchClockVillain than anything.
* [[BoomHeadshot Boom Neck-Shot]]: [[spoiler:How he meets his end.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:An accomplice who owes him money tries to end his debt by shooting Ethan in the neck. He dies quickly afterwards.]]
* TheMentor: To Dylan, for a time.
** MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Suffers from this when he's shot by a 'customer'.]]
* PunchClockVillain: He's just doing his job, and is never seen being needlessly cruel. When he's first introduced, he's actually in tears because his 'boss' died.
* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler:Shot in the neck by a lowlife who owed his boss money.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:He's only in the show for a few episodes before being killed.]]
* [[BoomHeadshot Boom Neck-Shot]]: [[spoiler:How he meets his end.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:An accomplice who owes him money tries to end his debt by shooting Ethan in the neck. He dies quickly afterwards.]]
* TheMentor: To Dylan, for a time.
** MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Suffers from this when he's shot by a 'customer'.]]
* PunchClockVillain: He's just doing his job, and is never seen being needlessly cruel. When he's first introduced, he's actually in tears because his 'boss' died.
* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler:Shot in the neck by a lowlife who owed his boss money.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:He's only in the show for a few episodes before being killed.]]
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* AffablyEvil: Ethan is a criminal involved in a very shady business with dangerous people, but he's also a pretty genial guy who takes Dylan under his wing and AllThereInTheManual: Her back-story is more thoroughly explored in extra material.
* ButtMonkey: She doesn't have a single moment of happiness in her entire appearance.
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:It's assumed that Shelby killed her, but we haven't seen aPunchClockVillain than anything.
* [[BoomHeadshot Boom Neck-Shot]]: [[spoiler:How he meets his end.body and nobody seems interested in finding her.]]
*CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:An accomplice SexSlave: She was a 'product' who owes him money tries [[spoiler:Jake Abernathy sold to end his debt by shooting Ethan in Shelby as part of the neck. He dies quickly afterwards.deal to keep the sex slave industry running through White Pine Bay.]]
*TheMentor: To Dylan, for a time.
** MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Suffers from this when he's shot by a 'customer'.]]
* PunchClockVillain: He's just doing his job, and isWhatHappenedToTheMouse: She's never seen being needlessly cruel. When he's first introduced, he's actually in tears because his 'boss' died.
* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler:Shot in the neck by a lowlife who owed his boss money.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:He's only in the show for a few episodes before being killed.after [[spoiler:she escapes from Shelby. The characters presume he killed her.]]
* ButtMonkey: She doesn't have a single moment of happiness in her entire appearance.
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:It's assumed that Shelby killed her, but we haven't seen a
* [[BoomHeadshot Boom Neck-Shot]]: [[spoiler:How he meets his end.
*
*
** MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Suffers from this when he's shot by a 'customer'.]]
* PunchClockVillain: He's just doing his job, and is
* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler:Shot in the neck by a lowlife who owed his boss money.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:He's only in the show for a few episodes before being killed.
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[[folder:Chuck & Sid]]
!!Chuck & Sid
->'''Played By:''' Nima Ghavami & Christian Bower
Two accomplices of Zane Morgan.
!!Chuck & Sid
->'''Played By:''' Nima Ghavami & Christian Bower
Two accomplices of Zane Morgan.
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!!Chuck & Sid
!!Jake Abernathy / [[spoiler:Joe Fioretti]]
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/abernathy_8310.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"You wanna play? We'll play!"'']]
->'''Played By:'''
Two accomplices of Zane Morgan.
->''"I'm not some moron like Keith Summers. He was the bottom rung, I'm on the top. You understand?"''
A mysterious guest at the motel who appears to be looking for Keith Summers.
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* [[TheBrute The Brutes]]: They're basically muscle for Zane.
* [[TheQuietOne The Quiet Ones]]: Neither of them have much to say.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: They're rarely seen seperately.
* [[TheQuietOne The Quiet Ones]]: Neither of them have much to say.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: They're rarely seen seperately.
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* [[TheBrute BigBad: Of Season 1. [[spoiler:He's the man behind Summers and Shelby.]]
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: He's got a coiffed blonde style.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Romero meets with him, apparently to make a new shady deal. When Abernathy relaxes, Romero shoots him four times in the chest, killing him outright.]]
* DangerTakesABackseat: [[spoiler:Pops up right behind Norma to deliver his ultimatum.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: As per usual for a Creator/JereBurns character, he has a talent for sarcasm.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He can only keep up his polite facade for so long and quickly loses his patience.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Behind those thick, nerdy glasses beats the heart of a true psychopath.
* IHaveManyNames: He says this almost word-for-word while speaking with [[spoiler:Romero. Jake Abernathy and Joe Fioretti are both implied to be aliases.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: TheBrutes]]: They're basically muscle for Zane.
real power behind Keith Summers [[spoiler:and Zach Shelby.]]
*[[TheQuietOne The Quiet Ones]]: Neither NoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:Romero shoots him four times, sending him into the water.]]
* LeanAndMean: He's very thin with sharp, sinister features.
* ObviouslyEvil: He pays only in cash, acts very sketchy and generally creeps everybody out.
* SoftSpokenSadist: He has a very gentle, slow voice that's at fierce contrast to what type ofthem have much to say.
person he truly is.
*ThoseTwoBadGuys: They're rarely seen seperately.WouldHitAGirl: He beats the absolute hell out of Keith Summers' sister off-screen.
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: He's got a coiffed blonde style.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Romero meets with him, apparently to make a new shady deal. When Abernathy relaxes, Romero shoots him four times in the chest, killing him outright.]]
* DangerTakesABackseat: [[spoiler:Pops up right behind Norma to deliver his ultimatum.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: As per usual for a Creator/JereBurns character, he has a talent for sarcasm.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He can only keep up his polite facade for so long and quickly loses his patience.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Behind those thick, nerdy glasses beats the heart of a true psychopath.
* IHaveManyNames: He says this almost word-for-word while speaking with [[spoiler:Romero. Jake Abernathy and Joe Fioretti are both implied to be aliases.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: The
*
* LeanAndMean: He's very thin with sharp, sinister features.
* ObviouslyEvil: He pays only in cash, acts very sketchy and generally creeps everybody out.
* SoftSpokenSadist: He has a very gentle, slow voice that's at fierce contrast to what type of
*
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!The Ford Drug Ring
[[folder:Nick]]
!!Nicholas 'Nick' Ford
->'''Played By:''' Michael [=O'Neil=]
Head of one of the two families that control the drug trade in White Pine Bay and the father of [[spoiler:Miss Watson]].
[[folder:Nick]]
!!Nicholas 'Nick' Ford
->'''Played By:''' Michael [=O'Neil=]
Head of one of the two families that control the drug trade in White Pine Bay and the father of [[spoiler:Miss Watson]].
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[[folder:Nick]]
!!Nicholas 'Nick' Ford
!!Will Decody
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/decody_will_7642.jpg]]
->'''Played By:'''
Head of one of the two families that control the drug trade in White Pine Bay
Emma's father, a taxidermist and
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* AffablyEvil: When speaking with Norma, Nick comes across as remarkably civil and mildly pleasant. He congratulates her on kicking up a fuss about the bypass at the town meeting.
* BigBad: Of season 2.
** BigBadEnsemble: He and Zane Morgan are the major sources of antagonism in the second season, although they both want each other dead.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Nick is killed by Dylan during a confrontation at his home.]]
* TheChessmaster: Nick arranges [[spoiler:the death of Lee Berman]] to get Norma a seat on the City Council.
* TheDreaded: The major players (Sheriff Romero, the Mayor) know Nick Ford and are very wary of him.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Nick might be a ruthless drug lord, but he did love his daughter and blames himself for the way they left things before her death.
* EvilVersusEvil: Nick is in the middle of an escalating war with Jodi and Zane Morgan's drug ring.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: His drug empire has made him an extremely rich man.
* {{Revenge}}: The reason he's become more visible in town is to find his daughter's killer.
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: Nick is full of regret for the way he and his daughter 'left things'.
* BigBad: Of season 2.
** BigBadEnsemble: He and Zane Morgan are the major sources of antagonism in the second season, although they both want each other dead.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Nick is killed by Dylan during a confrontation at his home.]]
* TheChessmaster: Nick arranges [[spoiler:the death of Lee Berman]] to get Norma a seat on the City Council.
* TheDreaded: The major players (Sheriff Romero, the Mayor) know Nick Ford and are very wary of him.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Nick might be a ruthless drug lord, but he did love his daughter and blames himself for the way they left things before her death.
* EvilVersusEvil: Nick is in the middle of an escalating war with Jodi and Zane Morgan's drug ring.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: His drug empire has made him an extremely rich man.
* {{Revenge}}: The reason he's become more visible in town is to find his daughter's killer.
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: Nick is full of regret for the way he and his daughter 'left things'.
to:
* AffablyEvil: When speaking with Norma, Nick comes across as remarkably civil and mildly pleasant. He congratulates her on kicking up a fuss about BaldOfAwesome: Will is open of the bypass at the town meeting.
* BigBad: Of season 2.
** BigBadEnsemble: He and Zane Morgan are the major sources of antagonism in the second season, although they both want each other dead.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Nick is killed by Dylan during a confrontation at his home.]]
* TheChessmaster: Nick arranges [[spoiler:the death of Lee Berman]] to get Norma a seatmore morally upright characters on the City Council.show, but also a PapaWolf. He's also bald as they come.
* CoolOldGuy: He's more than willing to take the young Norman under his wing and teach him taxidermy.
* GoodParents: Will is a protective, good-natured man who loves his daughter dearly.
* TheMentor: A minor example, but he does train Norman in taxidermy.
* NiceGuy: Will is a good father to his daughter, and helps Norman deal with his issues when he doesn't have to do.
*TheDreaded: The major players (Sheriff Romero, the Mayor) know Nick Ford and are very wary of him.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Nick might be a ruthless drug lord,OverprotectiveDad: At first, but he did love it's quickly averted. He's just a good man who doesn't want his daughter hurt.
* PapaWolf: He's protective of his daughter, andblames himself for the way they left things before her death.
* EvilVersusEvil: Nick is in the middle of an escalating war with Jodi and Zane Morgan's drug ring.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: His drug empire has made him an extremely rich man.
* {{Revenge}}: The reason he's become more visible in town isscopes out Norman to find his daughter's killer.
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: Nick is full of regret for the waymake sure he and his daughter 'left things'.isn't a bad sort.
* BigBad: Of season 2.
** BigBadEnsemble: He and Zane Morgan are the major sources of antagonism in the second season, although they both want each other dead.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Nick is killed by Dylan during a confrontation at his home.]]
* TheChessmaster: Nick arranges [[spoiler:the death of Lee Berman]] to get Norma a seat
* CoolOldGuy: He's more than willing to take the young Norman under his wing and teach him taxidermy.
* GoodParents: Will is a protective, good-natured man who loves his daughter dearly.
* TheMentor: A minor example, but he does train Norman in taxidermy.
* NiceGuy: Will is a good father to his daughter, and helps Norman deal with his issues when he doesn't have to do.
*
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Nick might be a ruthless drug lord,
* PapaWolf: He's protective of his daughter, and
* EvilVersusEvil: Nick is in the middle of an escalating war with Jodi and Zane Morgan's drug ring.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: His drug empire has made him an extremely rich man.
* {{Revenge}}: The reason he's become more visible in town is
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: Nick is full of regret for the way
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!Other White Pine Bay Residents & Visitors
[[folder:George]]
!!George Heldens
->'''Played By:''' Michael Vartan
Christine's recently divorced brother and a former lawyer. Kind and a little shy by nature, George is pushed toward Norma by his match-making sister and they quickly form a bond.
[[folder:George]]
!!George Heldens
->'''Played By:''' Michael Vartan
Christine's recently divorced brother and a former lawyer. Kind and a little shy by nature, George is pushed toward Norma by his match-making sister and they quickly form a bond.
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[[folder:George]]
!!George Heldens
!!Peter
->'''Played By:'''
Christine's
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* HelloAttorney: He used to be an attorney, and Norma has certainly noticed he's a good-looking fellow.
* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Studied law at Brown.
* LoveInterest: Christine pushes him and Norma toward each other and is determined to set them up.
* NiceGuy: George is helpful, considerate and a perfect gentleman at all times.
* PermaStubble: It seems to be a look that Michael Vartan has written into his contract.
* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Studied law at Brown.
* LoveInterest: Christine pushes him and Norma toward each other and is determined to set them up.
* NiceGuy: George is helpful, considerate and a perfect gentleman at all times.
* PermaStubble: It seems to be a look that Michael Vartan has written into his contract.
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* HelloAttorney: He used {{Jerkass}}: Peter thoughtlessly jokes about how Norma's business (and her subsequent hopes and dreams) are about to be destroyed due to the coming bypass (which he supports).
* RichJerk: Aside from being anattorney, and Norma has certainly noticed asshole, he's a good-looking fellow.
* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Studied law at Brown.
* LoveInterest: Christine pushes him and Norma toward each other and is determined to set them up.
* NiceGuy: George is helpful, considerate and a perfect gentleman at all times.
* PermaStubble: It seems to be a look that Michael Vartan has written into his contract.one of White Pine Bay's wealthy elite.
* RichJerk: Aside from being an
* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Studied law at Brown.
* LoveInterest: Christine pushes him and Norma toward each other and is determined to set them up.
* NiceGuy: George is helpful, considerate and a perfect gentleman at all times.
* PermaStubble: It seems to be a look that Michael Vartan has written into his contract.
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[[folder:Christine]]
!!Christine Heldens
->'''Played By:''' Rebecca Creskoff
A feisty upper-class woman who takes a liking to Norma and tries to play match-maker for her.
!!Christine Heldens
->'''Played By:''' Rebecca Creskoff
A feisty upper-class woman who takes a liking to Norma and tries to play match-maker for her.
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!!Christine Heldens
!!Jimmy Brennan
->'''Played By:'''
A feisty upper-class woman who takes a liking to Norma and tries to play match-maker for her.
Cody Brennan's abusive, alcoholic father.
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* FieryRedhead: She's not an angry person, but she's very outspoken and strong-willed. She quits when Norma doesn't get the lead role in the musical she was involved in.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Norma near the end of the Season 2, calling her out on being ungrateful for all her social favors, and after she reckons Norma has revealed her true colors as a 'train-wreck'.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Norma near the end of the Season 2, calling her out on being ungrateful for all her social favors, and after she reckons Norma has revealed her true colors as a 'train-wreck'.
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* FieryRedhead: She's AbusiveParent: To Cody, whom he verbally berates and beats. When he's not beating his daughter, he's generally neglectful of her.
* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:Norman pushes him down a flight of stairs, accidentally killing him.]]
* TheAlcoholic: There are beer bottles usually strewn around him, and he's consistently drunk. Cody sometimes steals his alcohol and knows what he'll notice missing and what wasn't.
* AssholeVictim: Considering he's anangry person, abusive drunk, [[spoiler:he isn't particularly mourned by anyone but she's very outspoken and strong-willed. She quits when Norma doesn't get his daughter who has mixed feelings on him.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Norman pushes him down thelead role in stairs during a confrontation, killing him.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: It comes with themusical she was involved in.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Norma near the endterritory of the Season 2, calling her out on being ungrateful a drunken child-beating wreck. Romero relates how he knew Jimmy his whole life, and how he was 'angry' for pretty much all of it.
* HairTriggerTemper: Cody is terrified of him because he can fly off the handle from the moment he wakes up.
* PetTheDog: According to Cody, hersocial favors, father does have good aspects. Jimmy and after she reckons Norma Cody used to watch movies together and he made her laugh. Their relationship has revealed her true colors as a 'train-wreck'.pretty clearly deteriorated.
* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:Norman pushes him down a flight of stairs, accidentally killing him.]]
* TheAlcoholic: There are beer bottles usually strewn around him, and he's consistently drunk. Cody sometimes steals his alcohol and knows what he'll notice missing and what wasn't.
* AssholeVictim: Considering he's an
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Norman pushes him down the
* {{Jerkass}}: It comes with the
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Norma near the end
* HairTriggerTemper: Cody is terrified of him because he can fly off the handle from the moment he wakes up.
* PetTheDog: According to Cody, her
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[[folder:Jiao]]
!!Jiao
->'''Played By:''' Diana Bang
A young Asian woman chained in a basement. [[spoiler:She's kept as a sex slave by Zach Shelby.]]
!!Jiao
->'''Played By:''' Diana Bang
A young Asian woman chained in a basement. [[spoiler:She's kept as a sex slave by Zach Shelby.]]
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!!Jiao
!!Keith Summers
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Sommers_Keith_2485.jpg]]
->'''Played By:'''
A young Asian woman chained in a basement. [[spoiler:She's kept as a sex slave by Zach Shelby.]]
The former owner of the Seafairer Motel and the house behind it. He held an extreme bitterness towards Norma Bates and her son, Norman, for purchasing the hotel after he lost it to the bank.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Her back-story is more thoroughly explored in extra material.
* ButtMonkey: She doesn't have a single moment of happiness in her entire appearance.
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:It's assumed that Shelby killed her, but we haven't seen a body and nobody seems interested in finding her.]]
* SexSlave: She was a 'product' who [[spoiler:Jake Abernathy sold to Shelby as part of the deal to keep the sex slave industry running through White Pine Bay.]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She's never seen after [[spoiler:she escapes from Shelby. The characters presume he killed her.]]
* ButtMonkey: She doesn't have a single moment of happiness in her entire appearance.
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:It's assumed that Shelby killed her, but we haven't seen a body and nobody seems interested in finding her.]]
* SexSlave: She was a 'product' who [[spoiler:Jake Abernathy sold to Shelby as part of the deal to keep the sex slave industry running through White Pine Bay.]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She's never seen after [[spoiler:she escapes from Shelby. The characters presume he killed her.]]
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* AllThereInTheManual: Her back-story is more thoroughly explored AssholeVictim: Aside from [[spoiler:raping Norma]], almost everyone in extra material.town seems to agree he was a jerk.
* BeardOfEvil: A stubbly goatee type.
* TheBully: According to Shelby, who describes him as such. In fact, nobody besides Romero seems to care for him much at all.
*ButtMonkey: She doesn't have a single moment of happiness in her entire appearance.
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:It's assumed that Shelby killed her, but we haven't seen a bodyCharacterDeath: After he [[spoiler:rapes and nobody seems interested in finding her.taunts Norma, she runs him through with a kitchen knife.]]
*SexSlave: She was a 'product' who [[spoiler:Jake Abernathy sold to Shelby as part of DisproportionateRetribution: The bank takes away your motel because you couldn't make payments? Better [[spoiler:rape the deal to keep the sex slave industry running through White Pine Bay.new owner.]]
*WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She's never seen after [[spoiler:she escapes from Shelby. The FatBastard: Easily one of the least, if now ''the'' least, sympathetic characters presume on the entire show and tubby to go with it.
* FatSlob: He's an overweight, unshaven drunk.
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: His death at Norma's hands.
* HotBlooded: From what we saw, hekilled her.]]was an angry jerk who flew off the handle at others.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's an aggressive, slovenly drunk with a penchant for [[spoiler:rape]]. And nobody in town likes him, not even his [[spoiler:partners-in-crime, Shelby and Abernathy.]]
* PostRapeTaunt: [[spoiler:His ill-advised taunt to Norma is what pushes her to murder him.]]
-->''"You liked it."''
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:His rape of Norma is what pegs his murder as somewhat justified in the eyes of the viewers.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: After dying in the first episode, he looms over the rest of the season. He causes Romero to get on Norma's back, and was part of the whole sex-slave town conspiracy. He's mentioned pretty much every episode.
* BeardOfEvil: A stubbly goatee type.
* TheBully: According to Shelby, who describes him as such. In fact, nobody besides Romero seems to care for him much at all.
*
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:It's assumed that Shelby killed her, but we haven't seen a body
*
*
* FatSlob: He's an overweight, unshaven drunk.
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: His death at Norma's hands.
* HotBlooded: From what we saw, he
* {{Jerkass}}: He's an aggressive, slovenly drunk with a penchant for [[spoiler:rape]]. And nobody in town likes him, not even his [[spoiler:partners-in-crime, Shelby and Abernathy.]]
* PostRapeTaunt: [[spoiler:His ill-advised taunt to Norma is what pushes her to murder him.]]
-->''"You liked it."''
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:His rape of Norma is what pegs his murder as somewhat justified in the eyes of the viewers.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: After dying in the first episode, he looms over the rest of the season. He causes Romero to get on Norma's back, and was part of the whole sex-slave town conspiracy. He's mentioned pretty much every episode.
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[[folder:Abernathy]]
!!Jake Abernathy / [[spoiler:Joe Fioretti]]
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/abernathy_8310.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"You wanna play? We'll play!"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/JereBurns
->''"I'm not some moron like Keith Summers. He was the bottom rung, I'm on the top. You understand?"''
A mysterious guest at the motel who appears to be looking for Keith Summers.
!!Jake Abernathy / [[spoiler:Joe Fioretti]]
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/abernathy_8310.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"You wanna play? We'll play!"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/JereBurns
->''"I'm not some moron like Keith Summers. He was the bottom rung, I'm on the top. You understand?"''
A mysterious guest at the motel who appears to be looking for Keith Summers.
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!!Jake Abernathy / [[spoiler:Joe Fioretti]]
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/abernathy_8310.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"You wanna play? We'll play!"'']]
!!Mayor Rob Woodriff
->'''Played By:'''
->''"I'm not some moron like Keith Summers. He was the bottom rung, I'm on the top. You understand?"''
A mysterious guest at the motel who appears to be looking for Keith Summers.
The Mayor of White Pine Bay.
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* BigBad: Of Season 1. [[spoiler:He's the man behind Summers and Shelby.]]
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: He's got a coiffed blonde style.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Romero meets with him, apparently to make a new shady deal. When Abernathy relaxes, Romero shoots him four times in the chest, killing him outright.]]
* DangerTakesABackseat: [[spoiler:Pops up right behind Norma to deliver his ultimatum.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: As per usual for a Creator/JereBurns character, he has a talent for sarcasm.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He can only keep up his polite facade for so long and quickly loses his patience.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Behind those thick, nerdy glasses beats the heart of a true psychopath.
* IHaveManyNames: He says this almost word-for-word while speaking with [[spoiler:Romero. Jake Abernathy and Joe Fioretti are both implied to be aliases.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: The real power behind Keith Summers [[spoiler:and Zach Shelby.]]
* NoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:Romero shoots him four times, sending him into the water.]]
* LeanAndMean: He's very thin with sharp, sinister features.
* ObviouslyEvil: He pays only in cash, acts very sketchy and generally creeps everybody out.
* SoftSpokenSadist: He has a very gentle, slow voice that's at fierce contrast to what type of person he truly is.
* WouldHitAGirl: He beats the absolute hell out of Keith Summers' sister off-screen.
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: He's got a coiffed blonde style.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Romero meets with him, apparently to make a new shady deal. When Abernathy relaxes, Romero shoots him four times in the chest, killing him outright.]]
* DangerTakesABackseat: [[spoiler:Pops up right behind Norma to deliver his ultimatum.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: As per usual for a Creator/JereBurns character, he has a talent for sarcasm.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He can only keep up his polite facade for so long and quickly loses his patience.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Behind those thick, nerdy glasses beats the heart of a true psychopath.
* IHaveManyNames: He says this almost word-for-word while speaking with [[spoiler:Romero. Jake Abernathy and Joe Fioretti are both implied to be aliases.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: The real power behind Keith Summers [[spoiler:and Zach Shelby.]]
* NoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:Romero shoots him four times, sending him into the water.]]
* LeanAndMean: He's very thin with sharp, sinister features.
* ObviouslyEvil: He pays only in cash, acts very sketchy and generally creeps everybody out.
* SoftSpokenSadist: He has a very gentle, slow voice that's at fierce contrast to what type of person he truly is.
* WouldHitAGirl: He beats the absolute hell out of Keith Summers' sister off-screen.
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* BigBad: Of Season 1. [[spoiler:He's the man behind Summers and Shelby.]]
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: He's got a coiffed blonde style.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Romero meets with him, apparently to make a new shady deal. When Abernathy relaxes, Romero shoots him four times in the chest, killing him outright.]]
* DangerTakesABackseat: [[spoiler:Pops up right behind Norma to deliver his ultimatum.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: As per usual for a Creator/JereBurns character, he has a talent for sarcasm.
* FauxAffablyEvil:GenreSavvy: He can only keep up his polite facade for so long and quickly loses his patience.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Behind those thick, nerdy glasses beats the heart of a true psychopath.
* IHaveManyNames: He says this almost word-for-word while speaking with [[spoiler:Romero. Jake Abernathy and Joe Fioretti are both implied to be aliases.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: The real power behind Keith Summers [[spoiler:and Zach Shelby.]]
* NoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:Romero shoots him four times, sending him into the water.]]
* LeanAndMean: He's very thin with sharp, sinister features.
* ObviouslyEvil: He pays only in cash, acts very sketchy and generally creeps everybody out.
* SoftSpokenSadist: He has a very gentle, slow voice that's at fierce contrast toknows what type kind of person he truly is.
* WouldHitAGirl: He beatstown he's the absolute hell out of Keith Summers' sister off-screen.Mayor of.
* BlondeGuysAreEvil: He's got a coiffed blonde style.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Romero meets with him, apparently to make a new shady deal. When Abernathy relaxes, Romero shoots him four times in the chest, killing him outright.]]
* DangerTakesABackseat: [[spoiler:Pops up right behind Norma to deliver his ultimatum.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: As per usual for a Creator/JereBurns character, he has a talent for sarcasm.
* FauxAffablyEvil:
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Behind those thick, nerdy glasses beats the heart of a true psychopath.
* IHaveManyNames: He says this almost word-for-word while speaking with [[spoiler:Romero. Jake Abernathy and Joe Fioretti are both implied to be aliases.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: The real power behind Keith Summers [[spoiler:and Zach Shelby.]]
* NoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:Romero shoots him four times, sending him into the water.]]
* LeanAndMean: He's very thin with sharp, sinister features.
* ObviouslyEvil: He pays only in cash, acts very sketchy and generally creeps everybody out.
* SoftSpokenSadist: He has a very gentle, slow voice that's at fierce contrast to
* WouldHitAGirl: He beats
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[[folder:Will Decody]]
!!Will Decody
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/decody_will_7642.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Ian Hart
Emma's father, a taxidermist and divorcee. A good man at heart, he's nonetheless very protective of his daughter due to her illness.
!!Will Decody
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/decody_will_7642.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Ian Hart
Emma's father, a taxidermist and divorcee. A good man at heart, he's nonetheless very protective of his daughter due to her illness.
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!!Will Decody
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/decody_will_7642.jpg]]
!!Lee Berman
->'''Played By:'''
Emma's father, a taxidermist and divorcee.
A
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* BaldOfAwesome: Will is open of the more morally upright characters on the show, but also a PapaWolf. He's also bald as they come.
* CoolOldGuy: He's more than willing to take the young Norman under his wing and teach him taxidermy.
* GoodParents: Will is a protective, good-natured man who loves his daughter dearly.
* TheMentor: A minor example, but he does train Norman in taxidermy.
* NiceGuy: Will is a good father to his daughter, and helps Norman deal with his issues when he doesn't have to do.
* OverprotectiveDad: At first, but it's quickly averted. He's just a good man who doesn't want his daughter hurt.
* PapaWolf: He's protective of his daughter, and scopes out Norman to make sure he isn't a bad sort.
* CoolOldGuy: He's more than willing to take the young Norman under his wing and teach him taxidermy.
* GoodParents: Will is a protective, good-natured man who loves his daughter dearly.
* TheMentor: A minor example, but he does train Norman in taxidermy.
* NiceGuy: Will is a good father to his daughter, and helps Norman deal with his issues when he doesn't have to do.
* OverprotectiveDad: At first, but it's quickly averted. He's just a good man who doesn't want his daughter hurt.
* PapaWolf: He's protective of his daughter, and scopes out Norman to make sure he isn't a bad sort.
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* BaldOfAwesome: Will is open of the more morally upright characters CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:He's killed on the show, but also a PapaWolf. orders of Nick Ford.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He'salso bald as they come.
* CoolOldGuy: He's more than willing to take the young Norman under his wingrude, condescending and teach smug. It's little wonder Christine and Nick are impressed when Norma calls him taxidermy.
* GoodParents: Will isa protective, good-natured man who loves his daughter dearly.
* TheMentor: A minor example, but he does train Norman in taxidermy.
* NiceGuy: Will is a good father'dick' to his daughter, and helps Norman deal with face.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler:Lee Berman dies in an apparant car accident; in reality Ford arranged hisissues when he doesn't have to do.
* OverprotectiveDad: At first, but it's quickly averted. He's just a good man who doesn't want his daughter hurt.
* PapaWolf: He's protective of his daughter, and scopes out Norman to make sure he isn't a bad sort.death.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He's
* CoolOldGuy: He's more than willing to take the young Norman under his wing
* GoodParents: Will is
* TheMentor: A minor example, but he does train Norman in taxidermy.
* NiceGuy: Will is a good father
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler:Lee Berman dies in an apparant car accident; in reality Ford arranged his
* OverprotectiveDad: At first, but it's quickly averted. He's just a good man who doesn't want his daughter hurt.
* PapaWolf: He's protective of his daughter, and scopes out Norman to make sure he isn't a bad sort.
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[[folder:Peter]]
!!Peter
->'''Played By:''' Martin Cummins
Christine's husband.
----
* {{Jerkass}}: Peter thoughtlessly jokes about how Norma's business (and her subsequent hopes and dreams) are about to be destroyed due to the coming bypass (which he supports).
* RichJerk: Aside from being an asshole, he's one of White Pine Bay's wealthy elite.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jimmy Brennan]]
!!Jimmy Brennan
->'''Played By:''' Michael Rogers
Cody Brennan's abusive, alcoholic father.
----
* AbusiveParent: To Cody, whom he verbally berates and beats. When he's not beating his daughter, he's generally neglectful of her.
* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:Norman pushes him down a flight of stairs, accidentally killing him.]]
* TheAlcoholic: There are beer bottles usually strewn around him, and he's consistently drunk. Cody sometimes steals his alcohol and knows what he'll notice missing and what wasn't.
* AssholeVictim: Considering he's an abusive drunk, [[spoiler:he isn't particularly mourned by anyone but his daughter who has mixed feelings on him.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Norman pushes him down the stairs during a confrontation, killing him.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: It comes with the territory of being a drunken child-beating wreck. Romero relates how he knew Jimmy his whole life, and how he was 'angry' for pretty much all of it.
* HairTriggerTemper: Cody is terrified of him because he can fly off the handle from the moment he wakes up.
* PetTheDog: According to Cody, her father does have good aspects. Jimmy and Cody used to watch movies together and he made her laugh. Their relationship has pretty clearly deteriorated.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Keith Summers]]
!!Keith Summers
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Sommers_Keith_2485.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' [[Creator/WEarlBrown W. Earl Brown]]
The former owner of the Seafairer Motel and the house behind it. He held an extreme bitterness towards Norma Bates and her son, Norman, for purchasing the hotel after he lost it to the bank.
----
* AssholeVictim: Aside from [[spoiler:raping Norma]], almost everyone in town seems to agree he was a jerk.
* BeardOfEvil: A stubbly goatee type.
* TheBully: According to Shelby, who describes him as such. In fact, nobody besides Romero seems to care for him much at all.
* CharacterDeath: After he [[spoiler:rapes and taunts Norma, she runs him through with a kitchen knife.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: The bank takes away your motel because you couldn't make payments? Better [[spoiler:rape the new owner.]]
* FatBastard: Easily one of the least, if now ''the'' least, sympathetic characters on the entire show and tubby to go with it.
* FatSlob: He's an overweight, unshaven drunk.
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: His death at Norma's hands.
* HotBlooded: From what we saw, he was an angry jerk who flew off the handle at others.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's an aggressive, slovenly drunk with a penchant for [[spoiler:rape]]. And nobody in town likes him, not even his [[spoiler:partners-in-crime, Shelby and Abernathy.]]
* PostRapeTaunt: [[spoiler:His ill-advised taunt to Norma is what pushes her to murder him.]]
-->''"You liked it."''
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:His rape of Norma is what pegs his murder as somewhat justified in the eyes of the viewers.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: After dying in the first episode, he looms over the rest of the season. He causes Romero to get on Norma's back, and was part of the whole sex-slave town conspiracy. He's mentioned pretty much every episode.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mayor Woodriff]]
!!Mayor Rob Woodriff
->'''Played By:''' Andrew Airlie
The Mayor of White Pine Bay.
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* GenreSavvy: He knows what kind of town he's the Mayor of.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lee Berman]]
!!Lee Berman
->'''Played By:''' Robert Moloney
A city councilman who is widely disliked.
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* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:He's killed on the orders of Nick Ford.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He's rude, condescending and smug. It's little wonder Christine and Nick are impressed when Norma calls him a 'dick' to his face.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler:Lee Berman dies in an apparant car accident; in reality Ford arranged his death.]]
[[/folder]]
!!Peter
->'''Played By:''' Martin Cummins
Christine's husband.
----
* {{Jerkass}}: Peter thoughtlessly jokes about how Norma's business (and her subsequent hopes and dreams) are about to be destroyed due to the coming bypass (which he supports).
* RichJerk: Aside from being an asshole, he's one of White Pine Bay's wealthy elite.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jimmy Brennan]]
!!Jimmy Brennan
->'''Played By:''' Michael Rogers
Cody Brennan's abusive, alcoholic father.
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* AbusiveParent: To Cody, whom he verbally berates and beats. When he's not beating his daughter, he's generally neglectful of her.
* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:Norman pushes him down a flight of stairs, accidentally killing him.]]
* TheAlcoholic: There are beer bottles usually strewn around him, and he's consistently drunk. Cody sometimes steals his alcohol and knows what he'll notice missing and what wasn't.
* AssholeVictim: Considering he's an abusive drunk, [[spoiler:he isn't particularly mourned by anyone but his daughter who has mixed feelings on him.]]
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Norman pushes him down the stairs during a confrontation, killing him.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: It comes with the territory of being a drunken child-beating wreck. Romero relates how he knew Jimmy his whole life, and how he was 'angry' for pretty much all of it.
* HairTriggerTemper: Cody is terrified of him because he can fly off the handle from the moment he wakes up.
* PetTheDog: According to Cody, her father does have good aspects. Jimmy and Cody used to watch movies together and he made her laugh. Their relationship has pretty clearly deteriorated.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Keith Summers]]
!!Keith Summers
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Sommers_Keith_2485.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' [[Creator/WEarlBrown W. Earl Brown]]
The former owner of the Seafairer Motel and the house behind it. He held an extreme bitterness towards Norma Bates and her son, Norman, for purchasing the hotel after he lost it to the bank.
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* AssholeVictim: Aside from [[spoiler:raping Norma]], almost everyone in town seems to agree he was a jerk.
* BeardOfEvil: A stubbly goatee type.
* TheBully: According to Shelby, who describes him as such. In fact, nobody besides Romero seems to care for him much at all.
* CharacterDeath: After he [[spoiler:rapes and taunts Norma, she runs him through with a kitchen knife.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: The bank takes away your motel because you couldn't make payments? Better [[spoiler:rape the new owner.]]
* FatBastard: Easily one of the least, if now ''the'' least, sympathetic characters on the entire show and tubby to go with it.
* FatSlob: He's an overweight, unshaven drunk.
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: His death at Norma's hands.
* HotBlooded: From what we saw, he was an angry jerk who flew off the handle at others.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's an aggressive, slovenly drunk with a penchant for [[spoiler:rape]]. And nobody in town likes him, not even his [[spoiler:partners-in-crime, Shelby and Abernathy.]]
* PostRapeTaunt: [[spoiler:His ill-advised taunt to Norma is what pushes her to murder him.]]
-->''"You liked it."''
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:His rape of Norma is what pegs his murder as somewhat justified in the eyes of the viewers.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: After dying in the first episode, he looms over the rest of the season. He causes Romero to get on Norma's back, and was part of the whole sex-slave town conspiracy. He's mentioned pretty much every episode.
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[[folder:Mayor Woodriff]]
!!Mayor Rob Woodriff
->'''Played By:''' Andrew Airlie
The Mayor of White Pine Bay.
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* GenreSavvy: He knows what kind of town he's the Mayor of.
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[[folder:Lee Berman]]
!!Lee Berman
->'''Played By:''' Robert Moloney
A city councilman who is widely disliked.
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* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:He's killed on the orders of Nick Ford.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He's rude, condescending and smug. It's little wonder Christine and Nick are impressed when Norma calls him a 'dick' to his face.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler:Lee Berman dies in an apparant car accident; in reality Ford arranged his death.]]
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** [[spoiler: Adverted Averted when he passes the polygraph test ordered by Sheriff Romero.]]
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* DoomedByCanon: If you're familiar with the [[Film/{{Psycho}} classic film]]'s twist...
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* SpoiledSweet: Bradley is from a very rich family, but she's a kind person who with a GiveGeeksAChance attitude.
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* InadequateInheritor: She fears that she's unable to run the drug business the way her parents did, but she's much more competent than Zane would be.
* PragmaticVillainy: Jodi operates on straight logic, and it's been good for her business.
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* BigBad: Of season 2.
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* BigBad: Of season Season 2.
* InadequateInheritor: What his parents felt he would be if they gave him the drug business, and boy, were they right.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:He burned down Sheriff Romero's house. Sheriff Romero shot him in the chest with a shotgun, killing him outright.]]
* SmugSnake: Zane thinks he's a lot smarter then he actually is.
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* ShipTease: With Emma, since he's pretty nice to her and Norman is a lost cause.
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* ShipTease: With Emma, since he's pretty nice to her and Norman is a lost cause. [[spoiler:They eventually get together.]]
* PermaStubble: It seems to be a look that Michael Vartan has written into his contract.
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A mysterious guest at the motel who appears to be looking for Keith Summers. He's later revealed to be [[spoiler:a gangster and leading figure in an international sex slave industry, and the boss of Keith Summers and Zach Shelby.]]
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A mysterious guest at the motel who appears to be looking for Keith Summers. He's later revealed to be [[spoiler:a gangster and leading figure in an international sex slave industry, and the boss of Keith Summers and Zach Shelby.]]
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* BigBad: Of the first season.
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* BigBad: Of Season 1. [[spoiler:He's the first season.man behind Summers and Shelby.]]
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: To Dylan, who she had when she was a teenager.
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* BerserkButton: Anytime a member of the opposite sex shows interest in Norman in front of her.
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* BerserkButton: Anytime a member of the opposite sex shows interest in Norman in front of her. Their jealousy goes both ways.
* EvilMatriarch: Subverted, to everyone's surprise. Norma wants the best for her sons, and even though she does cross moral boundaries it's due to her deep, psychological damage as opposed to any active malice.
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* MamaBear: To Norman, and to a lesser extent, Dylan.
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* ManipulativeBitch: She isn't exactly TheChessmaster, but Norma is capable of manipulating others into doing what she wants them to with guilt trips and carefully placed lies.
* MamaBear: To Norman, and to a lesser extent, Dylan. She'll do anything to protect them, even kill.
* MsFanservice: She gets her fair share of negligee scenes.
* MamaBear: To Norman, and to a lesser extent, Dylan. She'll do anything to protect them, even kill.
* MsFanservice: She gets her fair share of negligee scenes.
* SanitySlippage: Unless, of course, the sanity slipped long ago. Still, Norma is capable of keeping it together but her mind is a psychological mess.
* ShipTease: With Sheriff Romero, after their extremely rocky start.
* StepfordSmiler: She tries her utmost to be this, and actually manages to succeed from time to time. Her family aren't fooled.
* ShipTease: With Sheriff Romero, after their extremely rocky start.
* StepfordSmiler: She tries her utmost to be this, and actually manages to succeed from time to time. Her family aren't fooled.
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* [[CallingTheOldManOut Calling The Old lady Out]]: Dylan is more than willing to call Norma out on her various manipulations and guilt trips.
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* [[CallingTheOldManOut Calling The Old lady Lady Out]]: Dylan is more than willing to call Norma out on her various manipulations and guilt trips.
