The newest Sheriff Country crossover on Fire Country featured some nods to Max Thieriot‘s days on Bates Motel, but did you catch every Easter egg?
During the Friday, April 4, episode, Thieriot’s character Bode found himself helping Sharon’s (Diane Farr) stepfather, Wes (W. Earl Brown), at his off-the-grid marijuana property. The story line felt very reminiscent of Dylan’s days guarding marijuana plants on Bates Motel, which was intentional on Thieriot’s part.
“I’m going to go one level deeper here. Mickey’s dad [on Sheriff Country] is who we bought the motel from [on Bates Motel]. W. Earl Brown is the one who owned the motel that Norma and Norman purchased and that set off the whole thing in the beginning. It’s crazy,” Thieriot, 36, exclusively told Us Weekly. “The big thing for us is the show is centered in northern California and it is a version of a humble town and marijuana is really the industry – and has been for a long time. So we’re back to it. We’re back to some of those Bates Motel ways again.”
