Worst Prom Ever

"*Hey, think of the millions of things that had to go right for this date to even happen. [...] I'm serious. You had to be born, I had to be born. Your dad had to get transferred to Port Oswego, same for my mom. And then I had to insult your favorite superhero. A million decisions, just so we could be right here, right now. Fate is never an accident.*"
—Nathan to Naomi
**Worst Prom Ever** is the eleventh episode of the first season of The CW's superhero drama *Naomi*.

## Synopsis

**SAVE THE LAST DANCE** - Naomi and Annabelle are looking forward to a perfect prom night with Nathan, Jacob and their entire junior class... but nothing ever goes as planned when you're a teenage superhero.

## Plot

Jen and Greg tell Naomi about the Tear, the catastrophic environmental event that gave the Twenty-Nine their powers. However, Jen and Greg are not part of the group, and back on their home planet, they were scientists who were called in to fix the Tear, but they failed. Naomi knows about Brutus, who terrorized the people on their planet and hunted the Twenty-Nine. It's for that same reason that Jen and Greg lied to Naomi about her powers and about knowing her birth parents. They wanted to spare her the hurt, but Naomi insists that she deserves the truth. So, after Brutus rose to power, there was violence and chaos beyond anyone's imagination. They lived in fear and no one could stop him. That's what Naomi's birth parents wanted to protect her from, and Jen and Greg promised them that if anything happened, they'd keep her safe. Regarding the fate of her birth parents, Jen and Greg reveal that Brutus got to them, though they don't know the details. Naomi recalls Zumbado saying that it's her destiny to defeat Brutus and asks if this is true. Jen and Greg admit that her powers are one of a kind and that it was wrong of them to hide that from her. But moving forward, they're prepared to do whatever it takes to protect Naomi, whether that means running and hiding or staying to fight.

Annabelle refers to Naomi as the "Harry Potter of space" after learning more of Naomi's past. However, Naomi doesn't want to think about her alien heritage, at least for the night. She just wants to have a normal prom. After going over the checklist, Naomi gets a text from Nathan, who is still a little bit upset about her accusing him of lying, but they're working it out.

Naomi recalls meeting Nathan for the first time at the book store as he searched for a comic for his little sister. She helped him pick out a comic, as Nathan didn't understand the fascination, referring to them as child's play, which Naomi took great offense to, arguing how inspirational Superman was and how he was a hero to many. Furthermore, Naomi wasn't amused by Nathan's taunts and jokes, leaving the shop as he tried to apologize.

Nathan and Jacob wait downstairs with Jen and Greg as Naomi and Annabelle come down in their prom dresses. Annabelle comes down first and pins a flower to Jacob's suit, promising to avoid another stabbing incident like last year's winter formal. Naomi follows closely behind, much to Nathan's amazement. With the four of them together, Jen begins taking photos before sending them off.

Naomi, Annabelle, Nathan, and Jacob arrive at the prom, which was orchestrated by Esme and is nature themed, which she compares to Coachella. As the four of them hit the dance floor, Naomi begins to hear a strange humming sound, followed by the lights in the gym suddenly shutting off.

More than just the lights, there's an entire black out at the school. Jacob suspects there was an accident at the base, but Naomi reveals that she heard a strange humming sound that she last heard at S.T.A.R. Labs. She can't exactly pinpoint it, but she thinks the sound was coming from the bathroom.

Greg is called down to the base by Agent Davis after an incident at S.T.A.R. Labs. They've been monitoring it since the Steel incident, and there was just a significant energy spike. There's a team on the ground ready to breach and have isolated the incident to the lab of Dr. Bell. Greg watches on the screen as a team moves in on Dr. Bell's lab. They discover some kind of quantum machine that's being protected by a force field. Alarmed, Greg orders them to get out.

Naomi and Annabelle follow the humming sound to an air vent inside the girls' bathroom. When she removes the grill, she discovers an alien force field inside the vent. Naomi attempts to leave to inform Zumbado but she discovers that the force field encompasses the entire school, preventing her or anyone else from leaving.

Naomi and Annabelle bring Jacob into the girls' bathroom to show him the force field, though he appears just as intrigued with the cleanliness of their restroom. Naomi can't help but wonder why Brutus would go through the trouble of tapping the entire junior class when he only wants her. With the prom over in two hours, that's all they have to bring the force field down. To do that, they need to make contact with the outside world. Annabelle sarcastically proposes contacting Dee on his CB radio, but Naomi believes it could work if they get the radio from the main office first. However, they'll also need a linear amp, which Naomi intends to steal from the DJ.

Annabelle and Jacob break into the main office to find the CB radio. Annabelle is a bit upset that this is how they're spending their prom, but also remarks that they're like *Mr. and Mrs. Smith*, minus the killing. They proceed to kiss before finding the radio on top of the file cabinet.

Nathan finds Naomi as she's trying to steal the amp and wonders what's going on with her. Naomi claims that Jacob has a really important project that she's trying to help him with. Nathan is skeptical and would like to just go back to having fun, but he's not sure if that's actually what Naomi wants.

Flashback to a party at Naomi's while her parents out of town. Nathan arrives not long after. While Annabelle is impressed, Naomi claims that she's not interested, as he's a rude jock. Annabelle introduces herself and quickly scurries off after Nathan approaches. Naomi is still upset with him regarding his remark about comics, but Nathan argues that it's fate that they keep running into each other and then refers to Naomi as an army brat, revealing that he's done his homework on her. He continues to go on about fate and how it isn't an accident. And so, Naomi decides to give Nathan a chance, and they begin to get to know each other better.

Annabelle takes pictures of Naomi and Jacob hooking up the amp to the CB radio so that they have at least some memories of prom, even if they're not ideal. They have managed to successfully make communication with Dee, through his CB radio, but their reception is interrupted by one of Brutus' associates named Julian, who tells Naomi to meet him in the east wing alone.

Naomi now realizes that Julian trapped everyone in the school just to get to her. Jacob is hopeful the adults are on their way, but even if they are, they won't be able to get in. Nathan enters and finds the three of them in the office and asks what is going on. When Naomi doesn't respond, he leaves. She follows behind Nathan and pleads with him to trust her, but Nathan can no longer force what isn't working. Fearful that she may lose him, Naomi comes clean and tells him that there's a force field trapping them inside the school. He doesn't believe her initially, but he comes to terms with her claims, as she reveals that there is someone in the school that wants to hurt her because she's an alien. Nathan is in disbelief, but Naomi continues. She's clearly overwhelmed by it all, so Nathan pulls her in close to offer a bit of comfort. Admittedly, he doesn't understand much of what Naomi is saying, but he will always be there for her.

Dee reveals to Jen, Greg, and Zumbado that the school is blocked by a force field created by Earth-29 tech. Jen accuses Zumbado of being at fault for introducing Naomi to this world, but it was Dee who told her who she was. In addition to, Naomi's powers were already beginning to manifest on their own. Zumbado then comes up with a plan to disrupt the force field after Greg reveals that the force field at S.T.A.R. Labs activated on the quantum machine and blew the soldiers back. Zumbado comes to the conclusion that this Mac's doing. He also suspects that she is working with Julian, Brutus' high leveled enforcer, both of whom are in Brutus' inner-circle. The force field is connected to the device on the quantum machine, so they have to get inside and destroy it.

Nathan joins the ranks of Annabelle and Jacob — Naomi's friends who are in the know of her secret. They begin to discuss their next course of action, but whatever they decide, it won't be sending Naomi off alone, Annabelle declares. Jacob mentions a panic room, and Naomi's comes up with a plan to make their own panic room, by getting everyone in one location to ensure their safety until the adults arrive.

Naomi and Nathan lead the students to the Winter Wonderland room, where Jacob is making snow cones and Annabelle is on the mic. She claims that there's a special musical guest to keep everyone put, but as head of prom committee, Esme doesn't approve the message and attempts to interject. Nathan joins them, claiming that the DJ is about to leave, forcing Esme to go searching for him. When Jacob joins them and reveals that Naomi is no longer in the hallway, they realize that she went to the east wing alone.

Naomi heads to the east wing, where she is confronted by Julian. He tells her that she can't save everyone and lists off her closest friends and classmates. He reveals that Nathan, Annabelle, and Jacob are trapped behind the force field in a separate classroom from everyone else. Naomi demands that he let them go, but Julian wants to see who Naomi is when none of her allies are around to help.

Dee and Zumbado arrive at S.T.A.R. Labs to shut down the force field at the school. Zumbado uses his power on the quantum machine to hopefully dampen the force field around it, allowing for Dee to penetrate it with help from his nth wrist guard and destroy the device. Meanwhile, Julian is protected by a containment field that destabilizes Naomi's energy waves. He's forcing Naomi to choose between saving her classmates or saving her friends, as whoever she doesn't choose will be incinerated by the force field. Dee and Zumbado manage to break the force field around the quantum machine, but when there's no explosion, they realize it was merely a decoy.

Back at the school, Naomi has about four minutes before the force field destroys her classmates and her friends. Before teleporting away, Julian gives Naomi a device, forcing her to choose between the school and her friends. Naomi doesn't know who to choose, but Nathan encourages her to choose the school until Jacob realizes that the force field is essentially a dead man's switch, meaning that if Naomi can touch the second field before the alert makes it from the first, she can deactivate both. However, she only has about a one-second gap, which Naomi isn't capable of making. However, Annabelle encourages her to believe in herself. And so, Naomi deactivates the force field trapping her classmates and then runs at super speed to the other end of the school to save her friends and prevent the force field from incinerating them.

Naomi runs into her mother's arm when she, her dad, Dee, and Zumbado arrive. Naomi reveals that Julian disappeared when the force field came down. Greg questions why he would just leave, but Zumbado doubts they would like the answer. Rather than going home, Naomi decides to stay at the prom with Nathan, Annabelle, and Jacob, the latter two deciding to head back into the gym. Alone in the hallway, Naomi and Nathan dance from there to their favorite song.

Flashback to Naomi and Nathan's first date. They are looking at the stars in the sky from a telescope when *At My Worst* by Pink Sweat$ begins playing, a favorite of both Naomi and Nathan, who remarks that this being both of their favorite song is fate. However, Naomi doesn't believe in destiny. Nathan argues that everything leading up to them being where they are is fate, adding that fate is never an accident. He then kisses Naomi.

Back at the prom, Nathan asks Naomi if she knew she had super speed. She could feel herself getting stronger, but she had no idea she had super speed. Nathan is taking this all pretty well. However, tonight was the most afraid Naomi has ever been, as she feared for Nathan's life and she hates the thought of putting him or any of her friends in danger. Nathan can relate to the feeling of not being able to protect someone he cares about. Naomi fears that her relationship with Nathan will lead to him getting hurt. She's been denying her destiny for a long time. Whatever the reason, she now realizes that she has to let go of her past life. However, Nathan tells her that she doesn't have to let him go. While he understands that they can't be together, he tells Naomi that he'll always be on her side and that he'll always be with her. This isn't what Naomi wanted, to which Nathan replies that it doesn't matter what they wanted. It's fate. And Naomi's a hero.

## Cast

* Cranston Johnson as Zumbado
* Alexander Wraith as Dee
* Mary-Charles Jones as Annabelle Peters
* Mouzam Makkar as Jennifer McDuffie
* Daniel Puig as Nathan
* Camila Moreno as Lourdes (credit only)
* Will Meyers as Anthony (credit only)
* Aidan Gemme as Jacob
* Barry Watson as Greg McDuffie
* Owen Harn as Julian

Co-Starring* Alie Urquhart as Esme Brooks
* Matthew Withers as Alpha Leader
* Sammy Harley as Clerk
* Zuri James as Lieutenant
* Rachel Jensen as Teenager in Crowd

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Naomi - Season 1 Episode 11 - Worst Prom Ever Promo - The CW

## References

1. ↑ Naomi: Season One Ratings - TV Series Finale
2. ↑ "Recently Added Episode Titles - Various Shows - 24th February 2022" - Spoiler TV
3. ↑ Listings - The Futon Critic