Its prom week in Beverly Hills and the whole gang is panicked about who they will take as their date. Dixon hopes he can convince Silver to show her face at school again, Naomi has her fingers, toes and eyes crossed Liam will ask, and Annie and Ethan are totally bewildered and lost.
In an adorable scene, Liam calls to ask Naomi to prom and although she acts breezy on the phone, as soon as she hangs up she SCREAMS and jumps for joy on her bed and then runs around her room. I think we're all guilty of that exact same reaction at one point in our high school lives.
I was thrilled to see that at the prom the band performing was The Veronicas whose song "Untouched" has been on constant rotation in my car and on my iPod.
When prom queen is announced, the write-in winner is Silver! As a prom-hater she winds up giving a speech about hating conformity and thanking everyone for reminding her exactly who she is. Not exactly upbeat, but ok. Her speech inspires Ethan to give up his bid to a prestigious summer lacrosse camp and instead visit his Dad in Montana and go backpacking. Ethan personally thanks Silver for her speech.
For about three episodes now they writers have been building Ethan's attraction to Silver. First the two of them sitting outside, alone when she reveals she is going to Catholic school. Then his speech about "every man is an island" and now this! I foresee a hook up in next week's season finale.
In an interesting scene, Liam and Naomi are sitting outside alone and she tries to get him to admit that he likes her. He bought her a black orchid corsage (which is her favorite flower) and she is convinced that's a sign. He does wind up opening up to her about his family, and then he takes her hand into his. They are sitting on a movie lot and it begins to "snow". He takes her hand and starts dancing with her in the snow.
To be honest, I'm not convinced Liam is into Naomi. I think he's the kind of bad boy that knows exactly what you want to hear.
This episode we also learned more about Naomi's sister Jen. First, she maxed out Naomi's credit card to furnish their house. Second, apparently she is MARRIED to someone named Olivier. I knew she was trouble for the second she arrived. I can't wait until Naomi takes off those blinders and sees her for who she really is.
In previews for next week Naomi decides to host a post prom party at her house. It seems Liam has a wandering eye and Naomi finds him half naked in a bedroom upstairs. She blames Annie, but my finger is pointing at Jen. Stay tuned, the final episode of the season next Tuesday!
