'Naomi': Naomi confronts Brutus, uncovers the truth behind her parents' death

Uncovering the truth seems to be a running theme during the season finale and a lot of secrets are now coming to light
UPDATED MAY 11, 2022
Kaci Walfall as Naomi McDuffie in 'Naomi' (The CW)
Kaci Walfall as Naomi McDuffie in 'Naomi' (The CW)

With the season finale of 'Naomi' here, many shocking truths are now seeing the light of day. As per the synopsis of the series, "This DC drama follows the journey of a cool, confident, comic book-loving teenager as she pursues her hidden destiny. When a supernatural event shakes her hometown of Port Oswego to the core, Naomi sets out to uncover its origins."

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With Brutus still on the hunt for Naomi, she realizes that the answers lie in the disc. When she unlocked the disc to see if it could help her gain clarity. Here, she encounters her parents' essence, who tell her not to trust everything she believes. With Brutus hot on her heels, Jen and Greg agree that it would be best to run away with Naomi. However, they are quickly intercepted, with Jen and Greg getting abducted. Naomi soon realizes that Brutus is luring her to take her back to Earth 29.

With Zumbado, Akira, Dee, Jen, and Greg captured, Naomi begins to worry that Annabelle and her friends might be in the path of danger. While she tries to protect them, her friends insist that she doesn't have to do this alone. While the group manages to free the adults, Naomi faces off her abductors. With a portal opened to Earth 29, Naomi decides to come face to face with Brutus. She confronts him about destroying her home planet, while he insists that it needed leadership. Brutus tells Naomi that she doesn't know the whole truth and forces her to relive the night of her parents' death, but the trauma overwhelms her.



 

As Brutus and Naomi face off, she overpowers him, with her powers revving the life in the area. Brutus is shocked, seeing that it now means his worst fear is true, Naomi can defeat him. Akira and Zumbado are quick to come to her aid and try to take her back, but Akira tells Zumbado to go without her, seeing that it is the only way to close the portal.

Back on Earth, Zumbado, Dee, and Naomi realize what needs to happen next - they have to round up the 29 and convince them that they can take down Brutus. Naomi is determined to find Akira first, but Zumbado notes that Brutus has probably killed her.

However, Naomi is unwilling to give up, stating that he shouldn't trust everything he believes. However, a shocking truth later comes to life as Naomi continues her mission - she soon finds out that Brutus was right - the truth isn't what it seems. At the end of Season 1, Naomi discovers that Jen and Greg didn't save her but were the ones who killed her parents and abducted her, causing her to flee, left to make sense of their motives.

You can watch all the episodes of Season 1 of 'Naomi' on the CW app.

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