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90210: Season 3

22 episodes Premiered Sep 13, 2010
Previously on 90210

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of 90210 Season 2.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (19): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S3·E1 Mytharc

Senior Year Baby

Sep 13, 2010

In the season three premiere, Beverly Hills is rocked by an earthquake. Naomi has spent the summer dealing with the aftermath of her rape by Mr. Cannon, Annie and Dixon are dealing

S3·E2 Core

Age of Inheritance

Sep 20, 2010

Naomi finds out she can now access the money in her trust fund, so she decides to throw a giant birthday party where The Honey Brothers perform a few songs. Dixon, Navid and Liam d

S3·E3 Core

2021 Vision

Sep 27, 2010

Naomi has constant flashbacks to her rape and begins taking sleeping pills in order to sleep through the night. Mr. Cannon invites Silver over to his apartment to watch his new doc

S3·E4 Core

The Bachelors

Oct 4, 2010

Silver plans a cancer-awareness charity event to honor her mother and enlists the help of Navid, Dixon, Liam and Teddy to appear in a bachelor auction. Ian, a theater student at We

S3·E5 Core

Catch Me If You Cannon

Oct 11, 2010

Silver, Naomi and Adrianna craft a plan to seduce Mr. Cannon and prove that he raped Naomi, but they underestimate his ability to control the situation. Teddy and Ian are forced to

S3·E6 Core

How Much is That Liam in the Window

Oct 25, 2010

New parents Jen and Ryan find out about Naomi’s rape and Jen decides to take matters into her own hands. Ryan encourages Naomi to come forward even though his own job may be in jeo

S3·E7 Core

I See London, I See France...

Nov 1, 2010

Ryan encourages Naomi to press charges against Mr. Cannon and prepares himself for the consequences. Oscar decides to set his sights on Naomi and unknowlingly helps her with the ca

S3·E8 Core

Mother Dearest

Nov 8, 2010

Adrianna has to un-invite Navid to her magazine premiere party after Victor arranges for her to go with Joe Jonas to boost her image. Annie and Dixon visit their dad but are shocke

S3·E9 Core

They're Playing Her Song

Nov 15, 2010

Teddy begins to feel more comfortable in his own skin and decides to visit a bar in West Hollywood where he soon realizes he forgot his wallet and is forced to turn to Ian for help

S3·E10 Core

Best Lei'd Plans

Nov 29, 2010

Naomi jumps back into the dating world when she notices one of Ivy’s hot surfer friends, Zach, and tries to impress him by pretending to know how to work a surfboard. Ivy remains u

S3·E11 Core

Holiday Madness

Dec 6, 2010

Adrianna rents a mansion and decides to throw a housewarming party complete with an ice skating rink and elves. All is great in Adrianna's world until Victor decides to reveal Adri

S3·E12 Core

Liars

Jan 24, 2011

Naomi is taken hostage in her own home by an out-of-control Mr. Cannon who also lures Silver into the situation. Annie and Dixon’s cousin Emily from Kansas comes to town for an ext

S3·E13 Core

It's Getting Hot In Here

Jan 31, 2011

Naomi, Adrianna, Silver and Annie decide to have a girls’ weekend and head to a yoga retreat in Ojai. Annie attempts to be a good cousin and invites Emily along for the weekend but

S3·E14 Core

All About A Boy

Feb 7, 2011

Everything changes for Navid when he learns how Adrianna used the baby she gave up for adoption. Adrianna leans on Silver for support and makes a shocking discovery. Annie gets the

S3·E15 Core

Revenge With The Nerd

Feb 14, 2011

Navid and Dixon convince a music producer to shoot a music video at Shirazi Studios. Adrianna’s suspicions are confirmed, and she tells Silver about her plot for revenge. Emily dis

S3·E16 Core

It's High Time

Feb 21, 2011

Back to her old tricks, Emily messes with Annie’s internship at the playhouse -- and with Annie’s boyfriend. Silver convinces Navid to sign the release for Adrianna’s reality show

S3·E17 Core

Blue Naomi

Feb 28, 2011

Dixon and Navid formalize their partnership, and a chance meeting with Snoop Dogg could mean good news for Shirazi Studios. Naomi tries to impress Max by dressing up in an Avatar c

S3·E18 Core

The Enchanted Donkey

Apr 18, 2011

When the group decide to take a vacation to Mexico for a much needed break, chaos ensues. Naomi brings her crush Max along, under the guise that she needs extra tutoring. Teddy enc

S3·E19 Core

Nerdy Little Secrets

Apr 25, 2011

Naomi, sick of hiding her relationship with Max and afraid he might be cheating on her, follows him to an academic decathlon event, to confront him. Silver begins to behave erratic

S3·E20 Core

Women on the Verge

May 2, 2011

Annie convinces Marla to attend a Hollywood movie premiere of one of Marla's old films, while Ryan has an unexpected visitor and Teddy catches Marco in a lie and begins to wonder i

S3·E21 Mytharc

The Prom Before the Storm

May 9, 2011

As the gang prepares for prom, Dixon and Annie learn some troubling news about their futures, and Ivy discovers that Raj's health has taken a turn for the worse. With Silver away i

S3·E22 Mytharc

To the Future!

May 16, 2011

With graduation approaching, Naomi makes a decision that might prevent her from graduating with the rest of her class. Liam tells Annie that he doesn't plan on going to college, an