Never Have I Ever

Mindy Kaling's teen rom-com Never Have I Ever is reaching its final season on Netflix. Will Devi end up with Paxton or Ben? Here's the potential release ...

He made an outright point to credit her for his growth during a graduation speech, yet it seems they have both made peace with moving on from each other. We've got some morning announcements for you: season three of Never Have I Ever is gonna drop this summer!" Thanks to all our fans for your support – especially you #Bevi and #Daxton stans. Now he's been upgraded from Devi's cool school teacher to Kamala's well-meaning boyfriend. "Hey crickets! With Never Have I Ever set to end with the upcoming season four, Devi has a lot of life and love lessons to learn, and with things seemingly steaming up with Ben, we have to ask what's next for her, her gang of besties, and her family.

She finds out that Devi could not walk for a time when her father died. Rhyah was there when it was announced that she cheated at the debate match. And finally, ...

Of course, Rhyah is there and brings the kids back to Nalini to tell her what Devi did to her precious boy. When the recital is over, she pulls her son aside and tells Des he can longer see Devi. Now, we are being too hard on Rhyah. This is her son she is concerned about. Rhyah has a concerned look on her face when she gets back to the concert. She hugs the young woman, and we can now forgive her for indicating she was hesitant about her son’s new relationship. However, when the concert starts, Devi realizes that this is their first time performing in the concert since her father’s death. We thought Rhyah cared for Devi, but when we look back at the season, she has had a disapproving look.

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He was scared that Eleanor would be disappointed in him but, on the contrary, she was ecstatic that they would now be getting a whole other year at school together. Meanwhile Trent, who was due to graduate with Paxton, revealed to girlfriend Eleanor in the Season 3 finale that he had failed his final year and would have to stay at school to repeat it. At the end of Season 3, Paxton was delighted to have been offered a spot at Arizona State University and decided to move there following his graduation from high school. At the end of the episode, Devi headed over to Ben's house and cashed in her "one free boink" voucher that he had jokingly gave her earlier when she was worried about being a virgin. Whilst heading back home, Devi suddenly had a huge change of heart about leaving and, in a touching scene, told her mom that she was not ready to leave her yet. She was also worried that attending the other school would increase her chances of starting college as a virgin.

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While there are arguably too many subplots afoot — making it difficult to really understand the pace of the season — it doesnt detract from the bigger points the show is is making about adolescent struggles. Nalini remains fiercely protective of Devi, but knows that there are some instances where she needs to let her daughter spread her wings, so she can learn to be happy again. In this season, Devi becomes his inspiration to push through and break away from the “hot guy” box he has been forced to stay in. After a steadily mounting amount of chaos and confusion over boys, friends, and grappling with the sudden loss of her father, we finally see Devi begin to evolve. And dating Sherman Oaks High School’s number one hottie, Paxton Hall-Yoshida (Darren Barnet), actually manages to help her with that. If we’ve learned anything from the past seasons, it’s that our protagonist, Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan), isn't one to listen to helpful advice.

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Never Have I Ever season 3 seemed to hint that Darren Barnet could soon be leaving the series, but should Paxton fans be worried?

After dedicating his graduation speech to Devi, Paxton thanked Devi for everything she did for him confessing that he probably wouldn’t be going off to college if not for her. Not only is Paxton heading off to college, but the season 3 finale featured an emotional scene with Devi and Paxton which felt like a goodbye for the character. Following the conclusion of Never Have I Ever season 3, Darren Barnet’s role in the upcoming fourth and final season remains unclear.

Season three of Never Have I Ever has just dropped on Netflix and once again we are about to be taken on a chaotic ride with Devi and her high school antics ...

The new Never Have I Ever cast member is on Instagram and has almost 40,000 followers. From 2017 to 2018, he completed his Certificate in Film, Cinema and Video Studies at the University of California in Los Angeles. Des is a new character in Never Have I Ever, a student at an elite private school who catches Devi’s eye. He is well known for his role as Ravi Panikkar in 9-1-1 on Fox. Fans may also recognise him from his roles in The Goldbergs, Last Man Standing and Chicken Girls. Anirudh was born in February 1994, making him an Aquarius! He was born in Kerala, India before moving to Texas in the US with his parents. Season three of Never Have I Ever has just dropped on Netflix and once again we are about to be taken on a chaotic ride with Devi and her high school antics.

As John McEnroe states, that was one he had not heard before. We watched Devi strike out at the local community service charity event.

It was an unexpected turn, but he asks for her to be his girlfriend, but she will have to vie for his time with the other virtual avatars he is currently dating. When an unremarkable dork, who Devi first sees sitting alone with big square glasses, a bad complexion, and his “Carlton” sweater on backward, is given a guitar and becomes the hottest guy in the world. He points out that the only guys there are guys who are dragged there by their girlfriends or guys who are gay. Fabiola talks to him and points out that no one would care if she hooked up with Aneesa. She is obviously nervous about this as they talk and tells him she has never made the first move. Devi hears Ben laugh behind her and yells at him that she is cockblocking him. Devi heads over to two boys and says after looking at them makes her want to drink a couple of cold glasses of water.

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(That is a hilarious line). His jealousy grows, especially when he realizes that the reason is Devi looking at him and making pointed comments about his cell service. Yes, Ben is, in fact, full of s**t because he has not had a bowel movement in 16 days. Devi looks at him in a way that makes the Popstar wonder what “the dick is going on?” That’s when McEnroe steps in and gives him an update. That’s when Devi spots Des in the kitchen, and she is dressed in a hoodie and pajama bottoms. Des is the guy Devi was dancing with at the party (and who has been ghosting our girl). While this happened a couple of weeks ago, Ben was vomiting in the bushes at Trent’s house at the exact moment.

As the Tamil remix plays, Devi is about to end her junior year at Sherman Oaks. As John McEnroe states, going into her senior year is the pinnacle of human ...

Devi returns to her house and tells her mother she is not ready to leave her yet. Devi decides she will not leave and is not ready to say goodbye to her mother. However, it is for Ben when he tells her that he does not want her to go. Devi does not want to go, and neither does Nalini. Kalama approaches her later and urges her to at least take a visit. At dinner, Nalini mentions that Devi has not told them about the school she got into (the principal called her). She says it is not a big deal, but Manish speaks up and says it is important because no one can get in there — even when he applied for a teaching job. As the Tamil remix plays, Devi is about to end her junior year at Sherman Oaks. As John McEnroe states, going into her senior year is the pinnacle of human existence.

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Who does Devi end up with in Never Have I Ever season 3, though? It looks like season 4 will explore if Devi and Ben simply "boink" or if they actually try to make a relationship work. However, it is clear that Ben ( Jaren Lewison) still has feelings for Devi and it wouldn't be Never Have I Ever if there wasn't some sort of love triangle. Never Have I Ever season 3 opens with Devi ( Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and Paxton ( Darren Barnet) officially dating. Des' mum, Rhyah, stumbles across Devi in tears and later tells Des to break up with her because she's too troubled for him to date. Never Have I Ever is officially back!

Everything you need to know about Never Have I Ever season 4, including when it could air, the cast, what will happen in the Mindy Kaling series, and more.

I can now remember, not as much the times when she was sick and dying, but the lessons I learned from her when she was young and healthy." But she chose to remain at Sherman Oaks to spend as much time as possible with her mum and friends before heading off into the next chapter of her life. "We are thrilled to have two more seasons of Never Have I Ever," said Netflix Head of Global TV Bela Bajaria when seasons 3 and 4 were announced (via Deadline). "It's everything we want in a Netflix comedy series: authentic, specific, funny, and full of heart. He also asked Devi to pay him a visit, so a road trip could be on the cards for our protagonist. And we can't wait for everyone to see the final two seasons." But in sad news, it will be the show's final outing (boo!).

There's a new guy in Devi's life in 'Never Have I Ever.' Here's everything to know about actor Anirudh Pisharody, who plays her new love interest, Des.

Instead of sending Devi back to Ben, the series introduced Nirdesh, initially presented by his mother to Devi’s mother as a nebbish dweeb in desperate need of a cool friend to take him to parties. As the trailer revealed before the show’s premiere, Never Have I Ever Season 3 opened with Devi and Paxton as an item. That changed in Season 3, with the arrival of a new boy, Des. And just like his character, actor Anirudh Pisharody, is someone Never Have I Ever fans should keep their eyes on.

Cocreated by Lang Fisher and Mindy Kaling, Netflix's Never Have I Ever follows Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan), a highly driven Sherman Oaks high ...

It feels like home to me, and I think, for a lot of viewers, they see home represented, they see details represented that they never thought would be depicted on American TV. In South India, where I'm from, the way to say goodbye in a ritualistic way is that the guy prostrates and the woman kneels and bows before her feet. Or when you go on a trip, you sit on a suitcase to zip it up.

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Here are the characters that will likely be back in Never Have I Ever season 3: With Devi and the gang still in their final year at high school, it seems like we won't be spending as much time with Paxton next season. Will Fabiola get with Addison? Will Fab and Aneesa re-explore their feelings after agreeing to be friends? At the end of the season, Devi decides against finishing her high school years at the prestigious Shrubland School and opts to spend one more year at home with her family and friends. At the end of season 3, Devi's love life takes another dramatic turn. I feel so grateful and overwhelmed with emotion"

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(And sure, it’s only been two weeks, but still!) In addition to defending her to Trent (who was initially — and understandably — concerned she’d hurt Paxton again) and acknowledging his romantic shortcomings (he realizes their pre-CPK dates have kind of sucked), Paxton is never seen pushing Devi for more physical action. Devi pops a Lactaid — no excuses this time — and stuffs herself with the most pizza Paxton has ever seen eaten, trying to delay what’s to come. Their shirts eventually come off — Devi’s is stalled by her earring — and as Paxton kisses her neck and shoulder, Devi shuts her eyes out of fear, not ecstasy. Back at the house, Devi realizes her South Park boyshorts might not be the sexiest thing to wear on her date (though honestly, would any teenage boy actively care?). She tries to steal some underwear from Kamala, who catches her rooting through her drawers. Unfortunately, it turns out the hunky engineer has a deadly nut allergy (finally, a flaw!). Kamala apologizes for running away from dinner with his parents, only to learn that her fears weren’t entirely unfounded; he was going to propose. Devi’s entertainingly imperfect, but last season saw her do some pretty egregious things: she simultaneously cheated on Paxton and Ben, crashed and ruined her mom’s date with Common (… I mean, a character named Dr. Chris Jackson), and instigated the (inadvertently true) rumor that Aneesa was anorexic. Every time they get close to clothes coming off, Devi cites her heavy meals as an excuse to postpone, and they watch TikToks together instead. Are we likening young Devi’s decision to lose her virginity to the Vietnam War? I guess so! Plus, the other Vishwakumar women (brilliantly played by Poorna Jagannathan, Ranjita Chakravarty, and Richa Moorjani) also lend themselves to such funny drama, heartfelt vulnerability, and complicated interpersonal dynamics; I’d argue that the show’s portrayal of a multigenerational Indian American household means it could easily work as a family sitcom instead of a high-school show. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is charming as hell, and I want to give this Tamil princess the world while also keeping her trapped on my screen. (More on that in a bit.) But to be honest, I’m way more invested in where she’ll land in her personal evolution. Kaling’s push for plausibility is appreciated and relatively rare for the coming-of-age genre, but it does make this season feel bittersweet, knowing the show is finite and its end is near.

The hit comedy Never Have I Ever,, penned by Mindy Kaling is back for season three.

The show is set to finish after four seasons, and Mindy Kaling opened up about why to Entertainment Weekly, explaining: "Four seasons for a high school show felt like it made sense. A third person tweeted: "EN AND DEVI HAVE SO MUCH CHEMISTRY like enemies to lovers over any other trope any day periodt." One person wrote: "Hold up so Devi and Paxton only lasted 3 episodes are y’all serious.

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• Paxton’s been doing lots of cute things: buying plants to impress Devi and gifting her free cookies. The next day at school, with Devi’s reassurance, Paxton approaches Haley, but as he’s mid-apology, another girl cuts him off: “You know you dicked me over too, right?” And then another: “Handy at the planetarium?” Soon, Paxton’s surrounded by all of the women he’s wronged. (There are a ton: Picture a BTS concert.) And so he proceeds to say sorry to them, too, one by one, face to face. And so Aneesa gives into the moment, grabs hold of Fabiola’s lapels, and kisses her! Unimpressed is actually an understatement; it’s enough to send Nirmala into a medical episode, with her clutching her chest and nearly passing out. This whole Paxton/Devi/Haley dynamic seemed like an unusually complex scenario for a lighthearted show to tackle; what do you do when someone you care about treats another person poorly? There’s potential there, but you can tell Nalini turns up her nose at Rhyah’s roots as a nutritionist in the wellness realm. Ben — who conveniently inserts himself into the snitch-hunt — points out that this is a major clue: Whoever it is went to the same elementary school as Paxton. They enlist the help of the school’s Bridgerton-inspired gossip purveyor, Lady Whistleboy (a.k.a. Eric Perkins), to generate some names. He says he didn’t ghost her to be mean but just didn’t know how to deal with her. We immediately rejoin Devi and her friends as they try to figure out who’s behind the mysterious warning she received in the previous episode. “After that, I just hit rock bottom, which is when I joined orchestra.” (As a former high-school band president, I officially resent this sentiment … but it made me laugh.) Eventually, Devi deduces that it’s Haley Garcia, the hottest girl in orchestra.

Never Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan has welcomed new cast members, including Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe's son Deacon.

I love working with her so much. She is so brilliant.’ ‘Just the other day, I was watching a bunch of clips from all the different seasons, and it really was honestly emotional to watch this character have a true hero’s journey. Never Have I Ever season 3 is available to watch on Netflix. Along the way, she’s grieved over her father, come to terms with her cultural roots, and started dating the man of her dreams, but is that all about to change with the arrival of Des (Anriduh Pisharody)? Never Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan has welcomed the new season three cast members, including Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s son Deacon, as the hit Netflix series returns to screens.

From “Take Off" by Prinze George to “Pride” by Froyo, find and listen to every song featured in the 'Never Have I Ever' season 3 soundtrack.

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She looks gorgeous, and it’s cute to see her in such a bubbly mood, but honestly, her hair and style are always on point. I’m not saying he died partly to help them improve their relationship because that would be demented, but I’m not not saying that.) The evolution of their relationship — which has changed significantly but believably since the beginning of the series — is beautiful and arguably the most satisfying story line in the show. There’s bound to be more between these two, which is something to look forward to as we mourn the end of Daxton and as I burn an effigy of Ben. Despite Haley being a killer shot, Devi manages to corner her and holds the gun to the back of her head, execution-style. But while he leaves to grab a block of cheese (seriously, is he the perfect man?!), Devi discovers that Paxton had actually shown her Eric Perkins’s card! This episode starts with romantic underpinnings (Paxton talking up the date he has planned for Devi), but it quickly becomes a testimony to the importance of self-love and self-respect. Aneesa confronts Ben later about his condescension and says it’s okay: He doesn’t expect her to know everything he knows. While Devi gets broken up with because she needs to value herself more, Aneesa faces the opposite scenario. But as Devi’s in the middle of her victory speech (in which she compares herself to the “noble cockroach”), Paxton shoots her, winning the game. Paxton reminds her that he’s with Devi and that she’s who he likes. She lets things outside of herself dictate and define how she feels about herself and her romantic life. So instead, the most memorable Valentine’s Day episodes are counterintuitive, focusing on non-romantic relationships (Parks and Rec’s “Galentine’s Day” episode comes to mind), the coping mechanisms of singletons, and other variations on the theme of love.

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Her ability to feel self-assured indicates that she feels safe and comfortable with him unlike with Paxton. In fact, it should have been the moment. If season one was about discovering her sexuality and season two her actively exploring it then season three is about… It was the fact that while Ben (Jaren Lewison) might have seemed the more compatible match, Devi had been thirsting for Paxton for quite a while. Their romance even revived her desire to crank things up in the intimacy department. As she tells Paxton (Darren Barnet) later in this series, he got her through the death of her dad by being a dream. We find out little about Addison nor what's behind their instant attraction that makes Fabiola (Lee Rodriguez) forget her own name. However, that ends rather abruptly before we're given a real opportunity to care about their relationship. Equally, both had their flaws: Ben's arrogance and Paxton's unwillingness to publicly acknowledge their romance. It's in the relationships that once had us on tenterhooks. A way to distance herself from her pain. In short she was a mess – but she was our mess.

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He’s kind of like the perfect mix of both Paxton and Ben, but Fisher points out, “he is also Indian, and we wanted to have an Indian love interest, that is this really cool dream guy.” Needless to say, Devi is in for a pleasant surprise when Des walks through the door. Considering where fans last left Devi, they might be surprised to see her possibly moving on from Paxton, but co-creator and showrunner Lang Fisher isn’t.

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(I remember, during my first week of uni, I was scandalized when I met a fellow South Asian girl who joked about refusing to date FOBs: men who were “fresh off the boat.”) Devi obviously has a good heart and is not speaking out of malice (plus, we can chalk some of this posturing up to pure teenage insecurity and wanting to fit in). But this gnarly combo of self-hatred and condescension deserved a call-out, and I’m glad she was forced to reevaluate her words. Back outside of the house, a very drunk Ben and Fabiola are coming clean after their history-based drinking game. (And for the record, this kind of inclination swings both ways gender-wise — there are way too many narratives in pop culture where brown men write off brown women while a white love interest is seen as the sexy Second Coming of Christ). Devi has had to gently consider her internalized racism and cultural shame before (namely in season one’s Ganesh Puja episode), but this instance feels way more direct and pointed. I think so far, she and Trent are neck and neck for comedy MVP this season based on line delivery alone! Devi’s not keen on the idea and makes a lame joke about his name (“That sounds like a parody of an Indian nerd”) but ultimately agrees if it’s her only way out. Devi apologizes again and tries to convince Des to stay, but then she spots Paxton kissing Phoebe. Staying doesn’t feel so important anymore. Des takes Devi by the hand, twirls her, and they dance together. To make matters worse, he accidentally knocks Smita Auntie into the Golu, causing it and her (not to mention any chance of getting Nirmala’s blessing) to go crashing down. So Nalini pulls a 180 and decides Devi can go to Trent’s party, as long as she invites Rhyah’s kid. As Manish gets interrogated by aunties, Devi heads upstairs to change into a cute outfit and escape to Trent’s. Unfortunately, Nalini catches Devi as she straddles her window sill, about to sneak out. As the Vishwakumar ladies wait for the guests to arrive, Devi admires Nirmala’s Golu — an artistic display of idols and figurines, complete with a DIY Sanjay Gupta and a little brown bag from Bloomingdales to symbolize the “American Dream.” Nirmala’s still Team Anybody but Manish, telling Kamala she needs to find a man who actually gives a damn about their culture. Nevertheless, Eleanor and Fabiola tell Devi she needs to show up to Trent’s party, if only to convince Paxton that she isn’t still sad and pining for him.

The Netflix teen comedy Never Have I Ever is returning for its third season this week, following impulsive brainiac Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) as she goes ...

The writer stars as Mindy Lahiri, an OB/GYN who has several love interests, including her enemies-to-lovers arc with Danny Castellano (Chris Messina). Check it out and join the fervent fan base who are still calling for a second season. Before she made the intense, Emmy-winning drama I May Destroy You, Michaela Coel made a laugh-out-loud comedy about a Beyoncé-worshipping 24-year-old who really wants to have sex. It also has a huge cast with someone for everyone to love, from the fabulous French horn-player Eric (Ncuti Gatwa) to well-meaning mom Jean Milburn (Gillian Anderson). Before Devi there was Jenna Hamilton, the titular "awkward" high schooler blogger who secretly lost her virginity to the most popular boy in school. Finished Season 3 and want to watch more Kaling-created shows?

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DON'T MISS... Never Have I Ever season 3 Netflix release time: What time is it out? Perhaps the biggest question about who Devi will end up with in the series finale remains to be seen. [EXPLAINER] Never Have I Ever review: A hilarious teen comedy with heart [VERDICT] Indian Matchmaking season 1: Where are they now? However, season four is probably going to see things take another step further. You barely thought anything of yourself. It is my privilege to help create this story so I promise I’ll give it my all and make you guys proud.” Ramakrishnan posted on Twitter about the series coming to an end, telling her 103,000 followers: "im happy I cried. Season four will see Ramakrishnan reprising her now iconic role as Devi one last time. Thanks to all our fans for your support - especially you #Bevi and #Daxton stans. This show is so close to my heart. Since then, it’s become a big hit and gone on to win a People’s Choice Award as well as being nominated for a Television Critics Association Award, while Ramakrishnan got a nod at the Independent Spirit Awards. “We can’t wait to reveal all the steamy romance and hilarious adventures we have in store for you.

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Paxton presses Ben to talk about his source of stress, and Ben tells him about the pressure to go to Columbia and make his dad proud. After a tastefully subtle butt-trumpet performance, Ben returns to his house to rest and is awoken when his dad enters the room. It turns out he cut his trip short to check in on Ben. “Sounds like you might be a workaholic like your old man,” says Mr. Gross. Ben informs him he wants to scale back his schedule, which unfortunately might affect his chances at Columbia. But his dad assures him he’s proud of Ben no matter what he does or where he goes to college. It’s nice to see Ben acting as a good, helpful friend in general, but his willingness to be present (and arguably paternal) when he’s lacking that kind of support in his own life is especially heartwarming. Paxton asks how Devi is anyway, and Ben reveals she has a new love interest: “Weirdly, he’s sort of a combo of the two of us if we were also Indian.” Paxton admits he had wondered how Devi could like them both at the same time. Ben thinks this is a dig at him — the “friendless dweeb” — but Paxton clarifies that he’d actually been jealous of Ben and how he and Devi could connect over their smarts. But the doctor informs Ben that he’ll just need to stay at the hospital, with Paxton in tow, until he passes gas. Now I know why!) Devi, Trent, and Ben end up teamed together — Trent promises them beer in exchange for an easy A — and Ben is forced to adapt to their schedule, no matter how much it doesn’t fit with his (and despite the nagging pain in his abdomen). The mismatched trio work at Devi’s house after school until it’s time to eat. The next day at school, Ben asks Devi whether she likes Des “or something.” She tentatively admits as much, and Ben altruistically gives her some advice: “Stop trying so hard. Des offers some clearly-not-true comment about how his texts sometimes don’t go through, and Ben switches from jealous of Des to pitying Devi … until he finds out Des got into Stanford early. And I’ll admit, Ben’s behavior this season has been driving me up the wall, so even if he needed this episode, I needed it more (if only to have more sympathy for him). All this to say, I suspected this episode would have me feeling like an overly harsh, grade-A bitch, and it did! She also reminds Paxton that she’s waiting on his college application essay, which he claims is on the way.

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Devi and Alejandro finally get to smooching, but then the principal hits the lights and Devi can see clearly again (which means she gets a full view of Alejandro’s retainer and transition-lensed glasses). He asks if she wants to be his non-monogamous girlfriend, and Devi convinces him it’s better to enjoy that commitment-free night for the experience that it was. But Nalini calms her down, says Kamala’s right to seek her independence, and reminds her she can always come home for dinner. • When Kamala learns her new apartment complex is filled with child actors, their freeloading parents, and porn stars, she and Nalini try to get her out of her lease, but she’d have to forfeit a hefty deposit. Aneesa’s ears perk up at the mention of her name: “Fabiola said that to you?” Aneesa admits that she might be falling for a friend, and Ben warns her against it. • Paxton lets it slip to Fabiola that his relationship with Phoebe is less rooted in talking and more based on … other stuff. He informs Fabiola it’s not about what she says to Aneesa but how she says it. She says she doesn’t want to out Aneesa and admits she doesn’t know how to make the first move, so Paxton offers his coaching. “Even if it feels like a good idea at the time, you are just setting yourself up to be miserable.” Aneesa catches him stealing a glance at Devi and then reminds him that he’s in no position to give her romantic advice about anything; he’s only shown her what not to do. Instantly, she’s fallen victim to the Ed Sheeran effect: the phenomenon “when an unremarkable dork is given a guitar and suddenly becomes the hottest man in the world.” (The show quips that there’s no known cure, but I think actually dating a musician will get it out of your system.) They break into their usual bickerfest, which leads Devi to bet that she’ll kiss someone that night and he won’t. Ben jumps on the challenge. Not wanting to be outdone — or maybe just not wanting to watch Devi with someone else — he invites Stella (a goth-lite Christina Ricci lookalike who approached him earlier) on a walk. And he’s digging the attention, much to Ben’s dismay.

Ben (Jaren Lewison) has always been a bit of a tool, that's no secret. He referred to Devi's ethnically diverse friendship group as "the UN", so we know he's no ...

Ben drops a couple of hard subjects in exchange for art, which he thinks will be an easy A but quickly learns this isn't the case. He gets a second serving of humble pie after a stress-induced bowel impaction earns him a trip to the hospital. As it turns out, art is kind of his jam. Along his journey he has a few moments of redemption: he supports Devi through her friendship break with Eleanor (Ramona Young) and Fabiola (Lee Rodriguez), and then again when he drives a panicked Devi to Malibu to scatter her dad's ashes. He is later humbled when Fabiola challenges him to an intellectual drinking game and wins. In season one, his antagonistic behaviour was made more palatable by the understanding of his trauma.

Never Have I Ever. (L to R) Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi, Darren Photo: Lara Solanki | Netflix. This article contains spoilers for Never ...

This is rare for adolescent characters to realize, but when Devi comes over to Ben’s place to cash her coupon for “One Free Boink”, it’s hard not feel like it’s anything other than a culmination of three seasons of love and affection. While ship wars can get a little toxic in teen romance shows, the ultimate compatibility between Devi and Ben was obvious to every viewer. Eleanor and Trent both have an undying loyalty to the people they care about. She believes Devi will overwhelm Des at this time in his life, and Des doesn’t really put up a fight in the matter. Her standing up for herself and moving on was a highlight of the middle of the season. This shines through even to Nirmala by the end of the season. Devi spends the majority of the season dating Des, and it looks like they are really great for each other. This makes Devi and Des a ship that sailed its course, and pales in comparison to several others in this season. He’s a know-it-all, he’s a smartass, and he has a lack of social awareness that is pretty fitting for someone who dedicates his whole life to academic dominance. They finally understand that they only love each other platonically, but their attempt to date is the type of stuff Mindy Kaling’s show has done so well: delicately explore an important social issue with compassion, understanding, and humor. Note that just because a couple ends up together at the end of the season, it doesn’t mean they necessarily belong together when the series calls it quits. Never Have I Ever started its journey on Netflix as a unique perspective on the trials and tribulations of teenage life told from a South Asian perspective.

Jonah hands Devi her quiz results and she learns that Eric Perkins is her match. Devi talks to Fabiola and Eleanor about how she is pissed her match is Eric.

She confronts him about lying that he got her on the test. Finding a friend in Rhyah is exactly what she needs and I hope to see more of this friendship in the future episodes. At her therapy session, Devi tells Dr. Ryan that she is worried about Haley and Paxton matching with each other. She skips her session to rush to the paintball match. Aneesa confesses that she did not have Ben as her match on the test. Eleanor is unhappy about her choices and decides to let both Trent and the commercial go. She says that he is embarrassed by her but Aneesa is upset with him and asks for a rain check on their Valentine’s dinner. Devi explains that she is happy about Paxton and Haley being friends but states that she did not know they would be this close. She turns around to see Paxton walking with Haley and a friend. She watches Paxton chat up Haley. Devi overhears Haley telling Paxton that he was her perfect match according to the student council’s compatibility quiz. Jonah hands Devi her quiz results and she learns that Eric Perkins is her match. Ben confronts Aneesa for calling him out in class and she calls him out on his comment.

Mindy Kaling's Never Have I Ever returned for its third season yesterday (August 12), dropping all episodes in one go. Across the latest batch of episodes, ...

"A little bit of it is that she realized that she's the only one in her friend group who hasn't had sex yet. And I feel like when he makes a little declaration to her in the finale, it just grips her heart. But at graduation, Ben more seriously opened up about how much he'd miss her if she took an offer to go study in Colorado.

'Never Have I Ever' Season 3 continues to interweave South Asian heritage with actor Poorna Jagannathan taking ownership of the storyline.

“There is an ownership of story that has never happened to me before. Suddenly we get four seasons of showing such a nuanced portrayal of a South Asian teenager, of a South Asian family, of who we are,” said Jagannathan. “I couldn’t imagine that I have been given this gift. She explained to Teen Vogue, “we don’t ever see cool Indian girls in the media.” Never Have I Ever Season 3 actor Poorna Jagannathan talks about the cultural importance of the series as it heads into its fourth season. The series has done its job of interweaving multiple cultural elements in a way that feels natural and like home. Like the first two seasons, Devi’s coming-of-age story is tied to her home life and being part of a South Asian family.

Never Have I Ever's third season ended on a major romantic cliffhanger – but what's to come in season 4?

"What I love is that it's still up in the air. And we're gonna have to wait to find out for that season 4 reveal." I know what happens in season 4, because we've already shot it.