Never Have I Ever season 3

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.

There's so much that happened this season, such as relationship troubles with all the main couples and new love interests introduced. There were even some ...

I liked Fabiola and Aneesa as a couple. The member she’s attracted to is named Addison ( Terry Hu). After the game night ends, Fabiola and Aneesa tell Addison goodbye and Aneesa notices how bashful Fabiola is around Addison. This was the first sign that they might be better off as friends than girlfriends, but Fabiola and Aneesa hoped that they would eventually have their first kiss. Yes, Fabiola and Aneesa get together in the third season. Once Addison leaves, Aneesa tells Fabiola to kiss her. Des ( Anirudh Pisharody) brings members from his debate team to the game night and Aneesa notices how Fabiola is attracted to one of the members. Fabiola starts congratulating Aneesa on her performance at the soccer match as Aneesa stares at her. As they’re walking home from the event, Fabiola tells Aneesa that she needs to tell her something. After Fabiola and Aneesa got together, they kept trying to have their first kiss as a couple, but it just never worked out. Never Have I Ever season 2 ends with Devi and Paxton officially getting together, Fabiola and Eve confessing their love for one another, Eleanor and Trent possibly becoming a thing, and Ben and Aneesa together. As the season goes on, Ben and Aneesa just can’t make things right between them and eventually break up. Also, the long-distance relationship doesn’t work out between Fabiola and Eve.

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.

While the new season begins on the heels of the same chaotic teenage themes of romance and sex, it finally transforms into the story that executive producer ...

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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It appears like the creators attempted to take a new version of the program from its predecessor, but they sacrificed the most endearing feature of the show. The character advances emotionally and personally while upholding the series’ marvellous themes without adding new concepts to the show. UNITED STATES: Never Have I Ever returns for a third instalment, allowing us to delve further into the fascinating characteristics of our cherished characters.

Never Have I Ever is back on Netflix for season 3 and the new episodes are packed with tunes but which songs feature in the soundtrack?

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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.

How does Never Have I Ever season 3 end though and which boy does Devi choose? Here's a breakdown of what happens. [Warning! Major spoilers ahead for Never Have ...

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!

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan plays Devi Vishwakumar · Poorna Jagannathan plays Dr Nalini Vishwakumar · Darren Barnet plays Paxton Hall-Yoshida · Jaren Lewison plays Ben ...

Where have I seen Niecy Nash before? Where have I seen Anirudh Pisharody before? Where have I seen Megan Suri before? Where have I seen Lee Rodriguez before? Where have I seen Jaren Lewison before? Where have I seen Maitreyi Ramakrishnan before?

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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.

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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.

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With minutes left in the episode, Devi collapses on her bed with her hands in the pockets of her jean jacket. She decides not to go to Shrubland once and for all and her mom approves. On the way home, Devi tells her mom she thinks she wants to give Shrubland a shot. The final shot of the season shows Devi knocking on a door and Ben, fresh out of the shower, opening it. Devi tells her mom she decided not to attend Shrubland, but after encouragement from Kamala, Nalini books tickets to Colorado so she and Devi can at least visit the school. AHH! Paxton interrupts their intimate conversation to thank Devi for all her help, and she thanks him for helping her through the death of her dad. He gives an earnest, inspiring speech — with a major shout out to Devi — before passing the mic over to the class valedictorian. Ben encourages Devi to put her academic future first, but her friends beg her to stay. It sounds like a great opportunity for Devi. There’s just one holdup…it’s in Colorado. Now, Devi has to decide if she’s going to leave her friends and family behind for her final year of high school. But despite the pain at home, Devi’s determined to make the most of her high school experience. In the Season 3 finale, titled “Never Have I Ever…lived the dream,” Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) makes several major decisions regarding her future, her education, and her sex life. The final shot of Never Have I Ever Season 3 implies that Devi is finally going to…boink. (IYKYK.)

Devi might begin Never Have I Ever season 3 happily in a relationship with Paxton, but do the pair end up together by the end of the season?

In the season finale, it looks like Devi might reconcile with Paxton, but in a surprising turn of events, it’s Ben’s doorstep she ends up on! Following her breakup with Paxton in episode 3, the show jumps ahead a few months and it’s clear that while Paxton has finally moved on, Devi still is harboring feelings for him. After two seasons of will-they-won’t-they tensions, Devi and Paxton officially entered season 3 as a happy couple after making their debut as a couple at the end of season 2.

Team Ben or Team Paxton? See who Devi ends up with at the end of 'Never Have I Ever' season 3 here. Warning: spoilers ahead.

After the events throughout season 3, Devi is about to leave for a prestigious school in Colorado for her senior year. As the third season released on August 12, many fans are curious to see who Devi ends up with by the end: Team Ben or Team Paxton? Keep reading to find out if she ends up with Ben, Paxton or … Des? Never Have I Ever is back and we have never ever been more excited to see our favorite love triangle back on the tv screen!

While the show already has an existing triangle between Devi, her boyfriend Paxton Hall-Yoshida (Darren Barnet) and on-again-off-again academic rival Ben Gross ...

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.

So, Devi decides she's going to do the deed with Paxton. Eleanor, Aneesa and Fabiola cheer her on during a pre-date summit. Kamala, having guessed what's up, ...

She worries that her definition of “slow” may differ from his, but he assures her that they have all the time in the world. Paxton definitely does not do as asked, telling Devi that if she’s not ready to have sex, they can take it as slowly as she likes. And when Devi marches up to them and announces that she and Paxton haven’t slept together yet, the ladies quickly pivot to celebrating the fact that he’ll likely be single again soon — because there’s no way he’ll stay with Devi if they’re not having sex.

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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After two failed relationships — one with Paxton, one with Des (Anirudh Pisharody) — Devi lashes out at Ben and then has to apologize. When she shares her worry ...

"I was just really happy that Devi is breaking away from this dream that she held onto for so long and is doing what her current self wants," the actress says. "She's doing it on her own time, in a way that she wants, and I think that's really awesome." And I feel like when he makes a little declaration to her in the finale, it just grips her heart." And in the same way that we see Devi get a little more mature this season, we also see Ben [do the same]. He starts to realize that the way he's behaving is not the way toward happiness. And then, when Devi and Paxton broke up, it became even easier for the two of them to talk about their lives. For much of season 3, Devi didn't have a ton of interaction with Ben (Jaren Lewison). They'd see each other at school, and as the sting of her new relationship with Paxton (Darren Barnet) wore off, they started to become friends again.

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Before she takes the stage, Devi thinks she sees her dad in the audience and has a panic attack. She runs up to her room crying and shares a sweet moment with Paxton. Des sees the old flames bond and decides to leave with Parker, but the next he and Devi make up and make out in his room. Des and Devi reconnect when he and his mom go to her house for dinner, and it’s awkward to say the least. She helps Devi feel better, but after the concert, she tells Des he needs to break up with Devi because she has a lot of issues. Season 3 of the Netflix romantic dramedy introduces several new characters, including a new friend for Nalini named Rhyah (Sarayu Blue) and her son, Des. But who exactly is Des? And what do we know about Anirudh Pisharody, the actor who plays him on screen? Never Have I Ever follows spirited teen Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) as she and her besties Fabiola (Lee Rodriguez) and Eleanor (Ramona Young) look for love and try to climb their high school’s social ladder.

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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.

The couple had been dating for two weeks but were not able to have sex yet. A flashback reveals how Devi keeps trying to “watch TikToks” anytime Paxton tries to ...

Devi finds the trio that slut-shamed her and tells them that she was going to take things slow with Paxton and asks them to stop talking about her. The new season of Never Have I Ever is back and from two-timing with Ben and Paxton to being dumped by both of them, to finally dating Paxton, Devi has come a long way. Pati gets angry with Kamala and states that Devi is her favorite granddaughter now. The next day, Devi explains how she and Paxton have decided to take things slow. Devi tells Eleanor and Fabiola that she thinks she and Paxton will be having sex later that day. She wonders if she is moving too fast for deciding to have sex with Paxton. Aneesa says that she too isn’t having sex with Ben yet because she isn’t ready. She goes to Kamala’s room to find better lingerie for the situation when the cousin finds Devi. Kamala explains to Devi that if she rushes into the idea of having sex, she could get really emotionally hurt. Aneesa asks Devi if she and Paxton are having sex yet but Devi states that it is imminent for sure. In the hallway, Devi and Paxton decide to go on a date and hang out after. The girls are convinced that Paxton would soon break up with Devi because Paxton is a “man” who would not be satisfied by third base and watching TikToks alone. Devi is in the girl’s restroom when she hears a few girls talk about her and Paxton’s relationship. Episode 1 of Never Have I Ever Season 3 starts with Devi Vishwakumar walking into the school hallway with her boyfriend Paxton Hall-Yoshida. The couple had been dating for two weeks but were not able to have sex yet.

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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.

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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.

Opening Shot: Devi and Paxton walk into school holding hands, finally boyfriend and girlfriend much to the confusion of everyone else at school. A signature ...

Sex and Skin: Sex is a big topic in Season 3, as Devi decides whether or not she’s ready to take that next step in her relationship. Kamala (Richa Moorjani) also has an important storyline in the aftermath of her broken engagement, as she comes to terms with the reality that she might not want to get married. Similar to previous seasons, one of Never Have I Ever’s greatest strengths is that it doesn’t rely on stereotypical characterizations, allowing for nuanced and meaningful storytelling. Elsewhere, her friends are all in varying degrees of relationships (including Ben who may or may not still have a crush on her despite dating Aneesa), her cousin Kamala is coming around to the fact that she may never want to get married, and her mom Nalini is finally expanding her circle and making new friends. The ensemble cast continues to shine, with Poorna Jagannathan continuing to bring the perfect amount of warmth and sternness to the widowed Nalini. Season 3 invites Sarayu Blue into the fold as a potential new friend for Nalini, who forces her to relax — something completely opposite of her natural demeanor. Season 3 returns to Netflix and promises to expand on those teenage emotions as Devi enters her first relationship.

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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.

Episode 2 of Never Have I Ever Season3 stars the morning after Devi receives the text from an anonymous sender. She tells Fabiola and Eleanor about it.

Paxton apologizes to most of the girls and finally reconciles with Devi. Devi apologizes for what Paxton did to her and for calling her a troll when she was only looking out for her. This makes Paxton wonder about his past mistakes with Haley. He enters Devi’s room through her window and agrees to apologize to Haley. She explains how he has hurt her and asks him to apologize to her. Devi tells him about her relationship status with Prashant and how there is a party at their house to set her up with an Indian guy. At school, Paxton apologizes to Haley and multiple other women complain about being ghosted by Paxton. He apologizes to each one of them. Mr. Kulkarni asks Kamala out before leaving and she agrees to go out on a date with him. At Paxton’s house, Devi and Paxton are watching TV when she wonders if she should bring up Haley in front of him. Paxton reads the message on her phone and asks her not to interact with them. Aneesa asks Fabiola and Eleanor to cheer for her at the District level championships. Devi promises Paxton that she will not engage with the trolls and leave them be. Nalini is upset with Pati for making this about her and asks Pati to find a way to resolve things with Kamala once and for all.

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.

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.