Rejected from every other Ivy League university and with no safety schools to her name (a true hothead move), Devi almost entirely misses her chance to go to college right after high school. Senior year marches on, and Devi gets a rude awakening about her future when she is deferred admission to Princeton, her dream school, and eventually waitlisted. That gives Devi time to explore a relationship with bad boy Ethan (Michael Cimino), the new school hottie now that Paxton has graduated.īut Paxton isn't gone for long: In an effort to keep one of the show's stars around for the final season, the writers have Paxton drop out of Arizona State University (after two weeks!) and take a job as the assistant swim coach at the high school, which means he's available for parties and near-kisses with Devi (though the two quickly realize that they're better as friends). After Devi and Margot get into a fight that nearly ruins Margot's school career, Ben stops talking to Devi. The pair blunders their hookup so badly that not only are they not together afterward, but Ben starts dating someone else, artsy Margot (Victoria Moroles). Season 4 of "Never" picks up right where Season 3 left off, with Ben and Devi experiencing the aftermath of some very awkward sex. "Never" takes a graceful, bittersweet bow just as these kids start to realize what growing up is all about.Įven narrator John McEnroe got a little misty at the end. Recreating the feelings of adolescence and high school is easy for "Never." It doesn't matter that this story is specifically about Generation Z (and their TikToks and robots and oversized shirts) the universality of the teen experience is captured by the ragtag gang of nerds, overachievers and "hot pocket" popular kids. I graduated from high school many years ago, but "Never" so intimately and expertly depicts the feelings of uncertainty, fear, excitement and grief associated with that big life event that I might as well have been wearing my cap and gown all over again. "Never" has always been an extremely emotional show (it is, in many ways, more about Devi's anger than her love life), and the writers and actors have excelled at making the audience feel every moment of heartbreak and joy along with the characters. And of course, one last glimmer of hope that Devi might end up with the legendary Paxton Hall-Yoshida (Darren Barnet). But the final season of "Never" – and the final episode itself – gives fans of the Mindy Kaling-created series exactly what they want: Hot guys, romantic triangles, high emotions, strong friendships, physical comedy and Vishwakumar family high jinks. She takes a typically circuitous route to get to both Ben and Princeton, spending some time with a new guy and in college-application purgatory along the way. In the fourth and final season of Netflix's riotous and delightful teen comedy, "Never Have I Ever," Devi has a less-than-perfect senior year but still ends up where she's supposed to be: In the arms of her frenemy Ben Gross (Jaren Lewison), and in her dorm room at Princeton University. High school is over, and Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) will never be the same. Spoiler alert! This story contains details from the series finale of "Never Have I Ever."
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