Never Have I Ever season 3 is so much better (but is it also more confusing?)
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
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here is the start of an untitled series where I give my unfiltered review of a show or film for 15 minutes :”) thank you for watching!
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Why I wasn't as excited about season 3
2:42 - What I liked: Devi's Growth
4:00 - What I liked: Des's impact
4:59 - What I liked: Kamala's arc
6:15 - What I liked: Nalini and Devi's relationship
6:41 - What I liked: The love triangle
7:11 - What I liked: Continuation of Paxton's growth
7:25 - What I liked: Ben's arc
8:22 - What I didn't like/agree with: The Haley subplot
9:44 - What I didn't like/agree with: Ben's art class & Margot
11:00 - What I didn't like/agree with: Des's mom
11:47 - What I didn't like/agree with: Nalini letting Devi date
12:17 - What I didn't like/agree with: The time jump
12:50 - What I didn't like/agree with: Fabiola and Aneesa's relationship
14:10 - Final thoughts
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Hello!! Thank you so much for watching this video, I honestly did not expect this to get so many views (the only views I've ever really gotten are my irl friends and bots lmao). Since more people are seeing this video, I want to say that this is simply just a review and a compilation of my own opinions. I welcome anyone who agrees or disagrees and I just ask that everyone PLEASE be kind to each other in the comments! thank you again
omg i loved this recap. just gained a new loyal subscriber :)
I think Rhyah switching up on Devi was quite realistic. Stereotipically, a lot of South Asian mothers act like a hero in front of you but they're fake behind your back.
Exactly!!!! I agree!
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Totally!
and not just SA mothers! It is one thing to offer compassion, but another thing for her to want her son to date her.
@@aggie8115 Part of the issue is that you're not offering genuine support for someone who is struggling if you also act like their struggles mean they don't deserve that support because it's burdening others. I get where she's coming from as a mother, wanting to spare her son from taking responsibility for someone else's fraught emotional state when he's young and probably lacks the maturity for a relationship that demands more emotionally. But it's because he's still immature that she should teach him to handle his relationship with girls with more maturity, even if it means prioritizing himself
RIGHTT!! VERY TRUE SADLY😢
I wish that Fabiola’s storyline extends beyond her sexuality. For the most part, the screen time she had just regarded to her having a crush, relationships, etc. I really enjoyed seeing Eleanor’s progress in acting to her being with Trent.
yes! I love the queer representation but they should have discussed HER more than just her sexuality. I love they discussed that but it made it seem like she was only there for that ounce of representation ( when she deserves more recognition)
Maybe it was just me but I enjoyed Fabiola talking about her love life cuz we barely saw that on season 1 and 2 so I enjoyed the switch but i do agree it was overdone
Yes, I totally enjoyed her crushing Ben in the drinking quiz, because she was annoyed by his shity arrogant behaviour. I totally loved how casually she flexes with her brains in the same move shows him how that can make others feel.
Yeah i wanna hear more about her robotics
Well we did have her ditching the robotics team but like I guess that was also for someone
Paxton was new to being the “nice guy” so it makes sense to me that he wouldn’t understand the boundaries of inviting his ex on their date.
I agree with you're opinions on Paxton and Devi relationship, it was surprisingly healthy but I didn't think they were meant to be. You're sooo right about the relationship being completely built on Devi's fantasy of this trope of unpopular girl/ popular boy. Honestly I guess it would've been different if Devi appreciated him for something other than his social status and didn't view it as an insecurity. Loved the friendship between them tho
I agree!! Their relationship was built too much on these pre-existing stereotypes Devi had - also I think Paxton made a comment to Devi in season 2 about how it was good they broke up bc they just "didn't make sense", and I think Devi really internalised what he said, which is partly why she was so insecure in their relationship in s3 :(
Yes 100%!
For me, Rhyah switching up really wasn't surprising. Remember the first encounter Nalini had with Rhyah, she was being arrogant and condescending in a tone where she's like saying it as a good thing, that was already like a foreshadowing on what Rhyah's true personality was. We can see that at first Nalini didn't wanna involve herself with Rhyah because she already sounded like a bitch lol. But I'm glad that Nalini gave the friendship a chance, kinda like a benefit of the doubt of her first impression. I think it's an accurate representation of how some friends can be toxic while masking it as if they have good intentions and making it seem like you're not being grateful to them.
Exactly I didn’t find it surprising either! Especially when Nalini was expressing how she was worried about Devi and then Rhyah said she was grateful Des never gave her problems. And then when she tried to tell Des when she caught them kissing that Nalini didn’t want Devi to date then Nalini surprised her with saying yes and Rhyah was like uhhhh are you sure?.. Those were the moments I knew Rhyah was going to stop them from dating.
Something I definitly didn't like this season is that they kept introducing new characters (Haley, Paxton's new gf, Des's friends, Margot, that guy Devi had a kiss with) for 1-2 episodes and getting rid off them when they weren't needed for progressing the plot which felt lackluster
the fact i dont even remember who margot was proves your point incredibly
I totally forgot who Haley was
@liliana I should have elaborated what I meant. Maybe they were relevent to the plot but it was just lazy writing for me. The writers took the easiest tropes and run with them, even though it didn't flow with the story. The way those characters were introduced to the plot felt random. I belive the story could have progressed without them or the writers could have reused those characters instead never showing them again. And for the characters that are probably coming back, Margot was introduced to the story very random and too late so watchers didn't have time to start liking her and root for her and the potential relationship with Ben. And the way Fabiola's and Addison's relationship quickly progressed made no sense especially after seeing Fabiola this whole season being awkward and taking it slow with Aneesa.
I think they set up Margot and Ben for next season
That’s life though. It’s about Devi and her life, all she knows is that Paxton has a new girlfriend or Des has friends but she doesn’t know much about them and it’s not about them. Once Paxton breaks up with his girlfriend we don’t need to follow her life now
When Des's mom caught devi and des making out...and she said they can't date because Nalini doesnt allow devi to date, it was kind off visible on her face that she is the one not wanting them tondate...so when i was watching i kind off knew she did nt liked devi..u wwtch that scene you will feel it too. And yes team Ben all the way..not in my teens anymorenstill get those teen butterflies of first love seeing them.
I COMPLETELY agree with what you said about Aneesa and Fabiola!! I was more confused than anything because I wasn't expecting the writers to do them THAT dirty by breaking them up???
I disagree, from experience as a gay person, when you’re out of the closet you don’t want to be shoved right into another person’s closet it’s so draining and takes alot of energy
Honestly I really like what they did with them, I hate the whole "oh I'm gay and they're gay, we're IMMEDIATELY gonna hit it off and it's gonna go great!"
@@joltixer3099 fr i mean ive dated someone only to realized we are just friends, and our feelings were confused!
@@Ajwad99 As a fellow gay person I get that as well, but I don't think Aneesa was totally in the closet? She was happy to be seen as Fabiola's girlfriend at school so maybe it wasn't them being shoved back into the closet that made them break up? idk 😅
@@joltixer3099 I agree as well! I like the 'am I crushing on my best friend?' representation because that is a real thing people go through in life, I guess I was just more confused because I thought they had such good romantic chemistry when they first kissed... but I guess me being confused was also just me being butthurt cuz I was rooting for them 🤧
I also really liked the idea of Aneesa not having a confirmed sexuality like being bisexual for example - just her figuring out who she is without having to label it immediately. It’s a shame they threw away any possible development for either of them. It honestly just felt like their relationship was written to bloat out the episodes.
I just want to appreciate the writers choice on using a south indian specifically tamil family. As a tamilian I never felt recognised and hated how they only showed indians as coming from the north only as if didn't exist. Props to Mindy!!!
omg YES THANK YOU! As someone who is south indian (& half tamilian) I was overcome with joy when I saw that represented
yes omg !! western media usually represents only hindi-speaking indians so this show was a breath of fresh air !! the culture is just too relatable :)
Actually just Punjabi or some times gujrati i never seen other parts of Indian getting represention in western show , just my observation i can be wrong too
@@kaavyasenthil8726 when did they represent Hindi speakers it's always a dark skin south indian representing indians in western world they don't know north indian exist y'all forgetting about indian stereotype a dark skin people with thick accent gives away north indian wasn't represented even in Bridgerton a Sharma family which is north indian doesn't look majority north indian population
@@divineflu34567 shut up no one cares
omg an indian creator finally reviewing this show! i agree with you sm, and you articulated most of my thoughts after this season so well! like the academic rivals to lovers? count me IN and also how horribly they directed fabiola and aneesa's relationship.
ok but Rhyah. im born and bred Indian. and people (especially 'modern' aunties) like Rhyah are so common to encounter, you can't even imagine. And they are SUCH good actors too like wth. It was so interesting (and pretty realistic ngl) to see a 'wellness' doctor stigmatise devi's situation. It's like they say, advocate for mental health until it gets messy. She knew how to handle the situation because of being a doctor ofc, but turned on her heels behind devi's back! I believe a couple episodes ago, she was also patronizing Nalini because 'Des is so easy' and what not. So I saw shit hitting the fan coming. Nevertheless, really liked to watch Nalini have a female friendship and a social life!
I love your take on the Ben's art class and Margot take. I totally agree, that Margot and Ben storyline was boring and I like your changes too it. Also, I agree with that Fabiola and Aneesa relationship take too! What was the point of them breaking up?? I was so confused by that whole 180. I love your unfiltered video and I hope you post more of them!
thank you!!
I 100% disagree. I never felt the chemistry and I feel like the entire point of that relationship was to showcase what they both pointed out when they ended, I thought it was neat.
I was a big fan of how they handled Aneesa and Fabiola’s relationship as a queer woman. When queer girls are younger, we will often just date whoever is also gay because it’s so exciting just to find someone else at the time (even if it’s more of a friendship without the physical chemistry). I don’t think it was weaved well into the story honestly but I appreciated the writers caring that much about queer experiences to find this more “niche” one and represent it!
@@missg8861 wait I never thought of it this way but DAMN THAT MAKES IT SM BETTER
Something I loved in this season is that Devi didn’t lie to her friends about s3x, she was a way better friend! And I also liked that Devi and her mother had a better relationship
I love Devi’s outfits. I saw on twitter that her outfits are those of an episode character with no gems and that was so accurate and made me love her clothes
I like that description lol I barely had gems while playing episode 😭
that actually makes so much sense loll
I don't blame Devi for thinking Des was gonna be a loser.Her mum said that he was a guy with no friends who goes to a sea slug school
fr like she was downplaying it A LOT
I actually really like that Des’ mom isn’t fully straightforward. I think it’s shows her inner contradictions of wanting to foster wellness first, but not accepting that sickness is part of her or her family - it shows that she doesn’t fully understand how Ayurveda works which I thought was interesting because I think a lot of people also don’t
I kinda disagree about your take on Rhyah. I do agree that it's realistic and that it might have just been an interesting Director's choice. I think Des' mom helping Devi in the bathroom was set up strategically, so that the big 'shock factor' would be that she wouldn't let Des date Devi after. But unfortunately, I have come across aunties who were nice to my face, but would talk trash about me to *their* own kids or other aunties. The two-faced auntie trope was all too relatable.
Ikr
I actually think it made sense for Nalani to say that she could date in that specific scenario, but here's why: She was annoyed with Rhyah and could tell that SHE didn't want them to date, and I think she relaxed on Devi for that reason. Almost to call Rhyah's bluff. That was how I saw the situation, anyway.
The bathroom scene/Rhyah switch up got to me so hard - the idea that the person helping you and saying all the right things will then turn around and badmouth you for the problems you have is such a real fear and unfortunately sometimes it comes true. If that were me I would feel that betrayal so much more than the break up even though they didn't have much of a relationship up to that point.
It also tracked for me personally in my experience of people in the "wellness" industry and how they tend to a complicated attitude towards mental health that can result in them knowing how to talk someone through a crisis while still holding a stigmatised attitude towards them
i disagree w the part about des’ mom. i actually really liked that she was so genuine n then switched up. i feel like that how things actually happen irl or at least in my experience. idk i j really liked that it wasn’t obvious she was uncomfortable in the bathroom scene
Something I loved about this season was Devi telling Paxton to apologise. Like this was before her full emotional growth and she already was able to put another woman’s feelings first, potentially risking her relationship by admitting to Paxton she’d carried on talking to the anonymous person. I agree, I rooted for her even when she was behaving awfully and it was nice to be able to root for her with good reasons.
I 100% agree with the male bonding storyline . It would’ve been so awesome to see that . Did not like the art class storyline and the new love interest. The potential love story seems forced . Wood shop class would’ve been so awesome to see
Totally agree with the Aneesa and Fabiola storyline!!! I so wish they worked out :((
SAME 😭
Aneesa was done so dirty throughout the seasons.
Devi spreading rumors about her mental illness, Ben being a condescending boyfriend and obviously still being into Devi and Fabiola not really liking her in the end after Aneesa discovered her sexuality.
I have mad respect for her forgiving nature.
Des's mom made sense, because the point of her character was she was fake and thought she was better than Devi and her mother. Because of that feeling of superiority she didn't want Devi and Des to date in the first place. The incident in the bathroom was just the thing she needed to give a "logical" reason on why Des should breakup with Devi. She didn't think Devi's mom would say yes, but never wants to appear like she's the bad guy to outside people. Her entire facade is to throw a stone and then hide her hand. I know quite a few women like that irl.
Hi, I feel like “not Indian enough” should be more of a discussion. As someone from India I always felt conflicted about the Indian characters represented in American television. The fact that they never pronounced their own name correctly and things like tht triggered me. And it wasn’t just limited to Indians but other Asians who didn’t even try to connect with their culture made me feel the same. I have come to realise it’s because them not fully embracing their culture and being embarrassed was felt like a rejection, almost an attack on identity. Like their own culture was not worth it. It also felt like them rejecting their parents. And like I am somehow less for being Indian. Then I did some reflecting and have come to realise it’s all about the environment we grow up. Everyone wants to fit in. Lack of representation, disconnect and lack of information. And that even I can’t write in my mother tongue coz I’m from a city. Even I didn’t try to learn how to write coz of laziness and not having a need to learn. I hope people can understand all this is a personal choice and we don’t have to everyone’s personal opinions so personally
As an Indian American, this was really interesting/eye-opening to read. Thank you so much for sharing!
I've never seen a mainland Asian talk about their perspectives on the Asian-American identity crisis!!
The whole thing about embracing culture was a form of a combo of internalized racism and assimilation. A lot of Asian-American peers weren't simply ashamed because we were ashamed of it, but because other outside influences like our peers and the wanting of fitting in has such a heavy hand on this as well. A lot of kids, like East Asians and the occasional SEA were made fun of their appearances, like our eyes.
There's also the food, our food is obviously amazing but because of this withholding of shame from early childhood is a huge influence on how we want to interact with it. People who have never ate Asian food would go, "It's stinky!" or some other way to make fun of it.
Sometimes it is our own parents. Some who didn't feel the need to teach, those who wanted to assimilate and thus banning the culture, and maybe even some ashamed of it as well.
There is also numerous stereotypes about us as well that we begin to warp our ideas of validation with invalidation.
I've never seen any mainland Asians talk about this stuff at all, but they also have the perception of us being too "American" and not wanting to learn a little bit, and that most non-Asians would see us as "too Asian". Y'know?
@@Yuunarichu when I first started watching American shows, I hated watching the Indian characters…the Indian accent was always fake, the names were odd - like very old fashioned or a combination of first and last name I would never hear or just South Indian-ish names, they would also try to Americanise everything- we don’t have middle names. Here Devi calls the festival “Ganesh Pooja” but I have only heard “ganpati” or Ganesh Chaturthi (it could be regional thing)…the pronouncing of the name by Indians hurts. And then take the nirdesh character here for example , Devi focuses on “nerd” part but not on the actual meaning of the name….we have 28 languages and so much diversity, SO SO much knowledge, like did you know “cash” is a Indian word? Or that “shampoo” is a British spin on “champi” (head massage)? But I have come to realise that when a person leaves a country they continue to follow the culture of that time. But the country itself keeps evolving. So India (or any other Asian country)now is very different from say 90s or 80s. While I would love to see all Indians know everything about the culture, history and knowledge we have.. it’s not realistic. It’s sad but it’s okay and knowing your is a personal preference/ choice so I get no say what one wants to learn or follow.
Even the actor who plays Devi doesn't know how to pronounce her original name right her real name is maitreyi Ramakrishnan and she pronounces it aa my-tray-e like it gets on my nerves
@@bhavikakosambia3307 Those Indian characters are stereotypes, they obviously aren't real representations of Indian people. Indian-American people's intelligence in films and TV always get the short end and the butt of the joke.
Even if this show isn't a real representation to you, the show is so big for Indian Americans because it's the first time they're shown as three-dimensional people and not a stereotypical nerd. And it's a messy life of a teen which makes it better to show the imperfections of a teen, flaws and all.
One thing I don't get is how they all just have to have sex in hs. It is normal to wait and I wish someone would at least mention that.
i thought it's just american culture like they'd egt made fun of if they never do it in hs
Ben and Paxton both had such fantastic growth this season, it was easily my favourite part of season 3!!
I loved the unhingedness but season 3 was very good. I love Ben tho , Ben is academic rivals to lovers. I really expected this season to be annoying love triangle thing like “to tall the boys i loved before” or “the kissing booth” and this wasn’t that. Season 3 was such a good season
As someone with a chronic illness, Never Have I Ever has done so much for me. My illness ended up not being psychosomatic, but my doctors thought it was for a long time and people didn’t take me seriously. Even though the show doesn’t touch on it often, when it has, it really feels so personal. This season with Des being told not to date Devi honestly made me laugh because the same thing happened to me several times in high school by guys and even friends who said I had too many problems. On top of that, the show is so representative for mental health too. I’m really excited for the last season!
This could be a podcast! Loved having your perspective to confirm some of the things I was thinking about this show. Very well thought out and articulate video
thank you so much! I appreciate your support :)
As someone who's disabled, strangers, friends, and family members have calmly helped me when I'm overwhelmed like Rhyah did with Devi in the bathroom, and then instantly switch up like she did when I'm not in the room. I've learned that people aren't willing to be disrespectful to your face but are willing to talk to behind your back, in the same way that like they are willing to help someone in trouble but aren't willing to get involve with "the trouble".
Such a good analysis, especially about Des! Gave me some insights! Nalini and Devi were so sweet together
Was she out of character though? Before that, her switch in character was foreshadowed when she was being condescending to Nalini and telling her how ‘easy’ Des has been to parent.
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i think it portrayed that how much ever of a "wellness coach" a person can be they have their own prejudices at the end of the day
i’m so glad i found this small channel i have literally fallen in love with your video essay style and i can’t wait to watch your channel grow
omg thank you so much, that means a lot!!
Yesss rt this ^^^
the anonymous text thing actually happened to me directly. I was texted from an anon account telling me my friends were talking shit about me and exactly what was said, meanwhile i was out of school due to a mental health emergency. Never found out who the person was. Pinnacle of my HS experience.
i was so excited about fabiola and aneesa. it did make me cringe because it was so awkward but it would have been really fun to see how they worked through that and learned how to navigate the dynamic but then they broke up because of a random side character who doesnt even seem like they have that much importance?? just give us a happy wlw relationship NHIE i am BEGGING
I feel like Des's mom knew what to do and did it genuinely as part of her job and passion. But when it comes to her own son and family that is a complete different subject. So she threw the genuine and nice out the window and tried to spook her son out with less compassionate language. She protects him from Devi in her own way, which AHHHH made me so angry but I thought it showed how two faced people can be. The nicest person when it is someone else's drama and turning the switch when it touches their own life.
I loved this video and how you expressed your thoughts on the show. Honestly wish I could just have a conversation with you about it (even if you're TeamBen :P). I have so much to say but I don't want to leave an essay in your comments lol.
But on your point about Riyah (Des' mom), to me those choices showed that she has a savior complex. So, whilst she knows what to do and how to help etc, it comes from a place of judgement and condescension because she sees herself as above all of that or better. I think that's why she's okay having the Vishwakumars as "friends" but then doesn't want Devi to stain her perfect son.
aww thank you so much! You absolutely make a great point about Riyah, it make me rethink what I said in the video. She had me fooled, just like she had Devi/Nalini fooled :")
I have to defend Des, he defended Devi when his mother talked smack about her. He even avoided Devi because she loved her and didn't want to break up. When the moment of truth came he told his mother to admit what she said. Des was just caught off guard by everything that went down. He never agreed with his mother's opinion, he simply didn't want to have to chose between this mother and his girlfriend. South Asians are super family oriented in most cases so being placed in that scenario is the worst nightmare. Des even in the end when he left said sorry and that he didn't mean for things to go the way they did.
Same I feel bad for him, it seems like him and his mother have a healthy relationship and she wasn't even wrong Devi sabotage Des debate.
Do keep in mind by “avoiding her” your words not mine he actually lied to her about where he was several times. And even if he didn’t agree with his mother’s opinions he didn’t even attempt at trying to stand up for Devi even in the slightest. I understand it’s hard for south asian, men particularly, to go against their mother’s wishes but this is his gf & gf’s mother who went through a traumatic thing he could least show a little sympathy empathy or something like “hey mom cut them some slack they went through something horrible” but no he’s just immediately like “I’m not gonna risk pissing off my mom for this she pays my phone bill! Like boy go to hell then have some comparison
@@4everinthe4d He did have compassion for her. he yelled at his friend for breaking Devi's dads tennis racket.
@@Flimstudios5 the friend didn’t break the tennis racket, he hit Devi with it
Well i think Indian guys or girls just use parents when they are not very sure about the relationship.
i loved all your thoughts and comments and agreed with all of them, i felt sad about Annisa and Fabiola as well, while i loved the fact that they introduced a non-binary character, they didn’t need to make it the reason that Anissa and Fab broke up. They had that awkward friends to lovers moment that could have developed and slowly got more comfortable, which would have been a far better story.
also, YESSSSSSS TEAM BEN!!
yk I appreciate Nalini helping her out with the advice but idk Kamala reminds me so much of my sister, clearly she's a career women who doesn't want to get married young ( I'm not sure what age she's supposed to be, but I'm going to presume season 1 she's in her very early 20's mayve 22/23 and season 3 she's 25 ) it doesn't matter how in love with someone she is, she's not ready and Kamala was probably used to being liked by aunties
she's gorgeous
she's smart
she's tapped into her culture
I feel as if she was a people pleaser
Wow s3 seems like a major step up from s2
yes!! 10/10
Re Ryah’s switch up, we actually did get to see her true yet subtle feelings about Devi. The evening that Ryah caught her son and Devi making out, she drove over to inform Devi’s mom and was very subtle in her disapproval of the kids’ involvement.
Ryah was actually expecting that Devi’s mom would stick to her fund about Devi being too young to date.
It was a shock to her and to us viewers as well, for Devi’s mom to approve the kids seeing each other. In the scene, Ryah just so happened to quickly recover from her shock.
i think an important part of the szn was everyone's growth which i love and it was actually a good szn, i didnt like aneesas and fab's arc cuz they had no chemistry together and it seemed forced, i didnt like des's mom cuz she was manipulative, i hope aneesa finds someone tho
I think one of her growth her communication skills in her relationship with des. Every-time she and des had a conflict. She communicated, but des didn’t. I think dr Jackson’s advice really stuck with nalani last season I think he really did help nalani with her parenting. So that’s where I disagree with you.
As for aneesa, I get the since that aneesa’s family is strict about dating but also maybe queer phobic. Based on the comment aneesa made about the speech her mom makes “about how girls dress like boys.” So I think there I think aneesa is still figuring out being queer. Aneesa could be Pansexual, could also be queer with gender idenity too. But maybe that will be explored in season 4.
i love aneesa to BITS
IKR
Can I just say how adorable you are, the way you speak is so pleasant and comforting somehow and I loved watching your review!! You relayed some of my thoughts perfectly and brought up amazing points. I also agree that rhyah and her sudden switch up was strange and surprising, it like it came out of nowhere
Team Ben ✨
I'm so glad I picked this up randomly. Just from a Netflix short. Like this show is amazing. I am a colombian brown girl but I still felt it in my colombian soul. I felt seen for sure. Not just bc of the browsers but the unhingeness as well and everything else. Amazing show!!
She's definitely not going to end up with either of them the 'love story' is her and her mum
I LOVE THIS COMMENTARY!!!! damn this is one of the most commentary I love that's abt NHIE!!
You are so rediculously eloquent and have such wonderful takes on this show. Thank you for your review and keep it up! I will definitely keep watching. 😊
that means so much to me, thank you so much!!
I just think this season was great but it was too spontaneous. I would have loved to see Nirmala getting serious with someone this year also Devi's character development was well written and i really hope Kamala settles with Manish for real♡
i loved this video and totally agree with you also team ben always!
Awesome video!! Great great points made!! I just wanted to give my two cents regarding Margot and Ben. I feel like in the very end of the show, our main take away will be that we don’t need a relationship to define us or to make us whole. I have a feeling that we’ll see Devi attempt to balance yet another relationship with Ben, but the show hints at HIS indecisiveness through his interest in Margot WHILE being interested in Devi as well. I wouldn’t call NHIE a “romance” or a show in which you have a specific couple you root for all the way through. I have a feeling we’re just meant to root for each character individually yknow? This is just a prediction of course, maybe I’m just trying to justify the use of Margot’s character because of my faith in miss Mindy bahahaha!! But overall I feel like it’s gonna for sure be used next season to help push Devi even further into her self love discovery and her efforts to be content and feel worthy OUTSIDE of a serious relationship.
Aneesa learning to be confident in her own sexuality could have been tied in with her past struggles with her eating disorder if the show somehow tied it in with issues of body image or stereotypes about sporty lesbians. For people who struggle with eating disorders, eating and exercising is often used as a coping mechanism to derive a sense of control they feel they lack elsewhere in their own life, by exerting that control over their own body. As Aneesa explored whether she was bi or gay, she could have been exposed to how lesbians are perceived and even fetishized by straight men. Instead the showwriters dropped the ball on further developping any impactful part of the characterization and instead relegated her to a boring, deadend relationship they deliberately wrote as completely devoid of any chemistry. Aneesa discovers her sexuality and is immediately not seen as a sexual being by her significant other. Couldn't they have used that? And of the two exes she had in this season, a boy and a girl, both were more emotionally and seuxally attracted to people other than Aneesa WHILE they were still in a relationship with her. Like, if they really wanted to break them up, couldn't they have shown her lose confidence over that too?
your hair is so gorgeous, I honeslty cannot stop looking at it
Love your detailed review! ☺️
Loved the video and your voice is just so sooting to the ears! Please make more of these❤
aww thank you so much :)
you are very well-spoken and articulate!
Great video. Well-spoken with no filler, not overly critical for no reason. It's easy to see that this show has genuine heart despite the flaws and mistakes. I agree with most of your points. The good parts and also yeah why did they do that to Aneesa and Fabiola? Not only could their storyline have the potential for such sweetness and exploration of their characters, they just got sidelined in general this season. Fabiola just... loses her relationship off camera and doesn't even really feel sad about it. Aneesa breaking up with Ben was great but I thought they would explore the relationship with her and Devi more- since the point of season 2 was that it's really special to have friends of a similar background that you can relate to.
Overall really enjoyed this season. Agree it was the best season yet and way less messy than previous seasons. Though she did get someone fired and experiences no consequences for it. You would think that Des's mom witnessing that would be a better motive for her to want them to break up.
des choosing his mom over devi just showed me that all brown guys are the same LOL
omg i loved your video! Your voice is so calming, the editing is perfectly done. Of course, your opinion is fully develop and clear to follow. xo from France :)
this is such a good review. you should be a writer on the show
i loved this video so much!! immediately subbed and went to see your other videos :)
omg you've grown so fast! I was here when you were at 600 subs! good goin girl
I am also sad about the Fab and Aneesa relationship not working, but I kinda get it. I viewed it as relationships that look good on paper don't always work in practice. Moving from platonic to romantic can be hard for some people and that's okay. But damn they really did Aneesa dirty by her being the second choice twice
loved everything you had to say! i have a sister who’s 14 and the way she is with boys reminds me a lot of the show and it reminds me of how i was as a kid and i just say this because i think that it’s honestly pretty accurate representation for young american teens i guess. of course it’s a little cheesy sometimes but you know. i also really enjoyed your idea for the art stuff with the other boys and ben having guy friends. woulda been great
i absolutely loved all of your thoughts so much!! i especially loved what you said you would change about bens plotline, i would have loved to see paxton and him bond again. also fabiola and aneesa’s plotline was interesting for me cause i could see it coming with how awkward they were being/ the lack of chemistry and direction and so i’m kinda glad they ended it?
somebody else already commented this but it was nice to see two queer people being friends and not dating cause i’m queer and all my friends are and even though there’s not a lot of us at school doesn’t mean we are gonna pair off with eachother ya know?
that being said i’m almost fully convinced the writers were not doing that and were just confused what to do with them and viewers added their own message to it but either way i really hope aneesa explores her sexuality more next season and ironically enough fabiola doesn’t
let me explain lol, basically i hope she can kind of become the shows causal representation. now that her identity is out and known we can get more from her other then her being a lesbian (which i love!). i’m just hoping she becomes a more dynamic character.
im suprised you didn’t touch on elenor and trent’s relationship but i’m sure that’s just cause it wasn’t the main thing but i really enjoyed it
lastly, i love devi and this show so much and it makes me so happy to see it get sm love and sad to see it end. devi’s growth hasn’t been linear and i think that’s very refreshing to see.
again thank you sm for sharing your thoughts on the show, yours is the bes video i’ve seen on this yet :)
omg i literally agree with all of these like u just voiced my thoughts
You're so smart and you speak so well! You could have your own movie/TV show review show on Netflix. I'd watch it! 💘
As a POC I LOVED Devi with Des!!! But like the mindy project...mindy has a white Jewish guy fetish!!!!... Its annoying to see the consistent patterns... What was nice was seeing rapper Common with Devi's mom... Lets be HONEST the Indian community doesn't really veture black side of the block... Insert Indian matchamker here lol ... I would have loved to see THAT develop. Team Paxton...hate seeing girls with the mean guy who low key like them. I def dont encourage that.
Great review 🙌🙌
The bathroom panic attack I had the vibes the mum wasn’t happy soon as she walked in and afterwards like I saw small hints of that.
The episode that focuses on Ben alone, my word THAT EPISODE ❤, I have been waiting for Ben to finally grow 😭
i loved this so much and i agreed with everything u said!!
I really enjoyed this video, can’t wait to watch more from you.
I wanted to comment on the whole Nalini allowing Devi to have a boyfriend story line: obviously I don’t have south-Asian immigrant parents and I hear all of you who say this was totally unrealistic, but I think on a narrative level she agreed to this because of the way Rhyah acted towards her. First there was the scene in which Nalini confided in Rhyah and Rhyah responded by essentially saying “sucks to be you, my son is great.” Later on when Rhyah said “you can’t be together because Nalini wouldn’t be comfortable with it,” it felt like Rhyah was opening up some kind of mum competitiveness by saying that it’s Nalini’s fault for being so uncool. She sort of put Nalini down, implying that she was less open-minded and more strict than Rhyah. In response to that, Nalini decided to allow the relationship. That’s my interpretation, but I might be completely wrong! :)
Enemies to lovers is just decadent ✨ I agree!
I actually think it made sense for devis mom allowing her to date, because Des is indian, was the son of her friend, and he was good at school and had a promising future, that’s all parents want for their kid, specially for them since finding a partner thats also indian is really important
And she realised it was better to allow them than having devi continue to challenge her with other boys that she doesn’t know
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE TIME JUMP IT CONFUSED MEEEE
I loved this season. You should do more reviews of shows ♥️.- new subscriber!
such a great video! subscribed
i was a bit confused on the whole fabiola and Aneesa but i loved it the homage it played to The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love at least that bathroom scene
Great video subscribed!
Isnt the actress who plays Margo a nep baby? Probably why she got so many scebes
You’ve convinced me to watch season 3, lol. I felt the same about season 2 so I was like I d k if I want to watch another season of that, lol. But now I think I’ll be safe, haha
some awesome points! hope team #mindykaling see this
Honestly I want a spin-off with Devi’s parents.
Their courtship and eventual migration story, ending with Mohan’s death (Sendhil Ramamurthy was so good on Heroes).
The interaction between Paati and Mr. Kulkarni was so hilarious.
When he says he’s an English teacher she immediately asks “Stanford?” like typical brown parents😅
Uggh. Des makes all brown men look bad.
Fun fact: I briefly (2 weeks) dated this Sri Lankan Tamil girl who auditioned for the role of Kamala. (In London, I live in England).
Wow! You should start your own podcast! 🤩
Des mom didn't want them to date. You could see it in her face when they were all in the living room.
Honestly my only big issue with this show is that we never get to see Paxton swim. Like come on dude you can still swim after your arm heals!!!
Team Benvi too! ❤️❤️ loved your vid :)
title is so true
PAXTOOOOONNNN
"10 years ago"
the most accurate thing ever
stopp i haven't even watched most of the video but i have FINALLY found a brown commentary channel omg
Agree with the art class take. My problem is that Ben asked Devi out right after Margot (?? Forgot her name sorry) asked him out and he ACCEPTED. It was such a weird storyline and in my opinion I don’t even see them together.. I feel like they end up together in season 4 but break up the first episode. (Like Devi and Paxton🤪🤪🤪😜😜😜 anyway)
Nah I think Ben and Devi would be end game, i feel like the writers were building it up for the whole 3 seasons as if they were saving the ultimate relationship for the final season. Also they allowed Devi and Ben to grow as human beings so when they are finally together, they are mature enough to make the relationship last.
Either that or Devi would be with Ben for a while, learn valuable life lessons and then finally decide she is ready to discover who she is, that she doesn't need a guy or a relationship to feel complete, and she would go off to college as a wholesome well rounded individual who has her whole life waiting in front of her, ready for new adventures.
@@harshitabhuyan8892 No, actually the creator says that the love triangle is going to continue but Devi views Paxton as equal
@@sanyanadeem9355 what interview?
@@harshitabhuyan8892 well yeah, but 4 whole seasons with devi clung to paxton.. im not sure. Im not sure how manu seasons it’ll get, but I hope we get a proper season of ben being with devi. I wouldnt mind devi with paxton, but devi with ben would interest me.
Never have i ever is just a series you will watch to change mood
I want Des back in s4…Bring on Indian moms drama lmao 🤣