THEY DID ANESSA DIRTY. I barely saw her this season. I feel like the writers didn’t know what to do with her since her big plot was only in season 2 and now she’s just there as a background character.
Precisely, I can't believe that they just sidelined her like that, after the big role that she played in the first half of Season 2. Megan's talents are really being wasted, in my opinion.
They disrespected her. Like devi was like I am the only Virgin left, and I'm like hello Aneesa ain't have sex yet. The way they leave out my sister is nasty
Listen, unfortunately with Des, it's REALLY common for Desi/South Asian men to be a mommy's boy and respect their mother more than their gf/wife. So the stereotype was on POINT and I completely understood why they made the character do that.
@@sachi4728 Let’s not act like it’s not the other way around either, we all saw how Devi’s grandmother treated her teacher just because he wasn’t a doctor making 100k a year.
@@panashe5268 But that didn't stop Kamala from dating him. Des totally disrespected Devi just because of his mom, who even he knew was wrong. That's the key difference.
Right! It really shows how she’s starting to grieve less. We know she was super annoying because of the death of her father. Everybody grieves death differently but sometimes Devi could just be too much. But it’s like she goes from being sad and having so many emotions to having no confidence. Besides that she really could be happy. But you can only tell someone so many times they’re good enough but if they don’t believe it themselves there’s no point. And it just effects all friendships and relationships Edit: sorry for the rant lol
But it really confused me when she chose to give her virginity to ben of all people when she didnt even do anything with paxton who she dated or des, i get she wasn’t ready but doing it with ben was random to me bc i thought he was gonna move on with art girl and davi would focus on herself no boys. I didnt like ben this season and i feel like they didnt have much chemistry
@@roxi3969 Im hoping for a Daxton reunion at the end of next season but don't assume that she actually had sex with Ben till we find out next season. But yeah I do find it weird how they have Ben ask art girl on a date but then he wants to get all in with Devi.
fr like she was literally ready to BREAK UP with paxton the guy she’s been wanting to date for like YEARS for not apologizing to that girl he ghosted like that’s character development she definitely changed
i was initially so happy when i saw rhyah being supportive of devi when she was having her panic attack and i was like omg so cute she has a great mother in law!! and when she used that AGAINST DEVI i was so mad :/ but unfortunately it is something i can totally see people doing to those with mental health issues, just dismissing them as "too much work" :(
If anything Rhyah was too real! All that wellness stuff and trying to come across as healing and generous but someone who just cares what other people think and doesn’t care about people
@@tacrewgirl yeah i was starting to be pissed at her when devis mum talked about her struggles and she was like "omg i need to appreciate how easy my life is and how perfect my kid sorry you wen through that, but i could never my life is perfect, unlike urs lol" like girlie wtf
I can see where she was coming from she just wants what’s best for her son she doesn’t want him to be trapped (it happens to a lot of people) with a girl who isn’t all there stuck trying to help a girl forgetting about himself she wants her son to have the best although from another point of view she could be seen as being in the wrong
Idk why ppl dont like the show. I actually love the orginality. A typical show paxton and devi would've gotten together and been happily ever after. But in this season devi still dealt with her insecurities and that led to a breakup. THAT IS REALISTIC. Things arent always happily ever after and relationships dont always magically come along and fix all of your problems. Devi still is a screw up and alot of us relate to that. On the flip side her mom and cousin have seen amazing growth as characters in this show. The way her mom stood up for her against rhiyah was amazing. Looking forward to the next season
I thought Kamala and Nalini were incredibly underused this season. Like typically their relationships are a lot more interactive, and I missed that this season. Also thought it was weird how Kamala's storyline centered a man. I wished we got to see her explore her freedom and independence. Instead of storyline mainly being my grandmother hates my boyfriend. And Devi and Nalini did not interact as much as they usually do. Not to mention Nalini was comically unaware and blasé about what Devi was doing. It felt strange and largely without explanation. Like why would she let Devi go to a party at Trent's house was hospitalized and caught drinking? Not to mention Devi tried to sneak out to go to this party. Like when did miss mama's develop a more relaxed attitude about these things? Like her getting caught in bed with another boy making out, and she is like okay? Even if she is good with them dating (totally can see that happening. Devi dating an Indian boy with a respectable family and the mother is her friend. It could be seen as getting a head start) but she still would have had freaked out over this.
Insecurity ending the unpopular lead's relationship with the popular guy was done in My Mad Fat Diary almost 10 years ago, so that aspect of the show definitely isn't original. I'm sure some other high school shows have done that too but that's the first one that comes to mind.
@@eauxkei702 I’ve never seen that show. And either way that’s definitely not common. In most shows the lead person ends up with a happily ever after ending
In most shows the person ends up with the person they have always known forever and been friends with but have never made a move for until now idk what you are talking about…
I love that Devi is a mess. Finally, a main character I can see myself in (or at least my younger self.) I mean most people, especially teens, are a mess, pretty self-centered and insecure even if we are ashemed to admit it. And it doesn't help that there are so few of teen dramas with realistic and flawed but still lovable or understendable protagonists. Plus, it takes a long time to realize our flaws and even longer to improve on them. You won't become Mother Theresa overnight. So I liked that Devi's character had down hills and up hills over the course of the seasons instead of a linear development.
Yeees. And I love that she’s a mess not in “i’m so cute and smart but also i’m always falling in the street like i’ve never learn how to walk “ like Anastasia or Bella. She’s imature and make bad decisions but it feels real, it makes sense! I loveee to watch her grow
“I cant be with you until you learn to like yourself” THATS A VERY VALID REASON BECAUSE SHE WAS VERY INSECURE AND DIDNT LIKE HERSELF DESPITE GETTING HER DREAM MAN THE MAN THAT SHE PRAYED FOR IN SEASON 1 EPISODE 1 of never have I ever
I was soooo frustrated that they teased Fabiola and Aneesa just for it not to work. And there was no real reason other than “it’s awkward and we’re besties instead 🤪”. Which I was really hoping they wouldn’t go for but they did. Aneesa deserved better because her plot line got reduced to her relationships. I thought Trent and Eleanor were cute tho
what i love most about this show is how you can’t easily guess what’s gonna happen next. you really don’t know who devi (if anyone) is gonna end up with. you don’t know what kind of choices she will make. this show doesn’t end up being totally cliche like every other; the characters are deep and layered, consistently learning about themselves, continuing to grow and also make mistakes. i love it.
Her relationship with her mom is my highlight of this show. Grief tears families apart and is worse for devi cause she's a teenager figuring life out as well. She's had a lot of character development and I love seeing her and her mom heal together. That love life is still a mess though chile 😭😭
I love love love Never Have I Ever. Devi is a realistic teen girl, she's insecure, goes to therapy, a bit self centred, and has the perfect sarcastic sense of humour every teenager has. I love devi and her friends and family and I have so much empathy for her.
the whole des thing really makes sense from my perspective. in south asian communities, south asian moms think their sons are all that. they want the absolute perfect girl for their sons who fits into all 65,000 different requirements and needs to completely exceed expectations. the way rhyah treated devi, that she would be too much trouble for her perfect little des, really reflected that mindset. also the way that he went along with his mom wanting them to break up (despite knowing that it was a really bullshit excuse) also reflects the way south asian men are joined at the hips with their moms. i'm not sure how to properly explain it but many indian soap operas reflect this mother/son dynamic.
That was a legitimate reason for a breakup. Devi is a broken girl, and a guy like Des shouldn't waste his resources fixing anyone when he can do so much better. You have to realise that only in teen dramas broken people are sane, in reality being in relationship with a broken person can be scarring. So his mom was right.
@@viz7497 Nowhere in this show was Des trying to "fix" her, just because Devi is broken doesn't mean they didn't have a pretty normal relationship. In fact her relationship with him was the most normal out of any other in this show. His mom isn't right she's just judgmental and I'm sure she just wanted a reason to separate her family from the one she saw as a project to fix.
@@bunnywavyxx9524 the very first meeting of des and Devi involved des consoling a crying Devi. And had he progressed the relationship he surely would have had to fix her.
Personally, Paxton is my favorite character, i think he's grown the most, and he is really nice, I was rooting for him to find another partner with whom he could be happy with. It still really bothers me that Devi just thinks of him as a handsome guy
paxton had the best character development of them all!! i hated how devi acted while they were still together because he was literally so sweet with her. if i were him, i'd have broken up with her too tbh.
Paxton’s growth really surprised me, I didn’t know what to expect with him this season but he definitely isn’t the same boy from season 1! I’m glad he’s finally to take control of his own narrative and not let people do it for him 😊
@@aviatress5643 YESSS last season he had a bit of growth but he was able to really shine this season. The only thing i didn't like about him was when he had to do community service and he treated it like a punishment because he had to be with 'nerds', but nobody is perfect I guess hahaha
@Emilia Castelli The thing with the dorks could come full circle in his solo episode in S4, which he should get when they keep the pattern. And by full circle I mean, if his episode shows him in college having mostly dork friends, maybe even a nerdy girlfriend. Would be so funny, if they'd play with that. I mean they already did a lot of parallels and call backs etc in general.
I feel like it’s a foreshadowing of sorts when Aneesa breaks up with Fabiola and says she going to take a break from dating nerds and is going to date a jock next. Maybe we’ll get Aneesa dating a jock next season…… in any case I do hope we get to see more of her
True anissa wouldn't do b that but the shoe All American on the CW did 😂her and fab should have never been a thing though she was just hurting they both were and technically paxton was never apart of the friend group circle 😂
@@janderson947 you're not wrong lol. i was rooting for anissa and fab until it became very clear they had no chemistry. the writers were wrong for how they handled them as a couple.
I actually thought devi and paxton were gonna be endgame until they kinda threw ben in randomly at the end 🤷🏻♀️ but I will say this season was probably my favorite out of all of them
I don't think it was random tbh, it makes a lot of sense especially with the "you will find someone who likes you exactly as you are" and the set-up of that. But I think they resolved Devi and Paxton a bit quickly/anticlimactically, although it makes a lot of sense that she saw him as a dream that helped her cope with her dad's death
@@holymoontos honestly Paxton loved her too for who she was and even tried to be there for her every single time even when she hurt him badly. At the end of this season it feels like there are some lingering feelings on his side so I hope it's for the better in season 4. About Ben it seems random bc he was supposed to have landed a date with that art girl just few minutes before and around ep 8 was supposed to start to 'move on'
Ben wasn't thrown in randomly, he's been there as a love interest for Devi since literally S1. The whole season was full of little hints that it was far from over between them. I think the thing with Ben is that he tries to move on and get over Devi, but fails miserably every time. He probably even *wants* to move on, because he doesn't want to get his heart broken again. Which is why he ends up dating Aneesa or the rando art girl. But he still falls at Devi's feet whenever she needs him.
Gotta love how we never see Paxton’s childhood friend Haley hanging out with Paxton after Devi and Paxton breakup. She was there just for the breakup plot and completely discarded afterwards.
@@nura7316 yeah maybe it just seem like that for Devi’s point of view. ALSOOOO I think because they JUST made up and used to be best friends I think at the start they were just catching up a bit. I don’t think he really gave a fuck about her like that anyway
@@4everinthe4d yeahhhh thats what I thought too, I've caught up with plenty of friends from my childhood, even people I didnt get along with, and got closure for a lot of issues but we haven't spoken since unless something drastic has happened in their or my life we'd like to celebrate.
Ya season 3 is really good but the first and 2nd half are separate stories like they really dropped pratish, aneesa, Haley, like why? I genuinely thought we would get more aneesa and Fabiola (as besties) with their storyline (idk Fabiola is doing robotics shenanigans and aneesa is included alot)
Did ya notice how almost or most of Devi’s clothes had sunflowers on them? It was like an ongoing symbol throughout the season. Sunflowers are really special to me atm and it stood out to me.
Now her and paxton leaving TOGETHER would have been great affter her ending things with fab because of the way they started they don't even have to date but just end up talking and just leaving to me they should have ended up together especially after paxtons growth this season..
They brought her in so there could be a love triangle for Devi and Ben. Because it’s obvious that Ben only dated Anessa to get over Devi and It helped Devi grow as a character I guess after being an asshole to Anessa
I feel like it would’ve been better if the writers had her character deal with the friend group adjacently. Her plot points could have been connected to one of the characters’ peers or places. She could have made a new friend while with Ben, developed her friendship with Devi, met a new future romantic partner whose in the theatre or robotics club. I hope next season she date someone on her soccer team or better yet stays single.
ok.. but aneesa cheated on ben? like yes he did not treat her right, but thats not an excuse to cheat on him and then blame him entirely for the fallout of their relationship they just werent right for each other yk
Fr how come no one mentions this. Ben was wrong but she literally felt no guilt and everyone was just passing over this like she didn’t just cheat on him 🤨
Thats true! But I honestly don’t consider what they had as a good relationship. He honestly didn’t treat her well and Aneesa was more into working the relationship out while he was obviously more focused on someone else. Lets be real, if Devi dropped everything and went to Ben saying I like you, lets start a relationship. He would’ve done it, no questions asked! So what would be the difference?
He was already emotionally cheating on her he truly just was using aneesa as a rebound every other girl to him is secondary if it’s not Devi he legit attempts to ask the art girl on a date but as soon as Devi knocks on his door he drops everything. As team Paxton I appreciate how much Ben likes Devi but idk something about them just doesn’t click for me
Yeah, Aneesa was kind of a dick too. She should've talked to him about how she felt and ended it with him before kissing someone else. Also she complained about him being condescending, but she also rolled her eyes at and was pretty judgmental about his academic drive. Plus, she shouldn't have dated him in the first place, she knew he was Devi's ex and that there were still unresolved feelings there, she said so herself. They were both kinda bad to each other, but somehow Ben gets all the blame.
des was the best match for davi if his mom didn't get in the way. des is like a combination of paxton and ben and davi in one. des is a "hot cool guy" like paxton. he's smart and challenging like ben. and he is indian so he understands davi's culture and struggles to fit in. too bad he's too much of a mommas boy, unfortunately is common in their culture so the show was realistic about that. i really loved the scene where rhyah helped davi through her panic attack. and her supporting her through the crowd. it was so sweet. then i heard what she said to her son afterward and made me so sad 😔
I really feel like they should have written Devi deciding to go to that private school. She hooks up with Ben has a summer thing with him and then leaves to go to school. She can’t handle the stress of not being the smartest person in the room and drops out to return to Sherman Oaks. I think it would be interesting to see Devi’s confidence shaken in the one area she has always strived in- academics. Maybe it would evolve into her not wanting to go to her dream college.
As a brown girl myslef, let me tell you most of the brown older women( aunties) are the WORST bullies. The way they'd shame you for being yourself is crazy
Honestly i dont think devi and paxton would ever really work, devi always saw paxton as a dream not reality , she liked the idea of rather then the reality. I love paxton but him devi barely have anything in common like what the hell do they talk about because this season just showed them making out and watching some tiktoks. They are better off as friends i dont think devi has ever felt truly felt comfortable with paxton
I agree. I get how people like Devi and Paxton together because they’re sweet together and individually have had massive character development between seasons 2 and 3 but they don’t seem like they would last as a couple in the long run, especially with them having barely anything in common. Around Ben, she’s always herself and he still likes her for everything that she is.
I kind of agree but at the same time, I feel like the audience wouldn’t know if Devi and Paxton would work because throughout their relationship we are only really presented with the fact that Devi is insecure about her being with Paxton. In reality, we don’t (and Devi and Paxton) don’t know if they have anything in common because they didn’t even get the chance to REALLY know each other and further explore their relationship together.
I actually liked Devi’s growth in this season and some of her actions I supported. Like when she confronted the three mean girls who sl*t-shamed her. I thought that was called for because no one deserves to be shamed because of their relationship. And she had lesser angry issues this season, lesser outbursts. I feel like this season was showing that people can have relationships and also move on from them. Every character had a relationship shift; Devi moved from Paxton, to Des, to Ben, Elenor from Oliver to that one toxic dude to Trent, Fabiola from Eve to Anessa to Addison, Ben from Syria, to Devi, to Aneesa to Margot, and Paxton from Zoey to Devi to Phoebe. I feel like this season showed what’s common in high school; that some relationships don’t last for long. I’m with you, I’m still team Paxton. I feel like that relationship was one that really pushed and helped both Devi and Paxton grow as people. Devi realized she focused too much on others opinions of her and Paxton realized that a true relationship can be complicated and messy at times. And at the end, when he realized he needed a relationship that can challenge him in ways he never challenged himself for, I think that was a great thing to learn. Also, I hate the trope of falling for a guy that tormented you for years. Ben was literally the biggest catalyst for Devi’s insecurity issues like when he would call her David or UN(something I’m glad Fabiola brought up but it should have been stressed a bit more). Why does he deserve Devi after all the stuff he’s said to her? And no, it wasn’t a friendly competitiveness because we see Devi break down and question her own self-worth from his words. So yeah, screw Ben. But I guess he needs his chance so that he can let this obsessive attraction for Devi go and Devi can move on to someone better. Now Des…I didn’t like Des only because I knew his mom was going to be a problem. I knew Rhyia was a problem after she spotted Devi’s wheelchair and said that stupid stuff about Des being easy. I was like, yeah that b is just trying to make herself seem better than Nalini. So, I didn’t like their relationship one bit. But like everyone else I do think Des and Devi’s relationship helped in some ways. For one, Devi was able to be comfortable and not have to worry about her worth with Des and they respected each other. So, I’m glad Devi had that experience and even happier that Des is gone. Now, one couple I will continue to support until the end of time: Elenor and Trent. OMG, i didn’t think they’d last. I was waiting for the ball to drop but I think they are the most stable, healthiest couple in this entire show. Elenor’s grin when Trent said he failed senior year matched mines because I couldn’t bear to see these star-crossed lovers part. So, I really hope season 4 doesn’t screw their relationship up because they are cute as hell.
I wish they had devi learn more about not allowing ppl to label her (when it came to her insecurities and such). Granted she did better when confronting the slut shamers, but her mindset about popularity and such was still a present issue even after she broke up with paxton. Why hasn't that changed ever since season 1? How is this still an issue since her freshman or sophomore year? Idk maybe im missing something...
i think that devi and paxton were good for each other. but not endgame. devi needed to realise that what you want isn't always what you need and paxton was her highschool dream but highschool dreams aren't real. they're only for a time. these dreams eventually change. paxton also needed devi to push him out of his comfort zone because she wasn't like the girls he typically dated. she made him realise he wanted more for himself. they needed each other to grow and figure out what they needed. but ben is the one for devi.
@@ellea839 I know right, I know he been a jerk towards her. But at the end of the day he still cares about her, and was there for her from the start. Yeah they may have competed against each other when they were younger, but come on you can’t tell me you haven’t competed against someone that you never knew you had feelings before. Even though his words were a bit harsh towards Davi, you can’t say that he don’t have feelings for her where he clearly does. This season shows that he’ll drop any task just to be there for Davi, and that’s why I’m team Ben.
@@BasixAnxiety exactlyy. and people act like devi didn't return his energy. they were both mean to each other😭 he wasn't her bully. he was her rival. and regardless of their differences he still showed up for her when she needed him.
the absolute BETRAYAL and RAGE i felt towards rhyah and des OMLL I WAS SCREAMING AT MY TV. like how dare y’all do devi and nalani like that. I WAS ROOTING FOR YALL🙁🤚
We should remember that this Show is basically a Shadow of Mindy kalings Life. BJ (Benjamin Joseph) Novak and Mind dated when they were shooting for "The Office". They broke Up at some point because they did not want to ruin their friendship. Also Novak is the Godfather of Mindy's Kids. So basically Benjamin Gross in Never have I ever is actually playing Benjamin Novak, and also both are jews . So Maybe Ben and Devi will not be the end Game, but will stay Friends forever. Or maybe its going to be BenVi endgame. I will be really Happy it happens. They have such good chemistry.
I definitely agree with most of the what he brings up. As for Devi, I honestly would love for her to start a self-love journey and I think that’s what they might aim for considering she chooses not to go to that school in Colorado. I like how Devi’s therapist brings up the fact that it’s okay for her path to change and for her dreams to stay in the future and for her to focus on the present. It’s important to hear that. As for Paxton and Ben, I honestly loved their episode together. As for Aneesa, maybe they’ll have a plot where she’s questioning her sexuality or coming to terms with how she feels for Fabiola. I hope Nelini (Devi’s mom) finds actual friendship next season!!! 😊😊 I feel like that’d be a good plot point to address: motherhood and finding time for yourself and learning to bond with others. Can I just say, I actually really like Kamala and Mr. K together?
I hope Des is able to make a comeback! I was rooting for them so hard, and the fact she felt comfortable enough to hook up with him shows that he helped her feel more secure in herself which was nice to see.
I actually think it was really important that Devi went and visited the Colorado school. We saw how much she loved it. It was a place where finally wouldn't be "weird," or a "loser," or "crazy Devi." She would have actually fit in, which is what she's wanted the entire show. I think her seeing that place and then CHOOSING her mom instead shows how Devi has developed as a character. I really loved getting to see her and her mom's relationship grow stronger over this season.
So some things about season 4,the actors confirmed it's already been fully filmed and micheal cimino from love victor will be in season 4 as a skater boy love interest,Paxton will be in it
Quick thoughts on s3 : -Anessa deserved better - Devi and her mom‘s relationship was really nice but I wanna see a bit more - Devi‘s mom had a good arc of being less of a strict mom and more of a understanding mom -I definitely agree that Fabiola needed more development on her own rather than being in a relationship with somebody -Dez’s mom was fake. - Dez was cool but he could’ve done more to save his and Devi’s relationship -Paxton also had great development - Trent and Eleanor was interesting but cute -Devi and Ben are eh to me - and lastly this season is probably my fav outta the 3 so far
Devi is the full definition of self sabotage in the beginning with Paxton but I like how things ended with them and I really feel like 4th season Davi and Ben will be end game I feel like Paxton or her ex may come in and stir up some drama but I think ultimately Davi and Ben are meant to be together because he loved her as she was throughout all 4 seasons and remember her got her name on the V-day card I think that was a little foreshadowing
@@jupitersecIipse remember in kindergarten there’s that one kid that always make fun of you and bullies you and when you get home you cry to your parents and tell them about the mean kid, and your parents say “Well maybe they like you, have you ever thought about that?” Well that’s Davi and Ben relationship.
this whole narrative that “ben loved the true her all throughout” is tired cause paxton did too😭 paxton liked devi for devi he was just undeveloped in season 1. he never wanted devi to be different or change for him either lmao
@KenyaGirly can you not read or?? literally the first phrase of my reply is “no hate to ben”. i don’t hate ben, i just prefer bevi as friends and daxton as a couple. easy as that.
@@emelincruz4516 no fr PREACH 😭😭 cuz it seems they forget Ben bullied Devi telling her that her paralysis was “fake” and not a real medical issue, he made her insecure asf / not think she was good enough to be with and made her cry to her dead father about being ugly. LIKE BE SERIOUS
I think Devi might end up alone. If Ben was end game I don’t think they’d get together now. It’s too early for end game. I think a great ending would be Devi just realising she’s ok on her own. She’s used boys and relationships so much to get through her trauma it’d be nice to see her be able to be happy with herself and not need anyone else.
I would actually be really happy if Ben and Devi were endgame. Ik some people didn’t want Ben bc he’s yt and honestly I would’ve preferred Des but anyway skipping ahead it wouldn’t be nice for them to bring ANOTHER GUY for season 4 as that would just be so random, but I wouldn’t mind if she stayed alone Edit: Because some people are mad in the replies. I didn’t mean Ben being yt was a bad thing, it’s just that people rather see a POC couple like Paxton and Devi, and Des and Devi. Him being yt isn’t a con we just rather see some diversity
they did aneesa SO DIRTY. like i dont understand... it almost seems like a conflict with the actress? cause why was she basically written out of those last couple episodes, and then had her not be with fabiola for no reason??? like fabiola gets with a random girl with like 5 mins of screentime instead of one of the main cast like aneesa. it makes no sense to me.
i could NOT be happier that ben and devi appear to be endgame. i truly believe they are made for each other, like maybe i just love myself an academic rivals/enemies to lovers trope, but i feel like they fit each other’s personalities so well and i love relationships where they tease one another. i think they’re perfect for each other, devi girl you better not mess it up in season 4!
@@adinab478 ben constantly uses his academic achievements and boasts to other people to mask the truth of his life, which is that he is neglected and insecure. it is purely teasing and the fact that devi reciprocates it proves that.
@@simpinqsakura8014 girl who gives af. He literally has no friends outside of devi's friend group. The one dude he connects with is literally her ex and he has zero things in common with devi outside their academics. At least with Paxton, Devi could do dumb simple things together. Plus Ben is just a walking red flag (he's alluded to being a conservative)
I was also really sad that Aneesa and Fabiola dissapeared this season. Aneesa was such a key character in the previous season and is so good to have someone different from their group, like someone more sporty and that takes school seriously but not too seriously, it was a great way to break the stereotype too. I hope she shows up more in this last season. Also, I really am team paxton this season, they both had a great arc and developed so much, when he mentions her in his speech it was so sweet, I thought it would be a perfect emotional moment for them to have one last night together and Devi to come full circle and in fact get what she wanted in season 1 but in a meaningful way, with more depth and feelings and not just bc he was the hot guy or whatever
I felt like Devi should of just took paxtons advice because she does need to love herself before anyone else, she ruined there relationship again cus of her own insecurities and Paxton is so good to her
@KenyaGirly He literally was nothing but patient and understanding once they officially became gf/bf. Like I didn't care for him befriending that girl again either but I bet if Devi had let him know she didn't like it, rather than flipping out, he would've dropped the friendship slowly.
I’m actually really excited to see Ben & Devi as a couple in S4 bc we didn’t actually really get to see them as a couple in s2 we just watched Devi play Paxton & Ben.
You're so correct about Aneesa. Didn't even thought of that until you mentioned it, because with Fabiola it was all like 'it's cool, it's fine, I find myself a hot jock' and then she basically vanished. But I'm not gonna lie I was worried when she got into that bathroom in Ep2 with her having that eating disorder and all. I was afraid for a moment she could relapse. Fortunately they didn't go there.
I wished they expanded on Fab's intelligence. Like they way she smoked Ben in that competition. I wish they developed a rivalry. Ben only thinks he is the smartest because he is always grade grubbing. I would have liked Fab to show him what actual intelligence looks like.
my top thoughts after watching it: 1. Devi grew on me a lil this season. Even tho her decisions are just a mess and its mostly bc of her own self thoughts and her friends... might not give the best advices so i dont blame her completely. shes a confused teenager going tru stuff so out of all the seasons she was WAY better in this one (the bar is low) 2. I was team ben since s1 but this season i hated him omg and one thing i blame its not on him but the way they did the whole love triangle thing. i would completely be into them playing on bens obsessive personality and how he needs to be more free and i would be fine with the plot but most of his scenes were boring or either connecting it to devi which make the whole him and annesa plot useless and im like??? whats the point of that relationship?? 3. Which connects to my next point... LOVE TRIANGLES. i hate them and i hate this one. whats the point of going off and on with these two males and then adding a new male out of nowhere to end up in nothing and when i thought oh okay shes ending up alone to focus on herself, she somehow goes to ben (which its obvious) but i hated the fact that they build devi and paxton for NOTHING. I would understanf if paxton was a thing for the first season and thats it... but they BUILT tru s1 and s2 and then s3 it ends just like that for a boy u didnt interact much with this season... ok?? 4. one thing is hilarious to me is how devis made paxtons ex gf thr villain and when they broke up, hes with another girl like u were insecure about this girl that was supposed to take ur man but it ended up being a cmpletely different blonde girl please 5. Anessa DESERVED better. I want her villain arc era now
Couldn‘t agree more especially with the 3rd point. That‘s what annoyed me most about season 3. Devi ALWAYS wanted to be with paxton, then she did and they were only together for like 2-3 episodes? Like what was the point
@@Tina-zz2un and i hated how much problems Devi made in the relationship and played victim all the timee!!! So glad they broke up but I truly feel at the end of all seasons she will end up alone.
@@any4303 ikr like she should‘ve just gotten with Ben in the first place and the fact that Ben was still friends with her after this two boyfriend thing shows how much he actually loves her :/ als I was never team paxton lol like couldn‘t people see how badly he treated devi?
@@Tina-zz2un Paxton treated devi good tbh, he respected her, listened to her and cared for her. Devi was the problem in the relationship. I never thought about ben and her being a couple because the seemed like two competitive friends.
I can't even be mad about Benvi because it's a Mindy Kaling show. And Mindy Kaling has this thing for writing cranky white men and intelligent horny Indian women together. It's like the ultimate self insert and I'm so happy that Mindy Kaling is out her living her self insert best life! She is singlehandedly creating so much Desi representation! But also I hope we get more Desi rep that's not Mindy Kaling.
I feel like this season compared to the other two was really thrown together. Especially when it came to the background characters. Like even though in the first two seasons we see the background characters we still get some sort of development. And Devi being with 3 other people felt rushed and thrown together just for the sake of having twists. Like it seemed that Devi calmed down but I think they just stripped her character. I look forward to her antics stressing me out (partially because I’ve been there) but even this season her antics weren’t even stress worthy.
Agreed, agreed, agreed! Devi should not have had so many love interests - that has been done already in other series…. I did like how she helped Paxton, but I wish I saw more of Aneesa other than being in a relationship. Tbh, I predicted they were going to bring in another Indian girl and boy, so I hope the writers put more thought into the next season (which I heard is the last).
I think it’s partly due to how S3 covered the entirety of her Junior year vs having 2 seasons to flesh out her sophomore year so things naturally felt more rushed
I love Devi this season. She’s still on her Devi antics but she doesn’t hurt many people this go round. And the development of her relationship with her mom is so sweet. I feel as the heal they understand each other more.
I was so excited about Des too. 😩 I kinda want him to come back for the final season and get a little redemption arc. Ya know, before she inevitably ends up with Paxton. 🤗
It was kinda ghetto how they threw out his character. Wasn't surprised because they went to great lengths to make sure we knew little about him or his family.
@@birdiewolf3497 Lol, he was merely a filler. I knew that relationship was not going to last. In other news, I hope we get to learn more about Aneesa’s family.
That whole thing of Ben going on date with art girl flew right over my head. I was just happy that Davi and Ben finally got together. AND IF THE SHOW BREAKS THEM UP…I AM CANCELLING MY NETFLIX SUBSCRIPTION (Not literally I need to watch my Kdrama shows 😭)
JUSTICE FOR ANEESA!!! i felt so bad seeing how quickly Fabiola stopped connecting with her in a relationship, like this random girl from Des’ school shows up and likes a similar board game as fabiola and she was sold. She was out of that relationship so quickly😭 which sucks cause Aneesa was so sweet dressing up like a cheerleader for Fabiolas debate and being there for her :( i just don’t think the writers cared enough about either character this season, they really got cast to the side.
OH I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS REVIEW!!! I know that there were some writing mishaps but besides that SEASON 3 WAS SO GOOD!!!. Although I was rooting for Des and Paxton, I've been Team Ben since Season 1. Like they're just really perfect!!! 💗💗
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.
Agree. Ben loves Devi even when he had see the worst parts of her their entire live. He is the one who never have thing that he is too much and the reason why he like her is her personality
@@treatpeoplewithkindness2955 when she cheated on him and he blew up on her and took way longer than Paxton to forgive her? then immediately rebounded on the only other Indian girl in the entire school in order to unsuccessfully get over Devi?
@@ayoogunsakin9223 You are saying this as Paxton did not try to be in a relationship after being with Devi as well. Ben was mad because he was heartbroken. He felt like he would be always the second choice
@@treatpeoplewithkindness2955 Paxton got with Phoebe...3 months after he broke up with Devi....you do realize how the two scenarios in this conversation are not comparable....right?
i honestly think megan suri who plays aneesa is one of the strongest actors in the show so it sucks to see her character done so dirty and to see her get like zero screen time....... PRAYING for a good storyline for her in season 4
Right? And she clicked so well! In interviews with the cast and even on screen like she is the kind of character who's introduced later and yet fits perfectly with the show and they just drop her
I liked Ben, I knew he was going to end up with Devi, but I still wanted her to end up with Paxton. Because I dislike this whole, hot dude is unattainable, you're just my dream thing they had going on there...Paxton hit it right on the nail when he said she needs to love herself and believe she deserves love...it would have been nice to see them come back together, especially with how he realised a fling and surface level relationship wasn't what he wanted and that being with Devi was deeper...because they grew with each other, he told her a hard thing, a reality a lot of people experience too...and then she kissed with people and suddenly its all fixed. I felt, she just went with the easy option (writers choice, I know)...I also would have loved to see Ben and the art girl get together. That would have been nice actually, but meh...I'm too concerned about the My Hero Academia manga and what Hori is doing, so I'll let this one go.
I had binged all three seasons for the first time, like most people using streaming services do, I know that I would be incredibly confused at the off-beat pacing of all of Devi's relationships. S2 and S3 particularly, considering both started by almost immediately breaking up the relationship(s) the previous season set up as their climactic cliffhanger. Also, we got next to no romantic developments on the Ben front until the very end despite how big of a role his feelings for Devi supposedly played in his breakup with Aneesa, so again, the pacing is weird there. I like how the storyline with Devi's mother and her friendship with Raya ultimately tied into the mother-daughter storyline of supporting each other in their grief, but I'm not a fan of the fact that the only way writers found to do it is through a rehash of previous seasons' "Crazy Devi" stigma storyline.
Exactly, I just wanted to see more if Fabiola than just going through a relationship. Yeah, that was all of the characters, but I least they had extra stuff to deal with personally
I really, really loved the scenes with Fabiola, especially the interactions with characters she usually didn't have one-on-one talks with (Aneesa, Ben, Paxton). The amount of scenes were definitely not enough and she deserves a storyline of her own in season 4. Fabiola's family dynamic (incl. her big brother) is totally underdeveloped. One could also forget that she is an Afro-Latina. I mean Eleanor got an entire bit with her Chinese a capella group the Shang-High Notes (amazing name btw and amazing scene at the end of S2E4). The scenes she was in in S3 showed how great of a friend and person she is, and that she is just as smart as Ben and Devi. Which brings me to believe that the nomination for the boarding school maybe will go to her (if not her, maybe Ben I guess).
yess I am team paxton I’m tired of the if I’m mean to you I like you 😐I just felt like he gave off friend vibes and friend vibes only because I’m my opinion her and paxton are just better. Maybe I’m biased because I love that opposite attracts LMAOOO
Honestly I’ve been team ben since season one and still am. I would’ve been team des if his mom didn’t force the relationship to end. Paxton and just too perfect for me, Ben and Devi are a perfect enemies to lovers arc and the end proved how she actually felt 😭 and remember when Devi said “would anyone love me or am I too much” I immediately thought of Ben. He knows her personality and likes her for her. Her and Paxton seem better off as friends
OK so i am a 100% benvi shipper to my core. if there was only one benvi shipper left on this earth, it would be me. if there were no benvi shippers, i would be dead. they are one of the only ships that ive been this invested in in a LONG TIME and i love them with my whole heart. THAT BEING SAID, i genuinely don’t think they’re going to end up together in the end. it pains me so much to say it and believe it, but the way season 3 was set up, its just not gonna happen. we’ve already seen the pattern of season finales (s1 Ben, s2 Paxton, then s3 Ben again), and we all know that romdramedies like NHIE never let a couple have a happy ending UNLESS WE’RE AT THE END. they’re gonna have a summer fling, Devi messes up again which causes Ben to get insecure and rethink their whole relationship. cue him remembering the date with the art girl/cheating on Devi with her and it all spirals to shit. I just don’t think benvi’s gonna happen. BUT, maybe the cheating would cause Ben to realize that he only wants Devi and he shouldn’t abandon any chance of a relationship with her just cause hes scared of the inevitable hiccups that come with the love they have. IDK MAN. ofc i could be overanalyzing, but im also not gonna let mindy kaling in all her magnificently sneaky glory fool me into thinking that benvi is endgame when they might not be (EVEN THO THEY SHOULD). anyways that’s my two cents, would love to be proven wrong, trust me i am BEGGING to be proven wrong 😭
I was just screaming at my tv the entire of season 3 because Paxton was being literally SO sweet and committed to Devi and all Devi could think about was "he doesn't really love me i'm not good enough" like wtf??? Paxton was just the SWEETEST like not pressuring her into sex, being there for her and flaunting their relationship and flirting openly with her. The only downside to Paxton's character is he's a bit too friendly with other girls but other than that he did all he could to reassure Devi and I felt so tired for him. Devi was such an idiot and an asshole this season that I completely forgot her dad died until they suddenly brought it back in the second half of the season 😬
addison is non binary! the show really emphasized the they/them pronouns so I wouldn't call them a girl. also Paxton IS in season 4! but ofc, i am team ben allllll the way. ben4ever. but tbh i have no idea why they included art girl just to have him confess his love once again.
I feel like Devi and Paxton would've never worked out in the long run. I mean, I get this whole "opposites attract" thing and I do think it's true but for opposites to actually work they need one or two things in common (at least one). So they would've probably gotten bored of each other at some point because of lack of understanding on both sides. Also I feel like there's something about Paxton that a lot of people missed. In that one part he told Fabiola that Devi is a really complicated person and this is his last year of high school so he wants something simple and easy. That was a big indicator that Paxton is not ready for a serious relationship. And pushing him to be with Devi might be a bad idea since he's also not ready. 'Paxton and Devi' is a relationship that could go wrong so fast in so many ways. At some point him being sweet and nice won't be enough to save the relationship.
7:44 Rhyah was so two faced there I’m surprise no one else caught on. And I also thought Des was a great match for Devi because she was so much more relaxed but Ben was right about him being a mommy pleaser or something like that (I’m not sure what he said)
Y'all I had a reversion because I used to HEAVILY ship team Daxton. Everything about Paxton made more sense to me because he risked his dignity and life on several occasions for her. He literally got run over by a car, cheated on, AND he both saved devi from drowning in the pool and from that coyote attack.
I loved des sm until davi was crying abt her dad's racket and he just left And bro got mad that Paxton was comforting his gf like bro do it urself then
I love this show and this season! Everyone else in my school hated the ending but I have been Ben/Devi the whole time. I just loved the character development and the relatability of the characters this season. Even tho some of it was still a bit questionable..I loved the thing between Ben and Devi at the end and how romantic it was!
TEAM BEN ALL THE WAY. I feel that even though Paxton and Devi broke up because of Devi’s insecurities putting that aside if she had none they still wouldn’t have lasted anyway since they literally had nothing in common and how ironic is it that after every interaction she had with Paxton she went to console in BEN? Ben and Devi are literal reflections of each other, the chemistry is there, the banter is there they suit each other so much and they have so much in common. I’m sad to see Des go as I really liked him, sad that they made him a mamas boy but I’m satisfied with how the season ended. If Devi were to lose her virginity thank God it’s to Ben
Agreed, Ben seems like the better match for Devi, since they're both intellectuals, and while they can be jerks at times, they care deeply for their friends.
anybody think there’s a chance of aneesa somehow doing stuff with paxton next season? since devi is back with ben and aneesa said she just needs a “hot jock” 💀
THEY DID ANESSA DIRTY. I barely saw her this season. I feel like the writers didn’t know what to do with her since her big plot was only in season 2 and now she’s just there as a background character.
Precisely, I can't believe that they just sidelined her like that, after the big role that she played in the first half of Season 2. Megan's talents are really being wasted, in my opinion.
#JusticeForAneesa
They disrespected her. Like devi was like I am the only Virgin left, and I'm like hello Aneesa ain't have sex yet. The way they leave out my sister is nasty
This. At the beggining I was interested to see her story with Fab. They lost that opportunity.
YES THEY DID! She def desrved so much more but I think her and Fab low key cute while it lasted
Listen, unfortunately with Des, it's REALLY common for Desi/South Asian men to be a mommy's boy and respect their mother more than their gf/wife. So the stereotype was on POINT and I completely understood why they made the character do that.
Yes!! This is why I'm glad they included it in the season. It really reflected the real disappointment/hurt South Asian women go thru when dating.
@@sachi4728 Let’s not act like it’s not the other way around either, we all saw how Devi’s grandmother treated her teacher just because he wasn’t a doctor making 100k a year.
Yes exactly
I'm south Indian and that was actually way too accurate
@@panashe5268 But that didn't stop Kamala from dating him. Des totally disrespected Devi just because of his mom, who even he knew was wrong. That's the key difference.
Asian men
In bedroom with wife- hey sexy lady
In front of mom when wife wants his support - completely blind
ok but that show is too good. i know why people could kinda not agree with devi and stuff but she redeemed herself a little this season
This season was not as good
Devi and Paxton developed a lot way better than what they were before
This season was absolutely terrible tho
@@carolbaskin1857 no way, it was great
@@carolbaskin1857 no it was way better than season 2
I liked that Devi wasn’t as annoying this season like she finally seems like she’s starting to do what’s best for her and she has fewer hiccups
Right! It really shows how she’s starting to grieve less. We know she was super annoying because of the death of her father. Everybody grieves death differently but sometimes Devi could just be too much. But it’s like she goes from being sad and having so many emotions to having no confidence. Besides that she really could be happy. But you can only tell someone so many times they’re good enough but if they don’t believe it themselves there’s no point. And it just effects all friendships and relationships
Edit: sorry for the rant lol
But it really confused me when she chose to give her virginity to ben of all people when she didnt even do anything with paxton who she dated or des, i get she wasn’t ready but doing it with ben was random to me bc i thought he was gonna move on with art girl and davi would focus on herself no boys. I didnt like ben this season and i feel like they didnt have much chemistry
@@roxi3969 Im hoping for a Daxton reunion at the end of next season but don't assume that she actually had sex with Ben till we find out next season. But yeah I do find it weird how they have Ben ask art girl on a date but then he wants to get all in with Devi.
@@Ash-uf4fv well it was implied by “one free boink” im just saying that its pretty weird if they did
fr like she was literally ready to BREAK UP with paxton the guy she’s been wanting to date for like YEARS for not apologizing to that girl he ghosted like that’s character development she definitely changed
i was initially so happy when i saw rhyah being supportive of devi when she was having her panic attack and i was like omg so cute she has a great mother in law!! and when she used that AGAINST DEVI i was so mad :/ but unfortunately it is something i can totally see people doing to those with mental health issues, just dismissing them as "too much work" :(
If anything Rhyah was too real! All that wellness stuff and trying to come across as healing and generous but someone who just cares what other people think and doesn’t care about people
@@fionamoolla Rhyah was fake AF. Period.
@@tacrewgirl yeah i was starting to be pissed at her when devis mum talked about her struggles and she was like "omg i need to appreciate how easy my life is and how perfect my kid sorry you wen through that, but i could never my life is perfect, unlike urs lol" like girlie wtf
@@tacrewgirl Fiona means she is realistic as in many people in the real world is like Rhyah.
I can see where she was coming from she just wants what’s best for her son she doesn’t want him to be trapped (it happens to a lot of people) with a girl who isn’t all there stuck trying to help a girl forgetting about himself she wants her son to have the best although from another point of view she could be seen as being in the wrong
Idk why ppl dont like the show. I actually love the orginality. A typical show paxton and devi would've gotten together and been happily ever after. But in this season devi still dealt with her insecurities and that led to a breakup. THAT IS REALISTIC. Things arent always happily ever after and relationships dont always magically come along and fix all of your problems. Devi still is a screw up and alot of us relate to that. On the flip side her mom and cousin have seen amazing growth as characters in this show. The way her mom stood up for her against rhiyah was amazing. Looking forward to the next season
I thought Kamala and Nalini were incredibly underused this season. Like typically their relationships are a lot more interactive, and I missed that this season. Also thought it was weird how Kamala's storyline centered a man. I wished we got to see her explore her freedom and independence. Instead of storyline mainly being my grandmother hates my boyfriend. And Devi and Nalini did not interact as much as they usually do. Not to mention Nalini was comically unaware and blasé about what Devi was doing. It felt strange and largely without explanation. Like why would she let Devi go to a party at Trent's house was hospitalized and caught drinking? Not to mention Devi tried to sneak out to go to this party. Like when did miss mama's develop a more relaxed attitude about these things? Like her getting caught in bed with another boy making out, and she is like okay? Even if she is good with them dating (totally can see that happening. Devi dating an Indian boy with a respectable family and the mother is her friend. It could be seen as getting a head start) but she still would have had freaked out over this.
Insecurity ending the unpopular lead's relationship with the popular guy was done in My Mad Fat Diary almost 10 years ago, so that aspect of the show definitely isn't original. I'm sure some other high school shows have done that too but that's the first one that comes to mind.
@@eauxkei702 I’ve never seen that show. And either way that’s definitely not common. In most shows the lead person ends up with a happily ever after ending
people most often say they don’t like it cuz of the humor 🤷🏽♂️
In most shows the person ends up with the person they have always known forever and been friends with but have never made a move for until now idk what you are talking about…
The whole scene with Devi and Nalini isn’t talked about enough. They really came a long way from season 1.
Such a wholesome scene 🥹 I cried
I love that Devi is a mess. Finally, a main character I can see myself in (or at least my younger self.) I mean most people, especially teens, are a mess, pretty self-centered and insecure even if we are ashemed to admit it. And it doesn't help that there are so few of teen dramas with realistic and flawed but still lovable or understendable protagonists.
Plus, it takes a long time to realize our flaws and even longer to improve on them. You won't become Mother Theresa overnight. So I liked that Devi's character had down hills and up hills over the course of the seasons instead of a linear development.
Yeees. And I love that she’s a mess not in “i’m so cute and smart but also i’m always falling in the street like i’ve never learn how to walk “ like Anastasia or Bella. She’s imature and make bad decisions but it feels real, it makes sense! I loveee to watch her grow
Periodtttt!!!!! She's not suppose to be perfect. That's what make her real. That's why I've always loved her that and her sense of humor.
Most...?
@@stepahead5944 yes most
shes extreley selfish and self centered so you should be a little worried and ashamed to admit youre anything like her
“I cant be with you until you learn to like yourself” THATS A VERY VALID REASON BECAUSE SHE WAS VERY INSECURE AND DIDNT LIKE HERSELF DESPITE GETTING HER DREAM MAN THE MAN THAT SHE PRAYED FOR IN SEASON 1 EPISODE 1 of never have I ever
@KenyaGirly no he didn’t
@KenyaGirly wym? There was time after their break up before he started dating someone else
@KenyaGirly It was months before he got a new girlfriend.
THIS! She needed to find her worth that she was amazing to be with too. Not just paxton
@@javencummins1426 factsss
I was soooo frustrated that they teased Fabiola and Aneesa just for it not to work. And there was no real reason other than “it’s awkward and we’re besties instead 🤪”. Which I was really hoping they wouldn’t go for but they did. Aneesa deserved better because her plot line got reduced to her relationships. I thought Trent and Eleanor were cute tho
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And yea I agree Aneesa deserves more than just a relationship plotline
@@keyon659 lmao heyyyyy!
@@tk006 thank u
This season was so well written it really saved the show for me
what i love most about this show is how you can’t easily guess what’s gonna happen next. you really don’t know who devi (if anyone) is gonna end up with. you don’t know what kind of choices she will make. this show doesn’t end up being totally cliche like every other; the characters are deep and layered, consistently learning about themselves, continuing to grow and also make mistakes. i love it.
Ah yes sleeping with all men and then ending up with Ben.
No wonder toxic ideologies like Red Pill and Andrew tate are blowing up
@@ritishakapoor1513 don’t be ridiculous
No wonder the divorce rates are so skyrocketing in the west.
Y'all are way too hedonistic
Her relationship with her mom is my highlight of this show. Grief tears families apart and is worse for devi cause she's a teenager figuring life out as well. She's had a lot of character development and I love seeing her and her mom heal together. That love life is still a mess though chile 😭😭
I love love love Never Have I Ever. Devi is a realistic teen girl, she's insecure, goes to therapy, a bit self centred, and has the perfect sarcastic sense of humour every teenager has. I love devi and her friends and family and I have so much empathy for her.
the whole des thing really makes sense from my perspective. in south asian communities, south asian moms think their sons are all that. they want the absolute perfect girl for their sons who fits into all 65,000 different requirements and needs to completely exceed expectations. the way rhyah treated devi, that she would be too much trouble for her perfect little des, really reflected that mindset. also the way that he went along with his mom wanting them to break up (despite knowing that it was a really bullshit excuse) also reflects the way south asian men are joined at the hips with their moms. i'm not sure how to properly explain it but many indian soap operas reflect this mother/son dynamic.
That was a legitimate reason for a breakup. Devi is a broken girl, and a guy like Des shouldn't waste his resources fixing anyone when he can do so much better. You have to realise that only in teen dramas broken people are sane, in reality being in relationship with a broken person can be scarring. So his mom was right.
Same in the black community. Everything always revolves around the sons but what about us girls?
Agree
@@viz7497 Nowhere in this show was Des trying to "fix" her, just because Devi is broken doesn't mean they didn't have a pretty normal relationship. In fact her relationship with him was the most normal out of any other in this show. His mom isn't right she's just judgmental and I'm sure she just wanted a reason to separate her family from the one she saw as a project to fix.
@@bunnywavyxx9524 the very first meeting of des and Devi involved des consoling a crying Devi. And had he progressed the relationship he surely would have had to fix her.
Personally, Paxton is my favorite character, i think he's grown the most, and he is really nice, I was rooting for him to find another partner with whom he could be happy with. It still really bothers me that Devi just thinks of him as a handsome guy
paxton had the best character development of them all!! i hated how devi acted while they were still together because he was literally so sweet with her. if i were him, i'd have broken up with her too tbh.
Paxton’s growth really surprised me, I didn’t know what to expect with him this season but he definitely isn’t the same boy from season 1! I’m glad he’s finally to take control of his own narrative and not let people do it for him 😊
@@aviatress5643 YESSS last season he had a bit of growth but he was able to really shine this season. The only thing i didn't like about him was when he had to do community service and he treated it like a punishment because he had to be with 'nerds', but nobody is perfect I guess hahaha
Same
@Emilia Castelli
The thing with the dorks could come full circle in his solo episode in S4, which he should get when they keep the pattern. And by full circle I mean, if his episode shows him in college having mostly dork friends, maybe even a nerdy girlfriend. Would be so funny, if they'd play with that. I mean they already did a lot of parallels and call backs etc in general.
I feel like it’s a foreshadowing of sorts when Aneesa breaks up with Fabiola and says she going to take a break from dating nerds and is going to date a jock next. Maybe we’ll get Aneesa dating a jock next season…… in any case I do hope we get to see more of her
I was hoping she would have dated PAXTON but I guess not especially after his growth this season...
Not her running through the whole friend group lol
True anissa wouldn't do b that but the shoe All American on the CW did 😂her and fab should have never been a thing though she was just hurting they both were and technically paxton was never apart of the friend group circle 😂
@@janderson947 you're not wrong lol. i was rooting for anissa and fab until it became very clear they had no chemistry. the writers were wrong for how they handled them as a couple.
Her Muslim family would have killed her if she had a lesbian relationship
I actually thought devi and paxton were gonna be endgame until they kinda threw ben in randomly at the end 🤷🏻♀️ but I will say this season was probably my favorite out of all of them
Same, I also like Paxton more. For some reason, I dislike Ben 😭
I don't think it was random tbh, it makes a lot of sense especially with the "you will find someone who likes you exactly as you are" and the set-up of that. But I think they resolved Devi and Paxton a bit quickly/anticlimactically, although it makes a lot of sense that she saw him as a dream that helped her cope with her dad's death
@@holymoontos honestly Paxton loved her too for who she was and even tried to be there for her every single time even when she hurt him badly. At the end of this season it feels like there are some lingering feelings on his side so I hope it's for the better in season 4. About Ben it seems random bc he was supposed to have landed a date with that art girl just few minutes before and around ep 8 was supposed to start to 'move on'
Ben wasn't thrown in randomly, he's been there as a love interest for Devi since literally S1. The whole season was full of little hints that it was far from over between them. I think the thing with Ben is that he tries to move on and get over Devi, but fails miserably every time. He probably even *wants* to move on, because he doesn't want to get his heart broken again. Which is why he ends up dating Aneesa or the rando art girl. But he still falls at Devi's feet whenever she needs him.
Nah I knew they wouldn't last b/c they lack chemistry and Devi's insecurity would keep hurting the relationship.
Gotta love how we never see Paxton’s childhood friend Haley hanging out with Paxton after Devi and Paxton breakup. She was there just for the breakup plot and completely discarded afterwards.
i think maybe this shows that Paxton actually never wanted to get back together with her and it was just platonic
@@nura7316 yeah maybe it just seem like that for Devi’s point of view. ALSOOOO I think because they JUST made up and used to be best friends I think at the start they were just catching up a bit. I don’t think he really gave a fuck about her like that anyway
I mean that is how tv show side characters usually work
@@4everinthe4d yeahhhh thats what I thought too, I've caught up with plenty of friends from my childhood, even people I didnt get along with, and got closure for a lot of issues but we haven't spoken since unless something drastic has happened in their or my life we'd like to celebrate.
Ya season 3 is really good but the first and 2nd half are separate stories like they really dropped pratish, aneesa, Haley, like why? I genuinely thought we would get more aneesa and Fabiola (as besties) with their storyline (idk Fabiola is doing robotics shenanigans and aneesa is included alot)
Did ya notice how almost or most of Devi’s clothes had sunflowers on them? It was like an ongoing symbol throughout the season. Sunflowers are really special to me atm and it stood out to me.
when i first saw rhyah i just couldnt trust her, i just knew she'd do something messed up 💀
When she started feeding the grandmother with some of that oil, I started thinking🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
The way she would judge Devi's trauma and brag about having an easy kid. Like she did not like Devi from the jump it was obvious.
She just gave off judgmental bitchy vibes right off the bat!!
exactly she kept on comparing their kids and jobs
Yeahhh she was very condescending the entire show
Also why did they make a big deal about aneesa joining their group and them becoming a 4 just to not have aneesa in the whole season???
I think the writers didn’t know what to do with her
Now her and paxton leaving TOGETHER would have been great affter her ending things with fab because of the way they started they don't even have to date but just end up talking and just leaving to me they should have ended up together especially after paxtons growth this season..
after the last season, it feels like she was just a roadblock for devi and ben, and now they don't know what to do with her.
They brought her in so there could be a love triangle for Devi and Ben. Because it’s obvious that Ben only dated Anessa to get over Devi and It helped Devi grow as a character I guess after being an asshole to Anessa
I feel like it would’ve been better if the writers had her character deal with the friend group adjacently. Her plot points could have been connected to one of the characters’ peers or places. She could have made a new friend while with Ben, developed her friendship with Devi, met a new future romantic partner whose in the theatre or robotics club. I hope next season she date someone on her soccer team or better yet stays single.
I binged watched S3 all in one day and now I’m waiting for S4 🤪
It really was soooo addictive
@@jamila8546 bro ikr
Same!!! I couldn’t stop I am already done now I’m sad haha
we can all agree the last scene by Bens door was beautiful, I got hype asf before realizing I was about to get hit by credits 😭
ok.. but aneesa cheated on ben? like yes he did not treat her right, but thats not an excuse to cheat on him and then blame him entirely for the fallout of their relationship they just werent right for each other yk
Fr how come no one mentions this. Ben was wrong but she literally felt no guilt and everyone was just passing over this like she didn’t just cheat on him 🤨
Thats true! But I honestly don’t consider what they had as a good relationship. He honestly didn’t treat her well and Aneesa was more into working the relationship out while he was obviously more focused on someone else. Lets be real, if Devi dropped everything and went to Ben saying I like you, lets start a relationship. He would’ve done it, no questions asked! So what would be the difference?
Yeah, you're right tbh
He was already emotionally cheating on her he truly just was using aneesa as a rebound every other girl to him is secondary if it’s not Devi he legit attempts to ask the art girl on a date but as soon as Devi knocks on his door he drops everything. As team Paxton I appreciate how much Ben likes Devi but idk something about them just doesn’t click for me
Yeah, Aneesa was kind of a dick too. She should've talked to him about how she felt and ended it with him before kissing someone else. Also she complained about him being condescending, but she also rolled her eyes at and was pretty judgmental about his academic drive. Plus, she shouldn't have dated him in the first place, she knew he was Devi's ex and that there were still unresolved feelings there, she said so herself. They were both kinda bad to each other, but somehow Ben gets all the blame.
I feel like the art girl will be a big character in season 4.
i hope so she seemed so dope
I am hoping she will help Ben get his head out of his ass.
I feel like i've seen her in another show. But I can't remember where
@@delsmontgomery i swear she was in liv and maddie that disney show
@@delsmontgomery she’s Andy in Liv and and Maddie. I thought the same thing lol
des was the best match for davi if his mom didn't get in the way. des is like a combination of paxton and ben and davi in one. des is a "hot cool guy" like paxton. he's smart and challenging like ben. and he is indian so he understands davi's culture and struggles to fit in. too bad he's too much of a mommas boy, unfortunately is common in their culture so the show was realistic about that.
i really loved the scene where rhyah helped davi through her panic attack. and her supporting her through the crowd. it was so sweet. then i heard what she said to her son afterward and made me so sad 😔
I really feel like they should have written Devi deciding to go to that private school. She hooks up with Ben has a summer thing with him and then leaves to go to school. She can’t handle the stress of not being the smartest person in the room and drops out to return to Sherman Oaks. I think it would be interesting to see Devi’s confidence shaken in the one area she has always strived in- academics. Maybe it would evolve into her not wanting to go to her dream college.
love this idea
That would’ve been so good!! And Paxton could’ve had another season where he was a main character before going to college.
I think that would only work if the show had 5 seasons or a long 4th season. That is a fantastic idea tho that humble her and parallel Ben’s arc.
God, how miserable y'all are?
As a brown girl myslef, let me tell you most of the brown older women( aunties) are the WORST bullies. The way they'd shame you for being yourself is crazy
Honestly i dont think devi and paxton would ever really work, devi always saw paxton as a dream not reality , she liked the idea of rather then the reality. I love paxton but him devi barely have anything in common like what the hell do they talk about because this season just showed them making out and watching some tiktoks. They are better off as friends i dont think devi has ever felt truly felt comfortable with paxton
I agree. I get how people like Devi and Paxton together because they’re sweet together and individually have had massive character development between seasons 2 and 3 but they don’t seem like they would last as a couple in the long run, especially with them having barely anything in common. Around Ben, she’s always herself and he still likes her for everything that she is.
I kind of agree but at the same time, I feel like the audience wouldn’t know if Devi and Paxton would work because throughout their relationship we are only really presented with the fact that Devi is insecure about her being with Paxton. In reality, we don’t (and Devi and Paxton) don’t know if they have anything in common because they didn’t even get the chance to REALLY know each other and further explore their relationship together.
Yess around Ben she’s truly herself! He loves her for who she is.
I actually liked Devi’s growth in this season and some of her actions I supported. Like when she confronted the three mean girls who sl*t-shamed her. I thought that was called for because no one deserves to be shamed because of their relationship. And she had lesser angry issues this season, lesser outbursts. I feel like this season was showing that people can have relationships and also move on from them. Every character had a relationship shift; Devi moved from Paxton, to Des, to Ben, Elenor from Oliver to that one toxic dude to Trent, Fabiola from Eve to Anessa to Addison, Ben from Syria, to Devi, to Aneesa to Margot, and Paxton from Zoey to Devi to Phoebe. I feel like this season showed what’s common in high school; that some relationships don’t last for long. I’m with you, I’m still team Paxton. I feel like that relationship was one that really pushed and helped both Devi and Paxton grow as people. Devi realized she focused too much on others opinions of her and Paxton realized that a true relationship can be complicated and messy at times. And at the end, when he realized he needed a relationship that can challenge him in ways he never challenged himself for, I think that was a great thing to learn. Also, I hate the trope of falling for a guy that tormented you for years. Ben was literally the biggest catalyst for Devi’s insecurity issues like when he would call her David or UN(something I’m glad Fabiola brought up but it should have been stressed a bit more). Why does he deserve Devi after all the stuff he’s said to her? And no, it wasn’t a friendly competitiveness because we see Devi break down and question her own self-worth from his words. So yeah, screw Ben. But I guess he needs his chance so that he can let this obsessive attraction for Devi go and Devi can move on to someone better. Now Des…I didn’t like Des only because I knew his mom was going to be a problem. I knew Rhyia was a problem after she spotted Devi’s wheelchair and said that stupid stuff about Des being easy. I was like, yeah that b is just trying to make herself seem better than Nalini. So, I didn’t like their relationship one bit. But like everyone else I do think Des and Devi’s relationship helped in some ways. For one, Devi was able to be comfortable and not have to worry about her worth with Des and they respected each other. So, I’m glad Devi had that experience and even happier that Des is gone. Now, one couple I will continue to support until the end of time: Elenor and Trent. OMG, i didn’t think they’d last. I was waiting for the ball to drop but I think they are the most stable, healthiest couple in this entire show. Elenor’s grin when Trent said he failed senior year matched mines because I couldn’t bear to see these star-crossed lovers part. So, I really hope season 4 doesn’t screw their relationship up because they are cute as hell.
Damn that’s a long comment
I wish they had devi learn more about not allowing ppl to label her (when it came to her insecurities and such). Granted she did better when confronting the slut shamers, but her mindset about popularity and such was still a present issue even after she broke up with paxton. Why hasn't that changed ever since season 1? How is this still an issue since her freshman or sophomore year? Idk maybe im missing something...
i think that devi and paxton were good for each other. but not endgame. devi needed to realise that what you want isn't always what you need and paxton was her highschool dream but highschool dreams aren't real. they're only for a time. these dreams eventually change. paxton also needed devi to push him out of his comfort zone because she wasn't like the girls he typically dated. she made him realise he wanted more for himself. they needed each other to grow and figure out what they needed. but ben is the one for devi.
@@ellea839 I know right, I know he been a jerk towards her. But at the end of the day he still cares about her, and was there for her from the start. Yeah they may have competed against each other when they were younger, but come on you can’t tell me you haven’t competed against someone that you never knew you had feelings before. Even though his words were a bit harsh towards Davi, you can’t say that he don’t have feelings for her where he clearly does. This season shows that he’ll drop any task just to be there for Davi, and that’s why I’m team Ben.
@@BasixAnxiety exactlyy. and people act like devi didn't return his energy. they were both mean to each other😭 he wasn't her bully. he was her rival. and regardless of their differences he still showed up for her when she needed him.
the absolute BETRAYAL and RAGE i felt towards rhyah and des OMLL I WAS SCREAMING AT MY TV. like how dare y’all do devi and nalani like that. I WAS ROOTING FOR YALL🙁🤚
Des DIDNT do anything wrong though
Yikes Des typican Indian mama boy
We should remember that this Show is basically a Shadow of Mindy kalings Life. BJ (Benjamin Joseph) Novak and Mind dated when they were shooting for "The Office". They broke Up at some point because they did not want to ruin their friendship. Also Novak is the Godfather of Mindy's Kids. So basically Benjamin Gross in Never have I ever is actually playing Benjamin Novak, and also both are jews . So Maybe Ben and Devi will not be the end Game, but will stay Friends forever. Or maybe its going to be BenVi endgame. I will be really Happy it happens. They have such good chemistry.
this is basically all of mindy’s shows. theyre all based off her life & her love interests are based off BJ
Interesting
I definitely agree with most of the what he brings up. As for Devi, I honestly would love for her to start a self-love journey and I think that’s what they might aim for considering she chooses not to go to that school in Colorado. I like how Devi’s therapist brings up the fact that it’s okay for her path to change and for her dreams to stay in the future and for her to focus on the present. It’s important to hear that.
As for Paxton and Ben, I honestly loved their episode together.
As for Aneesa, maybe they’ll have a plot where she’s questioning her sexuality or coming to terms with how she feels for Fabiola.
I hope Nelini (Devi’s mom) finds actual friendship next season!!! 😊😊 I feel like that’d be a good plot point to address: motherhood and finding time for yourself and learning to bond with others.
Can I just say, I actually really like Kamala and Mr. K together?
totally agree on the point of Nalini finding a solid friendship! she deserves one after everything she’s been through
I hope Des is able to make a comeback! I was rooting for them so hard, and the fact she felt comfortable enough to hook up with him shows that he helped her feel more secure in herself which was nice to see.
the actor confirmed he isn't coming back for season 4 sadly :(
Des has married his mother
I actually think it was really important that Devi went and visited the Colorado school. We saw how much she loved it. It was a place where finally wouldn't be "weird," or a "loser," or "crazy Devi." She would have actually fit in, which is what she's wanted the entire show. I think her seeing that place and then CHOOSING her mom instead shows how Devi has developed as a character. I really loved getting to see her and her mom's relationship grow stronger over this season.
So some things about season 4,the actors confirmed it's already been fully filmed and micheal cimino from love victor will be in season 4 as a skater boy love interest,Paxton will be in it
Also season 4 will be the final season and the writers were aware so the ending is written to conclude the story
Let's hope for Daxton endgame
THEY BRINGING VICTOR ON THE SCENE???? its over for team ben i fear....
Quick thoughts on s3 :
-Anessa deserved better
- Devi and her mom‘s relationship was really nice but I wanna see a bit more
- Devi‘s mom had a good arc of being less of a strict mom and more of a understanding mom
-I definitely agree that Fabiola needed more development on her own rather than being in a relationship with somebody
-Dez’s mom was fake.
- Dez was cool but he could’ve done more to save his and Devi’s
relationship
-Paxton also had great development
- Trent and Eleanor was interesting but cute
-Devi and Ben are eh to me
- and lastly this season is probably my fav outta the 3 so far
Dez’ mom made me so mad. I hate how she was so seemingly empathetic to Devi and such a snake behind the scenes
@@evangelynbeltran202 right.
Yes ben did not treat her right but still cheated and felt no guilt
Dez mom is the worst agghhhhhhh she's a snake and awful
@KenyaGirly agreed and anessa is lookey annoying
Devi is the full definition of self sabotage in the beginning with Paxton but I like how things ended with them and I really feel like 4th season Davi and Ben will be end game I feel like Paxton or her ex may come in and stir up some drama but I think ultimately Davi and Ben are meant to be together because he loved her as she was throughout all 4 seasons and remember her got her name on the V-day card I think that was a little foreshadowing
ok no hate to ben but he certainly didn't love her throughout all seasons. he literally bullied and mocked her
@@jupitersecIipse remember in kindergarten there’s that one kid that always make fun of you and bullies you and when you get home you cry to your parents and tell them about the mean kid, and your parents say “Well maybe they like you, have you ever thought about that?” Well that’s Davi and Ben relationship.
this whole narrative that “ben loved the true her all throughout” is tired cause paxton did too😭 paxton liked devi for devi he was just undeveloped in season 1. he never wanted devi to be different or change for him either lmao
@liliana ok? You do you boo go off queen 💅
@KenyaGirly can you not read or?? literally the first phrase of my reply is “no hate to ben”. i don’t hate ben, i just prefer bevi as friends and daxton as a couple. easy as that.
“Des his dumbass actually follows through with it and decides to break up with her” HE DESERVED THAT ICE COFFEE TO THE FACE
I'm so excited that they hinted at Ben and Devi for Season 4. They really seem to understand each other, and bring out the best in the other
Do they bring out the best in each? I don't know that I've seen that.
hinted? that last scene was- 😭
@@maybehere_ fr
the best in each other? did we forget all of s1 & s2 of them constantly throwing insults to each other and trying to one up each other
@@emelincruz4516 no fr PREACH 😭😭 cuz it seems they forget Ben bullied Devi telling her that her paralysis was “fake” and not a real medical issue, he made her insecure asf / not think she was good enough to be with and made her cry to her dead father about being ugly. LIKE BE SERIOUS
I think Devi might end up alone. If Ben was end game I don’t think they’d get together now. It’s too early for end game. I think a great ending would be Devi just realising she’s ok on her own. She’s used boys and relationships so much to get through her trauma it’d be nice to see her be able to be happy with herself and not need anyone else.
The poop episode was great. Hilarious and a great Segway to the conversation with his dad. I love Ben. And I really hope they are endgame.
I would actually be really happy if Ben and Devi were endgame. Ik some people didn’t want Ben bc he’s yt and honestly I would’ve preferred Des but anyway skipping ahead it wouldn’t be nice for them to bring ANOTHER GUY for season 4 as that would just be so random, but I wouldn’t mind if she stayed alone
Edit: Because some people are mad in the replies. I didn’t mean Ben being yt was a bad thing, it’s just that people rather see a POC couple like Paxton and Devi, and Des and Devi. Him being yt isn’t a con we just rather see some diversity
I feel the same way, I want to end with Ben or with no one at all, I didn't like her with Paxton, I liked Des till all the stuff with his mom
how tf is him being white a con
I definitely preferred Des too, but I knew it wasn't gonna last😪
@@wholethedogsout880 Bro, calm down. I personally don't mind it, but the majority of interracial couples have a white love interest
Aside from the endgame. I find it cool and interesting that the friends are in interracial relationships where they're both poc
they did aneesa SO DIRTY. like i dont understand... it almost seems like a conflict with the actress?
cause why was she basically written out of those last couple episodes, and then had her not be with fabiola for no reason??? like fabiola gets with a random girl with like 5 mins of screentime instead of one of the main cast like aneesa. it makes no sense to me.
idk i just cannot see aneesa and fab working out.
Aneesa n fab r too different though
I had a bad feeling about Rhyah and Des in the beginning. There was something suspicious about adding a new love interest in the 3rd season.
I think it’s pretty obvious that Ben would drop EVERYTHING for Devi
i’ve been waiting for aneesa’s villain arc since season two
i could NOT be happier that ben and devi appear to be endgame. i truly believe they are made for each other, like maybe i just love myself an academic rivals/enemies to lovers trope, but i feel like they fit each other’s personalities so well and i love relationships where they tease one another. i think they’re perfect for each other, devi girl you better not mess it up in season 4!
I agree. It's just something about the teasing and academic rivalry trope
Teasing? More like bullying lmao💀 Saying her Indian name wrong for fun and calling her crazy/psycho after she lost her dad is kinda crazy..
@@adinab478 ben constantly uses his academic achievements and boasts to other people to mask the truth of his life, which is that he is neglected and insecure. it is purely teasing and the fact that devi reciprocates it proves that.
@@simpinqsakura8014 girl who gives af. He literally has no friends outside of devi's friend group. The one dude he connects with is literally her ex and he has zero things in common with devi outside their academics. At least with Paxton, Devi could do dumb simple things together. Plus Ben is just a walking red flag (he's alluded to being a conservative)
@@tammy5466 she is a walking red flag as well. So really they both are red flags together.
I was also really sad that Aneesa and Fabiola dissapeared this season. Aneesa was such a key character in the previous season and is so good to have someone different from their group, like someone more sporty and that takes school seriously but not too seriously, it was a great way to break the stereotype too. I hope she shows up more in this last season.
Also, I really am team paxton this season, they both had a great arc and developed so much, when he mentions her in his speech it was so sweet, I thought it would be a perfect emotional moment for them to have one last night together and Devi to come full circle and in fact get what she wanted in season 1 but in a meaningful way, with more depth and feelings and not just bc he was the hot guy or whatever
I felt like Devi should of just took paxtons advice because she does need to love herself before anyone else, she ruined there relationship again cus of her own insecurities and Paxton is so good to her
@KenyaGirly He literally was nothing but patient and understanding once they officially became gf/bf. Like I didn't care for him befriending that girl again either but I bet if Devi had let him know she didn't like it, rather than flipping out, he would've dropped the friendship slowly.
@@Bree5three Agreed, plus he respected her wishes of not wanting to have s*x.
Devi really said "I'm just going to be messy constantly".
I’m actually really excited to see Ben & Devi as a couple in S4 bc we didn’t actually really get to see them as a couple in s2 we just watched Devi play Paxton & Ben.
me too! they’re genuinely perfect for each other and it’s gonna be exciting to see them equally all-in for each other as Ben was in season 2 for Devi
Wait wasn't Ben going on a date with the girl from art tho
I hope they actually are and Mindy doesn’t play us again like they did with Devi and Paxton at the end of season 1 😪
regardless of Ben being a white guy he’s always been the best match with Devi… I hope they stay together because endgame ☝🏻☝🏻
Fr why is it always Abt race. I'm a black girl and it's always been the white boys being the better match for me, who cares if he isn't black
I’m just glad the season wasn’t eight episodes unlike other shows where they usually make there season threes eight episodes
they really beat the third season curse
@@imuRgency Yes they did
You're so correct about Aneesa. Didn't even thought of that until you mentioned it, because with Fabiola it was all like 'it's cool, it's fine, I find myself a hot jock' and then she basically vanished.
But I'm not gonna lie I was worried when she got into that bathroom in Ep2 with her having that eating disorder and all. I was afraid for a moment she could relapse. Fortunately they didn't go there.
Nah bc when Devi's mum said "You are never too much and you are always enough" FELT 😭
I wished they expanded on Fab's intelligence. Like they way she smoked Ben in that competition. I wish they developed a rivalry. Ben only thinks he is the smartest because he is always grade grubbing. I would have liked Fab to show him what actual intelligence looks like.
I love how nonlinear this show is. People come and go and things constantly change. It just feels so real!!
my top thoughts after watching it:
1. Devi grew on me a lil this season. Even tho her decisions are just a mess and its mostly bc of her own self thoughts and her friends... might not give the best advices so i dont blame her completely. shes a confused teenager going tru stuff so out of all the seasons she was WAY better in this one (the bar is low)
2. I was team ben since s1 but this season i hated him omg and one thing i blame its not on him but the way they did the whole love triangle thing. i would completely be into them playing on bens obsessive personality and how he needs to be more free and i would be fine with the plot but most of his scenes were boring or either connecting it to devi which make the whole him and annesa plot useless and im like??? whats the point of that relationship??
3. Which connects to my next point... LOVE TRIANGLES. i hate them and i hate this one. whats the point of going off and on with these two males and then adding a new male out of nowhere to end up in nothing and when i thought oh okay shes ending up alone to focus on herself, she somehow goes to ben (which its obvious) but i hated the fact that they build devi and paxton for NOTHING. I would understanf if paxton was a thing for the first season and thats it... but they BUILT tru s1 and s2 and then s3 it ends just like that for a boy u didnt interact much with this season... ok??
4. one thing is hilarious to me is how devis made paxtons ex gf thr villain and when they broke up, hes with another girl like u were insecure about this girl that was supposed to take ur man but it ended up being a cmpletely different blonde girl please
5. Anessa DESERVED better. I want her villain arc era now
I agree, if Paxton and Devi weren’t endgame, why did they have to build their relationship up so much just for it to kind of turn into nothing 🙄
Couldn‘t agree more especially with the 3rd point. That‘s what annoyed me most about season 3. Devi ALWAYS wanted to be with paxton, then she did and they were only together for like 2-3 episodes? Like what was the point
@@Tina-zz2un and i hated how much problems Devi made in the relationship and played victim all the timee!!! So glad they broke up but I truly feel at the end of all seasons she will end up alone.
@@any4303 ikr like she should‘ve just gotten with Ben in the first place and the fact that Ben was still friends with her after this two boyfriend thing shows how much he actually loves her :/ als I was never team paxton lol like couldn‘t people see how badly he treated devi?
@@Tina-zz2un Paxton treated devi good tbh, he respected her, listened to her and cared for her. Devi was the problem in the relationship. I never thought about ben and her being a couple because the seemed like two competitive friends.
I can't even be mad about Benvi because it's a Mindy Kaling show. And Mindy Kaling has this thing for writing cranky white men and intelligent horny Indian women together. It's like the ultimate self insert and I'm so happy that Mindy Kaling is out her living her self insert best life! She is singlehandedly creating so much Desi representation! But also I hope we get more Desi rep that's not Mindy Kaling.
it's like shonda rhmes. Obsessed with pairing white ppl and black ppl
I-- 😂😂😂
100% Mindy kaling is... definitely a person of all time.
I feel like this season compared to the other two was really thrown together. Especially when it came to the background characters. Like even though in the first two seasons we see the background characters we still get some sort of development. And Devi being with 3 other people felt rushed and thrown together just for the sake of having twists. Like it seemed that Devi calmed down but I think they just stripped her character. I look forward to her antics stressing me out (partially because I’ve been there) but even this season her antics weren’t even stress worthy.
Yess!! This season was so rushed! 😩
Agreed, agreed, agreed! Devi should not have had so many love interests - that has been done already in other series…. I did like how she helped Paxton, but I wish I saw more of Aneesa other than being in a relationship. Tbh, I predicted they were going to bring in another Indian girl and boy, so I hope the writers put more thought into the next season (which I heard is the last).
I think it’s partly due to how S3 covered the entirety of her Junior year vs having 2 seasons to flesh out her sophomore year so things naturally felt more rushed
I love Devi this season. She’s still on her Devi antics but she doesn’t hurt many people this go round. And the development of her relationship with her mom is so sweet. I feel as the heal they understand each other more.
I was so excited about Des too. 😩 I kinda want him to come back for the final season and get a little redemption arc. Ya know, before she inevitably ends up with Paxton. 🤗
The actor who playsdes confirmed he wasn't coming back in season 4 sadly
It was kinda ghetto how they threw out his character. Wasn't surprised because they went to great lengths to make sure we knew little about him or his family.
@@selvarajagop4739 WHAT??? Nooo I love Des so much!!! In my opinion I think he’s better then Paxton and Ben
@@dera6379 I know he and devi were such a good match
@@birdiewolf3497 Lol, he was merely a filler. I knew that relationship was not going to last. In other news, I hope we get to learn more about Aneesa’s family.
That whole thing of Ben going on date with art girl flew right over my head. I was just happy that Davi and Ben finally got together. AND IF THE SHOW BREAKS THEM UP…I AM CANCELLING MY NETFLIX SUBSCRIPTION (Not literally I need to watch my Kdrama shows 😭)
JUSTICE FOR ANEESA!!! i felt so bad seeing how quickly Fabiola stopped connecting with her in a relationship, like this random girl from Des’ school shows up and likes a similar board game as fabiola and she was sold. She was out of that relationship so quickly😭 which sucks cause Aneesa was so sweet dressing up like a cheerleader for Fabiolas debate and being there for her :( i just don’t think the writers cared enough about either character this season, they really got cast to the side.
OH I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS REVIEW!!! I know that there were some writing mishaps but besides that SEASON 3 WAS SO GOOD!!!. Although I was rooting for Des and Paxton, I've been Team Ben since Season 1. Like they're just really perfect!!! 💗💗
The part when Devi said to Paxton you kinda helped me with my dad I was in tears
Paxton is the MVP this season.
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I wish Ben and devi are the endgame.
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.
i loved this season.
i like devi and ben together! theyre sweet and fit together :"D
The most meaningful part of the show to me is the stuff about Devi and her mom ❤️
She’s so CHAOTIC but I love it!! 💅🏽
Both Paxton and Des thought devi was too much but Ben never saw that. That's one of the main reasons why I'm team Ben😌
omg 😫🥺 team ben for life
Agree. Ben loves Devi even when he had see the worst parts of her their entire live. He is the one who never have thing that he is too much and the reason why he like her is her personality
@@treatpeoplewithkindness2955 when she cheated on him and he blew up on her and took way longer than Paxton to forgive her? then immediately rebounded on the only other Indian girl in the entire school in order to unsuccessfully get over Devi?
@@ayoogunsakin9223 You are saying this as Paxton did not try to be in a relationship after being with Devi as well. Ben was mad because he was heartbroken. He felt like he would be always the second choice
@@treatpeoplewithkindness2955 Paxton got with Phoebe...3 months after he broke up with Devi....you do realize how the two scenarios in this conversation are not comparable....right?
Do yall realise that Devi lowkey kept the “one free boink” the whole time haha 😭
i honestly think megan suri who plays aneesa is one of the strongest actors in the show so it sucks to see her character done so dirty and to see her get like zero screen time....... PRAYING for a good storyline for her in season 4
Agreed she is one of the more stronger actors, and it was a shame to see her talent go to pointless relationships….
Right? And she clicked so well! In interviews with the cast and even on screen like she is the kind of character who's introduced later and yet fits perfectly with the show and they just drop her
I liked Ben, I knew he was going to end up with Devi, but I still wanted her to end up with Paxton. Because I dislike this whole, hot dude is unattainable, you're just my dream thing they had going on there...Paxton hit it right on the nail when he said she needs to love herself and believe she deserves love...it would have been nice to see them come back together, especially with how he realised a fling and surface level relationship wasn't what he wanted and that being with Devi was deeper...because they grew with each other, he told her a hard thing, a reality a lot of people experience too...and then she kissed with people and suddenly its all fixed. I felt, she just went with the easy option (writers choice, I know)...I also would have loved to see Ben and the art girl get together. That would have been nice actually, but meh...I'm too concerned about the My Hero Academia manga and what Hori is doing, so I'll let this one go.
STOP W THE DEVI SLANDER SHES MY GIRL ILL DEFEND HER W MY LIFE
OMG SAME UGH. like i get it a lot why people are mad but she definitely has some issues. also she’s a teenager, ofc she’s gonna do stupid stuff😭😭
I had binged all three seasons for the first time, like most people using streaming services do, I know that I would be incredibly confused at the off-beat pacing of all of Devi's relationships. S2 and S3 particularly, considering both started by almost immediately breaking up the relationship(s) the previous season set up as their climactic cliffhanger. Also, we got next to no romantic developments on the Ben front until the very end despite how big of a role his feelings for Devi supposedly played in his breakup with Aneesa, so again, the pacing is weird there. I like how the storyline with Devi's mother and her friendship with Raya ultimately tied into the mother-daughter storyline of supporting each other in their grief, but I'm not a fan of the fact that the only way writers found to do it is through a rehash of previous seasons' "Crazy Devi" stigma storyline.
praying season 4 takes place during the summer so paxtons still there 💪💪
it is confirmed that he will be there 😭!!
Exactly, I just wanted to see more if Fabiola than just going through a relationship. Yeah, that was all of the characters, but I least they had extra stuff to deal with personally
I really, really loved the scenes with Fabiola, especially the interactions with characters she usually didn't have one-on-one talks with (Aneesa, Ben, Paxton). The amount of scenes were definitely not enough and she deserves a storyline of her own in season 4.
Fabiola's family dynamic (incl. her big brother) is totally underdeveloped. One could also forget that she is an Afro-Latina. I mean Eleanor got an entire bit with her Chinese a capella group the Shang-High Notes (amazing name btw and amazing scene at the end of S2E4).
The scenes she was in in S3 showed how great of a friend and person she is, and that she is just as smart as Ben and Devi. Which brings me to believe that the nomination for the boarding school maybe will go to her (if not her, maybe Ben I guess).
Devi is such a mess!! And I love it
yess I am team paxton I’m tired of the if I’m mean to you I like you 😐I just felt like he gave off friend vibes and friend vibes only because I’m my opinion her and paxton are just better. Maybe I’m biased because I love that opposite attracts LMAOOO
Honestly I’ve been team ben since season one and still am. I would’ve been team des if his mom didn’t force the relationship to end. Paxton and just too perfect for me, Ben and Devi are a perfect enemies to lovers arc and the end proved how she actually felt 😭 and remember when Devi said “would anyone love me or am I too much” I immediately thought of Ben. He knows her personality and likes her for her. Her and Paxton seem better off as friends
OK so i am a 100% benvi shipper to my core. if there was only one benvi shipper left on this earth, it would be me. if there were no benvi shippers, i would be dead. they are one of the only ships that ive been this invested in in a LONG TIME and i love them with my whole heart. THAT BEING SAID, i genuinely don’t think they’re going to end up together in the end. it pains me so much to say it and believe it, but the way season 3 was set up, its just not gonna happen. we’ve already seen the pattern of season finales (s1 Ben, s2 Paxton, then s3 Ben again), and we all know that romdramedies like NHIE never let a couple have a happy ending UNLESS WE’RE AT THE END. they’re gonna have a summer fling, Devi messes up again which causes Ben to get insecure and rethink their whole relationship. cue him remembering the date with the art girl/cheating on Devi with her and it all spirals to shit. I just don’t think benvi’s gonna happen. BUT, maybe the cheating would cause Ben to realize that he only wants Devi and he shouldn’t abandon any chance of a relationship with her just cause hes scared of the inevitable hiccups that come with the love they have. IDK MAN. ofc i could be overanalyzing, but im also not gonna let mindy kaling in all her magnificently sneaky glory fool me into thinking that benvi is endgame when they might not be (EVEN THO THEY SHOULD). anyways that’s my two cents, would love to be proven wrong, trust me i am BEGGING to be proven wrong 😭
I loved the ending because I’ve been Team Ben😭
Team aneesa
I was just screaming at my tv the entire of season 3 because Paxton was being literally SO sweet and committed to Devi and all Devi could think about was "he doesn't really love me i'm not good enough" like wtf??? Paxton was just the SWEETEST like not pressuring her into sex, being there for her and flaunting their relationship and flirting openly with her. The only downside to Paxton's character is he's a bit too friendly with other girls but other than that he did all he could to reassure Devi and I felt so tired for him. Devi was such an idiot and an asshole this season that I completely forgot her dad died until they suddenly brought it back in the second half of the season 😬
addison is non binary! the show really emphasized the they/them pronouns so I wouldn't call them a girl. also Paxton IS in season 4! but ofc, i am team ben allllll the way. ben4ever. but tbh i have no idea why they included art girl just to have him confess his love once again.
I feel like Devi and Paxton would've never worked out in the long run. I mean, I get this whole "opposites attract" thing and I do think it's true but for opposites to actually work they need one or two things in common (at least one). So they would've probably gotten bored of each other at some point because of lack of understanding on both sides. Also I feel like there's something about Paxton that a lot of people missed. In that one part he told Fabiola that Devi is a really complicated person and this is his last year of high school so he wants something simple and easy. That was a big indicator that Paxton is not ready for a serious relationship. And pushing him to be with Devi might be a bad idea since he's also not ready. 'Paxton and Devi' is a relationship that could go wrong so fast in so many ways. At some point him being sweet and nice won't be enough to save the relationship.
7:44 Rhyah was so two faced there I’m surprise no one else caught on. And I also thought Des was a great match for Devi because she was so much more relaxed but Ben was right about him being a mommy pleaser or something like that (I’m not sure what he said)
Y'all I had a reversion because I used to HEAVILY ship team Daxton. Everything about Paxton made more sense to me because he risked his dignity and life on several occasions for her. He literally got run over by a car, cheated on, AND he both saved devi from drowning in the pool and from that coyote attack.
LOVED THIS VIDEO SM. the points were so on point I was having a whole conversation by myself while watching😭 ANYWAYS team PAXTON.
Des's mom Riya is a very good reflection of how people really are. Careful who you trust out there.
I loved des sm until davi was crying abt her dad's racket and he just left
And bro got mad that Paxton was comforting his gf like bro do it urself then
I love this show and this season! Everyone else in my school hated the ending but I have been Ben/Devi the whole time. I just loved the character development and the relatability of the characters this season. Even tho some of it was still a bit questionable..I loved the thing between Ben and Devi at the end and how romantic it was!
I saw the one free boink coming up as soon as the first shot came but I'm like in love with team Ben and Devi
TEAM BEN ALL THE WAY. I feel that even though Paxton and Devi broke up because of Devi’s insecurities putting that aside if she had none they still wouldn’t have lasted anyway since they literally had nothing in common and how ironic is it that after every interaction she had with Paxton she went to console in BEN? Ben and Devi are literal reflections of each other, the chemistry is there, the banter is there they suit each other so much and they have so much in common. I’m sad to see Des go as I really liked him, sad that they made him a mamas boy but I’m satisfied with how the season ended. If Devi were to lose her virginity thank God it’s to Ben
Agreed, Ben seems like the better match for Devi, since they're both intellectuals, and while they can be jerks at times, they care deeply for their friends.
@@trinaq Enemies to lovers trope and I’m here for it. It’s ironic how they did the same thing for Des no wonder we liked him so much
@@whym3689 it isnt enemies to lovers lol its like rivals to lovers/bully romance
@@eternalbliss330 What are you even saying? Rivals is the same as enemies so that makes it enemies to lovers. 💀
anybody think there’s a chance of aneesa somehow doing stuff with paxton next season? since devi is back with ben and aneesa said she just needs a “hot jock” 💀
He's in college