Never Have I Ever season 4 is the best and worst season 

I think the dancing scene at the wedding was also a callback to season one, showcasing Devi’s growth in embracing her heritage. In the first season, Devi makes fun of bollywood dance performers and feels embarrassed of them. It was nice to see her embrace her culture by performing a Tamil dance herself.

I honestly wasn't expecting for this season to be as emotional as it was (i.e. the final moments between Devi and her therapist, Devi's college essay, suprisingly Eleanor's audition, Nalini's final moments with Devi, etc.).

Loved the season and thought it was a great ending. The highlight of the show, other than its representation, is definitely Devi's character development.

Megan Suri (Anessa) is working on a horror movie project where she is playing the lead, so that’s why she wasn’t able to be in the season as much, due to scheduling conflicts

Honestly this whole season was just straight up messy but I loved it and I’m really going to miss this show 😭🫶🏾

The whole Devi dating the bad boy segment was a bit of a set back ngl lol like we could’ve done without it 😭 but maybe it was needed for her character development

Was lowkey rooting for no one by mid season. The second Ben admitted Devi broke his heart in season 3 I knew he would be endgame, but the circles they ran from going enemies to lovers so many times is my biggest problem and made the whole relationship feel unrealistic and hard to root for to me.

The side plots were a let down for me too. The supporting characters had truly nothing going on compared to other seasons

Yeah, Ben sometimes Ben made it really difficult to be on team Ben. The plot excuses to delay the romantic resolution also got more and more absurd. But overall I enjoyed s4 and agree with your ranking of seasons. PS. Yeah, justice for Aneesa,

Did anyone find it extremely weird that Paxton was a literal faculty member and attended parties with students and also kissed a student and faced no repercussions? His actions throughout the season were so sketchy and it made his entire storyline really unbelievable and his character unlikeable.

i loved this season and i cried a lot in the later episodes. i loved that we saw devi's fixation on princeton stems from that being her dream with her father. at its core this show is such a raw and brilliant depiction of how complex grief is. not only did we see why princeton is so important to devi but we also see ways she's still grieving her father, even though she's doing a much better job at balancing her grief of his death and her celebration of his life. devi's character growth throughout the series is incredible; this was most noticeable when she genuinely apologizes to margo and when she's so quick to break up with ethan because in the past she would've done anything and excused anything for a boyfriend. i do think there could have been so much development with ethan and they shouldn't have just gotten rid of him after they broke up. i think he does play an important part in devi's growth being another sexual awakening so i wouldn't throw away the whole storyline but i would've liked to see backstory on why he acts out or see an arc where he gets better. i really like how things ended with paxton. devi and paxton have rooted for each other the whole way and i love the emotional depth that was given to him considering season one he was very shallow. their goodbye felt like such a good conclusion. i was partly hoping she'd end up with ben and partly hoping she'd end up with no one. i think it would show a lot of growth for her to happily and willingly be single, and they made them get together soo late (literally the last few minutes !!!). i think they are the most compatible but also it's odd because it was made very clear early on that they have completely different values. i'm also generally a hater of enemies to lovers because of how questionable things can get and this was more of rivals to lovers but i do agree that they brushed aside a lot of inappropriate things they both said and that made me feel weird. also getting rid of the side characters (aneesa, manesh, etc) seemed so unnecessary; they could've easily fit aneesa into the group at school and had manesh come over with kamala. we don't even know where aneesa is going to college.

I thought Nalini not knowing anything about Devi's college applications was supposed to show her trying to be less strict with her and learning to trust her desicions. I do agree however, that it's kind of unrealistic that Devi wouldn't even tell her were she applied. Maybe it was a kind of situation were Nalini told her "make sure you have safety schools!" and Devi being like "yeah yeah I know what I'm doing, stop stressing" and so it was never further discussed?

The way this show will forever have a place in my heart no matter how messy and emotional it gets. I'm gonna miss it too much for it to be healthy

For me this season made me feel really seen. As a high school senior this year the themes of change, letting go and the goodbyes deeply resonated with me. As much as change is beautiful, it is scary, and seeing the excitement, fear, and confusing feelings Devi had as she enters a new chapter in her life felt really validating. I think the show did a really good job of representing these raw tornado-like feelings of the first big change in one's life. So for all the seniors out there, let's live a good life wherever our new beginning takes us.❤

My thought was that she should be in an ethically polyamorous relationships with the boys.

I looooved the season, needed more Kamala and Aneesa tho

i was disappointed that we didn’t see more addison! it kind of annoyed me last season how casually they said that fabiola and addison had had sex, especially considering from the start of the show the whole point was about the main characters losing their virginity, and devi and eleanor got scenes for that. i felt like the relationship wasn’t treated equally to the straight relationships and considering they gave addison they/them pronouns i felt it was a missed opportunity for trans rep in the show

personally, i didn’t enjoy the beginning. the story was lacking and i hated the love interest. after episode 4 or 5 i think it got better. there wasn’t as much drama this season but we really do see a lot of character development for devi. she still has to get over her lying problem, though. other than that the character development for everyone was amazing. i loved the ending. i thought it was so cute how they ended it with a game if never have i ever, i loved that ben came and him and devi were endgame. kamala started a new journey in the east coast near devi, nirmala got married, and nalini is in a happy relationship. i think the ending was just perfect for the show. and, it was a little bittersweet.

yeah i wish we saw ben apolgize to devi for his insults (esp the un one) and i wish we saw bevi devlop

Ethan was robbed of a decent storyline in my opinion! I don’t know if I’m biased bc he’s hot and was so sweet to Devi but I wanted to know more about him? And I also thought it was kind of classist for everyone to act like he was a total lost cause (the teachers, admissions officers, Devi’s friends). Like yeah he’s a bit of a rebel and doesn’t apply himself at school, but why is that? Idk it just felt like everyone sort of gave up on him and then he literally disappeared hahahaha. It could have been a good opportunity for Devi to recognise that especially at a public school, not everyone has had the same upbringing or emphasis on academics in their lives. Especially as a lot of the season was her learning that there’s more to life, it felt like there was a missed opportunity there. For example, I liked how with Paxton there was emphasis on him feeling like he wasn’t “smart enough” for Devi. The script could have given Ethan so much more imo. I can only assume there was a scheduling / filming conflict and that’s why they removed him 🤣

The last season was just a bit weird to me but regardless I loved it because I just love the show, also hope there will be a spin off!!

I liked how they ended it and the character development of Devi and Paxton.However, they went overboard with the side plots and did the character of Aneesa dirty,like I don't know why they didn't have her do anything Edit: I just read that the actress playing Aneesa was lead in some movie and had scheduling conflicts ,which is a pity but at least it wasn't intentional to not have her there

I loved this season. I feel like there were a few flaws, including Ethan not existing after episode 4, which annoyed me a bit as it would have been nice to see him have some character development. Devi's growth this season was lovely to see and the representation of Indian weddings was nice to see as I didn't see much of it. For Paxton, I think that it made sense after a while, though I am happy he ended up with Lindsay. Though, I would have liked to see Melanie see Dr Jackson as it would have been nice to see watching the show in the past. Kamala's husband was never seen till the end and it annoyed me😂, let me see that funny man!! I think that the Devi being lifted up part of the college thing was dealt with in a bitter sweet way with Devibeing lifted up without her consent and Ben being punched, I felt like the police would have been called in a real life situation and the guy would have been arrested. The Fabi Princeton school thing was sketchy..., She should have been honest with Devi from the start and taken her aside but I can see why Fabi didn't tell Devi. Elenaor this season felt like a nothing character..., I wish we saw her and Trent grow rather than breaking up, the marriage proposal reminded me of Teddy Wells from Brooklyn 99. P.s I need more Minish, and I need a series with Paxton and everyone in it.

Ben didn't develop as a character in my opinion, also I felt like things in this season were rushed, like their prom and graduation.

The whole discussion around the creator of the show and the love interests has me in a tizzy about who I find attractive. As someone on Twitter put it: “Is he cute or is he just tall and white?”

I really like paxton story because I’m kinda going through the same thing he’s going through rn. And I don’t think there have been a more real story about how going to college can be really overwhelming in the media (or at least that I’ve seen) so i think the decision to kind of highlight his arc this season is good (ih I’m a little biased). But also, if u think about it, he have been one of the most prominent character in this show, so neglecting his story would definitely ruin the last season. Especially when we get such a good closure for devi and ben. Really like this season 8.5/10.

Loved your opinions. I thirsted after Ethan but in 5 seconds he was gone. Once I knew Aneesa wasn’t getting an episode I cursed my phone. This show is such an escape with its bright colors and its hyperbolic representation of high school. Not from California but I think their school should’ve been an outdoor campus because their winter doesn’t really have jackets. Did not appreciate the everyone except Kamala ends up with a white man in their household. Very inserty

I liked this season, and think it was a really nice way to wrap things up but one of the things I think they missed out on was Trent's development. They start out with him being kind of lost, and not really having anything in his life other than dating Eleanor, and I was hoping that they would lead with him figuring out what he wants to do with himself, but instead they just dropped that storyline and moved on... which is disappointing, since I think it would've been nice to see him figure out what he wants to do (since it's very relateable, to not know what you want for your future).

Definitely agree that they made it so hard to be team Ben, which is why Ben had to redeem himself through this big gesture. It was also just impossible for Paxton and Devi to work out since he will be in Arizona and she would be in NJ. I consider myself being team Ben at the end of season 1, but after that I was team Paxton or the new love interest.

I might make a video on this, but I feel like what they wanted to do with Ben's storyline is to let his self-worth grow. I don't really feel like he was "ghosting" her cause he responded, but he just assumed that Devi just wanted to get the 'boink' and get out of there. After being cheated on, his self worth took a blow. Ofcourse that doesn't right his wrongs, and I feel like the plot line was mostly to make the slow burn even longer (which I didn't like this season), but it gives it some more context. I feel like the moment he broke up with Margot was a moment of growth for him: him being single over being with someone who doesn't see his worth. I think he was also just really afraid to get rejected again by someone who he really loves: Devi

I heard that Aneesa had less screentime because the actress had some other work.

I made my peace before opening s4 that devi was gonna end up w ben bc thats how netflix does us. Even tho devi and paxton always supported each other. Had tremendous character development they just had to do the Ben angle. I always felt like Paxton and Devi had the best chemistry. Even the new guy had more chem w devi than Ben and her pls

I too found it rather odd that Devi would only apply to Ivy League Schools. Like, seriously? MIT, Caltech, University of Michigan, University of California and NYU weren’t on the table just because they aren’t Ivy League? Even though they are absolutely great schools? And since money clearly isn’t a problem why not try Cambridge or Oxford as well? I understand it was for the plot, but I feel like realistically she would have applied to many more.

The decision to put Devi with Ben honestly let me down and felt cheap and easy to me. I also honestly don’t see the chemistry with them. I literally would have rather her end up with anyone but Ben lol

I hated it that Devi and Ben were endgame. I mean it was kind of obvious especially since Paxton became a member of the faculty (also i wouldnt have liked Devi to get with Paxton in the end because i really liked their friendship dynamic) but i really wished she would just end up by herself realizing that she doesnt need to be with some boy. i was kinda team des and for a short time during season 3 i had hopes that they would take the show in a different direction than expected, but that obviously didnt work out. with mindy kaling i cant help but mention again how devi literally had 3 love interests troughout the show who were poc but again ended up with the white boy.

I loooooved how everyone actually has an arch and grow as people, including the adult charcrters. It's incredibly refreshing.

I think the college essay might be my fav scene of the whole show

Totally agree that there was should be more of Aneesa. Can make peace with having less of Kamala as we've seen a lot of her character growth and development in the past seasons and she's an adult with a lot of stability at this point. But Aneesa deserved a better wrap up. The making up of Eleanour and Devi so quickly over Ethan made sense to me as it was yet another dimension of how they're both matured and capable of handling it better over the years. The Fabiola and Princeton subplot made me uneasy though. Broke my heart to see Fabiola legit being scared of Devi. They both are better than that, but teenagers can be needlessly messy sometimes. The season also continued the tradition of having fabulous moments and ending plot wise in the final episode but tear inducing emotional scenes in the penultimate episode. This has been the trend in almost all the seasons. Also loved all the Paxton Devi interactions seeing how they acknowledge the story and continue to be good friends. The character development in Paxton was unreal. I cherish the Ben and Devi ending. Made the most sense and they're truly right for each other but I feel as a main character, Ben should have given more potential in terms of plot and character growth. All of his individual subplots feel the same. Same problems about academics and loneliness, even his break ups feel the same. His Devi related storylines were the most interesting.

The only thing that bugged me was Nalini not knowing Devi didn't applied to any other college than the ivy ones. That's the LEAST Indian thing one could ever do. Indian mothers tend to ask their kids A LOT of questions regarding their decision. If Devi was only applying for ivy's her mother SHOULD'VE known it!! Like, you're an indian mother, and this nationality mothers are tend to me more bugging than any other. She would ask you what you had for lunch, for breakfast and for dinner. She'd call twice in a day if you're in another city. And really? Nalini wasn't aware about Devi's ivy choice. That's what I found the only negative part of the series, aside from the less focused scene on the side characters, specially Patti and Aneessa. WE NEEDED ANEESA!😭♥️

I thought this was the best season. The character growth, especially from Devi, was great to watch conclude. I liked the balance of silly moments that we’re used to and also some more emotional moments. I’m glad Devi was taught a lesson about college but eventually made it in through hard work. And I’m so happy with the way Paxton and Devi ended things. I like that closure and they’re so much better as friends than as a couple. Ben and Devi are a great couple!

The foreshadowing 💀

THIS SEASON MADE ME CRY THE "for now" had me balling like i can't

1. As a bi man, I totally agree we should've gotten more Aneesa, also they just glanced over her decision? Girl got recruited for soccer, we can't focus on that even just a little bit? She also had to pick a college. 2. If this show gets a spinoff, I'm going to have to watch OTB:Freeridge. 3. I'm watching Love, Victor because I discovered Michael Cimino, and right now, he's kinda fine in both series.

Honestly they made a mistake by adding Ethan’s character, because even though he had some horrible actions to authority figures, he honestly treated Devi so sweetly. I was low key rooting for them and I wanted him to come back in the later half so bad. Like honestly out of all of her love interests he treated her the best.

I think I would rank the seasons 3, 1, 4, 2. Was very happy with the overall ending though, definitely felt it was most satisfying to see Devi and Ben finally end up together even though I wished some of the earlier part of S4 in particular had been handled differently. Agree the sideplots could have used better development, in particular Kamala's which is so built up around the mystery of "who is Len talking to?" that it loses any rewatch value - Kamala deserved better but glad she got a happy ending with a dream job and Manish (wish he'd appeared in the rest of the season but I'm guessing scheduling conflicts for him and for Aneesa were partly to blame)

9:05 Yess. I want goodbye scene or inspirational speech

Welp, time to rewatch all the seasons 20 more times

I finished the final season during my breaks from work. So you know it would've been hard not to cry before getting back to your shift. 😩

idk if its fair to complain about but i didn’t like how the men of color (not including paxton who’s whitepassing) that were love interests always ended with zero redeeming traits and had their stories cut short in favor of paxton or ben. I know that they were never meant to be endgame with Devi but their characters were done so dirty

5:23 Literally! Wtf! But she kind of also changed in this season. I thought and was hoping that it will be Nalini's wedding

personally, i hoped they'd stop the david nickname and all the weight it carries. every time someone brings up the issue of ben's racist and sexist microaggressions towards devi, benvi shippers will shoot back with the fact that devi was also anti-semitic to him. but at the end of the day, one person being racist to someone doesn't give you an excuse to be racist back. it's why there's an issue with interracial enemies/rivals to lovers because it ends up becoming a breeding ground for racist remarks. yes it could have been resolved if he apologised for everything he said to devi and she did the same but i don't think it's a very stable foundation upon which you can build a relationship. racism goes hand in hand with sexism, esp with mocking her “moustache”, saying she was “built like a shot putter”. bc dark-skinned brown and black women are subject to masculinisation & other stereotypes in a way white men aren’t because they’re considered the standard. he never shows real remorse towards being rude to her and he never stops. oh and before people start saying "oh david means beloved in hebrew". you fully well know it did not start out like that. the nickname is textbook changing an ethnic name to an easier white name. it would have been less of an issue if he started calling her david while they were together bc THEN it would mean beloved - it's been a thing since their time as enemies/academic rivals.

I really wish we got more screen-time with Paxton and the new teacher, Lindsay. I feel like she could have been included a lot more in Paxton’s arc this season, but I enjoyed what screen-time they had in later episodes.

8:24 Yes agree. He was just for a moment to fill the plot. I was kind of like okay get this kid out of here when they started being together

This season was bad. There was so much that didn't make sense. Paxton and Devi have wayyyy more chemistry than Ben and Devi, and Devi and Paxton always cause each other to grow, whereas with Ben, it's just constant bickering. Manish literally disappeared. Ethan showing up for only two eps makes absolutely no sense. There should have been a bigger closure scene in regards to Devi's dad where it's clear that she truly has finally healed. There was no epic narrator moment with John McEnroe and Andy Sandberg and Gigi Hadid. John McEnroe lines used to make me laugh so so hard, and they all just fell flat this season. I don't understand why they brought a new character with the substitute teacher when they could have used that screentime to develop Kamala or maybe more with Nalini's story with Margot's dad. Elanor giving up in Julliard makes no sense when there are so many other places she could go to like NYU, etc. I'm surprised they didn't include more of Paxton's family, especially Rebecca, as she is key in terms of his growth. Maybe this is asking a lot of just one season. SO? the show is popular, you can split all this up over two more seasons. People will still watch it. Having 5 seasons doesn't turn it into Riverdale with its never ending seasons. Overall, this season just didn't have the spark that the last seasons did.

I found out yesterday never have I ever is the top rated thing on netflix. I was gagged.

I know nothing of the show, I’m just here for Opiniyon content.

I think it was a great season, but it was just so unexpected and didn't rly feel like it was never have I ever

UR VOICE IS SWEET

Literally. I don't know this ending was weird. Their left leaving the group. There was no official group goodbye hug

honestly i dont think people should watch never have i ever for the romance plot and love triangles. what's important is devi's journey yk? like getting all caught up in the ship wars kinda ruins it, none of devi's relationships are really portrayed as THAT serious until maybe devi/ben around the end (and they're in highschool it makes sense lol) overall i honestly really enjoyed this show and im gonna miss it

I’m way older but like the show. Season 4 just felt too different compared to the previous 3. I’m glad they wrapped it up though. Enjoyed the last few episodes

5:10 Yes this were realy good interesting and inspiring themes

The character of Fabiola is my favourite from never ever i have

I dont like enemies to lovers when its interracial couples esp when it has a white person in the couple. because the micro aggressions are so strong. like I love enemies to lovers trope, its gets me every time, but I notice I like it more when its people of the same race and there is not such a big power imbalance in the relationship. also justice for anessa and Manish, they had no screen time!!!

5:38 That is what I thought. She just got throwned

yeah I kept thinking where is Aneesa??? she’s one of the best characters so the only explanation why she could’ve been cast to the side was the actress filming another project? Also, although a part of me ships Devi and Ben, I really think Devi needs to learn to be comfortably single. That would’ve been such a strong final message to the show

Ethan atleast should’ve had a good breakup or atleast stayed friends with Devi we need more of him

SEASON 4 CAME OUT??

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I pretty much have the same takes lol

I think the 4th season is the most underwhelming of all.. I really think a show should’ve been max 3 seasons.

idk if this is an unpopular opinion but season 1 is definitely the best season of the show in my opinion. it has the most interesting plots and most climactic moments of the show to me, and the other 3 seasons kind of just don't have the same feeling. If I were to rank the seasons I would put it as 1 > 4 > 3 > 2

Not to be that guy but Devi, Nelani, and Nirmala all ended up with white guys after having previously been with poc men, I just don’t get it

Ben is really best corrector i ever wanted to be ....

“signing off for now”… what y’all think? 👀

I think the season cud have been longer

We literally have nothing from Anessa this season

Not me seeing this after watching a brilliant interview with Maitreyi Ramakrishnan: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-un9osas_D4I.html

I really disliked that the grandma dated outside of her culture and I felt like that story line was so forced!It was her adherence to their cultural roots that made the show more realistic. Considering she gave Kamala such a hard time, it just did not make sense for her to break those standards with her own romance life.

I disagree with you I’m sorry but I thought they were doing the whole awakened thing Maddy Is Paxton and Jenna is Davey because that how it seemed to be going it doesn’t make sense for Ben who is Jake for them to end up together ben even tell Davey they shouldn’t be together she should have end up with Paxton just like Maddy and jenna ended up together just my opinion I love you I love your channel please keep making videos

Team Ben ❤

I never liked Devi’s character. I liked her even less in Season 4. I feel that the supporting actors such as Eleanor, Paxton, the Shrink, (the list can go on)…are all better actors than the lead character, Devi. The way she delivers her lines lacks emotion; it’s just a bunch of words. As a South Asian (like Devi), I can’t relate to her struggles. Getting laid was never a priority for me or many other South Asian students in high school. And Devi is portrayed as thirsty for sex throughout the show and especially in Season 4. It makes her look cringey desperate…not classy. And in Season 4, there is a lot of glorification of losing your virginity and having sex. There’s that scene where Devi and her friends enter the school expressing pride in no longer being virgins. The Paxton congratulated her on her sexual experience when he and Devi get locked in that room. People have to be intelligent consumers that can detect the “messages” being sent to the youth within the comedy. And they have to question, “Are those messages healthy??” Don’t be a blind viewer. This show is encouraging students to be sexually active in high school and to wear that as a badge of honor…….especially South Asian students …..who even today…….tend have more conservative values ….even while living in the US. For many South Asian students, their families do not encourage sleeping around in high school and it is not treated as a priority. Never Have I Ever encourages South Asian students to continue being the “stereotypically bright, high achieving students”….but to also start shedding your clothes. It makes me want to question Mindy Kaling….Was losing her virginity her top priority as well when she was in high school? Was she just as thirsty and desperate as Devi? I don’t think Devi represents the values or the priorities for many South Asian high school students. Why couldn’t Mindy Kaling make a show where the “Desi” kid who is not into losing their virginity …..makes a positive difference in a more substantial way? Oh that’s right……..it’s because a storyline that doesn’t have “sex” won’t sell. Sex sells ……even if it’s high schoolers sleeping around…..it’ll be more profitable. Congratulations Mindy. Her last name is Chokalingam. And “lingam” means penis in Hindi. It’s darkly funny…..cuz the writer’s lead heroine, Devi, is all about wanting…d!ck.

I'm sorry but Ben and Devi didn't have the best chemistry. let's be so fr😂

I definitely still want justice for Paxton.😭Devi and Paxton’s storyline had so much potential and the writers just consistently did nothing good with it