![]() Nothing exemplifies this better than their last scene. But now they can see where the other is coming from, and express their own love and feelings for each other. They still argue, because they are still two very strong-willed women who butt heads. Perhaps most importantly, their relationship hasn’t completely mended. They both work to understand one another. They used to fight, but now they choose each other repeatedly - and stand up for each other even when the other person isn’t around. But by the end of the first season, they’ve tentatively taken the first step in the right direction and share a cathartic, tearful moment together as they spread Mohan’s ashes on a beach.Īfter four seasons, their relationship isn’t perfect, but they’ve come a long way. Things get a lot worse before they get better - with a lot of explosive fights and deep-cutting words. That hits harder with Nalini, who tries to hold on tighter. When Devi rebels, she’s not just rejecting her mother, but her culture. Devi thinks her mom is strict and overbearing, while Nalini thinks Devi is hot-tempered and impulsive. Overwhelmed with their grief and unable to talk about it, they both leap to the worst conclusions when interacting with one another. ![]() Even before Mohan passed away unexpectedly, things between them were tense, but after his death, it completely splintered. When we first meet Devi and Nalini back in season 1, their relationship is fractured. Add to that the overwhelming grief of losing Devi’s father, Mohan, and the added tension of a cross-cultural story, and you get the core of Never Have I Ever. Teenage girls and their moms often have tense, complex relationships. But while those connections ebb and flow throughout the show, Devi and Nalini’s relationship is constantly in the background, a throughline tying the entirety of Never Have I Ever together. Devi has a lot of interesting and fulfilling relationships with other characters - her best friends Fabiola and Eleanor, her absolutely perfect cousin Kamala, and, of course, her romantic interests. Their relationship is basically the bedrock of the entire series. But the important thing is that Never Have I Ever did right by the actual best love story in Devi’s life: her relationship with her mother.įor four seasons, Devi and Nalini have slowly but surely worked to better understand one another. Ending on a clunky and open-ended note is actually pretty true to the high school experience, which the show has always done pretty well. ![]() Whether or not Devi’s romantic arc came together nicely is up for debate, but here’s the thing: As fun as those romances were, they were never the most important relationships in her story. But hey - at least they get to redo their awkward sexy encounter from last season and actually have a good time! That counts for something, right? ![]() It is not as satisfying as it could be, considering they get together at the last possible moment of this season, after spending half the season barely interacting with each other, and their future is up in the air as they set off for two different colleges. Yes, after four seasons of bickering, will-they-won’t-they tension, Devi and Ben finally end up together. This season, Devi’s romantic life took some new twists and turns, but - surprise! She ends up with Ben.
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