![]() ![]() KRISHNA: Like, I just frankly wish that this show existed when I was this age. I was like, oh, my God, this is really real. It truly was, at various times, like, too real as someone who - spoiler alert - applied to a variety of elite colleges, got into none of them except got waitlisted by one of them and then found out I got off the waitlist, like, moments before I graduated high school. And I feel like that's the mark of a show that's really not afraid to go there. Like, I was watching the show with my friend Kate (ph), and she was like, I can't watch this. And it really doesn't shy away from that. KRISHNA: I think that what this season did really well was, like, hone in on those, like, hyper-specific, hyper-irrational decisions that we make as high schoolers in order to fit in or in order to do what feels important to us at the time. ![]() What it is, which is a comedy that really leans into the most cringeworthy aspects of being a high schooler. KRISHNA: I feel like the show, throughout these four seasons, has just become a lot more comfortable with itself and with exactly. Over the course of four seasons, how would you describe the show's understanding of Devi as a character? Has it felt consistent to you? Do you feel as though it's grown and evolved now that we know, you know, what happens to her at the end of the series? So if you haven't binged it yet, go do so, and then come back and check us out so we can spoil it for you. And just in case you're concerned about spoilers, we are going to talk a little bit about the ending and how everything ties up. "Never Have I Ever" was co-created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher, and it's streaming now on Netflix. The cast also includes Darren Barnet as Paxton, Devi's on-and-off-again boyfriend throughout the series, and John McEnroe - yes, the tennis player - as the show's primary narrator. Plus, she's determined to get into Princeton, which proves to be more difficult than she'd imagined. But things are immediately weird for both of them afterward. She finally loses her virginity to Ben, her nemesis-turned-crush. ![]() Now, in the fourth and final season, Devi is entering her senior year and in peak life transition mode. They're played by Ramona Young and Lee Rodriguez. Her best friends are Eleanor, an aspiring actress, and Fabiola, a queer science nerd. Devi lives with her mom, Nalini, played by Poorna Jagannathan, and her older cousin Kamala, played by Richa Moorjani. So "Never Have I Ever" stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi Vishwakumar, a self-absorbed teen growing up in a California suburb. I'm looking forward to talking about this with all of you. HARRIS: Yes, this is a very exciting panel. KRISTEN MEINZER: Thanks for having me back. She co-hosts the podcast "The Daily Fail," and she's the co-author of "How To Be Fine." Welcome back, Kristen. HARRIS: And rounding out the panel is Kristen Meinzer. HARRIS: Also with us is New York Times food reporter and author of the best selling cookbook "Indian-Ish," Priya Krishna. And today we're talking about "Never Have I Ever" on POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR from NPR. She's dealing with raging hormones and doing whatever she can to get into her dream college while stumbling a lot along the way. In the show's final season, Devi's plate is very full. The series was co-created by Mindy Kaling and is very loosely based on her own experiences growing up Indian American. ![]() On the hit Netflix comedy series "Never Have I Ever," Devi Vishwakumar is a horny, overachieving high schooler who will go to extreme lengths to climb the social ladder. ![]()
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