![]() ![]() resolution, but there’s the slightest suggestion that this moment between them means a little more - like maybe they’re starting to understand each other a bit beyond their years-long rivalry. He mostly means just in the context of his Model U.N. Perhaps fueled a bit by alcohol, which Devi and Ben secure for an illicit hotel-room party with the other students after an initially botched heist with the Russian delegate, Ben proposes an alliance. group (it’s a blatant violation of the pact they made in sixth grade to split up all extracurriculars) - actually extends an olive branch in the episode, and she pretty much lights it on fire. Her nemesis, Ben Gross - who is at first appalled that she, at the last minute, joins the Model U.N. She acts selfishly and foolishly, and it makes for a compelling story, exposing the character’s biggest flaws. The best part of this episode of Never Have I Ever is that Devi is the worst part of it. Security Council devolves into World War III (this is also hyperrealistic). What started as a blatant but somewhat small-scale lie when her friends assumed she hooked up with Paxton and she never corrected them blooms into a schoolwide drama as swiftly as the Model U.N. overnight trip also provides the perfect setting for Devi to be confronted by the escalation of her lies. All of the details - from the outfits to the hotel setting to the secret meetings to thwarted attempts to “rebel” to the intense setting of the Security Council to the checked-out teacher chaperone who desperately wants to be cool - indicate that this was absolutely written by someone with an intimate knowledge of Model U.N., and the authenticity makes it all the funnier. story line that gets correct one of the dorkiest high-school activities there is. Another comments, “Maybe she’s just a huge slut.Just when I thought this show couldn’t speak more to me personally, it throws in a hilariously realistic Model U.N. “She’s dying right? It’s like a deathbed, last wishes thing?” one girl says. Then Devi overhears some popular girls gossiping about her in the bathroom and wondering why Paxton would be with her. “Your social status has skyrocketed so much that now people hate you,” Devi’s friend Eleanor Wong says. Soon enough, Devi realizes that being in a relationship with the hottest guy in school comes with its pros and cons. At the beginning, the duo walk down the halls of their high school as everyone looks on in amazement. ![]() ![]() In season 2, Paxton wasn't exactly jazzed at the idea of going public with Devi (after all, she was also dating Ben behind his back and that kind of stung), but the couple is showing some major PDA in the new trailer. COURTESY OF NETFLIX / COURTESY OF NETFLIX The trailer shows Devi and Paxton making their couple debut at school “Just for the record, it’s not always been him.” Devi and Paxton's dance in the season 2 finale. “After you took her to Malibu, she wanted to choose you,” said Eleanor. Watching Paxton and Devi dance, Eleanor (Ramona Young) tells Ben that she Devi had actually been pining over him for weeks, but thought he was stuck on Aneesa. This is the public confirmation of their coupledom that Devi has been waiting for - but her heart might be with Ben. Devi and Paxton have their first dance as a couple. Season two of "Never Have I Ever" culminates at a winter dance, where both of Devi's love interests gather under the bluish lights. ![]()
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