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* DistractedByTheSexy: Grown men and boys alike salivate at the sight of Kamala. Even [[spoiler:Eleanor's]] dedicated boyfriend Oliver can't stop his attentions from straying when she's around.
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* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Devi is super attracted to MrFanservice Paxton and behaves like the standard HormoneAddledTeenager. However, she gets cold feet the first time they actually attempt sex together, due to her lack of experience and her age.]]
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* TraumaButton: Music class triggers this for Devi, as her dad Mohan died during a concert, even though she wants to bury herself deep in denial about her grief.

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* TraumaButton: Music class triggers this for Devi, as her because [[spoiler:her dad Mohan died during a concert, concert]], even though she wants to bury herself deep in denial about her grief.
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* TraumaButton: Music class triggers this for Devi, as her dad Mohan died during a concert, even though she wants to bury herself deep in denial about her grief.
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* UnreliableNarrator: PlayedForLaughs in [=S01E02=], when Devi tells Fabiola and Eleanor an embellished version of her encounter with Paxton. [[spoiler:To be fair, he really ''did'' agree to sleep with her, just not as fawningly as he did in her fake version.]]
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* AllMenArePerverts: Overlapping with HormoneAddledTeeanger, the principal accuses Ben of this -- specifically, just wanting to see "teenage boobs bouncing around" when he mentions his girlfriend's upcoming field hockey game.

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* AllMenArePerverts: Overlapping with HormoneAddledTeeanger, HormoneAddledTeenager, the principal accuses Ben of this -- specifically, just wanting to see "teenage boobs bouncing around" when he mentions his girlfriend's upcoming field hockey game.
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* AllMenArePerverts: Overlapping with HormoneAddledTeeanger, the principal accuses Ben of this -- specifically, just wanting to see "teenage boobs bouncing around" when he mentions his girlfriend's upcoming field hockey game.





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* HormoneAddledTeenager: A central premise.
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Fifteen-year-old Devi Vishwakumar (Ramakrishnan) thinks that sophomore year is time to rebrand. Tired of being an ostracized {{Nerd}}, she encourages her best friends to join her in her pursuit of high school coolness. But friends, family, and her own feelings stand in the way.

The series features a large EnsembleCast. Single-character tropes go to the [[Characters/NeverHaveIEver Characters]] sheet. Tennis star John [=McEnroe=] narrates, AsHimself. '''Beware of spoilers!'''

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Fifteen-year-old Devi Vishwakumar (Ramakrishnan) thinks that sophomore year is time to rebrand. Tired of being an ostracized {{Nerd}}, she encourages her best friends to join her in her pursuit of high school coolness. But friends, family, and her own feelings stand in the way.

way. Tennis star John [=McEnroe=] narrates, AsHimself.

The series features a large EnsembleCast. Single-character tropes go to the [[Characters/NeverHaveIEver Characters]] sheet. Tennis star John [=McEnroe=] narrates, AsHimself. '''Beware of spoilers!'''
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* CatapultNightmare: Subverted. Devi dreams about her father Mohan in the first episode and bolts upright, but the dream is not terrifying, just surprising. [[spoiler:Since Mohan is dead]].
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* HugeGirlTinyGuy: Fabiola doesn't want to date Alex Gomez because he's way shorter than she is ([[spoiler:that, and the fact that she's a lesbian]]). Devi encourages her to go for it anyway because he has a hot face, and they'd be like "Zayn and Gigi."[[note]]Zayn Malik is not actually that much shorter than Gigi Hadid, only an inch, though the fact that she wears high heels at public events makes the height difference seem bigger than it is.[[/note]]

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* HugeGirlTinyGuy: Fabiola doesn't want to date Alex Gomez because he's way shorter than she is ([[spoiler:that, and the fact that she's a lesbian]]). Devi encourages her to go for it anyway because he has a hot face, and they'd be like "Zayn "like Zayn and Gigi."[[note]]Zayn Malik is not actually that much shorter than Gigi Hadid, only an inch, though the fact that she wears high heels at public events makes the height difference seem bigger than it is.[[/note]]
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* HugeGirlTinyGuy: Fabiola doesn't want to date Alex Gomez because he's way shorter than she is ([[spoiler:that, and the fact that she's a lesbian]]). Devi encourages her to go for it anyway because he has a hot face, and they'd be like "Zayn and Gigi."[[note]]Zayn Malik is not actually that much shorter than Gigi Hadid, only an inch, though the fact that she wears high heels at public events makes the height difference seem bigger than it is.[[/note]]
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* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: Just as [[spoiler:Devi seems to be moving on with Ben]], [[spoiler:Paxton has a LoveEpiphany towards her]].
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* SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: Paxton is a mega hottie, and Devi is super into him. [[spoiler:Turns out he reciprocates -- sexually, at least. It's not until the end of Season 1 that he realizes his romantic feelings for her.]]
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* RivalryAsCourtship: [[spoiler:Of the "crush stems from rivalry" variety between Ben and Devi. They kiss in the first season's finale.]]

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* LoveTriangle: [[spoiler:Just as Devi and Ben finally act on their BelligerentSexualTension, Paxton has a LoveEpiphany for Devi.]]
* RivalryAsCourtship: [[spoiler:Of the "crush stems from rivalry" variety between Ben Devi and Devi.Ben. They kiss in the first season's finale.]]
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The series features a large EnsembleCast. Single-character tropes go to the [[Characters/NeverHaveIEver Characters]] sheet. Tennis star John [=McEnroe=] narrates, AsHimself.

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The series features a large EnsembleCast. Single-character tropes go to the [[Characters/NeverHaveIEver Characters]] sheet. Tennis star John [=McEnroe=] narrates, AsHimself.
AsHimself. '''Beware of spoilers!'''


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* RivalryAsCourtship: [[spoiler:Of the "crush stems from rivalry" variety between Ben and Devi. They kiss in the first season's finale.]]
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* AgeInappropriateDress: The principal chews Devi out for her self-imposed makeover. She's a fifteen-year-old high school sophomore in a tiny skirt and strappy heels, dressed "[[ShoutOut like]] Film/ErinBrockovich."
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* ComingOfAgeStory: The characters are teens in high school.
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: An ellipsis before a phrase that would complete the sentence "Never have I ever...", just like the party game.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Ben Gross has one. Instead of [=McEnroe=] narrating, it's Creator/AndySamberg.
* AsHimself: John [=McEnroe=] narrates as himself. Later, Creator/AndySamberg does narration for Ben's [[ADayInTheLimelight Day In The Limelight]].



-->'''Mr. Shapiro''': Genocide is not 100. And systemic racism is not litty. As we travel through all of humanity's most horrific atrocities, I want you to feel shooketh. Thank you. Trust. [dabs in front of his students]

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-->'''Mr. Shapiro''': Genocide is not 100. And systemic racism is not litty. As we travel through all of humanity's most horrific atrocities, I want you to feel shooketh. Thank you. Trust. [dabs in front of his students]students]

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* SpeakingLikeTotallyTeen: Mr. Shapiro's attempts at this are a rich source of CringeComedy.
-->'''Mr. Shapiro''': Genocide is not 100. And systemic racism is not litty. As we travel through all of humanity's most horrific atrocities, I want you to feel shooketh. Thank you. Trust. [dabs in front of his students]
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The series features a large EnsembleCast. Single-character tropes go to the [[Characters/NeverHaveIEver Characters]] sheet.

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The series features a large EnsembleCast. Single-character tropes go to the [[Characters/NeverHaveIEver Characters]] sheet.
sheet. Tennis star John [=McEnroe=] narrates, AsHimself.
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The series features a large EnsembleCast. Single-character tropes go to the Characters [[Characters/NeverHaveIEver Characters]] sheet.
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* Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi Vishwakumar, TheProtagonist.
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-->"I'd like to be invited to a party with alcohol and hard drugs. I'm not going to do them; I'd just like the opportunity to say, 'No cocaine for me, thanks. I'm good.'"
-->-- Devi praying to the gods in "Pilot"

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-->-- Devi '''Devi praying to the gods in "Pilot"
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* Niecy Nash as Dr. Jamie Ryan, [[TheShrink Devi's therapist]].

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* Niecy Nash as Dr. Jamie Ryan, [[TheShrink Devi's therapist]].therapist]].

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* Darren Barnet as Paxton Hall-Yoshida, a classmate of Devi's who is retaking the year and [[SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuyInschool her dream guy]];

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* Darren Barnet as Paxton Hall-Yoshida, a classmate of Devi's who is retaking the year and [[SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuyInschool [[SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy her dream guy]];



* Niecy Nash as Dr. Jamie Ryan, [[TheShrink Devi’s therapist]].

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* Niecy Nash as Dr. Jamie Ryan, [[TheShrink Devi’s Devi's therapist]].
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Fifteen-year-old Devi Vishwakumar (Ramakrishnan) thinks that sophomore year is time to rebrand. Tired of being a {{Nerd}}, she encourages her best friends to join her in her pursuit of high school coolness. But friends, family, and her own feelings stand in the way.

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Fifteen-year-old Devi Vishwakumar (Ramakrishnan) thinks that sophomore year is time to rebrand. Tired of being a an ostracized {{Nerd}}, she encourages her best friends to join her in her pursuit of high school coolness. But friends, family, and her own feelings stand in the way.way.

The series features an EnsembleCast. Apart from Ramakrishnan, the main and recurring cast includes:

* Richa Moorjani as Kamala, Devi's HeadTurningBeauty of a cousin who is staying with them as she completes her [=PhD=];
* Jaren Lewison as Ben Gross, TheRival;
* Darren Barnet as Paxton Hall-Yoshida, a classmate of Devi's who is retaking the year and [[SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuyInschool her dream guy]];
* Poorna Jagannathan as Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar, Devi's mother;
* Ramona Young as Eleanor Wong, [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} one of Devi's best friends who enjoys acting]];
* Lee Rodriguez as Fabiola Torres, [[BrainyBrunette Devi's other best friend who enjoys science]];
* Niecy Nash as Dr. Jamie Ryan, [[TheShrink Devi’s therapist]].
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-->"I'd like to be invited to a party with alcohol and hard drugs. I'm not going to do them; I'd just like the opportunity to say, 'No cocaine for me, thanks. I'm good."
-- Devi praying to the gods in "Pilot"

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-->"I'd like to be invited to a party with alcohol and hard drugs. I'm not going to do them; I'd just like the opportunity to say, 'No cocaine for me, thanks. I'm good."
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Fifteen-year-old Devi Vishwakumar (Ramakrishnan) thinks that sophomore year is time to rebrand. Tired of being a {{Nerd}}, she encourages her best friends to

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Fifteen-year-old Devi Vishwakumar (Ramakrishnan) thinks that sophomore year is time to rebrand. Tired of being a {{Nerd}}, she encourages her best friends toto join her in her pursuit of high school coolness. But friends, family, and her own feelings stand in the way.
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-->"I'd like to be invited to a party with alcohol and hard drugs. I'm not going to do them; I'd just like the opportunity to say, 'No cocaine for me, thanks. I'm good."
-- Devi praying to the gods in "Pilot"

''Never Have I Ever'' is an American [[ComingOfAgeStory coming-of-age]] dramedy television series on Netflix starring Tamil Canadian actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan. Created by Creator/MindyKaling and Lang Fisher, it premiered on April 27, 2020.

Fifteen-year-old Devi Vishwakumar (Ramakrishnan) thinks that sophomore year is time to rebrand. Tired of being a {{Nerd}}, she encourages her best friends to

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