6 Theories About Never Have I Ever's Final Season

Season 3 ended with Paxton getting into college and heading out after graduating. But the show’s creators have assured viewers actor Darren Barnet will be back for the show’s final season and be in it “as much as he was in Season 3,” according to Lang Fisher’s interview with Deadline.

That last bit is essential. Since Devi dated someone who wasn’t Paxton or Ben in Season 3’s second half, the series reduced Paxton’s screen time. That suggests he’ll have a longer orbit around the series, but Paxton will still shake things up every time he passes through.

Season 3 ends with Devi showing up at Ben’s house with the broad hint that they were going to have sex. But though Devi is ready to see herself as an equal to Ben and Paxton, Ben may not be. As the only non-Devi character who was given a POV episode in Season 3, it’s clear his self-esteem issues are still an obstacle.

With Paxton coming through at intervals, Devi may break up with Ben the same way Paxton once did with her, telling him to come back when he’s ready to see himself as worthy of her. In the meantime, that’ll leave her open to try again with Paxton now that she’s reached that point herself.

It’s the final season, and there’s no way the series will leave the rest of the Vishwakumar women at loose ends. Kamala and Manish are already working through their difficulties and expectations, and one assumes they’ll end up together in the show’s final episode.

Also, there’s word a new, older man will be joining the series for the final season. When Dr. Jackson rode into town in Season 2, neither Devi nor her mother Nalini was ready to move on from losing Mohan. But two years is a long time, and Devi’s refusal to leave her mother to go to Shrubland School may be resolved by Mama no longer being alone by the time Season 4 has concluded.

Speaking of Devi’s decision not to go to Shrubland School, her turning down the coveted Ivy League feeder school puts her chances of automatically getting into Princeton in doubt. But it also suggests Devi isn’t as into Princeton as she once was.

If Season 3 was about Devi realizing her long-held assumptions that she’s not good enough for Paxton or Ben were wrong, then Season 4 may be about her beliefs about college were wrong too. How great would it be for Princeton to come calling, only for Devi to realize she wants to go somewhere else? (I’m just saying, Bryn Mawr is *right there.*)

Devi’s inner monologue has thus far always been the voice of the bad boy of tennis, John McEnroe. Although the sports legend has always waxed enthusiastic and is invested in Devi’s story, the show’s creative team has not yet confirmed his return for Season 4.

The ultimate sign of growing up is when the voice that judges you and narrates your life inside your head changes. Maybe McEnroe was the voice of Devi’s high school years, but she may be ready to move on.

In a show where the bones of the story are based on a love triangle, fans will want to know how it ends: Team Ben or Team Paxton? But what if the answer is Team Devi?

Devi is entering her final year of high school seeing herself as a worthy person who could date either Ben or Paxton. But the ultimate ending for Devi isn’t which boy she ends up with. It’s the ability to recognize neither is the be-all, end-all of her life and that she can leave them behind, ready to face the future and what comes next.