I Think One Of The Most Refreshing Things About Never Have I Ever Is How Diverse It Is.

I think one of the most refreshing things about Never Have I Ever is how diverse it is.

We have a unique and flawed Indian girl at the heart of her story who's shown to engage with her roots while still being all-American. Her family is extremely authentic and feel like well-fleshed-out people, which is especially excellent in a teen show (Nalini is amazing and so are Kamala and Nirmala). It's nice that they get their own plotlines.

Her love interests are a half-Japanese heartthrob (who learns to embrace his heritage) and a ridiculously smart Jewish boy who appears to sometimes practice his religion. Said Jewish boy also dates a hilarious and cool Muslim girl who fits 0 stereotypes (and is overcoming anorexia!)

Devi's best friends are Chinese and a half-Black lesbian, and it's fantastic to see them bonding over their experiences both as women of colour and as awkward American teens who want to be cool. Like, please give me more where this came from???