Never Have I Ever doesn’t just end with a diploma or a kiss. It ends with clarity. And for Devi Vishwakumar, that clarity takes the shape of Ben Gross, the boy she’s been circling for years, often without realizing how deeply he fit into her life.
From day one, Devi and Ben have challenged one another in ways in which weren’t all the time pretty, but all the time honest. He was her academic rival, her emotional equal, and, quietly, her biggest cheerleader. So when the finale locks on this unexpected duo, it doesn’t feel like a plot twist, it feels earned. Like the tip of a wild, messy, kinda beautiful coming-of-age ride that was never about scoring the right boyfriend, but about finding the one who saw her clearly, even when she wasn’t attempting to be seen.
How Never Have I Ever Turned Devi & Ben’s Quiet Reunion Into the Show’s Most Earned Win
The ultimate stretch of the series pushes Devi through her most vulnerable phase yet. She gets into Princeton, finally, but she isn’t emotionally ready to go away home. The lack of her father still lingers. Her mother still doesn’t know the best way to say goodbye without clinging too tightly. Her world is shifting, and no amount of educational triumph can prepare her for that type of emotional upheaval.
And just as things are falling into place, Ben is leaving. He’s heading to Recent York for an internship, fully unaware that Devi still hasn’t closed the door on him. However the show doesn’t let their story fade within the background. As a substitute, it quietly builds their reconnection, text by text, memory by memory, until Ben finally does the one thing Devi never thought he would—he comes back for her.
Their moment doesn’t scream for attention. No grand romantic speech. Just two people sitting with all of the unresolved tension, finally selecting one another, not out of pressure or nostalgia, but because they need to. It’s the type of win that feels earned. Not because Ben is the apparent selection, but because he’s the best one for where Devi is headed.
Why Devi Selecting Ben Was the Quiet, Nerdy Love Win That Hit the Hardest
The remainder of the Sherman Oaks crew gets their send-off, with latest careers, second possibilities, and soft landings. Paxton finds purpose in teaching. Fabiola thrives at Howard. Eleanor leans into directing. Kamala leaves for Baltimore. Nalini finds companionship again.
But nothing hits harder than Ben and Devi zooming off from that wedding on an electrical scooter — like, c’mon, that’s peak endgame energy. Highschool’s within the rearview, and these two? They’ve been through the chaos, the drama, the glow-ups, and the breakdowns. Never the flashiest pair, but all the time the realest.
Two brainy messes who made one another higher, bolder, and yeah whole.
So yeah, Devi picking Ben wasn’t some shocker. It was the type of nerdy win that just felt right. Quiet, regular, and proof that love doesn’t need fireworks to be unforgettable.
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