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Critic Reviews
Jul 16, 2021
Season 2 Review:
"Never Have I Ever," already an outstanding comedy, manages to be even better in its sophomore run. Everything about the show is more confident – the physical comedy is goofier, Devi's dingbat logic is more outlandish, and McEnroe's narration easily flows with the action.
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Aug 10, 2022
Season 3 Review:
It’s a treat to see all the characters get so fully fleshed out, further aided by a talented ensemble settled well into their roles by now. ... Never Have I Ever offers a rambunctious good time in a sea of bad-to-average Netflix originals. The show is going to end with its upcoming fourth season (set up perfectly by the end of this third one), but its legacy is already cemented as one of the streamer’s most entertaining and heartfelt offerings to date.
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ColliderAug 10, 2022
Season 3 Review:
Overall, Season 3 of Never Have I Ever does a fantastic job of portraying the ups and downs of a year in the life of a teenage girl. It also sets up new love triangles/interests/struggles for the fourth and final season, and a few surprises for some of our beloved characters.
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Apr 17, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Sweet, shrewd series. ...[Maitreyi Ramakrishnan] has remarkable comedic swagger; she delivers Devi’s savage takedowns with the cheerful confidence of a young Amy Poehler. McEnroe is skilled at self-parody, and he toggles his tone between supportive observer, frustrated adult scold, and OK Boomer.
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RogerEbert.comApr 27, 2020
Season 1 Review:
A comedy that’s also an incredible exploration of grief. It’s not the first comedy to manage that feat, but it’s a hell of a peak to climb, and the air up there is rarified. ... “Never Have I Ever” is not Mindy Kaling’s funniest comedy, but it is perhaps her most honest. In short, it is terrific.
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Apr 23, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Comedy is never safe; the best comedy is totally unsafe; and “Never Have I Ever” is the teen-sitcom equivalent of running with scissors, used hypodermic needles and a fully operating chain saw. It may also be the meta high-school series of our time. ... [Devi's} hilariously intemperate. Her wit is wry, especially when dueling with Ben Gross (Jaren Lewison), her rival for class brain. To call anyone a supporting player doesn’t quite do it—everyone is supporting everyone.
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Jun 12, 2023
Season 4 Review:
The end of high school is a pivotal time that countless shows have tried to replicate and only a handful have managed to successfully pull off. I’d never have imagined I’d be saying this about a show that used to be a despised Mindy Kaling self-insert, but Never Have I Ever genuinely pulls it off.
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Apr 28, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Jagannathan and Moorjani channel enough complexity into their performances to make their characters' respective emotional evolutions as vital to the story's success as Devi's circuitous trek. Through them and, to a lesser degree, the concurrent revelations Fabiola and Eleanor experience while their friend is busily finding herself, "Never Have I Ever" becomes a smart, heartfelt guide to several versions of a woman's awakening, acknowledging that for women expressing desire and feelings can be a trickier business than TV or film typically presents.
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Apr 27, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Overcoming the saturation of coming-of-age titles, Never Have I Ever adds fresh wrinkles to an old formula, thanks in part to a breakout turn by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as a high-school sophomore adjusting to a life turned upside down. Sweet, funny and occasionally flat-out weird, it's the latest show that brings an independent-film sensibility to the half-hour comedy format.
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Apr 21, 2020
Season 1 Review:
The overpacked clunkiness of that first half-hour — really, the first half of Never Have I Ever's 10-episode debut season — might give some Kaling loyalists PTSD flashbacks to The Mindy Project. ... The great joy and relief of Never Have I Ever is that, at least in the latter half of its first season, the series streamlines into a deeply moving exploration of a teenage girl falling apart because she can't bear to deal with her grief.
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Apr 17, 2020
Season 1 Review:
A breezy, delightful season of television, practically built for quarantine marathon-watching. Its twists are fairly predictable, and its drollery is openly derivative of other teen hits—Riverdale, Glee, and Sex Education, in particular. But you don’t watch something like this because it’s innovative; you watch it because it feels good to consume as much of it as possible.
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IndieWireApr 17, 2020
Season 1 Review:
“Never Have I Ever” is a lot of fun and a must-watch for teen girls thanks to its focus on the little things. The rush of excitement when a hot boy considers you a friend (never mind he’s flirting with every other girl) or the frustration at having a mother who doesn’t understand you. Though the series takes a few episodes to find its stride, once it does, it’s magic.
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Jul 15, 2021
Season 2 Review:
Kaling and Fisher have a robust grasp of what works, as well as which of their actors to lean on. But the duo are also too reluctant to jettison the components that no longer serve a purpose. The result is a follow-up season that, despite its greater narrative streamlining, feels crowded with characters and conflicts that make this otherwise sweetly horny, hijinks-fueled series feel bloated and weighed down.
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Jul 12, 2021
Season 2 Review:
Never Have I Ever, now in its sophomore season, struggles with the same sort of identity crisis of its protagonist. It tries so hard to win over particularly white viewers who might say they don't identify with the main characters, but in doing so it sometimes dilutes what makes its heroine so great.
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The GuardianApr 29, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Though not a perfect ride and likely to be overhyped out of starvation mode for any teen comedy resembling the actual diversity, horniness, and profanity of being a teenage girl, Never Have I Ever gets there, eventually. The series’ back half settles into a storyline balancing emotional depth with outbursts, and what emerges is a moving and original portrait of a teenage girl grappling with grief. It’s a bummer that it couldn’t have arrived at this version faster.
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ColliderJun 8, 2023
Season 4 Review:
The final season of Never Have I Ever is very much intended to be a crowd-pleaser. It's a conclusion that will likely leave fans smiling while lacking the emotional depth and impact that the three seasons prior have. It's not a bad ending, but it's a bit disappointing.
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Apr 27, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Devi is played by newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, who brings a fine degree of spirit and believability to the role — outdistancing the often thin and predictable writing that Kaling, et al, have provided. The comedy here is fine; the deeper stuff (grief, alienation, obedience) gets the gloss treatment. ... Although the show fulfills its obligation to be breezy and fun, mainly as a teen-centric piece of fluff, never does it ever stretch to become anything more than another Netflix nothingburger.
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