The show 'Never Have I Ever' on Netflix felt more like a teenage romantic comedy film than a substantial show. It was cringe, and the acting was subpar. Also, the casting was off, and the show was only relatable in some aspects.  The show was about an Indian descent teenager who is a first-generation American in her family. The main character is Devi Vishwakumar, played by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, her two love interests Ben Gross, played by Jaren Lewison, and Paxton Hill-Yoshida, played by Darren Barnet. To further elaborate the storyline's basis, the main character goes through a sudden loss of her father, impacting her mental and physical health. Devi suffers through a loss of movement in her legs until she sees Paxton, develops her crush on him, and can suddenly walk again. Since most of her school has seen her in a wheelchair, they are shocked when she returns and can walk again. Devi has plans for her high school career by planning on losing her virginity and living out the American high school experience. The only relatable aspect of the show was being perceived as 'ungrateful' by a parent from a different country. 

 Ben Gross's character starts out the show by being Devi's rival and consistently trying to one-up her but instead becomes her love interest. The trope of enemies to friends to lovers was played out and executed horribly at the end of the season. There was no originality, and personally, the storyline of a guy being an asshole to procure a girl's attention enables men to think being an asshole to a woman shows ultimate affection, which is not true. Ben was an annoying overachieving rich kid with lackluster parents, which is another flat theme throughout the show. Ben only realizes he likes Devi at the end of the show, and luckily enough for him, he was at the right place and the right time for him to be with her.

 Paxton Hill-Yoshida's character has colossal problems, from the show's casting choice to the execution of his acting. At the risk of seeming like an agist again, I despise when Netflix chooses actors verging on their thirties to play as teenagers. Millennials can not emulate the energy of generation 'Z.' But, regardless of all, Paxton showed no character development throughout the show. Paxton was a junior whose most prominent personality trait was being a cute face. The writers tried to show an empathetic side of Paxton by showcasing his sister, who has down-syndrome. Paxton and Devi go through a series of ups and downs, and when he tries to date her, he realizes he was too late because she was now with Ben. If it wasn't for the fact that he was Devi's crush and the reason she could walk again, there would be no reason for him to be on the show. 

  Overall, the show was too cringe and needs better execution on various topics. However, I am excited to see how they implement the struggles of being a first-generation American teenager from a foreign family in season two. The Weekly Binge and Review rates it a 7.5/10