Never Have I Ever
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Nalinis B plot unfolds quietly on the edges.
It starts with a straightforward setup: She has to sell the moped taking up space in her garage.
But through well written, delicate flashbacks, we learn theres a lot more emotionally attached to this moped.
That makes it all the more intimate and powerful.
It also provides a sharp contrast to Devis A plot in tone.
Grief and trauma are very tricky to explore in art because of how differently they manifest for different people.
(Beyond that, even the way individuals experience grief can change unexpectedly for themselves.
)Never Have I Everallows for that nuance and nonlinearity.
But shes also an expert in denial.
She doesnt know how to deal with any of it, so she simply isnt.
The episode also dispenses more details for the other students in Devis life.
She has an immediate rapport with Devi.
Devi also deflects a lot of her rage toward her rivalry with Ben Gross.
Ben isnt a villain so much as a foil to Devi.
That sets up some dramatic stakes moving forward.
Theres also a wonderful setup for Fabs arc in the form of a nod toward her attraction to girls.
The gag of them turning their study session into asex-positionstudy session is funny and unexpected.
), when Nalini and Devi complain that the lemonade is too sour.
Underneath her outburst lies her exasperation with performing certain duties for her familys sake.
Their feelings are getting pressure-cooked.
