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    Devi Vishwakumar From "Never Have I Ever" Is One Of The Best Teen Characters We've Had In A Long Time And Here Are 13 Reasons Why

    I should've been more like Devi when I was in high school!

    Hi, people of the internet. I'm Salimah, and I looooooove teen dramas*!

    I probably spend about 90% of my time watching new teen dramas, as well as rewatching my faves, tbh.

    Devi and Fabiola

    Anyway, my whole point is that I'm a teen drama STAN! I've watched so many, and even though it's superrrrr hard (nearly impossible) to narrow down all of my favorite teen drama characters in order from most-loved to kind-of-loved...

    I do know that Devi Vishwakumar from Never Have I Ever definitely has a spot in my top-ten best teen drama characters I've ever watched onscreen.

    Devi saying "Thank you"

    She clearly deserves a spot there, and I'm going to tell you 13 reasons why:

    And to celebrate the return of Never Have I Ever for Season 2, I'm looking back at Season 1 for 13 reasons why she clearly deserves a spot there. (Which means this post is 100% spoiler-free for Season 2!)

    1. Her style is everything I wish I dressed like when I was a teen:

    I mean, just look at the material!!!

    Devi wearing an orange cardigan, stripe tank top, and some distressed blue jeans

    Exhibit B on Devi's super-simple, yet super-stylish fashion choices:

    Three images of Devi wearing different outfits. In the first image, she's wearing a floral dress. In the second one she's wearing a red button up shirt and a gray plaid skirt. In the third she's wearing a pink tank and gray plaid skirt

    Yeah, there was some Disney-esque layering that was done, but it was done in the right way and actually looked decent.

    2. Next up on the list, she's not perfect and is a pretty close image of what being a teenager is like IRL.

    3. She has pretty good taste in guys, TBH:

    Devi and Ben kissing and Devi and Paxton kissing

    Here's a video of Devi and Ben's best moments:

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    Just in case you wanted to swoon!

    And here's a video of Devi and Paxton's best moments:

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    In case you wanted to swoon some more! 

    4. The entire storyline with her dealing with her grief is one of the best I've seen on a teen show in a looooong time.

    I'd be completely surprised if there was someone who didn't cry during the beach scene:

    Devi, Kamala, and Devi's mom spreading her dad's ashes at the beach

    5. She's super hilarious and always has the best comebacks.

    Devi saying to Ben "Peace out, virgin"

    Here's a compilation of amazing comebacks from Season 1, just in case you needed extra proof:

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    6. Her confidence is everything I aspire to have, even in my twenties:

    Devi posing for Rebecca's photo shoot

    7. Speaking of that, Devi is definitely the type of person to go after what she wants no matter how unattainable that goal may be:

    Devi asking Paxton to have sex with her

    You can watch it here:

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    Specifically from 0:00 to 0:26

    8. She takes initiative in learning new things that she knows nothing about:

    9. She may get annoyed at her family at times, but she's always super supportive when needed:

    10. She embraces her culture while also showing how it can be difficult to intertwine more than one culture into your lifestyle:

    Check out this clip here for more:

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    11. She's super ambitious and "whip-smart."

    12. She's incredibly helpful and will drop anything to help someone in need:

    13. And finally, she's super talented and doesn't spend ALL of her time thinking about boys:

    Devi about to play the harp

    Never Have I Ever Season 2 is available to watch now on Netflix. You can watch the trailer here:

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