![]() ![]() I wish I had more words to describe how that feeling is.ĭarren, you’ve branched out a bit and have also produced a film (called Apophenia). We get to go dress up and play, and work with people that we like. It’s so amazing that we get to have the jobs that we do, living the dream. I don’t think I’ve ever felt gratitude in such a way that I did on set. It’s definitely something where I’m just so overwhelmed with gratitude. RAMAKRISHNAN: Yeah, it’s been a wild ride. It just really sets the bar super high for me, personally, for when I go onto my next production. With Season 1, I don’t think any of us understood how important the show was, in terms of the content that it was discussing and the people it was portraying, and it still is. How does it feel to know you’ve gotten the opportunity to tell the story from start to finish? What has that experience meant?īARNET: It’s an absolute honor and it’s changed all of our lives. These days, making four seasons of the same show is a big accomplishment that you should all be very proud of. We would also ad-lib a lot, at the end of our therapy sessions. It was the big therapy day, which was really great. We’d just go in, tighter and tighter and tighter, and then do the next therapy scene. We would cross-shoot, meaning the camera was on me, at the same time it was on her. They were talking about grief, which carried a lot throughout the show. It was like a lot to carry, in terms of a scene for young 17-year-old me, because they were a little bit more serious. I remember the first therapy scenes, way back when, she was always so supportive. ![]() RAMAKRISHNAN: Honestly, taking away the main characters of the show, I think my favorite person to just be in a scene with is Niecy. What have you enjoyed about working with Niecy Nash? There’s so much comedy and so much heart in those moments. I also really love the dynamic that Devi has with her therapist. Being friends helped us do that, which was a lot of fun. In Season 1, he was like, “Oh, I didn’t know you were Asian, bruh.” And I’m like, “You’ve met my dad like 50 times, dude.” He’s like, “Oh, I thought that was your neighbor.” That was us just riffing off of each other. We ad-lib a lot of the time, and they keep it. You guys are just magic.īARNET: It shows in the work. I love seeing you guys together, off-screen and on screen. I think it’s been really nice to see you guys just be homies. Unanimously, he’s the best character on the show. All my friends are like, “Yo, you’re great, but Trent is my favorite character.” I’m looking forward to seeing where he goes in his career. I remember the first time we shot together, me and him became just very quick friends. I’m feeling overwhelmed.” So, that was a moment for me where I was shocked.īARNET: No. ![]() RAMAKRISHNAN: I think I actually tweeted about it because I was like, “I wanna reference it back when the season drops,” but I actually got really emotional and cried, not where you think I might have cried, but actually when I read that Devi rips out of her journal, “I’m gonna have sex with Paxton Hall-Yoshida.” She writes, “I have a crush on Des.” Something about that made me really sad. What is the craziest thing that you never saw coming? RAMAKRISHNAN: It’s a little bit of an audience moment for us to just enjoy the writing and see what the story goes. We’re predicting things, and we’re excited, and then we read them, and we’re like, “Oh, my God!” It’s always fun to read those unexpected twists, and then be excited and surprised. I try that too, but I’m just not good at it. Friendships, romantic relationships, and family are all important to Devi, who’s still trying to figure out who she is and what she wants, with the humor, heart and hormones of a young woman forging her path in life.ĭuring this interview with Collider, co-stars Ramakrishnan, Darren Barnet (who plays Devi’s dream guy, Paxton Hall-Yoshida) and Jaren Lewison (who plays Ben Gross, the guy that always challenges Devi but has also proven to be a friend) talked about how much they learn about each season prior to filming, the fun of learning about the unexpected twists, the craziest thing they never saw coming on the show, the magic of the friendship between Paxton and Trent ( Ben Norris), the scenes with Devi and her therapist ( Niecy Nash), balancing Ben’s banter with his sweetness, and how this show has changed their lives. From co-creators Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher, the Netflix half-hour dramedy series Never Have I Evercontinues to follow Indian American teenager Devi Vishwakumar ( Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and the trials and tribulations of her high school and home life, neither of which are ever short of drama. ![]()
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