Never Have I Ever opens with a girl praying for a boyfriend and closes four seasons later having quietly told one of the most honest stories about losing a parent that television has managed.

Devi is a genuinely difficult lead character — selfish, spiralling, mean to the people who love her — and the show never flinches from that or punishes her for it.

The Devi–Nalini mother-daughter relationship is the spine of the show and gives you the feels. The comedy is fast, the love triangle actually has stakes, and the supporting cast — Fabiola, Eleanor, Kamala — get real interiority instead of best-friend filler.

Paxton Hall-Yoshida, just like his name, is an unforgettable character who you’ll love just as much as Devi.

Funny, furious and quietly heartbreaking. Watch it, then re-watch it every year after.