The finale of Never Have I Ever season 1 ends strongly. It manages to secure a potential Season 2 by leaving things open.

After the blow out with her mother Nalini, Devi has moved into Ben’s house as she has few options. Ben is quite neutral about the situation but suggests to Devi that she apologizes for her cruel worlds.

Meanwhile, Paxton is being distant with Devi after their kiss, and Devi’s mother offending him. It’s not good for Devi at the start.

With little time left, Ben drives Devi to Malibu but he’s terrible at driving.

When Devi reaches the beach, she screams for her mother and cousin to wait but they cannot hear her. John McEnroe asks if she’s okay out of the blue and then shouts for her.

Devi runs to her mother crying, asking if she missed it. Both mother and daughter apologize for their cruel words and express their love for each other.

This was a perfect scene — up until now Devi and her mother have kept their feelings inside, with Mohan being the unspoken word between them, but they are finally reunited for the ashes.

Devi, Nalini, and Kamala chant in Sanskrit and scatter the ashes into the sea. Devi remembers fond memories of her father.

When Devi heads back up away from the beach, she sees Ben sleeping in the car and it suddenly dawns on her how much he cares — “You stayed”. She kisses him, and as they hook up, Paxton is ringing her and leaves a voicemail asking if they can hang out.

A true love triangle is in order for Season 2 but credit to Lang Fisher and Mindy Kaling for creating a kooky coming-of-age American-Indian teen series that feels fresh and original.