![]() ![]() Swift has more relevance than George Orwell. First, when Aneesa confuses 1984 as a reference to 1989, Ben makes the outrageously douchey comment that he ought to get her a “little library card.” (I would punch him.) Fabiola once again saves the day, arguing that T. We had seen inklings of Ben and Aneesa’s incompatibility - not to mention the fact that Ben is still into Devi - but it becomes all too apparent on Valentine’s Day. She loves herself too much to stay with Ben. While Devi gets broken up with because she needs to value herself more, Aneesa faces the opposite scenario. Of course, this is to be expected: She’s a teen! The rational part of her brain isn’t fully formed (another reason why it’s easy yet unfair to critique these characters)! How can she have mature decision-making skills if she isn’t mature? But regardless of naïveté and normal physiology, the consequences are no less impactful or devastating. She lets things outside of herself dictate and define how she feels about herself and her romantic life. Which makes this breakup even harder to deal with - she only has herself to blame. Sure, in the interest of making good, plot-driven TV, it’s unlikely their coupling would ever be smooth sailing, but three episodes still feels short! Still, I thought Paxton and Devi were sweet and had such great, flirty chemistry. I know Ben is very likely endgame (even the compatibility quiz matched him with a certain hotheaded Vishwakumar), and I’m not opposed to that. ![]() Devi is crushed, and honestly, I’m bummed, too. ![]() “Look, Devi, I really like you, but I don’t think we can have a real relationship until you like yourself.” Move over, Iyanla!Īnd just like that, they’re done. Paxton responds, “No, you don’t think we make any sense.” He says he can’t keep trying to convince her she’s good enough for him. But Devi clearly can’t just accept this, saying nobody thinks they make any sense. Paxton reminds her that he’s with Devi and that she’s who he likes. He points out that she’s not exactly taking it well and has been weird since he and Haley became buds again. But Devi doesn’t care about that part - she just cares that he saved his teammate Haley.ĭevi confronts Paxton, asking why he lied about his quiz results. But as Devi’s in the middle of her victory speech (in which she compares herself to the “noble cockroach”), Paxton shoots her, winning the game. Despite Haley being a killer shot, Devi manages to corner her and holds the gun to the back of her head, execution-style. She makes it just in time to join Trent’s team. Damn you, science!Įven though she had initially turned down the invitation to play, Devi rushes over to Paxton’s paintball game once she realizes her (self-created) rival is playing. But while he leaves to grab a block of cheese (seriously, is he the perfect man?!), Devi discovers that Paxton had actually shown her Eric Perkins’s card! His real match was Haley. Later that night, Paxton treats Devi to a romantic microwaved dinner at his place. Anyway, Devi brings up her disappointing results to Paxton, and he slyly brandishes a quiz card listing Devi as his perfect match. As if Devi needed more ammunition to feel threatened by the girl! She can find every hollow reason without problem, but now she’s also up against science?! If she becomes a flat-earther, I swear to God. Her best fit, according to Nobel Prize–winning MIT researchers? Eric Perkins. That is until she gets the results from the school’s compatibility quiz. This episode starts with romantic underpinnings (Paxton talking up the date he has planned for Devi), but it quickly becomes a testimony to the importance of self-love and self-respect.ĭevi’s never had a real valentine - unless you count her dad - so this year, with a dreamy dude on her arm, things aren’t looking so bad. So instead, the most memorable Valentine’s Day episodes are counterintuitive, focusing on non-romantic relationships ( Parks and Rec’s “Galentine’s Day” episode comes to mind), the coping mechanisms of singletons, and other variations on the theme of love. Much like the holiday IRL, there’s just too much pressure to somehow channel romance without being cheesy. There’s an unspoken TV tradition where Valentine’s Day episodes aren’t exactly lovey-dovey. ![]()
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