... been ghosted

**... been ghosted** is the fifth episode in Season 3 of the Netflix series, *Never Have I Ever*. It is also the twenty-fifth episode overall and premiered on August 12, 2022.

## Synopsis

*A charity event gives Devi the chance to polish her rusty flirting skills. As awkward vibes between Fabiola and Aneesa lingers, Paxton offers advice.*

## Plot

Devi strikes out at the local community service charity event, which Eleanor states will be the hottest event of the year. Devi is still single, and as it turns out Des has been ghosting her. She thinks maybe she is inadvertently not sending off the right signals and wants to brush up on her flirting skills. As McEnroe narrates, she will find a nice boy and "suck the face" right off him.

Devi heads over to two boys and comments that their appearance makes her want to drink a couple of cold glasses of water. Devi hears Ben laugh behind her and yells at him that she is cockblocking him. Ben, looking confused, points out that you cannot say that if you do not have the necessary anatomy. Devi says fine; you are "clam jamming me".

Meanwhile, things between Fabiola and Aneesa continue to act awkward around each other, and they cannot find that initial spark. Paxton overhears their conversation, and since he has a doctorate in hooking up, he points out that they seem super into each other. Fabiola talks to him and points out that no one would care if she hooked up with Aneesa. She is obviously nervous about this as they talk and tells him she has never made the first move. She does not know how. However, Paxton has and is going to help her.

Ben, though, is not as supportive. He makes fun of Devi, who keeps setting her sights on guys she does not realize are their with their boyfriends. He points out that the only guys there are guys who are dragged there by their girlfriends or guys who are gay. So, why is Ben there then? He says it is because any drama club girl wants to hook up with you if you look tortured.

An unremarkable dork, who Devi first sees sitting alone with big square glasses, a bad complexion, and his "Carlton" sweater on backward, is given a guitar and becomes the hottest guy in the world to her. As John McEnroe narrates, he states that this is known as the Ed Sheeran effect. There is no known cure. Alejandro is the boy behind this example, and Devi will suck his face off.

However, when they do kiss, the lights turn on, and Alejandro's glasses are the ones that turn from regular to shaded. It was an unexpected turn, but he asks for her to be his girlfriend, but she will have to vie for his time with the other virtual avatars he is currently dating. The night ends with Ben telling Devi that he also kissed someone tonight. In reality, he was given another not-so-nice wake-up call from Aneesa. It has been a couple of tough weeks for Ben, but at least Devi sounded jealous when he told her about his kiss.

## Cast

### Starring

* Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi Vishwakumar
* Poorna Jagannathan as Nalini Vishwakumar
* Richa Shukla as Kamala Nandiwadal
* Jaren Lewison as Ben Gross
* Darren Barnet as Paxton Hall-Yoshida
* Ramona Young as Eleanor Wong
* Lee Rodriguez as Fabiola Torres
* John McEnroe as The Narrator

### Guest-Starring

* Cocoa Brown as Principal Grubbs
* Megan Suri as Aneesa Qureshi
* Matias Salas Silva as Alejandro
* David Banks as The Pinewoods Landlord
* London Thor as Stella
* Kaliayh Rhambo as Kayley

## Trivia

* Devi finds a new love interest in Alejandro.
	+ She quickly loses interest in him, though.
* Paxton is the first to notice the tension between Fabiola and Aneesa.