Devi wonders why Paxton is stooping so low. They also discuss how Aneesa is still single after her breakup with Ben. Devi tells Eleanor and Fabiola that she has to attend a Navratri celebration at her house that night.

Navratri is an Indian festival that commemorates the nine-day-long battle between a goddess and a demon. Since Trent is dating Eleanor, Devi is forced to hang out with Paxton whenever they grouped together. Trent asks Paxton and Eleanor to throw him a birthday party. He invites Devi but she declines to say she needs to be home for the Hindu festival.

Fabiola and Eleanor argue with Paxton about Devi’s unwillingness to go to the party with Trent. Fabiola accuses Paxton of being a jerk, while Eleanor defends him. In the end, Fabiola and Eleanor decide that they will not let Paxton win by making them all go to the party against their will.

Eleanor tells her that she needs to attend the party in order to not seem pathetic, but Devi states that she needs to be present at home for Navratri. Devi’s Pati has thrown a Golu celebration where different Hindu idols are placed for display. Pati has invited her frenemy over to show off her Golu display.

Kamala’s frenemy had been bragging about her granddaughter’s wedding. Kamala wonders when Pati would get married so that she too could brag about it. Kamala asks Pati to tell her friends that she was seeing Mr. Kulkarni. Pati, however, states she should find someone who is more invested in their culture than someone like Manish.

Eleanor and Paxton are happy that Trent likes his birthday celebration. Paxton asks Eleanor to check on Devi as he thinks she is hiding away because of his new relationship. Eleanor calls Devi and asks her to join the party as soon as she can because they can’t let Paxton think she is hiding away.

Ben and Fabiola are in a heated argument about who is smarter between the two of them. They bet on a drinking game over questions on American History. ..

At the Navratri celebration, Devi, as well as the other guests, are bored of Pati’s frenemy narrating her granddaughter’s wedding. Eleanor texts Devi a picture of the outfit Paxton’s girlfriend wore to the party. Nalini tries to ask Ryhah to distract Pati and her frenemy but she gets an urgent call. Devi rushes to call Eleanor and tell her how she can’t leave when Mr. Kulkarni enters the celebration.

Pati is angry that Kamala invited her but Manish touches her feet and greets her. She introduces Manish as Devi’s teacher but Kamala states that he is her boyfriend too. Pati’s frenemy wants to get to know Manish as she invites him inside.

Devi takes a break from the situation and tells her mother she will be in her room. Devi gets changed and is about to leave when Nalini catches her. She tries to make up an excuse but to no avail. Manish tries to impress Pati and somewhat wins her over when she lets him treat himself to a vada (a South Indian dish). ..

Rhyah is sitting outside all by herself when Nalini walks out and asks her what was up. Rhyah explains that her son is holed up inside the house after being ostracized by his friends for being a nerd. Nalini asks Devi to take Rhyah’s son Nirdesh to the party with her but Devi throws a fit. ..

Devi eventually agrees and arrives at Trent’s party. Devi explains to Eleanor how her mother would not let her come to the party unless she took her mother’s friend’s son along with her. Devi states that she was going to lie that Nirdesh was her cousin. ..

Nirdesh walks in and he is the complete opposite of what Devi imagined. Back at her house, Manish ends up picking one of the items from the Golu display.

Pati is angry and Manish panics when Pati’s frenemy sneaks up behind him. He ends up accidentally pushing her as she falls, dropping the Golu display along. Manish wants to help but Kamala asks him to leave. ..

Nirdesh introduces himself as Des and wonders why Devi wanted to introduce him as her cousin. She explains to him why she thought he was a dork. She has a minor argument with Des but suddenly spots Paxton kissing Phoebe and leaves.

Des and Devi hit it off right away and Paxton seems visibly jealous. Des and Devi start dancing and Paxton seems to be getting jealous.

Devi is too absorbed in Des’ eyes. After their quiz, Ben has many drinks and starts puking outside. Fabiola apologizes for treating him badly but argues that he had treated her friends badly in the past, especially Devi. ..

Devi’s house is full of worry about her son Manish and Kamala declares that he is not a good match for their family. Pati argues that she does not need someone who constantly makes messes for her to clean up.

Kamala and Manish are not compatible and Pati asks her not to invite him over. Kamala decides that she wants to be with Manish, which is why she was ready to move out. After Trent’s party, Des drops Devi back home and the two share a moment.

Nalini tells Devi about the Navratri party and the mother thanks her daughter for helping out Des. She also contemplates whether to install security cameras outside Devi’s window now that she has caught her trying to sneak out. After her mother leaves, Devi opens up her notebook and writes down that she has a crush on Des.

The Episode Review

With not one but two boys madly in love with her, Devi could potentially be the only Indian teenager to have a third guy appear in her life at the same time. Despite telling him multiple times, Paxton still mansplained his way into getting jealous.

Trent’s party was a success, but Trent’s true motive for attending it was not to see Devi. It seems that Indian-Americans butchering desi names is a problem that Nirdesh is not able to solve.

Ben and Devi are still not completely over each other. Kamala is finally taking a stand for herself.

Pati needs to stop comparing the success of her grandkids to their lives in the 21st century. It’s amazing that Kamala moving out finally made Pati realize how she’s wrong for trying to control Kamala’s love life. ..