MBTI® personality types are not only an excellent way for people to learn more about themselves. They are also a top notch method of understanding more about the characters on favorite television programs. The best shows have well-rounded, well-developed characters and they spend so much time with them that it'd be easy for fans to pinpoint their MBTI® types.
This is absolutely true for the new acclaimed Netflix series from Lang Fisher and Mindy Kaling, Never Have I Ever. Each character has so much depth that coming-of-age stories of the past would be ashamed by how many tropes they embodied. The Never Have I Ever characters are far from archetypes. They're fully fleshed out and deserving of MBTI® types.
10 Devi: ESTJ
ESTJ stands for Extroverted, Sensing, Thinking, Judging and it fits Devi perfectly. A goal-oriented teenager, Devi is always trying to make sure things go exactly according to her plans.
Granted this is a comedy show, so they rarely do. But it's completely within the ESTJ type for Devi to try, try again. Half of Devi believes she's destined for greatness. The other half wants to be like everyone else. That's an ESTJ personified.
9 Eleanor: INFP
The key friendship on Never Have I Ever is between Fabiola, Eleanor, and Devi. Of these three, Eleanor is the sunniest and most cheerful. That isn't to say she doesn't have her own problems, but it's just that she deals with them with the most optimism.
INFP stands for Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, Perceiving and it's the personality type that best represents a driven idealist. That's exactly who Eleanor is! The fact that she's the exact opposite of Devi's type is why they're such good friends. They complement each other.
8 Fabiola: ISTJ
Of the three best friends, Fabiola is the quietest. She goes through a lot during the series and is always figuring out something new about her identity. This makes her an ISTJ because she is quite reserved and introspective.
Fabiola also has an acute sense of what she is going through in her life. She just has trouble vocalizing it from time to time. But once she finds her voice, she becomes one of the series' strongest characters.
7 Nalini: ESTJ
The reason why Devi clashes so frequently with her mother, Nalini, is because they are extremely similar people. They're going through similar emotions in their lives, but they manifest in different methods.
But still, Nalini is an ESTJ. She loves to direct people and to uphold her own rules that dictate the lives of others, especially her own daughter. Furthermore, it can be tough to communicate when two personality types are identical.
6 Kamala: INFJ
Kamala is very close to being an ENFJ, but she is not quite self-assured enough to advocate for herself as an ENFJ would. Instead, she allows herself to be swept up in tradition and she becomes too afraid of upsetting others to stop it, like an INFJ.
Still, though, Kamala is a very deep-feeling person who is attuned to her own sense of self, as well as the needs of others. This explains why she is so warm and caring of others, while being extremely loyal to the people she loves.
5 Ben: ENTP
Midway through the first season of Never Have I Ever, the model UN becomes a major plot point. Spearheaded by Ben, his role in the group shows why he is an ENTP, the personality type that is most associated with loving debates.
Ben is an excellent debater, but he also has a tendency to pick fights. Fans get a glimpse into his home life, which garners empathy, but it still doesn't excuse his frequent rudeness to Devi and other classmates. The more he matures, though, the more positive his ENTP traits will become.
4 Paxton: ESFJ
Paxton is an undeniably ESFJ in the show. He derives his energy from his friendships and he is reluctant to believe that anyone would betray him. (There's clear hurt in his face when he realizes Devi has.)
Paxton treats the world with kindness and his ESFJ attributes manifest in the care he gives to his sister and to Devi when she has her run-in with the coyote.
3 Jamie: ESTP
Many therapists embody the qualities of the ESTP because they are able to shift their focus between the nitty gritty and the big picture details of a person's life. It's why Jamie is a perfect match for Devi.
She's also quite deft at persuading Devi to consider things from a different point of view and at protecting Devi from some potentially self-destructive actions. This aid is the hallmark of an ESTP.
2 Mohan: ISFJ
ISFJs tend to be among the most responsible and caring figures because they are driven by their need to protect the ones they love. Mohan, Devi's late father, is definitely one of these people.
Granted, much of what is known about Mohan comes from Devi's own perspective. But she still is clearly influenced by the parental love that Mohan instilled in her. He seemed like a true family man.
1 John McEnroe: ENFP
Mohan's favorite tennis player was John McEnroe, the hot-headed star who peaked in the 1980s. Since then, McEnroe has ingratiated himself to the comedy community and has turned up in many specials and series over the years.
His best role, however, might just be as the narrator of Never Have I Ever. Playing himself, McEnroe continues to embody his famous ENFP personality. He has tons of energy and is focused primarily on winning, just like the champions of the ENFP world. In a way, everyone on Never Have I Ever is a champion.
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