People are loving Common’s guest appearance in ‘Never Have I Ever’ season 2

People are swooning over Common’s recurring role in the second season of ‘Never Have I Ever.’

The second season of Netflix’s hit series Never Have I Ever is now streaming on the platform, where we get to see the continuation of Devi Vishwakumar’s entertaining journey through her teenage years.

While there’s plenty to digest from season 2, one of the things that people can’t stop talking about is the guest appearance of rapper-actor Common, who plays Dr. Chris Jackson, a rival and love interest for Devi’s mom, Nalini.

While Common’s guest stint in Never Have I Ever might come as a surprise to some, it makes sense given Common’s love for the series, which was a comfort for him during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Last year when everything stood still, I started watching a few shows. A friend of mine told me to watch Never Have I Ever,Common told EW.com. “It was touching my heart. I watched at least the first five episodes [immediately] and then I couldn’t wait to watch the next ones. I was really impacted by how good I felt watching it. It had a lot of things that I love in movies and great TV shows.”

So it made sense for Common to make a guest appearance in the second season, where the door was left open for an eventual return, should the series be green-lit for a third season.

Twitter was full of reactions to Common’s appearance, which included surprise and plenty of swooning.

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is …

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is joining rapper Common and others for a TV special calling for action following the death of Breonna Taylor. Irving is producing “#SAYHERNAME: BREONNA TAYLOR,” which will debut Wednesday at 7 p.m. EDT on the PlayersTv digital and broadcast network. Taylor, a 26-year-old Black emergency medical technician, was shot eight times in Louisville, Kentucky, by plainclothes officers serving a narcotics search warrant without knocking at her apartment on March 13. No drugs were found. Louisville has seen weeks of protests over the shooting and demonstrators around the country have chanted her name.

Irving, who has been outspoken about …

Irving, who has been outspoken about social justice issues, says as society is calling attention to police brutality and systemic racism, it is “critical to magnify how these unjust behaviors and practices are directly impacting Black women.” Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Democratic U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and journalist Jemele Hill are among the others appearing in the program.

Common took to the streets on Saturday …

Common took to the streets on Saturday to support a youth-led Black Lives Matter protest inspired by the killing of George Floyd. While protesting, the 48-year-old rapper ran into NBA star player Chris Paul, 35, and the two shared a quick hug. The day before, Common had urged his 3.4 million followers to join the protests young organizers in Los Angeles’ Encino neighborhood.

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