Liked: the fact that there’s a season 2 at all
Season one was a near-perfect arc of television, with a well-executed and fresh-feeling take on a familiar time-loop concept. Even with some necessary narrative repetition, it was full of surprises, as the audience chased after Nadia on her live, die, repeat cycle of trying to riddle out the mystery of her life. And then, meeting Alan—and realizing “wait, he’s dying all the time, too?” The story wrapped up with an ending that didn’t answer every question, not that it needed to, but more importantly gave us hope for these two wounded, time-challenged people. It felt contained within itself.
The fact that Netflix wanted more Russian Doll—and that Lyonne and company hit upon a new way to pick up Nadia’s story, a few days before her 40th birthday (and four years since her endless 36th birthday)—was unexpected, even with all the critical acclaim season one racked up. We’re glad for a chance to step back into this world.
