Didn’t like: Nadia can be… challenging to root for
Nadia is a true one-of-a-kind, and if she was a perfect person who made all the right choices, she wouldn’t be singled out by the universe for all these time-displacement adventures. She also wouldn’t be that particularly an interesting character in the first place, because no one wants a perfect protagonist.
But in Russian Doll season two there are certain moments that feel more plot-driven than character-driven, like when she loses a very important bag on one of her subway trips (either to a thief or the whims of space-time, it’s not entirely clear), as well as some bad judgment calls. Yes, her many deaths and rebirths have given her a sense of invincibility, but it’s never a good idea to call attention to yourself or the person who’s selflessly helping you in a train station packed with Nazis, or to insist you can see your (dead) mother to a doctor who’s already put you in a straight jacket. She has some clear goals, but they’ve made her focus very narrow-minded. Like, only on herself. At one point, Alan—who doesn’t have Nadia’s confidence, but has way more self-awareness—calls her out for being selfish, and you can’t help but strenuously agree.
