Russian Doll

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Season 2
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 1, 2019
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 28
  3. Negative: 3 out of 28

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  1. npramos
    Apr 23, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Highly enjoyed this season. While not as good as season 1, the themes of dealing with intergenerational trauma and coming to terms with the past really resonated with me, and I related with the emotional journey of both Nadia and Alan so much. Here’s hoping for a season 3!… Expand
  2. Shrubbo
    Apr 25, 2022
    10
    Natasha Lyonne and Annie Murphy are brilliant the acting is flawless and the storyline keeps you engaged the whole time. Emmy deserving
  3. truerock
    Apr 26, 2022
    7
    “A very tough lady, who looked like if Andrew Dice Clay and the girl from Brave had a baby.”.
    Actually, I think Natasha Lyonne was attempting to channel Groucho Marx - that is, the mannerisms and voice of Groucho Marx.
    This was Natasha Lyonne's project based on her Orthodox Jew and Hungarian heritage. The series is once again in season 2 based on time travel tropes. I think Natasha    “A very tough lady, who looked like if Andrew Dice Clay and the girl from Brave had a baby.”.
    Actually, I think Natasha Lyonne was attempting to channel Groucho Marx - that is, the mannerisms and voice of Groucho Marx.

    This was Natasha Lyonne's project based on her Orthodox Jew and Hungarian heritage.

    The series is once again in season 2 based on time travel tropes.

    I think Natasha Lyonne had a very strong emotional feeling about her series. I think if a viewer is able to connect with that it is a special experience. If not, it is still interesting entertainment.    … Expand
  4. All_ButTrU4
    Apr 20, 2022
    2
    Seemingly bereft of the brilliance that made the first standout or the ideas that prompted such existentialism fail to land. Nadia's next time quandary is against her own mother's decisions which despite however hard she tries to fix it ends up extending the damage. It tries to be an exercise in forgiveness but stops short as joyless escapade without the stakes that made it so worthwhile.
  5. drlowdon
    Aug 22, 2023
    8
    Just a few days away from her 40th birthday, Nadia takes a subway train and finds herself transported back to 1982.

    As with the first season, the premise has been seen countless times before, but the seven half-hour episodes leave no time for filler and everything whips along at a good pace until a satisfying conclusion.
  6. burninghikori
    May 6, 2022
    2
    Wow, a whole season just to learn to live in the present... again. Nadia in season 2 is just an one linear machine. In season 1 she was smart and was finding reasons why and figuring out why they were stuck in the timeloop. Now, she just makes the worst decisions ever and forgot all the lessons she learned before.
  7. Markini
    May 19, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first season was great, and this one may be better. The plot is different yet remains the same formula than first season. The tv show is wickedly smart and chaotic. Natasha Lyonne is just as witty and has that chaotic swagger throughout the series. The soundtrack is even better than season 1 and there are some really cool and surprising locations other than 2020 New York. Definitely anticipating for a hopeful season 3.… Expand
  8. geewah
    Jul 29, 2022
    9
    Natasha Lyonne yet again proves to be the driving force behind this weird time continuum comedy.
    This show is bound to be a cult classic in the years to come.
  9. Gilvpb
    May 11, 2022
    8
    It's impossible resist to Natasha Lyone. Charismatic and funny without need to say anything, the actress domain the series. This season could be excellent, however, first season make the expectations for second one high, so it could be a little disappointed. Still is a good option to runaway from the obvious, with a creative story that keeps open questions for third season... If NetflixIt's impossible resist to Natasha Lyone. Charismatic and funny without need to say anything, the actress domain the series. This season could be excellent, however, first season make the expectations for second one high, so it could be a little disappointed. Still is a good option to runaway from the obvious, with a creative story that keeps open questions for third season... If Netflix doesn't cancel.… Expand

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Apr 22, 2022
    50
    While "Russian Doll" didn't fully explain the "Groundhog Day"-like aspects of what was happening in its first go-round, it finally reached a logical conclusion. By contrast, the altered nature of Nadia and Alan's predicament mostly just feels like, "Well, we got picked up for another season, so why not?"
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Apr 20, 2022
    100
    Stylistically and philosophically consistent with its predecessor, it’s different enough to not feel like a calculating retread; as before, it’s admirable in its ingenuity, a little radical and deeply felt in ways that are not radical at all.
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  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Inkoo Kang
    Apr 20, 2022
    80
    Season 2 offers a more conventionally enjoyable (and more surreal) yarn, hopping decades, continents and bodies. It’s messier than its predecessor but less insular and claustrophobic, too.
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