She is bound to get the hang of her ordeal soon, and when that happens no doubt she will be having some fun with it. Instead of using her new-found eternity to better herself in mischievous ways (she does not strategically gaslight a romantic interest into falling in love with her the way Bill Murray's Phil Conners does), Nadia turns into something like a hardboiled private investigator, determined to figure out the bug in this system while hilariously not avoiding certain death in distinctly Manhattanite ways (she often plummets to her death by falling into basement openings on the sidewalk—every New Yorker's nightmare). Stuck in her 36th birthday party for seemingly the rest of time (whatever “time” means when it loops in and around itself like this), Nadia cycles through her life, related trauma, and as many drugs as she can get her hands on. It is based in New York, so there’s no telling what kind of situations Nadia is going to get herself into while in the city. If you value our work, please disable your ad blocker. Digging too deep into what makes this show great would mean betraying too many of its secrets, and the joy of discovering them is just too much fun to ruin here. Russian Doll insists that to make a difference in the life of another person, its protagonists might have to behave in ways that would be viewed as impolite, unchill, and invasive. In Nadia (and Lyonne), Russian Doll has exactly the sort of jaded, bright, allergic-to-sentiment kind of personality you want to walk you through this kind of story. She is more concerned about her missing cat Oatmeal. Nadia is usually one step ahead of the curve, so to see her get thrown into a time loop and be thrown off is entertaining. Russian Doll is a tightly plotted, high-concept puzzle-TV comedy—one of those series a person could obsess over on Reddit, looking for clues as to what is really happening. But part of what makes the series so special is how it’s meticulously constructed, shedding layer after surprising layer until the bittersweet end. Join Slate Plus to continue reading, and you’ll get unlimited access to all our work—and support Slate’s independent journalism. As the night progresses, she randomly runs into her cat on the street, but when she tries to reach it, she runs into all kinds of accidents. He and Lyonne prove to be fantastic scene partners, especially when they’re allowed the room to flex their comedic and dramatic muscles in equal measure. The Dark Crystal Age Of Resistance Review. This series has an imaginative plot like Groundhog Day. Russian Doll is a dark comedy about Nadia reliving her birthday party a million different ways. But once you’re out, good luck fighting the the temptation to dive right back into its calculated chaos all over again. But then that chick wakes up at that same birthday party, standing in front of the same bathroom mirror, Harry Nilsson still playing. Russian Doll Review Wrap Up. Russian Doll takes, I think, a different view on this question, not considering change as a dramatic problem for a TV show, but an essential question for human beings. Russian Doll is a tightly plotted, high-concept puzzle-TV comedy—one of those series a person could obsess over on Reddit, looking for clues as to what is really happening. Together, Nadia and Allen learn more about themselves and each other then either one of them ever would’ve guessed or even wanted to in the first place. In this way, it’s a bit like a better version of Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph’s Forever (with which it has all sorts of interpersonal connections), another series about the way death may or may not push people to change. And if so, how on earth does that happen? But at no point does the show lose its soul. Your email address will not be published. And Leslye Headland, whose caustic directorial debut Bachelorette remains one of the great contemporary films to showcase complicated women who dare you not to find something to appreciate and like about their flaws, once again shapes a well-rounded female character who is less interested in her own enlightenment as more as she's concerned with setting the clock right once again so she can simply go back to living the life she's established for herself. His writing career started during his college days writing for the poetry slam team at California State University Long Beach. If this redundant type of plot does not interest you, there are other series with nonrepetitive plots like Breaking Bad. (Russian Doll might be the most lived-in show in recent years; maybe its because I spent many late nights wandering down Avenue A, but the show depicts the neighborhood with such an unflinching honesty that its impossible for me, a now-former New Yorker, not to be homesick.). Crew: Executive producers: Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland, Amy Poehler, Dave Becky, Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns, Allison Silverman. How does that mess you up? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The stakes are raised when Nadia meets Alan (Charlie Barnett), a fellow wanderer who is stuck in his own depressive loop—he's cursed to repeat the night that he proposes to his long-time girlfriend, who turns him down while dropping the news that she's been cheating on him.
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