It felt more tv show-ey

So at the end of season 1 there are two timelines—one with the Nadia who went through dying over and over again and one with the Alan who went through it (like when each of them had to find the other) but at the start of season 2 I had the feeling that both of them were the originals. So...what universe is that?

"Morning After" paired with the colors from the projection reflecting off of Nadia's face is so surreal to me, if someone recreated a version of what they think the projection was, that would be so awesome. I want to feel like I'm there in that room.

i’m going to be nadia for halloween and i wanted to make a custom label for a pack of cigarettes to go with the costume. my question is, what should the label look like? what should the brand name be? looking for suggestions 😁

So I finished season one and it was great I didn't really like the ending. I started episode 1 of season two and I can't really get into it. No spoilers but is it worth watching.

I tried to watch this show a few nights ago because I think the premise is really compelling and innovative. I love anything that challenges a linear conception of time and doesn’t adhere to the laws of time like we perceive it.

When I watched the first episode, I wanted to like it so badly, and I didn’t not like it, but I just found Nadia to be unwatchable. And it’s weird, I don’t really know what it is exactly about her in the first episode, but I just found her to be a caricature in an irritating way. As a character I’m sure she’s very interesting and I don’t find her unlikeable, but I do not want to watch a show with her as the main character. I also think I find her too similar to Natasha Lyonne’s whole vibe (which totally could be the point, I’m not sure) and not a believable protagonist. Don’t know if anyone else feels that way…

Just wondering if I should continue watching. Is this show really good? Does it execute its ambitious and unique story arc well? Does Nadia mellow out or soften out the brittle edges at all later on, or does another character become just as/if not more important?

Thanks in advance for the input!

S1 was Nadia trying to figure out how she and Alan died and how could they avoid those multiple scenarios by changing the past. S2 was the opposite- they kept emphasizing that irrespective of what nadia does, she won't be able to change anything. whatever was bound to happen, will happen. THEN- Why did the time loop open up in the first place this time around? It clearly hadn't opened up for 3 years since the events of S1, so why did it open for her when she boarded the train- if nothing was bound to change?

PLEASE

Please tell me this is gonna happen , anyone heard anything ? This really reminds me of nurse ratched , I fell in love with that show and the entire aesthetic, it was so beautiful and a quality script and alas we won’t be getting a second season , now I’m assuming there will be no season 3 of Russian doll :/

I'd like some help identifying this beauty. I've tried searching around for cast members, but no luck. Maybe someone else knows how to find her? Season 2, episode 1 fyi

It's nuts as I swear it happened but I can't find it anywhere. The "Gotta get up" song slows down and sounds very creepy. Any help?

In the background of the show in Nadia's apartment if I remember correctly there is a poster for one of the works of WSB. It's called Life is a Killer and I can't find it anywhere

This book is real, I know it exists. There are posters of it for sale and it has an ISBN (24679887). But I can't find it, I've looked for months, I've visited multiple rare bookstores and no one has ever heard of it. When I google it the only related search is the Etsy page for the posters in question.

Burroughs is incredibly famous, there has to be an existing copy somewhere out there I'm certain. I don't care if it's digital or physical I just need to get my hands on the text itself. Any information helps. Thank you in advance.

Do you guys think this poster was just set dressing or is it actually relevant to the show?

In Episode 7, Nadia is confronted with her younger self over and over again until she faces her and experiences the "death of her mother" from inside of her at the restaurant with John's daughter.

What was Alan's equivalent though? In the same day he met with Beatrice and forgave her for his obliviousness in their relationship, etc. Then it transitioned to Nadia and Ruth. I was left with the impression that there was one final thing for Alan to do, a final confession or act, that would mirror Nadia's experience. Maybe talking to his mother? I'm wondering if anyone else has theories about what it was, or if it was skipped over, ever addressed in season 2 (I can't remember)? He was so positive that they needed to "fix things" and I was really looking forward to seeing his whole story play out.

My partner is from Lithuania and is looking for this doll. It's the one her grandmother brought from Lithuania when she came across to UK. She's looking for the same one so she can have her own for the memory. Does anyone have any information that could potentially help? Thank you

Can anyone tell me what the edm song is in season 1 episode 1 when she's asking about the fish....?

Season 1:

1. Why was it happening to Alan and Nadia specifically? And not to anyone else
2. I understand that it was happening to them because they were mean to someone at some point in their lives. But I didn't understand how they managed to resolve it.

Season 2:

1. At the end of S1, they both found a counterpart who was not aware of the deaths and rebirths. Where did they go in s2?
2. Again, why were only these two time travelling in the train? And why a train?
3. What exactly happened in the entirety of S2? I understand that she was trying to locate the gold and probably realised that her mother did the best she could and no matter what she did, she wasn't going to change the past. But things became increasingly complicated towards the finale.

Maybe I missed it, but I don’t recall any part of the show that explains what happened to Vera after Lenora died. And though Nadia lived with Ruth after her mom was deemed unfit to take of her, did she remain in contact with her grandmother?

I have just finished s01e07.

I have a few thoughts about the show so far. Firstly: I think Nadia and Alan are caught up in quantum entanglement. They have had similarities and slight connections throughout their whole lives. They have friends in common, relationships entanglements, both clearly have mental illness. Alan likes games and Nadia is a game creator. When one dies the other dies. They are connected or entangled.

I think nadias mum had an eating disorder and that's why she hated mirrors and she couldn't care for Nadia as a result of her illness. Nadia was desperate to protect her mother and felt responsibile for her mother. Her mother abused Nadia mentally. I think the glass coming out Nadias mouth signifies the purging her mother would go through with her mental illness and how Nadias mother's "deamons" aka mental turmoil is stuck in her too because she was forced to deal with it at such a young age. She was also parentifked by her mother who sent her daughter off to act like an adult and complain to the shop manager for "upsetting" the mother. The mother clearly had a few mental conditions but she is obsessed with Nadia being perfect.

Nadia has always kept her struggles internal because she had to be there for her mother and keep everything in. And when she was forcibly removed from her mother despite her wanting to stay to look after her mother. She blames herself for her mother committing suicide because she feels that if she had been there she could have prevented it. Which probably does have some truth to it but it should never have been her responsibility as a child. Her mother was a ticking timebomb and wasn't safe to have Nadia.

Her experience is her trauma from her childhood finally demanding to be heard. For her life she has been ignoring her inner child and trauma, by taking drugs and being emotionally unavailable. Keeping busy all the time to stop herself ever having to deal with her issues.

She is entangled with Alan who maybe struggles with control issues and depression. He has perfectionist tendencies and like Nadia ignores all his problems to avoid facing reality. They have both let their loved ones around them down by ignoring what's going on and living in a sort of fantasy.

Their realities start dissolving and each time they come back things are starting to fester or dissappear. Signifying the hypothetical rot in their psyche. They can no longer ignore their issues and need to work together to help heal each other's traumas.

Anyone else got any thoughts?

I rediscovered Pink Floyd thanks to Russian Doll. I made a post here previously about how Shine Bright you Crazy Diamond was an amazing choice for the end of season two and someone explained me very clearly and nicely the history of the band I have yet to dig (if you have good ressources? I'm unironically autistic and Russian Doll and it's soundtrack keeps me going), adding layers I hadn't seen.

I recently purchased the wall (for Thin Ice and another piece that is in Russian Doll - they definitely linked the story to Pink Floyd for me and it's amazing to untangle the links). I also added a best off because I wanted more songs from various albums to discover more things. And then I saw a song "Playing with Emily" I am yet to listen.

In season one, it gets pretty clear to me that Nadia escaped through the book Emily of the moon or something (sorry reddit is bugging even writing this is hard, please bear with me me). Since they also have two songs from the wall and shine bright crazy diamonds are on the same best off, I couldn't help but make the links. Do you guys think it's an hidden reference or am I pushing too far? Because reading the history of the band and rewatching Russian Doll, it seems both are intertwined in ways I love to discover.

Mere coincidence or pattern? I'll let you think. I don't know how many Russian Doll fans are still out there but my life is so messy seeing Nadia is an exorcism - my own mother saying I am like her, she seems immune to paradox - hence the digging.

One day I'll analyse all of pink floyd and Russian Doll but the sub will probably be dead by then

Posting this here because so much of the discourse around the show in Star Wars circles is toxic, and also, I feel like I may be one of the few that was interested in the show mostly because of Headland's involvement, because I love 'Russian Doll'. (Also the cast includes Rebecca Henderson and Charlie Barnett, the latter of whom has drawn the ire of toxic Star Wars fans because he mixed up the characters of Luke and Anakin in interviews, even though those same fans don't care that Harrison Ford and Alec Guinness were openly dismissive of the franchise).

Halfway through it's pretty clear I'm not going to love this anywhere nearly as much "Russian Doll". It's probably true that the restrictions working in a franchise IP like 'Star Wars' limits the creative energy that 'Russian Doll' was full of, but I also wonder how much of it is just that there's no Natasha Lyonne here (who contributed to the writing and directing of the show as well as acting). Though both Rebecca Henderson (who might be unrecognizable in a lot of green makeup) and Charlie Barnett are not nearly as appealing here as they were in "Russian Doll". They are both playing Jedi, a type of tropey character it's hard to make interesting, and it may go back to the first point about the restrictions of working in a franchise like this.

Anyway not sure what the long term prospects of this show are, but I hope it leads to Leslye Headland having the creative freedom to pursue other kinds of non franchise products (though I wouldn't be disappointed if she were more involved in a potential "Russian Doll" season 3).

Do they really just abandon the double Groundhog Day plot and make a show about a time traveling train?

For those that love the soundtrack to Russian Doll, this song would be incredibly fitting in terms of style and narrative.

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/28mP2vfW3oGYmxE0slVqia?si=AIpdoZeLRB2YU-Hlz_KwxA

YouTube Link https://youtu.be/Umhdm1QoF8w?si=9QfKokZqHygFMIs6

In S1:E1, when Horse is first introduced she says “I think I know that guy.” I believe that can be explained by her vaguely remembering him since they met “in the past” as Nadia’s mom, though she was Nora when they met in the 80’s.

It would make sense that Nora and Horse would likely get along given that they were both a “lil wacky” In my opinion it sounds like a match made in hell but it makes sense 😆

I’ve read the ferryman theories too but that leads to my next point. If Nora had a baby with someone with some kind of supernatural-ness to them, maybe that’s the reason Nadia has her hiccups with time.

Also, when Nadia and Alan run into Horse in the watery subway scene, horse sees Alan hold baby Nadia and says “I’m a father too.”

K bye

It's a really random question, but I couldn't help asking. I'm re-watching season 1 and I'm always this close to seeing what they are, but somehow can never. And yes, I know they aren't actually cigs and are herbal, but does anyone know the actual brand? If it even is a real existing one??

Imagine how bonkers they could go with it. Puzzles across dimensions/eras.

Nadia is the perfect eccentric protagonist for a game like this and the show has tones of lovable side characters to have long winding dialogue trees with!

Hi everyone, I'm in New York for a couple of days (business trip) and was wondering if there something like a specialized store for Matryoshkas dolls? My SO has a big collection and I want to suprise her with one.

I tried searching google/marketplace but it seems pretty hard to find unfortunately :(

Any help will be greatly appreciated!