Minor spoilers for Russian Doll and Majora’s Mask ahead!
Russian Doll, Netflix’s latest mind-twisting exclusive, is captivating as hell. It tells the story of Nadia, a drug addict from New York, who finds herself trapped in an endless Live Die Repeat-cycle. Her goal? To hack the system, find the root of the time vortex, and escape. I watched the entire first season in a single sitting and was entranced all the way to the end. Sure, it takes a few episodes to get to its point, but really, what show doesn’t?
Watch through Russian Doll once, and you’ll find many similarities to Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day. Both stories involve a broken individual trapped in a looping time cycle until they resolve their personal issues. They also have a certain lighthearted approach to death, often using it as a “reset” button rather than an escape.
