I really wanted to enjoy this season way more than I did, but it was too nonsensical for its own good.
A shame really. As much as I loved having Natasha Lyonne back on my screen (and she looked incredible), I think Russian Doll was perfect as a one season unit. This story didn't need to be told and I don't feel it gave us anything at the end of it all.
Also really sad that all the time shenanigans meant she skipped over having those final weeks with Ruth. I know it's like that in real life sometimes though... Regretting not seeing someone after it's too late. So maybe that's the right way to do it.
We live in a time where seemingly everyone is fixated on past traumas, both real and/or imagined, yet, what they fail to realize is, that focusing on what has past rather than forgiving and forgetting, that is, moving forward, is what ACTUALLY dooms one to repetition. "A righteous man falls down 7 times, yet, he still gets up, but the wicked stumble in bad times".... Proverbs 24:16
Rather than having to correct some wrong, this season appears to have Nadia and Alan looking at different aspects of their lives through the lens of their own psyche's, to see that spending too much time focused on the "what if's" and the "what could be's, rather than rolling with the punches and realizing that sometimes, it simply really "is what it is", and "whatever will be will be".
Nadia, especially, fought hard to change things for the better by undoing a selfish act that changed her families fortunes, yet, once again found herself in a ...."bioaquadooloop", back where she started, until she realized that all the bs she went through was necessary to make her (and by extension those in her sphere) who she is in the present, just as the things her mother did affected who HER mother was, and so on back through time.
The wise man Solomon said: “I returned to see under the sun that the swift do not have the race, nor the mighty ones the battle, nor do the wise also have the food, nor do the understanding ones also have the riches, nor do even those having knowledge have the favor; because time and unforeseen occurrence befall them all.” (Ecclesiastes 9:11) ...
This is the journey of self discovery that Nadia and to a lesser extent Alan had to go through this season. We ALL have moments in time where we feel a "do over" would be welcome, but, we often fail to consider the "butterfly effect" that may have on everyone and everything else.
...As Satchel page famously said...,"Don't look back, cuz there might be something gaining on you"...
And now, a selection from the choir......
What was the point of this season. It was all over the place.
Yep! Glad I was right again: What an unnecessary season, guys!
ok. it's not that I didn't like it, but... in the first season, there was a crescent. at first I wasn't that interested, but in the last episode i LOVED all of that. in the beginning of this second season, i was loving it, looking forward to where this new premise would take, but in the end, it was disappointing. doesn't match the first season because it's not as cohesive. all the crazyness here didn't lead to a satisfying place for me. it was great to follow along, but in the end, i realized we didn't need another season. not to be done like this, sacrificing the story for aesthetics.
I'm really sad that this is over without more explanation about what has happened over this season. I still enjoyed Natasha Lyonnes performance, she adds so much flair!
This season was completely pointless. Such a disappointment after an enjoyable first season. They could have connected the two to give a deeper meaning to the story as a whole. So many missed opportunities, and not enough Alan.
First season was amazing but the second season ...
My grandma always said to say something positive.
Finally the second season of "The end of the fun**in world" isn't the worst second season anymore.
Writers painted themselves in a corner and then "bla bla deep" ran for the exit
Nadia’s acceptance of the life she has over the one she dreamed of was aspirational. A lot of the other imagery was just kind of there.
It’s been great but a good time to start loosing focus and interest :grin:
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possibility the most pointless "2nd" season to a TV show ever. avoid this crap 1/10
Season 1 was great this is a blatant cash grab.