If Season 1 of Netflix’s “Russian Doll” was like “Groundhog Day” with its fatalistic birthday time loop, then a time-traveling subway train, full-circle origin story, and emotional awakening make Season 2 a variation on “Back to the Future.” By the end, the mind-bending exploits of protagonist Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) have become the equivalent of her “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” thanks to the brilliant, “Oz”-like vision of co-creator Lyonne.For returning editor Todd Downing, wrapping his head around Season 2 was like “ripping the layers off and going deeper into a psychedelic, surreal world.” “There’s much more of a dreamy aspect to it,” he told IndieWire.Not surprisingly, there was a lot to unpack in the very first episode.
A few days before her 40th birthday, Nadia boards the 6 Train and travels back to 1982, where she inhabits the body of her then-pregnant mother, Lenora (Chloe Sevigny).
While she’s in the past,
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