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Nadia Vulvokov has come unstuck in time.
Rather than avoid this comparison,Russian Dollleans into it.
The recurring concern for Nadias beloved cat Oatmeal ties physics and philosophy together.
The titleRussian Dollis one more source of puzzlement.
But the lines almost always end prematurely and pitifully.
And its here that the shows psychodramatic aspect snaps into focus.
Two choices, one on either side of an element that divides the frame.
True toRussian Dolls preference for multivalent meanings, mirrors on the show never mean just one thing.
At the same time, the mirror is also about self-regard and self-examination.
There was no escape from the judgments of the kings arena.
But who is the king inRussian Dolls universe?
But we can still guess whether a lesson or moral is implied by the consequences of a characters decision.
The parable aspect ofRussian Dollbecomes more important in the shows last few episodes, especially inthe finale.
Maybe the problem, such as it was, has been solved, and alls well that ends well.
The tone of the last scene is raucous, upbeat, and reassuring.
(Not coincidentally, a symbol of desire, travel, moment, and freedom from constraints.)
That last shot does feel liberating.
But is the ending really that definitive, or that warm?
On second viewing, I dont think so.
It raises a lot of questions.
They pass through each other, like ghosts traveling along separate trajectories while traversing the same haunted space.
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