To be clear, "Russian Doll" is one of those series that makes you reflect deeply on life facets - especially in the aspects of death and redemption- and the nature of the human being in general terms. Although I've to recognize that the series itself is good and that it even shares a similar premise and positive aspects of "Maniac" (another Netflix original series that I previously evaluated), I felt that it left a little to be desired in some aspects...At least in Season 1.

The big problem that Season 1 had was that the way the plot unfolded was turbulent and a bit weak, especially in the first two episodes, where Nadia's dynamics were so repetitive that it was frustrating and confusing at times. It wasn't until the third episode -where the co-star, Alan, enters into scene- onwards that the plot begins to settle on solid ground and show off its potential until reaching a successful conclusion. In my opinion, although they done something similar to what "Maniac" did regarding the viewer engagement with the story and the characters, it could have been better.

The characters' development and chemistry factors also suffered during the course of Season 1, mainly due to the fact that by placing divergent personalities in them, they made them (the characters) less accessible mutually and I would say that also with the audience. However, they were able to settle both aspects well in the end. Regarding the rest (cinematography, soundtracks, comedy-drama genre implementation), I give them a high praise.

As I said previously, the series is not bad at all and has good potential, so I'll be looking forward to Season 2. However, there's some improvements that has to be done if it wants to enter the major leagues.