YMMV / Russian Doll

• Diagnosed by the Audience:
  • Beatrice has referred to Alan as having some sort of mental problem, due to his desperate need for cleanliness, control and organization. He has symptoms of OCD and Aspergers. The exact nature of it is never clarified, in part due to his fear of therapists confirming he is crazy.
  • Lanora suffered from an unspecified mental disorder. Her behavior, which includes irritability, being emotionally fragile, buying large quantities of watermelons, and angrily smashing objects is suggestive of bipolar disorder.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: Many viewers and reviews have praised Maxine for her comedy and Greta Lee's performance.
• Iron Woobie: Nadia. By the time we learn what she's gone through (her mother had an undefined mental illness and then died when she was a girl), we know why she's like the way she is.
• Memetic Mutation:
  • Nadia's line "Thursday, what a concept!" from the second episode quickly gained this thanks to a twitter account a fan set up just to post a screencap of the line every Thursday.
  • Harry Nillsons "Gotta Get Up" due to sheer repetition.
• The Woobie: Alan. Poor, poor Alan. His long-time girlfriend not only broke up with him before a big trip, he was also going to propose to her and she was cheating on him. And to add insult to injury, his loop started when he tried to kill himself.

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