The BEST episodes of Russian Doll

Every episode of Russian Doll ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Russian Doll!

Nadia keeps dying and reliving her 36th birthday party. She's trapped in a surreal time loop -- and staring down the barrel of her own mortality.

Last Updated: 5/3/2023Network:Netflix
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Ariadne
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8.05
1244 votes

#1 - Ariadne

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/1/2019

Nadia and Alan look for each other and finally cross paths at the deli. Something's not right—but they're not giving up on each other.

Directors: Natasha Lyonne
The Way Out
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7.83
1226 votes

#2 - The Way Out

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/1/2019

As the present begins to unravel, Nadia's troubled past comes back to haunt her, and Alan worries they're running out of time.

Directors: Leslye Headland
Reflection
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7.75
1204 votes

#3 - Reflection

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/1/2019

Nadia and Alan try to figure out how they're connected. Alan can't remember his first death, so Nadia follows him over the course of his night.

Directors: Jamie Babbit
Superiority Complex
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7.67
1217 votes

#4 - Superiority Complex

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/2019

Perturbed by the changes in his routine, Alan shows up at Nadia's birthday party. Nadia tries to make amends to John. Alan confronts Mike.

Directors: Jamie Babbit
Alan's Routine
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7.67
1231 votes

#5 - Alan's Routine

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/2019

Meticulous as always, Alan steadies himself for a rendez-vous with his girlfriend. Nadia's latest discovery sends her reeling.

Directors: Jamie Babbit
A Warm Body
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7.51
1241 votes

#6 - A Warm Body

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/1/2019

Nadia's hunt for clues leads her to a Yeshiva school—but she needs John's help. Out searching for Oatmeal, Nadia befriends a homeless man.

Directors: Leslye Headland
Schrödinger's Ruth
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7.45
448 votes

#7 - Schrödinger's Ruth

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/20/2022

After the weirdest subway ride yet, Nadia navigates a puzzling predicament. Meanwhile, Alan desperately tries to find Nadia.

Directors: Alexander Buono
The Great Escape
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7.35
1328 votes

#8 - The Great Escape

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/1/2019

Confused and hung over, Nadia tries to piece together what happened the night before. She tracks down Wardog, the drug dealer with the Israeli joints.

Directors: Leslye Headland
Exquisite Corpse
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7.30
450 votes

#9 - Exquisite Corpse

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/20/2022

Nadia tracks down the stolen valuables and formulates a plan to secure her family's future. But she comes to a grim realization.

Directors: Alexander Buono
Matryoshka
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7.29
471 votes

#10 - Matryoshka

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/20/2022

On Nadia's birthday, she and Alan reunite in a familiar place. But they clash over how to handle the future (and the past).

Directors: Natasha Lyonne
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Station to Station
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7.25
461 votes

#11 - Station to Station

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/20/2022

Alan gets in touch with his roots in Berlin. On a trip to Budapest, Nadia and Maxine wind up at a mind-bending house party.

Directors: Alexander Buono
Writer: Lizzie Ross
Nowhen
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7.17
633 votes

#12 - Nowhen

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/20/2022

Nadia's 40th birthday is a few days away, and she's planning to celebrate it quietly with Alan. Then something really strange happens.

Directors: Natasha Lyonne
Brain Drain
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7.16
482 votes

#13 - Brain Drain

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2022

Nadia learns an intriguing fact about the family fortune that sends her on a quest for clues — and her situation takes a bizarre new turn.

Directors: Natasha Lyonne
Nothing in This World Is Easy
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7.06
1653 votes

#14 - Nothing in This World Is Easy

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/1/2019

On the night of her 36th birthday, Nadia meets an untimely end ... then suddenly finds herself back at the party her friends threw for her.

Directors: Leslye Headland
Coney Island Baby
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7.02
552 votes

#15 - Coney Island Baby

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/20/2022

While hopping around the city searching for the missing Krugerrands, Nadia runs into a familiar face who lends her a hand.

Directors: Alexander Buono

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