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Matryoshka

  • Episode aired Apr 20, 2022
  • TV-MA
  • 30m
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7.4/10
1.4K
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Natasha Lyonne in Matryoshka (2022)
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On Nadia's birthday, she and Alan reunite in a familiar place. But they clash over how to handle the future (and the past).On Nadia's birthday, she and Alan reunite in a familiar place. But they clash over how to handle the future (and the past).On Nadia's birthday, she and Alan reunite in a familiar place. But they clash over how to handle the future (and the past).

  • Director
    • Natasha Lyonne
  • Writers
    • Natasha Lyonne
    • Leslye Headland
    • Amy Poehler
  • Stars
    • Natasha Lyonne
    • Charlie Barnett
    • Greta Lee
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Natasha Lyonne
    • Writers
      • Natasha Lyonne
      • Leslye Headland
      • Amy Poehler
    • Stars
      • Natasha Lyonne
      • Charlie Barnett
      • Greta Lee
    • 19User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Natasha Lyonne
    Natasha Lyonne
    • Nadia Vulvokov
    Charlie Barnett
    Charlie Barnett
    • Alan Zaveri
    Greta Lee
    Greta Lee
    • Maxine
    Chloë Sevigny
    Chloë Sevigny
    • Lenora Vulvokov
    Elizabeth Ashley
    Elizabeth Ashley
    • Ruth Brenner
    Irén Bordán
    Irén Bordán
    • Vera Peschauer
    Annie Murphy
    Annie Murphy
    • Young Ruth Brenner
    Brendan Sexton III
    Brendan Sexton III
    • Horse
    Rebecca Henderson
    Rebecca Henderson
    • Lizzy
    Jeremy Bobb
    Jeremy Bobb
    • Mike Kershaw
    Waris Ahluwalia
    Waris Ahluwalia
    • War Dog
    Stephen Adly Guirgis
    Stephen Adly Guirgis
    • Peter
    Rosie O'Donnell
    Rosie O'Donnell
    • Subway Announcer
    • (voice)
    Ilona McCrea
    Ilona McCrea
    • Young Vera Peschauer
    Brooke Timber
    Brooke Timber
    • Young Nadia
    Bern Cohen
    Bern Cohen
    • Yeshiva Teacher
    Marc Geller
    Marc Geller
    • Carnival Barker
    Matthew Witkowski
    • Yeshiva Student
    • Director
      • Natasha Lyonne
    • Writers
      • Natasha Lyonne
      • Leslye Headland
      • Amy Poehler
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    4snoopybear-31009

    Could be better

    Eh, there was alot in this season i enjoyed yet everything felt so rushed and underused. Too short, at least it was bingeable. If they make a season 3 i hope they at least make the episodes longer or add more to the story because this felt lacking in many structures. Good visuals though, and i liked the backstories. Some really good concepts overshadowed and underplayed. Thats too bad i really liked season one.
    10didorm

    Fascinating, again. (I'll try not to give spoilers)

    The story, the acting, the images, the music! Yes, that music. Bauhaus' Bela Lugosi's Dead throughout the second season, and then the Pink Floyd songs in the end, they hit me.

    Just like almost every character. You've got to love them all, even the unlikables.

    I must admit that it took me the first three episodes to get into the story, unlike season one that gripped me right from the beginning, but once I got into it I didn't stop watching.

    Surreal again, but moving and very human. I feel like every character could be someone I've actually met in my 51 years.

    I rewatched season one a month or two ago and I was actually not keen on the idea of a new season, as I was afraid it might spoil the great impression it left on me with, but especially the second part of this second season left me with that same feeling.
    5edwardeggers

    Not as good as season one

    Not as good as season one. Not sure what this was even for. It had some funny moments but season one was great. Season two not so much. It's a bunch of rehashed time travel crap about fixing your past by riding the subway. I guess the lesson is to accept your past? Idk. Just not nearly as good as the first one.
    10Cursed_raj119

    Absolute bonkers!

    I really don't understand these reviews. 1 star? Seriously??

    They managed to bring up time travel, space time continuum, parallel universe, schizophrenia, schrodinger's cat, comedy, nazism, wormhole, holocaust, berlin wall, butterfly effect, multiverse collisions, body swapping, grandfather paradox, communism, twin paradox and time collapse in a single season???!!!! And you didn't like a single thing???

    Don't listen to these negative reviews, Season 2 is absolutely great and a must watch.
    5aboalhija

    What is this

    Wow. Ive been waiting season 2 since 2019 when i binge watched the first season and was mind blown not by the idea because its not original but by the implementation of the show itself. Unfortunately, season 2 was not it. It didn't had a single original idea, the writers were just mixing anything hollywood has ever done. Yet, that's not the biggest problem, they were doing it wrong with the time-space travailing as it has no rules!

    I know for a fact season 3 is gonna be better but after the disappointment with season 2 I doubt a lot of people will watch it.

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    • Trivia
      This episode's title, "Matryoshka," is the Russian name for the genre of stacking / nesting dolls (smaller and smaller hollow dolls each fitted inside the prior one) that this entire TV series is also named after. The word "matryoshka" literally translates to "little matron," and denotes a nickname or pet name for the Russian women's names "Matryosha" and "Matryona."
    • Quotes

      Subway Announcer: this is a south bound 6th train, next stop, aster place.

    • Connections
      References Quantum Leap (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Gotta Get Up
      Written and Performed by Harry Nilsson

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    • Release date
      • April 20, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Royal Budapest Film Co
      • Shoot to Midnight
      • 3 Arts Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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