Natasha Lyonne Explains Why She Loves Conducting the ‘Crazy Train’ of ‘Russian Doll’ Season 2

variety.com:

Angelique Jackson It’s been three whole years since audiences experienced the psychedelic dramedy of “Russian Doll,” but, if the rapturous response to the Netflix show’s Season 2 trailer is any indication, fans are more than ready to jump into a new adventure with the show’s co-creator, executive producer, director, writer, showrunner and star Natasha Lyonne.“It’s scary releasing trailers and things like that, because you’re trying to figure out the right amount [to show], if you want people to be able to go in cold,” Lyonne told Variety at a rooftop celebration for the show at Hollywood’s Roosevelt Hotel on Friday night. “And yet, there’s a thirst, a hunger that dictates that this is the way that we do things.” The clip in question reintroduces Lyonne’s onscreen alter ego Nadia Vulvokov, who’s emerged from the first season’s purgatorial storyline only to find herself transported back to 1980s New York. “The universe finally found something worse than death,” Nadia says. “I broke time.” Later, when a mysterious character asks if she’s a time-traveler, she quips, “I prefer the term ‘time prisoner.'”The many questions beginning to flood the trailer’s comments include: What has Charlie Barnett’s Alan been up to, other than growing that new mustache?

Who is “Schitt’s Creek” star Annie Murphy playing? And who is the mysterious woman who pops up as Nadia says, “Inexplicable things happening is my entire modus operandi?”“I do really enjoy the interactive element of the whole thing,” Lyonne said of all the speculation. “It’s fun being a part of something that people watch.

They interface with the show, and that’s very satisfying in a way, because it makes you feel like they’re really watching the work.”“I’m just excited for.