The Narratology of the <Russian Doll> Complex Serial Drama -Spiral Story Structure as a Time Loop-
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The critically acclaimed and popular web television series <Russian Doll> (Netflix, 2019-present) is an effective case study of how complexity of concept and storyline featured in the open end serial drama in the United States is employed towards finding a niche viewership among the plethora of shows available for consumption. <Russian Doll> utilizes the science fiction trope of the time loop to create a series that combines science fiction with mystery, drama, comedy, and even metaphysics. The time loop in <Russian Doll> takes on the form of a spiral story structure where its two main characters stuck in the time loop discover their own cycles of repeated behavior, much in a manner of a video game design, to find the right strategy to break the cycle. While other science fiction television shows employ time loops as a narrative conceit, <Russian Doll>’s innovative approach is constructing its entire first season chronologically as a temporal spiral. Therefore, this article examines <Russian Doll>’s narratology by exploring how its time loop is structured and embodies the episodic and serial formats based on its narrative traits of repetition and progression respectively.
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The critically acclaimed and popular web television series <Russian Doll> (Netflix, 2019-present) is an effective case study of how complexity of concept and storyline featured in the open end serial drama in the United States is employed towards finding a niche viewership among the plethora of shows available for consumption. <Russian Doll> utilizes the science fiction trope of the time loop to create a series that combines science fiction with mystery, drama, comedy, and even metaphysics. The time loop in <Russian Doll> takes on the form of a spiral story structure where its two main characters stuck in the time loop discover their own cycles of repeated behavior, much in a manner of a video game design, to find the right strategy to break the cycle. While other science fiction television shows employ time loops as a narrative conceit, <Russian Doll>’s innovative approach is constructing its entire first season chronologically as a temporal spiral. Therefore, this article examines <Russian Doll>’s narratology by exploring how its time loop is structured and embodies the episodic and serial formats based on its narrative traits of repetition and progression respectively.
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