The first instalment of the last season of Money Heist or La Casa De Papel is packed with adrenaline-inducing and nail-biting sequences, albeit predictable, changing relationship dynamics, new characters whose stories are yet to unfold, stronger opponents and more women taking charge. However, it is the same strategy, similar action and familiar plot repackaged in a different, stylish way. Although it is too soon to release the final verdict as the second instalment is yet to drop. The last season saw Lisbon’s (Itziar Ituno) rescue and the Professor’s (Álvaro Morte) capture (sort of).
This time, however, the Professor’s rival Alicia Sierra (Najwa Nimri) is not the one to get swayed away by him - rather the pregnant cop does not flinch doing even the unthinkable, because she knows this is how she can survive in a man’s world. Meanwhile, back at the bank, the hostages are getting out of hand, the gang is still not over Nairobi’s death and they are not only fighting the cops and the system, there is also an internal war going on. To top it all, the army enters the scene in an attempt to take them down.
You will find some of their actions highly questionable while supporting them simultaneously, and this is one of the themes the show thrives on. As Raquel (Lisbon) said in the first season that she doesn’t know who the good guys are and the bad guys are anymore.

The writing is predictable at places and the show has adapted to the same formula because if you remember the previous seasons, you can easily predict when the characters are in danger and when they are not despite the unnecessary suspense build-up. The show also lacks in terms of creativity but Money Heist is a journey where you do not know the final destination up until the last moment. So, maybe it will flourish and reveal its magic in those very last moments.

Considering all its flaws and loopholes, Money Heist is worth the wait and will leave you wanting more until you decide to move on to the next series.