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Review: Money Heist Season 4 - Hold your Breath


Money Heist - La Casa de Papel - Season 4


Lisbon (Itziar Ituño) was arrested, Nairobi was shot, and the team must perform a surgery in the worst conditions possible. This is the beginning of the new season of La Casa de Papel.

I was a bit suspicious about this season, didn’t have many expectations. Most shows, especially with a story as specific as Money Heist, usually start to feel boring after a couple of seasons. Well, I was surprised!

Same formula


The show remains faithful to the formula that has kept us glued to the screens since the first episode. We follow the thieves inside the Bank and learn how the plan unfolds through flashbacks.

When things start to be very hard, nerves rise, as well as the arguments inside the group—plausible, realistic, nerve-breaking. 

The quality of the show remains untouchable. 

Sociopathy


If we pay attention, there are a few characters with some traits of sociopathy, but none go as far as Alicia (Najwa Nimri) or Gandia.

Alicia is a sociopath. Yet, if you ignore some of her actions, she is kind of fun. Her confession of Rio’s (Miguel Herrán) torture before the press was one of the high points of the season. It made me laugh. Who among us has never dreamed of unmasking the bad guys in front of everybody? She fired in every possible direction. It was wonderful!

I have this theory that she will eventually join the gang. Maybe the whole thing, aside from her husband’s death, was to make us more sympathetic towards her. Perhaps it is a way for viewers to accept her more quickly into the group. 

Gandia (José Manuel Poga), on the other side, is no fun at all. No doubt, he gave this season new breath; the first episodes were a bit slow, but I hate him. The character himself was a good addition to the show, but some details made him seem unconvincing. Was he superhuman?

One of the best things about this show, from the very beginning, has been the characters’ depth. They were all believable; you could relate to their emotions and struggles. That was one of the show's treasures. This guy is the opposite of that. 

Let’s not forget, by any means, Nairobi’s (Alba Flores) execution. It makes us want to scream. She was a wonderful character, one of my favorites. She had a good heart, full of dreams, and she was fearless. Her speech to motivate the smelters was a beautiful scene. 

El magnífico


The emotions and relationships would spoil the plan, the Professor (Álvaro Morte) had told them in the first season. His relationship with Lisbon and his troubles staying focused after she was arrested proved him right.

This season showed us that even the magnificent Professor could fail. He is a brilliant person and studied the plan to the tiniest detail. Yet, didn’t verify the existence of a panic room? Sure, it wasn’t in the official plans. However, shouldn’t they be suspicious that it had to be a way to protect the governador if something goes wrong?

The Professor is the brain of everything, but his power and omnipresence slightly decrease this season. Most of the time, he is no longer the one solving everything and motivating the group. He is an outside witness, full of frustration. He is more human.

Unnecessary 


Like any other show, Money Heist isn't perfect. The shooting with Gandia was absurd. Who is he? How can he escape all the bullets? How is it possible that no one was able to wound him? That was a non-credible scene. Unnecessary.

Talking about unnecessary things, what is Arturo (Enrique Arce) still doing there? He contributes nothing to the story's development. Arturo was trying to instigate the hostages to do something, to fight back, which was quite funny if we consider how much of a coward he was. Anyway, he fails. He is not interesting. He is just an annoying, disgusting character. Can anyone kill him, please?

Plot-twists


La Casa de Papel can’t stop surprising us. Berlin (Pedro Alonso) is one of the most beloved characters, and the writers keep finding ways to keep him in the show. He always surprises us, and it is a high point in any scene.

The last episode was fantastic. I loved it. But how are you going to sleep now? One year of waiting for the next season? It has to be a next season, right?

While the credits roll in the season finale, we can hear Alicia singing “Bella Ciao”, the unofficial anthem of the “atracadores”. We need answers! 

Now that you have more time, I would also recommend watching the documentary Money Heist: The Phenomenon. It’s quite interesting.

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