The red uniforms came in again, Daly's masks were put on again and one of the most beloved gangs of our time has captivated millions of viewers on television, computer and even mobile screens. Yes the Casa De Papel was the absolute must of summer.
If we were asked to answer some basic questions such as "if she was charming?", Or "if she had a spasm", or even "if she remained astute and stormy?", The answer would be an emphatic "yes"! But the crucial question is whether a TV show like "Perfect Robbery»Needed a 3η season (let alone a 4η which will certainly be there) the answer is "yes, but.".
It sounds a bit "Mesoamerican" but they are completely honest since if we clearly get into the skin of a fan (and the writer is like that) we have to admit that the 3η season were some steps lower than the first 2. Incidentally, in the minds of many, they are a single creation since its platform Netflix allows you, if you haven't taken a look at a series when it's released, and discover it after two, three or four seasons by pressing a button to see all the episodes in a row without any time delay.
The question that remains unanswered in any such case is because a series must end as we want; And in "as we want" I put each and every one of us. The huge expectations that are ultimately verified or disproved are not just for the creators of a project. But also the imagination of the recipients, that is, us viewers. And because in the end there should be some answer to everything. At the end of the day we talk about fun and cinema (in series).
At this point point out that the text contains a spoiler.
We are about two years after "Perfect Robbery». And if there is someone who saw the end with the rest of the gang having put up with the system and left with a huge amount of money and not thinking from within "yes now in fact", he is probably fooling himself.
The strongest character in the series, Professor (Alvaro Morte), has divided the team into two groups and you have scattered them in every corner of the globe to eat the money they stole in any way they want. But he has also given them a living manual with security protocols in case something goes wrong.
And of course it goes from the couple we all expected. Rio (Miguel Eran) and Tokyo (Ursula Corbero). Tokyo's character for three seasons builds on the fact that it is a moving bomb for everyone. Especially for those who came very close to her.
Here is the first small strap. An amateurish mistake on the part of Rio led to his arrest by the police. A policewoman who, after the international raid she suffered in the robbery at her National Mint Spain wants gang members dead or alive.
And Tokyo has the biggest involvement because it feels responsible for what is happening. And when that happens, the decisions we make are usually wrong and hasty. But here comes Profesor, who continues to be the gang's "Father Familia" and who, for the same inexplicable reason he chose Tokyo in the first episode of the first season, also inexplicably believes that the salvation of Rio (and Tokyo) must to bring the team together again. With all the dangers and if that lurks.
What made La Casa De Papel stand out among the dozens of such series that were released was its dizzying screenplay (with its incredible logical leaps) and the evolution of its characters. Basically how clear her characters were.
Undisputed Mastermind is the "Professor" with his brother "Berlin" (Pedro Alonso) as a worthy companion. A larger than life person who always stepped on a tightrope. Knowing that he has only a few years left to live. An unrepentant bon vivant who was the leader in the field of action taking out an almost perverted self.
The robbery at the Mint was entirely planned by the Professor. Until the last detail and that's why it was preferred. At 3η However, the plan for the "Robbery that would overshadow every Robbery" produced by Berlin was launched. It seems impossible for them to enter the Bank of Spain and leave with the reserve of a country in gold. In fact, that's why the Professor was so opposed to it.
But the events of Rio's arrest forced him to break some of his rules. And to implement a plan that had as its ultimate goal a clear opposition to material conditions in the state and its institutions than to the gold itself. And it wasn't the only rule that the Professor broke. As he involved in his plans and his mistress (now) the former police inspector Raquel Murillo, who in the gang listens to the name "Lisbon".
If we accept that for the data of the Professor the plan was implemented "on foot" then the evolution of our series itself leaves some gaps.
The new characters, Palermo, Bogota, Marseille, Sierra, with the exception of the last one, which is a separate chapter, cannot enter the shoes of their predecessors. And with the exception of Palermo and the unfulfilled (?) Love affair that everyone else had with Berlin, they just show up.
The speed with which events take place in the 3rd season of La Casa De Papel is such that in this case it is not considered positive. In other words, the feature that made her irresistible in the first two seasons here is her Achilles' heel.
There are many logical leaps that we can accept because they are a series of actions, so the development of the plot will be stormy. However, creator Alex Pina and director Hezus Colmenar tried in 8 episodes to live up to the expectations of millions of people and explain how we got to the zero point in the Bank of Spain.
We will not dwell so much on the points where they did not succeed as everyone has to see this series and draw their own conclusions. We are on Professor's side, so the "misdeeds" that 3 fellη season did not particularly discourage us.
But let's talk about Rachel's "replacement", Inspector Sierra (Nazua Nimri). A half-mad person, sadistic and in advanced pregnancy. Ready to inflict extreme torture on detainees for a long time and to fall for any weapon the state may have to crush someone. Her character for many was the female mirror of the Professor. He knew his every move and eventually managed to lead him to the fatal mistake. And the knockout that makes him in the last and fantastic episode of 3th season is the perfect cliffhanger for the months to comeη season of the series.
Perfect Robbery managed to do something quite difficult. He managed to create a trademark. The last time a mask became a symbol was during the "V for Vendetta" period. Daly's masks now range from t-shirts and mugs to coreo in stadiums. The political connection of V for Vendetta with 3η La Casa De Papel's season is more than obvious. The gang has the majority of the world by its side. And this is exactly what Sierra is pressing to do (we'll see) in Profesor.
Scenario flashback as an explanation does not always work in cinema. At 3η Casa De Papel's season, however, is one of his weapons because in this way he plays her second strongest character, that of Berlin. Although her finale 2th season he left us a bittersweet taste with his sacrifice, at 3η the people of the series have included him normally in the plot. And let him be dead.
The most interesting character development, however, was that of Nairobi (Alba Flores) who can be said to have taken the reins from the character of the Professor who was slightly degraded in relation to the centrality of his role in seasons 1 and 2. A woman who she struggles with her personal passions and the demons that have cost her contact with her own child.
And this will be her Achilles heel that will start a domino of stormy and bad developments for her life and the life of the gang.
The 3η season Casa De Papel she came to create the same fear as her predecessors. Those who thought the best series of the decade should be cast in no 2 confirmed their writing. Those who still believe that it was a deliberate belly to follow the grand finale in 4η season again confirmed. The only thing for sure is that the 8 or so hours we spent in front of our screens did not go to the trash.