The robbery is over.
[Editor's note: The following content contains spoilers for the "Family Tradition" finale of Money Robbery Season 5. ]
The robbery is over. One of Netflix's most popular series, Money Heist, has come to an end. Putting on the Dali mask, the band of bandits turned into a discovery family who had an affinity for Robin Hood's image, trying to keep it alive for the last time. Ending with a symbolic note seems to be a good fit for a show with a lengthy voice-over as the theme, dubbed by Úrsula Corberó (snake eye) for their own Tokyo, philosophical thinking about the essence of morality and ethics. A series dedicated to dissecting the same structure of Spanish society through its morally ambiguous protagonist "El Profesor" (or professor), played by Álvaro Morte (Wheel of Time). This is also an all-round dialogue between our society and the relationship between money and greed.
It was never about gold or money; well, maybe not all. Since the beginning of this series, the professor has been responsible for the entire moral ambiguity. Even at the end of the series, it will not deviate too much. The professor reached an agreement with Colonel Tamayó, played by Fernando Cayo (Sky High School), to ensure that he became a Spanish hero by saving Spain from a permanent economic crisis after the news that his gold reserves were stolen. Cause the market to collapse. In this deal, everyone involved in the robbery got innocence—a new life. However, the professor's final monologue left a deep impression on Tamayo. The last lesson, if you will.
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Why is it important or unimportant for real gold not to return to the secret room in this situation? Because the professor knows that "money" itself is a structure. A person's relationship with it. It's almost like a marriage. The two parties signed a contract, but there was no actual physical contact. The professor told Tamayo that he must always know that gold is not real, because that is already an established relationship. He relied on the structure imposed at hand to save his entire team and still helped Tamayo save face. This is a slight twitch at the back of the neck. A small wake-up call. It also recalled the original robberies of this series, they printed the money they wanted, countless paper money. Finally, value is allocated according to who gets it and how much it gets.
Although all of these enveloped the entire series, the ending is also a powerful reminder that interpersonal relationships are more real than any gold or paper. Among the ever-changing alliances, the most unexpected is the relationship between the professor and the former sheriff Alicia Serra (Najwa Nimri (Locked Up)). What does it take for her to give up everything she believed in? Well, professors always need to train and take care of the people who need it. After helping Alicia give birth to her daughter, he himself realized that their motivation had changed. The once hostile professor realized that Alicia was just a sad wife who was used as a scapegoat by the government she vowed to protect. Just another gear in the machine.
This is an ending that is closer to the human nature of these characters than the action. Of all the last-minute plans that the professor seems to have thought of out of thin air, this last plan is the most shocking he has so far. Watching Alicia shake hands with Raquel Murillo, an abandoned former inspector played by Itziar Ituño ("The End of the Night"), at some point at odds with each other , Is the symbolic ending of the series. The two became one in unity and understanding, because they both breathed a sigh of relief for the chance of a second life.
On the way to a secluded place in Portugal, a large number of supports were embedded in the wall of a mobile home, and other members of the team were airlifted to an undisclosed location. Entering an unknown new life, robbery and theft are no longer part of their lives. When they cheered in the helicopter, there was only love and happiness, and they really rode until sunset.
In addition, Corberó tells us how she really feels about the red jumpsuit.
Mariana Delgado is a writer for Collider. She recently graduated from the University of South Florida with a master's degree in film studies. She is passionate about TV and movies. The proud mother of a beautiful little Schnauzer named Pepe and all lovers of trauma-related theories. When she does not rewatch The Leftovers, she may also be found to rewatch LOST as a way to finally understand the human condition, one traumatic show at a time.