Do You Believe In Reincarnation?

In the first episode of La Casa De Papel Season 5, we see a motley gang of criminals gather together in the bank to symbolically throw away their Dali masks. Unarmed and barefoot, they head outside – with Lisbon in front of them all – showing a white flag of surrender to Tamayo. Will he take up the call?

Colonel Tamayo orders his soldiers to arm themselves and prepare for an assault on Lisbon. Angel, however, encourages the Colonel to head up and speak to Lisbon and the others in person. Well, in doing so he learns that Gandia is in a rough way and needs urgent medical attention. If he’s not seen to soon he may be permanently paralyzed. ..

Lisbon realizes that Tamayo doesn’t have the Professor and decides to let Gandia go to buy them some time. Only, Bogota is not in the mood to let that happen. After Nairobi’s death, it’s hardly surprising that it’s come to this. In fact, while the girls talk terms and make a deal with Tamayo, Bogota and Gandia end up squaring off in a fistfight. As things look set to end with Bogota killing Gandia, Tokyo jumps in to stop him at the last second and talks the man out of killing Gandia.

Denver charges after Arturo, despite his arm being bloody. ..

Arturo is feeling a lot of angst because of the army. Unlike the police, they won’t hesitate to kill hostages and class it as “collateral damage.” With Sagasta about to take control of the situation for himself, that spells disaster for everyone in the bank.

Inside the bank, gunfire erupts as Arturo and his gang make it into the armory. Uh oh. Things quickly get out of control, with Arturo taunting the gang after throwing grenades down the hallway. In fact, he even manages to use a flamethrower too, pinning the gang down because why not. ..

Meanwhile, Sierra starts a live stream demanding the Professor to speak up and reveal all. Out of the corner of his eye, he notices Marseille on the cameras show up with Benjamin. As the Professor calls out for them, Sierra ends up injecting him with something that knocks him out cold. ..

Benjamin and Marseille enter the hideout, with the former deciding to go to the bathroom in the middle of all this. In doing so, Sierra injects Marseille and knocks him out too. Benjamin meanwhile, decides to slide his gun out and give up without a fight as Sierra fires and narrowly misses his head.

Arturo sprays the hallway with fire, igniting a large explosion that throws Gandia out the front door, wearing a Dali mask and attached with a canister of Fentanyl. ..

Denver is in the middle of a heated argument with Arturo when Stockholm bursts through the vents and holds him up at gunpoint. Monica fires two shots, killing Arturo.

The Episode Review

Is Arturo dead? Fans of “The Crown” are anxiously awaiting news after it was reported that the character, Arturo, was killed off in the latest episode. It seems like his time on the show may have come to an end after Monica (played by Claire Foy) shoots him. This is a fitting end for a character who has been stuck in one spot since the first season. ..

Meanwhile, Denver’s injuries look pretty bad while Gandia’s release spells big trouble for all of our thieves inside the bank. It certainly looks like things are going to take a very dramatic turn in the upcoming episodes, and with half a season still to come in December it’s anyone’s guess what’s going to happen next. ..

The main issue with this story is how outlandish and exaggerated things have become. The Arturo subplot has felt like a distraction from what’s happening outside the bank while Sierra manages to outsmart and capture Benjamin, Marseille and the Professor feels like complete overkill.

The book comes to a close with a lot of action and a cliffhanger that is ready for the next episode. However, this one feels worn out and overplayed.