The Money Heist released the first part of its final season, and answers the question of many fans: Why does Tokyo tell the story?
The Money Heist he is preparing for his grand finale. The Spanish series, which is a worldwide success, launched the first part of its fifth season a few days ago. A delivery that will function as a farewell, and that will be divided into two parts. As expected, the first batch of episodes already surprised all the fans and answered the question of why Tokyo narrates the events.
During the five seasons he had The Money Heist, viewers heard Tokyo’s voice in every episode. The character played by Úrsula Corberó is in charge of narrating all the events that occur in the story, and what happens with each of the main characters. This always generated great theories on the part of the fans, who wondered why Tokyo was the one chosen to tell the story of her and her companions.
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Why does it tell the story?
In case you want a quick answer, you can find it in the documentary The paper house: The phenomenon. There, the creators reveal that Tokyo is the narrator of the story as she is the main protagonist. In this way, when they designed the project, they made the decision to choose her as the main character. And therefore, as a narrator. However, in the fifth season the writers wanted to make even more sense of this choice.
Beware, spoilers! On The Money Heist, the spectators know the plans of The Professor thanks to Tokyo, who narrates everything that happened in the past tense. At first glance, it seems that Tokyo is telling the story to someone. But, after the end of the first part of the fifth installment, the audience discovers that there is another meaning behind the narrative.
After Tokyo’s death, the character detaches himself from the assault on the Bank of Spain. But before sacrificing himself for the team and for his friends, the character emulates the first sentences he says in The Money Heist: “I’m more of a fleeing. In body and soul. And if I can’t take my body, at least my soul escapes “. Therefore, her soul continues to live and she is a witness to everything that is happening at the bank.