Tokyo has been narrating Money Heist from the start, and it could be because she will be sole survivor of the Bank of Spain heist in season 5.
Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Money Heist.
Netflix’s Spanish crime thriller series Money Heist has already killed off a number of major characters, including Berlin in season 2 and Nairobi in season 4, but could season 5 leave Tokyo as the last robber standing? It was confirmed earlier this year that Money Heist season 5 will be the end of the series, which means that the Bank of Spain heist will be the crew’s last – and anything could happen.
Created by Álex Pina, Money Heist was not initially a hit when it aired on TV in Spain, but gained a massive international following after being added to Netflix’s library. The streaming service renewed Money Heist as its own original series after the first two seasons, and set up a sequel to the Royal Mint heist in which the crew reassembles to steal 90 tons of gold from the Bank of Spain. To replace the fallen team members from seasons 1 and 2, Money Heist season 3 added Berlin’s former partner Palermo, welding expert Bogotá, and outside man Marseilles to the mix, along with a few other collaborators.
Theory: Tokyo Is The Narrator Because She’s The Last One Left
Money Heist began with the words, “My name is Tokyo. But when this story began, that wasn’t my name.” It was made clear from the start that she was narrating from the end of the story, which allowed the show’s voiceover to be littered with ominous warnings of how things would soon go wrong. In season 3 Tokyo’s voice returned with the line “My name is Tokyo” and a declaration that “all of this is about to go to hell.” Over and over, Money Heist has reiterated two messages: that bad things are going to happen, and that Tokyo will be there at the end to remember it all.
Casting news and behind-the-scenes photos from Money Heist season 5 have revealed that the upcoming episodes will feature flashbacks of Tokyo with her former boyfriend, who was killed during a robbery. It was a traumatic loss for Tokyo that only further hardened her personality, and the fact that Money Heist is finally revisiting her past could mean a thematic link to the present-day storyline. With the end of the heist closing in, Alicia Sierra holding the Professor at her mercy, and Colonel Tamayo more motivated than ever to destroy the Dalí mask crew, it’s almost inevitable that Money Heist season 5 will have some more fatalities. Tokyo could once again find herself surviving where others have fallen.
Tokyo has been Money Heist‘s narrator from the start, and while the show has had episodes focusing on other characters and offered flashbacks into their lives, it ultimately always comes back to Tokyo. Money Heist could end with the reveal that Tokyo has been telling their story – whether in an interview with the police, or a declaration to the public. And it would certainly be in keeping with the show’s love of melodrama if Tokyo’s story turned out to be a requiem for the fallen robbers.
