Berlin S2 thoughts
Now, I hear the criticism with the sometimes unnecessary focus on love triangles etc. But I loved the show and I think I prefer s2. Here’s my thoughts:
I love seeing Berlins glory days, he’s such an interesting and charismatic character he makes it quite hard to dislike him even though he’s far from rosey in money heist.
I liked seeing Sergio in this season, and the relationship he has with Damian. He fills the professor’s nerdy archetype really well and doesn’t feel forced.
I didn’t like two out of the 4 love triangles. These were roi and Cameron and then Bruce and Kayla. I feel roi and Cameron lack any real chemistry and it makes it hard for me as a viewer to root for them to be together. I also feel like it was realistic Kayla cheated as she is very new to dating and clearly has lots of understated sexual urges, but I didn’t like Bruce suddenly being a bit of a cuck about it (u til he snapped out of it) but I must say his character arc has been really cool seeing how he’s showing his softer side more due to Kayla.
With that said I think Berlin could have chemistry with a tree and his and Damian’s romances felt very natural and the performances were really good imo. It’s always with a pinch of salt however as obviously we know how Berlin’s story comes to an end in money heist. We also know he wasn’t still with candela so it takes away from the love aspect a tad. I hope they keep these cool female characters in it for the clear set up to another season as if they do some off screen break up that would feel like really bad writing and we have had a season with these people now, let’s get some pay off.
I find the group very likeable as a whole but lacking in general aura without sounding too much like a TikTok lol. Roi is quite a big guy but lacks any skill in confrontation and has no bottle. Correct me if I’m wrong but Cameron being a tech whizz felt out of nowhere this season as I swear in s1 her whole thing was stealing with roi? She was like on par with Kayla and it seemed a bit forced. Bruce is kinda just Bruce and is good comic relief but in general it can sometimes take away from the realistically of them committing such elaborate heists.
Sergio making a return could mean he will be in s3 in some way but that’s just a rough prediction, he may not have a reason to.
His story is finished but I liked the Duke aswell. I like how he mirrors Berlin and showed berlins pettiness and flaws due to him hating him deep down for being a similar copy of him.
Overall, really good and they capture that vibey European elite vibe so well. It just makes you want to roam the streets of Seville having all the money in the world but still being hungry for the buzz from stealing more. I would put s1 at 7.5/10 and this one as a very solid 8 potentially 9. You know what you get with this show and it’s a bit of a one trick, but it’s a damn good trick.
What are your thoughts? Sorry for the grammar.