It's a different kind of addiction. You can't help but fall in love with both sides of this chess game, which is played with the utmost complexity. A tapestry of characters weaves a tale that you can't get out of your head. These are all phrases that have been used to describe the Netflix show " and they couldn't be more accurate.

The show begins with a seemingly ordinary man in a tweed jacket rescuing a damsel in distress, except she isn't a damsel in distress at all, but the source of the distress. This man, who goes by the moniker "The Professor," demonstrates his ingenuity by devising a scheme to break into the Royal Mint of Spain and, later, the Bank of Spain, without actually stealing anyone's money. He assembles an eight-person squad, each with a unique skill set. They are given daily lectures about the whole heist, with the aim of exhausting all possibilities and having a contingency plan in place. The way the producers went on with the show is what makes it truly exceptional, even though the plot seems to be fairly average, with 8 people determined to pull off the biggest heist of all time.

The structure of the show shows the robbery as it progresses through the hours and switches between the past and the present, giving it more time to explore each character and dive into the depths of their personalities. Because of the emotional bond that is created with each of them, the stakes are incredibly high, and the audience becomes anxious to know what happens to each of them.

The details of the heist make you believe that with the right tools, you might pull off something similar. Despite the fact that it is the "perfect" heist, the depth of human emotions displayed in the show by both the criminals and the hostages is what makes it truly worth watching. The robbers' origin stories are intertwined in the show. With the rebellions, the deterioration of respect for their kidnappers until a few hostages escape, Stockholm syndrome (or wasn't it?) and the terror, the hostages' side couldn't have been more accurate. This omnipresent showing of human emotion, both among the robbers and among the hostages, makes the show truly worthwhile. 

As the criminals work on the inside heist, the Professor engages in a game of mental chess with the cops before he is defeated. The game has been meticulously planned and is extremely sophisticated. And just as you think all hell has broken loose, you realize that's exactly where the writers intended you to be all along, and their strategy has worked perfectly.

In an ultimate power shift, one of the robbers screams, "The era of matriarchy starts now," and tries to teach one of their own to shred his regressive ideas.

The show's comic elements are subtle. You'll enjoy Neymar's cameo, in which he tells outright lies about how much he despises football and parties. The soundtrack enhances the overall atmosphere of the show and will have you humming songs like Bella Ciao for days. The cliffhangers at the end of each season will leave you wanting more, and Season 4 is hopefully on the way.