"Cobra Kai" -- The Karate Kid Series sequel (3 Viewers)

[phandango]

Stingray told the cops his testimony was false so what was Silver arrested for then?

The footage of Silver telling Tory that they cheated the tournament wasn't deleted though.

Oh, and he also brought in a team of ninjas and sliced up Chozen with a katana, which is probably illegal, though this one's a gray area since they broke into Silver's house at the time.

Except thats not what he as arrested for

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OK, so he got arrested because he's the bad guy and it's a fictional show that hasn't once tried to maintain even the slightest veneer of realism. Nothing on this show would ever happen the way it is depicted, with teenagers ransacking a house & both teens and adults assaulting each other on the regular, yet no police are ever involved. When attempting to look at it through the lens of realism, literally every scene in every episode falls flat.

Is that a better explanation?

The central message of Cobra Kai is that literally every problem can be solved with violence -- specifically, hand-to-hand combat, but sometimes with swords or piercing weaponry. Violence may often make the problem worse, but that's OK, because it's an excuse to address new problems with even more violence, preferably with large groups of people involved, including respected community business owners in advanced middle age and easily impressionable minors.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Stingray told the cops his testimony was false so what was Silver arrested for then?

The footage of Silver telling Tory that they cheated the tournament wasn't deleted though.

Oh, and he also brought in a team of ninjas and sliced up Chozen with a katana, which is probably illegal, though this one's a gray area since they broke into Silver's house at the time.

Except thats not what he as arrested for

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OK, so he got arrested because he's the bad guy and it's a fictional show that hasn't once tried to maintain even the slightest veneer of realism. Nothing on this show would ever happen the way it is depicted, with teenagers ransacking a house & both teens and adults assaulting each other on the regular, yet no police are ever involved. When attempting to look at it through the lens of realism, literally every scene in every episode falls flat.

Is that a better explanation?

The central message of Cobra Kai is that literally every problem can be solved with violence -- specifically, hand-to-hand combat, but sometimes with swords or piercing weaponry. Violence may often make the problem worse, but that's OK, because it's an excuse to address new problems with even more violence, preferably with large groups of people involved, including respected community business owners in advanced middle age and easily impressionable minors.

Exactly! Isn’t it glorious?

 

[bigbottom]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

 

[Scoresman]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Hillary Swank

 

[phandango]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Kumiko? She was in a couple episodes in season 3 when Daniel went to Japan.

 

[bigbottom]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Kumiko? She was in a couple episodes in season 3 when Daniel went to Japan.

Oh yeah, I forgot. So really there’s no one left for next season. Honestly, I feel like they could have ended the series with this season. Things were actually wrapped up pretty well.

 

[Scoresman]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Kumiko? She was in a couple episodes in season 3 when Daniel went to Japan.

Oh yeah, I forgot. So really there’s no one left for next season. Honestly, I feel like they could have ended the series with this season. Things were actually wrapped up pretty well.

No really. Hillary Swank. It’s apparently been teased a few times.

 

[bigbottom]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Kumiko? She was in a couple episodes in season 3 when Daniel went to Japan.

Oh yeah, I forgot. So really there’s no one left for next season. Honestly, I feel like they could have ended the series with this season. Things were actually wrapped up pretty well.

No really. Hillary Swank. It’s apparently been teased a few times.

That would be absolutely terrible. The show is called “Cobra Kai” not “Alpha Elite.” (Yes, I had to look it up).

And I don’t care how bad Ralph Macchio’s fight scenes were, nothing compares to Julie-San.

 

[Todem]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Hillary Swank

She does not count. LOL

 

[Todem]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Kumiko? She was in a couple episodes in season 3 when Daniel went to Japan.

Oh yeah, I forgot. So really there’s no one left for next season. Honestly, I feel like they could have ended the series with this season. Things were actually wrapped up pretty well.

It will be Kreese again and that will be it. This is all getting wrapped up next season IMO. It has run it’s course. It has been a fun ride no doubt.

 

[E Street Brat]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Kumiko? She was in a couple episodes in season 3 when Daniel went to Japan.

Oh yeah, I forgot. So really there’s no one left for next season. Honestly, I feel like they could have ended the series with this season. Things were actually wrapped up pretty well.

No really. Hillary Swank. It’s apparently been teased a few times.

They need one last season to ruin all the fun this has been.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Hillary Swank

She does not count. LOL

Speculation that she is Tory's unseen cancer-stricken mother.

 

[Todem]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Hillary Swank

She does not count. LOL

Speculation that she is Tory's unseen cancer-stricken mother.

Wow...that would be insane.

 

[B Maverick]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Hillary Swank

She does not count. LOL

Would you prefer Jaden Smith or Jackie Chan?

 

[KarmaPolice]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

I haven't watched this season yet - did we get the redhead from 3, so Daniel can tell us again how much he loves Macaroni and Cheese?

 

[Todem]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Hillary Swank

She does not count. LOL

Would you prefer Jaden Smith or Jackie Chan?

None of the above. Hillary Swank? I don’t even consider it cannon. It was a terrible movie.....just really bad. That is a huge reach. They have hit the trilogy and sucked everything out of it. We got one season left tops IMO. I think they took it farther than anyone thought it would/could go. TO think where it went from a small Youtube TV series to this. Pretty cool. End it before it jumps 10 sharks LOL.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

I haven't watched this season yet - did we get the redhead from 3, so Daniel can tell us again how much he loves Macaroni and Cheese?

There is indeed a Robin Lively cameo this season.

 

[Scoresman]

This show is so ridiculous, they just had an episode where grownups are using weapons and beating each other up over children's karate lessons and that was the best episode of the series.

At this point, they should just bring in CGI Pat Morita who *surprise* isn't actually dead and comes back to kick Kreese's ***, say something philosophical to Daniel and the students and walk off into the sunset.

 

[bigbottom]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Hillary Swank

She does not count. LOL

Would you prefer Jaden Smith or Jackie Chan?

NOT KARATE

 

[B Maverick]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Hillary Swank

She does not count. LOL

Would you prefer Jaden Smith or Jackie Chan?

None of the above. Hillary Swank? I don’t even consider it cannon. It was a terrible movie.....just really bad. That is a huge reach. They have hit the trilogy and sucked everything out of it. We got one season left tops IMO. I think they took it farther than anyone thought it would/could go. TO think where it went from a small Youtube TV series to this. Pretty cool. End it before it jumps 10 sharks LOL.

Only sharks left to jump would be the CGI return of Mr Miyagi and Sato to help Daniel and Chozen.

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

I kinda got a thing for the wife. Not even sure why!

Cause she's attractive?

And a freaking saint for sticking around through all of this.

 

[E Street Brat]

I kinda got a thing for the wife. Not even sure why!

Cause she's attractive?

And a freaking saint for sticking around through all of this.

No. I think it's more the bewbs.

 

[SWC]

if moana ever showed up in cobra kai she would basically dismantle the entire dojo limb by limb and sweep danielson off his feet so that is why the do not introduce her into the mix because it would be one episode of her kicking *** and then the end and that is not how you develop a series take that to the bank brochachos

 

[Riffraff]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Hillary Swank

She does not count. LOL

Would you prefer Jaden Smith or Jackie Chan?

Will Smith has been an Executive Producer for the entire series.

 

[dickey moe]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Hillary Swank

She does not count. LOL

Would you prefer Jaden Smith or Jackie Chan?

None of the above. Hillary Swank? I don’t even consider it cannon. It was a terrible movie.....just really bad. That is a huge reach. They have hit the trilogy and sucked everything out of it. We got one season left tops IMO. I think they took it farther than anyone thought it would/could go. TO think where it went from a small Youtube TV series to this. Pretty cool. End it before it jumps 10 sharks LOL.

Only sharks left to jump would be the CGI return of Mr Miyagi and Sato to help Daniel and Chozen.

OMG please let them do this.

 

[Todem]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Hillary Swank

She does not count. LOL

Would you prefer Jaden Smith or Jackie Chan?

None of the above. Hillary Swank? I don’t even consider it cannon. It was a terrible movie.....just really bad. That is a huge reach. They have hit the trilogy and sucked everything out of it. We got one season left tops IMO. I think they took it farther than anyone thought it would/could go. TO think where it went from a small Youtube TV series to this. Pretty cool. End it before it jumps 10 sharks LOL.

Only sharks left to jump would be the CGI return of Mr Miyagi and Sato to help Daniel and Chozen.

OMG please let them do this.

Ummmmm they have acknowledged they are both dead bro.

 

[bigbottom]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Hillary Swank

She does not count. LOL

Would you prefer Jaden Smith or Jackie Chan?

None of the above. Hillary Swank? I don’t even consider it cannon. It was a terrible movie.....just really bad. That is a huge reach. They have hit the trilogy and sucked everything out of it. We got one season left tops IMO. I think they took it farther than anyone thought it would/could go. TO think where it went from a small Youtube TV series to this. Pretty cool. End it before it jumps 10 sharks LOL.

Only sharks left to jump would be the CGI return of Mr Miyagi and Sato to help Daniel and Chozen.

OMG please let them do this.

Ummmmm they have acknowledged they are both dead bro.

CGI

 

[dickey moe]

The scenes with Mike Barnes were hilarious. What memorable character from the original trilogy is left for a cameo at this point? I can only think of the Okinawa love interest.

Hillary Swank

She does not count. LOL

Would you prefer Jaden Smith or Jackie Chan?

None of the above. Hillary Swank? I don’t even consider it cannon. It was a terrible movie.....just really bad. That is a huge reach. They have hit the trilogy and sucked everything out of it. We got one season left tops IMO. I think they took it farther than anyone thought it would/could go. TO think where it went from a small Youtube TV series to this. Pretty cool. End it before it jumps 10 sharks LOL.

Only sharks left to jump would be the CGI return of Mr Miyagi and Sato to help Daniel and Chozen.

OMG please let them do this.

Ummmmm they have acknowledged they are both dead bro.

Nothing in this series is impossible or ridiculously over the top. It would be ludicrous and beautiful.

 

[Shrugs]

No one else was wishing machios lawyer was vinnie ?@#?@ :(

Kreese told Daniel that he wanted a top lawyer and not his greasy cousin. That was my favorite part of the season.

 

[cudjoekey10]

No one else was wishing machios lawyer was vinnie ?@#?@ :(

Kreese told Daniel that he wanted a top lawyer and not his greasy cousin. That was my favorite part of the season.

How about how Daniel just outright screwed Kreese. Got the info he wanted and left Kreese with nothing. I'm team Kreese this last season.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

half of the new season is out, will probably start it later tomorrow evening

 

[bigbottom]

half of the new season is out, will probably start it later tomorrow evening

One-third I believe. 5 of 15 episodes. And all five are absurdly ridiculous (not necessarily in a bad way).

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

And all five are absurdly ridiculous (not necessarily in a bad way)

Ridiculous plot-wise or ridiculous like 75 year-old Kreese beating up an entire cell block of prisoners?

 

[bigbottom]

And all five are absurdly ridiculous (not necessarily in a bad way)

Ridiculous plot-wise or ridiculous like 75 year-old Kreese beating up an entire cell block of prisoners?

Both? Let’s just say Kreese battles an actual Cobra.

 

[Scoresman]

This show is at its best when it is absurd and ridiculous. The whole premise is ridiculous. Grown men obsessing over children’s karate to the extent they do. Bring it on.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Season 6??
This can't still be good, right?

 

[bigbottom]

Season 6??
This can't still be good, right?

It’s terribly good!

 

[KarmaPolice]

Season 6??
This can't still be good, right?

It’s terribly good!

Gotcha. I thought the first couple seasons were good good, but I see what you are getting at here. It's still good, but for different reasons.

 

[-OZ-]

Season 6??
This can't still be good, right?

It’s terribly good!

Fantastically terrible!

 

[Deranged Hermit]

The show has definitely jumped the shark, but I'll watch it until the end.
Lately it's reminded me of this Disney movie my daughter used to watch called High School Musical except, instead of breaking out into random dance routines, they start busting out the choreographed karate fights.

 

[belljr]

Nice heel turn!!!!!

 

[B Maverick]

My daughter described the show as going from unrealistic karate fighting to Jumanji. Couldn't stop laughing.


But we enjoyed enough to keep going and see where it takes us.

 

[B Maverick]

Nice heel turn!!!!!

Extremely expected.

 

[zoonation]

The show has definitely jumped the shark, but I'll watch it until the end.
Lately it's reminded me of this Disney movie my daughter used to watch called High School Musical except, instead of breaking out into random dance routines, they start busting out the choreographed karate fights.

this. the cleverness is all gone. will still watch though.

 

[Klimtology]

Sweep The Leg!!!

 

[Dan Lambskin]

And all five are absurdly ridiculous (not necessarily in a bad way)

Ridiculous plot-wise or ridiculous like 75 year-old Kreese beating up an entire cell block of prisoners?

There’s a fight in the batting cages. Miguel (I think) punches a fastball. Ridiculous

 

[Gally]

this. the cleverness is all gone. will still watch though.

It's mostly gone. There are still a few "Johnny stuck in the 80's" moments that crack me up and remind of what made this great at the beginning. It's still there you just have to be on the look out for them.

 

[-OZ-]

And all five are absurdly ridiculous (not necessarily in a bad way)

Ridiculous plot-wise or ridiculous like 75 year-old Kreese beating up an entire cell block of prisoners?

There’s a fight in the batting cages. Miguel (I think) punches a fastball. Ridiculous

It’s an absolutely ridiculous show. But fun.

 

[belljr]

Ridiculous????

I personally have a sensei in my back woods teaching a bunch of 10 year olds

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

I've read that the producers and Macchio and Zabka seriously pitched Elisabeth Shue on becoming a permanent cast member but she was simply not interested. She did the one-off as a way to re-connect with her past character (and to appease her children who are huge fans of the show).

That would have been a storyline with a lot of potential and with several different directions that they could have taken. It might have kept the show from falling into a rut.