Cobra Kai: Season 6

Cobra Kai "Peacetime In The Valley"

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I think Stingray had some DAMN good points for Johnny, but I love that Johnny stuck with Miyagi-Do anyways. What a great ending.

I have to say, although it led to a good outcome eventually, I thought Robbie meddling in Kenny's life was out of bounds. Kenny's brother Shawn clearly has a good head on his shoulders, and if Robbie wanted to make peace, he should have gone directly to him, instead of trying to undercut him. Considering how Robbie treated Kenny, Shawn wanting him to stay away from his kid brother is understandable. Robbie acting like it wasn't was uncool.

Kreese continues to be insane for no no good fucking reason that I can ever see.

Good premiere. 4 stars.

Cobra Kai "The Prize"

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Johnny as a good car salesman? Love to see it.

Kreese is crazy and believes stupid things.

I love the kids hanging out at the college with those kids who used to bully them. Progress.

Fun episode. 4 stars.

Cobra Kai "Sleeper"

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Annoying episode.

The ending was portrayed as a surprise problem, but it's actually not remotely one.

Kreese is so stupid I don't just marvel he's gotten as far as he has. I marvel he can put his own pants on in the morning by himself.

I think the most annoying part of the episode was Daniel's reaction to Mr. Miyagi's past. Surprise: He's a real person with a past. Also it's weird you think you are entitled to these secrets, which I would actually think an adult would have NO business telling a kid. It's an annoying turn for Daniel. Daniel has always been annoying on this show, but while Johnny has evolved in that department, Daniel has not.

Did I mention the episode was annoying? 2 stars.

Cobra Kai "Underdogs"

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Okay, DEVON planted the laxatives? Now I don't like her.

I kind of like that Mike Barnes is secretly friendly when he drops character.

Daniel is a surprisingly bad father to Anthony. The advice given here is terrible.

Parts the episode were actually kind of problematic but it was all right. 3 stars.

Cobra Kai "Best Of The Best"

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Super annoyed by this. To put Torrie through the emotional wringer like that and have her end up at that place at the end of the episode was cruel and not fair.

Also hate seeing Johnny and Daniel seriously going at it. I don't mind the fact that Johnny is wrong. I mind the fact that Daniel ever even refuses to CONSIDER the idea that that he, Daniel, might be. It's been pissing me off for 6 seasons, and the character has learned nothing.

Really bad place to put an episode break. Not a fan of the final season's episodes being released in batches. 1 1/2 stars.

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Cobra Kai "Bevinguts a Barcelona"

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Where the hell did these Iron Dragons come from? They're good!

It's interesting the kids are being fair and understanding to Torie. It's not that I disagree with them, but a worse show than this would make it so they weren't.

Chozen is SUCH a fucking mess right now.

Johnny is still good for some amusement too.

Pretty good. 3 1/2 stars.

Cobra Kai "Dog In The Fight"

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Johnny was kind of a dick in the locker room scene but he redeemed himself at the tournament by telling them to do it the Miyagi-Do way. And his scene with Devon was beyond sweet.

Miguel for the save! And yes, he's making Robbie look bad by comparison.

There is something eminently satisfying about seeing Daniel LaRusso simply (and unapologetically) kicking ass. More of this, please.

Good episode. 3 1/2 stars.

Cobra Kai "Snakes On A Plane"

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Good episode title.

Honestly, the Terry Silver reveal is annoying. It's the last fucking season and we are covering too much familiar ground again.

Chozen's bit with the Cobra Kai lady wasn't exactly unpredictable either.

Robbie has spent this entire season making me think he sucks. I have never seen him do worse.

Liked Miguel's stuff with Johnny on the plane. "Are you going to be a problem, sir?" "Probably." I love the plane breaking out into applause when Miguel finally decked that asshole.

Kenny's stuff with Mrs. LaRusso was good and I thought Anthony was pretty funny too. I suspect what's gonna happen is when Miguel comes back, and Kenny arrives in Barcelona, Devon is deliberately going to step back. That would feel right for her arc.

I would have liked the episode better without the lame "shock" ending. 3 stars.

Cobra Kai "Blood In Blood Out"

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Kenny was really getting a raw deal all throughout the episode. It's really cool he remained loyal to Miyagi-Do, but were I him, I would have washed my hands of them at several points.

You believed Kwon, Robbie? How dumb are you?

I don't know if I've mentioned this, but the show is ending, and though I like it, I would be remiss to point out that Martin Kove is actually a terrible actor and has been since the 1980's. Kreese is a totally unconvincing bad guy. The irony? The same could have been leveled at Terry Silver back in the day but the guy who plays him has improved with age. If anything Kove comes off even cheesier if only because this actually is NOT an 80's movie and nobody hams shit up like that anymore.

Pretty sure this is the first time I ever mentioned that, but it should still go on the record books before this show closes up shop for good. 4 stars.

Cobra Kai "Eunjangdo"

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Somebody actually died. Shit just got real for the first time ever.

Or did it? The riot at the end WAS patently ridiculous, as was the idea that only Kwon's death was the thing that made them cut the feed. It's a big moment (even the villains are shocked and appalled) but even if it's adding actual stakes to an otherwise violent franchise sorely lacking them, it's also not remotely believable.

I hope the show got the okay from the estate of Pat Morita for the AI bit of him at the beginning. It's not like that wasn't a shitty scene too.

Let me tell you, Daniel is being extremely unfair to Mr. Miyagi's memory. He's acting like Miyagi was obligated to live his life perfectly, just so as not to disappoint him in hindsight. I hope whatever the actual truth about Miyagi's past is, the moral is also that Daniel is STILL being a judgmental piece of shit and has learned almost nothing from all this. Because that's what's happening.

I am not digging this second release of episodes of the season. 3 stars.