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Sam just makes so many poor choices that hurt other people more than herself. Every major plot point surrounding her feels like her acting before she thinks- ya know, like a teenager- and then trying to run from the consequences. This is why she clashes so well with Tory who didn't get to grow up rich and protected. Its easy to hate her when we see all the hard things other characters go through and she is 'the rich kid' who slums it with Miguel and Robby and has all the pretty, popular, mommy/daddy money problems. And that is a GOOD thing, she is a dislikable 'good guy' to match Miguel, Hawk, and Tory all being fan favorite villains. We know we're supposed to be on her side, but every time she makes one of those poor choices, it makes us reconsider what side we want to be on.
Season 1 he was a villain or at best an anti hero as everything started because of his actions to retaliate and strike first. Many of the main conflicts of the series are caused by his negative choices, even if he is a likable guy.
Sam is a flawed character, but she is generally good natured and has grown to defend her friends when she can. Her relationship with Daniel especially is one that stands out in this season.
I don’t like Sam at all even thought she wants to do the right thing which most character in the show does she is so annoying and is the whole reason Miguel and Robby have their problems and you might think oh they just kissed blah blah but that’s not what I’m talking about she started dating Miguel and broke up with him for a good reason but when she met Robby she started dating Robby Miguel got mad and started some heat even thought Miguel wanted bygones be bygones but if she never started dating Robby she never would’ve caused the school fight because Miguel never would’ve started dating Tory and the kiss wouldn’t of gotten to Tory as much as it did when she was dating Miguel therefore the school fight never would’ve happened Don’t get mad at me and argue tell me your thoughts
The fact that Cobra Kai is a show based on characters with flaws and backgrounds that are layered and the key is finding forgiveness not only in yourself but in others as well it seems unnecessary to hate a character who like the others are simply trying to find their way.
@@X_Juice_X Sam is a girl like so many I know in my early life. I'd never call any of them evil or even bad people, but they had this nasty habit of pretending or even believing that they were way better people than they actually were.
@@ItsMeBarnaby I think the reason why people find Sam more annoying than Tory is because Tory's bad actions are often in response to legitimate events and facts she witnesses, whereas Sam's actions are based on her assumptions that are often incorrect and unwarranted. In other words, Sam is very quick to judge others and contradict her own morals, whereas Tory, despite having worse morals tends to be more consistent and act only when she knows for a fact that someone wronged her. For example, Sam humiliated Tory and accused her of stealing from her mom because she saw her steal something completely different, even after Aisha reassured her that Tory wouldn't and didn't do that. Tory only humilated Sam and accused her of kissing her boyfriend after she witnessed it firsthand. It also seems farfetched to say that Tory is a psychopath given what we know about her family life, and the fact that Sam was the one that started their whole rivalry by accusing her of stealing from her mom, and assaulting her. Tory was even completely open to them being friends initially. Sam also harassed Tory at her work where she was more vunerable and couldn't fight back, which is a really low blow. One can definitely argue that Tory's worse than Sam. Sam just tends to contradict herself more and still tries to claim that she's better than her, despite her reasoning for attacking Tory being less warranted often.
Wow I actually hadn’t realized that there was hate for the character. I always viewed her as flawed but endearing character. Like almost all of the characters in the show haha
She’s one of the most hated characters on the show, I’m not even the biggest fan of her but I feel like she gets way too much hate compared to other characters.
I don't know man.. With others i can feel that writers are telling that this character is flawed..like kyler, hawk.. But sam feels like she is doing the right thing.. Which she is not. And I don't even see any redemption for her.
@@lewisgrimes6987 technically he was still considered an Honorary Member and constantly helped and supported them throughout Season 1 and a bit of Season 2
I hate how all the videos on Sam completely ignore her ptsd and says that in the laser tag fight she didn’t care about her friends. Thanks for this video :)
@@riversouder3375 Judging by your comment you clearly don't know what PTSD is or how it works. Did you watch the video at all or are you one of those people that think mental health and trauma are made up BS?
People hear ptsd and get the wrong idea, sometimes its so bad you break down over it and other times you can learn to live with it. I would say she worried like she should but she is gonna live with it
Yeah ptsd is rough I got from getting attacked by a large dog but learn cope with it after I started learning karate so I’m sure Sam will find some to cope with hers in her way it’s something we have no choice but to live with
I never got the whole ptsd thing with sam.Yeah tori hits her in the arm with some spikes cutting her arm But sam still manages to beat tori even in other encounters sam always came out on top. So it wasn't like tori was always beating the hell out of her. To me sam getting ptsd from one injury shows how sheltered the LaRusso kids are since apparently they never got hurt in their lives.
It would be good if people stopped overboard hassling her mainly for the following reasons 1. she's still a teenager 2. Everyone makes mistakes - no one else is perfect 3. Tory nichols mainly started it as even though, sam larusso advised tory it's better not to nick items tory's jealousy response was mocking her own personal religious beliefs and calling her a nun. 4. Tory nichols shows signs of being mentally disturbed 5. She's still growing up so they've all got a long way to go 6. She tried multiple times trying to passively end the fight against others especially in the high schools foyer regardless where the conflict was - tory nichols had absolutely no right morally nor legally binding for what she did However, everyone else has their right to defend their own personal opinions All I would ask is that people don't go overboard reactions with their boarding hassles of sam larusso
Haven't watched season 3 episodes delivery release though, judging by uploaded youtube video clips, she seems to be trying to recover from the conflict where the cobra 🐍 kai kar8 crew especially their now leader tory nichols is still available for going nuts. The cobras 🐍 re started the process of creating confusion worse and encouraging extremely bad credit by senselessly riding their own bikes and severely injured n8 and n8s parents could have simply gotten the authorities involved if they wanted to. Even though, the miyagi do students did some silly stuff I still see the cobra 🐍 kai martial arts style techniques group as being even worse
Something that pissed me off about Robby and Tory after the school fight. Miguel could've been KILLED or PARALYZED FOR LIFE thanks to their misdeeds. But they both made it all about how they're the 'victims' because they got prison/probation sentences for committing crimes.
You need to look at the bigger picture Robby never did anything to start the fight or escalate if anything he tried to break it up but Miguel attacked him and insulted him. Sam used Robby to get Miguel attention and when Robby was still showing that he was on sam’s side he went back to the dojo to see Miguel and sam together it’s sad
@@mathissansom9216 if you want to look at the big picture why'd you leave the part where Robby made a horrible mistake? His mistake outweigh everything you said. Doesn't mean he is a bad person but what you're saying isn't the big picture, they are excuses.
Sorry but the injurie of miguel is no argument. They were fighting and accidents happen while fighting. Miguel and Sam also kicked people on the stairs you can very well die from that aswell. There was no intention of critically injuring someone. Sam did everything she did on purpose. and considering the things she did that is pretty fucked up
@@nongmaithemavinash3977 If Miguel didn't attack Robby they could have stopped the fight as well as Robby went in with blind rage after the comment about his father and Miguel saying sam loves him. Miguel literally tried to stop Tory when they got to the top of the stairs but then when Robby comes he just trips him. As well as Miguel wasn't even drunk and still kissed Sam even though he was with someone, he basically cheated on Tory at that exact moment.
Her relationship with Robbie is complicated. You could tell that she thought she loved him and even messaged him nonstop while he was in prison because she cares about him and feels guilty for her actions. Robby couldn’t answer of course, but from her perspective, it seemed like he was done with her. It was inevitable that Sam and Miguel were going to get together again because they were meant for each other. There were goofing around until there was a sudden spark between them again, but then Robby shows up at the wrong time, making Sam seem like an awful person when in reality, she really tried to make things right.
Huuum see but it wasn’t the spark that happened that made me mad at her character it was that after everything that happens the next day she makes out with Miguel when Robby showed he still cared while being in juvie. Sam also knows Robby has a very complicated life and instead going and trying to talk to him she just goes to Miguel’s side. Personally I don’t feel like Miguel and Sam are right together because of all the problems it causes. Also what is she gonna do just never talk to Robby again after he spent to months at her house
The other problem with this though is that there are timeskips in Cobra Kai. Robby spent at least 3 months in Juvie, depending on when school started (he got out in December, which S3E10 is actually December 19th as far as the date). Sam didn't just get with Miguel overnight
@@StryfetheWarrior I know she didn’t but why after everything you don’t at least talk to Robby I mean they both seamed like they cared for each other and in his eyes she was the only one she trusted she should have figured it out with Robby before moving on it was careless of her and hurtful towards him.
@ProtoG26 This is why I want Robby vs. Sam to be the Finals matchup in the All Valley Tournament. Because that I think would have the biggest stakes, and I doubt Miguel's going to make it past the quarterfinals in his condition.
I feel bad for Sam....She is not perfect and had made a fair share of mistakes but she is a good person underneath, and most importantly she realises that when she made a mistake but unfortunately she got a lot of hate just because other people resort to violence over her actions. I didn't like her in season 2 but if you look her journey in season 3, people sometimes dont give her enough credid for how strong she is and manage to overcome every obstacle....I never understand, how she was the one who got blamed for school violence, if Tory thought that the only way to resolve the issue is not by talking but by beating Sam, it's her fault. Also Sam saw her friend arm being broken in front of her but was helpless and unable to do anything cause of her PTSD and Panic episode, which is awful for her because she will always have to live with the regret that she was unable to do anything for the rest of her life.
Agreed. It's not just a one sided rivalry; everybody at odds with each other both made mistakes. Robby and Miguel, Daniel and Johnny, Demetri and Hawk, Tory and Sam.
Seasons 1 & 2 Sam were kinda annoying and really easy to get pissed at but yeah, Season 3 Sam is the best. Season 4 Sam is annoying but honestly she's just dazed and confused. One bad thing though is that Tory tried to make peace and Sam, not heeding Aiesha's advice and instead making stuff worse and being sassy through the whole season. Tory seems to have softened up and tried to get help and seemed sad when she figured out Silver bribed the Ref
I think what's interesting about Sam when compared to characters like Miguel, Robby or Tory is not that she did the biggest mistakes. All those 3 characters had worse actions, because they involved out of proportion offensive violent acts. However, Sam is probably the character of the show who did the biggest amount of "small" mistakes and, more importantly, she did the in the relationships with a large amount of characters. So if you happen to be a die hard Miguel-, Robby-, Tory- or Aisha-fan who believes your favorite character "can't do no wrong", then Sam becomes an easy scapegoat that you can blame for everything. Even though that's silly and also condescending towards all those other characters. So I think that's one of the main reasons why she is such a polarizing character in the fandom.
Very well put. I do have my favorite characters in the series (mainly Johnny/Miguel/Daniel) but I try to be objective as I can because none of these characters are perfect. Hell even Miyagi made mistakes; that's how he bettered himself. To act like one character is perfect or "Does no wrong" is completely biased and honestly kind of immature. You could make a well thought-out video to weigh the good and bad on characters, and people will STILL argue about a point that's already covered in this video (namely this comment section and others) 🤦♂️
@@TheBAGman17 Ah, right. Well, first of all. When I talk about "small mistakes", I mean it relatively compared to the other main teen characters. Because whatever mistake you might point out about Sam, I can easily find worse examples among the others, either when it comes to intend or level of violence. Secondly, the Arcade fight happened as a reponse to Cobra Kai first brutally beating up Nathaniel & stealing Miguel's surgery money, Hawk purposely destroying Dimitri's science project and the gang attacking Chris at his work place & almost getting him fired. So while starting the Arcade fight was not the smartest way to go about it and it clearly backfired in a horrible way, I can't really blame Sam for wanting to fight back. What else were the supposed to do? Should they just let Hawk get away with all the bullying he was doing?
Honestly, a lot of the Sam hate I've seen is less about the character than about the idea that a girl is always responsible for what boys do about her behavior. Sam kissed Miguel... therefore the fact that he and Robby got into a life threatening fight is her fault. (And I note how rarely they point out that Miguel also kissed Sam.) The character is not my favorite in the show, but I really don't understand the "blame everything on Sam" school of thought. Granted, I dislike Tory as a character in a more active way, so in that particular rivalry, I have a clear pick, but I also don't care all that much about it and use the scenes dealing with it to catch up on my crossword puzzles, so...
"Honestly, a lot of the Sam hate I've seen is less about the character than about the idea that a girl is always responsible for what boys do about her behavior." Sam kisses Miguel while drunk. But when Miguel gets drunk and assaults someone, Sam's blamed for it because she was "tramping" around with someone. "The character is not my favorite in the show, but I really don't understand the "blame everything on Sam" school of thought." Blame WatchParty and his ridiculous biases against Sam for this.
"Sam kisses Miguel while drunk. But when Miguel gets drunk and assaults someone, Sam's blamed for it because she was "tramping" around with someone." Exactly. And what constitutes "tramping around" in these circles is a little, um, insane. OMG, she was friends with another boy!!!! Gentlemen, grow up. It is not the Victorian era anymore. And the fact that something developed later after the breakup does not retroactively make it cheating at the time. (I kind of hope the show addresses this directly at some point, other than the joke of having the clueless parent at the meeting make the accusation.) I also wish they'd stop saying, "Sam kissed Miguel" and point out that Sam and Miguel kissed each other. It was a stupid move on both of their parts, if an understandable one in the circumstances. They both realized it immediately and apologized to each other. But even if they hadn't, what it justifies is Robby and Tory breaking up with their respective partners and sending them packing... not assault with a weapon. And it's Robby who should have the beef with Sam about it; Sam owes Tory nothing. Tory should have her anger be at Miguel, who _did_ owe her something.
Agreed. I pointed this out in my Tory video too that Miguel and Sam BOTH kissed, it wasn't Sam kissing Miguel against his will/consent. They both leaned in to each other. It takes two to tango.
To be fair, I actually I've grown to really love the character especially in season 3. I think she's unfairly hated. Sure she doesn't always make decisions that I agree with, but she seems to be genuinely nice and her PTSD and panic attacks (and even getting her arm slashed) made me sympathize with her. She has a great relationship with Daniel, she clearly loves Miguel (for the most part) and is (generally) protective of Demetri. Plus I can imagine how hard it would be the daughter of DANIEL LARUSSO. If I had any issues with her is that, besides her impulsiveness, he can have a bit of a bystander especially in season 1 with Aisha. So long story short, Sam's far from my favorite, she'd be #6 in rankings but honestly I respect Mary Mouser's role as Samantha Larusso.
Yeah and I like that she took the blame for what happened to Miguel and her being with Miguel so much better than being Robby somebody she doesn’t really love romantically just as a friend
I wish people would stop hating her. She’s not a bad person. She’s a Larusso and the daughter of the film series main hero Daniel. Okay I admit she has her flaws, but come on. She’s skilled in Miyagi Do Karate the longest and she cares deeply for her friends in-spite if they are at odds with her. And let’s not forget, other than Miguel’s recovery to Demetri’s Increased confidence and of course Hawk’s redemption, she’s had the best story arc in Season 3, which mirrors Daniel’s own arc from Karate Kid 3. If anyone deserves hate from the Larusso household it’s Anthony; the one who chooses to relish and exploit the rich lifestyle.
@@bankrollskillet1811 excuse me, but Cobra Kai were the ones who provoked Miyagi Do both at school (trashing Demetri’s project) and at the arcade (stealing stuff while Chris’s back was turned). Okay I admit Sam shouldn’t kissed Miguel, but let’s be honest those two clearly haven’t forgotten their spark they originally had before Miguel messed things up during the first season. And let’s not forget she did have that conflict within her from season 1 over how she wanted to reach out to Aisha, but then attempted to continue doing just that in season 2, only for Tory to be in between them.
This video is complimentary of Sam compared to others. There's another guy who's posts convince me that he was previously deeply affected by a girl named Samantha.
I’m in season 4 right now and from what I’ve seen, each character is shown to not just be pure good or pure evil. The show has made it so that we don’t necessarily hate any of the characters. Even a character like Kreese has decent qualities to him in spite of his manipulative tendencies and to a certain degree maybe even cares about his student like Tory. In the case of Sam she has to be the most gray of gray’s due to a few of the bigger conflicts stemming from her choices. Dimitri getting his arm snapped, Tory and the Cobras starting a ballroom blitz at school with Myogi-Do, Robby being pissed enough to almost kill Miguel, and her along with Johnny and Daniel being responsible for pushing Robby to the Cobra Kai’s. What I said might not be fair but in the context of the show, having a prodigy like Robby side with the enemy was one of the biggest mistakes on her sides part.
I personally would expect we'll see a lot more screentime for Samantha in season 4, as she'll be practically glued to Miguel's side and the two characters' relationship acts as a sort of bridge between the dojos. (This is, in fact, very much visible in their clothing, especially the way Samantha's wardrobe is primarily made up of maroon, purple, and red-blue patterned outfits)
I’m really hoping that Julie returns and makes an appearance in Cobra Kai where she visits LA to sympathize with Daniel about Miyagi and also build a strong relationship with Sam. Julie would be a perfect aunt like figure to Sam and Sams actor even said that she would really like to work with the actor who played Julie so it’s quite possible for a return
People only hate Sam because she is rich. The worst Sam has done is a accused Tori of stealing. Tori tried to kill her twice and everyone loves her. it's absolutely ridiculous. I can relate to Tori more because of her struggles but the hate Sam gets is insane because she isn't a bad person and honestly didn't really do anything wrong
I think it because people thought of her character initially as self righteous. And she makes mistakes that they believe she could have avoided. Then when she acts traumatized/ like a victim (which she was like a victim like you mentioned) they see it as her being selfish/ignorant/ problematic. I think people like tori better because she was introduced better and she really only has problems with Sam. While San is at the center of all the drama
Sam just seems a bit holier than thou and there are even small details like not taking responsibility. "I wasn't driving" "Why are you taking her side?" (Even though she started the fight, despite agreeing with no karate and no rivalries.)
No, Moon is rich and i completely love her, and that's not the worst that sam has done, she always throws the first stone and hides her hand, i don't see her exactly as self righteous, i see her as self centered and a swizzle. Everything always started with her always, the fights, the bad blood, everything. I am so sick of her.
Fr. They hold Sam to a higher standard than they do the other characters because she has had an earlier life financially. They excuse stuff from other characters that they wouldn't do for Sam.
Ngl her and Robby are the characters I’m conflicted on the most. Though I still like her over Robby. He isn’t horrible, but I always had the feeling his development flip flopped too much. My friend put it best “Look at this delinquent guy, watch him become a good person” “See he even learned to conquer his demons through miyagi do” “Just kidding he paralyzed someone and is now wanted” “Just kidding he went all in with Kreese” I do think development could’ve been executed better for both him and Sam, but they’re stellar characters regardless.
I really appreciate this video! Sam happens to be one of my favorite characters and it’s *so difficult* to find non-biased videos surrounding her character. Thank you for taking the time to make this ❤️
I like the look of worry on Tory's face at 20:00, when Sam does her "balance" gesture. Reminds me of when Danial faced off against Mike Barns, in the sudden death round. He performed the kata to prep for Barns final attack, which freak Barns out a bit.
Reasons to love Sam: 1) She tried preventing Yasmin from bumping into Johnny's car by telling her that she shouldn't be on her phone and she came clean to her mom about it and apologized, even though it was Yasmin's fault 2) she refused to take no nonsense from kyler the minute she saw his true colors 3) when yasmin and moon didn’t want to talk to her anymore, she didn’t apologize for something she didn't do just to keep them as friends, she smack talked yasmin like a boss 4) she wasn't upset about Miguel being jealous; she was upset about Miguel trying to start a fight with Robby and not feeling bad about it 5) She apologized to Aisha at the tournament after taking her for granted 6) she, like Miguel, immediately regretted the kiss after Miguel mentioned that he can't and he's with Tory 7) you could clearly see in her face that she was going to come clean to Robby about the kiss after he came clean about the medal the day of the school fight 8) during the fight, she said:"can't you just stop it already?!" indicating that she doesn't want to fight anymore 9) she and Robby saved Demetri at the mall 10) she visited Miguel at the hospital and took responsibility for the school fight 11) she didn't care about Tory getting punished, she just wanted Miguel to be ok when Tory just wanted revenge 12) she even said to Hawk at the hospital:"I don't care what you think, I just want to help." 13) she helped raise money for Miguel's surgery 14) in the science project scene, she told Hawk to back off or he won't be lucky. He didn’t take her seriously, and thats the only reason she got violent. 15) she didn't play the victim to her mom after the arcade fight, she said: "they broke Demetri's arm, I just wanted to show them that we couldn't be bullied." Which is what happened 16) it was HER idea for Miyagi Do and Eagle Fang to work together to defend themselves against CK 17) overall she's funny, smart, playful, and sweet, but still tough and brave when needed
1) She also told Yasmin to drive away and no, she didn't come clean she hid it from her mom until Johnny told 2) Actually, she left when he did something that affected her and never tried to stop him form bullying 3) Nope, she begged them to let her stay in their clique 4) no, she was just upset she got hit despite the fact it was an accident and she jumped into the fight and its hypocritical of her to be pissed at him for violence even though she started to like him because he beat up kyler and he started the fight because it was pretty sus that she was holding hands with robby 5) She did this after she had no other friends to turn to 6) she wasn't as regretful and didn't try very hard to tell robby 7) she didn't though and instead decided to talk further about the medal of honour which she already knew about 8) what does this other than she was losing and wanted to get out of it? all other points are great
@@MihirMishra-pw4vf 1) she only told Yas to drive away when Johnny was yelling at them. Yes, she didn't say anything about it until her mom found out, but when her mom did find out, she came clean and apologized. 2) she broke up with Kyler at the movie theater, which is why he made up that rumor about her. 3) she did beg them, but she was honest when she did. She could've taken it further and apologized for something she didn't do, but she didn't. 4) when miguel and sam talk at the tournament, sam clearly said that miguel shouldn't have been trying to hit anyone, when he was trying to hit Robby and hit her instead, which is why she broke up with him. She was trying to stop Miguel from hitting Robby, which is why she got in between. 5) The point is because of everything with Aisha, she never backed down to fight for her friends again, except at the arcade fight, but that was only because of Tory. 6 and 7) telling your boyfriend you cheated isn't exactly an easy feat. She would've told Robby had it not been for Tory 8) apart from the beach club incident, tory was just pretty much looking for reasons to fight with her after that. She clearly tried to tell Tory to stop during the school fight.
@@CarolineForbesAndTaylorSwift 1) she still told yasmine to drive away. What does Johnny yelling have to do with it? And she didn't really have much choice in telling her mum after johnny told, so that isn't exactly "coming clean" 2) she broke up when he did something that affected her, she didn't care much about him bullying miguel and co cos it didnt affect her and she wanted to be with someone "cool" 3) I don't mean to sound rude or anything, but what does this really prove that's likeable about her? 4) she didnt acknowledge that miguel had a pretty good reason to fight robby because the circumstances were very sus without background 5) she still only apologised because she had no other friends at that time. 6 and 7) If she was gonna tell, she would have told him when she saw him. she wasn't as regretful as miguel and was kinda avoiding it 8) se told her to stop because she was losing
@@MihirMishra-pw4vf 1) Johnny was yelling at them right before it happened and they were all scared so that's when Sam told Yasmin to drive away. 2) She was on the verge of breaking up with Kyler before he tried to rape her. The fact that he tried to rape her just quickened the process. 3) This is not one of Sam's best moments but she had a choice to either apologize for what she didn't do or just walk out from there. She at least had the smarts and the decency to walk out of there without lying(with difficulty I know). 4) She wasn't flirting with Robby. Miguel just misunderstood. Sam was trying to explain everything to Miguel. Miguel didn't have to fight Robby. He could have just told him to back off when he was talking to Sam. 5) yeah she only apologized to Aisha bc she had no one else. But it goes to show that friends like Aisha are the type of friends that will be there through thick and thin and shouldn't be taken for granted. Sam always cared about Aisha, she just needed a little push to figure that out and she never took her for granted again. And it makes Sam relatable and realistic so all us fans can learn from that. 6) and 7) Sam may not have regretted it as much as Miguel did but she did still regret it. And still would've told him if it wasn't for Tory. 8) That may be, but Sam was willing to stop fighting. Just for all Tory to be all: "What's the matter? You can't keep up?"
@@CarolineForbesAndTaylorSwift 1. Ok that's understandable even if it isn't right 2.Really? What implies this? 3. Again, that doesn't really show any "smarts" it only shows that she was not only focused on being popular. Not much decency shown either. 4. She walked to him holding hands with and smiling at another guy after (what seemed to him like) ghosting him for a long time that was on her and Robby. Maybe Miguel shouldn't have fought, but I doubt sam would be any different if miguel did that with another girl 5. A little push? She was willing to watch her get bullied by everyone until she lost all other friends. That's not very caring 6. and 7. What implies that? She was quite guilty, yes, but she could have told him at the point when the bell rang 8. Yes, Sam was more sensible there
Very good analysis. Although I have to disagree with you on the Robby not being able to responding during his entire time in juvie. There is no way he couldn't have had time to respond after he put Shawn in his place. I also liked how you stated the fact that when Sam actually visited Miguel and helped him in his time of need whereas Tory did nothing but focus on revenge. Sam definitely improved her character in season 3 when she started owning up to her mistakes like when she visited Miguel, started that fund raiser to help pay for Miguel's surgery, she tried to be there for Robby by emailing him and only stopped because he never answered which is not her fault, she wanted to do something about Cobra Kai who were harassing her and her friends, she convinced her dad to give Miguel a chance, she started the dojo alliance not jus to stop Cobra Kai but to let bygones be bygones, like she said "if we can't get over the past the fighting will never end this rivalry has to stop one way or another" and she overcame her PTSD, While Sam isn't perfect she is learning from her mistakes.
@@cobraassociation6573 I wouldn't say Miguel and Sam getting back together was forced since they never really got over each other. Robby is just being a brat who expects everything to go his way and giving lame excuses. Like when he blamed Daniel for ending up in juvie when the truth is he put himself in that rat hole.
I won’t lie: outside of Robby and Tory, Sam is the only other character in the series who I’m heavily conflicted with. From liking her to not liking her to getting some sort of even ground in-between, it did finally ring through to me how much this series loves creating complex characters, even if they aren’t as deep as I would’ve liked (being a fanfiction writer myself and all that). What really struck me about Sam is the kind of crazy parallel between her and Tory (and by that, I mean how crazily similar their rivalry is to Johnny and Daniel’s from the first movie). Maybe it’s just me but hot damn, did it make me look at the latter in a more positive light. Yes, she’s made some royally f’d up mistakes; yes, she might be a bit of a hypocrite and yes, she has far from the best track record when it comes to getting people and keeping them around but then again.....so did Daniel. So did......mostly everyone else.
It's just that Sam gets dragged for her mistakes more by the vocal minority that hang out on social media, a vocal minority that also tend to give the male characters a free pass.
Sam's need to fix things gets her into all kinds of interesting situations. She is the eye of the storm. She is a teenager. Teenagers do stupid things.
I've been in Aisha's shoes before. I had friends betray me a dozen times when I was Middle/High School/College age. Sadly I ended up blowing them off when they tried to apologize. Looking back 30% of my "betrayals" were over super petty shit and I feel bad for holding grudges against some. Watching this show (when it first aired on youtube red) kinda helped me rethink many aspects of my personality.
Finally! Someone who sees Samantha as a good guy! She's my favorite character and I agree with almost all of your points! Sometimes it feel like I'm the only person who likes her but videos like this give me hope. However, I do have some counterarguments for this video: yes, Samantha has made mistakes just like everyone else, but I would say that she was innocent in the romantic drama. The only mistake that she made was kissing Miguel while she was drunk, and I would barely hold her accountable for that because she was obviously under the influence of alcohol and her judgement was impaired. Miguel was completely sober. Samantha also had every right to accuse Tory of stealing her mom's wallet. First, Tory brags about stealing alcohol and then mocks Sam when Sam tells her that she shouldn't steal. When Sam approaches Tory about the wallet, Sam doesn't immediately blame her. She says, "My mom is missing her wallet," and Tory immediately gives a snide remark: "Sucks for her." Samantha did apologize to Tory for what happened at the beach club. When she runs into Tory at the roller skating rink, she says, "Look, we just wanted to order some food, I'm sorry." But Tory ignores her and doesn't even apologize for being rude and shoving Samantha either. When you say, "Tory had a right to know and confront Sam at the school," this is true, but that is not what Tory did. She threatened Sam and began a school brawl instead of talking to her like a normal person. About what happened at the school and the arcade in season three, I do agree that the Miyagi-Do students were not following the Miyagi-Do philosophy, but they were only retaliating against Cobra Kai who had been tormenting them for two and a half seasons straight. They tried to fight smart and fair, but it never worked out, so they resorted to trying to beat Cobra Kai at their own game. This did not work because their hearts weren't in it. Miyagi-Do is about balance and peace. It also failed because Cobra Kai is manipulative. I'm conflicted about whether or not Robby had time to respond to Samantha's emails. I don't blame him for not responding because he did try and he was obviously in a tough spot, but I also don't blame Samantha for being upset with Robby when he got mad at her because she stopped writing to him. It was mainly a communication issue, but Robby could have handled it much better. Neither of them were wrong when it came to the emails, but Robby was wrong for blowing up at her. Other than that, I agree with you! Also, the beginning was hilarious. The Samantha haters be like that sometimes. 😂
"However, I do have some counterarguments for this video: yes, Samantha has made mistakes just like everyone else, but I would say that she was innocent in the romantic drama. The only mistake that she made was kissing Miguel while she was drunk, and I would barely hold her accountable for that because she was obviously under the influence of alcohol and her judgement was impaired. Miguel was completely sober." Well, I would say Sam did string Robby along a bit, since she was using him to repress her feelings for Miguel. It's still miles above Miguel going into a relationship with Tory while pining for Sam the whole time and cheating on Tory with Sam the first chance he gets (and neither Miguel nor Sam regretted the kiss, they just regretted being in relationships with other people when it happened). "Samantha also had every right to accuse Tory of stealing her mom's wallet. First, Tory brags about stealing alcohol and then mocks Sam when Sam tells her that she shouldn't steal. When Sam approaches Tory about the wallet, Sam doesn't immediately blame her. She says, "My mom is missing her wallet," and Tory immediately gives a snide remark: "Sucks for her."" I've always seen Tory's snide attitude here as an indication she was trying to initiate something with Sam, just off the things Aisha had been saying to Tory earlier in the episode. And yep, Tory offered herself up as suspect #1 by actually stealing a bottle of vodka and then bragging about it. Keep in mind, the stolen wallet belonged to Sam's mom. That's the only reason Sam was so interested in retrieving it and she had good reason to believe that Tory was guilty. Had Sam called security on Tory instead of offering her a chance to open her purse, then security wouldn't have found the wallet, but they'd find the stolen vodka. Tory would have been busted either way. (And Sam was likely trying to keep Aisha out of trouble, because while her mom was able to talk the management into letting Robby come to the club as their guest in spite of Robby's criminal past, it's unlikely that Aisha's family would be able to keep their membership if their guest was busted for stealing) "Samantha did apologize to Tory for what happened at the beach club. When she runs into Tory at the roller skating rink, she says, "Look, we just wanted to order some food, I'm sorry." But Tory ignores her and doesn't even apologize for being rude and shoving Samantha either." It's pretty clear Tory would never have accepted Sam's apology. Sam's single slight against her was enough to cement Tory's hatred, and nothing was going to change her mind after that. "When you say, "Tory had a right to know and confront Sam at the school," this is true, but that is not what Tory did. She threatened Sam and began a school brawl instead of talking to her like a normal person." Actually, in this situation, Tory should be taking up the issue with Miguel, not with the girl that Miguel cheated on her with. However, I'm of the belief that Tory attacked Sam at the school because she wanted Miguel to watch her giving Sam a public ass-beating.
@@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102 So, you're agreeing with me for the most part, it seems. Nice to have someone on the same page. I wouldn't say that Sam strung anyone along, but at least we can agree on most everything else. And yes, finally someone says that Tory should have confronted Miguel instead of Sam. I agree with that, too. :)
I only got into cobra kai with the release of season 3 and seeing the amount of hate thrown towards Sam has been conflicting. I see where a lot of the fan base comes from, but it’s also clear she is a teenager trying to do what’s right (which involves messing up even more than your average adult protagonist). I think she’s picked as the punching bag for the fan base because pretty much every show has a villain (which is clearly Kresse but even he is somewhat sympathetic). She’s reacting the same way a lot of high school girls would, and for that I have to give the writers credit, even if at times it’s frustrating
Very good analysis of Sam! I hope it's convinced Sam haters to look at her through a different lens. A couple of things, though: - I'd argue that it wasn't just the fight with Tory at the school that gave Sam PTSD. It was more likely the culmination of everything that happened that day: having her kiss with Miguel exposed, Miguel's fall, the turn in her relationship with Robby, and the general chaos and trauma of the whole thing. - I'm not sure when it was ever implied that Tory was a more skilled fighter than Sam, even at Tory's introduction. Yeah, Tory has a kickboxing background, but Sam was also trained in Miyagi-Do from a young age.
Yes, this video was completely honest about Sam, while still acknowledging that she's a good person who's made mistakes and tries to learn from them. The fact that she's had 3 boyfriends just shows how likeable she is.
Sam (in my perspective) is the best New Generation Miyagi Do student , she shares the same skills with Daniel and she is so sweet to the people she cares about
She is a great student, but like Daniel acts hypocritically and rushes into action not realizing the consequences later. Johnny has shown more restrain (when not drunk) than Sam and Daniel combined. Tory is made to be an evil girl but in reality the two are impulsive and driven by their hatred for each other, which Daniel and Johnny share and which caused Cobra Kai to come back to life. Sam is a great character in the sense that she is not "perfect" and that we can either like or dislike her. In my case I dislike her.
If we're being honest, Sam seems to get the most character development of anyone in season 3. This is also the season of the show where what used to be Sam's primary storyline - the love triangle involving herself, Miguel, Robby, and Tory - takes a noticeable backseat and I don't think that's a coincidence, seeing as that love triangle drama was the worst-received element of season 2. Of course there are still viewers who don't like the character, but it also seems like a not insignificant amount of people really warmed up to Sam in season 3 as well.
Personally I think Samantha is a complicated character. In the aspect of relationships, she is quite a problem when you look at how she handled it with Robby and Miguel. However, on the other hand, I think she is a decent person in terms of how she makes up for her mistakes especially as seen in Season 3.
The whole arc of every character in this series is what happens when grudges and bullies go out of control. Sam is no different than any of the other characters. Miguel gets jealous and uses his anger which causes the first break up with Sam. Robby using Daniel to get back at his father then when that anger is unleashed he to hurts Miguel when he gets jealous. Hawk gets bullied becomes a badass then turns into a bully then comes back to being Hawk. Its about finding identity and balance. Tory thinks the world is against her finds something to channel that anger. Seizes what she wants which starts a feud about boyfriends and stuff with Sam. This is no different then Daniel and Johnny. Johnny was a pure bully and prick in the movie and now we find Daniel being to much of a paragon not seeing room to forgive and believe that someone can change. He finds his arc in this season. So back to Sam. She looses her direction when she becomes a teen hanging out with a crowd that looks down at her once best friend. She put aside Karate but finds it again at the end of Season 1. Tory and her become rivals with the whole Miguel and Robby thing. Tory is a bully and thinks Sam is cutting in on her boyfriend which leads to that final of season 2. Season 3 Sam is getting passed her fear but it goes unbalanced and she becomes aggressive and uses her anger. Season 4 is her wanting to take back control. Now unlike other characters who opening bullied people she just is hostile to Tory. She has turned into Johnny in some ways of thinking you can just use force to solve problems. End of Season 4 she finding who she is and Season 5 will be whether she finds balance or not. But Angel, Devil polarizing. You can make an claim that most of the main characters were that at one point or another.
I like Sam a lot. She's not perfect but she's good. And so cute. She's my second favorite character after Johnny. I wish I had know someone like her when I was in high school.
I only watched the first 2 seasons but heard for years online that Sam was the worst. The hate she was getting made me think by the time I finished the series, she would have turned into a Cobra Kai or stabbed someone with a knife. Or cheated on Miguel/Robby again. Having caught up….I can’t believe she’s THAT hated. The girl did nothing wrong almost the entire series. She kissed Miguel when she was drunk and she convinced Miyagi Do that one time to fight back against Cobra Kai. Those were the only times she did something clearly wrong. Compared to like Tory or John Kreese, I really don’t understand how she’s the big villain of the show in anyone’s eyes
My theory for season four is that Miguel and Robbie will face off again at the tournament just like they do in season one even though Miguel doesn’t make it to the semi finals and finals like he did I still feel as if someone may end up getting seriously injured and won’t be able to fight Robbie and the final match and Miguel has to take their place
I mean I was thinkin that it was gonna be a KK3 kinda deal with Miguel not fighting til the finals. If someone were to get extremely injured tho, probably would be hawk. Robby is not gonna hold back on him Bc they’re most likely gonna meet in the tournament again.
@@JulianniFernandez that’s true. After all, Daniel LaRusso didn’t fight until the final match in the third film so I guess you’re right if they’re gonna follow the movies when it comes to like references to them. I’m just hoping I can see Miguel fight again even after he got out of the coma. What was disappointing about season three is that Miguel didn’t have much fight scenes like all the other kids had seem to understand more because he was in a coma after Robbie kicked him.
I'm so happy that you made this video, it is well balanced. I feel like people tend to overlook the nuances of the character just because she's a rich and pretty girl that apparently always gets her way, including messing around with two boys. I don't know, maybe too many people make the connection of the love triangle to Twilight, but believe me, it isn't even close. In Twilight everyone is a selfish prick, a plank of wood and a complete moron. I like Sam because like you said, even though she makes mistakes, she holds herself accountable (most of the time). In season 4, Sam started to give in to the anger she felt, even going as far as threatening Tory when she seemed to be willing to make a truce or even talk things out. In a way, the roles reversed and it was Sam the one who let her anger lead the way. It only makes sense that Sam is the way she is, Daniel is also a hothead, and we recently learned that Amanda had anger issues too. Also, the way Sam treated Tory at that birthday party was a douche move. I understand the negative feelings she had towards Tory, because in the end, it was Tory who started both brawls, but that was not the right way to go about that situation. Fortunately by the end of the season, Sam manages to keep herself in check. Even though I was bummed she didn't win, I'm also very happy for Tory. But then again, the referee was bribed, so I was actually heartbroken and just wanted to hug Tory. Girl can't catch a break. I'm excited for season 5, this show is amazing!
It wasn't tory who started brawl. When they first meet she just go on and accuse her of stealing, then try to take her bag with force, douch move but i can forgive that until a certain point. Then she go around and kiss her boyfriend at the time miguel and no she was never held accountable, miguel paid the price obliviously that's why i am not mad at him, but nothing ever happens to miss princess. She started the fight at the arcade then back off but i also understand pstd the problem is that she shouldn't have started at all
Thanks a lot! Hopefully her part gets smaller in future seasons as there are just too many other more interesting characters. Plus, the stunt and fight coordinators have to perform miracles to make her fighting look somewhat believable.
Not sure if anyone else has noticed but Sam's injury from Tori switches from right arm to left then back. Another good vid. As a therapist, I appreciate your review of PTSD and its long lasting effects.
She is my favourite girl character in this show ya she isn’t perfect nobody is I do karate in real life and my teacher always told me to fight defensively and that’s what she does in the entire show 😊
I also have lingering PTSD from having been kidnapped in Mexico, escaping a second kidnapping attempt, and being pointed at with machine guns on a third occasion; as well as other traumas that have reinforced my fear and anger systems. I send you a big hug dude, and hope you find peace in your life.
Sam is low-key going down a dark path despite "doing the right things". She is becoming more angry and resistant with how she was raised, the misdirection of "being the good guy" without learning failure as a good teacher.
Thank you so much! I'm doing a lot better than I was doing and compared to 3 - 5 years ago, my life is in a completely different direction with very very few triggers (like, I mean once every 4 - 6 months compared to a time where it was once every 2 weeks). Therapy did wonders for me and I recommend it to anyone just to help yourself grow, even if you don't think you have any problems. It always helps to just vent/talk things out.
after seeing the crowd booing at the start, I half expected you to use a clip of the crowd going "you deserved it! you deserved it!" to reinforce one of your points re flaws 😂
I love Sam, she’s over-hated like she have made mistakes but the other characters have done way worse, the kiss was mostly Miguel’s fault because Sam was wasted and Miguel wasn’t and he could have rejected her. But people take all the blame on her, and the others on the show have done way worse things
Yeah she gets a lot of hate and I admit that I'm one of the people who hate her too but I have reasons for why I hate her in season one with her father asked her who she was talking to on her laptop she referred to Miguel who was her boyfriend at the time as a nobody been in that same episode she tries to manipulate Miguel into leaving Cobra Kai and joining another dojo because she knows that her father won't approve of him because he's a cobra Kai student plus she accused Tori of being a thief who stole her mom's wallet and when it was found out that Tori hadn't done it Sam who was the one throwing around accusations against Tori failed to even apologize to her and she was getting disrespected by Kyler in the cafeteria she failed to tell her father that Miguel was the one who stood up for her and fought off Kyler and his buddies who were being rude towards she never told her father anything about how much Miguel helped her that day and to top it all off she didn't mention to her father that the guy whose car she had her boyfriend hit was Johnny's she's done a lot of crappy things and that's why I hate her but not so much hopefully her character goes through more development in season 6 and becomes a better person
An issue I have with Sam is that she is used as the plot device. We need teen love drama so she strays from her current interest to the other interest. We need the two dojo's to fight so she provokes Tori until Tori throws the punch. This makes she character very wishy washy as it changes between seasons based on what the writers need to continue the story.
@@dregamingz The only significant bad things Miguel has done were drunkenly accidentally hitting Sam. Fighting ruthlessly against Robby in the tournament. Kissing Sam (This was one is bad on both of them). And fighting Robby in the brawl through miscommunication.
She would be a good for the all valley, Johnny’s philosophy in striking first, strike hard, no mercy will help her with Tory in the next all valley. I can see him giving a pep talk telling her to strike first then her going after Tory showing no mercy, throwing Tory off.
Dude that needs to happen I feel like a lot of people think Tory is gonna hurt Sam but I think Sam will finally get revenge and start beating Tory's ass and let's all her anger out on her and wins the fight but loses to robby in the next round.
@@ronharris8088 I can see Kreese telling Tory to take advantage of Miguel’s back injury, she wins but feels guilt. Then while Daniel does the Myagi trick on Miguel, an enraged Johnny coaches pissed off Sam
@@LeahWalentosky yeah or I can see Tory hurting Sam again or maybe hurts Miguel in one of the episodes before the tournament and that makes Sam really angry and starts becoming more aggressive and trains with johnny.
@@ronharris8088 Sam has aggression as seen in season 3, she just needs to learn how to channel it to be the leader she needs, Johnny will be good for her. He will help her confront Tory.
The reason why Sam was a controversial character to many people, including myself, in Seasons 1 and 2, was that most of her suffering seemed more self inflicted compared to the others. While Robbie, Tory, Miguel, Aisha, and Hawk all made mistakes and did acts one should no better, they all came from harder lives that one could sympathize rift, they weren't bad, they were just in bad situations that were at times not their fault, and they acted out wrongly because of that. Does that make it okay, no, but it did provide context and made us feel, "Okay, these things aren't right, but I know they're better than that. They'll eventually fix things." It's akin to the underdog, you root for them because you'd like for them to be in a better place (Although I'd say Tory's crossed the line when she chose to ignore her faults as well as her family's wellbeing). Sam, at least at first, seemed more like a spoiled well off girl who wasn't taking responsibility for her actions. Aisha struggling to reconcile with her, Sam should not have let Yasmine's acts of bullying slide, and should have stood up for her old friend, Aisha has every right to refuse her friendship. Miguel and Robbie's rivalry getting worse at times, as well as Johnny and Daniel, Sam, you're the one refusing to take responsibility for your mess ups, letting your boyfriends suffer because of it, and making easy to fix situations worse. Sam was never a villain, but for a lot of people, she seemed to just get away with things that others wouldn't in her place, harkening to what Tory said about the world having no mercy for people who struggle. Sam could get away with things, and at least had a good house and strong support to go back to, which the other youths couldn't. Fortunately, at least to me, Season 3 did make Sam much more sympathetic and likable. They made her take responsibility for how her actions worsened things, and had her act to make amends. The writers also did a good job at no longer making Sam feel like the privileged person in comparison, showing her helping her allies in facing their bullies, suffering for it, and her struggling to overcome PTSD. She finally...FINALLY, ends the annoying love drama by having her father understand why she likes Miguel, removing that from holding back the show. She also, justifiably, defends herself against Tory during the attack on the house. So, while the above reason were why she felt polarizing compared to the other characters, I'd say Season 3 has remedied most of my problems with her.
Well said. I do hate it though when people are super biased on characters as if they have done no wrong. Every character in the show has made mistakes. Even my favorite characters have, and I call out theirs to be fair.
"she seemed to just get away with things that others wouldn't in her place" what did she get away with name one but ignore you ignore tory stealing and getting away with it so if it only a sam thing. she always felt bad about thing when it went bad but one again ignoring tory never did feel bad about what she was doing at all. miguel is part of reason that boys got hurt once again ignoring that someone else in that too. miguel get drunk and get jealous not letting sam explanation. not believing her and hit her. so miguel's hurt feeling is his own fault nothing to do with sam til the kiss. "The writers also did a good job at no longer making Sam feel like the privileged person in comparison" wrong it was always there just cause you ignored it like you did other things does not mean it was not there for example you say it sam that turn on aisha when it was when aisha that turn on sam cause up til the whole tory thing they were still friend's once aisha took tory's side and no longer talked to sam it was on aisha not sam but once again you ignored that it was aisha that sided with the new girl rather then old friend.
Sometimes people hate characters that mirror their own flaws that they really hate, Other times, people hate characters that if they were irl with them, they'd feel in danger or threatened with them. Or they feel their life and everyone in it would be in danger with them, therefore making their own life sad. That's how it works.. That's how we choose our good and bad. Even experiments with babies show that(yes even tho it could be wrong) But if we just stopped thinking about all that, calmed that anxious feeling inside us and let go of what the world would think about us and what ways that would threaten our life, we would be able to calmly react to sam 's character. ((Btw Have you noticed how many people feel compelled to roast or ignore people who use "smart words" just because they could have been the ones using them?))
@@StryfetheWarrior Frankly, I think both Sam and Tory are toxic in their own kind of way. But mostly disappointed with Sam. Writing 3 emails was lame. She should have visited Robby personally with her dad. My sympathy goes to poor Robby. He is so lost that he will grab on to the 1st person that has not betrayed him. Dad betrayed him. Daniel betrayed him. Sam betrayed him. Mom really sucks. Ahh 😔 He's so alone.
@@hannah27_99 Yeah I cover a lot of this in my Robby video; every adult figure he's had set him up for failure. As far as Sam, I don't think she would've just stopped seeing Robby, especially how concerned she was about him when Daniel was looking for him. We can only speculate from dialogue and actions. I just want to make it clear that neither Sam/Tory are perfect and neither one deserves more criticism than the other (and I'm talking about the unjust kind). They both made their mistakes and did terrible things.
@@serpentkaikarate2041 and Sam visited Miguel at the hospital and tory didn't Sam's much better and Sam was drunk and who was the one who provoked her yeah tory.
I feel like Robbie would win the tourney underhandedly, showing that he (Like Miguel in the end of s1) has become corrupted with the whole “Strike First” and “No Mercy” rules
I think the biggest issue is the fact that Sam is a flawed character, deeply flawed, but is treated by the narrative as a good girl who only occasionally makes small mistakes. There's several scenes where Daniel is talking to her about her behavior and she always is able to settle it with, "Dad, it's me. You can trust me to do the right thing." But... no. No he can't. He can't trust her to do the right thing because she very rarely does the right thing, and when she does the wrong thing (often) you can tell that she's relishing in it. This makes her stand out from characters like Tori, a character who does screw up but is forced to confront it and change to be a better person or who gets punished. Same thing for Hawk, who often has to face the reaction from the narrative and characters that what he put up with before as Hawk does not justify how he acted as a bully. Sam, for a long time, did not have to deal with that. She gets grounded and then sneaks out with no further word on any sort of punishment and is then let out to hang out by the same mother who grounded her in the first place. She almost starts a fight in a cafeteria (for being slut shamed so it's at least justified) and clearly likes Miguel starting a fight for her instead, but then constantly acts like she's better than others because she 'doesn't start things'. Later seasons give her bad things to do by listening to to Johnny's teachings, but she never has to face what she did before in any real way so it feels more like the writers tried to tack on "bad girl traits" to solve than to ACTUALLY solve her real character issues. The way she hung out with bullies who tormented her former friend is swept under the rug and that friend goes back to "Hey, we're cool and we always will be," the way she didn't stand up for three kids getting bullied and instead only gets upset enough to break it off with her boyfriend when he tried to feel her up on a date instead of just confronting him and the narrative quickly spins it as the only thing she's mad about instead of focusing on the fact she was unknowingly dating a bully and should be ticked about that too, all small things on their own but piled up makes Sam look far less than ideal. Which would be fine, because the show is full of less than ideal characters who have to own up to their flaws. Except the writers clearly wanted her to be an ideal character "who only makes small mistakes" and didn't get until way too late that she was not a good girl and she was actually shallow, cruel and painfully self-absorbed. If this character flaws had been addressed and used as a way to make her grow, I think people would have been more accepting of her. As it is, when they finally did it was largely seen as too little too late.
Finally someone with sense rather than defending this sam though This fans thinking that overhate sam for doing bad things every character did bad things in this show but they got development unlike sam who only got redeemed bcz everyone is on same side she will show her true side once everyone joins cobra kai
the was always there and the guy spend mins talking about what been there from the begin, but all you hates see id it only from season 3 haha. open your eyes you would have seen it from the start.
You make a pretty good point that Sam will probably be the next All Valley Champion: It will have to be a Miagi or Eagle Fang student, because the villains winning would go against the rules of the genre, and you are right that Miguel is unlikely to have enough time to recover to the point that he can go against an even better trained Robby/Tory. (And Demetri is just a weaker fighter.) So it'll have to be Haw or Sam, and Hawk can't win on aggression, and is too aggressive to win on defense.
regarding miguel's rs with tory and sam's rs with toby was both their fault. they dragged these two people down with their own complications with each other thus making it even more complicated. it was both miguel and sam's fault for deliberately trying to cover their scars from the break up and giving in to the infatuation. ofc i understand this is a story, it has to be prolonged to create branches of outcomes, but irl that's a dangerous game to play, you're hurting a lot of people. plus sam is a good and well-written character, i liked it best when she said: everyone has a sob story it doesn't excuse you from being a bully. you always have a choice to act and behave properly.
I love that people still don't get PTSD very much and treat you like a monster for it and worsen it like if you're in my situation, living with someone who gave it to you still
Sam LaRusso is incredibly underrated. She makes mistakes and does some stupid stuff, but she is a genuinely kind and strong person at her core. Tori, on the other hand, proves herself to be significantly cruel. She does not deserve Robby.
Sam has messed up in this show, but the difference between her and Tory is that Sam tries to do better, while Tory chooses to stay in her funkiness. Sam did deserve to get called out for kissing Miguel in front of the school, because even though everyone knows Miguel and Sam are meant to be, they were seeing someone. But the spiked bracelet and that stuff was unnecessary. But, Tory still got whooped and Sam was wearing heels lol. Yes it was also wrong to accuse Tory like that, and I feel like Tory and Sam are so alike, and WOULDVE been great friends if Sam hadn’t accused 😭. But Tory should’ve gotten over it at the rink, because tbh she pushed her in the table and put her in her place. So Tory pretty much carried the rivalry, when Sam would’ve apologized to her for accusing her smh. I feel like Robby does deserve better, but he has been a prick to Johnny who has been trying harder than his mom at this point. Sam-needs to put more trust and benefit of the doubts toward others Miguel-needs to become weaker, 😂 he was supposed to be paralyzed and knocked Kyler out in 4 hits lol. Robby- Needs a good family, and a fresh start, and needs to give people a chance. But he deserves to have someone that cares for him truly. Tory- needs to heal her wounds and move on, and find peace in her life. As long as get someone who will care for her, and I pray to go she just forgets that Sam exists for the love of me. Hawk-I’m proud he found his true side, and I hope he balances more with Demetri (the two seem to vibe off of each other when they fight) and gets back with my girl Moon Demetri- Get Yasmine, and keep the flow going Aisha- bring yo ass back in this show 😂
@@StryfetheWarrior Daniel was helping him. Johnny was trying to help him. And Kreese, well Robby thinks he is helping him. But no one else is doing a mf thing
What i love about the show if you look closely in the story it is all about Balance- Sam, Migual, , Robby, Hawk, Johnny, Daniel even Stingray enz. all in turn have to deal with it and the consequences of balans and the things that happen if you lose it and what happens if you find it back. the best prove of it without SPOILING to much is with 2 characters you see in the tournament is season 4.🌳😉
I have always rooted for Sam. I have always sensed that she has a good heart and has good intentions. She just went about those intentions the wrong way a lot in the first 2 seasons, but then she really pulled through in righting a lot of her mistakes in s3.
Sam was also probably raised on the story’s of Johnny and Daniels rivalry, and would’ve obviously been told her dad was the good guy and did everything right. So she’s wanting to be like her father with everything to do with Tory since it seems like it all worked out so well for him to her. I’m sorry is that made no sense 😭😭
Hahaha - it's funny that she ended up the most polarizing character. I didn't like Sam until Season 4, where she came into her own. She's better for having embraced other philosophies, or being able to decide for herself what to believe and what to do.
My issue with Sam is that flawed characters aren’t flawed because of events that happened to them for example missing an arm isn’t a flaw or being an orphan doesn’t make you flawed instead flaws are deep intrinsic things we can’t escape and Sam doesn’t seem like a flawed character she just seems like a series of bad events that happen to her
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It was a great vid
@@cowboysdubs Thank you!
I'm about 7 minutes into this video. Is this a summary of all three seasons or is this an analysis?
Sam just makes so many poor choices that hurt other people more than herself. Every major plot point surrounding her feels like her acting before she thinks- ya know, like a teenager- and then trying to run from the consequences. This is why she clashes so well with Tory who didn't get to grow up rich and protected. Its easy to hate her when we see all the hard things other characters go through and she is 'the rich kid' who slums it with Miguel and Robby and has all the pretty, popular, mommy/daddy money problems. And that is a GOOD thing, she is a dislikable 'good guy' to match Miguel, Hawk, and Tory all being fan favorite villains. We know we're supposed to be on her side, but every time she makes one of those poor choices, it makes us reconsider what side we want to be on.
This is exactly how I feel about her character
Miguel is not a villain
Season 1 he was a villain or at best an anti hero as everything started because of his actions to retaliate and strike first. Many of the main conflicts of the series are caused by his negative choices, even if he is a likable guy.
That’s what I like about the show, the complexity of the characters
@@Sumguyinavan_ miguel has always been the main character along side Johnny, especially in season 1.
Sam is a flawed character, but she is generally good natured and has grown to defend her friends when she can. Her relationship with Daniel especially is one that stands out in this season.
I don’t like Sam at all even thought she wants to do the right thing which most character in the show does she is so annoying and is the whole reason Miguel and Robby have their problems and you might think oh they just kissed blah blah but that’s not what I’m talking about she started dating Miguel and broke up with him for a good reason but when she met Robby she started dating Robby Miguel got mad and started some heat even thought Miguel wanted bygones be bygones but if she never started dating Robby she never would’ve caused the school fight because Miguel never would’ve started dating Tory and the kiss wouldn’t of gotten to Tory as much as it did when she was dating Miguel therefore the school fight never would’ve happened
Don’t get mad at me and argue tell me your thoughts
@@HoboJoe11 nobody will get mad at you for your opinion
@@alisha4191 thanks I didn’t expect people to argue but thanks anyway
@@HoboJoe11 I disagree but those are your thoughts no need to argue.
@@adriennerobinson8984 he right wanna debate
The fact that Cobra Kai is a show based on characters with flaws and backgrounds that are layered and the key is finding forgiveness not only in yourself but in others as well it seems unnecessary to hate a character who like the others are simply trying to find their way.
Agreed
I don’t hate her, I just don’t like her.
@@X_Juice_X Sam is a girl like so many I know in my early life. I'd never call any of them evil or even bad people, but they had this nasty habit of pretending or even believing that they were way better people than they actually were.
@@ItsMeBarnaby Hey don’t get me wrong, I don’t like Tory either.
@@ItsMeBarnaby I think the reason why people find Sam more annoying than Tory is because Tory's bad actions are often in response to legitimate events and facts she witnesses, whereas Sam's actions are based on her assumptions that are often incorrect and unwarranted.
In other words, Sam is very quick to judge others and contradict her own morals, whereas Tory, despite having worse morals tends to be more consistent and act only when she knows for a fact that someone wronged her.
For example, Sam humiliated Tory and accused her of stealing from her mom because she saw her steal something completely different, even after Aisha reassured her that Tory wouldn't and didn't do that. Tory only humilated Sam and accused her of kissing her boyfriend after she witnessed it firsthand.
It also seems farfetched to say that Tory is a psychopath given what we know about her family life, and the fact that Sam was the one that started their whole rivalry by accusing her of stealing from her mom, and assaulting her. Tory was even completely open to them being friends initially.
Sam also harassed Tory at her work where she was more vunerable and couldn't fight back, which is a really low blow. One can definitely argue that Tory's worse than Sam. Sam just tends to contradict herself more and still tries to claim that she's better than her, despite her reasoning for attacking Tory being less warranted often.
Wow I actually hadn’t realized that there was hate for the character. I always viewed her as flawed but endearing character. Like almost all of the characters in the show haha
EXACTLY! I was so confused when I finished the show that everyone hated her, I like her
people literally forget that lmao
And you are right to think so, cause that is the case my friend
She’s one of the most hated characters on the show, I’m not even the biggest fan of her but I feel like she gets way too much hate compared to other characters.
I don't know man.. With others i can feel that writers are telling that this character is flawed..like kyler, hawk.. But sam feels like she is doing the right thing.. Which she is not. And I don't even see any redemption for her.
Sam is the only Miyagi-Do student who never studied under Cobra Kai.
True that
Oh you're right.
But demetri didnt train under cobra kai he left mins after he entered
And julie
@@lewisgrimes6987 technically he was still considered an Honorary Member and constantly helped and supported them throughout Season 1 and a bit of Season 2
I hate how all the videos on Sam completely ignore her ptsd and says that in the laser tag fight she didn’t care about her friends. Thanks for this video :)
Thank you so much!
She started the fight at laser tag. She literally call everybody to come to the hideout to confront them
So Sam let's her friend get assaulted and arm broken because of her own PTSD? She causes all of her own issues
@@jarrellwallace5038 She didn't know Tory was going to be there. She was kicking butt until Tory showed them she started panicking. Give her a break
@@riversouder3375 Judging by your comment you clearly don't know what PTSD is or how it works. Did you watch the video at all or are you one of those people that think mental health and trauma are made up BS?
People hear ptsd and get the wrong idea, sometimes its so bad you break down over it and other times you can learn to live with it. I would say she worried like she should but she is gonna live with it
I think she'll be ok too
Yeah ptsd is rough I got from getting attacked by a large dog but learn cope with it after I started learning karate so I’m sure Sam will find some to cope with hers in her way it’s something we have no choice but to live with
She has to. But she could get therapy tho.
@Ban this youtube ratio bozo
I never got the whole ptsd thing with sam.Yeah tori hits her in the arm with some spikes cutting her arm But sam still manages to beat tori even in other encounters sam always came out on top. So it wasn't like tori was always beating the hell out of her. To me sam getting ptsd from one injury shows how sheltered the LaRusso kids are since apparently they never got hurt in their lives.
Sam was finna drop Kyler at lunch lmfao, you could see that stance she was getting in.
If that happened no way Kyler would've been in S3 LMAO
Wonder if Kyler's gang would have joined in beating up a girl.
@@gamewizardks kylers gang are weak and are not gonna stand a chance at fighting the literal karate kids daughter
Honestly I don't think Sam would have won
@@triplexxx2174
I do
I liked Sam's character I liked her showing of also finding balance like her Dad, she kinda paralleled him in a sense
Agreed!
It would be good if people stopped overboard hassling her mainly for the following reasons
1. she's still a teenager
2. Everyone makes mistakes - no one else is perfect
3. Tory nichols mainly started it as even though, sam larusso advised tory it's better not to nick items tory's jealousy response was mocking her own personal religious beliefs and calling her a nun.
4. Tory nichols shows signs of being mentally disturbed
5. She's still growing up so they've all got a long way to go
6. She tried multiple times trying to passively end the fight against others especially in the high schools foyer regardless where the conflict was - tory nichols had absolutely no right morally nor legally binding for what she did
However, everyone else has their right to defend their own personal opinions
All I would ask is that people don't go overboard reactions with their boarding hassles of sam larusso
Haven't watched season 3 episodes delivery release though, judging by uploaded youtube video clips, she seems to be trying to recover from the conflict where the cobra 🐍 kai kar8 crew especially their now leader tory nichols is still available for going nuts.
The cobras 🐍 re started the process of creating confusion worse and encouraging extremely bad credit by senselessly riding their own bikes and severely injured n8 and n8s parents could have simply gotten the authorities involved if they wanted to.
Even though, the miyagi do students did some silly stuff I still see the cobra 🐍 kai martial arts style techniques group as being even worse
@@greatest_bumble_bee_dude Isn’t she like 17 lol, I don’t think the teenager point stands well
@@baha2716 But she still young anf if she wasn't a teenager so what are you going to call her
Something that pissed me off about Robby and Tory after the school fight. Miguel could've been KILLED or PARALYZED FOR LIFE thanks to their misdeeds. But they both made it all about how they're the 'victims' because they got prison/probation sentences for committing crimes.
YES.. People shit on sam and turn around to other characters who do the same thing and be like "Oh I love them sm"
You need to look at the bigger picture Robby never did anything to start the fight or escalate if anything he tried to break it up but Miguel attacked him and insulted him. Sam used Robby to get Miguel attention and when Robby was still showing that he was on sam’s side he went back to the dojo to see Miguel and sam together it’s sad
@@mathissansom9216 if you want to look at the big picture why'd you leave the part where Robby made a horrible mistake? His mistake outweigh everything you said. Doesn't mean he is a bad person but what you're saying isn't the big picture, they are excuses.
Sorry but the injurie of miguel is no argument. They were fighting and accidents happen while fighting. Miguel and Sam also kicked people on the stairs you can very well die from that aswell. There was no intention of critically injuring someone. Sam did everything she did on purpose. and considering the things she did that is pretty fucked up
@@nongmaithemavinash3977 If Miguel didn't attack Robby they could have stopped the fight as well as Robby went in with blind rage after the comment about his father and Miguel saying sam loves him. Miguel literally tried to stop Tory when they got to the top of the stairs but then when Robby comes he just trips him. As well as Miguel wasn't even drunk and still kissed Sam even though he was with someone, he basically cheated on Tory at that exact moment.
Her relationship with Robbie is complicated. You could tell that she thought she loved him and even messaged him nonstop while he was in prison because she cares about him and feels guilty for her actions. Robby couldn’t answer of course, but from her perspective, it seemed like he was done with her. It was inevitable that Sam and Miguel were going to get together again because they were meant for each other. There were goofing around until there was a sudden spark between them again, but then Robby shows up at the wrong time, making Sam seem like an awful person when in reality, she really tried to make things right.
Finally, someone who isn't biased!
Huuum see but it wasn’t the spark that happened that made me mad at her character it was that after everything that happens the next day she makes out with Miguel when Robby showed he still cared while being in juvie. Sam also knows Robby has a very complicated life and instead going and trying to talk to him she just goes to Miguel’s side. Personally I don’t feel like Miguel and Sam are right together because of all the problems it causes. Also what is she gonna do just never talk to Robby again after he spent to months at her house
The other problem with this though is that there are timeskips in Cobra Kai. Robby spent at least 3 months in Juvie, depending on when school started (he got out in December, which S3E10 is actually December 19th as far as the date). Sam didn't just get with Miguel overnight
@@StryfetheWarrior I know she didn’t but why after everything you don’t at least talk to Robby I mean they both seamed like they cared for each other and in his eyes she was the only one she trusted she should have figured it out with Robby before moving on it was careless of her and hurtful towards him.
@ProtoG26 This is why I want Robby vs. Sam to be the Finals matchup in the All Valley Tournament. Because that I think would have the biggest stakes, and I doubt Miguel's going to make it past the quarterfinals in his condition.
I feel bad for Sam....She is not perfect and had made a fair share of mistakes but she is a good person underneath, and most importantly she realises that when she made a mistake but unfortunately she got a lot of hate just because other people resort to violence over her actions. I didn't like her in season 2 but if you look her journey in season 3, people sometimes dont give her enough credid for how strong she is and manage to overcome every obstacle....I never understand, how she was the one who got blamed for school violence, if Tory thought that the only way to resolve the issue is not by talking but by beating Sam, it's her fault. Also Sam saw her friend arm being broken in front of her but was helpless and unable to do anything cause of her PTSD and Panic episode, which is awful for her because she will always have to live with the regret that she was unable to do anything for the rest of her life.
Agreed. It's not just a one sided rivalry; everybody at odds with each other both made mistakes. Robby and Miguel, Daniel and Johnny, Demetri and Hawk, Tory and Sam.
Sam deserved everything she got
@@serpentkaikarate2041 lmao no
@@serpentkaikarate2041 how drunk are you
Seasons 1 & 2 Sam were kinda annoying and really easy to get pissed at but yeah, Season 3 Sam is the best. Season 4 Sam is annoying but honestly she's just dazed and confused. One bad thing though is that Tory tried to make peace and Sam, not heeding Aiesha's advice and instead making stuff worse and being sassy through the whole season. Tory seems to have softened up and tried to get help and seemed sad when she figured out Silver bribed the Ref
Sam gets too much hate tbh I’m glad S3 they made her better despite going through ptsd, and panic attack I feel bad that she gets all the hate
I tend to see a lot of Miyagi-Do gets the hate. I myself like characters from both sides (both sides being Daniel/Johnny's dojo)
ik it's an unpopular opinion but I think she was even worse in season 3.
@@danielparker6954 I didn't mind her in the first two seasons but in season 3 ....she was terrible
@@vangogh_baby ya, I used to like her I still didn't like her in the first 2 seasons but in season 3 she rlly was awful
@@danielparker6954 This is so TRUE
Sorry about the PTSD man, that must be really hard. I hope you are feeling better.
Thank you; it has gotten better over time. Completely different from around the time of my diagnosis
@@StryfetheWarrior That's good to hear.
I think what's interesting about Sam when compared to characters like Miguel, Robby or Tory is not that she did the biggest mistakes. All those 3 characters had worse actions, because they involved out of proportion offensive violent acts. However, Sam is probably the character of the show who did the biggest amount of "small" mistakes and, more importantly, she did the in the relationships with a large amount of characters. So if you happen to be a die hard Miguel-, Robby-, Tory- or Aisha-fan who believes your favorite character "can't do no wrong", then Sam becomes an easy scapegoat that you can blame for everything. Even though that's silly and also condescending towards all those other characters. So I think that's one of the main reasons why she is such a polarizing character in the fandom.
I wouldn't consider jumping the Kobra's after school to be a "small" mistake.
@@TheBAGman17 What do you mean with jumping the Kobra's after school?
Very well put. I do have my favorite characters in the series (mainly Johnny/Miguel/Daniel) but I try to be objective as I can because none of these characters are perfect. Hell even Miyagi made mistakes; that's how he bettered himself. To act like one character is perfect or "Does no wrong" is completely biased and honestly kind of immature. You could make a well thought-out video to weigh the good and bad on characters, and people will STILL argue about a point that's already covered in this video (namely this comment section and others) 🤦♂️
@@speedy3702 the arcade fight.
@@TheBAGman17 Ah, right. Well, first of all. When I talk about "small mistakes", I mean it relatively compared to the other main teen characters. Because whatever mistake you might point out about Sam, I can easily find worse examples among the others, either when it comes to intend or level of violence.
Secondly, the Arcade fight happened as a reponse to Cobra Kai first brutally beating up Nathaniel & stealing Miguel's surgery money, Hawk purposely destroying Dimitri's science project and the gang attacking Chris at his work place & almost getting him fired. So while starting the Arcade fight was not the smartest way to go about it and it clearly backfired in a horrible way, I can't really blame Sam for wanting to fight back. What else were the supposed to do? Should they just let Hawk get away with all the bullying he was doing?
Honestly, a lot of the Sam hate I've seen is less about the character than about the idea that a girl is always responsible for what boys do about her behavior. Sam kissed Miguel... therefore the fact that he and Robby got into a life threatening fight is her fault. (And I note how rarely they point out that Miguel also kissed Sam.) The character is not my favorite in the show, but I really don't understand the "blame everything on Sam" school of thought. Granted, I dislike Tory as a character in a more active way, so in that particular rivalry, I have a clear pick, but I also don't care all that much about it and use the scenes dealing with it to catch up on my crossword puzzles, so...
"Honestly, a lot of the Sam hate I've seen is less about the character than about the idea that a girl is always responsible for what boys do about her behavior." Sam kisses Miguel while drunk. But when Miguel gets drunk and assaults someone, Sam's blamed for it because she was "tramping" around with someone.
"The character is not my favorite in the show, but I really don't understand the "blame everything on Sam" school of thought." Blame WatchParty and his ridiculous biases against Sam for this.
"Sam kisses Miguel while drunk. But when Miguel gets drunk and assaults someone, Sam's blamed for it because she was "tramping" around with someone."
Exactly. And what constitutes "tramping around" in these circles is a little, um, insane. OMG, she was friends with another boy!!!! Gentlemen, grow up. It is not the Victorian era anymore. And the fact that something developed later after the breakup does not retroactively make it cheating at the time. (I kind of hope the show addresses this directly at some point, other than the joke of having the clueless parent at the meeting make the accusation.) I also wish they'd stop saying, "Sam kissed Miguel" and point out that Sam and Miguel kissed each other. It was a stupid move on both of their parts, if an understandable one in the circumstances. They both realized it immediately and apologized to each other. But even if they hadn't, what it justifies is Robby and Tory breaking up with their respective partners and sending them packing... not assault with a weapon. And it's Robby who should have the beef with Sam about it; Sam owes Tory nothing. Tory should have her anger be at Miguel, who _did_ owe her something.
Agreed. I pointed this out in my Tory video too that Miguel and Sam BOTH kissed, it wasn't Sam kissing Miguel against his will/consent. They both leaned in to each other. It takes two to tango.
Don't you know you can't blame Miguel He's perfect he doesn't do anything wrong
Silly me, I forgot! And here he's my favorite character and everything. Bad fan, no cookie.
When you show the audience booing. It was hilarious.
Yep
it was from WWE 2019 hell in a cell
@@SmileyOps_ Thank you for the fun fact.
@@josephmaller592 your welcome
Yeah especially the yell at the end
To be fair, I actually I've grown to really love the character especially in season 3. I think she's unfairly hated. Sure she doesn't always make decisions that I agree with, but she seems to be genuinely nice and her PTSD and panic attacks (and even getting her arm slashed) made me sympathize with her. She has a great relationship with Daniel, she clearly loves Miguel (for the most part) and is (generally) protective of Demetri. Plus I can imagine how hard it would be the daughter of DANIEL LARUSSO. If I had any issues with her is that, besides her impulsiveness, he can have a bit of a bystander especially in season 1 with Aisha.
So long story short, Sam's far from my favorite, she'd be #6 in rankings but honestly I respect Mary Mouser's role as Samantha Larusso.
Agreed!
Yea I agree 100%
I wasn’t aware people hated her. I liked her character.
Yeah, it was pretty crazy to find out how deep it is lol
I thought she was alright. Didn't know that opinion would get me hate.
@@NAME-yg8sl me too
Sam has made some mistakes in the past but I can say she has improved. I liked her character way more in season 3. Keep up the great content.
Thank you so much!
Yeah and I like that she took the blame for what happened to Miguel and her being with Miguel so much better than being Robby somebody she doesn’t really love romantically just as a friend
I kinda hated her character in season 4 tho
I wish people would stop hating her. She’s not a bad person. She’s a Larusso and the daughter of the film series main hero Daniel. Okay I admit she has her flaws, but come on. She’s skilled in Miyagi Do Karate the longest and she cares deeply for her friends in-spite if they are at odds with her. And let’s not forget, other than Miguel’s recovery to Demetri’s Increased confidence and of course Hawk’s redemption, she’s had the best story arc in Season 3, which mirrors Daniel’s own arc from Karate Kid 3. If anyone deserves hate from the Larusso household it’s Anthony; the one who chooses to relish and exploit the rich lifestyle.
100%
If she deeply cared for her friends she wouldn't have kissed miguel and provoked cobra kai which made demetri get his arm broken.
Exactly!
@@bankrollskillet1811 excuse me, but Cobra Kai were the ones who provoked Miyagi Do both at school (trashing Demetri’s project) and at the arcade (stealing stuff while Chris’s back was turned). Okay I admit Sam shouldn’t kissed Miguel, but let’s be honest those two clearly haven’t forgotten their spark they originally had before Miguel messed things up during the first season. And let’s not forget she did have that conflict within her from season 1 over how she wanted to reach out to Aisha, but then attempted to continue doing just that in season 2, only for Tory to be in between them.
This video is complimentary of Sam compared to others. There's another guy who's posts convince me that he was previously deeply affected by a girl named Samantha.
I’m in season 4 right now and from what I’ve seen, each character is shown to not just be pure good or pure evil. The show has made it so that we don’t necessarily hate any of the characters. Even a character like Kreese has decent qualities to him in spite of his manipulative tendencies and to a certain degree maybe even cares about his student like Tory. In the case of Sam she has to be the most gray of gray’s due to a few of the bigger conflicts stemming from her choices. Dimitri getting his arm snapped, Tory and the Cobras starting a ballroom blitz at school with Myogi-Do, Robby being pissed enough to almost kill Miguel, and her along with Johnny and Daniel being responsible for pushing Robby to the Cobra Kai’s. What I said might not be fair but in the context of the show, having a prodigy like Robby side with the enemy was one of the biggest mistakes on her sides part.
I personally would expect we'll see a lot more screentime for Samantha in season 4, as she'll be practically glued to Miguel's side and the two characters' relationship acts as a sort of bridge between the dojos. (This is, in fact, very much visible in their clothing, especially the way Samantha's wardrobe is primarily made up of maroon, purple, and red-blue patterned outfits)
That would be cool!
I’m really hoping that Julie returns and makes an appearance in Cobra Kai where she visits LA to sympathize with Daniel about Miyagi and also build a strong relationship with Sam. Julie would be a perfect aunt like figure to Sam and Sams actor even said that she would really like to work with the actor who played Julie so it’s quite possible for a return
People only hate Sam because she is rich. The worst Sam has done is a accused Tori of stealing. Tori tried to kill her twice and everyone loves her. it's absolutely ridiculous. I can relate to Tori more because of her struggles but the hate Sam gets is insane because she isn't a bad person and honestly didn't really do anything wrong
I think it because people thought of her character initially as self righteous. And she makes mistakes that they believe she could have avoided. Then when she acts traumatized/ like a victim (which she was like a victim like you mentioned) they see it as her being selfish/ignorant/ problematic. I think people like tori better because she was introduced better and she really only has problems with Sam. While San is at the center of all the drama
Sam just seems a bit holier than thou and there are even small details like not taking responsibility.
"I wasn't driving"
"Why are you taking her side?" (Even though she started the fight, despite agreeing with no karate and no rivalries.)
No, Moon is rich and i completely love her, and that's not the worst that sam has done, she always throws the first stone and hides her hand, i don't see her exactly as self righteous, i see her as self centered and a swizzle. Everything always started with her always, the fights, the bad blood, everything. I am so sick of her.
Fr. They hold Sam to a higher standard than they do the other characters because she has had an earlier life financially. They excuse stuff from other characters that they wouldn't do for Sam.
Nothing like arguing made up arguments am I right?
This shows how good the writing is for the show. Every character has flaws. There is no 100% good or bad...gret areas...just like real life.
yes
Ngl her and Robby are the characters I’m conflicted on the most.
Though I still like her over Robby. He isn’t horrible, but I always had the feeling his development flip flopped too much.
My friend put it best
“Look at this delinquent guy, watch him become a good person”
“See he even learned to conquer his demons through miyagi do”
“Just kidding he paralyzed someone and is now wanted”
“Just kidding he went all in with Kreese”
I do think development could’ve been executed better for both him and Sam, but they’re stellar characters regardless.
This comment made me lol (the just kidding parts). I agree
I really appreciate this video! Sam happens to be one of my favorite characters and it’s *so difficult* to find non-biased videos surrounding her character. Thank you for taking the time to make this ❤️
Thanks for your comment! I try to be as neutral as I can with every character.
Sam and Moon are both my favorites! They are both such angels that have come a long way since s1.
I like the look of worry on Tory's face at 20:00, when Sam does her "balance" gesture. Reminds me of when Danial faced off against Mike Barns, in the sudden death round. He performed the kata to prep for Barns final attack, which freak Barns out a bit.
People have compared Tory with some similarities to Mike Barnes in Season 3, so makes sense
Reasons to love Sam:
1) She tried preventing Yasmin from bumping into Johnny's car by telling her that she shouldn't be on her phone and she came clean to her mom about it and apologized, even though it was Yasmin's fault
2) she refused to take no nonsense from kyler the minute she saw his true colors
3) when yasmin and moon didn’t want to talk to her anymore, she didn’t apologize for something she didn't do just to keep them as friends, she smack talked yasmin like a boss
4) she wasn't upset about Miguel being jealous; she was upset about Miguel trying to start a fight with Robby and not feeling bad about it
5) She apologized to Aisha at the tournament after taking her for granted
6) she, like Miguel, immediately regretted the kiss after Miguel mentioned that he can't and he's with Tory
7) you could clearly see in her face that she was going to come clean to Robby about the kiss after he came clean about the medal the day of the school fight
8) during the fight, she said:"can't you just stop it already?!" indicating that she doesn't want to fight anymore
9) she and Robby saved Demetri at the mall
10) she visited Miguel at the hospital and took responsibility for the school fight
11) she didn't care about Tory getting punished, she just wanted Miguel to be ok when Tory just wanted revenge
12) she even said to Hawk at the hospital:"I don't care what you think, I just want to help." 13) she helped raise money for Miguel's surgery
14) in the science project scene, she told Hawk to back off or he won't be lucky. He didn’t take her seriously, and thats the only reason she got violent.
15) she didn't play the victim to her mom after the arcade fight, she said: "they broke Demetri's arm, I just wanted to show them that we couldn't be bullied." Which is what happened
16) it was HER idea for Miyagi Do and Eagle Fang to work together to defend themselves against CK
17) overall she's funny, smart, playful, and sweet, but still tough and brave when needed
1) She also told Yasmin to drive away and no, she didn't come clean she hid it from her mom until Johnny told
2) Actually, she left when he did something that affected her and never tried to stop him form bullying
3) Nope, she begged them to let her stay in their clique
4) no, she was just upset she got hit despite the fact it was an accident and she jumped into the fight and its hypocritical of her to be pissed at him for violence even though she started to like him because he beat up kyler and he started the fight because it was pretty sus that she was holding hands with robby
5) She did this after she had no other friends to turn to
6) she wasn't as regretful and didn't try very hard to tell robby
7) she didn't though and instead decided to talk further about the medal of honour which she already knew about
8) what does this other than she was losing and wanted to get out of it?
all other points are great
@@MihirMishra-pw4vf
1) she only told Yas to drive away when Johnny was yelling at them. Yes, she didn't say anything about it until her mom found out, but when her mom did find out, she came clean and apologized.
2) she broke up with Kyler at the movie theater, which is why he made up that rumor about her.
3) she did beg them, but she was honest when she did. She could've taken it further and apologized for something she didn't do, but she didn't.
4) when miguel and sam talk at the tournament, sam clearly said that miguel shouldn't have been trying to hit anyone, when he was trying to hit Robby and hit her instead, which is why she broke up with him. She was trying to stop Miguel from hitting Robby, which is why she got in between.
5) The point is because of everything with Aisha, she never backed down to fight for her friends again, except at the arcade fight, but that was only because of Tory.
6 and 7) telling your boyfriend you cheated isn't exactly an easy feat. She would've told Robby had it not been for Tory
8) apart from the beach club incident, tory was just pretty much looking for reasons to fight with her after that. She clearly tried to tell Tory to stop during the school fight.
@@CarolineForbesAndTaylorSwift
1) she still told yasmine to drive away. What does Johnny yelling have to do with it? And she didn't really have much choice in telling her mum after johnny told, so that isn't exactly "coming clean"
2) she broke up when he did something that affected her, she didn't care much about him bullying miguel and co cos it didnt affect her and she wanted to be with someone "cool"
3) I don't mean to sound rude or anything, but what does this really prove that's likeable about her?
4) she didnt acknowledge that miguel had a pretty good reason to fight robby because the circumstances were very sus without background
5) she still only apologised because she had no other friends at that time.
6 and 7) If she was gonna tell, she would have told him when she saw him. she wasn't as regretful as miguel and was kinda avoiding it
8) se told her to stop because she was losing
@@MihirMishra-pw4vf
1) Johnny was yelling at them right before it happened and they were all scared so that's when Sam told Yasmin to drive away.
2) She was on the verge of breaking up with Kyler before he tried to rape her. The fact that he tried to rape her just quickened the process.
3) This is not one of Sam's best moments but she had a choice to either apologize for what she didn't do or just walk out from there. She at least had the smarts and the decency to walk out of there without lying(with difficulty I know).
4) She wasn't flirting with Robby. Miguel just misunderstood. Sam was trying to explain everything to Miguel. Miguel didn't have to fight Robby. He could have just told him to back off when he was talking to Sam.
5) yeah she only apologized to Aisha bc she had no one else. But it goes to show that friends like Aisha are the type of friends that will be there through thick and thin and shouldn't be taken for granted. Sam always cared about Aisha, she just needed a little push to figure that out and she never took her for granted again. And it makes Sam relatable and realistic so all us fans can learn from that.
6) and 7) Sam may not have regretted it as much as Miguel did but she did still regret it. And still would've told him if it wasn't for Tory.
8) That may be, but Sam was willing to stop fighting. Just for all Tory to be all: "What's the matter? You can't keep up?"
@@CarolineForbesAndTaylorSwift 1. Ok that's understandable even if it isn't right
2.Really? What implies this?
3. Again, that doesn't really show any "smarts" it only shows that she was not only focused on being popular. Not much decency shown either.
4. She walked to him holding hands with and smiling at another guy after (what seemed to him like) ghosting him for a long time that was on her and Robby. Maybe Miguel shouldn't have fought, but I doubt sam would be any different if miguel did that with another girl
5. A little push? She was willing to watch her get bullied by everyone until she lost all other friends. That's not very caring
6. and 7. What implies that? She was quite guilty, yes, but she could have told him at the point when the bell rang
8. Yes, Sam was more sensible there
Very good analysis. Although I have to disagree with you on the Robby not being able to responding during his entire time in juvie. There is no way he couldn't have had time to respond after he put Shawn in his place.
I also liked how you stated the fact that when Sam actually visited Miguel and helped him in his time of need whereas Tory did nothing but focus on revenge. Sam definitely improved her character in season 3 when she started owning up to her mistakes like when she visited Miguel, started that fund raiser to help pay for Miguel's surgery, she tried to be there for Robby by emailing him and only stopped because he never answered which is not her fault, she wanted to do something about Cobra Kai who were harassing her and her friends, she convinced her dad to give Miguel a chance, she started the dojo alliance not jus to stop Cobra Kai but to let bygones be bygones, like she said "if we can't get over the past the fighting will never end this rivalry has to stop one way or another" and she overcame her PTSD,
While Sam isn't perfect she is learning from her mistakes.
@@cobraassociation6573 I wouldn't say Miguel and Sam getting back together was forced since they never really got over each other.
Robby is just being a brat who expects everything to go his way and giving lame excuses. Like when he blamed Daniel for ending up in juvie when the truth is he put himself in that rat hole.
Yeah I think after beating Shawn he could've had some time. It could also have been Kreese's poisoning slowly worked more and more over time.
@@StryfetheWarrior Btw totally off topic but I think Cobra Coven is back with Kyler as his username. I just thought you should know.
You're right, even the editing style is the same. Thanks for the heads up!
@@StryfetheWarrior No problem
I won’t lie: outside of Robby and Tory, Sam is the only other character in the series who I’m heavily conflicted with. From liking her to not liking her to getting some sort of even ground in-between, it did finally ring through to me how much this series loves creating complex characters, even if they aren’t as deep as I would’ve liked (being a fanfiction writer myself and all that).
What really struck me about Sam is the kind of crazy parallel between her and Tory (and by that, I mean how crazily similar their rivalry is to Johnny and Daniel’s from the first movie). Maybe it’s just me but hot damn, did it make me look at the latter in a more positive light. Yes, she’s made some royally f’d up mistakes; yes, she might be a bit of a hypocrite and yes, she has far from the best track record when it comes to getting people and keeping them around but then again.....so did Daniel.
So did......mostly everyone else.
It's just that Sam gets dragged for her mistakes more by the vocal minority that hang out on social media, a vocal minority that also tend to give the male characters a free pass.
@@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102 I’ve noticed that a lot
@@DariusFrench6273 I liked Sam until she came back with Miguel without saying anything to Robby
@@wolfkai8583 Sam tried contacting Robby but he never answered(even after he put Shawn in his place).
@@kevinthompson3569 Yes but if you think about it if he truly loved Robby would she have wait?
Sam's need to fix things gets her into all kinds of interesting situations. She is the eye of the storm. She is a teenager. Teenagers do stupid things.
Can confirm as a former teenager
@@StryfetheWarrior i use to dress as a ninja and journey across town at 1 o clock in the morning to TP houses.
No, i would have never cheated on my boyfriend. People need to stop looking us teens as dead brain with legs.
I've been in Aisha's shoes before. I had friends betray me a dozen times when I was Middle/High School/College age. Sadly I ended up blowing them off when they tried to apologize. Looking back 30% of my "betrayals" were over super petty shit and I feel bad for holding grudges against some. Watching this show (when it first aired on youtube red) kinda helped me rethink many aspects of my personality.
Finally! Someone who sees Samantha as a good guy! She's my favorite character and I agree with almost all of your points! Sometimes it feel like I'm the only person who likes her but videos like this give me hope.
However, I do have some counterarguments for this video: yes, Samantha has made mistakes just like everyone else, but I would say that she was innocent in the romantic drama. The only mistake that she made was kissing Miguel while she was drunk, and I would barely hold her accountable for that because she was obviously under the influence of alcohol and her judgement was impaired. Miguel was completely sober.
Samantha also had every right to accuse Tory of stealing her mom's wallet. First, Tory brags about stealing alcohol and then mocks Sam when Sam tells her that she shouldn't steal. When Sam approaches Tory about the wallet, Sam doesn't immediately blame her. She says, "My mom is missing her wallet," and Tory immediately gives a snide remark: "Sucks for her."
Samantha did apologize to Tory for what happened at the beach club. When she runs into Tory at the roller skating rink, she says, "Look, we just wanted to order some food, I'm sorry." But Tory ignores her and doesn't even apologize for being rude and shoving Samantha either.
When you say, "Tory had a right to know and confront Sam at the school," this is true, but that is not what Tory did. She threatened Sam and began a school brawl instead of talking to her like a normal person.
About what happened at the school and the arcade in season three, I do agree that the Miyagi-Do students were not following the Miyagi-Do philosophy, but they were only retaliating against Cobra Kai who had been tormenting them for two and a half seasons straight. They tried to fight smart and fair, but it never worked out, so they resorted to trying to beat Cobra Kai at their own game. This did not work because their hearts weren't in it. Miyagi-Do is about balance and peace. It also failed because Cobra Kai is manipulative.
I'm conflicted about whether or not Robby had time to respond to Samantha's emails. I don't blame him for not responding because he did try and he was obviously in a tough spot, but I also don't blame Samantha for being upset with Robby when he got mad at her because she stopped writing to him. It was mainly a communication issue, but Robby could have handled it much better. Neither of them were wrong when it came to the emails, but Robby was wrong for blowing up at her.
Other than that, I agree with you!
Also, the beginning was hilarious. The Samantha haters be like that sometimes. 😂
"However, I do have some counterarguments for this video: yes, Samantha has made mistakes just like everyone else, but I would say that she was innocent in the romantic drama. The only mistake that she made was kissing Miguel while she was drunk, and I would barely hold her accountable for that because she was obviously under the influence of alcohol and her judgement was impaired. Miguel was completely sober." Well, I would say Sam did string Robby along a bit, since she was using him to repress her feelings for Miguel. It's still miles above Miguel going into a relationship with Tory while pining for Sam the whole time and cheating on Tory with Sam the first chance he gets (and neither Miguel nor Sam regretted the kiss, they just regretted being in relationships with other people when it happened).
"Samantha also had every right to accuse Tory of stealing her mom's wallet. First, Tory brags about stealing alcohol and then mocks Sam when Sam tells her that she shouldn't steal. When Sam approaches Tory about the wallet, Sam doesn't immediately blame her. She says, "My mom is missing her wallet," and Tory immediately gives a snide remark: "Sucks for her."" I've always seen Tory's snide attitude here as an indication she was trying to initiate something with Sam, just off the things Aisha had been saying to Tory earlier in the episode. And yep, Tory offered herself up as suspect #1 by actually stealing a bottle of vodka and then bragging about it. Keep in mind, the stolen wallet belonged to Sam's mom. That's the only reason Sam was so interested in retrieving it and she had good reason to believe that Tory was guilty. Had Sam called security on Tory instead of offering her a chance to open her purse, then security wouldn't have found the wallet, but they'd find the stolen vodka. Tory would have been busted either way. (And Sam was likely trying to keep Aisha out of trouble, because while her mom was able to talk the management into letting Robby come to the club as their guest in spite of Robby's criminal past, it's unlikely that Aisha's family would be able to keep their membership if their guest was busted for stealing)
"Samantha did apologize to Tory for what happened at the beach club. When she runs into Tory at the roller skating rink, she says, "Look, we just wanted to order some food, I'm sorry." But Tory ignores her and doesn't even apologize for being rude and shoving Samantha either." It's pretty clear Tory would never have accepted Sam's apology. Sam's single slight against her was enough to cement Tory's hatred, and nothing was going to change her mind after that.
"When you say, "Tory had a right to know and confront Sam at the school," this is true, but that is not what Tory did. She threatened Sam and began a school brawl instead of talking to her like a normal person." Actually, in this situation, Tory should be taking up the issue with Miguel, not with the girl that Miguel cheated on her with. However, I'm of the belief that Tory attacked Sam at the school because she wanted Miguel to watch her giving Sam a public ass-beating.
@@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102 So, you're agreeing with me for the most part, it seems. Nice to have someone on the same page. I wouldn't say that Sam strung anyone along, but at least we can agree on most everything else. And yes, finally someone says that Tory should have confronted Miguel instead of Sam. I agree with that, too. :)
@@tristanmireles8994 Yeah.
Yees thank you. Sam doesn't deserve so much hate and she deserves more credit as a character.
Sam has always been my favorite character. I always liked her.
I only got into cobra kai with the release of season 3 and seeing the amount of hate thrown towards Sam has been conflicting. I see where a lot of the fan base comes from, but it’s also clear she is a teenager trying to do what’s right (which involves messing up even more than your average adult protagonist). I think she’s picked as the punching bag for the fan base because pretty much every show has a villain (which is clearly Kresse but even he is somewhat sympathetic). She’s reacting the same way a lot of high school girls would, and for that I have to give the writers credit, even if at times it’s frustrating
Agreed
Very good analysis of Sam! I hope it's convinced Sam haters to look at her through a different lens. A couple of things, though:
- I'd argue that it wasn't just the fight with Tory at the school that gave Sam PTSD. It was more likely the culmination of everything that happened that day: having her kiss with Miguel exposed, Miguel's fall, the turn in her relationship with Robby, and the general chaos and trauma of the whole thing.
- I'm not sure when it was ever implied that Tory was a more skilled fighter than Sam, even at Tory's introduction. Yeah, Tory has a kickboxing background, but Sam was also trained in Miyagi-Do from a young age.
Yes, this video was completely honest about Sam, while still acknowledging that she's a good person who's made mistakes and tries to learn from them. The fact that she's had 3 boyfriends just shows how likeable she is.
I think her staying with Miguel is good for her but if they split they need to take a break from dating for awhile
@@tristanmireles8994 That's right.
@@tristanmireles8994 yeah if Miguel and Sam do break up again, they should both take a dating break completely and focus on themselves.
Sam (in my perspective) is the best New Generation Miyagi Do student , she shares the same skills with Daniel and she is so sweet to the people she cares about
I think so too!
Agreed!
Agreed
She is a great student, but like Daniel acts hypocritically and rushes into action not realizing the consequences later. Johnny has shown more restrain (when not drunk) than Sam and Daniel combined. Tory is made to be an evil girl but in reality the two are impulsive and driven by their hatred for each other, which Daniel and Johnny share and which caused Cobra Kai to come back to life. Sam is a great character in the sense that she is not "perfect" and that we can either like or dislike her. In my case I dislike her.
If she is the best then they are screwed and i am not talking about skills
If we're being honest, Sam seems to get the most character development of anyone in season 3. This is also the season of the show where what used to be Sam's primary storyline - the love triangle involving herself, Miguel, Robby, and Tory - takes a noticeable backseat and I don't think that's a coincidence, seeing as that love triangle drama was the worst-received element of season 2. Of course there are still viewers who don't like the character, but it also seems like a not insignificant amount of people really warmed up to Sam in season 3 as well.
@@tristanmireles8994 no, just no
@@bgos4727 yes just yes
Hey man. Sorry to hear u have PTSD it really sucks hope you’re okay and continue to overcome it! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you. I'm getting better
Sam is a wonderful character who get too much hate in my opinion ! I can't wait for her character arc in Season 4 !
Agreed!
Skyler loggins, she deserves to be hated
@@serpentkaikarate2041 just like you do
Personally I think Samantha is a complicated character. In the aspect of relationships, she is quite a problem when you look at how she handled it with Robby and Miguel. However, on the other hand, I think she is a decent person in terms of how she makes up for her mistakes especially as seen in Season 3.
100%
@@tristanmireles8994, she probably will cheat on him, it’s in her nature
@@serpentkaikarate2041 if she did cheat on him then she would've never kissed him lol.
I agree, she's quite deep and she thinks about and mulls over things. Of course she gets stuff wrong, but heck don't we all?
@@evelynwilson1566 Exactly Evelyn, well said :)
The whole arc of every character in this series is what happens when grudges and bullies go out of control. Sam is no different than any of the other characters. Miguel gets jealous and uses his anger which causes the first break up with Sam. Robby using Daniel to get back at his father then when that anger is unleashed he to hurts Miguel when he gets jealous. Hawk gets bullied becomes a badass then turns into a bully then comes back to being Hawk. Its about finding identity and balance. Tory thinks the world is against her finds something to channel that anger. Seizes what she wants which starts a feud about boyfriends and stuff with Sam. This is no different then Daniel and Johnny. Johnny was a pure bully and prick in the movie and now we find Daniel being to much of a paragon not seeing room to forgive and believe that someone can change. He finds his arc in this season. So back to Sam. She looses her direction when she becomes a teen hanging out with a crowd that looks down at her once best friend. She put aside Karate but finds it again at the end of Season 1. Tory and her become rivals with the whole Miguel and Robby thing. Tory is a bully and thinks Sam is cutting in on her boyfriend which leads to that final of season 2. Season 3 Sam is getting passed her fear but it goes unbalanced and she becomes aggressive and uses her anger. Season 4 is her wanting to take back control. Now unlike other characters who opening bullied people she just is hostile to Tory. She has turned into Johnny in some ways of thinking you can just use force to solve problems. End of Season 4 she finding who she is and Season 5 will be whether she finds balance or not. But Angel, Devil polarizing. You can make an claim that most of the main characters were that at one point or another.
I like Sam a lot. She's not perfect but she's good. And so cute. She's my second favorite character after Johnny. I wish I had know someone like her when I was in high school.
Very well written analysis on Sam. Keep up the amazing videos
Thank you so much!
I only watched the first 2 seasons but heard for years online that Sam was the worst. The hate she was getting made me think by the time I finished the series, she would have turned into a Cobra Kai or stabbed someone with a knife. Or cheated on Miguel/Robby again. Having caught up….I can’t believe she’s THAT hated. The girl did nothing wrong almost the entire series. She kissed Miguel when she was drunk and she convinced Miyagi Do that one time to fight back against Cobra Kai. Those were the only times she did something clearly wrong. Compared to like Tory or John Kreese, I really don’t understand how she’s the big villain of the show in anyone’s eyes
My theory for season four is that Miguel and Robbie will face off again at the tournament just like they do in season one even though Miguel doesn’t make it to the semi finals and finals like he did I still feel as if someone may end up getting seriously injured and won’t be able to fight Robbie and the final match and Miguel has to take their place
I mean I was thinkin that it was gonna be a KK3 kinda deal with Miguel not fighting til the finals. If someone were to get extremely injured tho, probably would be hawk. Robby is not gonna hold back on him Bc they’re most likely gonna meet in the tournament again.
@@JulianniFernandez that’s true. After all, Daniel LaRusso didn’t fight until the final match in the third film so I guess you’re right if they’re gonna follow the movies when it comes to like references to them. I’m just hoping I can see Miguel fight again even after he got out of the coma. What was disappointing about season three is that Miguel didn’t have much fight scenes like all the other kids had seem to understand more because he was in a coma after Robbie kicked him.
They weren't petty. You put your feet down and set boundaries. Good you learned that at an early age, than later in life after being a door mat.
I'm so happy that you made this video, it is well balanced. I feel like people tend to overlook the nuances of the character just because she's a rich and pretty girl that apparently always gets her way, including messing around with two boys. I don't know, maybe too many people make the connection of the love triangle to Twilight, but believe me, it isn't even close. In Twilight everyone is a selfish prick, a plank of wood and a complete moron.
I like Sam because like you said, even though she makes mistakes, she holds herself accountable (most of the time).
In season 4, Sam started to give in to the anger she felt, even going as far as threatening Tory when she seemed to be willing to make a truce or even talk things out. In a way, the roles reversed and it was Sam the one who let her anger lead the way. It only makes sense that Sam is the way she is, Daniel is also a hothead, and we recently learned that Amanda had anger issues too. Also, the way Sam treated Tory at that birthday party was a douche move. I understand the negative feelings she had towards Tory, because in the end, it was Tory who started both brawls, but that was not the right way to go about that situation. Fortunately by the end of the season, Sam manages to keep herself in check.
Even though I was bummed she didn't win, I'm also very happy for Tory. But then again, the referee was bribed, so I was actually heartbroken and just wanted to hug Tory. Girl can't catch a break. I'm excited for season 5, this show is amazing!
Tory seemed very sad that she didn't win fairly which definitely shows growth
It wasn't tory who started brawl. When they first meet she just go on and accuse her of stealing, then try to take her bag with force, douch move but i can forgive that until a certain point. Then she go around and kiss her boyfriend at the time miguel and no she was never held accountable, miguel paid the price obliviously that's why i am not mad at him, but nothing ever happens to miss princess. She started the fight at the arcade then back off but i also understand pstd the problem is that she shouldn't have started at all
Thanks a lot! Hopefully her part gets smaller in future seasons as there are just too many other more interesting characters. Plus, the stunt and fight coordinators have to perform miracles to make her fighting look somewhat believable.
Yeah, I think she's gotten better over time. I will say my favorite characters out of the students are Miguel and Hawk
Not sure if anyone else has noticed but Sam's injury from Tori switches from right arm to left then back. Another good vid. As a therapist, I appreciate your review of PTSD and its long lasting effects.
She is my favourite girl character in this show ya she isn’t perfect nobody is I do karate in real life and my teacher always told me to fight defensively and that’s what she does in the entire show 😊
She's definitely not perfect by any means, but she tries to do the right thing.
Same!
Same here, Sam is my favorite girl and I love her fighting style.
My favorite girl is Carmen.😁
I also have lingering PTSD from having been kidnapped in Mexico, escaping a second kidnapping attempt, and being pointed at with machine guns on a third occasion; as well as other traumas that have reinforced my fear and anger systems. I send you a big hug dude, and hope you find peace in your life.
Your analyses honestly are great and bring even more content to an already awesome show. Keep up the good work! 👍🏾
Thank you so much!
Sam is low-key going down a dark path despite "doing the right things". She is becoming more angry and resistant with how she was raised, the misdirection of "being the good guy" without learning failure as a good teacher.
Hey I just want to say I feel horrible that you have ptsd but the videos are great keep going.
Thank you so much! I'm doing a lot better than I was doing and compared to 3 - 5 years ago, my life is in a completely different direction with very very few triggers (like, I mean once every 4 - 6 months compared to a time where it was once every 2 weeks). Therapy did wonders for me and I recommend it to anyone just to help yourself grow, even if you don't think you have any problems. It always helps to just vent/talk things out.
after seeing the crowd booing at the start, I half expected you to use a clip of the crowd going "you deserved it! you deserved it!" to reinforce one of your points re flaws 😂
Mary Mouser would love to see this.
That'd be dope!
Fun Fact: Hawk destroyed Demetri’s science project due to Moon (Hawk’s ex) being impressed by it.
Sam is just the character that people hate cause they wanna follow the crowd. She’s not even that bad. She’s flawed like the rest of them.
You should have done her similarities to Ali mills in 84
I love Sam, she’s over-hated like she have made mistakes but the other characters have done way worse, the kiss was mostly Miguel’s fault because Sam was wasted and Miguel wasn’t and he could have rejected her. But people take all the blame on her, and the others on the show have done way worse things
Yeah she gets a lot of hate and I admit that I'm one of the people who hate her too but I have reasons for why I hate her in season one with her father asked her who she was talking to on her laptop she referred to Miguel who was her boyfriend at the time as a nobody been in that same episode she tries to manipulate Miguel into leaving Cobra Kai and joining another dojo because she knows that her father won't approve of him because he's a cobra Kai student plus she accused Tori of being a thief who stole her mom's wallet and when it was found out that Tori hadn't done it Sam who was the one throwing around accusations against Tori failed to even apologize to her and she was getting disrespected by Kyler in the cafeteria she failed to tell her father that Miguel was the one who stood up for her and fought off Kyler and his buddies who were being rude towards she never told her father anything about how much Miguel helped her that day and to top it all off she didn't mention to her father that the guy whose car she had her boyfriend hit was Johnny's she's done a lot of crappy things and that's why I hate her but not so much hopefully her character goes through more development in season 6 and becomes a better person
An issue I have with Sam is that she is used as the plot device. We need teen love drama so she strays from her current interest to the other interest. We need the two dojo's to fight so she provokes Tori until Tori throws the punch. This makes she character very wishy washy as it changes between seasons based on what the writers need to continue the story.
I don't get why people hate her so much
Because she’s annoying asf but she cool in season 3
Same. I've never really connected with her character, but I don't think she's inherently evil
@@StryfetheWarrior thank you
Yet people love Miguel even though he does so much bad.
@@dregamingz The only significant bad things Miguel has done were drunkenly accidentally hitting Sam. Fighting ruthlessly against Robby in the tournament. Kissing Sam (This was one is bad on both of them). And fighting Robby in the brawl through miscommunication.
You really hit the nail on the head, with both Sam and Hawk being champion
Sam is a good person
I think so too. She has her flaws but so does every other character in this show
She would be a good for the all valley, Johnny’s philosophy in striking first, strike hard, no mercy will help her with Tory in the next all valley. I can see him giving a pep talk telling her to strike first then her going after Tory showing no mercy, throwing Tory off.
Agreed!
Dude that needs to happen I feel like a lot of people think Tory is gonna hurt Sam but I think Sam will finally get revenge and start beating Tory's ass and let's all her anger out on her and wins the fight but loses to robby in the next round.
@@ronharris8088 I can see Kreese telling Tory to take advantage of Miguel’s back injury, she wins but feels guilt. Then while Daniel does the Myagi trick on Miguel, an enraged Johnny coaches pissed off Sam
@@LeahWalentosky yeah or I can see Tory hurting Sam again or maybe hurts Miguel in one of the episodes before the tournament and that makes Sam really angry and starts becoming more aggressive and trains with johnny.
@@ronharris8088 Sam has aggression as seen in season 3, she just needs to learn how to channel it to be the leader she needs, Johnny will be good for her. He will help her confront Tory.
The reason why Sam was a controversial character to many people, including myself, in Seasons 1 and 2, was that most of her suffering seemed more self inflicted compared to the others. While Robbie, Tory, Miguel, Aisha, and Hawk all made mistakes and did acts one should no better, they all came from harder lives that one could sympathize rift, they weren't bad, they were just in bad situations that were at times not their fault, and they acted out wrongly because of that. Does that make it okay, no, but it did provide context and made us feel, "Okay, these things aren't right, but I know they're better than that. They'll eventually fix things." It's akin to the underdog, you root for them because you'd like for them to be in a better place (Although I'd say Tory's crossed the line when she chose to ignore her faults as well as her family's wellbeing).
Sam, at least at first, seemed more like a spoiled well off girl who wasn't taking responsibility for her actions. Aisha struggling to reconcile with her, Sam should not have let Yasmine's acts of bullying slide, and should have stood up for her old friend, Aisha has every right to refuse her friendship. Miguel and Robbie's rivalry getting worse at times, as well as Johnny and Daniel, Sam, you're the one refusing to take responsibility for your mess ups, letting your boyfriends suffer because of it, and making easy to fix situations worse. Sam was never a villain, but for a lot of people, she seemed to just get away with things that others wouldn't in her place, harkening to what Tory said about the world having no mercy for people who struggle. Sam could get away with things, and at least had a good house and strong support to go back to, which the other youths couldn't.
Fortunately, at least to me, Season 3 did make Sam much more sympathetic and likable. They made her take responsibility for how her actions worsened things, and had her act to make amends. The writers also did a good job at no longer making Sam feel like the privileged person in comparison, showing her helping her allies in facing their bullies, suffering for it, and her struggling to overcome PTSD. She finally...FINALLY, ends the annoying love drama by having her father understand why she likes Miguel, removing that from holding back the show. She also, justifiably, defends herself against Tory during the attack on the house. So, while the above reason were why she felt polarizing compared to the other characters, I'd say Season 3 has remedied most of my problems with her.
Well said. I do hate it though when people are super biased on characters as if they have done no wrong. Every character in the show has made mistakes. Even my favorite characters have, and I call out theirs to be fair.
@Anti Sam Larusso Shut up, Juan.
"she seemed to just get away with things that others wouldn't in her place" what did she get away with name one but ignore you ignore tory stealing and getting away with it so if it only a sam thing. she always felt bad about thing when it went bad but one again ignoring tory never did feel bad about what she was doing at all. miguel is part of reason that boys got hurt once again ignoring that someone else in that too. miguel get drunk and get jealous not letting sam explanation. not believing her and hit her. so miguel's hurt feeling is his own fault nothing to do with sam til the kiss. "The writers also did a good job at no longer making Sam feel like the privileged person in comparison" wrong it was always there just cause you ignored it like you did other things does not mean it was not there for example you say it sam that turn on aisha when it was when aisha that turn on sam cause up til the whole tory thing they were still friend's once aisha took tory's side and no longer talked to sam it was on aisha not sam but once again you ignored that it was aisha that sided with the new girl rather then old friend.
The beginning was hilarious😂
the analysis was good though 👍
Thank you!
Sometimes people hate characters that mirror their own flaws that they really hate,
Other times, people hate characters that if they were irl with them, they'd feel in danger or threatened with them.
Or they feel their life and everyone in it would be in danger with them, therefore making their own life sad.
That's how it works..
That's how we choose our good and bad.
Even experiments with babies show that(yes even tho it could be wrong)
But if we just stopped thinking about all that, calmed that anxious feeling inside us and let go of what the world would think about us and what ways that would threaten our life,
we would be able to calmly react to sam 's character.
((Btw Have you noticed how many people feel compelled to roast or ignore people who use "smart words" just because they could have been the ones using them?))
Sam visited Miguel at the hospital but she never visited Robby in prison. 😐
She still at least wrote to him. Tory never visited Miguel in the hospital.
@@StryfetheWarrior Frankly, I think both Sam and Tory are toxic in their own kind of way. But mostly disappointed with Sam. Writing 3 emails was lame. She should have visited Robby personally with her dad. My sympathy goes to poor Robby. He is so lost that he will grab on to the 1st person that has not betrayed him. Dad betrayed him. Daniel betrayed him. Sam betrayed him. Mom really sucks. Ahh 😔 He's so alone.
@@hannah27_99 Yeah I cover a lot of this in my Robby video; every adult figure he's had set him up for failure. As far as Sam, I don't think she would've just stopped seeing Robby, especially how concerned she was about him when Daniel was looking for him. We can only speculate from dialogue and actions.
I just want to make it clear that neither Sam/Tory are perfect and neither one deserves more criticism than the other (and I'm talking about the unjust kind). They both made their mistakes and did terrible things.
@@StryfetheWarrior, Sam is a cheater and Tory isn’t, for that alone Sam is a worse girlfriend
@@serpentkaikarate2041 and Sam visited Miguel at the hospital and tory didn't Sam's much better and Sam was drunk and who was the one who provoked her yeah tory.
I see Sam as the all valey champ . First female champ and second Larusso being a champ .
That would be cool!
@@StryfetheWarrior, that’s a terrible idea
@@serpentkaikarate2041 Not really
I Mean I like Sam a lot but I don't want her to win the tournament I feel like Miguel deserves it he freaking almost died and Sam won a lot of fights.
I feel like Robbie would win the tourney underhandedly, showing that he (Like Miguel in the end of s1) has become corrupted with the whole “Strike First” and “No Mercy” rules
I think the biggest issue is the fact that Sam is a flawed character, deeply flawed, but is treated by the narrative as a good girl who only occasionally makes small mistakes. There's several scenes where Daniel is talking to her about her behavior and she always is able to settle it with, "Dad, it's me. You can trust me to do the right thing."
But... no. No he can't. He can't trust her to do the right thing because she very rarely does the right thing, and when she does the wrong thing (often) you can tell that she's relishing in it. This makes her stand out from characters like Tori, a character who does screw up but is forced to confront it and change to be a better person or who gets punished. Same thing for Hawk, who often has to face the reaction from the narrative and characters that what he put up with before as Hawk does not justify how he acted as a bully.
Sam, for a long time, did not have to deal with that. She gets grounded and then sneaks out with no further word on any sort of punishment and is then let out to hang out by the same mother who grounded her in the first place. She almost starts a fight in a cafeteria (for being slut shamed so it's at least justified) and clearly likes Miguel starting a fight for her instead, but then constantly acts like she's better than others because she 'doesn't start things'. Later seasons give her bad things to do by listening to to Johnny's teachings, but she never has to face what she did before in any real way so it feels more like the writers tried to tack on "bad girl traits" to solve than to ACTUALLY solve her real character issues. The way she hung out with bullies who tormented her former friend is swept under the rug and that friend goes back to "Hey, we're cool and we always will be," the way she didn't stand up for three kids getting bullied and instead only gets upset enough to break it off with her boyfriend when he tried to feel her up on a date instead of just confronting him and the narrative quickly spins it as the only thing she's mad about instead of focusing on the fact she was unknowingly dating a bully and should be ticked about that too, all small things on their own but piled up makes Sam look far less than ideal.
Which would be fine, because the show is full of less than ideal characters who have to own up to their flaws. Except the writers clearly wanted her to be an ideal character "who only makes small mistakes" and didn't get until way too late that she was not a good girl and she was actually shallow, cruel and painfully self-absorbed. If this character flaws had been addressed and used as a way to make her grow, I think people would have been more accepting of her. As it is, when they finally did it was largely seen as too little too late.
Finally someone with sense rather than defending this sam though
This fans thinking that overhate sam for doing bad things every character did bad things in this show but they got development unlike sam who only got redeemed bcz everyone is on same side she will show her true side once everyone joins cobra kai
Notice how many of her good qualities came from season 3. I didn’t like her during the first 2 seasons but I liked her development in season 3.
the was always there and the guy spend mins talking about what been there from the begin, but all you hates see id it only from season 3 haha. open your eyes you would have seen it from the start.
You make a pretty good point that Sam will probably be the next All Valley Champion: It will have to be a Miagi or Eagle Fang student, because the villains winning would go against the rules of the genre, and you are right that Miguel is unlikely to have enough time to recover to the point that he can go against an even better trained Robby/Tory. (And Demetri is just a weaker fighter.) So it'll have to be Haw or Sam, and Hawk can't win on aggression, and is too aggressive to win on defense.
It's hard to like same, she acts to uptight and like she's the hero even when being the villain
Like father like daughter lol
Cobra Kai fan thinking with their dicks , calling teenage girl villain
@samriddhimishra7543 🤣🤣 wtf, you got sam as your profile pic, and you think I'm gonna take your opinion on anything
@@Marshaltv1 someone who thinks a psycho is better than a 17 year old girl who didn’t do any crime is not to be taken seriously
regarding miguel's rs with tory and sam's rs with toby was both their fault. they dragged these two people down with their own complications with each other thus making it even more complicated. it was both miguel and sam's fault for deliberately trying to cover their scars from the break up and giving in to the infatuation. ofc i understand this is a story, it has to be prolonged to create branches of outcomes, but irl that's a dangerous game to play, you're hurting a lot of people. plus sam is a good and well-written character, i liked it best when she said: everyone has a sob story it doesn't excuse you from being a bully. you always have a choice to act and behave properly.
This is a great video for Sam LaRusso.
Thank you!
I think the show does this to most characters. Makes them have good and bad moments so you can be on anyones side
I bet if Sam didn’t exsist, Robbie and Miguel would actually be good friends.
they will be step bros if johnny marries carmen lmao that's gonna be awkward
@@veaf7272 In more ways than one.
Yea probably
If Sam didn't lie and ditch Aisha, the two would have been good friends maybe even with Tory too.
@@osmanyousif7849 Sam was never going to be friends with a thief.
I love that people still don't get PTSD very much and treat you like a monster for it and worsen it like if you're in my situation, living with someone who gave it to you still
She is a selfish and annoying character
That means the actress is making a great job👍😅
Selfish and annoying is literally everyone on the show but Johnny stans cheer him for those qualities
2:04 “this comes to a head”
I laughed out loud after you just talked about sams predicament
tory just got sam to fear her like barnes did with daniel...why im saying barnes is probably going to end up being her dad..
Sam LaRusso is incredibly underrated. She makes mistakes and does some stupid stuff, but she is a genuinely kind and strong person at her core. Tori, on the other hand, proves herself to be significantly cruel. She does not deserve Robby.
Sam has messed up in this show, but the difference between her and Tory is that Sam tries to do better, while Tory chooses to stay in her funkiness.
Sam did deserve to get called out for kissing Miguel in front of the school, because even though everyone knows Miguel and Sam are meant to be, they were seeing someone. But the spiked bracelet and that stuff was unnecessary. But, Tory still got whooped and Sam was wearing heels lol.
Yes it was also wrong to accuse Tory like that, and I feel like Tory and Sam are so alike, and WOULDVE been great friends if Sam hadn’t accused 😭.
But Tory should’ve gotten over it at the rink, because tbh she pushed her in the table and put her in her place. So Tory pretty much carried the rivalry, when Sam would’ve apologized to her for accusing her smh. I feel like Robby does deserve better, but he has been a prick to Johnny who has been trying harder than his mom at this point.
Sam-needs to put more trust and benefit of the doubts toward others
Miguel-needs to become weaker, 😂 he was supposed to be paralyzed and knocked Kyler out in 4 hits lol.
Robby- Needs a good family, and a fresh start, and needs to give people a chance. But he deserves to have someone that cares for him truly.
Tory- needs to heal her wounds and move on, and find peace in her life. As long as get someone who will care for her, and I pray to go she just forgets that Sam exists for the love of me.
Hawk-I’m proud he found his true side, and I hope he balances more with Demetri (the two seem to vibe off of each other when they fight) and gets back with my girl Moon
Demetri- Get Yasmine, and keep the flow going
Aisha- bring yo ass back in this show
😂
Yeah Robby has just been set up for failure by every adult figure in his life
@@StryfetheWarrior Daniel was helping him. Johnny was trying to help him. And Kreese, well Robby thinks he is helping him. But no one else is doing a mf thing
This is one of the reason I think Cobra Kai is so great because many of their characters are so polarizing
Samantha sure showed a whole lot more sense than her dad in Season 4. Actually everyone did. He was such a hypocrite dork
What i love about the show if you look closely in the story it is all about Balance- Sam, Migual, , Robby, Hawk, Johnny, Daniel even Stingray enz. all in turn have to deal with it and the consequences of balans and the things that happen if you lose it and what happens if you find it back. the best prove of it without SPOILING to much is with 2 characters you see in the tournament is season 4.🌳😉
Don't mind me, just looking for Cobra Coven's comment.
oof
You know what that bastard will say.
😂
Lmaoo that first bit at the start with the booing
Always happens lmao
I have always rooted for Sam. I have always sensed that she has a good heart and has good intentions. She just went about those intentions the wrong way a lot in the first 2 seasons, but then she really pulled through in righting a lot of her mistakes in s3.
Sam was also probably raised on the story’s of Johnny and Daniels rivalry, and would’ve obviously been told her dad was the good guy and did everything right. So she’s wanting to be like her father with everything to do with Tory since it seems like it all worked out so well for him to her.
I’m sorry is that made no sense 😭😭
Can you do Hawk and Johnny (84) Vs Miguel (Season 3) And Daniel (84)
Added to the list!
Hahaha - it's funny that she ended up the most polarizing character. I didn't like Sam until Season 4, where she came into her own. She's better for having embraced other philosophies, or being able to decide for herself what to believe and what to do.
love her💞 good video
Thank you!
VERY thorough analysis! Great job xD
Thank you!
You really should do a video on Kreese.
I will consider it!
hell yeah
My issue with Sam is that flawed characters aren’t flawed because of events that happened to them for example missing an arm isn’t a flaw or being an orphan doesn’t make you flawed instead flaws are deep intrinsic things we can’t escape and Sam doesn’t seem like a flawed character she just seems like a series of bad events that happen to her