Cobra Kai | Season 6: Part 1 - Review
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Cobra Kai has begun its final season which will be released in three parts over the next year. While the show continues to be entertaining, it feels like we have no story left for another season.
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Kreese walking around like he is not an escaped convict and so care free really is the most annoying aspect so far.
@@order66103 How did he make it to Spain?
@@mediamaniac898seriously haha
@@mediamaniac898ummm he flew with his new Cobra Kai group….he’s not an escaped convict in Spain. 😝🤣
you do remember he didn't commit the crime..? he's a free man
@@danbh84But he escaped from jail, even when you are found innocent of your crimes, escaping is considered an infraction.
At this point, 6 seasons into it, you just start rolling your eyes every time a character starts acting like an idiot.
Speaking from experience.
Yes -- like when Johnny Lawrence stood on a desk in LaRusso Auto and announced that he was opening his own car dealership. He's not the sharpest tool in the shed, but that move might have been Johnny in Season 1, but certainly not Johnny of the present, who has finally made peace with his son, Robby, and has a baby on the way with Carmen. He's become a functional adult.
The same thing happened in my case. The same thing again and again.
I second
@@Superchick2actually Johny was pretty smart and even very serious in S1, sure he has some goofy moments like not knowing FaceBook or bringing an empty case just to act professional but he was not a dumbass, there was a lot of moments when you feel so sorry for him.
I guess that the writers were so proud of the sketch where he tried to learn how to use a computer that they felt that Johnny should now act like Reese from Malcolm, so now they just make him the most dumber person ever.
I think we need to point out that Kreese, an escape convict, somehow made it to Spain
So true. I thought the same thing.
Private jet. The female sensei I think came to America in season 5 on private jet.
@@madmartigan9442jet wasn't her, plus you still have to go to customs
I think it's more important to point out that at the end of the Season 5 is the first time we see Kreese straight up kill people in Cold Blood.
Spain ? Lol.. he went to korea
I don’t need 15 minutes each episode about them talking about where to go to college
The show should know how annoying that is since even Dmitri mentioned it
I don’t want a movie with Daniel. I love Johnny Lawerence so much more than him now. He’s a more interesting character and the actor is able to really sell it whether it be happy sad and everything in between.
Plus he’s still good looking! He’s always been a chad 😂😂😂
Agreed!❤
Yeah William Zabka is the best thing about this show. Hands down
I miss Silver. Without him the show feels duller now. Kreese can't compete on the villain scales. Kinda miss Cobra Kai (the dojo too).
Yes!!!
Him becoming the supervillain was like reaching the final boss in a video game, especially when he finally turned on Kreese.
He was AWESOME!
His demise should have closed the series.
Kreese has always been a bigger Lillian than silver. Just because silver had his moment for a season or two, don't forget the threat that kreese has posed even since the first karate kid film.
@JJJJ-lk8wj And he had the first 4 freaking seasons all to himself.
Seriously, his story was all played out by the time he went to recruit Silver, who wisely resisted at first only to eventually giving in.
Silver turning on Kreese (and becoming an even bigger threat than him) was a fitting arc ending for Kreese.
@el_killorcure it's been made obvious that kreese is silvers weakness, but silver wasn't kreeses. Now silvers gone, kreese is left with one johnny being his weakness, and he must try to put an end to him
@JJJJ-lk8wj And it feels forced.
What's the point of it if it leaves him with no students nor legacy ( no student will trust him once they know about this).
Johnny was ALWAYS his surrogate son, his legacy.
To have Kreese actually want to kill him goes against everything in the movies and past seasons.
It's like having Tony in Iron Man III destroy the Mark platform just because his father cheated Vanko (the co-designer of the arc reactor) and thus destroying his Iron Man legacy.
I understand why people get tired of Johnny and Daniel bickering, but it makes a lot more sense than if they get along suddenly. They are different and opposite in so many ways that it is more realistic that they will continue to bump heads. I don't see any of their current disagreements as manufactured. It makes total sense that each one wants his way to teach.
Something that makes more sense as realistic doesn’t always make for a compelling story.
"Get along suddenly"? It's been six seasons. It is conflict for the sake of having a story to drag out and its worn out its welcome.
So rather have compelling story over shit making sense? 😂 lol wat. The buildup was good not perfect. @Skute
@@mysticranger6894bro, this show is the epitome of looking to have a compelling story over making sense
What do you mean suddenly? We got 5 seasons of development, they are so beyond not getting along. They are friends now, dojo partners. Them getting another divorce feels so wrong... and at this point out of character.
I hate it when studios release parts of a season, they are killing the hype
I think Netflix thinks they are actually stretching the hype. Idk if that will be the result.
I don’t see the problem. Once the teaser for part 2 drops the hype will be back on.
What is funny is that I heard SOO many people bitch about them releasing all the episodes at once. Now people are complaining that they aren't releasing them all at once. Lol
Double-edged sword. I love when they release a season all at once, but then sigh at the end knowing it will be at least a year's wait until the next season
@joker_JAK that’s because releasing them in 5 episode chunks doesn’t appeal to the binge crowd OR those that like weekly releases. There’s no creative reason for it they just want to run into the movies release.
lets not forget this was a “RUclips Red” show first
Netflix turned down CK during the first Pitch meetings.
Yep. It's the little shoe that could. Studios laughed and it's huge now.
Kreese breaking out of prison was a big jump the shark moment for me
The fact it's not only over the top but it completely regresses Kresse as a character and his emotional moments feel like they have no payoff now since Kreese escaped is just outlandish
Same!
@@AbefromAZ easily the dumbest moment in the whole series
Jello? SERIOUSLY?? A great villain who has worn out his welcome, sadly.
Mitch The Snitch was the big
jump the shark moment of the series.
I miss Terry as villain
So do I. My guess is that Terry will utilize his corrupt attorney and get out of prison...but does he dare show his face at the Sekai Tekai after what he did to Kreese?
As someone who loves season 1-5, this one kinda sucks. It should’ve ended with season 5 with another 40 minutes of epilogue.
Yeah with some minor tweaking Season 5 could have been an epic finale.
Glad I found other people that agree with me on that point
Yeah they should have just made season 5 a little longer and do the world tournament too and be done with it
You realize there are 10 more episodes right? Like season 6 isn’t done yet
They should have killed Kreese off in S5. And make S6 into a movie instead that could have focused on the Sekai Taikai and tying up all the loose ends. I mean we gotta deal with Johnny and Daniel fighting again as if that was already getting worn out in S4. And they happened to ruin Tory’s story arc after her mom dies by deciding to abandon her brother and fly out of the country to fight for a man she felt betrayed him. And Kreese now feels more like a cartoony villain than the anti-hero we got in S5.
When Johnny and Daniel started fighting again in this season I started rolling my eyes it’s getting very ridiculous at this point.
Yes. It was approaching ridiculous in season 4 but at this point it’s just too much.
@@CodyLeachYT it was very ridiculous and I thought in season 5 they were good and as soon as I saw the trailer and it showed them at odds again I was tired of it
Yup (and I write that as a HARDCORE fan!) Even in S4 I felt like screaming, when they broke up over the lamest thing. Johnny said in S4, “We’re done”.. In S6 he freaken says the exact same thing, only adding; “for good”…. SERIOUSLY!!!? 🙄😤 I felt like breaken my new TV! It’s so frustrating because we already KNOW it won’t be “for good”, but they keep wanting to go back to the same old well 🙄 It hurts to admit.
@@ChristianKrogh-Denmark It will be for good. Jhonny and Daniel will coexist but each on their own dojos, It won't end with both working togheter bc that simply does not work.
The problem isn't the season, the problem is y'all are talking too early.
@@pepeelghetto1231 I reject that last sentence from you. And PART 1 is indeed a low-point for the show. The point is, regarding Johnny’s line to Daniel, “We’re done for good”, that’s them going back to the same old well one too many times. That’s not “talking too early”, that’s a FACT. So don’t sound condescending regarding this, cause it ain’t called for. And they might end up in different dojo’s (hoping Johnny takes back Cobra Kai and does good with it) but at the end of the day they’ll still be FRIENDS. That’s what I mean with them not being done. So the fact that they keep pushing that same old BS narrative, THIS_late in the game, is absolutely dumb and silly. And if you look around on RUclips and other forums, you’ll realize most feels this way (for damn good reasons)
When it ends, I'd like to see the torch being passed to the next generation where Miyagi Do is run by Miguel and Robby and then Daniel goes back to the car dealership and Johnny has his day-job to support his family.
That's sounds stupid as hell and thank God you aren't a writer for it.
First 2 eps were great, but the last 3 were awesome. This is not Breaking Bad guys, it's Cobra Kai which is a little out there. Just enjoy what the show does well which is a lot.
To showrunners: "did you ever hear the tragedy of Dexter the Overcooked?"
LOL very true
I actually really enjoyed Season 6 Part 1, but at the same time I do agree that some of the decisions that were being made in this Season were unnecessary, then again these issues can be resolved in Part 2 & 3. Don't you dare fuck this show up, Netflix.
The worst season the same thing again and again. I wanted to see the best team fight in the tournament and the way kenny and peyton got out it was soo bad.
When is the next parts of this season continue? Does anybody know?
@@TheeKrixNovember 15
@JSPokemonYT
Netflix PRODUCES the show, dumbass. It doesn't write it, idiot.
Season 5 was the best season for me tbh
For me it was the worst it’s sad when the best parts of season 5 was Kenny and Kyler’s banter 😬
Similar to Dexter (since Cody brought it up) I think Season 4 was the best.
The end of Season 3 really set up the return of Silver in a great way
All 5 are fantastic
@Clm19789 Yeah I agree. S4 was the best overall s3 was my personal favorite and there were no big issues with season 1 or 2. I still think s5 is the worst season s6 is decent.
Same love 5. rewatch 5 the most
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That's for you.
i think this season is peak schlock and i’m here for it. it’s absolutely ridiculous and i just can’t get enough. lots of fun! here’s hoping the rest of the season cleans it up a bit 🤘🏻
I think they needed a season six in order to bring back Hilary Swank’s Julie Pierce. Hopefully they’ll also bring back two other characters that have yet to appear: Colonel Dugan (Michael Ironside) & Dutch (Chad McQueen) before closing it out
Agree
Also, what happened to that neighbor kid that was Daniel’s first friend in the original film?
@@OLOHEKAI He was in audience during All Valley tournament at the end. Hope he regrets walking away from the beach leaving Daniel alone in a place never been too.
@yospilner
Wrong, dumbass. Because originally she wasn't even going to be in it, if she even is going to be at all, because she was pregnant when the were gonna start filming but delays due to the writer's strikes now make it possible.
The strong ending of Season 5 already wrapped up most of the stuff to full satisfaction. Now it feels like a we need to start conflicts again which were already dissolved. As much as I still love the show, but this will be the hardest tournament to win with the last ten episodes. It unfortunately has paycheck vibes. Hey, NETFLIX pays us for another season. OK. Let's go. But I couldn't care less about some storylines. The college stuff, snooze to the max. Miyagi mysterious past to throw Daniel off balance once again. The best is actually Daniel's wife Amanda. She always broke the show down for the audience how ridiculous but nevertheless fun it is. But the fun is missing so far and only shows up sporadically. Fingers crossed it will pick up with Part 2 and 3. But at the moment, without question the weakest Season yet. The prime example for overstaying its welcome.
"Conflicts which were already dissolved"
I don't think any of the conflicts on this season are the same as in the previous ones. Seasons 2-5 were just dojo wars lmao, characters in this season actually have more grounded and meaningful motivations.
No one noticed how Kreese survived a deadly Cobra bite 😅
He got bit to prove a point lol. It’s still just a karate tournament for kids 😂
Not all venomous snake or spider bites are deadly, dumbass. It is possibly to survive them, idiot.
And meanwhile Tory mom died despise having started to heal.
It makes more logical sense that they're releasing it this way than Stranger Things releasing just 2 more episodes after 7 and calling it a volume
Very Excited for Parts 2 and 3. Hopefully they can land the plane in a satisfying way.
Hope so, because the plane barely left the runway this time around 🤷♂️
About 2 or 3 years ago, I remember reading that the creators of the show said that they wanted to do a minimum of six seasons and a maximum of eight seasons. The creators have also described Season 6 as "3 Seasons rolled into one".
As a hardcore lover of the franchise and show, it’s kinda hard NOT to agree with Cody here.. And that truly hurts to write! There were also so many dumb character-moments, and things that just felt incredibly unbelievable.
I’m praying Part 2 and 3 does amazing things, cause Part 1 felt pretty MEH 😭
Silver needs to come back, whether that's being visited in prison or not. He's way more compelling than Kreese, who wore out his welcome already.
Also, Barnes losing to Johnny (literally giving up) was 100% ass. So much for karate's bad boy, the Tournament Terror...even if it can make sense with how much Johnny has improved.
Jhonny has been fighting and learning throughout the whole show, how would him losing to barnes make any sense? Fr sometimes I think y'all just turn the brains off while watching smh...
Barnes left Karate behind. Johnny has been training and teaching with Daniel and learning from him since the series started. It's not a reflection of the characters in the original movies.
@@demonbadger86 Yes.
The REAL question here is: How will they END the show? Killing COBRA KAI would not seem like the right thing to do, seeing that that's what the show is called. I agree that the story might have stretched beyond a natural point, but I do believe that we will get a very satisfying ending. Part 1 might seem a bit weak, but we have to remember that they need to setup the right pieces for them to get to the exciting stuff. Episode 5's ending was huge, in my opinion. Cobra Kai NEEDS to remain alive for the show to not lose it's edge.
Cobra Kai needs to remain alive. I agree. BUT with Johnny taking it back. That to me is the natural conclusion. He should take it back and reform it that way it’s not an evil form of Karate. He’s learned so much and can bring in new aspects to it.
@@seanyonthemicJohny make a point that he doesn’t want anything to do with CK again many times. In S5, Kreese offered him the chance to take back CK after Silver is defeated and Johny refuses, then Stingray suggests him to take it back but Johny refuses because anything that is related to Kreese is dead for him.
From the beginning, Johny ruled CK was a waste of time.
@@teencritik5512 And what's the alternative? Him being a Miyagi-Do sensei? Nah, this new beef between jhonny and daniel will lead to Jhonny retaking cobra kai and coexisting with miyagi-do, not both of them teaching togheter, they have diferent ways of living and that's alright.
@@pepeelghetto1231nope, the ending will be Johnny taking over miyagi do. Daniel’s already hinted at retiring or at least amanda brought it up. And it makes sense Johnny’s maturing and growing up. And he doesn’t want anything to do with Kreese or his legacy.
That scene with jonny and the pijama party with the girls was terrible 😂
So weird that a grown middle aged man was having a slumber party with highschool girls
@@Justdipset real though
@@Justdipsettrue but we know the context
@Justdipset
Johnny and Daniel are way past Middle age, dumbass. Middle age is still 30s, idiot. Johnny and Daniel are supposed to be in their 50s.
I’m still having fun with it but it just feels like there’s nothing left to do. I don’t even know how there’s 10 episodes worth of story left.
Mr. Miyagi & Jack Pierce, tons left to do with Julia.
I remember really enjoying seasons 1,2, and 4, but 3 and 5 were a slog for me. From everything I've heard, season 6 will be like 3 and 5 for me.
I feel the same as you about that breakdown (1-2-4 good, 3-5 not good). I loved season 6 part 1 though.... who knows, we're all different.
I disagree. Season 6 is much better than season 4 and 5
@@bunmeng007whaaat?
@Hailey_716.
Season 3 is by far the best season, dumbass.
Plot Twist - Master Kim is actually Terry Silver in a Mrs. Doubtfire mask
I wouldn't bet on it.
I'm still having a lot of fun with the show despite the flaws everyone has mentioned. I think Season 5 and even 4 had it's pretty goofy and especially contrived moments so I think it had already crossed that line a while back to take it too seriously now. I think the culmination of the kids reaching a significant crossroads in their lives and the strain on relationships all culminating in a final tournament where some of them have a few internal battles to still fight makes for a compelling final season. I do think this really has to be the final season though as have no idea where they'd even take it after this.
It isn't the final season, dumbass.
A serviceable beginning for the right ending.
Compelling argument...
@@CodyLeachYT 🤣
Season 6 should have just been a movie
I’ve loved this show but my hype for this last season significantly decreased when they announced the 3 part release schedule
When you have to manufacture conflict, that’s when know you’re fucking up
What conflict is manufactured? These are teenagers deciding their future, of course there will be conflict, thats not bad writting at all
Tory literally lost her mom which has been a thing since her introduction
@@pepeelghetto1231 damm that is good point ngl
I completely agree that the previous season started to show elements of “we need to bring this to close”. Not because it naturally felt that way, but because the writing and other smaller elements started taking a dip in quality or becoming repetitive. The long wait for this Season 6 PART 1 was very underwhelming. Considering it felt like 4 episodes of team building, and 2 episodes to flush out the upcoming threat. None of the relationships, beyond Larusso and Johnny, are interesting. I can tell you that nobody cares about the characters “college” or the new “love triangle. It’s all been done in the previous seasons. I hope they begin to sideline the younger characters to focus on the adults. The adults are where the legacy, history, and drama are. The kids don’t matter as we know that they will never go up against adults, because they don’t wanna show adults murdering kids. The end of last season upped the stakes so much and brought genuine tension, violence, and stakes. We started with the Karate Kid, end on Karate Kid. Not the spoiled, poorly written, teenage characters that are just super stock one note characters now.
Thank you for one of the few people who pronounces asterisk correctly
I remember when tv shows actually ended on the right note and dont keep going because its a popular show
I don't I remember most going way to far for money
Silver losing and everything happy was such a dull ending lmao
No, shows always went on for far too long since the beginning of the tv era and honestly this show isn’t even close to the most egregious example
@Baykirk693 yes that's what I was saying. Three's company, Charlie's Angels, and growing pains to make a few examples. There are many more they are always trying to milk the machine for what they can to make money. Just look at Beavis and Butthead it was hilarious in the mid-90s they have attempted to bring it back twice
I totally agree with everything on this! I kinda feel this way about "Stranger Things" as well: It should've ended & wrapped up with the very epic 4th season (Goodness, every episode was movie-length!), but they felt the need to drag it on even more.
Why would Cobra Kai, Jhonny's story, end with daniel beating silver? lol
I just hate how they nerf the characters. Hawk was unstoppable a few seasons back, but now the only thing left is the mohawk. The character has lost his edge.
They nerfed Kenny aswell. The tournament they're entering was perfect for a character like Kenny - Kwon vs Kenny would be a sick matchup.
Writers playing personal Favorites now.
I'm with you on the nerfing of the badass characters.
I agree with you Cody. But I will say this. Ending 1 season too late is much better than ending 5 seasons too late, or 10.
I don’t know why they’re doing Tori on the opposing side again . Outside of rehashing old beef from previous seasons . I’m glad this is the final season because it can get worse if they went to do a season 7 .
I am tired of this “back and forth” crap. Chose a dojo and stay 😒😒
Well they set up this super international karate tournament last season and i think they felt they needed a twist or a hook to add stakes or weight to make people feel like it matters. It does feel like their rehashing old shit again and like this final season wasn’t exactly necessary and that they just wanna wrap a neat little bow on every storyline and character it still kinda works for me. I look at the Karate Kid franchise and especially this show similar to wrestling, sometimes you gotta go with things and how it makes you feel in the moment, and the moment itself when Tori was revealed to be back on Cobra Kai worked.
Because they want to include more than 6 characters in the story but there's only 6 spots on the team.
Could make the teams bigger, but then the ending feels rushed.
@@dreddscott3873 The other side is also not established as much and the only noteable fighter is Tori .
just let Tory and Kenny be what they are, excellent villains.
Agree, and besides the buildup to Jackie Chan it also teases the return of another character cuz Mr. Miyagi was only called "Keisuke" in The Next Karate Kid, and that character would be the only logical choice to take down Master Kim's daughter eventually
I’ll say this. I WANT to see Julie pop up, cause she is the final piece to the puzzle (for better or worse) But I’m vomiting at the thought of Jackie Chan showing up, cause these two universes were NEVER meant to co-exist. The Cobra Kai creators never wanted that to happen, it’s all SONY’s “brilliant” idea 👍
Robby literally mentioned jackie chan as an actor in season 1 the only way he can show up is as himself.
Miguel and johnny lawrence did such a big step back in their character evolution
I agree with your take completely. These first 5 episodes were disappointing. Also, I have a feeling that Ralph Macchio is only going to have a small role in the upcoming movie. That’s the only thing that makes sense to me based on the movie’s rumored storyline and the fact that it supposedly has no connection to Cobra Kai.
Star Name no screentime ain't good for the Box Office numbers.
Awesome review cody, are we gonna see a spoiler review with you and sean for the first part?
Likely not. I watched his review last night and our thoughts are so identical that our reviews are practically verbatim in spots. Wouldn’t make for a very interesting conversation for us or the viewers. There’s a chance we’ll do something after the show wraps though I’m sure.
@@CodyLeachYThi Cody, I love your videos. Please do a live stream with Sean when the season is over 🙏🏽 I miss those streams a lot
Any thoughts on the Kwon arc I personally found that to be the highlight so far ?
I’m in too deep to ever dislike the show. It could do anything and I’d say hell yeah. I like the Kim Sun Yung and Tory stuff more than most it seems. And I know part 2 will be the most intense the show has ever been. Some people will say they’re retreading conflicts. But they had to beat the team down before the tournament started. Daniel and Johnny clearly will never be totally on the same page. Even though they are remaining partners this time around. And it’s because Johnny has matured. I don’t have an issue with that. And on the Chozen side of it, clearly that’s gonna fit within his arc this season. So again no issue with it. And I disagree that Sam and Tory went backwards. They very much so put the rivalry to rest. It just took a little time. Seems realistic to me. There needs to be a segue from mortal enemies to friends. And I found Tory’s issues more compelling than ever. If we’re gonna say that every plot line was wrapped up in season 5, that certainly isn’t true for Tory. They’ve been building to this moment since season 3 for her.
This. Feels like these guys watch with the brains off and whenever characters are arguing they just go "Boo, more beef zzz" rather than actually caring about why they are arguing and what could come from It.
I personally am engaged bc the show seemed to be pointing towards daniel and jhonny working togheter in miyagi-do, but now what seems more likely to me is that jhonny will somehow take back cobra kai and build his own legacy while also coexisting with daniel in a more natural way, they clearly are very different people and that's alright.
They actually said they had it planned as a 6 season show and going to end exactly where they wanted to end while netflix wanted more seasons. But I agree so much with your review... we're running in cricles and the repeating conflict feels forced and not natural. Also the set up for a Miyagi prequel feels forced in and is so far not a very satisfying element for fans of The Karate Kid and bond of Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.
I agree. The series resolved itself already. It shouldve ended when Cobra Kai and Miyagi Do were at peace and become 1 friendly dojo. Trying to conquer the world of Karate is a bit too much. What's next? The galaxy of karate? Or maybe going MMA? I shouldnt say that. They may be watching and do one of them...
getting sick of kreese and also characters switching sides like tory switching yet again. so sick of it its played out.
Tory switching back to Cobra Kai was just the writer's way of getting both Hawk and Tory in the tournament despite the 6 students only rule.
i thought it picked up with episode 3,4, and 5. my main complaint is splitting them up into 3 parts. i just hope it has a good ending and we don't have another Dexter and GoT.
I agree 100%. They are just "inventing" new conflicts that aren't interesting. Definitely a show past it's prime. I'll still watch it to the end, though. So, I guess Netflix wins.
I’ve already bought in and have come too far to stop watching. But once again, it’s never ending saga of people not listening to each other again.
it's def not past its prime when season 5 was great
@@Paiste2002Fan because of different ideologies and perspectives, a lot of shows are like this. it's just how u execute it and cobra kai has mostly done a really great job at that.
SPOILER ALERT SO PLEASE DONT READ……..I really hope they don’t go with the storyline that Mr. Miyagi was in this made up tournament. The first 3 movies made it very clear that he only wanted to fight when it was necessary. Not for points. I really hope they change that angle up cause that kinda ticked me off
Mr. Miyagi fought for Life. Jack Pierce fought for Points.
Maybe the idea is his experience in the Sekai Taikai led him to develop that mindset.
I was so annoyed when Johnny and Daniel starting fighting again
I knew about Tori’s mother and what she was going to do. It was predictable. I was disappointed in Devon. I’d like to see Silver because he’s such an interesting villain. Also, I was saddened with what they’re doing with Mr. Miyagi.
Even Johnny Lawrence feels used up at this point.
He already cured asthma and spinal injury, what's he gonna do to top that now, raise the dead?
At this point I think it’s starting to jump the shark. Daniel still crying about miyagi hiding stuff from him 🙄 Johnny still acting like a man child. The show forces drama where it doesn’t make sense. Last season was starting to get a bit ridiculous with henchman. They’re still kids and kreese or silver acting like they’re trying to take over the world 🤦🏻♂️
Cobra Kai was better off ending at S5. S6 is so far a complete letdown.
Well this is the earliest I've ever been on a Cody leave video lol.
I've only watched the first 3 episode and I agree with everything you said, the story is over
It's setting up for a lot of things. I was a bit disappointed at first at part 1, but now I realize what is being set up could be awesome.
The biggest problem with part 1 was that we did not see a lot because it went so fast and some moments were not earned. For example, Brucks returning without explaining how he dealt with the beating he took from Hawk. Instead, we just get "You play karate games, you get karate prizes."
Also, the reunion of Kreese and Kim Da Eun was a let down even though they hadn't seen each other in 40 years and their reunion should have carried more emotional weight. I would have liked to have seen those moments and more fleshed out and taken more time to develop, but I understand they want to bring everything to a conclusion so we get like a Reader's Digest version when it would have been more satisfying if we got more in depth development.
I agree with this. Season 6 is fun but it’s nowhere near as good as Season 5. I think Netflix made a very bad move making this 3 parts. I would have rather waited for 10 episodes Nov 15 and then the last 5 on Feb 15
I enjoyed this season right up until the last plot point in the last episode.
SPOILERS:
Tory's heel turn. I REALLY didn't like this for two reasons.
1.
1. It's unearned. If anything, Kenny should have had the heel turn since another character made a choice to do something to him that hurt him. Tory's mother dying was something random that happened to her without any characters making any choices. And so she just turns bad again? She turns her back on the support group she's built and goes back to the person she knows to be a psycho, after all the progress she's made? This really felt like a cheap, unearned regression of a great character for the sake of easy drama.
But then, maybe she was right to leave them in the dust because:
2. It made all the other characters seem heartless. Obviously, some time has passed between her walking out of Miyagi Do and this tournament happening. Did none of them bother to try and find her and console/support her after her mother's death? Robbie, her boyfriend, just let it be and didn't talk to her again? The only explanation is that she disappeared and didn't answer their calls/texts. But then, surely it's very inappropriate of them to go to this tournament rather than spending that time trying to look for this missing, traumatised teenager with no parents to make sure she's safe. No?
As a massive fan of the show.. .I couldn't quite put my finger on why this chunk of episodes couldn't be more meh. After watching your review and thinking about it further, I couldn't disagree with a single point you made. This season DID NOT need to happen.
I love the first 4 seasons, season 5 was a little rough but I still found it decent. Season 6 is off to a really awful start, and this is the first time that I've felt bored by the show. Nothing interesting really happens outside of Tory in episode 5.
Season 4 was the peak in my opinion
(Spoiler) My biggest gripe with this season is the repetitive writing. Like I understand we need conflict to keep the show going, but it’s just so ridiculous when it comes to certain characters. Tori and Sam making peace at the slumber party was such a sigh of relief, same with Miguel and Robby against each other for captain but not taking it personally….but then they turn around and have Hawk and Demetri at odds AGAIN. Johnny and Daniel at odds AGAIN. It’s just like why dude, come onnnn.
And with Daniel, it’s like here we go again, his confidence is rocked aaaaaagain. AGAIN. Every time we see him since KK3 there’s something knocking his confidence out. Come onnn dude give me a break. I’d much rather see him bond with Johnny than “doubt everything he’s believed in/himself” for the tenth time. The Miyagi plot line just to throw Daniel off is just a drag to see. We’ve seen Daniel lose his confidence or not be mentally 100% like a dozen times now.
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(SPOILERS AHEAD) I know Cobra Kai is Cheesy fun and rewatchable for sure but I just think the way they handled Kreese on the run this season was stupid like he takes to Korea but he is a fugitive but the point where I thought it become weird for sure was when he shows up back in the valley again like WTF!!! One of the creators of this show tried to explain this of in a Watchparty livestream where he explained that Kreese could run both to Korea and USA because of his Military background or Skills I was like WTF are you thinking your fans would believe that I feel like Kreese is way overdone even though they I actually quite like the bond between him and the disrespectful Korean kid and I thought Kenny’s character was nerfed this season and I thought Devon’s character was a bit annoying specially with that sabotage move she made on Kenny that might cause trouble to Anthony
Lastly I have always hated that Daniel saw him Better than Johnny and even when they are “Friends” he still treat Johnny bad by manipulating him with his boss status in his car dealingship
But with that sad I still enjoys this show but I am a bit disappointed and felt they should have released all of this when it was ready and not just 5 episodes because I felt that there happened nothing but I agree with Cody’s Negatives with these episodes
Every episode is filmed and edited. They just choose to release 5 episodes at once which is stupid. They never did before, why now? Poor move in my opinion.
@@dra32411 i just felt like it didnt work that Well with this it leave Me unsatisfied with The 5 episodes We Got and i felt like if they should have released in at the Way they did with The 5 Episodes 3 parts i feel like The 5 episodes should have Been more like you could see Them and still feel satisfied with Them but there is not happening a lot in these episodes
The main thing to me saving this show is Johnny Lawrence. (William Zabka) He is funny and unpredictable lol😂
They know it’s a cash grab. That’s why they broke it into 3 parts. If they had a confidence in it they would not have done that.
4k release Next Karate Kid, Street Rumble, Blu Rays for S4 & 5 still enough for Sony to do for this year.
Waiting for season 4 of warrior it’s much much better than cobra Kai
@@Luckyluciano21 never heard of warrior I’ll give it a try
@@Luckyluciano21 bro its so underrated ! here in India nobody knows but am surprised even in UK & USA it has little to no Audience ! what a masterpiece of a show tho season 1/2 cop's subplot did bore me abit but that it
Thank you for saying it.....finally someone else....Part 3 was all about not training and fighting for tournaments 😂😂😂 what are they doing with this Miyagi C plot....hidden treasure...boxing.....whattt???
Jack Pierce who may remember very beginning The Next Karate Kid.
@CplDwayneHicks11 maybe I missed something. Was Julie's grandfather involved with the boxing or newspaper article. And is that medallion/coin going to connect Chan in China.
As we know Jack saved Miyagi life in WW2. In return Miyagi taught him Martial Arts. Story going down the road that Jack became obsessed with real Karate Tournaments. Maybe why he was against Tournaments with Daniel saying Life not Points.
Its not bad but season 5 should be the last one. In my opinion season 6 end will be the beggining of spinoffs
I don’t think the movie connects to the show or the show is like non canon to movie ? Or something
All Four KK films all connected to this series.
@@CplDwayneHicks11 for the new movie I heard it’s not connected to the show. I was like that’s lame .
Lame yes. At least they not doing a Disney what they did to the Expanded Universe. So meaning Cobra Kai universe still the bigger money pot for Sony don't be dumb as Disney just continue the series with spin offs. Peyton List could carry whole series by herself if they do that.
Funny how you didn't touch on "Miyagi's big secrets" which is all fine and good, just as long as it doesn't ruin the Miyagi character for everyone. In regards to that storyline, it looks to be setting up as to why Miyagi hated fights and tournaments. I am sort of looking forward to that.
I'm not having high hopes for part two, but I will continue to watch it til the end.
Just doesn’t stand out to me yet. Feels like it’s answering a question I was never asking.
Miyagi said it in the original movie...he fought for his life, not points lol
@@CodyLeachYT Jack Pierce was Miyagi best friend. Whole story missing in The Next Karate Kid detailing what went down after retrieving the Medal of Honor.
Except Miyagi said in karate kid that he has never fought for points.
Miyagi fought for Life. Jack fought for Points. Did watch Best Of The Best, kinda know direction they going with now. As that film did "stand out" from the rest during that time with the unexpected ending.
I agre what you just said. I personaly think Cobra Kai from first to fifth season is a masterpiece. I was expecting something more esppecialy after Hayden Schlossberg says on Twitter “If every season is a meal, then Cobra Kai Season 6 is thanksgiving.” Big disappointment.
This first part of the season definitely feels like an epilogue to the rest of the series. I think everything you're saying will most likely be addressed. Good news is that this is the final season, & I have a feeling the writers have something epic up their sleeve.
No it isn't the final season, dumbass.
Do you think Chozen went back to Okinawa? He started to look up flights to Japan and then was nowhere to be seen in Episode 5.
My best guess is that he’ll come to the tournament with Kumiko during a dire moment and give a character the encouragement they need to win a big fight
I think the show was at least one season longer that it could have been, even before season 6. I would've to rewatch it to be precise, but Daniel and Johnny teaming up under one dojo seemed it took foreverrrrrrrrr 😮💨😮💨 Allie's return was suposed to be the key point to help them get over their rivalry, but instead of stiking together and deal with the discussions they may have over how to train the kids, it felt like they wasted a wholeeeeee season, making them split into two dojos only to be back together later. That was the moment I felt this show was streching-
Also, wasn't there a hint of Daniel knowing a "Miyagi Do deadly strike" at one point? At one point he fought Kreese, and it looked like he was realizing Kreese was never going to stop, and that he would have to kill him. I liked that, it was like a natural development of the story, and then the showrunners...kinda...forgot all about it?
Season 5 was actually my favorite of the series, so I'm hoping Season 6 continues that level of quality.
The only way for this show to end is for it to be Kreese vs Johnny, just as the show began. Anything else will suck wind.
The snake thing was just too much for me lol
Wait they’re making a crossover movie with the remake from 2010? How will that even work 😅
Has it been confirmed that the movie even has anything to do with CK? I’ve heard that the new movie will be its own thing. Aka - not following the CK timeline.
Yeah, I read something from the writers saying they have nothing to do with the movie. They're not even sure if Daniel will be "retconned" in the movie
Yeah i think that movie will be a another sequel like cobra kai but with the latter not being canon and simply taking from the remake or karate kid 4
I think Kreese going to prison should’ve been the ending for his character.
He hasn’t changed or evolved.
He’s still the same power hungry psychopath he always was
and it’s gotten dull.
He’s no longer threatening or intimidating.
He’s just a frail old man walking around squinting all the time trying act tough. It’s kinda pitiful.
Kreese survived Vietnam and was in Special Forces. He knows something about evading capture. I heard about an escaped criminal who for six months evaded capture by living at an old Circuit City store and creating a passageway to an adjoining Toys R Us store, where he would have fun at nights playing with the toys. He only got caught when he tried to attend a church and people at the church recognized police photos of him. If he hadn't attended the church, he may have remained on the run for years.
In the Cobra Kai storyline, I doubt if authorities would put much resources into tracking down an old man who was falsely convicted anyway, and who doesn't seem to be a threat to the general public.
Kreese definitely killed toris mom, he goes to korea where he figurtively kills his weakness, johnny, then shows up in america to tenpt tori before her mom, which is toris weakness, mysteriously dies
I just binged the 5 episodes. Very fun, love the characters but ot needs to end here.
I actually enjoyed season 5 quite a bit and thought it came (mostly) to a good conclusion. But season 6 really does feel like the show is on borrowed time. Hoping things pick up for the remaining episodes though.
There was a scene on the first episode that literally could have been a near-perfect way to end it, and it made me so angry that there was still 14 and a half episodes left. (where chozen and johnny are fighting)
I don't understand why kreese is still wanted by the police. Didn't stingray eventually tell the police that kreese didn't really attack him? If so, shouldn't he have been released from prison and stingray arrestted for lying?
As a sensei I would say that this is true, I practice the way of the fist, and by no reason anyone will complain about this show or I will show at your house as Mr Kreese would, with a back pack. I am doing the Cobra Kai training as we speak.
I just finished watching part 1 of season 6 and I agree I think season 5 should've been the last one. It wrapped things up pretty nicely. I don't have high hopes for the rest of the season. What really annoys me is that Netflix won't do a season 3 of mindhunters, like come on!
Gotta remember, the style of the show is homage to the original- "80s action movie style", where jumping the shark is common.
They are telegraphing that the unlikely... Dimitri ..is going to win the tournament. Its unexpected and their kind of surprise.. but if not Robbie will finally win.... thats my prediction.
Cody I as always respect ur opinion I saw what u disliked in season 5 w the characters last run through their dramas & all that. But the showrunners always envisioned a 6 season series arc. If it makes u feel any better u can view it how I view it. Each 2 seasons is 1 act in a 3 act story. Seasons 1-2 reintroduce the characters & build up the old rivalry tension until it boils over inti tragedy. Act 2 is seasons 3-4 where they build up from that tragedy the villains rise aswell & Johnny & Daniel (& thus their kids) come together under a united cause. Then finally act 3 is Seasons 5-6 where they deal with all the leftover trauma & character stuff & then go to the final battle ending the corrupt teachings of cobra Kai worldwide. If u view it like that it’s much better looking. Lastly this might just be a taste thing w you Cody bc ik u don’t like anime (nothing against it it’s just not ur thing) but since day 1 this series was a live action battle shounen anime mixed w breaking bad elements for the karate kid. Each season has characters grow as a person through learning how to fight tensions rise w rivals from some tournament event & then the final fight ends w cool action but more importantly it’s not about the fight itself but the clashing ideals behind the fighters. That’s what a shounen battle anime does best look at dragon ball tournament arcs & compare it to the show. Cobra Kai has always been this way. I personally do think they stretched the character stuff a season too long when they made season 5 the end point for their shit but w season 6 being not rlly characters disliking each other & such theyre all friends now it’s just the tournament now tests their new relationships rather than just recycle previous drama situations. W Johnny & Daniel they may be under the same dojo & the same goal & they may both want what’s best for the kids & they agree on that they both had fundamentally different trainings of life drilled into their heads at a critical young age so while it may get frustrating sometimes it’s totally within their characters to always at some point butt heads. I mean Daniel has always been an impatient control freak so any change Johnny does w be hard on him plus the whole Miyagi secret box shaking up his idealized vision of his mentor who he clearly has divined at this point in his mind. Again 1/3 of the season I hear u on that part it’s hard asf but honestly w all that I said I think this is actually a great foundation for the final season rather than a rough start like u think my only issue is the multiple release dates ruin the flow also potential spoilers but is the thing ur thinking that Kreese is Tory’s dad & or step dad?
Kreese’s escape from prison at the end of season 5 has been the only thing in this show that feels a little too much even for this show. Like the show has always been hightened like the 80s films but also grounded & Kreese fucking walking out in a lab coat w no mask or anything hiding his face was just dumb
The whole tournament being the opposite of what miyagi would do is kinda a weak argument for criticizing considering that daniel is actually not similar to miyagi at all (I don't think this a hot take) and the secret of miyagi doing the sekai tekai and being involved in a robbery does makes u rethink the whole argument against the world tournament because of miyagi's teaching.
I also don't get the tory character being overcooked argument at all, I thought the big reveal at the end was a perfect way to send tory's character off to cobra kai and her performance was actually amazing in ep 5