(ESP-ENG) Cobra Kai - Final Season Review! [Part 1]
Hello friends, good vibes to all.
When Cobra Kai came into our lives back in 2018 it was difficult not to get excited because Karate Kid had been one of the most important sagas and seen by many people, including myself; the teachings of Mr. Miyagi, all the conflicts in which Daniel got into just for not being the bad guy or for being very “good” and obviously for all the context of karate fights that we always saw. Plots in the United States and even in Japan were in charge of giving life to characters that to this day endure, proof of which is this series. I think the success of this series, because yes, I think it has done well, lies in two aspects: the nostalgic and the change of perspective.
The nostalgic one because it is evident that the hook of this is to have brought almost all the original characters to the series, with the exception of Pat Morita for obvious reasons. And the change of perspective has to do with the fact that in the movies we always understood that the good guy was Daniel but with the development of this plot we saw the story from the other side, from Johnny Lawrence's point of view and we could see that Larusso was not as innocent as he seemed, and so on with many other things. This I do not deny that it was a shock at the same time of something super interesting which in the end made you look forward to each season.
Unfortunately, as the seasons went by, one of these two resources began to run out and there are no more mythical characters to show, or at least not that I remember. That essence of waiting for the appearance of one of these actors has been lost. Knowing this we enter the sixth season and end of the series, a finale that is divided into THREE parts, this one that just ended, the second for November and the third for 2025. A complete disaster if you ask me. This first part consists of 5 chapters which show us the previous to the Sekai Taikai tournament, a world Karate tournament where a chosen few go.
What bores me tremendously about this is that there are unnecessary and repeated dramas among the members of the dojo, it was necessary to choose a few and this led to the typical dramas between these young people came to light but also the eternal friction between Daniel and Johnny is awakened from time to time, it is impossible for them to go two chapters without fighting. This formula I understand that for some is “comical”, in fact it can be, but when it is abused the result ends up tiring. It's like watching an infinite loop: they fight, they understand each other, they fight again, they change sides, they make up again and so on. Sadly the novelty was lost a couple of seasons ago.
But the change of perspective is one of the things with which they still want to surprise the viewer. It seemed that there could be no more surprises but there were and that is something to applaud the creators and writers, the persistence in the search for plot changes at the historical level. And yes, friends, once again the integrity or the actions of perhaps the most beloved character by all is questioned. The good thing about this is that it is possible that there is a margin for the development of this event and we will see something surreal, that is, I imagine that they will work to deepen this and that it does not remain something that only served to affect the behavior of a few. Or at least that is what I hope.
We continue to see a John Kreese clinging to a past, it seems that he will never overcome those demons that haunt him. In his defense, Daniel and Lawrence are on the same page, but I think he's more than that. He's a good character, a better antagonist. Anyway, it was a first part which serves as a springboard or preamble to the tournament in question, in fact it all ends in the presentation of the tournament. There were a couple of relevant events that changed a bit the way the story was going, but in general terms it was more of the same. Hopefully something transcendental will happen in November, the series needs it urgently, it needs an important jolt to regain the spark of the beginning and to close in the best way, it would be a pity if it ends so low.
¡Un abrazo a todos, nos vemos en la próxima!
Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡A hug to everyone, see you next time!
Esta última temporada no la he terminado pero está bastante sentimental en comparación a las entregas anteriores. Hasta ahora, me ha gustado. Quizás porque soy un fanático de la película y ahora de esta serie y la verdad es que aún disfruto de ambas propuestas 🤘🏼
Si, está un poco más tranquila pero creo que es porque al final se vendrá lo mejor. A mi tampoco me ha disgustado del todo pero si agradezco que sea la última temporada porque noto un cansancio en la trama.
Saludos amigo, gracias por la visita!