Ex-Degenerate

The Karate Kid trilogy is one of my favorite trilogies-I know Part III isn't really considered a "good" movie, but I still found it highly enjoyable. The Next Karate Kid was okay (it's a shame Hilary Swank didn't appear in this series), but I thought the franchise was over. When they announced Cobra Kai, I wasn't overly interested since most revivals tend to ruin their original legends just to shove newer, less interesting characters into the spotlight.

Cobra Kai defied all those doubts. This series has been consistently great since day one. I can't think of a single bad episode-each one builds on character and story. The development the writers give to every main cast member is perfect. While some are sidelined in this final season, they were still developed well. Of course, Daniel, Johnny, Miguel, Sam, Robbie, Tory, and Hawk are the heart of it all. They're fantastic. Both Daniel and Johnny go through such a remarkable arc that it infuriates me how other franchises discard their iconic characters. The writers of Cobra Kai treat these legacies with respect.

Then there's Silver and Kreese. Both provided great (if slightly over-the-top) villains for our heroes. Thomas Ian Griffith is just as great here as he was in Part III. That said, I do think his ending, along with Kreese's, was a little... underwhelming? It almost feels like the writers just needed them gone.

All in all, Cobra Kai has been a fantastic series. From start to finish, it's delivered amazing fights, strong acting, great writing, and, most importantly, pure fun. So many shows these days forget that. While this series might not stand alongside all-time greats like Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, or The Wire, it will be remembered as a show that treated its characters with respect, honored its roots, and gave fans something truly entertaining. It's a pity it's over-I could've happily watched a few more seasons-but I'm also glad they ended it on a high note.

There's also a new movie coming soon that will reunite us with Daniel, as well as Jackie Chan's character from that bland remake they did years back. It'll be interesting to see how they handle that.

Anyway, it's been a fun ride and a great finale.

I'm really stunned by how they managed to end everything in the right way. Certain things needed to happen but ordinarily they would have been repetitive and predictable. So, they took on a different path. They let the logical progress of the story continue its way. Then, the necessary events were added as amazing twists.

The fights happening in the last two episodes were what everyone was waiting for. How they led us there was really well-thought. In the end everyone got what they deserved in the best way possible. I liked how the focus of the last five episodes was just on the main characters. Although, I do wish there wasn't such a big gap between the release of the episodes of the final season. That lowered the tension and excitement a little bit.

I've loved this show since the very first episode and have enjoyed it for the last seven years. It was a fresh idea back when it started and made its mark in television. The final episode of season 2 will always be my favorite and among the best I have ever seen. Although, the final two episodes were as brilliant. I'm gonna miss this show. I admit the show had its ups and downs and through seasons 4 and 5 the downs were more than the ups. But in the end everything was put to justice, by order of Cobra Kai.

What can I say about this finale?

I've seen so many shows over the years only to be let down by the ending.

Literally 90% of the shows I've seen have ended in disappointment.

But this one on the take hand is one of the very few shows I've seen that have had a superb ending.

I guess most people who have watched Cobra Kai have seen The Karate Kid and they know the story.

When Cobra Kai appeared on my screens I wasn't sure.

I mean I LOVED the original but thought the 'reboot' series would be rubbish and something like the Karate Kid movie remake.

Boy was I wrong.

Do yourself a favour guys, watch this.

It's actually VERY good.

This show has been engaging non stop ever since I first watched with my dad back in 2018 when I was a kid. The Karate Kid movies were some of the best movies that our family would watch during movie nights, and The Karate Kid movie with Jaden Smith was not as good but definitely not a bad movie. The last few episodes of this show really hits you in how the fact that all of the teenagers grew up, and the emotion that they showed and even the adults were real and not just in character. While I was watching and they would have call backs to the first few seasons it made me picture myself as a kid first watching it and it's insane how much I've grown since. It's sad to see this go but the ending was perfect. Perfect. Perfect. Perfect.

Somehow, Cobra Kai has been one of my favorite series to follow. It was light, fun, witty, repetitive, very emotional and all at once.

With this episode, Cobra Kai ended with fantastic payoffs and performances, the usual fun and silly ideas, I totally thought it was perfect. It was always a light-hearted show with many witty moments and choices, it did not disappoint. The last part of season 6 is probably the best thing in Karate Kid universe.

I remember seeing the movie 2 at the cinema, probably two or three years after the original release because I was too young. Immediately after seeing the first on TV. It was a family adventure to discover these films as a child.

35/36 years later we have this perfect closure and I absolutely loved it.