Mercy
- Episode aired May 2, 2018
- TV-14
- 36m
IMDb RATING
9.1/10
6.5K
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It is the day of the 2018 All Valley Karate Tournament and Cobra Kai is determined to win. Robbie signs up unaffiliated. A familiar face from the past returns.It is the day of the 2018 All Valley Karate Tournament and Cobra Kai is determined to win. Robbie signs up unaffiliated. A familiar face from the past returns.It is the day of the 2018 All Valley Karate Tournament and Cobra Kai is determined to win. Robbie signs up unaffiliated. A familiar face from the past returns.
Gianni DeCenzo
- Demetri
- (as Gianni Decenzo)
Nichole Brown
- Aisha Robinson
- (as Nichole La'net Brown)
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I'm going to say this now. I have never enjoyed a finale quite this much. From the karate fights, to the strong character moments and drama, to the humorous and well-timed callbacks to the original movie. "Mercy" does what any finale should, wrapping up just enough stories to leave room for what seems to be a second season. That might be my only problem with this finale. It ends on several cliffhangers which make the wait for the next season all the more agonising. Cobra Kai has revived the Karate Kid saga in ways that I never expected and this episode further cements that.
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Greetings from Lithuania.
This first season of "Cobra Kai" was more involving then all sequels to the original movie combined - but that goes without saying. Great, simplistic yet involving writing, and tables turned around made me scratching my head when final fight began - at the beginning of series i knew who i will be rooting for, yet at the end i did not.
Overall, season 1 was great. Maybe a bit to melodramatic, but very involving very well done. Will definitely be seeing continuation. Damn, maybe we even get a chance to see Hilary Swank.
This first season of "Cobra Kai" was more involving then all sequels to the original movie combined - but that goes without saying. Great, simplistic yet involving writing, and tables turned around made me scratching my head when final fight began - at the beginning of series i knew who i will be rooting for, yet at the end i did not.
Overall, season 1 was great. Maybe a bit to melodramatic, but very involving very well done. Will definitely be seeing continuation. Damn, maybe we even get a chance to see Hilary Swank.
Despite all the positive reviews, and the recommendations from my friends, I still let "Cobra Kai" slide when it was on Youtube. Elevated to Netflix, I finally decided to give it a try and, truly, the show is better than it has any right to be.
Over three decades after his defeat in the final of the All Valley Karate tournament, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) has barely moved on in life. Divorced and estranged from his teenage son, Lawrence find some measure of redemption when, after saving his teenage neighbour Miguel (Xolo Mariduena) from being beaten up by his school bullies, he re-establishes the Cobra Kai Dojo. With blunt talk and strict rules he builds confidence in some of his misfit students. But the return of Cobra Kai does not sit well with Danny LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), now a successful businessman he and Johnny begin to clash again.
Honestly, "better than it has any right to be", is the term I always use when trying to describe the show to people. It could have lived alone on the nostalgia pops and, to be fair, it does lean into them heavily. There are plenty of flashbacks to the movies and revisits to locations seen before. But the show does a great job of moving one foot forward, whilst keeping the other back in the 80's. So Johnny and his music, car, attitude and language is distinctly "retro" whilst his new students deal with contemporary issues like cyber bullying.
Whilst the plot is a little predictable, and the conclusion of the All Valley 2018 tournament you'll see coming a long way off, it's a wonderfully written and funny show. Outwardly humorous and with some tremendous inside jokes. The characters are honest and layered (although what they're going to do in Season two with the character who reappears in the final moments is going to be really interesting, can they humanise him too?)
Exceeded expectations more than I could have hoped possible.
Over three decades after his defeat in the final of the All Valley Karate tournament, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) has barely moved on in life. Divorced and estranged from his teenage son, Lawrence find some measure of redemption when, after saving his teenage neighbour Miguel (Xolo Mariduena) from being beaten up by his school bullies, he re-establishes the Cobra Kai Dojo. With blunt talk and strict rules he builds confidence in some of his misfit students. But the return of Cobra Kai does not sit well with Danny LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), now a successful businessman he and Johnny begin to clash again.
Honestly, "better than it has any right to be", is the term I always use when trying to describe the show to people. It could have lived alone on the nostalgia pops and, to be fair, it does lean into them heavily. There are plenty of flashbacks to the movies and revisits to locations seen before. But the show does a great job of moving one foot forward, whilst keeping the other back in the 80's. So Johnny and his music, car, attitude and language is distinctly "retro" whilst his new students deal with contemporary issues like cyber bullying.
Whilst the plot is a little predictable, and the conclusion of the All Valley 2018 tournament you'll see coming a long way off, it's a wonderfully written and funny show. Outwardly humorous and with some tremendous inside jokes. The characters are honest and layered (although what they're going to do in Season two with the character who reappears in the final moments is going to be really interesting, can they humanise him too?)
Exceeded expectations more than I could have hoped possible.
I've probably binge-watched the entire series 30 times now...and I'm a 67-year-old grandma! There's something about seeing Daniel (always previously the hero) showing his other side that Mr. Myagi would NOT approve of! I like Robby--I've seen him in other shows in bit parts. Glad he got a chance (finally). Now about Kreese...it cracks me up every time they show him coming in and have that "bad-guy cowboy music in the background, LOL!
Karate Kid was a beloved show of my youth, I lived in SoCal in that time and this show hit the vibe and feel in its flashback and music far better then WW1984 could have ever hoped.
It has taken a lot to get me to watch it, as i really thought it would be another lame attempt to do a redux of a beloved show that failed miserably. Thanks to Nerdrotic, Geeks and Gamers and several personal friends for continuing to talk about this show.
I can see not just Johnny's redemption arc, but also Daniels. Both did not have the best childhoods and have many demons from their past, they are struggling with. The amount of Grey-area in both of them and the kids is what people are really like and this show hits the nail on the head. Good story telling.
It was good the writers understood we needed to pay Homage to Pat and some point, I am glad they took their time to do so when it fit in and not the beginning just to get it out of the way.
We have in the first season already seen so much good, in story telling I cannot wait to watch more. Well done, Shows like this and Mandalorian that rely on source material and good story telling with no other agendas are few and far between and what the Fans want to see...... Dont wreck our beloved shows, continue telling the stories with honor and respect.
It has taken a lot to get me to watch it, as i really thought it would be another lame attempt to do a redux of a beloved show that failed miserably. Thanks to Nerdrotic, Geeks and Gamers and several personal friends for continuing to talk about this show.
I can see not just Johnny's redemption arc, but also Daniels. Both did not have the best childhoods and have many demons from their past, they are struggling with. The amount of Grey-area in both of them and the kids is what people are really like and this show hits the nail on the head. Good story telling.
It was good the writers understood we needed to pay Homage to Pat and some point, I am glad they took their time to do so when it fit in and not the beginning just to get it out of the way.
We have in the first season already seen so much good, in story telling I cannot wait to watch more. Well done, Shows like this and Mandalorian that rely on source material and good story telling with no other agendas are few and far between and what the Fans want to see...... Dont wreck our beloved shows, continue telling the stories with honor and respect.
Did you know
- TriviaApparently, the All Valley Tournament rule where the defending champion only fights in the finals (as seen in The Karate Kid Part III (1989)) has been abandoned, because Xander, the defending champion, had to work his way through the tournament.
- GoofsWhile contemplating the events during the tournament, Johnny stops in front of a wall in the arena to see Kreese's picture displayed. Since Cobra Kai had previously received a lifetime ban following the events of The Karate Kid Part III due to the actions of Kreese, Terry Silver and Mike Barnes, Kreese's picture would not have been displayed in such a prominent manner.
- Quotes
John Kreese: Congratulations. You did what I always thought you could do. You won. Cobra Kai is back where it belongs: back on top. Everyone closed the book on us. They thought we were done. But now they see... that the real story has only just begun.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Karate Kid (1984)
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