I love how this season celebrated Daniel being the hero who will fight for everyone and how it took time reminding us of that. Like the ex bullies bragging about his feats, all the way up to Daniel once again being the one to defeat the final boss. And tying in karate kid 3 for full circle in that final fight. Masterful !

This was the best season and I was glad to see Robby, Miguel and Hawk becoming friends and it was nice to see Tory and Sam fighting together against Sensei Kim and so many characters had a great story arc.

I thought the finale was fantastic for so many reasons. For one, it was cool to see literally all 3 movie bullies teaming up to fight Silver's allies while on Danny' s side, and every fight was awesome. Chozen vs. Silver was particularly brutal which I didn't expect, and I was legitimately scared for Johnny until of course the baby picture came out and he just went beast mode, then got rescued by Barnes which was great. And It's nice Robby and Miguel and Tory and Sam have resolved their rivalries. Overall I was definitely hoping to see more of Kreese but I loved his storyline despite how short it was. I was kinda hoping he'd be around to see the downfall of Silver and maybe even fight/kill him though I doubt he'd actually kill him since this show has never crossed that line.

I hope this isn't the last we see of Silver. He's such a great villain

One thing that Cobra Kai does well is making us care about both the original cast from the movies and the new cast (the next generation). When continuations/reboots occur, you typically get new characters but very really care about them, but not Cobra Kai. Another thing is that despite the large cast of characters, Cobra Kai managed to find balance in giving everyone a decent amount of screentime to develop. Characters like Hawk and Demetri take a backseat this season, but it's ultimately because their stories are practically completed in a way, Hawk and Demetri have conquered their demons, unless greater demons emerge in the future. Sam and Tory have had some shakey moments on both sides from Season 2 - 4 in writing. However, Season 5 managed to bring the best aspects of both characters, I may not be a big fan of Samantha LaRusso, but it was satisfying to see the pay off for her character as well as Tory. Miguel and Robby are my favorite characters, and seeing Johnny, Miguel, and Robby embrace each other over getting a new addition to the family almost brought a tear to my eye. It was especially satisfying seeing Robby control his emotions on the stairs this time. Keep in mind, this is after Robby joined Cobra Kai and had to unlearn the dark lessons of his Sensei's from his head, which makes his restraint even more satisfying. I could go on and on about every single character but this comment is already so long lol.

Terry was a straight up menace this season. One for the best seasons

Another brilliant stroke of genius was Kreese’s breakthrough session where he confronts all of those from his past. This is like a “where did that come from” moment that you eventually thinking “ah yeah I get it now.” And having him go to young Kreese for his fight was awesome on a new level

I'm now wondering if other writers ignore this show because it makes them look bad. This show is everything they need to achieve (on one third the normal budget), but it's ingredients are things that many writers have ideological opposition to. POC characters defined by actions and not skin colour? Check. Badass karate fights that aren't CGI/totally one sided? Check. But most importantly, this show loves its own lore, loves its own past, and loves its own fans. This is the direct opposite of the modern reboot playbook which openly despises its own property and fans.

Miguel and sams relationship was actually good this season

It was a great season finale because it was a way for Daniel to put down his demons from the past when he took down Terry using the Quicksilver method while using Miyagi-Do technique. Chozen’s development and growth was amazing, Johnny’s fatherly instincts showed even more so, Miguel and Robbie were able to bury the hatchet after letting out their anger in that match; and San was able to finally see what Tory was going through after hearing the truth about the Referee bribery and Devon found a new female role model in Tory

I thought there were hints of Terry Silver being terminally ill. His visitation to the hospital, talking with Johnny and Carmen about the precious time that we have and telling Chosen that he is "not afraid to die" while constantly talking about his legacy in the final 2 episodes

This season was just beautiful! It's perfection! As a childhood fan of the original movie trilogy, there was something just beyond awesome about Daniel's same-age nemeses from each of the three movies teaming up to invade Silver's home to take him down, and facing the fight of their lives once they get there! I also absolutely love the reveal that Amanda is the cousin of Jessica from Karate Kid III, as well as the barfight with their old high school foes that Sam has to intervene in. The final series of battles left the school fight at the end of Season 2 (which was crazy epic) in the dust. The final fight between Daniel and Terry Silver was another thing of beauty, especially Daniel's using Terry's "Quicksilver Method" against him and the symbolism of Silver picking up a trophy to use as a weapon, only to lose the fight as he's just lost his reputation and the loyalty of his students. This is the one series that gives me any hope that there are still good writers in Hollywood, as all the other shows and movies I've watched in the past several years had terrible writing and hit-or-miss acting, though the effects and visuals have been better than ever. Hopefully, you're right and the studios will draw inspiration from Cobra Kai to start recapturing some of the magic that used to make films so epic.

I was a tad bit sad that Kreese didn't actually start to change himself for the better, but hatching an escape plan all along. But on the other hand, it's such a Kreese move 😁

I really liked this season, it’s fun and it has good storylines. The relationships are resolved finally. Chozen by far is my favorite character this season. I love how Miguel and Robby finally become friends and how Johnny got two sons and one more in the way. Chozen and Johnny were the mvps in their own fights.

Terry Silver is one of the best Villains in any series,show, movie atc since Keith Ledger as The Joker

I love this season, it gives more highlights for Daniel, and Silver is a great villain, he and Daniel's villain and hero dynamics reminds me of Wilson Fisk/Kingpin and Matt Murdock/Daredevil dynamics. Both Fisk and Silver tries to break Matt and Daniel down, both physically and mentally.

The thing I like most is that it skips all the bullshit you would see in modern shows. No character gender identification story arc, no romance taking up all the screen time, no typical Netflix ideals being plugged needlessly into scenes, and yet they still keep representation in there but don’t make it the main focus of everything. Moon, Piper, they were introduced but they’re not at the forefront of everything. I love that Johnny is so anti-SJW (or sjw ignorant) but it’s funny, not offensive. It’s like the show is telling you we can all enjoy it and we can all live together without conflict. Cobra Kai really is the definition of great storytelling and how to continue an old series.

Is anyone else disappointed in how underused the character of Mike Barnes was? For me he was one of the best characters from the original trilogy. He's a great actor and very convincing martial artist who always looked like he could hold his own in a real fight. After the furniture store episode I was just waiting for him to show back up, then when he finally did, he gets sucker punched out cold. Then when Johnny is getting his ass kicked, I was like any minute now the karate bad boy is going to clean house to save the day, only for Johnny to turn super saiyan and practically do it himself. I just hope we see more of Barnes in the next season and actually see him show off his karate!

0:59 I love the Chozen flash back and the actor who plays young Sato. Man the actor actually looks like Sato

Essay ahead, sorry. Season 5 was great but I feel how it has ended has not left me feeling as excited for Season 6. Please don't misunderstand me, there were some REALLY great moments from Season 5 that I loved. Chozen was ON FIRE!!!! For me, the reason I enjoyed the show so much, has been the constant Conflict/Resolution aspect from the Characters and situations. That's what kept me hungry for each following season. Each season finale so far, ended by giving you a taste of what conflicts/fights/resolutions were going to be confronted in the following season. The show has been excellent at doing this EACH time... except for this Season 5 finale. The problem for me, as a massive fan of the show is that, Season 5 just went and pretty much resolved ALMOST EVERY SINGLE conflict that made the show a must watch. I can't help but feel deflated by the recent ending. We've all yearned for the conflict resolution between Robbie and Miguel to happen but I wanted this to happen at the Final 1 or 2 Episodes of the Entire Series, NOT when there are a potential TWO more seasons to go!!! Even though Kenny/Robbie still has yet to reach its FINAL resolution, however the VENOM in that conflict has now been taken out with that ending. Exactly the same for Sam/Tory too. Without the venom in these conflicts, it's nowhere near as exciting. Maybe its just my opinion. There's still the Johnny/Kreese situation that still has heat to it, but that's about it! The Ending of Season 5 hasn't even hinted at what we have to look forward to in the next instalment. Sure we have a massive world tournament but I'm just left wondering "but how.....?" "But... why?" rather than "Here is a Solid Storyline that is going to go ahead and we will defo see sparks fly!" Nothing like that at all at the end of this season. A few missed opportunities with this season too.. 1. Kreese meets Dutch/or another ex Cobra Kai student gone bad, whilst in Prison?? That would have been an awesome reunion whichever way it might have gone, would have been great for Kreese character expansion/redemption arc... 2. Great Kreese breaks out of Prison! But where was the scene of him seeking out Kim Da-Eun and having a much anticipated Reunion and maybe a quick dialogue about what they plan to do now with Cobra Kai?? Or maybe showing up at Tory's house "Still want a Sensei?" But we got NOTHING! You probably have a few of your own ideas too.. I now have no Idea who is gonna fight who next season. Are Cobra Kai even gonna be allowed anywhere near Prestigious World Karate Tournament we've only just NOW been made aware of? It seems unlikely to me, Owner gets taken to Prison, the Previous owner Assaulted People to escape a Prison. It seem highly doubtful they would be allowed entry now, surely? What exactly am supposed to get super psyched for next season, Robbie and Miguel acting like brothers and double dating together!!? Woo hoo, I'm well excited for that! Or maybe 3 episodes of Sam and Tory braiding each other's hair now they don't Hate each other and want to fight to the death! How nailbitingly exciting! ...........NOT With just a few tweeks, this Season 5 Could and Probably SHOULD have been the end of the ENTIRE Show itself tbh. I fail to see what there is now to look forward to. Everyone is friends now?

Always look forward to watching your vids after I binge through a season and feel depressed it's over lol

I don't even understand the Mexico storyline nothing even changes. In episode 9 I thought his dad was driving the limo and was gonna be the s*** out of Johnny, because the dad might have seen them together and would follow them.

this season was great, i enjoyed all of it but there were a couple things i couldnt suspend my disbelief enough to buy them. #1 how Kenny became Cobra Kai's golden boy basically overnight and #2 Kreese's escape from prison.

I feel like Terry was the victim in season 5. He was just minding his own business. He was brought back to be a villain in season 4 when he was just minding his own business again.

This season was AMAZING but I agree the Mexico storyline felt too rushed i kinda forgot it even happened by the end of the season

A man can't see, he can't fight. .. silver got a dose of his own medicine his back was turned, he lost focus...no mercy

Another great breakdown and analysis! I thought this was the best season so far and enjoyed every minute of it. I could sing the praises of the writers and actors all day, and, in fact, I wasn't aware that there would be another season, so I was viewing everything with the lens of closure and was very happy to see a beautiful ending for some many legacy characters, as well as for the new ones. One question that I have, related to continuity: Kreese was able to see through Chozen's story because he toasted with Karaii instead of Kampai, the former indicating that he was from Okinawa. But in Karate Kid, Mr. Miyagi himself says Kampai when he's celebrating the "anniversary." I guess that could be explained by the fact that he spent some time in Japan during World War II, and perhaps acquired that custom, but I noticed that discrepancy immediately and wondered if anyone else did. By the way, when Robyn Lively showed up at the doorstep I didn't recognize her at first but looked up the IMDB page for that episode to verify that it was her. (We then later got some flashbacks and explanation that rendered that IMDB check unnecessary.) And, hey, we even got to see Elizabeth Anne-Rooney. You have to wonder if Jessica ended up marrying the headless rock climber or if he fathered her two kids. I love that this show went above and beyond in making the third movie, which was panned by critics and fans alike when it was released, not only relevant, but critical in resolving the conflicts and paying off the setups established by the other characters. It was all brought together beautifully. Can't wait for more of your breakdowns, Watch Party!

SHIIIIIIIT if this season is THE finale I’m completely happy if it does. This is the Endgame of Cobra Kai, and definitely the best season if not the best series I’ve ever seen. Now I’m disappointed that the writers of Cobra Kai wrote a better Star Wars series and its continuations than some of the Star Wars content we got, and I’m a huge Star Wars fan myself. You captured exactly how I felt seeing this season. My hands are tired from clapping upon hearing those points.

Tory continues to be the best character in the show and personally one of the best characters in any show these days

My thoughts on season 5 is (to paraphrase a famous story) it was the best of seasons. It was the worst of seasons. While on the front lines it did deliver with action, drama, suspense, and even a few comical moments, it was too busy, there were way to many storylines to develop them all to come to fruition effectively. I said the same thing of season 3 but this time it kind of hit a new gear much like Johnny in his last fight. I was disappointed in how the Miquel and his dad panned out even though Johnny and Robby bonding on the trip was refreshing. Then Miguel comes back and him and Sam end up doing a whole Ross and Rachel “on a break” which kind of sucked. Sam’s growth through the season was nice though. Also I liked how Miguel and Robby made amends. While unorthodox in the real world their bonding fight was awesome and excellent in execution. My biggest disappointments of season were that the relationship of Devon and Tory was rushed and really did not fit together well. The new Sensei Kim was not developed well and comes off as 1 diminional and almost cartoonish as a villain. I feel the show could have utilized Mike Barnes better and not had him just as a side character in 2 or 2 and a half episodes. I hope they are setting him up for a more prominent role in season 6 and the valiant warrior speech from Silver to Chozen was a stroke of genius but Chozen deserved a better end of his fight with silver. I have binged all of the show many times since I discovered it at end of Season 2 on KZfaq and for me something great about the show is how the actors especially the younger ones have grown and developed and created chemistry with one another. Another character that kind of fell flat with me was Kenny. I feel they could have done something a little more or different to make him better and not let him retreat back into being just a hot headed bully with a score to settle

Johnny, Chozen and Daniel in the Limo was the Funniest Scene of all Seasons, for me. 3 drunken Senseis + Barnes on top was the best. For me Chozen is now the best Charakter very close to Johnny. When der split Sam and Miguel again i flipped out. I hated the Writers, but it comes to an good End....for the Moment. Carmen pregnant..hm.. too early? too forced? At the end of the Season i expectet every Time something really bad happens to her, or Johnny or Chozen. I thought they will injure one of them very bad, like Miguel in Season 2. I think this Season has end the 2 Dojo rivalry and we will see in Season 6 something new.

9:49 Terry Silver: Do the crane Danny boy Daniel: You want a Crane kick you got one 😂

They gave every one gave equal development and story Daniel finishing silver, chozen and silver fight 😢, Johnny vs the fist, tory and sam vs sensai kim, Robby vs Miguel and redemption, Robby and Miguel kicking some Cobra Kai, And I am so glad they avoided romance stuff and focused more on character building, hell waiting for John Kreese entry in season 6,

I love Kenny interaction in Season 5 some people though he was a rush character and he had time to grow, thanks to Robby not being in Cobra Kai he was no longer a follower to anyone. Than there was trouble with Anthony so hopefully in this next season Robby could help them to become friends and for some very funny scenario they ask Robby for girl advice and he be in a awkward/interested stage as a mentor, heck I might be surprise Kenny and Anthony were talking about who Robby was mostly into Tory or Sam.

I hated the treatment Devon got in this season. She had zero proper interactions with Johnny and the Eagle Fangs, as if she was never even a part of the dojo or knew any of them. She was reduced to being Tory's flunky, bascially a younger version of her, even down to having a similar tragic home life. I bet the writers didn't really know what to do with her and decided to just turn her into another Tory.

Love the beginning with the mix of the old song. Excellent. Season 5 was badass!

Brilliant from start to finish the way they got the characters to blend in together as a unit again was great the new storylines and just about everything else and the fights at the end were brilliant & the ending with Kreese escaping just set it up

The crane kick really works Machida knocked out Randy couture with it, the real version of the kick works.

I agree the Mexico arc was totally pointless. The only way it was not a total filler is if Miguel's father comes back at some point later. However if it ends there then it was a complete waste of time. But I dont think Kim Da-Eun was a waste. She was a GREAT addition to the story, excellent character and excellent portrayal by the actress. It was very enjoyable to see her on the screen. I am looking forward to seeing more of her in the next season.

I hope silver don't get written off" he's steals the show as a villain.

Kresse is a deadly man who's constantly at war. Silver is a sick and cleaver mastermind (nasty combination) who thinks it's all a game and he was thinking a lot more global than Kreese and he had some mercs as senseis. As for Tory, it did not shock me she was still loyal to Kreese. He was the closest thing to a father she ever had who did a lot for her. Unlike most people, I never saw Tory as a bad person, just someone who was hardened by events in her life (her mother being gravely ill, her aunt trying to leach off them...etc.). Kim Da-Eun is probably going to the next big threat IMO next season, assuming the actress returns. She might take over Cobra Kai dojo since Kreese is in no position to take it over due to his fugitive status and Silver will probably never be trust to teach at the YMCA let alone own and operate another dojo after what he did in the 1980s and now, so he won't be back running it. Kim Da-Eun is the only logical choice to inherit Cobra Kai.

I really don't see how people don't see that this is the worst season finale out of all the seasons. If this was a series finale fine but what exactly am I supposed to look forward to in another season? Silver and Cobra kai are dismantled. Crease escapes from prison so who exactly are the villains now? It's not like he can just go back and reopen Cobra Kai now that he's a fugitive. If this was the route they were going they should have called it a series finale because there is absolutely nothing to draw me into another season.

I like that Daniel finally did what half the Cobra Kai fandom wanted him to do for years. Stand down and stop worrying about Cobra Kai. And everyone from Johnny to his daughter to Amanda had to push him to get back in the fight. It’s the like the writers were laughing at all the weirdos who think Daniel is the real villain just because he didn’t want Cobra Kai to exist

Great breakdown. 👍

My biggest complaint is the the child antagonist which is Payne….. the kid is like 15 years old acting tough challenging Keene, calling him out, like bro call your parents to pick you up… and the kids pushing each other at the water park, aren’t they like seniors? They should have gave character growth to kyler and transformed him to a real threat.. they started it way back when John krease said they need “natural athletes” and got kyler, som much potential, could have transformed him into a beast. But no, we got the 15 year old kid I just couldn’t take serious. Loved hawk and Robby as bad guys.

Cobra Kai remains a shining example of howobra Kai remains a shining example of how to correctly reimagine and reboot an existing IP to satisfy both the original and a new generation of fans.

I gotta say something I never thought I would say but coming out of season 5 the best characters in terms of the kids ended up being Robby and Tory their development coming full circle was the best they stole the season imo along with the dynamic of the grown ups this season it was great seeing all that

6:12 Krease feels like Heath Leather’s Joker, or any Joker from the DC universe where Heath Leather escaped the hospital in The Dark Night or just any Batman movie with the Joker

Beyond words how good this was!

My only gripe with this season was Carmen’s pregnancy because it is making the show feel almost completely different; less like Cobra Kai and more like Fuller House 🤨. As Kreese put it, this is a karate dojo not a knitting class! This gives me cause for concern that the show’s legacy may be tarnished by a lackluster conclusion, similar to what befell Game of Thrones and other series. It seems contradictory to the show’s overtones and principles to make it seem like the key to Johnny’s redemption and “making things right” is knocking up another girlfriend. There are a ton of other issues, such as Johnny’s drinking problem, finances, juggling reconciliation with Robby and Carmen’s desperation for a “second chance at love”. I am not sure where the writers are going with this but despite my skepticism, I still have faith in them and intend to see how it all plays out.

This was absolutely incredible. Can't wait for season 6.

Great job 👏🏻

Hawk got done dirty half way through ngl

I agree on one thing. That Miguel's trip to Mexico to find his biological dad was rushed, that last only 2 episodes and should've been 3 episodes. It was strange that Miguel never said that he is the son. However, there was a bond between the two seeming as closer to family and the father treated Miguel as extended family. I'm not sure if its being saved for season 6, but I doubt it. The whole Sam and Miguel breakup was more in different light. I see it as mutual breakup. It's like they need to take a break, need some breathing room to focus on getting their own personal lives back on track. Miguel was more mature, he was more understanding instead being demanding and being desperate to hold on to the one he loves, he just let go, but deep down inside he was heartbroken with tears once he walked away and purposely dropped the pendant on the ground. When Robby was having a friendly conversation with Sam, Miguel did not get in the way or acted jealous, while Hawk told that "Robby is moving in on your girl." The dojo fight scene was badass. That was shades of Bruce Lee's The Chinese Connection while there was dojo war between the Jingwoo school and Japanese Martial Arts school. That movie is a classic and I recommend people to watch that movie.

Agree - season one and five are insanely good. I was screaming and shouting my head of 😄

Can't wait to hear what dojo name gets submitted for the new competition : ) Maybe "Miyagi Fang"? Or something new that is so fantastically awesome that everyone is immediately onboard with it and inspired by it. Matching the humorous energy of when Johnny introduced Eagle Fang but in the sense that it is actually as awesome as Johnny obviously thought that Eagle Fang was when he was explaining it.

Something about how good Cobra Kai Dojo is in manipulating kids. Since many ppl still are mad at Tory, Robby and Kenny, check this out. - Miguel Diaz fell for CK manipulations in S1 in the end, Johnny* was the reason - Tory Nichols fell for CK manipulations in S2 and 3, she became evil, Kreese was the reason - Robby Keene fell for CK manipulations in S2 and 3, he became evil, Kreese was the reason - Kenny Payne fell for CK manipulations in S4 and 5, he became evil, Silver was the reason - Sam LaRusso never fell for CK manipulations, since she never was in CK. - Demetri never fell for CK manipiulations, since he never was in CK (Kreese kicked him on day 1) * Johnny learned later in S2 he has to change his training methods. He didnt realize in S1 his teachings with no mercy were too much like Kreese back in the day. He changed it positive. His version of Cobra Kai Karate, which changed into Eagle Fang, is Cobra Kai Karate with mercy and alway fight fair. Miguel, Tory, Robby and Kenny, they all fell for the CK manipulations at some point. Sure Sam and Demetri never did, but they never were in CK.

I get what you're saying, and I mostly agree. I just find it really funny that your conclusion is that there is ONE way to do it right. You know, considering that this is a video about Cobra Kai, the antithesis of that statement

Yes, the crane kick can be used in a fight and it was- specifically in a UFC fight. Lyoto Machida vs Randy Couture, that kick ended the fight and knocked out Randy’s tooth in the process.

I think Season 5 was great absolutely Season 3 is still my favorite season my only problem with Season 5 is they made Mike Barnes go out to easily in the finale I think they could have made Mike and Johnny team up against the senses or they could have made Mike save Johnny after Terry Silver left.

Maybe the Mexico arc was rushed but there's only so much that can be done for a 10 episode season where each episode is less than an hour.

For people who are interested, here is the exact timeline when certain events took place during Season 4. When Demetri hacked the Cobra Kai Computer following datas were visible: Saturday, May 11, 2019: Prom Sunday, May 12, 2019, 8,15-8,45 a.m: Silver beats down Stingray Monday, May 20, 2019, 10 a.m: Tory confronts Silver about the payed off referee. Most probably the All Valley Tournament took place on Saturday May 18th. This means Tory confronted Silver already two days after the the tournament.

Personally I think the Mexico arc ain't quite over yet. Hector Salazar is far too dangerous and powerful and we see him look at a photo with Carmen and Yaya in it, so he WILL figure Miguel out. One other thing I find interesting is the Sekai Taikai is NOT specified as an under-18 event, so it's possible the members of The Fist could compete.

Amazing 🙌

its feels illegal being this early

Love every bit of this show

I thought the first few episodes were very boring but once it got going it was real fun and very entertaining. I think this was the best season for character growth as well and I thought all the characters were handled perfectly. That last episode was such a banger but with everyone united and no immediate threats it'll be interesting to see where they go from here

I don't think we have seen the last of Miguel's dad. I bet he has some shady ties with some undesirable people that will rear its head while Johnny and Carmen are trying to have a blended family.

I think that all the characters you felt weren't well-realized in this season are going to return for the sixth season, which will probably be the final season. Miguel's father and Kim Da-Eun are definitely coming back. I think we'll also see more of Mike Barnes. It would be nice if they can find a way to keep Chozen around, but I don't see a good character motivation for that (so far). And I think that this season also set-up a redemption arc for Kreese...you can see some softening around the edges of his character, and at this point, we understand a lot of the trauma that led to his brutal nature.

I agree with what you said about this show in terms of its consistency. Every season has been amazing. That IS rare. I also agreed with using Kim wrong. I feel she has no groundedness to her character. I sorta disagree with how shes like Kreese though. Maybe 75% like Kreese but at least you'd get some groundedness with him. With her, its like every line of dialog was straight of out a serious Kung Fu movie like Crouching Tiger. The lines were good...just not for this show lol. Chozen and Miyagi would kind of talk like that also, but that was usually when they taught lessons or where having deep conversations. But at least with them you'd see some kind of groundedness. Maybe tone down the seriousness and brooding with her and make her slightly more grounded and she wouldve been better. But thats not even my biggest nitpick. Its her senseis. They were just...there...taking up space. I mean, they went through the trouble of giving one dude an eye patch and spikey hair making him look straight outta Bleach or some other anime, sticking out like a sore thumb, but give him no dialog? Him and 2 others (to a way lesser extent) stood out. The rest, I swear everytime they showed up there was always a different guy in that bunch. They shouldve just had Patches and maybe Blondie and the dude who was sparring with Kenny and Kyler. Thats all that was needed. Patches shouldve been the lieutenant to Kims Captain and Silvers General.

Silver was one hell of a villain

I expected more from the story of Miguel in Mexico. I hope we will see more of Hector Salazar, I liked him a lot. I didn’t like Eli losing to Kenny, I know they did it to make Sam and Tory redeem themselves, but they made Eli fight as if he were still “lip”. I liked Chozen and Mike Barnes a lot, and Jessica was a pleasant surprise that made Amanda come to her senses.

I don't think we've seen the end of Miguel's father. I think they kept the Mexico story short on purpose. Similar to how they kept the Japan trip in S3 short. Most of us never saw a Chozen team up at that point. I think during the world championship, Miguel's father will possibly be there with one his fighters and he'll recognize Miguel. It sets up s6 or possibly season 7 with Miguel's father being the main bad guy and kreese sacrificing his life to save Johnny and Carmen from him.

Great as always WP! There is so much but only one thing. Tory and Kreese were once again called "grandpa" and "granddaughter", i mean after the landlord in Season 3. Of course it can all be a joke, but i gonna share my thought here again. I posted it already on other of your clips in the past, but what s your (and of course all other readers) about this: Tory could indeed be his granddaughter. Remember Kreese s girlfriend Betsy (like Tory ends with an Y) died in a car crash. Maybe she was pregnant from Kreese, but never told him since he had to go to Vietnam. She was pregnant with twin sisters, Tory s mother and aunt. Those two babies were saved and cut out of the belly from her dead mother, and maybe Kandace was lucky but her sister (Torys mom) was somehow injured, and this is the reason why she became ill in later life and is now bedridden? That landlord even asked Kreese if he was Tory s grandfather or something. It is a mystery why her mother was never shown yet...and Kreese almost saw her when he stood in the door. Kreese indeed seems to see something of himself in Tory...maybe because she is his granddaughter without knowing it. Kreese only cares about three people, Johnny who was like a son for him, Robby because he is Johnny s son, and Tory. And now Tory and Robby are a romantic couple...Kreese would love that i am sure. Only so much: Do think its all a joke by the writers (which could be), or is a scenario like thise one maybe possible? I want to see if Kandace and her sister are twins and look the same... Only so much: Many times a daughter has more from her dad, and a son has more from his mom. We know Kreese natural hair colour is brown (young Kreese), while Betsy had like a dark blonde or light brown. We know Kandace has brown hairs like Kreese, i mean a similr colour, "like father, like daughter", and Kandace seems to be as much tough as Tory and Kreese. PS: I misseed about 10 minutes from Episode 7 which i havent seen yet. So if Torys mom was shown there (her face) then pls let me know. But i dont think so because in S9 when Sam visits Tory we didnt saw her face...

I can't wait for season 6 and the Sekai Taikai tournament and also what the writers will do to John Kreese and Terry Silver

Yes as proven my Loyoto Machida several times, the crane kick can work in a real fight...."If do right, no can defense."

So I had the same reaction to Miguel's story with his dad and I absolutely want there to be more. The thing is I still believe there is more to come and Miguel's time in Mexico is just set up for the future. Miguel will fight on the World Tournament stage and it was established that his father runs MMA fights, so it's reasonable that he would actually see the tournament. Now imagine you are a criminal running a violent underground martial arts matches and your son you didn't even know you had literally came to see you, never told you who he was, and then you see him one day winning a World Martial Arts tournament. Yeah it was rushed for Season 5 but I don't think we are done with the character just yet, and I couldn't easily see him become one of the bigger antagonists down the road.

It was super subtle, but Mike Barnes redemption was a reference to breaking bad. Jesse spoke about finding inner peace through woodworking quite a few times.

Well said.

Great review! You are the best, i like your style. Its so interesting to listen to your voice and thoughts. Keep it coming daily :)))) About Your critism, my thoughts about it is: Its the downside of having 10 episodes of 35min per season. You can not include everything , every storyline, every background, every emotion etc in the season, hence they include glimps of it. I found The Mexico storyline perfect. However i do like to see the actor Hector coming again in the seasons. He played it very well, a fine.actor. good dialogen,accent, voice, and his body language is awsum. It is better that Miguel did not told his father who he really is. It could cause some trouble and extra storyline with his mother and Yaya. No time for that. But the writers always told. Everyine can return back, they always leave the door open for everyone to return in forthcoming seasons. Kim da eun, storyline was vage. I liked How they did it. No much revealed, she has the no Mercy, strike hard mentality. This season was a introducing to the audience appearing. In upcoming seasons they wil surely dig in more in het past and arc (with kreese). Give the writers the time. Like you said. They are great in introducing the characters slowly in to the season , like they did with chozen abd now Barnes. Not to much, but just enough to be excited for more. I hope in a ultimate Endgame with all the Karate Kid characters (ali, kumiko, Jessica, Barnes, etc) involved! Keep going watchparty. You are the best.

This season really did feel like a final season, tbh they really only need to wrap up Kreese and Johnny's storyline. Kind of feel like Miguel will somehow win the next tournament and maybe the new Karate Kid film might be based on something with Miguel and his dad

My criticism is that Mike Barnes was the bad boy of karate and terrified Daniel-san. He should have had more and better fight scenes, other than being knocked out, throwing one punch & a takedown in the finale, and punching the air with chozen in the furniture store.

Every moment of Chozen: "You are about to commit arson, i'll provide more gas."

I think season 6 will be Kreese trying to reclaim the Cobra Kai dojo with Johnny trying the same, all while Kim Da Yeoun is fighting to preserve the legacy of her grandfather. All of this while both Cobra Kai and Miyagi Fang work to train their students for the Setai Taikei (or however it's spelled).

It felt good to see stable relationships in the end but I still think seasons 1 and 2 were better. But it’s like a mole on a supermodel it is very well done and this had potential but some of the Kenny stuff was dumb

It didn't surprise me at all that Tory was working with Kreese. In fact, I fully expected it!

Kenny used 2 of 3 techniques of the quick Silver method agianst hawk. First his leg and then his breath. (Sorry for bad english)

This was my favorite season since season 1

Nice review 👍 and I agree with all your criticism

So it’s a high 9. Got it. What about our boy Stingray? Man stepped up huge this season.

I think now the real thing we're looking for in season 6 is how Kim will transform into the sensei of Cobra Kai but not Cobra Kai the we kno the Cobra Kai that her father developed. Remember she was there to witness the fight between silver & Daniel. As a sensei she will adapt Her opportunity is to destroy chosen and Daniel's karate because Sato karate came from miagi theme season 6. Look for tung su do to go sekai tekai

I loved this season, I do wished they used Mike “Fucking” Barns a little more and the last episode felt a little rushed. The tear jerking moments this season was well spread out, I liked that.

I disagree about the Mexico stuff. I think it was perfect and didn't want that to drag on any longer. It was more about him seeing Johnny as the true father figure

I believe that chozen saying something about "children" implies that johnny will have more kids or that carmen will have twins. also, tory calling kreese grandpa seems like a meta joke as a reference to the crazy theories happening eg. tory actually being related to kreese

I had some good theories before s.5 and hit a few. I still hope for the kreese and Johnny father and son theory but it could happen in s.6 since we got more hints. But I said robby would be just about to kick Miguel down the stairs but it was Miguel and it was a balcony. So that counts 🤣🤣

Great season few episodes including the finale I tuned out of due to feeling pointless or ott thow that Larusso v silver was entertaining

Let's face it, it was a stupid move on Daniel's part to cntact Silver's 'former' lawyer, since he's probably still on his payroll, even after 35 years, and this is proven to be true since Silver shows up at the sauna with what is presumably the lawyer's own phone!

Personally, my ranking is: 1. Season 1 2. Season 4 3. Season 5 4. Season 3 5. Season 2 Season 5 was pretty good, but I had a couple of big issues with it. Silver got defeated too soon imo and the competition for the big tournament was done so quickly and it should’ve been the finale fight. Hawk got done dirty after his great arc in season 4, and Sam’s win honestly felt empty because she never actually lost. The finale fight’s power scaling was muddy because apparently Chozen and Johnny could take on only one of the new senseis but then they could take on all of them even with Barnes (or perhaps not including Barnes because he got knocked out).

I liked this season but I was also a bit disappointed because I expected a little bit more after the last one. I don't share your critisim for the things you mentioned. Mexico was well done in my opinion and I didn't need to see more while Sensei Kim could have been a little bit deeper as a character, however this season had so many characters to focus on that I didn't have a problem with that. What I missed (and that I only realised a while after watching the season) was training and Eli/ Hawk. It didn't feel like the good guys were really training, especially since their dojos were closed most of the time. Because of that, victory in fighting sometimes felt quite random for me. The fight between Eli and Kenny was really one sided and I didn't like the way how the much younger Kenny dominated former champion Eli because it didn't seem natural to me. Eli had much more training and is also older and stronger. They could let Eli dominate the fight and still loose (e. g. Eli could have been 2 points in the lead and then getting knocked out by Kennys silver bullet, maybe Kenny could have played injured to lower Elis defense or something). The way drunken Johnny was able to fight 2 to 4 masters also didn't seem natural to me, I know where its coming from but Cobra Kai had been good in letting their villains seem strong and intimidating and it didn't feel consistent with the scene where he needed the help of Chozen to fight just one of them while being sober. Would have also been nice if it would have felt like Daniel was actually training hard to be able to defeat Terry. The season was still great and I really loved how Johnny and Daniel came together

I agree with you that cobra kai is pretty much the Gold standard for reviving old franchises. I think though that Terry silver while he is likely headed to prison. For assault and it also for burning down mike barnes store. Where cobra kai goes from here is not easy to predict but with all of the older kids more or less on the same side (with the exception of kenny and Anthony). The cobra kai side is likely going to have to bring in new enemies most likely from sensei Kim's dojo in Korea. I think that terry silvers arrest is also an opportunity to bring julie pierce back. What if the fact that a billionaire terry silver burning down a store and cheating to win a karate tournament makes national news? Maybe they mention daniel larusso involvement. This could prompt julie to actually call daniel and ask what's up? This would also fit well because they are almost undoubtedly going to make sensei kim fight adults next season. They usually like to pair up girls against girls and boys against boys so having julie there would likely satisfy that role. ------ On top of that given that Mike barnes is actually taking terry silver's painting to give himself money hes also going to have money, time and likely an intense motivation to get back at Terry. Given the fact that chosen is in the hospital from the sword wound and the fact that hes had plenty of screen time and an epic fight with terry silver its actually a good idea to either get chosen back to Okinawa and then see kumiko. Which could have mike barnes to have some action. Maybe they could introduce sensei Kim's father? (Since all of her other senses have been beaten) as an opponent for mike barnes? Sensei kim could take over cobra kai since she wants to continue to spread cobra kai. I dunno I think this direction might be interesting and could actually give a lot more time for two characters that didn't have much fighting this season.