This season was much more over the top and cringy than season 4. I also thought the ending was rushed and disappointing, and they hardly used Mike Barnes.

I appreciate your review. I feel so confused when people say that it's "the best season yet". You are right. They just care about fan service and cramming as many fight scenes in as they can rather than actual story development. The only thing I disagree with you on is the way that the Robby and Miguel beef was handled. I feel like we could have seen more of a build up to it. It felt weird that one episode they were fighting and then the next they were hugging and friendly. These boys have a lot of pain and trauma between them...feeling like you were replaced as your father's son and being nearly paralyzed for life by someone isn't something you get over overnight. Johnny just pressuring them to just get over it with some Olive Garden product placement made me cringe. The going to Mexico arc could have been a perfect opportunity for us to get a more realistic development of the enemies to brothers story arc. It annoyed me that the storyline was thrown away just to get more Daniel vs Silver crap. I just don't care about that storyline and I don't understand why I'm supposed to care. I thought this show was supposed to be about Johnny? I also wish we got more of Johnny and Robby working through their shit.....and just Johnny being there for Robby. Johnny abandoned Robby from day one and it feels unfair that it should be completely on Robby to just get over that just because Carmen is pregnant. I can't imagine how shitty that must feel to see that you weren't enough for your father to step up to the plate as your parent but this other kid is. I think it sends a bad message to children who have had absentee fathers. Oh yeah and I found Kim cringey and over the top and pointless too. I felt like I was playing Tekken 3 whenever I watched her lol. I would've rather Tory had a positive female role model in her life...someone who looked out for her and tried to help her kind of like Amanda did. I guess her mom being terminal and her struggling to keep a roof over her and her brother's head just didn't matter as much this season .

The show has turned into trash…this was supposed to be Johnny’s redemption story. They kept Turning Johnny into a dumb dude incapable of evolving. Let’s not even talk about Macchio’s fighting scenes…they are just horrible. Pathetic, just end this garbage already.

Honestly The only thing disappointing about this season imo was how silver was defeated

This shit should have wrapped up in season 3 or the latest season 4. How many seasons is it going to take Daniel to take down Cobra Kai? lol They are coming up with the most absurd shit to keep it going.

I love COBRA KAI but also see your valid points about the show's predictability : Season 1 - Johnny Lawrence wins and Miguel Diaz rises. Season 2 - Johnny Lawrence loses, Miguel Diaz falls and John Kreese wins. Season 3 - John Kreese issues a challenge to Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso. Season 4 - Terry Silver wins and Cobra Kai rises while John Kreese loses and goes to jail. Season 5 - Daniel LaRusso wins, Terry Silver loses and Cobra Kai comes crashing down. A distinct pattern emerges. Season 6 - Daniel LaRusso loses ??? Miyagi Do falls ??? Cobra Kai avenged ???

There's just too much info to say on this that most ppl don't got time or willingness to read. But long story shorter: 1) They added way too many characters. Did the KK movies need that, get to know entire dojo to be badass movies? No! 2) It started fine and good with first two seasons, then it got out of hand. Who wanna learn karate at what dojo, which girl/boy likes whom, way too many back & forth issues here. 3) No Consequences what so ever. Destroy this, destroy that, beat ppl up left and right, breaking Demetri's arm and a cpl of episodes it's all fine and best bros again... *TLDR section:* I'll just add that I thought this show was about Johnny and Daniel with a cpl of FEW students at the most. Not to get to know the entire valley or the city itself. Feels like after they got a good start with the first 2 seasons they became sloppy and with Netflix push to add more characters from KK universe just to play on the nostalgic valeu. I'm honestly at the point where I don't even care what dojo will win that master championship. Would been awesome if Johnny got his dream to (re)open his version of Cobra Kai. I said it in other comment sections from other content creators about that "pottery girl" from KK3 and she will be added, just...because, and they did, yay. She "needed" to be added so she could tell Amanda to ease off Daniel. Or that Yuna girl from KK2 movie Daniel saved to be someone who came out of nowhere to save his work etc etc. How convenient indeed... ENDING OF ESSAY After all Johnny's screw-ups and even being pestered by his own friends at the pool bar that he started up CK again but a different kind to make it better and learn from previous misstakes. No insted we got a 3rd dojo and so many characters and plots that it's hard to even follow or care anymore.

No Kids From Ecuador married Criminal background Mother in law ….. but you still have doubt it’s Miguel’s father??? What did you want? A dna test in the show?

Sorry about the spelling I was going fast) Very Predictable it happened in all the other seasons they go and recruit people to win the tournament and then it just happens all over again in the next season the first three seasons really had me hooked but this was a bit of a let down I was hoping for something to happen in Mexico that would make a major impact in the show it was very pointless to go to Mexico 🇲🇽 it wasn’t exciting it didn’t have me on the edge of my seat like season one and two and I hate how they have grown men burning furniture store and risking kids lives for a karate tournament it doesn’t feel realistic he’s not Thanos that was a good story for season 1-2 but it got repetitive

Kreese is gonna make life rough for Stingray

I don’t believe the audience are fans of the movie franchises.

Great video and appreciate your point(s) of view 🔥 Season 5 played out how I expected it to be, the climax of all the buildup from the previous seasons. Yes, at times this season was difficult to suspend disbelief (as it has been the case several times since the Season 2 finale) but it served it's purpose. I agree that Terry Silver makes for a better villain (because he is bats*** insane ever since his cocaine-fueled debut in KK3) and I always felt that John Kreese was more anti-villain than full-blown villain. I anticipate Season 6 to be the falling action/resolution/back to realism (be that the creators from the get-go planned the sixth season to be the final one) and the only way that I see this playing out is through The Sekai Taikai World Tournament. I hope "The Super Bowl of Karate" takes place on foreign soil (South Korea, perhaps) which would take the cast out of The Valley (finally!) and on the world stage. It will be so cool to see everyone out of their element and into a different metropolis and culture like Seoul, South Korea, for I feel that this may be the best approach for Season 6 after the intense drama that was/is Season 5. Furthermore, it never sat well with me that, outside of the occasional visit to Okinawa, Japan, majority of the Karate Kid/Cobra Kai Universe takes place in The Valley. The scenario also has me thinking that the international competition would be somewhat direct reflections and/or foils to Miguel, Robby, Sam, Tori, Hawk, and Demetri Of course, the gang has to be on 24/7 to make sure Johnny does not incite an international incident 🤣 With Silver imprisoned, Kim Da-Eun would take the "big bad" spot (but not really), for she is still yearning to preserve her family legacy. Terry Silver may be behind bars but he will play the shadow villain, for he has his associates and bountiful resources available on the outside. I am pretty sure Silver will pay for the best under-18 karate champion of the world to fight for Cobra Kai (ala Mike Barnes in KK3). Kreese returns in an anti-hero role this time, takes his vengeance against Terry by taking all his assets (somehow) and makes sure his former friend will rot in jail. Kreese will then try to be discreet (I am pretty sure the authorities are after him) in making final amends with Johnny (especially Johnny), Daniel, Tori, Robby, etc. It would also be interesting to witness Kreese possibly burying the hatchet of a decades-long grudge on behalf of his master, Kim Sun-Yung, with Chozen (who would be on behalf of his father, Sato) therefore bringing harmony to both dojos. I also hope that Kreese will ease Kim's heart and help preserve her family's legacy by opening a new dojo under "The Way of The Fist" moniker in South Korea, where subsequently Kreese will reside permanently and find solace (and escape from his criminal act(s) in America). I am sure that Hilary Swank's Julie Pierce will make her debut appearance in CK as she makes a trip from Boston (possibly a week of celebrating and/or commemorating the life of Mr. Miyagi). There, Julie will finally meet onscreen with Daniel and the rest of the cast and crew and assists Miyagi-Fang (particularly Sam, Tori, and Devon) to find true balance and harmony for the tournament before leaving back to Boston. Daniel, Johnny, and Chozen will continue to watch the progress of Miguel, Robby, Hawk, Demetri, Anthony, and possibly Kenny, whilst Mike Barnes, having restored his furniture business and then some (thanks to a certain Rembrandt painting), will be a major benefactor for Miyagi-Fang's trip to The Sekai Taikai World Tournament. I anticipate a bottle episode where the OG Karate Kids (including Amanda, Ali, Jessica, and Carmen) and the Kids of "Cobra Kai" separately hang out and hash out lingering tensions and plot holes before heading out to Korea. When the group gets to Korea, Chozen would be taken by surprise when Kumiko appears (on the behest of Daniel's call (and Chozen's drunken call 😏). We will finally see Chozen and Kumiko together. At the tournament, Sam will finally get her win over Tori in the Semi-Finals and subsequently, Devon will get her victory over Sam and be crowned champion. Kenny and Anthony will finally go up against one another but with mutual respect; Anthony will win. Demetri beats Anthony but loses to Hawk. The paid champ of Cobra Kai beats Hawk in the Semi-Final round and Robby will beat Miguel in the other Semi-Final round. Robbie will defeat Cobra Kai's champion to finally get his signature victory. Carmen, who is accompanying the trip, would go into labor immediately after the tournament and gives birth to a baby girl they will call Danielle 😉. The series ends with all the characters attending Johnny and Carmen's wedding with Peter Cetera's "Glory of Love" (1986) wrapping up the series Sidenote(s): 1) I do not care for Miguel's father to show up again. I do not see any point of having that in the plot. 2) Even if the creators decide to have Miyagi-Fang/Cobra Kai expats match up against the international competition at The Sekai Taikai World Tournament, there are some key matchups amongst said Miyagi-Fang and Cobra Kai expats that have to be made to settle some scores and lingering beef(s) before heading off for the tournament

yes i thought season 5 was good but its been the worst season so far and we don't know if we are getting a season 6 yet or not because its not been announced or officially confirmed yet which is so weird and odd

I don’t know if anybody else agrees but if there was a perfect time to put Shawn in the show that time would’ve been now and at this point I don’t think we’ll see Shawn ever again or at least I don’t think he will join cobra Kai at this point because we’re on season five so we’re probably more than halfway done with the show in terms of how long the show was gonna last.

I think Miguel’s arc was fine, he was trying to find who his father was, just to figure out how lucky he was and understood what his past was like. Miguel began to accept that Robby could be Johnny’s son, while he still hated him. Which ultimately led to their arc later in the season. In terms of Chozen, he felt in great debt to Daniel and disgrace for trying to kill him. This has been the case since Season 3, with him doing everything for him for Season 5. Terry Silver’s story with Daniel is something Chozen could tackle perfectly, Terry Silver is the complete opposite philosophy. He knew about Tang Soo Doo, and it was a perfect set up. It was never just fanservice, it was something that was inevitable that Chozen would accept. In terms of Cobra Kai. It needed to be put down. Everyone started out in Cobra Kai and left it. That’s because Cobra Kai is toxic, it turns kids anger into their fists which leads to them beating up others and showing no mercy. Terry kept that philosophy, and ran away from all his consequences. Everyone was on board to take Cobra Kai down for a reason. It’s not just Karate, it’s a gang of bullies that end up with a kids blood on their head. In terms of Kenny. You say he never landed a punch, even though he did in the pool fight. This was also before he turned his fear into aggression, became a leader, and gained confidence. Along with this, he had everything by fighting dirty with a move to one-shot that would’ve been accepted by a payed Ref. Along with Eli being cocky. In terms of Stingray, I would agree somewhat. Though it was a perfect place for Silver to jump Daniel. In terms of Amanada. Anger is not a reason for her to divorce him, they’ve been married for years and clearly realized why Daniel is affected by all the drama. I’d disagree with Kreese. It seemed like his arc was coming to a close by the end of the season, and with Silver being a greater villain, Kreese seemed like he was falling behind and had to go. In terms of Cobra Kai leaving. Silver never showed his true colours to his students, they weren’t ready. Once they realized that Silver was paying off the ref to fight unfairly, they quit because Silver wanted them to believe that at their core they were the best, but this threw out the window once the students realized that Terry was just paying a ref to get his dojo to succeed. Then the last straws are Daniel beating Silver, and Silver showing his true colours. Where he shares his real life views while drunk and outbursts exactly like in KK3, on how life is a competitive sport with no right or wrong. Daniel beating Silver makes sense. Silver was off balance from what I stated above, and Daniel had everyone behind him to support him while balanced and combining his styles. On top of that Daniel was able to predict, use, and counter the Quick Silver method since gaining balance allowed him to remember he was taught Cobra Kai by Silver.

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I don't know where to began. Since how YT has changed and other situations. At this *point* I *rarely* leave a comment. But The *Hell* with it. *I'll* get it *Out* of My *System. To *Sum* it *Up* I don't know what to *Really* say. *Cobra Kai* has gotten too Fucking *Pervertive.* and The Iconic *Karate Kid* was *NEVER* like this. First You got some very uncomfortable scenes, I don't know if anyone picked this up or The *Director* has a *Foot Fetish* but You got some *Foot Shots* and Not the *Karate* ones. You got most panning at *Dan Larusso's* Daughter Elmer Fudd looking feet, and the *Fact* that Ralph Machio and William Zabka are the *Executive Producers* that kind of makes it more *Suspect.* And the way *"Hollywood"* is I'm not *Surprised.* I *Just* Hope to *God* that *Ralph Machio* ain't another *Bob Saget.* Then You got some *Episodes* where there's an *Ex's-Reunion* that started to look like a *"Thrupple"* with Larusso's *First Love* and *Lawrence* then the *Swinger's Ball-room dance* With Robbie, Miguel, Tori and Sam. It just gets *Weirder* Then to make it more *Meta* and *Awkward* then what it already is after *Sam* tongue clapped the *entire* Highschool since *Season 1* You got *Hawkeye* Which *I* Strongly *Hate* to say this. Takes the cuck *L* for this *one.* He's dating *Tori* after she done *finessed* Miguel and Robbie. Then as is it isn't Fucking *Awkward* enough with *Chozen* trying to be *Kumiko's* Platonic *Creepy* Big *Onisan* (Which I'll get into later) for 30 Fucking Years. And I even *thought* that it was Fucking *Stupid* that *Kumiko* ditched *Larusso* for her *Dancing* Career. When she could've *Danced* with *Madonna* in the *US.* But she *Blew* it and she's completely *Unrecognizable.* But compared to the *Jigsaw* Madonna, she looks like a *Beauty Queen* You got *Johnny Lawrence* having a Softcore *Pr0n* scene *Tongue Clapping* Miguel's *Mother* while she's getting her *Back Blown.* which was starting to look *pretty* Graphic. Looking like some *Larvae* National Geographic shit. And I was *Like* *"What The Fuck am I Watching??!"* Like I don't need to see that *shit.* It *was* funny the *first time* when he did that *Glam-Rock* with *Cinderella* from the *80's* with *Miguel's Mother* being his *Teacher.* But this is just *getting* too *Weird* Man. The *Trip* to *Japan* made No *Fucking* sense. How the *Fuck* do You *Spend* all your *Life* knowing *Mr.Miyagi's* Philosophy and *Teachings* inherit everything but You *don't* know a *single* Fucking *word* in *Kanji* but your *Arch-Nemesis* Terry Silver does ? And I know a couple. And with the *Technology* We have today, it's *Not* Impossible to *Learn* the *Japanese* Then running into *Kamiko* and *Nothing happens* What would've been *Great* for this *Love Triangle* is that he's having *Marital Problems* his *Wife* leaves him like he did in this Season. He has problems with his *Dealership* and he goes to *Japan* to *Fix* because that's his *Chain Connection* His *Life* starts *Falling apart* he *runs* into *Kamiko* and *Tension* start brewing between *Larusso* and *Kamiko* and they *Shack up* but he ends up having *Guilt* that he has a *Wife* or some shit like that. Then it would've looked a *HELL OF ALOT* more *Dynamic* and *Interesting* that He *Suprises* Kamiko by having a *Japanese Conversation* She get's *Surprised* because He *Never* spoke her *language* before and they *Embrace* eachother more. Would've looked more *Bad-ass* And he would've had some *Conflicts* of *Feelings* because the *Woman* Lived like a *Nun* for *30 Years* because *"No Man has ever Fought to The Death for Her"* it would've looked more *Powerful.* And *Realistic* and also the Biggest *Problem* being which I *Lost* a lot of a *Respect* for *Chozen's* Unapologetic *Simp* Behavior and *Breaking* the *Bro Code* since he's a *"Man of Honor"* and the *"Code of Honor"* is his *"Life"* but You want to be with The *Woman* that was the *Girlfriend* of your *Rival/Best Friend* who You was going to *Slit* her throat open if he have not *stepped* in. Because He's *Lonely?* Yeah..No Just No. He *should've* just had his *Honorable Death* just the way he wanted after his *Final Showdown* with *Silver.* But then *Survives* with a *Minor* scrapes and *bruises* which those *Slashes* and *Excessive* amount of *Bleeding* and for his *age* was supposed to *KILL* him. But We all *know* because of *Plot Armor* which was missing in the scene, he's *still* here. And I'm not looking forward to seeing *Larusso* walking *Kamiko* down the *Aisle* to be *Chozen's Best Man* The *Massive Disrespect.* Then to add *Insult* to *Injury* Larusso is *Ok* with this. And Not to be *Personal* but I *CUT off* alot of friends more than *Terry Silver* Cut off *Chozen* with his *Katana.* Because of that *Shit.* Larusso takes the Biggest *L* for this one, especially that this wasn't *just* his *First Love* in *Japan* but this is the *First Woman* he put his *Life* on the *Line* to *Protect.* And that's a Major *Dishonor.* and I don't have to be a *Karateman* or a *Samurai* to know that. And You think that at some *Point* in *Time* which *I* Strongly *Hate* to say this. But You'd think with all these *Decades* of *Training* that *Larusso* would look like *Ryu* at this *Point.* Nope, He looks like a Fucking *Stick Figure* with *Legs* and *Arms.* I *Swear* to *God* that's what it keeps reminding *Me* of everytime I see him *Move.* And *Bruce Lee* wasn't No *Rambo* and the *Man* was *130-140lb's* RIPPED. Look like he could *TEAR* off a *Dragon.* This is just *Lazy.* *Miguel* ? What a *Disgrace.* He *Lost* his *Edge* his *Eye of the Tiger* *Johnny Lawrence* yeah I don't know , I don't think I *Cringed* Harder with that *Stupid* Fucking *"Eagle Fang"* Shit. He was a *Die Hard* in the *Finale* but still *Dumber than Homer Simpson.* Yeah, I don't know...I'm *Pretty* much *done* with this *Show.* *Cobra Kai* is another *Prime Example* *You either Die a Cobra or Live Long Enough to see yourself become the Snake*

It’s fiction chill bro

I think Mexico was a set up for something to come in season 6. I'm sure we will see Miguel's dad again and he will probably crash the wedding and a big fight will happen... (imagine me saying this with a tired voice and gosh I hope so much they don't go for a wedding..) Johnny has to be the one to create an own way with Daniel. Kreese over Silver any day of the week. I prefer villains with layers and nuances. There really are two many people, S5 was too packed with too many characters while they totaly trash plotted characters who actually matter... they make Johnny Lawlence cleaning the house and all his struggles are suddenly fixed by a redemption baby no one asked for -_- do better! (Billy Zabka still kills portraying him and he is so awesome but please... Justice for Johnny Lawrence.) Yeah, Barnes should have stayed out of it. I hope he won't come back, his plot is wrapped now. Bring back Bobby instead. He deserves to be way more in the show. The season had some good moments but I was so hyped for it and then I was so bummed and the more I think about what could have been done different or better, the more bummed I am.

Hammered the head on the nail, I really hope it’s more realistic in the next season.

Almost makes me want to cry the obvious pain you are in.

Cobra kai season 5 was the best

You want “Cobra Kai” to be serious , but it is all tongue-in-cheek. Clearly it is satire, spoof and pays homage to the 1980s movies and culture, Rocky, professional wrestling and is meant to be cheesy at times. If you watch it with that perspective, I think you would enjoy it more.

Long Comment Critique about the Series, you've been warned. The Thing that annoys me the most about this Series that is so repetitive that they have Miyagi Do as the Protagonist out to fight the Antagonist Cobra Kai, it may as well be the Karate Kid all over again when the Show should mainly focus on Cobra Kai instead of giving Miyagi Do half of the attention as well as the Larussos causing this Karate War in the first Place (Daniel not leaving well enough alone with Johnny/Cobra Kai, Sam abandoning her Friend Aisha for the "Cool Girls" also trying to steal Tory's Purse after falsely accusing her of stealing her Mom's Wallet, Anthony LaPusso bullying Kenny in Season 4). They also have so many Cobra Kai Students defect over to Miyagi Fang which has gotten old (Season 2 half of Johnny and Kreese's Cobra Kai defect to Miyagi Do, Season 3 the Kids that were kicked out of Kreese's Cobra Kai are now in Miyagi Fang as well as Miguel and Hawk in the end while Robby defects to Cobra Kai for only a Season only to defect back to Miyagi Do, in Season 5 Tory, Devon, and most likely the Cobra Kai Students that quit at the end will most likely defect to Miyagi Do too) and really needs to stop. They make the People that started this out to the Victims/Heroes when they started this mess in the first Place. Also, how contradicting the Series is. They try to imply that Cobra Kai is on Miyagi Do's Level yet in nearly every ending of every Season Miyagi Do either wins (Season 2 when all Miyagi Do Students defeat all Cobra Kai in the School Brawl, Season 3 when Miyagi Fang defeats Cobra Kai in the House Brawl, and Season 5 how they're able to successfully extract the Video to expose Silver managing to hold off the entire Cobra Kai Dojo) or if they lose it's because Cobra Kai cheated (Cobra Kai wins the Tournament in Season 1 because Hawk injured Robby while Miguel attacks him in-between Rounds and in Season 4 when Tory defeats Sam because Silver bribed the Ref even though Tory fought fairly not cheating). Johnny claims to hate Cobra Kai yet his Style and fighting approach is mainly based on what Kreese taught him as a Teenager minus the No Mercy Rule. Miyagi Do is based on defense while Cobra Kai is based on offense so it makes no sense that the Cobra Kai can't beat Miyagi Do by simply fighting aggressively without cheating. What I find funny is that Cobra Kai never cheated with other Dojos before Daniel/Miyagi Do got involved. What I also hate is the birth of that Eagle Fang nonsense, it's Cobra Kai for Christs Sake so that Eagle Fang nonsense has to go. What I find hypocritical about Johnny is that he's against doing whatever it takes to win yet when he's in that Bar Fight in Season 3 he's about to get choked out until that Woman throws him that Beer Stein which he uses to knock that Guy out while Robby also uses that Dragon Pepper to blind the MMA Fighter who's about to choke out Johnny. What I hate is some of the inconsistency in the Fight Scenes (the School Fight in Season 2 everybody is able to take Kicks and Punches for 10 Minutes straight, in Season 3 drunk Johnny gets dropped by only like 3 Strikes from some random Guy while he's able to take repeated Head Shots from Tang Soo Do Masters but what really gets me is that sober Johnny and Chozen couldn't even handle one of those Senseis on their own yet in the final Fight of Season 5 drunk Johnny is able to take on 6 of them while drunk Chozen is able to take on Silver. A still rusty/slightly injured Season 3 Miguel is getting repeatedly beaten by Kyler being thrown Back first into a Table and taking repeated Punches to that injured Area yet he's still able to stand to knock out Kyler with a single Punch. The Sekai Taikai being the UFC of Karate apparently will most likely be the final Season of Cobra Kai but I have a feeling that it'll be predictable as always where Miyagi Do somehow manages to win against Cobra Kai even though Master Kim and Kreese will most likely team up to restructure Cobra Kai with Master Kim bringing in some of her devoted Teenage Students from South Korea to America to fight for Cobra Kai while Kreese goes out to recruit new Students creating a more skilled Cobra Kai that has never been seen before. I would love to see Cobra Kai not only win it but prove that it was through fair Means so that Daniel realizes that Miyagi Do isn't the invincible Answer to fighting Philosophy as he makes it out to be with his holier than though nonsense.

This season was mid

Nah it's not perfect, but overall, this is a very good season