We sat and watched the new season of Cobra Kai last night and once we started, we could not stop. We saw all ten episodes back to back, only stopping briefly between episodes so Wife could keep the washer and dryer going and I made popcorn at one point. The season picks up about three weeks later from season two and Miguel is still in a coma after the accidental but very ugly fall he took in the final fight scene. Johnny is having to fight the demons in his head because he was trying to be good and coach his kids a better way, to show mercy and that is what directly led to Miguel getting kicked over the railing. At every turn it seems Johnny tries to do the right thing but it doesn't want to work out for him. While that is going on, we see Daniel's daughter Samantha has to face her fears as she was almost killed by the other hot chick, Tory, who has a vendetta because Samantha talked to her would be boyfriend.
The story has a lot of weak plot points, such as the dealership losing customers because of an incident that happened at school. The other car salesman trying to buy his dealership and stealing all the Japanese car sales with one suspicious deal, and more. This all leads Daniel who honestly does not impress me as a good parent since he is more interested in everything else going on than in his kids, on a trip to Japan. He has a boy who might as well have not been written into the story, the kid only serves as a side joke and is rarely seen. Anyway, the side trip to Japan ties in with Karate Kid 2 and he runs into all the key figures, including the little girl he saved. Chozen, his enemy in that movie who fought him to the death has a few scenes and for most of them still seems to have a stick up his ass, but he comes around in the end.
The best part of the whole 3rd season arc is we get to see Kreese's back story. We are taken back to him growing up and joining the Army and some of what he went through. We see how him showing mercy and not being strong at a critical point almost cost the lives of his whole team. We see that he is not necessarily evil, he is just trained for survival in a winner take all mentality and I don't think that can be undone, so he has lived a hard life not adjusting well to civilian life. He trains his Cobra Kais as if they are going out to war and only one side can win, the stronger more menacing force, there is never room for mercy, it can cost more than a single loss of life, it can cost the loss of the mission purpose.
As if all that wasn't enough to fit into ten 30 minute episodes, Ali, both Johnny and Daniel's first love, comes back to town for the holidays and she does a great job as mediator and getting the two men-children to sit and have a true heart to heart and they finally see that they aren't that different. The whole season is just great, if you have bought into the Karate Kid universe, it was all so great. We can't wait for season 4, show down at the All Valley Tournament!! Cobra Kai!!!
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