The first season was gold. They should have just made a movie instead of letting it die a slow death like pretty much most TV shows. That’s why TV is shit. That’s why only people who watch television are fat, unhappy housewives and grown men who post on Internet message boards about a fake sport.

That “Sue me for what?” line is a Rocky V homage.
Thomas Ian Griffith looks like Christophe Lambert as Raiden...

This is going to be insane.

Are we still talking about Samantha LaRusso’s nipple color? An

I’ll leave that up to you my man

lol I’m not even watching the trailer I’m going in blind.

I’m still against Terry Silver being in this show, because he is the worst. Hopefully I’m wrong.

Woo starting this

I can’t find it online is it on Netflix?

I just found it.

Oh my God, it’s Cobra Kai...back!

Mary Mouser is looking fine as a mother fucker all up in here.

She must be old enough to cum in the vagina now.
Sweet.

Big Fat Miguel... damn bro them hormones ruined a kid...

Fuckin’ Robbie is an animal now...

Damn...

Very sweet shit...

Episode 1 is great.

I missed my old friends.

Miguel is so hilariously fat now...lol

This kid will be obese in season 5.

Eli with the best line ever in Cobra Kai, delivery was excellent:

“Shit! Not another rumble...”

He’s a sexual too...

Fucking hell that is a quality throwaway line.

I feel like they should probably get Miguel a personal trainer/nutritionist between seasons just so he comes in looking more legit. I'm having a hard time believing he can withstand the rigours of Eagle Fang training.

I saw the whole season but'll hold off on spoilers as everyone catches up.

I will say--Mary Mouser is very cute but dear god, she is the weakest actor of the "main" kids. Very Disney.

Hawk and Dmitri seem the most natural to me, though I'd need to rewatch all of it again since I binge-watch, making it impossible to have really good judgement.

Miguel has a lot of good moments but sometimes falters and comes off a little too hokey.

Tanner Buchannan really performed well this season after feeling a bit "off" for the past 2 after I liked his performance in season 1.

Peyton List is growing on me. Feels way less terrible of an actor than before.

The new black kid whose name escapes me I thought was very very very stellar. And same with LaPusso. For their age, both performances felt honest and unforced.


The problem I find (and there aren't too many on the show, given its tone and aim) is a lot of the other kids are used almost strictly to info-dump--or maybe some of them are so stilted in delivery that's how it comes off. There was also that new girl on Eagle Fang who sounded like she was reading her lines off a teleprompter. In fairness, you're going to have mixed results when so much of the cast is teenagers, so it's unfair to shit all over it.

As far as the adult cast, there aren't too many weaknesses. Maybe Miguel's mom.

Was really impressed all around though. Martin Kove is really maximizing this opportunity. Good for him. And I really enjoyed Terry Silver.

The black kid kept pulling this really stupid scared face at the start, which rapidly evolved into an even more annoying cocky face. He’s the new Peyton List. This is what happens when they broadstroke characters early on and have to flesh them out properly later.

I understand the need for it, it’s just a bit much sometimes.

Stingray was fucking great though, he should be cherished.

Robby was pretty amazing at the end there btw, that was a genuinely well staged and acted scene which broke from the cheese in a way I appreciated.
There needs to be a bit more realism, let the actors work a little bit more naturally. It’s always good to see relatable drama between the teen gang fights.

That being said, that fight between Robby and Hawk was fantastic. I loved the mirroring. Quality.

I dunno though, that kid (re: black scared/cocky face) had a fuckload of dialogue and it never at one point seemed like he was trying to remember his lines, which puts him ahead of probably 95% of the other kids lol.

Agreed. the biggest problem on the show by far is when they move away from the realism. They usually do a very good job of reeling it back in, but last season I thought was the worst as far as the OTT nature went. This one, because they brought the focus to the tournament, it seemed to not stretch credulity as much and felt more grounded. Still some awful, cheesy moments but I don't know if it's possible to avoid them given the nature of the show.

The director would be the one to blame anyway, not the kid.

Terry Silver turning full blown cartoon villain by the end there was jarring but nice to see. He was the better bad guy in the original Karate Kid trilogy, he was just so ridiculously nefarious that if he hadn’t done something totally mental by the end of this season, there would be no point bringing him back.

Yeah and they kept leaving hints he would go there. Plus, you get the idea there's a chance for redemption. I think his intentions were good at the beginning, but Kreese broke him.

lol I wonder if Kyler is going to ever turn face.

Loved it but Kenny was a shoehorned in character. He only existed to give the young LaRusso kid a story arc and the touching reunite between Johnny/Robby.

Hmm I think they have big plans for Kenny.

We'll see.. some of these kids just get too good at karate too fast.

I know they just finished filming the next season. I hope he grew...

Miggie actor was going through a weird weight phase but he is about to star in DC's Blue Beetle that he has said he's been bulking up for.

Guarantee the whole crew bus down eventually to Mexico and fight street fight'ish tourney

The whole Cobra team will half tourney quit on Silver and Kreese will show up freshly released and a new philosophical look on martial arts

lol that's definitely not my favourite part of the show.

If they were realistic about the karate nobody would watch it. Just a bunch of kids flailing around hurting themselves. Every fight would be Miguel pulling that muscle.

HAHAHAHA man that'd be amazing

Season 5 filmed in Mexico City. Enter...Hillary Swank

stop hating on the 80s

Silver and 3 Ninja's Synder would have been the ultimate karate evil dude duo

I get tired of everyone switching from bad to good and good to bad every episode. Season 4 was ok.

He's rich but not THAT rich.

Best line was

"He taught you Karate for 25 years and you couldn't teach him basic English?"