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Originally Posted by Seanny One Ball
It was very on the nose and a lot of scenery was chewed, but as you told me early on in this endeavour…it’s the Karate Kid bro. Gon’ be cheesy.
Terry Silver’s addition was a guarantee of cartoonish evil, I have not been left disappointed by the fulfilment of my desires.
I wonder why other shows keep fucking me…
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Every scene with Terry was wonderful. I really enjoy the actor. A big fan of Kreese, too.
It's funny to watch which characters are handled with care (aka the ones the writers like writing for) and who they struggle with or don't care about.
Amanda and Miguel's mom are written as two fuddy-duddies. Amanda has potential and the actress is super likeable but they have no clue what to do with her. So, they're either very concerned about Johnny, Daniel, the children, etc., or they are chockful of exposition.
The younger cast realllllly struggles but a lot of the dialogue written for them would make anybody look bad. That said, I root for the kids I'm supposed to root for and cheer against those I'm supposed to loathe. Despite some of the clunkiness, they're all relatable and I often enjoyed reruns of old-school 90210 so meh.
You only see quality work from the adults. Sometimes Ralph Macchio gets a bit schmaltzy but that's because--at this point--the writers have him going through a version of the same arc every season. AKA Keeping Miyagi Do open while keeping the childrens safe. So wtf can he do. I think he's a great actor and he's had a nice resurgence/renaissance. His best work I've seen is in The Deuce on HBO. And he's awesome on the show despite some overripe sentimental acting from time to time.
It seems to me the writers are most at home with Johnny, even if he's got nothing to do. I have a feeling he's their conduit. The guy who can say the things they want to say and make the non-PC jokes they feel they can't make anymore. Everything becomes more interesting when Johnny is around. He's also the most authentic-seeming character on the show and the one the audience most relates to (or at least I do).
And yeah, the villains get all the fun backstory stuff. Lots of room to chew scenery and be ridiculous yet awesome.
Chozen was easy because he's just a more polished, civilized version of Johnny.