I was going to wait until I finished the first season to make a thread.
But, I agree. This series is good. The writing is awesome.
This series is on par with Breaking Bad writing.
The interesting part of the series is that it flips the script in so many ways. The actors reprise their roles, and they good a good job acting.
It is a solid series. I can see why it was greenlit for another season.
And the red pills this series has. Each episode downs an entire bottle of red pills, mixed with 1980’s and modern pop-culture and music. The series comments on everything cool from the original Iron Eagle film and good 80’s rock music to Deadpool and the modern Spider-man film.
Johnny is about as un-PC as possible. And PC is shown how bad it really is.
Johnny’s low opinion of modern day cyberbullying by text is brilliant. He was a bully as a kid, but he points out that back then he bullied a person to their face.
The series is so un-PC, I believe it was allowed in Youtube by someone in that company whom is against the PC censorship happening in that company.
The series is about Johnny Lawrence (the rival in the original Karate Kid), with the secondary plot being Daniel LaRusso.
Mr. Miyagi has been dead for years.
This story expands on a fan theory that Daniel may have been a bit of a villain in the first movie.
Johnny’s life has gone to hell. Then, he ends up saving teenage boy, whom just moved into the neighborhood, from being beaten up from teenage bullies. And Johnny eventually decides to teach karate the boy, Miguel. Sound familiar.
Yes. Johnny is the Mr. Miyagi of the series. The irony is off the charts on this one. And this plot works so well.
At this point in Johnny’s life, there are a lot of parallels with Mr. Miyagi at the beginning of the Karate Kid I film. Both tend hit the sauce a bit to much. Both are loners.
If you read between the lines of Karate Kid I and II, before becoming a solider, Mr. Miyagi really f~~~ed up his life. Though, unlike Mr. Miyagi, Johnny still has some p~~~ and vinegar, he still seeks glory, while Mr. Miyagi’s war experiences likely purged him of seeking glory. Johnny is very rough around the edges and he lacks Mr. Miyagi’s inner peace. But, deep down Johnny is actually a go person. And Johnny wants to start a dojo to pull his life together.
Of course, Johnny is going to have all sorts of problems in keeping his Dojo open.
I believe this is the first American series where the series deals with a dojo getting started from the ground up. Not just teacher and single student.
Meanwhile, Daniel has done well for himself. He owns a chain of car dealerships and he has a loving family. But, he is also a victim of his own success. He is insecure, he has not practices Karate in years. His kids welcome all of him. His wife controls him, but in a good way. She does care for him, but it is troublesome how easily Daniel is lead around.
When Daniel learns that Johnny has reopened the Cobra Kai dojo he is haunted by how Johnny and his friends in High School
Meanwhile, Johnny is still haunted by his defeat by Daniel in the tournament.
This two men rivalry slowly ignite to the point the story becomes lot a modern day Shakespearean tragedy.
The ties to two men have to various people only compound the tragedy.
I am now sure where this story is going, but it is one hell of a ride getting there.
The new characters are very fleshed out.
For example, Miguel is a very well done character, with solid acting by the person whom plays him. Miguel is basically a young Daniel in many ways. And this series answers the question is if in Karate Kid I, what would have happened if Cobra Kai had sincerely trained Daniel instead of Mr. Miyagi.
Choreography in the fight scenes is solid. No really special effect, just solid choreography.
There are some badass fight scenes in this series.
Some of the training scenes are actually superior than the original Karate Kid film and are on par with the Rocky film training scenes.
The plot and writing are great.
This series feels like it could be the new Breaking Bad.
So far, I give this a solid 8 out of 10. Right now, the Cobra Kai series is far better than the Karate Kid films and is just a notch below Breaking Bad at its peak. Though, I feel this series will likely go high in quality as it continues.
The first two episodes are free on Youtube. Check them out, the episode are worth seeing. I plan on buying the DVD set when it comes out.
Maverick 1 year, 8 months ago.
