COBRA KAI
seasons 1 and 2 and parts of season 3
are a great mix of 1980's nostalgia
and with the heart of what made the
1st 3 KARATE KID movies fun to watch and even THE NEXT KARATE KID movie which was the last onscreen appearance of PAT MORITA .R. I. P. As Mr MIYAGI , but this series shows him respect by including footage of him teaching DANIEL how to grow as a person without becoming the thing he's fighting against
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seeing JOHNNY'S FRIENDS return was a great tribute to their enduring legacy and sad that it was the last acting performance of ROB GARRISON .R. I. P. , as TOMMY , and the deleted scenes with them are funny and worth watching
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but after season 3 it kinda goes too far by bringing back TERRY SILVER who it seems has split personality issues because at first he's NEW and IMPROVED and at peace with being a businessman but after JOHN KREESE basically bullies TERRY SILVER he seems to revert back to his KARATE KID 3 personality of NO MERCY which makes him seem like Dr JEKYLL and Mr HYDE in a way
that's disturbing to watch especially when he sets out to CONQUER the VALLEY with COBRA KAI DOJOS everywhere
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the unnecessary characters are : KYLER his arc ended when MIGUEL beat him up , KENNY is COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY, STINGRAY his arc ended in season 3, and the various TERRY SILVER SENSAIS that he brings in that seem like they're going to be the focus for season 4 and 5 and maybe more
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my SCORE for seasons 1 , 2 , 3 is
10 STARS ⭐
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my SCORE for season 4 is
8 STARS ⭐
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