Review: Cobra Kai ~ Season 3
The date for Cobra Kai‘s season 4 just dropped in a new trailer (below), pitting Daniel and Johnny against Kreese and The Karate Kid III’s Terry Silver. I have to admit I’m wary about this season. I loved season one, and it set up season two perfectly. Season two was great, although it devolved a little too much into teenage relationship angst. I did also have some problems with the finale – not so much the big school fight, but the outcomes it contained. For me, season three was a misfire. It was still enjoyable, but juggling so many characters, it felt like some had to remain in holding patterns…
Cobra Kai Never Dies
When it was first announced that there was going to be a television series continuation of The Karate Kid saga, the cynical side of me could only marvel at the new depths Hollywood was plunging. Then it was announced that it would be called Cobra Kai, and it would feature two warring dojos, one lead by the trilogy’s protagonist, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), and the other lead by the original movie’s antagonist, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka). Wow, this sounded desperate. I love The Karate Kid (1984) – it’s one of my favourite movies. Like Rocky – director John Avildsen was at the helm of both – it balances the underdog…