{"id":5012,"date":"2025-02-13T18:37:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/cobra-kais-final-episodes-we-loved-disliked-the-series-sayonara\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T18:37:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:37:37","slug":"cobra-kais-final-episodes-we-loved-disliked-the-series-sayonara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/cobra-kais-final-episodes-we-loved-disliked-the-series-sayonara\/","title":{"rendered":"Cobra Kai’s Final Episodes: We Loved & Disliked the Series Sayonara"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n

The Final Episodes of Cobra Kai Are Here on Netflix<\/strong><\/p>\n

The final five episodes of Cobra Kai are now on Netflix, marking the end of an almost seven-year journey deep into the world of The Karate Kid. We’ve held Cobra Kai near and dear to our hearts since the beginning, and these episodes are the cherry on top. The black belt around the waist before your final match. Are they perfect? Almost! We definitely have a few nitpicks but, more than not, watching the story of Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do end was an incredibly rewarding, entertaining experience that hit all the right punches. And kicks.<\/p>\n

What We Loved<\/strong><\/p>\n

Johnny Lawrence<\/strong><\/p>\n

By the end of Cobra Kai, one thing is more than certain\u2014this show was about Johnny Lawrence. It certainly began that way back at the start, but as the story went on, Johnny and Daniel kind of ended up sharing the spotlight. Here though, in the final episodes, Johnny came back to the forefront, and it was glorious. We see him grow up as he becomes a father again and asks Carmen to marry him (the montage of him bettering himself is perfect). He gets to unload his trauma from Sensai Kreese (with probably Zabka\u2019s best acting across the entire series), and, of course, he wins the Sekai Taiki by beating the unbeatable Sensei Wolf. Plus, he does that by going against his Crane Kick instincts\u2014a perfect piece of character-building slash nostalgic payoff. We all think he\u2019s going to crane kick. Of course, he should crane kick. But his not doing it, and learning from that moment, is everything for both Johnny and Cobra Kai as a whole.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re the Best\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019d been waiting years for it. An occasion big enough, a moment grand enough, for Cobra Kai to bring back Karate Kid\u2019s most famous song. And boy did the show find it in the finale, as we watch Daniel LaRusso train Johnny Lawerence for the biggest match of his life. It\u2019s one of those moments you have to pinch yourself as you watch because you can\u2019t believe it\u2019s happening.<\/p>\n

The Rebirth of Cobra Kai<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back to the good stuff! At the end of the day, the show is called Cobra Kai, not The Karate Kid. So it was pretty magical how all the pieces are moved into place at the end for Miguel to join Tori back on Cobra Kai, for Johnny to once again become their sensei, and for Daniel to put on the black and yellow one more time. All of which then leads to a Cobra Kai victory, launching it into a new stratosphere, along with its partnership with Miyagi-Do. The very final moment during the credits, in which Daniel and Johnny continue to talk about their students, is such a beautiful note to end on. The legacy left by these two will go on forever.<\/p>\n

Smart, More Subtle Nostalgia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cobra Kai has always been filled with lots of big, obvious winks back to the original series and these episodes are no exception. From \u201cYou\u2019re the Best\u201d song to bringing back Darryl Vidal as the ref and the chopsticks, there are plenty of big callbacks to go around. But these final episodes went really hard on the smaller stuff too. Throw away lines like \u201cYou did well out there young man,\u201d or the mailman wanting to bring his wife to Miyagi\u2019s backyard, are subtle but obvious to superfans. Miguel racing to catch Sam on her way to Okinawa is another. There are probably more we\u2019ll catch watching again. But it was just a perfect balance of nostalgia. (Oh, and anyone complaining that Hilary Swank\u2019s Julie Pierce didn\u2019t show up, rewatch that movie. It\u2019s so bad that I\u2019m very glad she didn\u2019t come back and remind us of it.)<\/p>\n

In Conclusion…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sure, the signs at the tournament were kind of lame. And yes, maybe Kreese and Silver died a bit over-dramatically. Nevertheless, these final episodes of Cobra Kai were absolutely wonderful. They worked incredibly hard to pay off things fans of the original Karate Kid wanted, while also giving every single character a meaningful place to grow. And, in the end, the show lived up to its original idea\u2014what if the bad guy from The Karate Kid wasn\u2019t that bad of a guy? Johnny Lawrence isn\u2019t a bad guy. He\u2019s a great guy. And, now he\u2019s the owner of the world\u2019s most famous dojo: Cobra Kai. The way it probably always should have been. Even Mr. Miyagi would give that a very enthusiastic smile and nod.<\/p>\n\n
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