Another season of Cobra Kai has come and gone and this one was certainly one for the books. Not only did Season 5 expand on the stories of Johnny Lawrence Daniel LaRusso and their students but it also furthered the journey of villainous sensei and businessman Terry Silver Thomas Ian Griffith gave a masterful performance as the grinning antagonist and the actor seems to have enjoyed how the season played out. On that note he shared some thoughts about the finales cool callback to The Karate Kid Part III.
Cobra Kai Season 5 ended with a wild karate filled which saw the teens and adults of Miyagi Do and Eagle Fang make their final stand against Terry Silver and the titular dojo. The game changing episode culminated in a fight between Daniel and Silver which saw the former come out on top. And La Russo finished things with his iconic crane kick a move that Silver shrugged off in Part III years ago. Many fans would probably agree with the actors take on the pitch perfect callback.
Watching Daniel finally take down the man who manipulated him was emotionally satisfying enough but the characters use of the crane kick made it even more impactful. Of course some may be wondering why Silver was not able to dodge the move given that its not exactly subtle. Honestly when you are watching a show as entertaining as this sometimes you just have to give in and throw that kind of thinking out the window. I suppose some will watch and ask Wait should not Terry have seen that coming? As for me at that moment I just went Whoa Daniel just crane kicked Silver into a glass Cobra Kai emblem.
The events of the franchise third theatrical installment have loomed large over the past two seasons of Netflixs sports soap opera. Season 5 really kicked things up no pun intended a notch by reintroducing Sean Kanans Mike Barnes and Robyn Livelys Jessica Andrews. The 1989 film was panned by critics and general audiences but fans have appreciated seeing the likes of Mike Jessica and Silver. Thanks to the show even Ralph Macchio views Part III a bit differently now.
That’s definitely a testament to the efforts of the show’s creators – Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. As Schlossberg previously explained, their goal is to honor Karate Kid lore even as the show expands, and the crane kick moment is a firm example of that. The producers will probably continue to deliver such moments as the show progresses and, hopefully, maybe another one or two can still include Thomas Ian Griffith’s delightfully devilish villain.
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