After more than seven years, Cobra Kai, one of the most fun shows I have ever watched, has come to an end. And without giving too much away: it has one of the best endings of any long-running series ever.
There, those are quite some statements from me. But I stand by them.
Cobra Kai is incredibly fun. Maybe not the very best show ever made, but if you were making a list of entertaining shows, it should definitely be in the top ten.
Cobra Kai
For those who do not know: Cobra Kai is a sequel series to the legendary eighties film The Karate Kid. And I absolutely loved that film, so of course I had to watch this.
The series follows the bad guy from the first film: Johnny Lawrence, who, 34 years later, has fallen pretty far. To turn things around, he takes a boy under his wing and reopens Cobra Kai, the Karate Kid dojo of his former sensei Kreese.
A Feast Of Recognition
Johnny is not the only one in Cobra Kai. Over the course of six seasons, many old characters return. Including Daniel LaRusso, of course. They already had a pretty fierce rivalry in the film, and you see that again in Cobra Kai.
Cobra Kai is a real feast of recognition. Not just because of the characters, but also because of the faded eighties vibe that keeps returning throughout the seasons.
Cobra Kai does what the original Karate Kid films did so well: it makes you genuinely cheer for the characters and really care about them.
Every episode had me watching with a big smile, eagerly waiting for the next episodes and seasons.
And for me, that is the most important thing a great show can do.