This show is so amazingly written, one giant love letter to karate kid fans it was approached in such a smart way starting with the other sides prospective, and its obviously not just a cheap cash grab.
I don't think this show would work as well without William Zabka and Ralph Macchio at the helm. They have shared almost 40 years of working on the Karate Kid, and you could tell they look back on that point of time with great fondness.
@@reikun86 oh definitely I love how Johnny is the main character and we see things from his perspective but also get that old rivalry we all loved in the older movies
Also Robby and Johnny finally go on a real father/son trip alluding to season 1. Robby lied to his school about being on a trip with his father and then when the two of them talk he says he had to improvise because he didn't know what an actual father/son trip would look like.
At the water park when each Dojo walks away Robbie’s left standing there because he is on affiliated but in season one in the tournament he was also an affiliated with no dojo
I believe also in episode 10 just before they go into the Dojo. Robby said he could get in and that he fractured the occasional law or something like that. It could have been referring to what Axel Filey said in Beverley Hills Cop 1 and 2.
I have to say Mike Barnes is much tougher than I ever thought, even though it was brief chozen and Barnes was a stalemate . I truly believed that chozen would destroy Barnes easily and than when he fought at silvers house that proved it even further.
32:09 "solidifies his child beating reputation" lol no, they're teenagers not children, no Cobra Kai character is a child they're either teenagers or adults.🤦🏽
You left out one bit of trivia. When Kreese tells Danny he doesn’t want a greasy cousin to be his lawyer, that was a reference to “My Cousin Vinny”. A movie in which Ralph Macchio starred in and Joe Pesci played his cousin and lawyer.
My hope for Cobra Kai Season 6 when it's inevitably announced is bringing back Mike Barnes and giving him more to do. Don't get me wrong, I liked what I saw in Season 5 but I feel there's so much he could add to the story. Case in point, the Sekai Taikai, the biggest Karate Tournament in the world. Johnny & Daniel might have been regional champions but Barnes was such a fearsome NATIONAL champion that he earned the moniker "Karate's Bad Boy." If there is anyone who can prepare Johnny, Daniel, and Chozen for what's coming, it's him.
@@DecadeNeo21 What's cool is that many of the cast are practicing Martial Artists. Including William Zabka, Thomas Ian Griffith, and Sean Kanan. Brings some realism to the show.
@@FWDSUXARSE The Only One I'm surprised who doesn't was Pat Morita Mr Miyagi RIP 🙏 himself funny how the character is the most skilled character in the Miyagiverse but the actor never trained under Martial Arts
@@DecadeNeo21 Well Pat Morita played his role very well all things considered. I tend to analyze the fighting in the show (I studied Tae Kwon Do for 6 years and still practice) and studied Jeet Kune Do so I like seeing the difference in styles portrayed on the show.
During the “Eggs” training episode, I really liked how they gave Chozen a fast camera zoom in to close-up on him, a technique common in old kung fu movies.
And I loved how chozen taught the kids traditional Okinawan language of the dojo, for example you bow when the instructor says "rey", keep in mind I'm not spelling it correctly that's just the way it sounds LOL. And "hai" instead of "oss".
32:09 "solidifies his child beating reputation" lol no, they're teenagers not children, no Cobra Kai character is a child they're either teenagers or adults.🤦🏽
Definitely the best season (so far) Chozen being amazing. I love the little nod that sai were traditionally used as defense against swords (and occasionally break them which I wish he did tbh) Barnes had great development and lines as well. My favorite being after Johnny said "I did most of this" with just a casual "yeah you did" and the painting line was great too The bonds forged by all of the rivals, both old and new generation, made me really happy
correct me if I'm wrong but I believe he snaps the top off of silvers katana right before he gets "killed". I'm aware he's alive at the end but for the sake of story I said killed
I also like Barnes' lines after the fight, it shows how much he has grown since his karare kid's days, he doesn't want to take credit, as he might have done previously. He is a better man now.
I also loved how Danny was wearing blue to symbolize the flow of water, Johnny wearing Red to symbolize the fiery fury of Eagle Fang, Chozen wearing brown to symbolize air, unpredictable, destructive, but also peaceful and calm, Amanda wearing green to symbolize earth and the person who holds them all together
I have found one more thing that could be a reference: S3 - When drinking together, Daniel says Kanpai, and Kumiko corrects him to say Kare. S5 - Chozen saying Kare instead of Kanpai is what gets his disguise broken.
I appreciated their most recent interaction and how it boosted Johnny's character development. Who expected for this guy to be largely responsible for Johnny growing up?
Remember when Jhonny's friend says "I thought you guys broke up" And another one of his friend replies "well she did he did not" And when demitri says "I thought you guys were keeping things platonic" Hawk replies :"She did he did not"
I really liked the interaction between Chozen and Tory. I've said that Julie Pierce should be the one to mentor Tory but after watching the scene were Chozen tells her about honor I strongly feel that he would be the better mentor for her.
Some interesting things to add: the dojo logo Sato has from KKII and here is apparently a Goju Ryu logo (the IRL Okinawan Karate style founded by Chojun Miyagi, whose photo is again seen later). The sandbag training has them condition their fingertips with spear hand thrusts, old school training. Later, "the Silver Bullet" is actually based on a very old school Okinawan Karate fist with protruding fingers to thrust the smaller knuckles at soft body parts. In this case, it's the solar plexus.
Also During the Tery vs Daniel fight in the final episode, Daniel used traditional Karate techniques (most notably the Knee Block and the U-Punch) which circles back to Miyagi-Do being influenced by traditional Karate style Goju-Ryu with a mix of (modern Karate) Shotokan
@@rhenpenada2424 Yeah definitely caught that Yama Zuki (U punch/mountain punch). That and the block were definitely Goju in style. don’t really see any Shotokan as a Shoto Karateka myself. But others on YT have said there’s influence from other styles like Shito Ryu and Uechi Ryu. In terms of modernity, yeah lots of modern round kicks, spinning kicks and acrobatics too. Those aren’t necessarily Shotokan exclusive though.
@@rcbmmines4579 Yama-zuki and the Knee Block can be seen in Shotokan Katas Basai Dai and Heian Sandan respectively, but you're right they're not exclusive to Shotokan. I just geek out so much as a Shotokan practitioner whenever I see techniques from our katas are being used HAHAHA
@@rhenpenada2424 Oh yeah for sure but as a Shotokan Karateka myself, our Yama Zuki is different from what he did in that scene. The higher hand goes overheard and the body leans forward. Ironically, I think the Cobra Kai/Eagle Fang guys do have more similarities to Shotokan because of Tang Soo Do’s roots. Which is probably where Sam got it last tournament.
Imagine if mike solos everyone and then has one of silver's sensei at his mercy and silver says " let him up punk" and mike goes " what are u his mother"
16:46 Daniel tells Johnny "you opened the Pandora box" which is a reference to greek mythologies when Pandora and Epimetheus receive a box the they shouldn't open by Hermes and Pandora opened the box even with Epimetheus's protests
Yes... and that one episode where Daniel says "good morning" was a call back to that part in the original karate kid where he also says "good morning " 😂😂😂😂😂 Man you're reaching even more than the guy who made this video
Daniel and Silver's hero and villain dynamics reminds me of Matt Murdock/Daredevil and Wilson Fisk/Kingpin. Both Fisk and Silver have power and money, and they tried to destroyed both Matt and Daniel, both physically and mentally
A lot of the scenes that you mentioned don’t have anything to do with past scenes. Johnny’s radio? Just because he hit the guy with the radio doesn’t mean to have a link with him breaking Ali’s radio on the original movie.
He definitely mentions some cool stuff that I missed but yeah, so many of the things he mentions are just straight up plot points without any added analysis, or "Easter eggs" that are clear reaches. I mean, c'mon, Tori asking Kreese if there is an "end game" to his plan is a reference to Avenger's Endgame? I literally burst out laughing after he said that so matter-of-factly. Avengers didn't invent the term end-game, my guy.
how has nobody realised the easter egg where hawk goes “she did he didn’t” in ep7 when demetri miguel and himself mention him and sam is a reference to the beginning of the first movie where johnny sees daniel and ali on the beach and tommy says “she did he didn’t”
As far as Season 6, still holding hope Julie can make an appearance. 5 senseis, 3 cobra Kai, 3 Myiagi-Do. Also I’d like to see Next Karate Kid get some love.
Great breakdown Stryfe. I noticed everything you noticed in exception to the title of episode 6, that I didn't know so I am glad to learn something. I am glad my prediction was correct, the one which was so important to me- Mike Barnes an enemy of Terry Silver and CK. Just not in the way I imagined it, it's so cool they flipped the script with him. I will say that I was sad for him about the store burning and that he lost his money. I felt him. Only in my dreams came across my mind, that we will see all 3 of Daniel's worst nightmares working together to take down the big bad. And it was brilliant! And in the end it was Mike to save Johnny's and Chozen's life. I was so afraid when Silver won I was like "Please Chozen don't die. Please you can't die!" And drunk Chozen was able to get the upper hand on sober Terry. Imagine if Chozen was at his best he would never lose. It proves what we already knew, although Chozen lost he is still the strongest beast in the franchise.
@@markwarner619 When Miguel told Sam that it must've been hard for Stingray and Tory to admit about what happened. Especially in the dire circumstances that they were in. That she didn't really know who they are or what their life is like.
@@00AgentKrabie kinda like, "oh she tried killing you but that's ok, we must accept her now, no questions asked. She did break into your dad's home, harassed the hell outta us, was the main bully and an enviously insane azz b****, but hey! she's all better now, so you're wrong for RIGHTLY questioning her and her intents and motives." kinda thing. And this is from Miguel that almost was murdered by Robert, yet with Robert it was the same damn thing! That did NOT make sense to me. After doing what they did, for safety reasons of the other kids, they would not have come back.. and if somehow down the line they are lucky enough to do so so later, they'd better not only make amends by apologising and fixing the wrongs they done, but also proving they're changed and their repentance is real and no joke. Everyone has problems, some worse than others, we all struggle through life, but it's NO excuse to act like a murderous bully and a no class jerk towards other people. So you see, Tory and Robbie AREN'T my favourite characters at all.
Thanks for the breakdown, man. I can see you put a lot of work into it. However, many of these "callbacks" seemed like a real stretch. I was waiting for you to say, "In this scene, Chozen takes a breath in order to breathe, just like Mr. Myagi took breaths in order to breathe in the movies." Still, I enjoyed the video.
Mine fave has to be Stingray jamming to Judas. Which he sees himself as. He betrayed his sensei just like Judas did for 30 pieces of silver or for silver.
Two things. I like how Stingray was playing "Judas" by Fozzy, which is the entrance for Chris Jericho in All Elite Wrestling. Martin Kove actually attended a taping of AEW, and also had a few segments during the show where he was coaching prominent wrestler Britt Baker. Second, the scene where Sam fights herself in the sensory deprivation chamber reminds me of the scene in Naruto Shippuden where Naruto is forced to face a dark version of himself while meditating near the waterfall.
My goodness, these incredible creators must have watched all 3 KK movies 100's of times and do their homework practically flawlessly, and the amazing quality of this show proves that a countless number of times!! What a Season 5 and Cobra Kai show!!
Agreed, Chozen was great this season. He's got jokes, wisdom, and you get to see him let loose in more ways than one. Good to know there's still some writers in hollyweird that remember how to make likeable characters.
@@antmanatthemoment7233 no he was great he is great but Kenny stole it cuz he's a villain get me. Next season chosen and the right characters will WIN the international valley which means they will win the show
My friend, you missed the detail that Miguel saving Robbie from Cobra Kai is also a subtle call back to Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz switching sides to miagi fang in the season three finale by saving Dimitri from Cobra Kai
You weren't, and I loved it. As for the escape room itself, Johnny's attempts to do something helpful are so endearingly weird. Wasn't the cactus there because the theme of the room was Young Guns?
Could also make a case when Sam confronts herself in that chamber and sees herself in that cobra kai uniform that it's a nod to Star Wars when Luke confronts the dark side
You forgot to mention in Bad Eggs when Daniel offerd him help from his lawyer. Kreese said he wants a good one and not one of his cousins. A callback to My Cousin Vinny which Ralph Macchio stared in. Oh and also on Head of the Snake when Stingray goes up the stairs to kickass he walks on all fours the same way MMA legend Anderson The Spider Silva would enter the octagon.
I don't know how she'd get into the show, but if the epilogue of the whole thing is her and Daniel having a friendly fight, that'd be a pretty cool ending to me.
When kreese got “stabbed” ik it was fake bro😂😂, I loved the Johnny fight with the sensei’s , silver if not just fought he would have beat Daniel, but if chozen would have not looked away he could have defeated silver
Tbh I thought it was legit at first till I realised the guy who “stabbed” him was his little errand boy. He wouldn’t have even tried that if it wasn’t planned, as it clearly didn’t work before XD
I loved all the references that differentiated between karate in mainland japan, and Okinawa and korea. Japan has traditionally looked down on Okinawa. Chozen taught the kids how to bow when he says the correct command, and also how to reply in the affirmative with "hai" instead of "oss". I loved those details that differentiated between the cultures.
I was enjoying the video, but I got annoyed at the "Endgame" psuedo reference. My dude, the word "Endgame" was used long before that movie came out, I know it wasn't a reference to the movie when Tori said it. Also, if you are going that route the Ouroboros would be a nod to the virus used by Wesker to spread over the world in RE5. You looked it up and put the definition in the video which is great, but the Endgame part was cringe.
@@lordofsayans It's just weird that people associate "Endgame" with the movie. I get it, it's awesome but nothing in that show even suggests a reference to the movie. Tori just wanted to know what was the end goal of he was planning or hoping to accomplish. I don't believe it was more than that.
I saw Mike saving Johnny more as a resemblance of Hawk saving Demetri in season 3. Same move as well - Side kick on one opponent to a roll toss on the other who happens to hold the defendee
something i don't get. the judges from the Sai kaiti seemed like they could not be bought, and not infuenced by money, and only real stuff they see. and i would assume they know trounament rules. would they not have seen how the ref was clearly cheating for cobra kai? i mean how did they let that go
@@Jedijoey66 of course terry hired the referee, but wouldn't the stai kai guys, who seem like they aren't influenced by money or cons, likely be expert at rules, they seem like they should have EASILY known this was fixed. and would therefore realistiely not let them in. but for the purpose of the show, likely for season 6 have to do it
@@Jedijoey66 how the hecll didn't they see it. they seemed to almost look confused while watching it, and theywere paying very close attentionto the matches
For an Easter egg, Hyan Woo sweeps Johnny’s leg. Also, when Min-Jun slices off Odell’s pinkie, it reminds me of the classic opponent hitting their friend in a fight by accident. An example of this is in Season 1, episode 7, All Valley, where Trey punches Cruz in the face by accident.
Sorry ... why is 2 out of every 3 things that happened either a call back or an Easter egg??? Or a parallel?? Or has to symbolize something??? Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar... I'm almost certain the writers didn't put nearly as much thought into all of this stuff as you did
I think saying Tory uttering the phrase "endgame" is a reference to the MCU is a bit of a stretch cuz "endgame" is a common expression for any finale or epic conclusion in general and is in fact why that movie is even called endgame anyway lol
When Kreese wanted Daniel to help with a lawyer, he doesn't want one of his greasy cousins Which I believe was a My Cousin Vinny reference where Macchio and his friend are accused of murder and his Cousin Vinny helps him
In season 5 episode 3 playing with fire you said Johnny was clearing out his fridge and discovering the meat was bad and that it might be the exact same meat from season 1 episode 1 Ace degenerate but upon a second viewing the meat in the pilot what's in a white container while the meet the Johnny throughout in season 5 wasn't a black one but I do think you are right and that it was a prop error and meant to be the exact same meat
Dude... you're doing a lot of stretching on some of these. When a character in the show gets shoved, it's not a "nod" to a character from the movies who got shoved. It's just a shove.
Bro he brings “references” out of the dumbest things Like “oh this character used a hammer in cobra Kai. And another character used a hammer in karate kid. That’s a reference right”
I don't know if I have a favorite part as it all mostly worked for me. The only thing I took issue with was Mike not being more involved in the final battle. Mike Barnes was good this season & Sean Kanan was a welcome return, as was the biggest shocker for me: Jessica Andrews. She being Amanda's cousin & the one who set them up was a welcome surprise. I also like how she explained to Amanda that Terry Silver is that bad & helped her realize that Silver got in Daniel's head & never left. I also loved all the parallels. Thomas Ian Griffith killed it this season (as well as last season & KK Part III). With his mentoring Kenny, there appears to be a glimmer of goodness in him & had he not been led down the wrong path, he could have been just as honorable & good a sensei as Miyagi & now Chozen. Speaking of Chozen, his expanded role is also terrific. I like how the 3 KK villains became Daniel's allies/friends & they went to Terry's place together. Such a great series.
That scene with Jessica and Amanda was excellent. Watching as Amanda learns, no, this isn't just Daniel being obsessive and yes, the stakes are real was great.
Great season....except..... I hated how after a life and death fight between Chosen and Silver Daniel basically beats his ass like it was nothing. Up until that point Chosen was shown to be the better fighter and more fluent in Miagi-do. Then all of a sudden its super Daniel. I hated that.
4:00 I always thought that the title of "Mole" was in reference to Tory being the mole because it wasn't revealed at that time and when you find out, it's an "Ah-Ha! moment, or maybe I'm putting too much thought into it!
I only got one prediction right, Johnny telling Robbie to go pick up his half brother Miguel from Mexico. I wish Johnny's gang showed up, but there is one more season where Dutch can get his probation redemption and Julie Pierce makes a cameo with Mike Barnes one last time. Big relief for Chozen.
