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Hola amigos, buenas vibras para todos.
**Hello friends, good vibes to all.
The Karate Kid universe accompanied now by the Cobra Kai universe has come to an end, at least momentarily. It's been about 6-7 years since this series arrived on Netflix bringing with it a hit of nostalgia for all of us who were and still are fans of the franchise since the 90s. I particularly remember that first season that when I finished watching it I was very excited because it was seeing the original characters from the movies again. As the seasons went by the surprises did not stop in terms of “reunions”, someone always appeared to fan that nostalgic flame, even in this final part; incredible but true, there was always an actor around.
Personally I think this series had one season too many, it dragged on unnecessarily and if we add to this the typical Netflix strategy of releasing the chapters in dribs and drabs, the wait becomes more tedious and heavy. An example of this is this last season, the sixth, which has 15 episodes and that were released 5 by 5, from July until yesterday. This final part deals with the famous Sekai Taikai world tournament which will be used to iron out differences, resolve past issues, seek redemption, as I say in the title, and basically as a way to show things to loved ones and introspectively. Cobra Kai has always been characterized by this, to generate problems where there are none and then solve them on the tatami.
Cobra Kai was never about Daniel or Mr. Miyagi, it was always about Johnny, about how in 1984 he couldn't win the championship and everything that meant and influenced his adult life. He always wanted that revenge, he wanted to prove that he was not the loser that everyone said and thought he was and after many ups and downs and stones in the way, in a way he gets it. But not revenge as such, rather redemption. The great winner of this story was he who ends up with a perfect family, with a good relationship with almost everyone around him and with something that happens in this tournament that will mark him forever.
As it always happens in Cobra Kai something happened all the time, there was always an exaggerated drama or a plot twist that turned the whole situation around, this season and especially these last 5 chapters were no exception. In this finale something important happens, a fact that at least I did not expect and that for some strange reason is not talked about. Some may see it as a closure but to me it still generates some curiosity. I would think that was the only “negative” thing I can say since in general terms the series ends in a very rounded way for everyone. I feel that there was an evolution in almost all the characters both physically and mentally, maturity is very noticeable that came to the Valley.
Another point in favor is that always, even in the final scene, references to the past are present. That union between the movies and the series was one of the things I liked the most, they never left the origins behind; that's where the magic was throughout the series. I don't know if you know, but in the middle of this year Karate Kid: Legends is coming out, a new movie of the franchise with Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio as the main characters. It would be extraordinary for this series to be canon and for us to see some of these characters return to the movies with this new film. I think Macchio's return was precisely thanks to Cobra Kai so it would not be unreasonable to see a Johnny back.
A great series is over, another Netflix hit. A bit long, with problems in excess and sometimes even childish but that does not detract from the great impact it has generated. At the end of the series I give it a 7.5/10. It was more or less what I expected. Good fights, it's true that sometimes the doubles were very evident, those details can't happen but in general everything was very cool. Let's see if it doesn't come out as a spin-off or an appearance in the movie I mentioned before.
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Bueno mi gente por hoy es todo, espero que les haya gustado. ¡Un abrazo a todos, nos vemos en la próxima!
***Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it. ¡A hug to everyone, see you next time!