Cobra Kai season 2 thoughts

I enjoyed the first season of Cobra Kai, so I watched the second season. I think the first season was a little better than the second season. I am still interested in seeing season 3. Some characters from season 1 either disappear completely or are written out of many episodes. The show is evolving.

In the second season of Cobra Kai, Daniel LaRusso opens his own dojo (Miyagi-Do) to halt the influence of Cobra Kai. Several students of both schools get intense in their feelings against each other and this threatens to explode. Johnny Lawrence wants to redirect his students, he still wants them to be badass but not bullies. (A few of the Cobras are becoming bullies.) His old mentor John Kreese has a different point of view.

Daniel is training Robbie, the estranged son of Johnny. Johnny wants to connect to his son but might have up given on the possibility. Johnny is less than thrilled that Daniel is training Robbie. Johnny concentrates on his relationship with his star student Miguel (Xolo Mariduena).

I liked this but there is a character who seems to only be there for comic relief. I hope that character does not return for season 3. There are some characters I’d rather spend more time with than him. However maybe the writers have a plan for him for season 3 where he will move beyond his comic relief status.

Peyton List is on hand as bad girl Tory, who joins Cobra Kai. List does the best she can with that character but either the writing for her character is bad or her character needed more scenes to show different facets of her personality. (I am probably saying this wrong.)

The fight scenes come more often in this season and some of the fights are pretty good. I am not sure if the fight in the finale episode was a bit too much. I guess the writers did not want to end each season with a tournament but still wanted to up the action.

I think this has a good cast. Xolo Mariduena is good as Miguel, Jacob Bertrand is good as Hawk/Eli, and of course Lawrence and Macchio anchor the series. There are still some goofy or odd things about this show and maybe it wouldn’t work if it had to fill 22 episodes a season.