a5c7b9f00b Set thirty years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, the series focuses on Johnny Lawrence reopening the Cobra Kai dojo, which causes his rivalry with Daniel LaRusso to be reignited. Thirty years after their final confrontation at the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, Johnny Lawrence is at rock-bottoman unemployed handyman haunted by his wasted life. However, when Johnny rescues a bullied kid, Miguel, from bullies, he is inspired to restart the notorious Cobra Kai dojo. However, this revitalization of his life and related misunderstandings find Johnny restarting his old rivalry with Daniel LaRousso, a successful businessman who may be happily married, but is missing an essential balance in life since the death of his mentor, Mr. Miyagi. Meanwhile, eventhis antipathy festers, it finds itself reflected in their protegeesMiguel and his comrades are gradually poisoned by Cobra Kai's thuggish philosophy. Meanwhile, while Daniel's daughter, Samantha, finds herself in the middle of this conflict amidst false friends, Johnny's estranged miscreant son, Robby, finds himself inadvertently coming under Daniel's wing and flourishes in ways worthy of Mr. Miyagi. Wow. I was expecting a decent low budgety show based loosely on the original films. Instead I got an amazing continuation of the originals that does not disappoint. This show is great. The character development and plot lines are better than I could have hoped for. It really takes the original characters Johnny and Daniel and develops them into these complex adults that have each been greatly influenced by that fateful match so many years ago. Through the entire season you feel the magnitude of the past weighing on both characters and partially influencing their current roles. And, it's not just them. The new characters that are completely interwoven in their lives are great and breathe fresh air into the story keeping it going so well that you can't wait to see how it plays out. Let's hope we get a few more seasons of this one please. My expectations were low.but I gave this a try on one of those nights when there wasn't much else on. To my surprise I actually enjoyed this series.It's pretty simple but it does offer some nice, light entertainment. It's definitely a little corny but for the most part manages to keep it's balance. I have a new appreciation for both William Zabka and Ralph Machio. I feel like they really "stayed in their lane", kept things simple and didn't try to do too much. I found their characters to be mostly likeable and I found myself laughing with them. It's not enlightening or life changing, just a basic story that is kind of fun in spots.
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