So PISSED at the Cobra Kai ending!!!!

[ChickenBrother]

I thought the dude in Daniel's dream that played a young miyagi did a pretty good job.

I mean nobody's going to look exactly like pat morita, but he was close enough.

Edit: found the actor. His name is Brian Takahashi

Truth. And that was a pretty great casting for young Miyagi. You couldn't see him that well in the dream sequence, but dude DOES look like Pat Morita and is even Japanese American. And at 5' 7" close enough to Morita's height but tall enough to play a king of manlets badass like Tom Cruise. They need to make a MIyagi movie/series with this dude ASAP.

Brian Takahashi | Actor, Stunts, Director

Known for: Crank, Pra(e)y, Hit

www.imdb.com

 

[cws80us]

I enjoyed the final 5 episodes and thought it was a fitting ending to the series. I agree with most that it has probably run its course and was time to end. They did a nice job of wrapping up most the loose ends.

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Regarding the Miyagi - Sekai Takai thread. I read an article that said the storyline was supposed to involve Julie Pierce, but Hillary Swank didn't want to do it. So they had to retool, and I guess just kind of glossed over it.

Also the final scene made me laugh out loud. Perfect ending. Daniel trying to catch a fly with chop sticks again, and Johnny just squashes it with his hands and says "No Mercy!"

 

[ShinkanPo]

They did KSY dirty but we should have seen that coming since all we know about him is that he's an asshole.

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The Kreese and Silver ending was perfect. Both guys were pretty much irredeemable so ending each other when they're both old AF and ready to step down anyway was good. At least Kreese made peace with Johnny and handed over the keys to Cobra Kai which is what needed to happen.

Sam retires from fighting because she's too fat. Yeesh I guess it kind of works. I still can't understand how the actress didn't even pretend to get in shape for the role after season 2.

The guy they really did dirty was Axel. He's just a well-meaning kid who's been manipulated his whole life by his asshole sensei. He could have been world champ but refuses to sweep the leg against Miguel because he has feelings for Sam. So he loses fair and square, takes it in stride, gets the Kreese-Johnny parking lot treatment from his sensei, and then just walks away and we don't see him again. They should have shown him walking up to Cobra Kai/Miyagi Do at the end looking for Sam/seeking a proper sensei so we know he didn't just blow himself up on a boat somewhere.

Johnny got the redemption arc he needed and Daniel coaching him off the mat was pretty great. "What dojo are you fighting for? Does defeat exist in that dojo? Now stop acting like a little pussy and go beat the living shit out of this asshole" was spot on perfect. The only thing that would have made it better is if Johnny had actual history or beef with sensei Wolf. We don't really know anything about him other than he's a dick and he ate the last two pieces of steak at the hotel in Barcelona. I guess that kind of makes it more hilarious which could be what they were going for.

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I hoped Kresse also reached out to Dany boy and to ask forgiveness for disrespecting Mr.Miyagi.

Like maybe have Kreese visit Miyag's grave and give him a salute.

 

[ShinkanPo]

He might seem like an a hole but consider his upbringing+ he made the same healing potion for his granddaughter which was the same as Mr. Miyagi did for Daniel when Terry made his knuckles bleed.

While he did that, he spoke softly to his granddaughter about not focusing on the past. He showed a gentle side and when Kreese came to talk to him privately he let Kreese know that his granddaughter will be included in the conversation.


Also we never saw his bad ass dark scroll in action. Miyagi has a,secret as well...


Fun fact about Master Kim Sung Yung, that move is used by Ogata isshinsai who i named My username in his honor.


Terry Silver ending PISSED ME OFF!!!

When he came to Lapusso household to talk to him and Johnny, he opened up about his illness. I really thought that he truly just wanted a one last karate hurrah. But they literally turned him in to an evil mob boss trying to get Dennis to kidnap Carmen and the baby like WTF!?

Even Silver mentioned his ridiculous behavior during karate kid 3 and this was uncharacteristically way too evil Even for Terry. Made no sense.

I thought ending would= Kreese and Silver having an honorable duel, fight it out and kind of salvage their old friendship remembering how they used to spar when they trained with master Kim sun Yung dojang.

Fuck now that you mentioned this I like your idea batter...and besides he is already terminally dead.

 

[ShinkanPo]

Pretty much nailed it. But I still think the KK universe sorely needs a Miyagi backstory movie or series. The main challenge would be casting someone who could pass for a younger Pat Morita, who was 5' 3" in KK1 without being laughably short for a protagonist. But considering 6' 2" Hugh Jackman pulled off canon 5' 3" Wolverine, I suppose they could cast some 5' 8" dude and just say that after the Sekai Taikai, Miyagi trained under Shane Carwin's coach and learned how to cut height.

Brabo..

I laugh so hard it shrink my dik

 

[ChickenBrother]

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I hoped Kresse also reached out to Dany boy and to ask forgiveness for disrespecting Mr.Miyagi.

Like maybe have Kreese visit Miyag's grave and give him a salute.

I like the concept but execution would have been clunky. I actually think Kreese's apology tour was about right. He apologized and made peace with Johnny, Tory and Kim Da Eun, the characters he "sponsored" and had a soft spot for. But dude was always an anti-hero/sympathetic villain and had he apologized to Daniel and Miyagi, that would have been too much and more in line with a goody two shoes good guy, which he never was.