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Cobra Kai Midseason-Finale Recap: Child’s Play


Does it make sense how quickly the tournament devolves into mass chaos? Not really. But it’s Cobra Kai, so it works.

I talk a lot about predictability in these recaps, but there’s a reason for that: Any ongoing competition-centered scripted series will eventually run into the challenge of keeping its outcomes fresh, whether it’s a sports drama like Friday Night Lights or something like Glee. I went into this batch of episodes broadly expecting Miyagi-Do to make it to the finals and most likely win against Cobra Kai at the end, though I figured there’d be some new permutations and twists to differentiate the match-ups from past seasons. Daniel sees it, undoubtedly flashing back to a memory he didn’t experience himself: Miyagi killing another young man in this same location over half a century ago.

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