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Cobra Kai Series-Finale Recap: Once Upon a Time in the Valley
We always knew it would all come back to Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, the original karate kid and his nemesis.
But he’s the whole series distilled into one character: a classic teenage bully yanked from the ’80s into a new world that won’t tolerate his shit, a Goliath transformed into a David by time, self-loathing, and thousands of Coors Banquets. Earlier this season, I actually thought the show was setting him up to let go of his own competitive ambitions after the Sekai Taikai and become a karate teacher himself, which would’ve fit with his experience training Kenny. My first reaction to this reveal was irritation; I’ve actually appreciated the way this season subverted the legend of Miyagi by reminding Daniel that even his sensei wasn’t perfect, that even this angelic man once hurt people.
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