The following review refers to season 2 of the series Cobra Kai, and does not contain spoilers of any kind.

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Year: 2019
Category: Comedy, Drama.
Director: Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg
Cast: William Zabka, Ralph Macchio, Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, Jacob Bertrand, Gianni Decenzo, Martin Kove.

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Plot

Johnny gets revenge on Daniel when Miguel wins the All-Valley karate tournament. However, he still has problems with the relationship with his son and the rivalry with Daniel. He also sees how his students become a reflection of the errors of the Cobra Kai principles, something that will be complicated by the reappearance of his old and violent sensei, John Kreese.

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Opinion

Cobra Kai, the sequel that nobody asked for, but with which everyone was satisfied after an entertaining and fun first season, now has its season 2 available. In three days the first episode of season 2 has almost 14 million views on YouTube, while the first episode of season 1 has more than 61 million views.

While the first season was responsible for giving a twist to the whole story, including the angle of Johnny Lawrence, and showing an evolution of the character, who at first acted with antipathy towards change and life, when Miguel Diaz, a young student with low self-esteem and problems to defend himself, comes to his life in search of a male figure he finds a form of personal redemption. While Johnny's son, Robby Keene, finds in Daniel Larusso what Miguel finds in Johnny, a sensei not only for Karate, but also for life. We quickly see how the characters evolve, dragging their young and stereotyped friends with them.

Season 2 begins at the precise moment in which season 1 ended, with Johnny not only having his rivalry with Daniel at the highest point, but also with his son emotionally more distanced than ever because Miguel won him in a questionable way. Johnny, to whom the victory in the tournament does not satisfy him, due to the dirty practices of his disciples, during this season he tries to reform the principles of Cobra Kai giving a new meaning to the famous "Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy!", but John Kreese is back, which will complicate things for Johnny. The presence of his former sensei will disturb the Dojo and confuse the disciples, mainly Hawk, since they do not feel comfortable with Johnny's reforms, after all, what he taught them during the first season, that is, the Cobra Kai training method, it worked very well.

More characters join the story, the most important is Tory, a young and problematic girl, who decides to join Cobra Kai, and that will complicate the relationship between Miguel and Samantha, which is not in good condition after the end of the First season. The series also uses old characters from the first film, and nostalgia returns in the form of flashbacks constantly, the director decides to introduce when he considers appropriate images of Karate Kid, sometimes only to generate nostalgia, but at other times to give more depth to the characters, their stories, and evolution. Not to mention the music and everything that surrounds Johnny's character.

Humor as the main relaxing agent of drama is still present, the inclusion of the character played by Paul Walter Hauser, a very similar to the one he had in I, Tonya, adds humor to the series, however, the series also continues making similar jokes to those of the first season, mocking the politically correct, and Johnny's adaptation to technology.

The performances are still maintained at the level shown in the past season, however, this season the characters do not evolve as they did before but remain relatively static, something that is understandable since throughout the second season the story only advances a few days. The momentary inclusion of Ron Thomas and Rob Garrison was fine, while the recurring roles of Paul Walter Hauser, Peyton List, Martin Kove was excellent, adding nostalgia, humor, conflict and rivalry to the story of the protagonists.

Overall this season is below the level of the first, although this had higher expectations due to the success of the first, however, does not decline much, the short duration of the episodes makes the whole story is quite compact, entertaining, dynamic and fun, only loses some dynamism when focusing on youth relationships. It should be said that the direction is a bit better this season, which has more careful long shots and fight choreography filmed even with long takes.

In conclusion, it is an acceptable season for the series, and that not only is responsible for developing the story of this season but also creates the basis for a solid season 3.

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