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It is surprising how good this show is. Finished the last season in just a few days. I will say, the final female battle was nowhere near as exciting as the male battle. They could have done a better job with the girls fight scene. beyond that I absolutely loved everything.
I don’t think they could have improved it due to the limited abilities of larusso’s daughter. She’s not much of an athlete.
 

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I don’t think they could have improved it due to the limited abilities of larusso’s daughter. She’s not much of an athlete.
They needed to get her a lot more training between seasons when they decided to make her a focal point of this season. I don't know why they didn't. It's obvious most of the other kids have been training. Especially the guy that plays Robbie. With the way he's looking now you can tell that he knows this is his big break and wants to springboard off of it.
 

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I really didn't like how they added Daniel's wife to that storyline. I've found it more entertaining than Miguel vs Robbie and on par with Daniel vs Johnny but they really went full After School Special with it having Daniel's wife feel bad for Tori.

Don't remember Daniel's wife's name. I really don't care for her. Probably the only character I wish was scaled back a tremendous amount.

That's the big perspective flip

The original had Daniel as the poor kid from the rough background being picked on and feeling inferior to the rich entitled kids.

Now his daughter is the rich entitled kid battling with a girl from a rough background
 

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I thought the younger son losing a ton of weight was much more distracting than Miguel.

I thought Miguel looked a little different but couldn't place why. I guess he put on some weight though.
 

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They needed to get her a lot more training between seasons when they decided to make her a focal point of this season. I don't know why they didn't. It's obvious most of the other kids have been training. Especially the guy that plays Robbie. With the way he's looking now you can tell that he knows this is his big break and wants to springboard off of it.

I found Miguel’s weight gain super distracting

I thought the younger son losing a ton of weight was much more distracting than Miguel.

I thought Miguel looked a little different but couldn't place why. I guess he put on some weight though.
yeah... Miguel put on a bit of weight for someone doing karate on the daily.

And yeah, Daniels son looks like he grew a foot lol
 

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yeah... Miguel put on a bit of weight for someone doing karate on the daily.

And yeah, Daniels son looks like he grew a foot lol
I thought they recast his son because he had a bigger role this season. But I barely paid attention to him in earlier seasons so I’m not sure it’s the same actor.
 

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I thought they recast his son because he had a bigger role this season. But I barely paid attention to him in earlier seasons so I’m not sure it’s the same actor.
I wasn't sure if they recast either. Going by IMDB it's the same actor, Griffin Santopietro. They have him listed for all of the seasons.
 

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Yeah, I thought they grabbed a different kid because they wanted a different track with him - same kid just really thinned out and grew a little
 

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Off topic, but if you love campy reboots that don't take their source material too seriously like this, Saved by the Bell on Peacock is excellent if you enjoyed the original as a kid like me.
 

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I might be the only one here who doesn't like Chozen. Still looking forward to this season. Love this stupid show.
 

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He does nothing for me.
I don't think I needed to see more of him. I liked the little redemption arc for both him and Daniel last season. It was a nice movie tie-in and a nice way to send off the character. It was a good end point for him. Hopefully they don't ruin that by doing too much.
 

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Karate Kid 2 is my least favorite of the original trilogy. It's better than the Jaden Smith or Hilary Swank films but that's not a high bar.

Karate Kid 3 was my favorite and I used to visit the old IMDB boards for it all the time because it was an unofficial Cobra Kai fan club of sorts. This was before the CK series also. It was just people ironically discussing the teachings of Cobra Kai are the keys to life and how Daniel LaRusso is a cheating punk. That's why Ive enjoyed this series so much, it brought some of that to life. However the supporting cast in KK3 is the best, IMO, with Terry Silver, Mike Barnes, Kreese, and Snake. I still hold out hope Mike Barnes and Snake make appearances. Sean Kanan, who played Barnes, still acts and has spoken highly of the series but who knows if he's in their plans.
 
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Karate Kid 2 is my least favorite of the original trilogy. It's better than the Jaden Smith or Hilary Swank films but that's not a high bar.

Karate Kid 3 was my favorite and I used to visit the old IMDB boards for it all the time because it was an unofficial Cobra Kai fan club of sorts. This was before the CK series also. It was just people ironically discussing the teachings of Cobra Kai are the keys to life and how Daniel LaRusso is a cheating punk. That's why Ive enjoyed this series so much, it brought some of that to life. However the supporting cast in KK3 is the best, IMO, with Terry Silver, Mike Barnes, Kreese, and Snake. I still hold out hope Mike Barnes and Snake make appearances. Sean Kanan, who played Barnes, still acts and has spoken highly of the series but who knows if he's in their plans.

There is a definitive answer on the the Mike Barnes question:

 

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Didn’t realize I was in the minority liking 2 the best. I’m a sucker for bad guy gone good arcs, I think Chozen could be a nice contrast with Johnny. Plus Chozen and Iohnmy have never met before so there’s that dynamic to look forward too.
 

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Didn’t realize I was in the minority liking 2 the best. I’m a sucker for bad guy gone good arcs, I think Chozen could be a nice contrast with Johnny. Plus Chozen and Iohnmy have never met before so there’s that dynamic to look forward too.
You are not alone. Looking forward to his addition to the cast this season. I liked his redemption arc and the fact he is spending his life making up for what happened in the second movie.
 

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