Her fellow classmate is Miguel Diaz, Johnny’s apartment neighbor and his first student at the Cobra Kai dojo after growing tired of beatings and bullying. In part, the main teens of the show possess a relationship with either one or the both of them: Samantha LaRusso is Daniel’s daughter and is a popular, well-intentioned student at West Valley High.

Both Daniel and Johnny break out their old Gis in Cobra Kai as their rivalry brings a new karate craze to the Valley.īut in watching the first few episodes, I was so glad to see a majority of the focus of the dichotomy between Daniel LaRusso ( Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence ( William Zabka) as adults. I was fully expecting Netflix to not do this franchise justice by leaving out the original storylines and characters and centering solely on the teens’ lives with strange dramatics as usual. They even got me into karate in my elementary school years, and I actually earned a high-degree green belt (until I quit to play travel softball as I entered middle school). To be fair, I grew up on all of The Karate Kid movies and watched them incessantly. Well, I was pleasantly surprised – I ended up watching the entire first 2 seasons in about 2 weeks, starting on last Monday. Even though I wasn’t keen on watching another “teens in high school” storyline again, I figured it couldn’t be that bad. Plus, I saw that it was ranked #1 for a week straight and still remains in the Top 10 to this day. To kick off this process, I began with a series that never seemed to disappear from my home page even though it differed greatly from my viewing selections: Cobra Kai. either from my own exploration or your comments/suggestions! This is the title sequence that appears in varying colors throughout the many episodes. Therefore, with each new post, I look to review a new series, movie, documentary, etc.

I’m still learning and don’t want to miss out on a good show or movie just because it doesn’t catch my preferential interest initially. (Can you tell I have a soft spot for crime and horror dramas?) And yes, I admit I did watch a little bit of The Office before it was removed on New Year’s Day as well.īut the one thing I noticed is the overwhelming amount of choices, from hit series to original Netflix films and documentaries. So far, I’ve gravitated toward well-known, network shows like Criminal Minds, American Horror Story, and Forensic Files. I know that I’m quite late to the party on this one, but I’m finding my way quickly around the platform and have already indulged in bouts of binge-watching. Over winter break, I was generously given the gift of Netflix after my family FINALLY signed up for a subscription on Christmas Day this past year.

Cobra pack a punch