Let me assure you, I feel stupid even typing the words dojo-vs.-dojo rivalry.
And thus, we haveCobra Kaias metaphor for our divided nation: no mercy vs. non-violence.
Us and them vs. all for one.

Credit: Guy D’Alema/SONY
Who will win the hearts and minds of the Valleys youth and by extension, our nations future?
Dont worry, nothing aboutCobra Kaiis as overwrought as my previous paragraph.
Each episode is a tight 30 minutes of fun, unapologetically deploying 80s tropes training montages!
andKarate Kidflashbacks to wonderful effect.
(Howsthatfor redemption, universe?)
Though Macchio is the de facto face of theKarate Kidfranchise, the actor has the quieter role inCobra Kai.
and sets up a series of shocking, scorched-earth cliffhangers.
You have to be the bigger man.
Its great advice… but lets hope he doesnt take it for at least one more season.B+
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