Cobra Kai: Mercy, Part II
September 3, 2019 7:39 AM - Season 2, Episode 1 - Subscribe
A villainous sensei from the past returns to the Cobra Kai dojo following the school's victory at the All Valley Karate Tournament. Elsewhere in the valley, Daniel and Robby, return to the place where Daniel began his karate education under Mr. Miyagi with the intent to begin a new dojo to balance out the teachings of Cobra Kai
Access: At the moment, Cobra Kai Season 2 is only available as pay to view premium content with the exception of "Mercy, Part II." The rest of Season 2 will be available for a limited time starting September 11, 2019 via ad support viewing.
Check out the trailer for season two here!
Still haven't seen Season 1 yet? Check out this link to see the 10 episode season for free minus approximately three 15 second ad interruptions!
Access: At the moment, Cobra Kai Season 2 is only available as pay to view premium content with the exception of "Mercy, Part II." The rest of Season 2 will be available for a limited time starting September 11, 2019 via ad support viewing.
Check out the trailer for season two here!
Still haven't seen Season 1 yet? Check out this link to see the 10 episode season for free minus approximately three 15 second ad interruptions!
Sorry for anybody that read my spoilery comment before I flagged it, didn't realize this was an episode specific thread.
posted by skewed at 12:01 PM on September 3, 2019
posted by skewed at 12:01 PM on September 3, 2019
I watched season 1 & 2 of Cobra Kai a few months ago -- I think everything but the first few episodes of S1 was behind the premium paywall, but when I signed up it was free for the first month so I just zoomed through all the episodes and cancelled my account before the month was up. When season 3 drops, I'll probably pay for one month so I can watch the new episodes uninterrupted. I'm probably going to need to wait for the S2 finale or full-season before I can say much, as it's all blurred together now.
I haven't seen season two yet. I'm up in the air as to if I want to invest time in it as I am afraid it's just going to needlessly draw things out. Daniel and Johnny were so close to reconciling last season. If they're just going to keep throwing needless obstacles at them, I am okay with never watching another episode.
Fukiyama - without spoiling anything, I think the writers have done a really good job over the course of the seasons at making the conflicts organic. Like, I never get that feeling that the writers' room played rock-paper-scissors over whose turn it is to carry the idiot ball. It's more like a classical tragedy, where I can see the disaster looming, but it is inescapable.
I don't know, I just saw Macchio, Zabka, & Kove at DragonCon this weekend, so I'm feeling especially enthusiastic for S3.
posted by oh yeah! at 4:54 PM on September 3, 2019 [3 favorites]
I haven't seen season two yet. I'm up in the air as to if I want to invest time in it as I am afraid it's just going to needlessly draw things out. Daniel and Johnny were so close to reconciling last season. If they're just going to keep throwing needless obstacles at them, I am okay with never watching another episode.
Fukiyama - without spoiling anything, I think the writers have done a really good job over the course of the seasons at making the conflicts organic. Like, I never get that feeling that the writers' room played rock-paper-scissors over whose turn it is to carry the idiot ball. It's more like a classical tragedy, where I can see the disaster looming, but it is inescapable.
I don't know, I just saw Macchio, Zabka, & Kove at DragonCon this weekend, so I'm feeling especially enthusiastic for S3.
posted by oh yeah! at 4:54 PM on September 3, 2019 [3 favorites]
Overall I think the first season was better than the second, but I'm still jazzed for S3.
posted by porpoise at 10:55 AM on September 4, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by porpoise at 10:55 AM on September 4, 2019 [1 favorite]
Fukiyama - without spoiling anything, I think the writers have done a really good job over the course of the seasons at making the conflicts organic. Like, I never get that feeling that the writers' room played rock-paper-scissors over whose turn it is to carry the idiot ball. It's more like a classical tragedy, where I can see the disaster looming, but it is inescapable.
This is a marvelous way to describe the show and the characters. It lives and breathes with decisions having ramifications, be it a character's decision to do or not do something, or another character's decision that affects someone else.
For some reason I posted this as episode one of season 2, but probably need to ask the mods to change this to the whole season 2. Then we can get into more detailed convo about what's gone down unless folks would prefer episodic discussion!
posted by Atreides at 9:02 AM on September 5, 2019 [1 favorite]
This is a marvelous way to describe the show and the characters. It lives and breathes with decisions having ramifications, be it a character's decision to do or not do something, or another character's decision that affects someone else.
For some reason I posted this as episode one of season 2, but probably need to ask the mods to change this to the whole season 2. Then we can get into more detailed convo about what's gone down unless folks would prefer episodic discussion!
posted by Atreides at 9:02 AM on September 5, 2019 [1 favorite]
Probably best to just go ahead and post a separate full-season thread, Atreides, so as not to spoil anyone who might have added this thread to their Recent Activity.
posted by oh yeah! at 9:04 PM on September 5, 2019
posted by oh yeah! at 9:04 PM on September 5, 2019
I have a "was there CGI in this scene?" question, but it's a bit spoiler-ish as it relates to Episode 10.
posted by blueberry at 10:59 AM on September 16, 2019
posted by blueberry at 10:59 AM on September 16, 2019
Ok, I've posted the S2 full season thread now.
posted by oh yeah! at 7:01 PM on September 16, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by oh yeah! at 7:01 PM on September 16, 2019 [2 favorites]
Incidentally, it looks like the first 3 episodes of Season 2 are free on YouTube. I also hesitated to dive in, because I liked the first season a lot, and didn't want to see things needlessly dragged out. There's a lot in these first episodes that I really like, but it's like I dread the inevitability of the conflicts to come between each episode.
But the fact that they've taken the setting of the movies and stayed with their audience, so that instead of telling a coming-of-age story, they're telling stories about finding a place between generations and passing on lessons incompletely learned? That's pretty great.
posted by pykrete jungle at 8:38 AM on September 21, 2019
But the fact that they've taken the setting of the movies and stayed with their audience, so that instead of telling a coming-of-age story, they're telling stories about finding a place between generations and passing on lessons incompletely learned? That's pretty great.
posted by pykrete jungle at 8:38 AM on September 21, 2019
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posted by Fukiyama at 7:59 AM on September 3, 2019