Karate Kid Sequel

[Zack Lee]

i tried to watch again.

to me, it is just boring. it feels like they are trying to take the karate kid series, which i forking love, and make a boring arse documentary of their lives after.

your doing it wrong.

 

[Torgo]

i tried to watch again.

to me, it is just boring. it feels like they are trying to take the karate kid series, which i forking love, and make a boring arse documentary of their lives after.

I guess someone has to be *that* guy.

 

[zeetes]

I guess someone has to be *that* guy.

it is a well acted show, i just find it not my kinda speed. it is sooo slow.

 

[Torgo]

it is a well acted show, i just find it not my kinda speed. it is sooo slow.

You are entitled to your opinion. I just don't get it. Most of the episodes are just a bit over 30 minutes long and usually have lengthy fight scenes. I don't see how that is "slow." I mean, I get if you found it too campy or pandering, but slow and boring? Can't wrap my head around that. I feel like you aren't watching the same show.

 

[Saint by the Bay]

I love the show, but I can certainly see it not being for everyone. It gets a little campy and over the top at times. The teenage scenes and relationships sometimes feel like Saved by the Bell. When they are following some of the plots not directly related to Johnny I do find myself wondering what’s for dinner or how much wood a wood chuck... you get the point.

It’s not like when I find someone who doesn’t like Mandalorian or something. Those people are a danger to society.

 

[Torgo]

I love the show, but I can certainly see it not being for everyone. It gets a little campy and over the top at times. The teenage scenes and relationships sometimes feel like Saved by the Bell. When they are following some of the plots not directly related to Johnny I do find myself wondering what’s for dinner or how much wood a wood chuck... you get the point.

It’s not like when I find someone who doesn’t like Mandalorian or something. Those people are a danger to society.

Yeah. Like you said, I get the criticism that it's too campy or that there is too much teenage drama. But, just to say it's boring? Does not compute.

 

[zeetes]

You are entitled to your opinion. I just don't get it. Most of the episodes are just a bit over 30 minutes long and usually have lengthy fight scenes. I don't see how that is "slow." I mean, I get if you found it too campy or pandering, but slow and boring? Can't wrap my head around that. I feel like you aren't watching the same show.

this where you can tell people have different tastes. i dunno, it just isn't me. love everything about it, just not my kinda show. i want to love it so badly, but i can't.

i'm also add, bipolar, whatever else. hard to hold my attention.

not to be contradictory, i can't truly complain about what i have seen.

 

[bigdaddysaints]

I'm sure it has been mentioned, but I like how they brought up all the stuff fans talk about like the illegal kick and Daniel bring the real bully, etc. kudos to the writers for bringing up.multiple things like that..

 

[SaintInBucLand]

I'm half way through it. My wife crashed for the night, so we will probably need another day or two to finish.

One point from episode 2 or 3 maybe?

Spoiler

I don't know how far they'll take this yet, but I really don't want for Kreese to have been bullied and have some sob story. I don't want to like him. I don't want to like him.

Why would this make you like them? Decisions were still made to be an awful human being.

 

[Torgo]

Why would this make you like them? Decisions were still made to be an awful human being.

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I can agree with this. Despite getting some backstory on Kreese, my sympathy for him is pretty low. That dude has had decades to realize he was a piece of work but still chooses to be one. It's a contrast to Eli/Hawk's story. He was born with a deformity. It wasn't anything he could control. He got bullied for it. He was well on the way to becoming another Kreese, but he chose to be better.

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

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I don't know how far they'll take this yet, but I really don't want for Kreese to have been bullied and have some sob story. I don't want to like him. I don't want to like him.

I had a similar thought about Kreese's backstory, but then I began to believe that they are showing the flipside of what happens to victims of bullying, they become psycho school shooters.

 

[Cage1]

One of the suck things about being married is she has a far lower tolerance for binging. I’d be done with this by now but she watches 1 or 2 and is ready to stop and read a book or whatever. Frustrating.

And now someone on the internet said it would be helpful to have watched KK3 before Cobra Kai so she wants to take a break to watch the worst of the KK movies instead of more Cobra Kai.

 

[El Caliente]

This season is great.
Glad to see Kreese get a back story.

 

[Saint_Ward]

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I can agree with this. Despite getting some backstory on Kreese, my sympathy for him is pretty low. That dude has had decades to realize he was a piece of work but still chooses to be one. It's a contrast to Eli/Hawk's story. He was born with a deformity. It wasn't anything he could control. He got bullied for it. He was well on the way to becoming another Kreese, but he chose to be better.

I agree with all this, but...

spoilers now that I finished the season

So far, outside of his one moment of not showing Mercy to the Captain who didn't deserve it (maybe?), he's still kind of the good guy in 'Nam. I knew Vietnam is what likely ruined him, but they still haven't shown him be bad yet. He's kinda likeable, even almost heroic in the past. fork that, he's a psycho. I mean, look at how much he's manipulating the kids, and he loves doing it. He's a monster. I don't see that in his past, and it's just disjointing.

Makes me wonder, the fellow POW he called.. who is he now? Like the governor? Some sort of ace up his sleeve for the tournament.

Overall, decent season. I do think overall story arc, it moved a bit slow. I really loved the Japan episode, but really wish he taught the kids the lesson about 'taking away their ability to wage war'. Instead, the kid of kid violence just got stupider. Seriously, they threw the little kid through the window of Daniel's house! Who does that? My first reaction would be to tell one of the kids to call the cops. That little twit girl should be in jail. I mean, seriously.

Speaking of which, they make Sam waaaay too doe eyed for every boy she's within 5 feet of. So stupid, but then again, kids are dumb.

I thought the Ali episode was very well done, outside of my house fight complaints. I think it was a perfect message about moving forward, not being stuck in the past. Also reminds me that every time Daniel and Johnny have drinks and laugh with the ladies, something awful happens. At least this time they didn't fight each other, they fought together. Finally moving forward.

I really wanted Daniel to kick Kreese through the glass at the end there. He was going to shank him with Glass. Screw that. I did enjoy the fact that Daniel finally got to own him, since Mr. Miyagi is no longer with us. Daniel, and Johnny for that matter, never got that chance.

Johnny's son is an idiot. I kind of never liked his character. Just a forced 'Twilight' Wolf boy kinda thing.

I really can't believe all of that was just a set up for season 4 with training and the tournament.