We have gotten to six seasons of Cobra Kai and I’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t think the show would last this long, but also very glad that it did. The final season has been split into three parts and as the second part, or the middle part of a trilogy drops this weekend. The series proves that it gets bigger and better with each season, while also reminding us never to count out villains. No, I’m not spoiling anything, you’ll just have to watch, but you should never count out a great villain…that’s all I will say.

Season 6 has brought all of the Sensei’s together except John Kreese, who after escaping from prison in the last season is back with Cobra Kai on the international stage. Johnny Lawrence is embracing the Miyagi-Do way and along with Chozen and Daniel is competing in the Sekai Taikai tournament as former dojos have combined into one massive dojo to compete on the international stage. Part one of the final season dived into all the repercussions of season 5, it also led to who was going to compete since they could only have six on a team. And of course, now that they’re missing one because Tori went back to Cobra Kai and as seen as a traitor, the stakes are higher the competition more fierce. You can say that part two of the final season is like the “Empire Strikes Back” of the season where all hell breaks loose and all of your main characters are put in the worst scenarios. And it definitely ends on a tragic note. Again, no spoilers! But what I really loved about part 2 is that while on the surface, Chozen, Johnny, and Daniel are a united front, the front is slowly breaking. Everybody will be tested and we’ll see perhaps if Miyagi Dough really is the best karate in the world.

The performances have all been fantastic and what has made it even more extraordinary is there is no clear villain except maybe one, but even those of Cobra Kai have redeeming qualities. That’s the mark of great storytelling. We have been seeing over the past six seasons the action building and building. We’ve had all out brawls. We’ve had great competitions in the All-Valley tournaments, but we haven’t seen a competition like this. And more importantly we get to dive more into a little bit of Mr. Miyagi’s history. Daniel starts to find out that he may not have been the moral Sensei that he believed him to be. But one thing is for sure, these next five episodes, part two of the final season, are the best that we have seen in the final season so far and it will surely lead to a fantastic climax. When I spoke to the creators how about this show and what to expect in the final episodes, its clear that they are setting up a Return of the Jedi or Return of the King type story. It’s actually really cool how they’ve set the final season up like a trilogy. So how do I rate part 1 and part 2… final grade, 8. Not perfect, but with great performances and lots of action, Both parts certainly leave you wanting more. The show keeps building and building to what can only be an awesome series finale.