Finished season 3 of Cobra Kai last night. I'm going to group seasons 2 & 3 together and compare them to season 1.
The tone of season 1 vs. the tone of seasons 2 & 3 is pretty different. This is a show that in my opinion, turns dark pretty fast...and I LOVE that! Season 2 is when it starts to turn darker. Each season's story was very well done, and it was fun seeing the characters from the movies make their appearance! Kreese...p***ed me off (to be expected)! You get a little bit of character building with Kreese through flashbacks to Vietnam and it gives you an idea of why he is the way he is, but it did NOT change my opinion of him at all ? He's still an ass ?
I did not dislike any season, but if I had to pick a favorite, I would say the overall favorite is season 3 because I liked the darker tone. Down to individual episodes, Episode 2 of season 2 had one of my favorite scenes. I'll call it a training montage, one of which was basically a balancing act. If I can get myself back on top of my marital arts game, that balance challenge is actually something I'd like to try! The final scene of the season 3 finale is fantastic, but I'd say the final scene of the season 2 finale gets the win in my opinion. It was probably the best ending to a season I've seen on any show. I really didn't know what to say after that episode ended!
As for a criticism...I have one and it can be an either-or. I wish either the episodes were longer...or the seasons had just a few more episodes. Each season is 10 episodes and each episode ranges from 22-40ish minutes. If a season was 10 40-minute episodes or maybe 13 episodes at the current lengths, I think it would be perfect. I don't even need BOTH of those to be satisfied. Just one of those two things would be great! This was a show that was VERY difficult to stop watching and now I'm left at the point of "crap...I finished it!" Glad to hear season 4 is in the works!
The tone of season 1 vs. the tone of seasons 2 & 3 is pretty different. This is a show that in my opinion, turns dark pretty fast...and I LOVE that! Season 2 is when it starts to turn darker. Each season's story was very well done, and it was fun seeing the characters from the movies make their appearance! Kreese...p***ed me off (to be expected)! You get a little bit of character building with Kreese through flashbacks to Vietnam and it gives you an idea of why he is the way he is, but it did NOT change my opinion of him at all ? He's still an ass ?
I did not dislike any season, but if I had to pick a favorite, I would say the overall favorite is season 3 because I liked the darker tone. Down to individual episodes, Episode 2 of season 2 had one of my favorite scenes. I'll call it a training montage, one of which was basically a balancing act. If I can get myself back on top of my marital arts game, that balance challenge is actually something I'd like to try! The final scene of the season 3 finale is fantastic, but I'd say the final scene of the season 2 finale gets the win in my opinion. It was probably the best ending to a season I've seen on any show. I really didn't know what to say after that episode ended!
As for a criticism...I have one and it can be an either-or. I wish either the episodes were longer...or the seasons had just a few more episodes. Each season is 10 episodes and each episode ranges from 22-40ish minutes. If a season was 10 40-minute episodes or maybe 13 episodes at the current lengths, I think it would be perfect. I don't even need BOTH of those to be satisfied. Just one of those two things would be great! This was a show that was VERY difficult to stop watching and now I'm left at the point of "crap...I finished it!" Glad to hear season 4 is in the works!
