It’s been a whopping two years since the end of Cobra Kai Season 5 but now the sixth and final season is finally here. Well, the first part, that is. Was it worth the wait? Read on to find out.

Beginning Of The End

Cobra Kai Season 6 doesn’t waste any time and it picks up immediately where we left off from the previous season. The best thing about Cobra Kai has always been that there is no unnecessary padding or filler content to stretch the series out for binge purposes. Past seasons of Cobra Kai have always been near-perfect binges with excellent pacing and the five episodes of Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 1 so far has consistently been the same as well.

The first five episodes of Cobra Kai Season 6 act as a setup for what’s to come but it all feels exciting. The fights and brawls are as epic as ever, filled with tension and thrills just like we’ve come to expect from the series. Now that Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffin) is gone, the role of the main antagonists returns to John Kreese (Martin Kove) and Kim Da-Eun (Alicia Hannah-Kim). We also get to delve even deeper into Kreese’s past yet again, though this is starting to feel a bit too drawn out at this point.

Some would say that the biggest flaw of Cobra Kai is when it goes overboard on the melodrama that some who dislike it would often call it a “soap opera”. Sometimes drama and conflicts would happen just for the sake of it in previous seasons. In Cobra Kai Season 6, it feels satisfying to see the characters mostly put aside their past differences and work together. However, it’s not long before old wounds start flaring up again and more drama ensures, but that’s always been part and parcel of Cobra Kai, as well as what makes the climax of each season usually feel so cathartic and gratifying when it all gets resolved.

Most of the main cast are growing up and beginning to move on to the next phase of their lives but things aren’t black and white with character development. Of course, there has to be some kind of drama and conflict because that’s still where the emotional highs and best fights come from. They start slipping back and relapsing to their old rivalries and worse selves when stress and tensions escalate but that’s what often happens in real life too. Even so, it doesn’t just feel like the series is simply repeating itself (like some other reviewers claim it to be) but a natural progression of the characters.

Ais!

The Seikai Taikai feels like the endgame tournament arc and the road to getting there is a gripping one, especially the selection for who will be taking part and representing Miyagi-Do. Considering that we’re only five episodes into a total of fifteen planned episodes, it’s too early to say if it will stick the landing but it’s striking just as hard as before and Cobra Kai remains a binge-worthy series with some kick.

FINAL SCORE: 80/100

Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 1 is now streaming on Netflix Malaysia. Part 2 will premiere on 28 November 2024 and Part 3 will premiere sometime in 2025.