[Warning: The following post contains MAJOR spoilers about Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 2.]
There’s nonetheless rather a lot to of dangling threads to weave collectively earlier than the top of Cobra Kai. The Sekai Taikai has formally became a world catastrophe — and a lethal one at that. Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) is questioning all the pieces he knew about Mr. Miyagi, whose legacy has all the time loomed so giant for his life. And Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) has surprisingly stepped into the fray to guard his personal former sensei slash father determine — a far much less benevolent one, after all — by stopping Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) from outright killing John Kreese (Martin Kove) in the midst of the melee. Plus, Robby (Tanner Buchanan) and Tory (Peyton Checklist) must work by means of their emotional strains, and Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) has to regulate to being an enormous brother as they’re all (hopefully) college-bound.
With so many plot factors in play, followers of the present could be forgiven for worrying that the ultimate stretch — with 5 grand finale episodes arriving on Netflix in 2025 — may not stick the touchdown. However the present’s co-creators promise we received’t be disenchanted.
“For those who’ve seen the center 5, you’ve seen wonderful next-level martial arts that resulted in full chaos and no decision. And the final 5 will finish in decision. There is no such thing as a large cliffhanger on the finish of the final 5 episodes,” Hayden Schlossberg defined to TV Insider. “That is the place all of the questions get answered. All of the characters attain their full arcs. All of the mysteries get solved. And also you’re nonetheless going to see next-level martial arts — and a few sudden twists and turns — but it surely’s actually designed to be an thrilling, thrilling, and fulfilling conclusion to this six-season journey that we’ve all been on.”
Schlossberg continued. “I’ll simply say within the creation of it and writing it, it was very fulfilling to tie issues up and attain factors that we’ve talked about for years. So it gave us goosebumps simply speaking about it and writing it and making it. And so now, lastly, individuals are gonna get to see it with a full orchestra designed to actually hit you onerous. So it needs to be actually enjoyable, and we simply can’t watch for followers to see the ultimate conclusion.”
There are, after all, a number of cliffhangers in Season 6 Half 2, although, together with the surprising demise of Kwon, which could have ripple results all through the final portion, particularly for Daniel, and Johnny’s resolution to defend his lifelong nemesis.
Co-creator Josh Heald defined the artistic option to have Johnny make that transfer, saying, “We just like the sudden alternative in that second, and we just like the hypothesis of what it’s born of. Is it simply that he can’t abdomen watching someone get beat to demise, or is there one thing there? Is there a morsel of sympathy for this troubled father determine that he’s had all his life? No matter it was, there was one thing born of an intuition inside Johnny that made him intervene and participate.”
Much more enjoyable is the impact it had on the person who most likely assumed they had been not less than allies on the anti-Kreese entrance: “We actually like residing within the cliffhanger of Silver, asking like, ‘Why? I’m taking some of the essential items that’s in opposition to you off the desk proper now?’” Heald mentioned. “However there’s one thing very highly effective within the need to see some type of reconciliation between characters which have a sophisticated relationship, and that’s an enormous transfer by Johnny. And we’re excited for individuals to see the numerous alternative ways that may reverberate.”
Cobra Kai, Season 6 Half 3, 2025, Netflix