Cobra Kai Season 4
I still am somewhat amazed that the creators of Cobra Kai Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg have taken the Karate Kid property, which overstayed its welcome by two films, and reinvented the franchise title by turning it into a half hour TV action comedy series. The films had some humor but would never have been placed on the comedy shelf at a video store. Even more impressive is that this comic tone is done without using Pat Morita's Mr. Myagi who passed away in 2005. Myagi was both the soul of the films and the funniest character. The choice to make the bully Johnny Lawrence both more poignant and more comic transposed against Daniel's attempt to live up Myagi's legacy becomes the gift that keeps on giving. Spoilers below: The tone is a little reminiscent of the show Desperate Housewives which would often take a serious moment and stick a comic punch at the end of it. An example would be an early episode of Season 4 in which Danie...