Why Cobra Kai Is The TV Show You Need In Your Life Right Now

Miguel Cobra Kai
Sony Pictures

He serves the most expensive fish even though he knows his daughter's teen boyfriend is hardly going to like it. He ruins the lives of business owners just to repay a petty old debt. But he is no villain just as Johnny is no villain.

And, just when the lesson is finally set to be learned, it isn't. Diaz only feels remorse after he injures Robby and after Sam has left the climactic tournament; Johnny and Daniel's past always comes back to inform their present; and, in the shocking twist that brings season one to a close, Johnny has just realised that the Cobra Kai philosophy needs to be updated for the present day when Kreese returns from his past.

You desperately want these good, flawed characters to connect. This is what will allow them to achieve that balance. This desperation you feel manifests as binge-worthy episodic TV that effortlessly strides between the feel-good and the dramatic.

As American TV shows go, Cobra Kai is in perfect balance itself.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!