I’m annoyed with how Cobra Kai is setting up his next big redemption story

Cobra Kai is all about villain redemption, but I’m a little annoyed with the story setup for the rest of season 6. Part 1 of the Netflix series dropped in the summer of 2024, with part 2 expected on November 15, 2024, and part 3 Near the beginning of 2025. The first five episodes of Cobra Kai Season 6 is mostly used to establish the final chapter of the overarching story, with the final conflict set up to lead the characters to their end. Of course, that means hoping in the series’ final villain and a handful of last-minute redemption.

So far, all the teenage villains of the original Karate Kid The film trilogy was completed, with Johnny Lawrence, Chozen Toguchi and Mike Barnes taking the side of the good guys in Cobra Kai. The adult villains have been a bit more complicated, however. Terry Silver is basically irredeemable, and even though John Kreese looked like he might have earned redemption Cobra Kai Season 5, it fell through. yet, The Netflix series needs at least one more big character turnaround before the end. While I’m not unhappy with who was chosen, I don’t like how Cobra Kai went about it.

Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 1 planted the seeds for a Kim Da-on redemption

We know what those childhood flashbacks and looks of worry mean

Kim Da-Yoon, the granddaughter of Sir Kim Sun-Yung (founder of the Way of the Fist), joined Terry Silver earlier in Cobra Kai. She was bad to the bone—the perfect accomplice to Silver’s wickedness. Kim Da-eun was ruthless when it came to her students, pushing Tori to the point of broken and bloody knuckles with no remorse. She believed wholeheartedly in the power and mercy of Cobra Kai and was ready to see the dojo succeed. But when Silver was arrested, Kim Da-on had no choice but to return to her grandfather in South Korea.

in Cobra Kai Season 6, Episode 1, it is revealed that Da-Eun was a young girl when Kreese trained under Lord Kim back in the day. There was a flashback showing her as a young, sensitive child, and It was at that moment I realized Cobra Kai was going to make Da-eun a sympathetic character. Lo and behold, we see the adult version of her character giving Kreis some hesitant, concerned looks as he demonstrates cruelty towards her students. All the signs are there for a slow-burn change of heart and an eventual redemption when she finally stands up to stop the cross.

Sensei Kim’s moral dilemma came out of nowhere

Kim Da-Eun was a one-note character before the 6th

Kim Da-un was an almost cartoon-like villain in Cobra Kai Season 5, with almost no personal qualities except strictness and cruelty. She has no worries or concerns when students at Terry Silver’s dojo are treated cruelly And even how to enjoy it. Now, Da-eun is suddenly showing signs of concern and hesitation Cobra Kai Season 6. This really came out of nowhere. Paired with the flashbacks of her childhood, it really means that Cobra Kai is trying to make a one-note villain more dynamic and sympathetic, but it is doing so without any motive.

I wouldn’t mind that Cobra Kai Has changed gears with Kim Da-Eun’s character if she has a good reason. Rather than flashbacks to her childhood showing her background with Kreis, it would have been nice to see Da-eun’s experience after Silver’s arrest. Perhaps she saw something that made her doubt the cruelty of her teachings. Or, maybe it was a conversation with Tori that planted the seeds of redemption. instead, Cobra Kai Has just made you start to change for no reasonAnd it’s surprisingly sloppy for the series.

Cobra Kai is typically better with his evil redemptions

Kim Da-Eun’s sudden change is strange to Cobra Kai

Cobra Kai Don’t have to work too hard to justify yourself. It’s all part of the beauty of this somewhat outrageous series. There is a lot that happens that doesn’t make much sense, but we all accept it and move along. yet, Evil redemption is what this series is best at. Johnny being the protagonist puts redemption at the foundation of Cobra Kais formula, and past seasons have managed a rather poetic process for leading villains to turn things around. So far, it seems that Da-eun-mista grips the land that loved me Cobra Kais redemptionAnd that’s frustrating.

Tori Nichols will likely be key in the remaining chapters of Kim Da-un’s story Since she is the student that the sensei most wrong back in Cobra Kai Season 5. Now that Tori has returned to Cobra Kai Dojo for the Sekai Taikai, the ball is effectively rolling. If this is the direction season 6 goes, it wouldn’t be a bad story. In fact, I have no power to think that Kim Da-eun should be redeemed at all. The problem is that Cobra Kai There was no time to ease the character into a sympathetic position. The whiplash is just a bit much. Maybe the next few episodes will change me.