WithCobra KaiSeason 3 hot off the presses its only natural to start pontificating on where this show will go next. Will Daniel and Johnny’s alliance hold up? Will Hawk steer clear of Cobra Kai? Who is Kreese going to be bring in to help him? The questions are endless and literally could go on forever. This is the beauty ofCobra Kaias it enters its 4th installment, not only does it have the lore of 4 movies (and a video game as well as animated TV show to back it up), it not now has 30 episodes of wholly new storylines in which to hang its gi.
So, after the unthinkable (40 years in the making!) happened, Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny (William Zabka) have finally teamed up, where can the show go from here? ThroughoutCobra Kaiseasons 2 and 3 these two have been essentially fighting John Kreese (Martin Kove). Now, they have literally cast their lots with one another because it really is true that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” WithCobra Kai Season 3done and everybody wondering what’s going to happen next, it seemed like the right time to address those questions head on and let you what to expect inCobra Kai Season 4.
22Tory vs Samantha: Will they settle things once and for all?
InCobra KaiSeason 3 Tory (Peyton List) seems to have Samantha LaRusso’s (Mary Mouser) number. Samantha is shell-shocked from their battle in Season 2. Whenever they have a chance to fight in Season 3, Samantha is extremely gun shy. She doesn’t want to engage Tory and this helps bolster the Tory character is being something beyond abadass. However, at the end of Season 3, Samantha stands up to Tory. She fights back in a way that lets you know she can hold her own with this seemingly indomitable foe. Look for the the final battle between Miyagi Do/Eagle Fang and the Cobra Kai dojo to come down to Tory vs. Samantha. And… look for it to be one of the best battles in the entireKarate Kidcanon!
21Now that Miyagi Do and Eagle Fang dojos have joined forces, will they stay together?
As we endCobra KaiSeason 3,Daniel and Johnny have merged dojos. Now, if you pay close attention to the body language, it seems like Johnny and Daniel’s students have squashed all beefs and everything is cool. Or, is it? In the final moments of Season 3, Demetri (Gianni Decenzo) and Hawk (Jacob Bertrand) shake hands and share a bro hug. Miguel (Xolo Mariduena) and Samantha smile at one another as if their relationship never skipped a beat. However, it’s the look that Daniel and Johnny give one another that might be the most telling. Their bond feels like an uneasy alliance. They seem to have a level of mistrust, built up after nearly 4 decades, that doesn’t seem like it’s just going to evaporate now that they are training in Daniel’s backyard. So, will they stay together? Most likely, but look for some very rocky moments (filled with miscommunication and misinformation) along the way.
20Will Robby and Tory hook up?
Robby (Tanner Buchanan) and Tory are essentially the same character. They both have short fuses, they both fall afoul of the law, and they both seem prone to having issues with people. Now that they are being trained by Kreese under the Cobra Kai banner, it seems logical that these two will eventually become a thing. Their shared histories, not to mention the time they will most likely spend together training to beat Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang, seems like it has put these two on a collision course of the heart. So… they’re almost guaranteed to hook up, but will they stay together? That remains to be seen.
19Will Hawk remain loyal to Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang?
Again, at the end of Season 3 it seems like Hawk, Demetri and all the former Cobra Kai friends and foes have squashed any remaining beefs from the first seasons. However, Hawk remains a wildcard. As strong as he is, as dedicated as he is, he seems to lack a solid sense of who he is. Having been a character who overcompensated for much of the series (the attitude, the overdone Mohawk, the tattoos, etc.), he seems like the ripest to fall pray to whatever plan Kreese may have. Sure, he will do everything he can to stay strong, but once Tory and the others remind him of his allegiances, once Kreese gets him alone, it seems like it’s only a matter of time until Hawk’s loyalty to his new dojo is called into question.
18Is Kreese bringing Terry Silver fromKarate Kid 3intoCobra KaiSeason 4?
At the end ofCobra KaiSeason 3 we see Kreese, battered and bruised, on the phone calling an old friend. This is juxtaposed with him battered and bruised after an incident in Vietnam in which he saves another soldier’s life. The soldier tells him that should Kreese need anything he will be there for him. Now, Kreese, in the present when he makes the final phone call in Season 3, is looking at a picture of himself and two other soldiers back in Vietnam. However, given howCobra Kailikes to bring back old players fromThe Karate Kidmovies past, it seems like a solid bet that Kreese is re-enlisting Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffin), the bad guy fromThe Karate Kid Part III, to join him in his new fight. The only fly in that ointment is that Terry didn’t seem that pleased with Kreese at the end ofThe Karate Kid Part IIIso why would he join him for another fight in which Daniel (and Johnny) are obviously better fortified?
17Is Mike Barnes fromKarate Kid 3showing up inCobra Kaiseason 4?
Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan) was the bad guy inKarate Kid Part III. It stands to reason that if Kreese, at the end ofCobra KaiSeason 3, is re-activating his relationship with Terry Silver, then Mike Barnes shouldn’t be far behind. Sure, Daniel and Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) dusted them at the end of that 1989 film, but Kreese got beat in 1984 and that didn’t stop him from launching one helluva comeback. Mike Barnes, like Johnny before him, probably hasn’t fared too well in life either. He might tag along in this new challenge (with students of his own?) who might enact some long awaited payback on Daniel and by proxy Miyagi-Do/Eagle Fang Karate. There’s even a possibility that he and Daniel could face one another again? Or, Johnny could take him on?
16Will Shawn from Juvenile Hall come back?
Robby’s stint in Juvenile Hall wasn’t that memorable EXCEPT for his very tense relationship with Shawn (Okea Eme-Akwari). Shawn was on Robby from the moment he showed up. Eventually, these two went at it and Robby nor Shawn took a backward step. This is what made their battle so memorable and at the end of it they seemed to have created a friendship forged in fire. So it stands to reason that Shawn could reappear inCobra KaiSeason 4. Imagine this scenario… Shawn gets out of juvenile hall, maybe he has nowhere to go, or he needs something to do to keep his parole officer happy? Whatever the case, he finds his way to the Cobra Kai dojo, Robby tells Kreese about him and viola the Miyagi-Do/Eagle Fang dojo has even more to worry about.
15Miguel and Samantha are back together, will they stay together?
Truthfully, Samantha and Robby felt more like a situation of Mr. Right Now then Samantha having found Mr. Right. This was never more apparent than when Miguel had a chance to be with Samantha inCobra KaiSeason 3. Oddly, Miguel seems to still have feelings for Tory but he seems to know that she isn’t the right person for him. Also, we got to see Miguel and Daniel spend some quality time together and that helped Daniel explain his role in the Johnny equation. Now, with Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang having joined forces, this seems like it might make the relationship between Miguel and Samantha even stronger.
14CouldThe Next Karate Kid’sHilary Swank ever make a cameo inCobra Kai?
Laugh if you want but Hilary Swank was the star ofThe Next Karate Kid. She came into Miyagi’s life after Daniel had moved on so why couldn’t she show up inCobra Kaisomewhere? Maybe there’s an impasse of sorts between Eagle Fang and Miyagi-Do Karate? Maybe Swank’s character Julie Pierce has a child who trains at that dojo? Or, her child could join Cobra Kai? Perhaps Julie becomes an instructor at one of the dojos? She could be brought into this whole thing by Amanda LaRusso (Courtney Henggeler)… maybe they are work friends in some way? Look, in real life, Swank just did aAwayfor Netflix that was cancelled after a season. Would it be so hard to imagine her hitching her star to a property that seems to be a veritable slam dunk?
13Demetri and Yasmine: Is this for real?
Demetri pretty much spent the first two seasons ofCobra Kainot doing much besides complaining and being scared of everything.Cobra KaiSeason 3 was when he finally gained some confidence, came into his own, and got to make out with Yasmine (Annalisa Cochrane). After getting caught by Samantha and Miguel, Yasmine played off the kiss as not meaning anything, while Demetri declared that he was “in love.” So what happens now? Look for these two to continue their relationship in the shadows which will only make them more attracted to one another.
