Cobra Kai: Season 3 review.

Like many others, when I saw in December that we were going to see the third season of 'Cobra Kai' this January, I was pretty excited. I was excited to finally see the latest season of the series and to check whether it would be worth my time this season too.

After all, even though the second season of Cobra Kai had its flaws and issues, there's no question that as whole, the show (based on the Karate Kid movies) was still relatively well made. It managed to keep me and my friends entertained and had enough good things going for it.

So having now finally finished the third season of the series with my friends last weekend, I have to say that - as unfortunate as it is - I was not that impressed with the season. As a whole, this season just wasn't that well made and had a lot of problems in it.

By that I mean that the biggest problem with the third season is that the characters and the storylines (especially the supporting ones) were simply getting too out of control. Their behavior was getting too implausible and didn't make much sense anymore. 

Premise-wise, based on what we saw in the second season, things didn't actually seem that bad for the show. We had a lot of cliffhangers and genuinely interesting things that I was interested in knowing how they would be handled and resolved.

Indeed, as you might recall, the second season ended with a huge fight at the school between the Cobra Kai & The Miyagi students. As a result, Miguel fell and got (temporarily) paralyzed, whereas Johnny Lawrence's kid was the culprit for the incident (ends up in jail).

Additionally, considering that the evil guy in the show Kreese was getting back to taking Cobra Kai for himself, things kinda seemed interesting. The fact that Daniel & Johnny were feeling dejected after the fight, it seemed as if there was storylines to explore.

However, even though a lot of these things admittedly were fairly solid in the third series, that doesn't mean that the season 'as a whole' worked. There were really big problems (way bigger than in season two) that the writers weren't able to solve.

Indeed, by far the worst aspect of the third season is that pretty much all the fights / conflicts between the Miyagi and the Cobra Kai students were completely forced and made no sense. There was no reason for them to have such a feud that was as serious as it was.

After all, especially when it came to their final fight at Daniel's house, the whole thing was idiotic and came so out of nowhere (Hawk's turn too) that I really struggled to finish the season. It was just unbelievably stupid how the whole thing was handled.

In that sense, when it comes to the season as a whole, even though I enjoyed the stuff between the main characters (Kreese's back story, Daniel in Japan, Lawrence & Miguel etc.), those weren't enough. I can't say that those good aspects were enough to save the season.

After all, especially when it comes to the general implausibility and the 'soap operaish' nature of the supporting characters and their fights, these aspects really hurt the show. These moments were too much and made it difficult for me to enjoy the episodes. 

In that sense, in the end, when it comes to the upcoming fourth season that is going to air sometime next year, I can't in all honesty get my hopes up. I can't say that the next season is going to be as watchable and meaningful as it managed to be in its first season.

On the contrary, even though we're probably going to get some solid moments next season too, they won't be enough. They won't be enough and instead of 'Cobra Kai' becoming more down to earth, things - as sad as it is - will likely get even more implausible and ridiculous.

Summing up last year and things to do this year.

So when it comes to last year, it's not exactly a secret that 2020 was a challenge for a lot of people. Ever since the Covid-19 outbreak hit and became global, a lot of people's lives became more difficult and plans had to be changed.

In my case, even though I personally didn't suffer that much, all my speaking engagements were cancelled. I  also couldn't get a new job either (I was hopeful that I would get one), which was a pretty big disappointment and a thing that depressed me.

At the same time, just because things certainly didn't go as well as I had hoped for, that doesn't mean that the past year was all bad for me. There were some things that I can actually be proud of and that surprised me in a good way.

Writings-wise the past year was a fairly good one for me despite the setbacks. I actually managed to finish my children's book (53k words, 180 pages total) and made sure that it worked from start to finish (I sent it to the remaining publishers that are out there).

Another good thing about 2020, undoubtedly, was that I started doing some volunteering work for another foundation. I was asked to do a weekly writing workshop and help with different projects that have to do with creative writing and storytelling.

So when it comes this year, 2021, and my plans as a writer, I have to say that I don't know yet what I'm going to do. It's not clear whether I'm going to start working on a bigger writing project that would require a lot of work and effort from me as a writer.

The biggest reason for this - I for once have some good news - is that I just started a new job a week ago. I started working at a school as an afterschool instructor for kids (7-8 year olds) and that is going to require a lot of attention and energy from me.

The second reason that I might be not that much into writing is that I've - finally - started looking at the possibility of getting myself a house nearby the place I live. I've thought about building my own house sometime in the near future.

After all, considering that I now get regularly paid and that I also have a property / real estate where I can build the house, I've been paying some attention to that now. That's something that is definitely going to take some of my energy too (besides the job).

Still, when it comes to this whole thing, just because I'm busy at the moment and have had problems even starting to write these articles, that doesn't mean that I'm going to give up on writing. I'm not saying that writing is not something that isn't important to me anymore.

On the contrary, even though I have things to do at the moment, writing is still one of the most important things to me. It's a really important part of my existence, so even if I don't manage to start a big project this year, that doesn't mean that I'm giving up on the craft.