Orlando Eagles
Well-Known Member
If he know how it was helping kids like Miguel, Aiesha and Hawk (even though he become what he hated) gain confidence to fight back against people picking on you, he probably wouldn't have had much issue with it. He just hated them from over 30 years ago and was just looking for any miniscule reason to take them, especially Johnny, out.
Yes, he’s got an ax to grind and feels he has the power now to do something about it.
But I don’t think he would ever see it as helping these kids. And I’m inclined to agree on principle. The Cobra Kai way of old was a trap. Gaining confidence is a great thing, but this way came with costs.
So I get Daniels feelings on this. It has turned three sweet kids (Miguel, Aiesha and Hawk) into something much worse than they were. Johnny was just doing what he knew....gaining back his life.
But he’s realizing just what a trap it all was. That’s the best wrinkle of the show, watching Johnny go through this.