No Mercy: A Cobra Kai Kickback: Recent Episodes
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In this podcast, we dive deep into the Cobra Kai series finale (Season 6, Episodes 11-15), breaking down whether it delivers a worthy end to this long-running karate saga. Does the finale stick the landing? We discuss the emotional highs, the classic Cobra Kai silliness, and even the controversial AI-generated Mr. Miyagi. Plus, hear what the cast and creators have said about the show’s conclusion—and whether there’s a future for Cobra Kai beyond this.
But before that, we couldn’t ignore the biggest news in the Buffyverse: a confirmed Buffy sequel series! We react to Sarah Michelle Gellar’s announcement, discuss the creative team behind it, and speculate on what’s to come. Is this happening because of Joss Whedon’s absence from Hollywood? Is it just a cash grab? Or is there a truly brilliant idea driving this revival?
For extra credit, check out Jakob’s recent Buffy video essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUiNTg_Ww_g
Finally, we continue our coverage of Severance Season 2, breaking down Episodes 4 and 5. We analyze Mark’s reintegration arc, the shocking Helly twist, and the unnerving realities of the Innies stepping outside under controlled circumstances. Plus, our resident Swede explains GRÅKAPPAN, and we dive into some wild theories about Kier and his mysterious brother, Dieter Eagan. It’s a packed episode—let’s get into it!
00:00 Intro
00:55 Buffy Sequel Series Announcement
18:27 Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 3 Review (SPOILER-FREE)
29:50 Cobra Kai Finale Review (SPOILERS!)
1:07:58 Severance S02E04 “Woe’s Hollow” & “Trojan’s Horse” Review
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Join Jim and Jakob as we discuss the recently released Cobra Kai Season 6 (Part 3) trailer! We are jut about at the end and we have feelings!We also break down episodes 2 and 3 of Severance season 2 as well as discuss some current theories going around the Internet.Finally we get into what we’ve been watching!Jim has watched the full first season of Hal and Harper, an as of yet unreleased show thanks to the Sundance online film festival from creator Cooper Raiff.Jakob has been watching We Are Lady Parts, the British sitcom that follows an all girl Muslim punk band.And finally Jim has been still watching The Leftovers and has checked out the first two episodes of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man on Disney+!The post Cobra Kai Will Die This Year – SWYK 024 first appeared on Shows What You Know.
On this episode, Jim and Jakob get together to discuss what they’ve been watching which consists of two things:
The premier of the Dune spinoff Dune: Prophecy, the prequel series that takes place more than 10,000 years before the death of Paul Atreides.
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Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 2: The second batch of episodes from Cobra Kai’s final season have been released, Jim and Jakob discuss their overall feelings so far with a spoiler free section and then get into all the details and what that could mean for the end of the show.
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0:00 – On this episode we discuss: NEWS, What We Have Been Watching and Episode 5 of The Penguin
01:35 – NEWS
01:57 – With NYCC finishing up last weekend, we got a lot of news being released. The most important to us is some more information about the upcoming release of “The Karate Kid: Legends” the film that combines the original film with the Jackie Chan reboot. A poster has been released and some descriptions of the trailer that was screened. Now what makes this TV news is we have more speculation of how this ties into or is effected by Cobra Kai!? Will it be completely separate? Will they hand wave it away? Will it have direct repercussions from the series finale of Cobra Kai?! Let’s SPECULATE.
18:19 – Yet another remake of Carrie is in the works, but this time in TV form! Yawn you all say, BUT Mike Flanagan is involved? Instant interest when Flanagan is attached.
26:04 – WHAT TV SHOWS HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING!?
26:20 – Jim has reality twofer for you all as he checked out the show THE SUMMIT. This show is essentially Survivor on a mountain. A group of people have 14 days to get to the summit of a mountain and make one million dollars. Of course alliances start to form and human nature takes over as they are put through challenges and need to whittle down the numbers.
35:07 – Jim has also been watching HOUSE OF VILLAINS Season 2. A tongue in cheek reality competition that pits the biggest reality villains against each other in a house to crown Reality’s Greatest Villain and collect their $200,000 dollar prize.
40:03 – Jakob has been watching the new MAX show “The Franchise”. A satirical look at the creation of a superhero blockbuster that is produced by Armando Iannucci. Does it live up to it’s lofty heights?
52:01 – The Penguin Episode 5
We start out with our basic thoughts on episode 5 and the season thus far before getting into:
54:30 – The Penguin Episode 5 Spoiler Discussion
Jim and Jakob breakdown the episode with full spoilers!
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Jim and Jakob have finally returned to discuss Cobra Kai Season 5! It feels like an eternity since the new season premiered but your heroes have returned with their initial thoughts and reaction to the latest season of Cobra Kai on Netflix! What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and...
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We are so close to season 5 of Cobra Kai, but before we look to the future we must turn to the past! Join Jim and Jakob as we watch the much maligned Miyagi-verse film “The Next Karate Kid”, it is a first viewing for both of us and you will be surprised to hear...
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Join Jim and Jakob as we discuss the climax of Cobra Kai Season 4! We last left Miguel screaming on the stylish blue mat as potentially his back injury has returned! The fate of the valley is on the line as we crown the TOP DOJO and decide if Cobra Kai karate will survive. All...
New Cobra Kai is on the horizon! Jim and Jakob react to the new Cobra Kai Season 5 Teaser and speculate on where our favorite characters end up. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes and remember to spread the word to your Cobra Kai-loving friends
It’s the moment we have been waiting for, THE ALL VALLEY UNDER 18 KARATE TOURNAMENT! Our three dojos are ready to square off with a bunch of faceless other dojos that we don’t really care about, but the fate of the valley is on the line! Join Jim and Jakob as we discuss the penultimate...
Get your finest formal wear, because it is JUNIOR PROM TIME! A TV hallmark as we see if the rivaleries between Miyagi-Do, Cobra Kai and Eagle Fang spill over into the prom festivities! Jim and Jakob cordially invite you to listen to this episode! What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please...
Daniel invites Anthony to join Miyagi-Do and discovers he doesn’t know his son as well as he thought; Miguel learns the truth about Johnny and Carmen. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes and remember to spread the word to your Cobra Kai-loving friends
We are past the half way point and the All Valley Tournament is in sight! Join Jim and Jakob as they discuss season 4 episode 6, Kicks Get Chicks. The new All Valley rules have been announced which leaves each dojo looking inward at what they need to become the #1 dojo in the valley....
This is what we have been waiting for! The All Valley rematch to finally settle the score between Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence! Join Jim and Jakob as we discuss sesaon 4 episdoe 5 – “Match Point” “Johnny and Daniel’s dojo – and their fragile alliance – teeter on the brink of collapse when they...
First, let’s learn what the word bicephaly means then onto the episode and the many tangents involved! “Kreese brings Terry back to Cobra Kai, but his former partner isn’t interested in repeating history; Johnny grows envious of Daniel mentoring Miguel.” What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on...
Season 4 continues as Daniel and Miguel get to spend some time together while Johnny is trying to get the Miyagi-Dos to literally jump from a building. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes and remember to spread the word to your Cobra Kai-loving friends
It’s happening! Johnny is learning to PAINT THE HOUSE! “Johnny picks up defensive strategies, while Daniel learns how to go on the offensive; Amanda confronts Tory; new kid Kenny is bullied at school.” What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes and remember to spread the word...
We’ve gone over our quick reactions to season 4 but let’s back up a bit and dive into each episode, let’s begin with EPISODE 1: LET’S BEGIN! Terry Silver is finally on the scene but this might be a different Terry than you remember from back in the 80s. Will Terry fall to the wills...
My name is Jakob Burrows and I represent Miyagi-do. Is it because I took my time, digested, meditated, and took a whole week to deliver this “quick” take? Well, you’ll have to listen to find out! Coming up next we’ll be breaking down every episode of season 4! Send us your thoughts to showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or...
It’s 6am Pacific time on 12/31/21 so it must mean that Jim has just binged all of season 4 of Cobra Kai! Here with a quick, sleepless rambling of some initial thoughts on season 4 before we get together and break down each episode. What are your thoughts?! What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com...
Jim and Jakob are here with a CROSSOVER EPISODE! We watch the film “The Art Of Self Defense” in relation to two of our favorite shows, THE SOPRANOS and COBRA KAI! That makes no sense, you say? Just listen, we make it work, I promise! Please email us your thoughts at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow....
Tis the season for Cobra Kai! Season 4 is almost upon us so Jim and Jakob get together to discuss the latest trailer, their reaction and their hopes for season 4! What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes and remember to spread the word to your...
This is it! It is all coming to a head! Ali, Johnny and Daniel are reminiscing, Eagle Fang, Miyagi Do and Cobra Kai are all on a collision course and we are witnessing the birth of the current day Kreese. Season 3 finishes up in style and now all we can do is wait for...
She’s finally back! Ali with an “i” has returned to our boys! This couldn’t possibly cause drama with Johnny and Daniel right? Also finally some quality time for Daniel and Miguel, this episode has it all! What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes and remember to...
Everything is coming to a head as we are finishing up the back half of season 3! Informed that the All Valley Karate Tournament is being cancelled, the three competing sensei attend a city council meeting to save it. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes...
We are back with some more discussion of Cobra Kai season 3! Daniel is spending some quality time with Sam (finally), Miguel is back in school and Johnny is starting a new dojo! What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes and remember to spread the word...
We are once again joined by Mike Steele to discuss episode 6 of season 3! Miguel helps Johnny craft the perfect social media message; Kreese looks for new recruits, while Daniel and Amanda try to shut down Cobra Kai. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes...
We are joined this episode by Mike Steele, to discuss episode 5 of season 3. Daniel-san has not only returned to Okinawa but he is now face to face with his old rival, CHOZEN, and he is about to find out that he might not know all there is know about Miyagi-Do. Johnny continues to...
Daniel has returned to Okinawa! Kumiko is back! Things are happening! Meanwhile Johnny tried to make things right with Robby, Kreese is teaching Cobra Kai to fight smarter and the rivalries are continuing to heat up. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes and remember to...
Johnny is back at his lowest point as he doesn’t feel like he has the answers for Miguel and he doesn’t know how to make things right with Robby. Daniel and Amanda are trying to save the business and the kids are all still dealing with the fallout from the school fight. What’s your opinion?...
We continue our breakdown of each episode of Cobra Kai Season 3, this episode delivers on the kick ass Daniel and Johnny team up action we have been begging for since season 1! Miguel is awake and Robbie is still no where to be found, we learn a little bit about Kreese as he tightens...
Ok, so you’ve binged it, you rewatched it, you’ve had some time to let it all sink in so let’s go back and breakdown season 3 of Cobra Kai! Hang with Jim and Jakob as we discuss each episode one by one! What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and...
Jim’s quick take of Cobra Kai season 3 was delivered earlier in the week – now it’s time for slowpoke Jakob to join in the fun and share his #StrikeFirst reactions to the return of Johnny, Daniel-san, Miguel and all the rest! This is just a quick taste and we’ll be releasing episode breakdowns shortly...
It’s here! It’s finally here! Season 3 of Cobra Kai is now unleashed on the world for our mass consumption. Jakob is currently on holiday in “rural Ireland” as we were originally preparing ourselves for the January 8th premiere, we still wanted to get our initial thoughts out there so here is Jim checking in...
It all comes to a head in the action packed, stunning season 2 finale! Join Jim and Jakob as we break down the episode and look forward to season 3! Just recently announced to premiere on January 8th 2021 on NETFLIX! What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review...
Johnny cautiously takes a stab at love, while Daniel and Amanda enjoy a romantic date night. An attempt to bring the students of the two dojos together backfires as hostilities between the teens escalate. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes and remember to spread the...
Daniel works to make amends with Amanda, while Johnny is introduced to the world of dating apps. Complications arise when Miguel, Samantha, Robby and Tory cross paths. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes and remember to spread the word to your Sopranos-loving friends
To prepare his students, Daniel gives some new training methods a shot. Miguel puts a new lesson into practice, while Johnny makes a tough but pivotal decision that affects Cobra Kai. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes and remember to spread the word to your...
Daniel’s students are given a lesson in overcoming their grudges. Johnny spends some time away from the dojo, while Kreese exerts his influence. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes and remember to spread the word to your Sopranos-loving friends
We are halfway through season 2 and the tension is building, join Jim and Jakob as they discuss Episode 5 “All In”. Daniel struggles to help a new student learn. Miguel makes a new connection, while Johnny tries to repair a relationship. Tensions between the two dojos build to a breaking point. What’s your opinion?...
We are back to discuss Cobra Kai S02E04 “The Moment Of Truth”, Daniel makes another attempt to promote Miyagi Do, and receives guidance in a familiar form. Johnny grows suspicious about Kreese’s back story. A new Cobra Kai student challenges Miguel and befriends Aisha, while Robby revisits the past. What’s your opinion? Email us at...
Jim and Jakob break down episode 2 of season 3 “Fire and Ice”. Daniel pulls out all the stops in an effort to recruit new students to Miyagi Do. Johnny reflects on some of the major relationships in his life, and responds to Daniel’s promotional efforts with his own. What’s your opinion? Email us at...
Jim and Jakob break down episode 2 of season 2, “Back In Black”. When Daniel starts teaching his first karate students, he questions whether he can fill Mr Miyagi’s shoes. Johnny invents some unorthodox training methods with help from an unlikely source. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and...
This week’s episode we have a very special guest! Cobra Kai Kid from Youtube joins Jim and Jakob to discuss the the Season 2 premiere “Mercy Part II”! In the aftermath of Cobra Kai’s win at the Under 18 All Valley Karate Championships, Johnny questions his dojo’s philosophy and deals with a figure from his...
We want it all and we want it now. It is the thrilling finale of Season 1 as everything comes to a head at the All Valley Karate Championship and we got word that “DANIEL LARUSSO IS GONNA COACH!?”. Also we have an update on the name of the Johnny/Daniel ship that everyone has been...
Season 1 is heating up as Johnny shows up at Daniel’s house for the ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN! Or the ultimate breakfast invitation, meanwhile Miguel and Sam are on the rocks indirectly due to Robby and the All Valley Tournament is right around the corner! What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe...
Helping his students prepare for the tournament inspires Johnny to clean up his own act; Daniel’s cousin vandalizes Johnny’s car, leading to a confrontation between Johnny and Daniel at the LaRusso residence. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes and remember to spread the word to...
WHO’S THE MAN!? Johnny learns a new way to kick ass while helping Miguel get ready for a first date, meanwhile Daniel steps into the Miyagi role with Robby. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes and remember to spread the word to your Sopranos-loving friends
Things are starting to look up for Johnny as Cobra Kai goes viral, Daniel is getting back into Karate but is desperate for a student while Sam and Miguel start to get closer. Step right up for the Cobra Kai rewatch with Sensei Jim and Jakob! What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet...
Deadline posted today that Sony TV has been in the process of shopping the Cobra Kai series to a new streaming network, it looks like that has been the cause of the delay of season 3. Cobra Kai was Youtube Premium’s biggest show but unfortunately the other programs did not fare as well and Youtube...
Deadline posted today that Sony TV has been in the process of shopping the Cobra Kai series to a new streaming network, it looks like that has been the cause of the delay of season 3. Cobra Kai was Youtube Premium’s biggest show but unfortunately the other programs did not fare as well and Youtube...
Things come to a head in the valley as we are halfway through season 1 of Cobra Kai! A great pay off to the previous 4 episodes and launchpad to drive us home for the rest of the season! What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes...
Johnny is trying to deal with Robby acting out, while Daniel is dealing with a dick being spray painted on his billboard and Miguel continues to deal with bullying while trying to keep Cobra Kai alive. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and review on iTunes and remember to...
Jim and Jakob are back to discuss the third episode of Cobra Kai, “Esqueleto”. Johnny realizes he needs to start recruiting more students as he starts taking Miguel’s training more seriously, Daniel is concerned for Sam and the company she keeps and we have a perfect opportunity to bring back the badass Cobra Kai skeleton...
It is time we take a peek at modern day life through the point of view of Daniel Larusso, a man that seemingly has it all but just can’t shake that god damn Cobra Kai from his mind. Things start to heat up as Daniel and Johnny’s paths are just starting to collide. What’s your...
Now that we have completed the “Karate Kid Trilogy” which is essentially the prequel to Cobra Kai, Jim and Jakob are ready to dive into the main series! We pick back up with Johnny Lawrence some 34 years after his devastating loss to Daniel Larusso in the All Valley Karate Tournament and we find that...
What is it that they say? Third time is a charm? Maybe not so much for Mr. Miyagi and Daniel. Join Jakob and Jim as we revisit the Karate Kid Part 3, warts and all! Is there charm in mustache twirling, toxic waste dumping villain Terry Silver? Is the “Bad Boy of Karate” Mike Barnes...
Our journey through The Karate Kid films continues as Jim and Jakob are whisked away to Okinawa with Miyagi and Daniel as we learn about Miyagi’s past and Daniel sparks some young love which all culminates in A FIGHT TO THE DEATH!? What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please subscribe and...
Jakob is representing Miyagi-Do Karate with his calm, cool and collective exterior that is bottling up some serious rage, while Jim is representing Cobra Kai with his temper flare ups and attitude that are a tough exterior to his sensitive core, they join together to find some balance and discuss THE KARATE KID UNIVERSE! Yes...