[Johnny and Ali reflect on their group date with Amanda and Daniel, and his own feelings for Carmen]
Well like I told you, I always screw things up.
AMAli Mills Schwarber
Thanks for making me feel like a kid again.
We have our own little time-machine.
AAli
Sometimes it's good to visit the past to know where you are now... but you can't live in the past.
Yeah we have to live for today...
AAli
And the future, whatever that might bring.
Well, I know you're gonna be happy.
AAli
I know you will be happy too. I have faith in you.
[they look at each other, then embrace]
AAli
I did too. [pulls out of embrace and laughs at Johnny's Dodge Caravan pulled up by the valet] Oh my god, you were not kidding.
AAli
Ah, I gotta go find my parents. I will always be there for you, you know that.
AAli
Yeah, so get out of here. You have a future to find.
[Sam has just defeated Tory after a drawn out weapon duel. Miguel shows up, accompanied by Hawk and Demetri]
It's not over. This will never be over, LaRusso, you hear me?!
You know where to find me.
[takes a long look at Miguel and Hawk] Traitors. [to Hawk] You better watch your back.
He won't have to. He's got friends watching it for him.
[Daniel and Johnny have managed to subdue Kreese]
You keep your Cobra Kais away from our kids!
Not for you. Cobra Kai's gotta go. For good.
Why don't we settle this the old fashioned way. Tournament. If we lose, I go. If you lose-
Johnny We won't lose.
[at a lull in Terry Silver's party]
Nice view from up here. I guess you get what you pay for.
Is that what you want, John? A check?
I wanna finish what we started.
[scoffs] "Finish what we started". Just like we were supposed to do 35 years ago? Before you vanished?
I was in a bad place. There's no question about that. But I'm back now, and you can be too.
Look around. I'm doing just fine.
Are you? Because the Terry Silver that I knew would have roundhoused old Four-Eyes back there for calling Cobra Kai "adorable." Do you remember when we got back from 'Nam? We went through hell watching our friends die, only to be welcomed home by a bunch of hippies calling us killers. People needed to learn some respect, some discipline. That's why we started Cobra Kai. Together, we made a difference.
We can do it again. There's a whole new generation out there that can use what we know. The only thing standing in our way is Daniel LaRusso.
He's even teamed up with... Johnny Lawrence.
Wait, wait. Your champ and LaRusso working together?
That's why I'm here. I need a partner. And the only other person who knows how to teach Cobra Kai is you. What do you say?
I say... no. Back in the '80s, I thought I could conquer the world. [reflects on how he trained and manipulated Daniel] And I came pretty damn close. I was so hopped up on cocaine and revenge I spent months terrorizing a teenager over a high school karate tournament. It sounds insane just talking about it. After that tournament, I hit rock bottom. But I built myself back up. [raises hands like getting things clear] Got my ass into therapy, found clarity. Turns out you disappearing was the best thing that ever happened to me.
You know, people expect men of our age to pack it in and go off into the sunset. [chuckles] That might work for you... but I still have some fight left in me. Please thank Cheyenne for the tofu.
[Robby Keene is holding court at the dojo]
Over at Miyagi-Do, our enemies are uniting against us. They think by working together, they have the advantage. They think they're better than us. And I should know because I used to be one of them. That officially ends today. I'll admit, at first, I didn't want to join Cobra Kai. But eventually, we all need to look ourselves in the mirror and realize who we really are. Now, we may have taken some losses, but it's not about how you start. It's about how you finish. And to beat the enemy, it helps to know the enemy's playbook. So I'm gonna teach you Miyagi-Do karate, so we can beat Miyagi-Do Karate. [Cobra Kai members are surprised; Kreese enters] They're warmed up for you, sensei. Ah-sah!
[At the Japanese restaurant where Tory is a waitress, Amanda warns her against going anywhere near Sam, but everybody and the manager sees them argue]
MManager
Is everything okay here, ma'am?
CCustomer
Miss? I don't want my soup to get cold.
[to customer following up on the order; angrily bangs table] Will you shut the hell up??!!?
MManager
Tory! That's it. Put away your uniform. I've had enough of your attitude. You're fired.
[Throws manager her apron] Yeah, thanks a lot. [addresses customers] This place got a B on the health inspection. They hide the sign so you can't see it. And I saw one of the cooks dip his balls in the miso. [storms out as some customers are disgusted]
CCustomer
[to manager] Uh, you know what? You can cancel my soup.
[Five Tujunga Terrors players chance upon Daniel and Johnny after the game]
Hey, good game, guys. No hard feelings, right?
HHamm
Because of you, I spent half the game in the box.
Yeah, but you still eked out a win. It was great.
HHamm
So you can kick my ass any day of the week. Is that right?
No, I didn't say that. He... [gestures to Johnny, who's nowhere to be found]
HHamm
Looks like your lover boy bailed on you.
CCalloway
Wait, wait, wait. You know who this is? It's LaRusso Auto. The chopping prices guy from TV? He's got that smoking hot brunette running the place. [goalie wolf whistles]
[offended at whistle] Easy guys. That's my wife.
HHamm
Oh. Maybe I'll take her for a test drive. [nudges Calloway]
CCalloway
I'll ride shotgun.
VVaughn
I got the backseat to myself. [everybody laughs until Daniel has had enough. He attacks and defeats all five Terrors players]
[surveying the damage with pretzel in hand] Kick ass! Nice work, LaRusso. Way to assert your dominance.
No be there. [bites pretzel]
[The Eagle Fang students are scared of Johnny ordering them to jump the gap between two buildings with a long way drop to some mattresses below]
Do you? Based on your track record, you don't have the best judgment.
Oh, you wanna talk judgment? How about smashing into my Firebird and driving off with your girlfriends?
I wasn't even driving. I was in the backseat.
Showing up at my place drunk, causing your dad to kick down my door? Guessing that wasn't your fault either.
I'm a teenager who's made mistakes. You're a 50-something-year-old man who lives alone, drinks all day, and clearly hasn't figured out his own life.
I figured out one thing for sure. If I did everything my parents wanted me to do, I'd be wearing a suit and tie in some worthless job while I wait out the clock. I didn't want that. And now I get to do what I love every damn day. I get to try to help kids like you find their own way. If you wanna sit in the back seat your whole life, go right ahead. It's no sweat off my back.
[Terry reflects before the mirror and suddenly looks at a spot under his arm where a tattoo used to be - and it brings him back to a moment in the 70s with Kreese at a tattoo parlor, where Kreese says he volunteered Cobra Kai for the then-relatively new All-Valley Under-18 Karate Tournament]
What? We don't have any students yet.
We will. And this would be the perfect venue to show the whole world that our way is the right way. [sees Silver's glum face] What?
It's my father. He wants me to take over his company. [Kreese scoffs] He said if I don't, he's cutting me out of the inheritance.
But what about the dojo? We... We were just about to open it.
You will. No, I can still pay my half of the rent. Even more. I just won't be able to be there.
Yeah, but I can't do this without you. Terry, I can't do this without you. We started this together. We gotta see it through together.
Maybe someday. My father wants me to put all this karate and Vietnam behind me. But I don't know if I can ever go back to a normal life.
Hey, remember, fear does not exist. You can get through anything. You know why? 'Cause you got me. I didn't leave you behind in the war and I'm not gonna leave you behind now. [offers hand] Cobra Kai?
Never dies. [the last two words ring hard in Silver's memory]
[Kenny Payne has just revealed how two Eagle Fang members harassed him over his Cobra Kai shirt]
We still owe that Judas some payback.
Everyone fall in. As you know, our enemies are working together. They are combining their styles to beat us. But they are destined to fail. Because there is only one way. And what is that way?
The Way of the Fist, sir!
Exactly. However, that doesn't mean that we can't double down. Class, meet Sensei Terry Silver. [a man appears] Co-founder of Cobra Kai and one of the most ferocious fighters in the history of the sport. Together, we built Cobra Kai from the ground up, and now he is here to help you prepare for the All Valley. [they bow to each other]
Thank you, Sensei Kreese. It's an honor to be here.
With two senseis, you will receive twice the instruction. That means twice the work. And if you are not prepared to put in 200%, then you can leave right now.
But if you dig in and follow our lead, we're gonna take you to the next level.
[Miguel has his first drive with Daniel]
[notices Daniel singing to Christopher Cross' Sailing] This is pretty smooth. Who is this?
Oh, that's Christopher Cross. He was huge in the '80s.
Sensei didn't tell me about him.
Yeah, well, not everything from the '80s was hard rock. There were some soft rock songs that were just perfect. Michael McDonald, Billy Joel, Chicago...
I'm gonna pretend you didn't say that. It's a yellow light. [Miguel drives ahead] When you see a yellow light you're supposed to slow down.
Uh, sorry. Usually with Sensei Lawrence we kind of...
It doesn't matter what he does. If you're driving with my daughter, you take the extra precautions.
Uh, yes. You're right. I'm sorry.
I was pretty shaky at first too. Most of the kids my age all had their dads teach them. But for me, well, lucky I met Mr. Miyagi. He made me realize that just because I didn't have a dad didn't mean there wasn't someone who could fill that role.
The sad part is I have a dad.
I don't know much about him. He got caught up with something illegal. My mom was pregnant and tried to get him to stop and he wouldn't. That's why Mom and Yaya moved up here. I looked him up. It says he lives in Mexico now. I haven't told my mom though. She gets mad whenever I bring him up.
Miguel, I hated my mom for moving us to LA. I thought she was only thinking for herself. But, as I got older, I realized she was doing it all for me. She wasn't just looking for a new career. She was looking for a better life. Sounds like that's what your mom did. It may not seem brave, but sometimes avoiding conflict is one of the most heroic things a person can do.
[The kids look on as Daniel is talking to Silver]
Your dad is pissed! Who is that guy?
BBert
He looks like a Highlander.
NNate
The Highlander. There can be only one.
[Daniel and Johnny review the footage of their special match but arguments over who won are forgotten when Hawk appears in a hoodie]
[sees somebody in hoodie] Hawk?
Shit, Eli what happened?! [Hawk reveals his mohawk is no more and everybody is stunned]
Kreese and Silver did this. They need to pay.
Jesus, Johnny. Please. Kreese tried to kill you last time. What, you wanna fight them both?
Damn right I do. Look what they did.
Dousing the fire with gasoline, that's your answer? [exasperated] Why am I not surprised?
You still think your way is the only way. You were so proud when they pulled their little sprinkler prank the other day, but if they stood their ground and kicked some ass like I taught them, this never would've happened.
And if they fight every time they're provoked, where does that lead? Back to the hospital? Or to jail? Come on, Just because you spent time in both...
Johnny's right. It doesn't matter how many times we stand up to Cobra Kai, if we don't strike back, they're gonna keep coming at us.
[to Johnny] And you were worried about my influence on your kids? Is this what you want, Johnny? To have my daughter and the rest of my students acting like you?
You don't have to worry about it anymore. 'Cause we're done.
Eagle Fangs, let's go. [they leave]
