"I am tired of all this off-the-mat nonsense," sensei Kim Da-Eun (Alicia Hannah-Kim) spits during the second part of Cobra Kai's final season. Given how the first five episodes limped towards the Sekai Taikai, it's a line that neatly summarizes the belief that the Netflix series had outstayed its welcome.
Mercifully, Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 heeds its own advice and delivers an anime tournament arc-style that, for the most part, keeps the focus on the mat and delivers a full-throated flurry of punches and kicks, all laced with the sort of personal intrigue that made the early years of the show such an underdog success.
