[rock music plays]
That's hot.
[Ray] Morning, Greg.
No!
It isn't. You know why?
Because some freeloader was blaring shitty Metallica all night.
Yeah, that was actually Exodus's Bonded by Blood,
but it's not your fault you don't know the genre.
You do know your sister doesn't want you crashing here, right?
She only took pity on you
because you are an unemployed man baby on probation.
I'm actually off probation now.
I'm showered and groomed. I have somewhere important to be today.
Oh, well, that's good. Congratulations. Good for you.
That means you can take your perfect circle of a body
and roll your sloppy ass out of our neighborhood.
Step it back a smidge.
You drive a Miata. Think you're the King of Egypt?
I don't know about cars, but I know that's not top of the line.
This is coming from a man
who has a squirrel obstacle course in his backyard.
Do you have any friends, Raymond?
I believe it was Emerson who said that "a friend is the hope of the heart."
Yeah. Well, it was Hughes who said,
"Get your goddamn Frisbees off my roof or I'm calling the police."
Hughes because it's your last name? Clever.
Listen, those are Aerobies, Greg. They're not Frisbees. Different disc.
I-I don't have time to talk about that 'cause my dojo needs me. So...
- Got to go. Sorry. - That's right. I forgot, Raymond.
You like to hang with a bunch of kids and play kung fu all day.
It is pathetic.
[dramatic music plays]
It's not kung fu.
It's Cobra Kai.
And it's not Raymond anymore.
My name is S...
Stingray. Yeah, I know.
And as much as you try to clean your life up,
you still stink, Ray.
[chuckles] Stink-Ray!
[Greg laughs]
That is so much more appropriate! Stink-Ray!
Tread carefully, Greg.
You mess with a Cobra,
you get the fangs.
[dramatic music plays]
[Greg laughs]
[grunting]
[panting]
Time for class.
Listen, John.
I just want you to know
I haven't forgotten what you did for me.
I wouldn't be here if not for you.
And I'll do anything to prove my loyalty.
Anything.
Let's go to work, Sensei.
Who's that?
Shannon, this is...
Carmen. His girlfriend.
Hi. I'm... Robby's mom.
Can we talk?
It's nice to meet you.
- [Johnny] What's going on? - Don't you have a phone?
Yeah, inside.
[Shannon] All right, look, this rich guy,
Silver,
he came by my apartment today and he gave Robby a car
to take to prom,
saying that him and his date were gonna go first class all the way.
- Robby's going to prom? - That's not the point.
He gave me this.
Said he wanted to make sure Robby was taken care of.
Said he'd find me a new place to live. Even offered me a job.
Doing what? I didn't ask.
But if there's one kind of person I know,
it's a rich guy who wants something.
Son of a bitch.
[Shannon] I tried to talk to Robby, but this guy, he has his hooks in him.
Since this is Cobra Kai or whatever, you need to handle this.
[Johnny] Don't worry.
[tense music plays]
I will.
[Daniel] I said no, all right?
I'm telling you, cuz, she's really good.
She's in her second year of grad school for child psychology.
- [Amanda] Who is? - Uh, Cousin Vanessa.
- She wants to help out with Anthony. - [Amanda laughs]
Oh, no offense, but if we were gonna get a pro,
we could do better than Marisa Tomei Junior.
I am offended. I'm gonna make you eat those words.
- Hey, Ness! Nessa! Come here! - [Daniel] Louie.
Hey, sis, tell them what you told me about Ant.
I mean I can't say for sure what his deal is.
- That's fine. - That's too bad.
My educated guess would be
environmentally-induced Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder,
possibly related to a screen dependency, or full-blown IGD.
I'd want to look at the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.
It's an evolving science.
Uh, okay. Uh, well...
Have at him. He's... upstairs. Second door on the left.
Oh, that's not how this works. I don't wanna talk to him.
I wanna talk to you.
[Daniel scoffs]
[metal clanking]
You think changing the lock's gonna stop me?
Come out, you sons of bitches!
[telephone ringing]
[metal clangs on floor]
[telephone continues ringing]
Hello?
[Silver] Mr. Lawrence. Breaking and entering, are we?
I don't know what your deal is,
but you keep your cars and your cash away from my son.
[Silver] Prom is a special night.
Did you even know he was going?
Look, as long as Robby's with me, I'm gonna take care of him.
Oh, and I gotta say, Shannon?
She is a special lady,
and deserves so much better.
Listen to me, you ancient piece of shit.
Whatever you and Kreese are up to, I'll kick both asses to the nursing home.
[chuckles]
I would love to see you try.
Corner of Magnolia and Lankershim. You know it well.
Hey, what are you up to?
So it's fair to say you didn't consider the ramifications
of giving him his own electronics.
Would you say that because of your demanding work schedules,
and now the dojo,
that Anthony may have learned key life lessons
from the Internet rather than from you?
Um, I wouldn't go that far.
I wouldn't... I mean... Um, no, I'm...
Well, listen, I'm sure he's picked up some things we didn't realize, but... no.
[Amanda clears throat]
Mm-hm. And when he picked up these "things," as you call them,
were you able to correct the behavior?
Uh, look, we discipline when it's appropriate.
Yes. Always. I mean, too much even.
- Hm. - But not too, too much. Just...
- Like a... - Hm.
Okay, I'm sorry,
how many stones do you plan on throwing from your glass house?
I'm curious if you've ever taken care of anything bigger than a goldfish.
What are you writing?
See, this reaction is at the root of the problem.
Excuse...
You're acting out.
No, no, we're just working through this. We're not acting out.
I can prove it with a simple test.
Now, why do you think you love your daughter more than your son?
Wha... [scoffs]
What? Give me that pad!
You failed.
[Silver] It's been a long time since this place has been a dojo.
[Kreese] They're putting it up for sale.
I think it was a candle shop.
[shouting]
[both laugh]
This place was always good to us.
And it will be again.
After we win the All Valley.
Going back to our roots.
Right here. When it was just you and me.
And I've got my agent looking for other locations for when we expand.
- Expand? - [Silver] That's right.
I'm making our dream a reality.
We're just one tournament victory away.
Well, Terry, I can tell you, as far as surprises go,
this is a good one.
This is not your only surprise.
[tires screeching]
[dramatic music plays]
[Johnny] You brought me to the old dojo?
Come on out.
[Johnny groans]
[ears ringing]
[echoing] That's what you get for betraying your sensei.
You got him to come here?
I had to prove my loyalty.
You wanted to get back at him, right? Well, here's your chance.
What about focusing on the tournament?
I am focused.
The only way that loser has a shot at winning the tournament
is with the Diaz kid, right?
How's that kid's confidence gonna be when he sees his sensei beaten to a pulp?
It'll totally throw him off balance. Just like your lesson.
Unlike him, I actually heed your lessons, Captain.
- [Johnny] Hi-yah! - [Silver grunts]
[grunting]
[dramatic music continues]
[grunting]
Woo-hoo!
You see this? Looks like LaRusso taught him some defense.
Okay, pretty boy.
Let's go.
Let's see what you learned.
[dramatic music intensifies]
[grunting]
Guess you didn't learn much, huh?
You wanna see some more?
Let him go.
Now.
We agreed to settle this at the tournament.
And that's where we're gonna do it.
What happened to "no mercy"?
You know, I thought you knew better than to question me.
I thought this is what you wanted.
[tense music plays]
[Silver sighs]
[Johnny groans]
[Daniel sighs]
Hey.
Look, I know this suspension and the no screens thing sucks.
But not as much as it sucks to be bullied.
So I hope you understand why these consequences are necessary.
We're trying to help you to grow into the person we know you are, Anthony.
I know it's been crazy around here this last little while and that part,
that's on me.
This tournament stuff made me lose focus on the things that are most important.
Actually, I'm, uh... I'm looking forward to the tournament.
You know, I hope you guys win. Okay? Screw Cobra Kai.
[Daniel exhales]
Well,
on that we can agree.
[faint chime]
What is that?
[Daniel sighs]
We said no more screens.
Are you hearing anything we're saying to you?
Give me that, Anthony.
It's not even an iPad. It barely has games. This doesn't count!
- Dad, are you insane? Do you know... - Quiet!
You're gonna learn to listen to us and do as you're told, and if you don't,
you'd better strap yourself in for a rough ride
because I am done playing games with you.
Do you understand me?
Yes.
You better.
[dramatic music crescendos]
[knocking on door]
[Miguel] Sensei, you got a second to talk? I've been having a real rough night.
You around?
- [Johnny groans] - Oh shit.
Not again.
Sensei!
Oh, come inside, come inside.
[sighs] Okay.
- What happened? Why'd you drink so much? - Old man can kick.
[Miguel] I don't know what that means. Let's get you up. Come on.
[Johnny groans]
[Johnny singing '80s pop song]
Oh.
- [Johnny groans] - [Miguel] Put your legs up. There you go.
Okay.
Hey, hey, hey! No, no, no!
- Oh, I'm sorry. - You're fine. I was already wet.
- Me too. - [Miguel] Okay.
From pee. [chuckles]
[Miguel chuckles]
[Miguel] Gross.
Okay. Look, um, you're good here.
I'm going to bed. We can talk in the morning.
Wait, wait, listen, listen.
[Johnny sighs]
I want... I wanna be a father to you.
I really do.
I try to protect you.
I try to be there for you. I just suck at it. I really suck at it.
But I want to so bad.
You're doing just fine.
I love you.
[sniffs] I love you too, Robby. [cries]
[cries]
[somber music plays]
[laughter]
That hook kick was awesome. Did you throw that blind?
I could throw that in my sleep.
[Robby laughs]
But I think the highlight of my night was still your dance moves.
[chuckles] Thanks. It's a good thing we practiced that twirl, it came in handy.
I can't believe Sensei Silver let us borrow this car.
Yeah, I know.
Gotta return it tomorrow, though, so...
Same with this.
[laughs] Nice!
- [both laugh] - [Tory] Hopefully, it's all dry by then.
- Hey, see Sam yet? - No, she's still conked out in her room.
Hm.
- [clanging] - [door opening]
[Amanda] Anthony?
What are you doing?
I was just, uh, taking out the trash.
You're just taking out the trash?
Without anybody asking?
For the first time in your whole life?
Listen, I, uh...
I screwed up, okay?
I did some dumb things to that kid and it went way too far.
Okay? And... And I really do feel bad about it.
I heard what you said, Dad, and, you know, maybe I could help out,
you know, in the dealership or hang out in the dojo again,
if-if that's cool?
Yeah, well, that's, um...
That would be cool.
Well, I don't know what kind of Miyagi magic you pulled, but
it worked.
[dramatic music plays]
Questioning you?
Questioning you? No mercy. [chuckles]
Bullshit. I proved my loyalty.
[glass smashes]
Oh! Hey, hey, hey! Mr. Vice Sensei.
How goes it? Ooh, is that a Technogym?
I think Dwayne Johnson has one of those in his bathroom.
Hey! What do you think you're doing?
Sensei Kreese was clear. Get the hell out.
I don't mean to be disrespectful, but I think he's incorrect.
You ask any of the students here, uh, what they think of Stingray,
and th-they want me on the team, sir.
So you wanna be Cobra Kai?
Yes, Sensei.
I've already proven myself to my peers,
but now I'm gonna prove myself to you, sir.
How bad do you want it?
I want it more than anything else in the world, sir. It's literally all I want.
It's all I think about. I-I'll do anything, please.
[chuckles] You wanna be Cobra Kai?
Ooh. So you wanna be Cobra Kai, huh?
- [Silver grunts and laughs] - [Ray groans]
[Silver laughs]
You wanna be Cobra Kai?
[dramatic classical music plays]
- You wanna be Cobra Kai? - [Ray groans]
- [Silver grunts] - [Ray groans]
You wanna be Cobra Kai? [grunts]
[Silver grunts]
[upbeat music plays]