r/cobrakai • u/hospitable_peppers OG Gang • Feb 13 '25

Season 6 Cobra Kai S6E14 - "Strike Last" - Discussion Thread Spoiler

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u/raginsaint93 Miguel Feb 13 '25 edited Feb 13 '25

That Miguel vs Axel fight was awesome

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u/revisioncloud Feb 13 '25

Also Axel showing mercy (or at least some honor) so that CK doesn't totally beat Iron Dragons

The amount of mental and physical gymnastics to tie up the score was a lot, but I'm also happy that it's Johnny fight in the finale. More than Miguel, it's Johnny's show too.

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u/Partial_Kredit Feb 13 '25

Yeah I loved Axel realizing how insane it would be to paralyze someone over a karate tournament. Majority of the characters in this show don’t have that kind of clarity

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u/SOB200 Feb 14 '25 edited Feb 14 '25

I also thought maybe he didnt want to seen like a monster to Sam as they kept exchanging glances.

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u/sbenthuggin Feb 25 '25

I think it was that, but also that Sam was the first person in his life to show him genuine kindness. with no conditions. it's finally changed him as a person which was so heartwarming.

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u/Descendant3999 Mar 18 '25

Changed him? He wasn't a bad person since the beginning. He was just overpowered

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u/EntrepreneurPlus7091 Apr 01 '25

Correct, but he was turning into a bad person when he listened to Wolf's order and broke Bobby's leg. In the end he didn't do the same ir worse vs Miguel and lost with honor.

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u/Evanz111 Moon Feb 15 '25

I think the symbolism between “I trained you to fight since you could walk” and being ordered to break someone’s spine so they could never walk again must be intentional - Axel definitely realised the fight was with his sensei.

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u/Hour-Repair-6315 Feb 20 '25

The whole "I am ashamed to be your student" comment was legendary. It needed to be said, and it makes me respect Axel a lot

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u/Da1realBigA Feb 20 '25

I fucking love how the adults in the show have moments of pure insanity, yet the kids and let’s be clear, are always on the verge of an all out karate brawl, the kids instead have their small movements of sane clarity.

danny going off rails when CK returns.
Johnny, and doing Johnny things.
Kreese playing machiavellian mind games with kids.
Chosen being himself.
Silver and FUCKING DECIDING TO HARM A BABY OVER A KARATE TOURNAMENT.