In a season filled with twists and turns, Cobra Kai Season 4 certainly saved the very best for last. We already know that the Netflix series has been renewed for a fifth season. Now, thankfully, we have a clue about what’s to come and it’s fair to say fans’ jaws were on the floor after that reveal.
Warning: The following contains spoils for the end of Cobra Kai Season 4. If you’ve yet to watch the newest season, you should definitely stop reading now.
The All Valley wasn’t everything we were hoping for as fans. Ultimately Cobra Kai walked away from the trophy, meaning–in theory–Daniel and Johnny are done teaching karate in the Valley. From there, a few interesting things happen, all of which lead to what will surely be a wild Season 5.
Firstly, Terry frames Kreese for attempted murder. That might sound bizarre–and it is–but their Season 4 story ends with Kreese being led away in handcuffs after Terry worked with a returning Stingray to set up what looks like an attempt at killing him. What does Stingray get out of it? Terry says he’ll make him a real member of Cobra Kai. And with Kreese behind bars, who can stop him? So when Season 5 returns, most certainly, Kreese will be fully ousted from Cobra Kai, assuming he manages to get out of jail at all.
Who will he align with, though? There’s no love lost between Kreese and Daniel or Johnny. Can he somehow bury the hatchet with one or both of them? Will he start his own dojo, leading to now four dojos in the Valley all vying for supremacy? How is karate this popular in 2021?
The other cliffhanger we got sets up how Daniel is going to fight back against a Terry-controlled Cobra Kai. We see Daniel has called in for reinforcements when it comes to training his students. Chozen (Yuji Okumoto) is back after his short Season 3 appearance. The antagonist from Karate Kid II, Chozen is now on peaceful terms with Daniel after their Season 3 reunion.