marinw

Did they specify whether Cal was Democratic or Republican? His Dad told him to choose the party based on what he was running for. I’m reminded of 24 where they kept the party of the President deliberately vague. In any case, Paradise could not have been completed without a lot of government money, no matter how rich Sinatra and Cal’s family were.

For all his youth and Bro-ness, I think Cal was actually a competent POTUS compared to a certain Real-World example. The flashbacks do show him preparing for the upcoming Apocalyptic Event. My question is exactly at what point did he become a puppet of Sinatra and others? Maybe once they were in the Cave, Sinatra became the one with all the resources, so she became the one in control.

How many security people does a community of 25k even need? It says something that so many of them were ready to joint X and Richardson.

How long does the iPad stay unlocked? Rolled my eyes when Sinatra said the whole “Your wife is alive!” Thing. What kind of scientist is/was Teri? They are deliberately keeping that vague. Yet they seem to be able to live in a fancy townhouse, so she must be instrumental in something.

Amanda is a smart, funny, beautiful, kind person. She grew to support her Karate family while refusing to drink even a drop of the Karate kool aide herself

The whole thing was framed as a happy ending, but seems rather sketchy upon closer examination.

I would put money on China. There is also an underground seed vault in Scandinavia that could house some people.

Please, please, PLEASE get them a good financial advisor! I would like to see a sequel/flash forward where the now adult kids are still training while pursuing other careers and/or opening their own dojos.

Yes, the Karate Industrial Complex is not that powerful, LOL. In fact Karate is a little niche, at least in North America. It was only in one recent Summer Olympics (Tokyo). Tory and Robby must be fighting and promoting some sort of Kickboxing or Mixed Martial Arts. Then again, this show takes place in a parallel universe, as all shows do. I love the the Eli-Dimitri Bromance. Hope those two find a university dojo where they can continue to train, even in a slightly different style of Karate or something else.

The show seems completely ok with Kim committing murder.

I have a huge soft spot for Chozen.

What happened to the small guy with the glasses?

It shows that those two are no longer important. We never saw Hilary Swank!

I think Axel threw the match as it was the only way to get out from under Wolf’s abuse. I can see him joining CK after a while.

That was great. I am ALMOST buying Kreese's redemption arc. Amanda going full-on fan was funny. It's interesting that she never choose to train herself, but remained "Karate Adjacent". I'm happy that Robbie and Sam weren't pressured to fight when they were injured or not really into it. There is so much more to Karate (or any martial art) than competition. I also liked how Eli and Dimetri demonstrate how being nerds and being athletes are not mutually exclusive, you can be both. (Or was that last episode? They are starting to blur together). Also, I KNOW this show isn't going for realism, but this is your reminder to wear a mouth guard if you like your teeth and want to keep them.