Jump to content

Type keyword(s) to search

S06.E09: Blood In Blood Out


  • Reply
  • Start Topic

Recommended Posts

Stingray is the worst witness of all time. I do like the senseis, but they're absolutely terrible coaches. There's been zero strategy for any of the challenges.

I do have to agree about keeping   it on the mat. I like that she was the villain, but now she's completely put upon because literally no one is focusing on actual fighting. 

2 hours ago, bettername2come said:

Demetri says "Eli" before the hug in the locker room like the world's about to end. I am glad they worked things out.

And good teamwork, with zero coaching, to keep tagging in and out. That was critical to the win. They also came up with the defense of preventing the other team from tagging in. That would have been my first strategy. I like the show, but in this tournament, the students shouldn't have been thinking that out on the fly. 

Kreese can brandish his knife all he wants, but they lost. Robby had the better of their champion both times, so how good were they really?

  • Love 1

So how does the timeline of the Sekai Taikai work if you can apparently fly from Barcelona to Los Angeles and be back in time for the next event?

And Silver mentioned to Kenny that the rules would allow him to switch to a different dojo during the tournament. I expect that this rule will come up again. Possibly Tory going back to Miyagi-Do?

  • Like 3
3 hours ago, DoctorAtomic said:

I thought there were player limits to each dojo. Wasn't that the whole plot of the first part of this season?

I was composing the same post but had to leave it and go to work. It was especially glaring because of the tag team events Miyagi-Do had the advantage of having fresher fighters not needing to pace themselves for a longer fight.

(edited)
On 11/16/2024 at 11:07 PM, Raja said:

I was composing the same post but had to leave it and go to work. It was especially glaring because of the tag team events Miyagi-Do had the advantage of having fresher fighters not needing to pace themselves for a longer fight.

On 11/16/2024 at 7:42 PM, DoctorAtomic said:

I thought there were player limits to each dojo. Wasn't that the whole plot of the first part of this season?

But both Kenny and Miguel competed. 

Maybe you can just designate an "active roster" for each event? I know I shouldn't think too hard on this. 

On 11/17/2024 at 10:16 AM, DoctorAtomic said:

The tag team didn't have the extra player, no? Miguel hadn't returned and Kenny was the replacement. Though he would have been fresher. Were they both in the raised platform match? 

Kenny originally was set to replace Miguel. He flies out to Spain, Miguel & Johnny go to America, but Miguel comes back anyway, Devon apologizes to Kenny and as a result steps down.
The roster starts with:
Robby-Sam-Devon-Miguel-Eli-Demetri
If Miguel didn't come back the roster would be:
Robby-Sam-Devon-Kenny-Eli-Demetri
However, as of now, the roster is: 
Robby-Sam-Kenny-Miguel-Eli-Demetri from the tag team event on. 
Miguel leaves after the platform event so Kenny isn't brought back into the plot yet. 

 

On 11/16/2024 at 7:42 PM, DoctorAtomic said:

Maybe you can just designate an "active roster" for each event? I know I shouldn't think too hard on this. 

I think you can.. I'm not sure of the rules, I mean the Sekai Tekai seems to be playing very fast and loose on the tournament style and how everything is taken into consideration. 

 

On 11/16/2024 at 11:07 PM, Raja said:

I was composing the same post but had to leave it and go to work. It was especially glaring because of the tag team events Miyagi-Do had the advantage of having fresher fighters not needing to pace themselves for a longer fight.

I don't think they did unless there were long standing bruises. All fighters should've been at 100% anyways because think about the time that was taken. I'm presuming the Sekai Tekai has more than enough doctors and healing facilities that players can be at peak condition, so I don't think it's too much of an advantage. 

 

On 11/16/2024 at 3:32 AM, paulvdb said:

So how does the timeline of the Sekai Taikai work if you can apparently fly from Barcelona to Los Angeles and be back in time for the next event?

And Silver mentioned to Kenny that the rules would allow him to switch to a different dojo during the tournament. I expect that this rule will come up again. Possibly Tory going back to Miyagi-Do?

Yes, Silver lampshades over the rules being loophole abusive. 

Timeline seems to be wonky, but there's 1 event per day, so it seems. Miguel doesn't miss an event at all it seems. Now, Spain to California is 12 hours, we don't know how long he was back in the Valley for, but i'm assuming it was like 1 or 2 hours at most, because somehow he has to make it back for the tag team event. 

I do not think Tory is going back to Miyagi-Do, she made her bed. 

Edited by Theli11
(edited)
On 11/16/2024 at 12:32 AM, paulvdb said:

So how does the timeline of the Sekai Taikai work if you can apparently fly from Barcelona to Los Angeles and be back in time for the next event?

Cobra Kai actually exists inside a video game world where you instantly spawn at your destination. 😄

Glad to see Kenny's redemption arc play out.  Also glad to see the Miyagi-Do kids finally stop acting like D-bags.

I thought the fight scenes in the episode were great.

Edited by Dobian

The meta lines from Silver's lawyer about him wasting money on dojos and needing to think about his life outside karate wars were fun. The guy has completely lost it.

Really feeling Kim Da-Eun in this one. "I am tired of all this off-the-mat nonsense." Too fucking right. Unfortunately, the on-the-mat stuff in season six has been even more nonsensical.

More dumb karate gimmick matches, in this prestigious tournament. But some of the fighters on other teams are so clearly stunt people in their thirties.

Also, hey, Tory can just completely stop in the middle of a fight to stare at her ex, too. And Robby and Kenny can both stop to have flashback memories. There definitely needs to be some consideration of the amount of brain trauma all these kids have experienced.

Oh dear, Sam being nice to the tall, awkward guy means he now hates Miguel? Of course it does.

The scene of everyone making up was nice, and it felt like one of those scenes where a lot of the emotion for the actors was very real. They've been doing this for years, a lot longer in real life than the time that's passed on the show.

Also, "Mr. Miyagi's match ended in death?" What the fuck is this utter nonsense?

 

  • Like 1

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...