03x08 - The Good, The Bad, and the Badass

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I know it's been a while
since our last class.

After the fight at the school,
I wasn't sure Miyagi-Do should stay open.

But things have gotten worse
since we shut down.

That's why we're back.

The only way to stop Cobra Kai

is if we all work together.

But always remember,

the reason we learn karate is...

To show the world that
you're not a bunch of pansy-ass nerds!

We're gonna show 'em that you're tough!

Because eagles don't get sh*t on.

They're the ones that do the sh1tting.

Just don't forget, being a badass
doesn't mean being an assh*le.

The goal isn't to hurt other kids.

The goal is to...

Win at all costs.

Those we thought to be our allies
have turned against us.

Now our enemies are attacking us
from all sides.

There is no turning back.

Now is the time to show them...

Forgiveness.

Compassion.

Mr. Miyagi used to say
if you're looking for revenge,

you could start by digging two graves.

He was right.

If you have hate in your heart,
then you've already lost.

I know it's not easy,
but you have to do whatever you can...

To b*at the living crap out of 'em.

Don't let 'em push you around.

You gotta swoop down like an eagle,

grab 'em with your claws,
and sink your fangs into 'em.

But I don't ever want you
to start the fight.

- I just want you to...
- Finish it.

For good.

Do I make myself clear?

Yes, Sensei.

It's locked. They'll buzz it open
when he's on his way out.

- You gotta be kidding, they called you?
- I called them.

With Shannon still in rehab, I wanted
someone here to pick him up.

I'm here, aren't I?

I'm not looking for any trouble.
I'm just here for Robby.

Robby doesn't need you.
You've done enough.

- Thank you. Bye.
- You got it all under control?

- Yeah, I do.
- Just like you had Kreese under control?

What did you think would happen
summoning that devil back to Earth?

- Kreese is my problem.
- Not anymore.

He's made it crystal clear
that he is everyone's problem.

As usual, I'll have to be the one
that's gonna clean up your mess.

I clean up my own messes.

I'm dealing with it.

How exactly are you dealing with it?
Gonna barge in and b*at him up?

- Worked out great at the chop shop.
- Those guys deserved it.

That's your problem. Your whole life
you've been striking first.

You never once considered
maybe you should think first.

- Know what I'm thinking now?
- Yeah, I got a pretty good idea.

Seriously?

- Robby.
- Hey, Robby.

I told you I don't want you here.

- You're my son. I wanted to be here.
- And so did I.

It's your fault I was in here.

I know you're upset.
I was doing what was best for you.

I just want you to know I'm here.
You always have a home at Miyagi-Do.

Or with me.

Both of you…

stay out of my life.

Robby…

Robby…

- Oh, sorry, I...
- I'm sorry, Sam.

I should've been watching
where I was going.

Me too.

So, uh, congratulations
on being back on your feet!

Literally.

Thanks.

I'll let you get back to your friends.

They're not my friends anymore.

Not after what they did to you guys.

- I should probably get to study hall.
- I'm actually headed that way too.

OK.

So, you think enough time has passed
for us to be friends again?

Or start over?

Hi. I'm Sam. Nice to meet you.

Miguel. It's a pleasure.

Yasmine?

Hey. Um...

We were just, uh…

Doing study work.

Yup.

So you two are…

What?

Ew. Ew! No.

Like I would ever date this freak.

Whatever, Cruella. Why don't you
go k*ll a bunch of dalmatians?

I am 101% in love!

I can't believe that just happened!

Yeah, I guess, uh…

love conquers all.

I guess it does.

OK, let's do it again
from the top.

Keep going. Let's go.

Come on, Chris. You know these moves.

Sorry, I'm just trying to keep up.

Did you like having your arm broken?

Because if you defend like that,
you'll be right back in that cast.

Uh, OK, guys, let's, uh…
Let's take five. Yeah?

There's iced tea and lemonade inside.

- Oh, man.
- I'm just so tired.

That was brutal.

Take it easy. It's their first week back.

They should know this stuff by now.

It's my fault they're in this position.

One day, they may find themselves alone

and they'll need
these techniques to survive.

OK, so this is about Robby, right?

Look, Daniel,
you need to let him figure it out.

If he wants to come back,
the door's always open, but…

if he doesn't,

you're gonna have to let him go.

I can't just let him go.

He has no one!

Wow! Would you look at this?

Hey, Ron.

Why are we holding board meetings
at the rec center

when you have
the Enchanted Tiki Room here?

Are those real koi?

What's up?

The All Valley is still months away.
Is there a problem with the committee?

There's a problem
with the whole tournament.

Good, Bert.

Remind me not to piss you off.
Assface, you're next.

Does my nickname gotta carry over
from the previous dojo?

You wanna be Penis Breath?

Assface is fine.

Good, Penis Breath!

All right. Diaz, you're up.

Imagine this is the guy
I stole this Frisbee from.

Just picture his stupid white dreads.

Good hustle. Who's next?

- No, I can do it, Sensei.
- Miguel, it's fine.

I got it.

All right. Get in a side stance.
Use the balls of your feet.

Miguel!

- You good?
- I'm fine. I'm fine!

All right, everybody.
Take five, go get some water.

But not from the fountain,
I saw some meth head wipe his ass in it.

It's OK if you can't do the things
you could before. Nobody expects you to.

Gotta be sh1tting me!

- What? What happened?
- They canceled the All Valley.

- They did what?
- They canceled it.

City council just pulled the permit.

Something about not wanting
to foster a culture of v*olence

after the whole fracas at the school.

It's an over-correction, if you ask me.

We even had State Farm
on board as a sponsor.

Now I gotta call my agent Taylor
and break the bad news.

So, that's it then?

They cast karate as the villain
without any context whatsoever,

and we can't do anything about it?

There's a community hearing.

It's pretty much a formality, but the way
the All Valley Committee feels,

if there's one person that can convince
the city to overturn their decision,

it's the two-time champ.

All right. Well, I gotta go talk
to the rest of the board.

Mmm!

That was good.
Did you grow your own lemons or…

It's Crystal Light.

- Delightful.
- Look what you did there.

- So what are you gonna do?
- I dunno.

Maybe on some level,
this was for the best.

Cobra Kai doesn't have a free stage
to put their v*olence on display.

You're not going to let them
cancel the All Valley, are you?

I don't know, Sam.

Miyagi-Do got blamed
for what happened to Miguel.

If it gets canceled,

that sends a message to the whole Valley
that we're the bad guys.

You can't let that happen.

Tell them
what karate means to you.

How you started Cobra Kai
to help kids like me,

taught us to stand up for ourselves.

- Maybe this is a blessing in disguise.
- What's that supposed to mean?

- It's not like you were even gonna fight.
- Of course I was.

Training with no contact is one thing,
I can't risk you getting hurt.

It's not fair.
I'm working hard, getting better.

- For your safety.
- I thought safety was for pussies?

- This is different.
- You don't think I can do it!

You almost hurt yourself
with one kick! One kick!

What would happen in a real fight?

- You already proved you could win.
- I need to prove it again!

You said you'd always be on my side.

Miguel…

Hey. I'm Robby Keene.

Fill out this form.

We'll call your name
when a probation officer's ready.

Yeah, go ahead.
They'll send you straight back to juvie.

We're in the same boat.

- Thank to you starting the fight.
- And you finishing it.

It's not fair, you know.

Everyone else got to go back to normal,
but we're eating sh*t while your girlfri...

- Don't talk about Sam.
- She cheated on you.

She made a mistake. Sam is a good person.

Yeah. She sure acts like it.

Just wait, she'll turn on you.

- Just like Miguel.
- You don't know that.

Then why are we both here?

At least I know who I am. You're still
pretending to be something you're not.

On the section about home life,
just check off "stable."

They don't care. They never come check.

Hope the juice is all right.
Don't think it's expired yet.

It's good. Thank you.

You got it.

I wanna let you know I appreciate
you putting Miguel's safety first.

Yeah.

Lot of good it did. Now he hates me.

He's a teenager.

If he's happy with you all the time,
you're doing something wrong.

We both know being a parent means making
the hard choices for their own good.

I just don't want to screw things up
with Miguel like I did with Robby.

You've done so much for Miguel.

You got him out of bed,
out of the wheelchair.

You made him smile again.

And he won't forget that.

And neither will I.

I heard about the tournament.

Yeah, who needs it anyway?

You do.

Believe me,

a few months ago, I never wanted
to hear the word "karate" again.

I thought that was the reason
Miguel got hurt.

And I blamed you.

I was so angry.

You had a right to be.

But it wasn't your fault.

I see how much you care for Miguel,

and I realize now
you were just as hurt as I was.

I may not want him to compete,

but I know he won't get hurt again.

Because you're his sensei.

It's what you were meant to be.
It's your strength, your calling.

There are other Miguels out there
who need you in their corner.

I know I'm the last person
you'd expect to be telling you this, but…

you have to save the tournament.

I don't know how I'm going to do it.

By doing what you do best.

Fight.

Mr. Carter, please, we need to move on.

And now I'm hearing the city wants
to rename manholes "maintenance covers."

Do you know what we called a manhole
back in my day?

A manhole.

And that's just the start.

Don't worry, Dad. You got this.

- What are you doing here?
- Fighting for All Valley.

You? Gonna read from your diary?

- Nothing wrong with being prepared.
- Yeah, and I don't need notes.

I'll sh**t from the hip.

This is gonna be a disaster.

OK, next we will hear appeals

for the cancellation of the All Valley
Under-18 Karate Tournament.

Who would like to speak first?

Ladies and gentlemen,
I'm retired Army Captain John Kreese.

Thank you for your service.

It was an honor to serve.

And I continue to serve
right here in our community,

by teaching our children strength

and discipline through karate.

I was devastated to hear
about the cancellation of the tournament

because of the fight at the high school.

Why are my students being penalized
because of the v*olence perpetrated by…

dojos like Miyagi-Do?

Now, wait just a minute.

Mr. LaRusso, please.
It's not your turn to speak.

I apologize, Councilwoman Roberts.
But this man...

"Councilperson" Roberts.

Thank you, Captain Kreese.

Please, continue.

I think my colleagues here would agree

that all we want is the best
for our students and our community.

Cobra Kai's goal is
to prepare the Valley's youth

for the unfortunate realities
of the real world.

It's hard out there.

I'm simply just preparing them
to defend themselves.

Councilperson Roberts, I'm sorry,

but this guy is selling you
a bad bill of goods.

Just a few weeks ago, my students
were injured by a bunch of his Cobra Kais

in an abandoned recreation facility.

Who started that fight? If memory serves,
your out-of-control daughter.

Hey! You leave my daughter out of this,
you piece of sh*t!

Mom!

Ma'am, please restrain yourself.

It's funny
that you say that, because…

I've had to file a restraining order
against her for physically assaulting me.

- as*ault? Are you kidding me?
- Maybe I should call the authorities?

That won't be necessary.

- Ma'am.
- Hey, do not… Do not touch me! OK?

I'm leaving. I'm leaving!

OK? But that man is a lunatic!

Councilperson Roberts, I assure you
that I am a positive influence

to my students,
and the hundreds of students before them.

Horseshit!

Your Honor,
John Lawrence, Eagle Fang Karate.

This man has poisoned the minds
of his students.

And I should know, I was one of them.

Were we competitive?

Sure.

But it was all for good sport.

This man is a thief and a liar!

And he put a live cobra in my dealership!

Enough!

Sit down.

All of you.

It is clear this karate tournament
is causing division and rivalry

in our community.

You gentlemen…

have made an excellent case today

as to why this tournament
should not continue.

Wait!

Who's that?

My name is Miguel Diaz.

I was in the school fight.

I was the one kicked off the second floor.

You know, uh…

I thought I was gonna be paralyzed.

I relearned how to stand.

I relearned how to walk.

And I want the tournament to continue.

We are very happy
for your recovery, young man.

- But I'm afraid you don't understand...
- Yes, he does.

We're the ones getting hurt.
We're the ones fighting.

Our voices should matter the most.
And we want a place where we can compete,

fairly and safely.

When I first moved here, I was bullied.

I realized there's no escaping it.

Some kid will always want
to steal your lunch money,

give you a wedgie, or a swirlie.

A swirlie?

When you dunk someone's head
in the toilet and flush it.

- Pretty funny, actually.
- Sensei!

Instead of burying your heads in the sand,
pretending that bullying doesn't exist,

or that you could get rid of it,

you need to teach kids
how to defend themselves.

Physically and mentally.

Because sometimes the scars you can't see
are the ones that hurt the most.

Karate is about discipline.

It's about inner strength.

It's about confidence.

Lessons you can use
for the rest of your life.

Look, I don't know where I would be today,
or who I would be today,

if it wasn't for my sensei.

We don't need this tournament
to do cool kicks or sell tickets,

we need it to show the bullies
of the world that we're not afraid.

It's called the "All Valley"
because it's for everyone,

to give everyone the chance
to show what they can do,

to fight, to become a champion.

And we deserve that chance.

To be honest, I don't get
the Valley's fascination with karate.

But…

if it means that much to all of you,

and you're willing to sign waivers
stating that the city is not liable,

then…

the All Valley Under-18 Tournament
is officially back on.

Yes!

I guess we all got what we wanted.

But be careful what you wish for.

Come here, kid.

- To the All Valley tournament.
- Right, yeah.

This place is crazy. What's the rock say?

I don't know. My dad won't tell me.
Or maybe he doesn't know.

Well, it's a cool rock.

All we have is vandalized park benches
and regular boring rocks.

You're welcome to train here.

I mean, don't get me wrong,
it's a cool yard, but…

do you guys actually do karate here?

- It looks like breathing exercises!
- Oh, it's not badass enough for you?

We train in junkyards and cement trucks!

- And I've trained in that pond over there.
- Oh, a pond.

Not everything in Miyagi-Do
is what it seems.

Yeah, well, OK.

OK!

You lookin' to take on the champ?

I remember flipping you on the ground
with surprisingly little effort.

Well, let's see you do it again.
Don't hold back.

I wouldn't worry about it.

OK.

Got you.

Got you.

Should've known.

Robby!

It… It's not what you think.

You get together the second I was gone
or wait a week to make it look good?

It's not like that.

Now I know why you stopped writing.

I stopped because you never answered!

It's kinda hard
in between getting my face busted in!

I didn't know.

- You wouldn't have cared if you did.
- It's not her fault.

- Stay out of this!
- I don't think I will.

I was hoping you'd say that.

Robby, don't!

You two deserve each other.

- Oh, hey.
- Hey, Johnny.

Is it too late?

No.

No, come in. It's all right.

- Can I get you some juice or something?
- Mm-mmm.

- I heard what happened at the meeting.
- Ah, you should've seen him.

Heart on his sleeve,
saying what needed to be said.

He was a true champion.

But I didn't say he could compete again.
I didn't know he'd be there.

Believe me, I had nothing to do with that.

Yes, you did.

You had everything to do with that.

Sensei Kreese?