05x04 - Downward Spiral

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Cobra Kai". Aired: May 2, 2018 – present.*
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Decades after the tournament that changed their lives, the rivalry between Johnny and Daniel reignites in this sequel to the "Karate Kid" films.
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05x04 - Downward Spiral

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Hey, Johnny. Could you

help me with something?

I'm here for whatever you need, Carmen.

I'd say it was the right time

to walk away ♪

Yeah!

- Bam!

- When dreaming takes you nowhere ♪

It's time to play ♪

Bodies working overtime ♪

Yeah!

Woo!

Who's ahead in the game ♪

Funny, but it's always the same ♪

Playing ♪

Playing with the boys ♪

Staying ♪

Playing with the boys ♪

Boys ♪

I just had the best dream.

- Yeah?

- Mm-hmm.

Tell me all about it.

Playing ♪

Playing with the boys ♪

I don't get it.

Silver goes and burns down Barnes's store,

threatens I'm next, and now, nothing.

Snake always wait

for right time to strike.

But how is he gonna strike? If he was

willing to go that far with Mike

Maybe now Barnes will join our fight.

I don't think he knows it was Silver.

I heard he left town

while the insurance company investigates.

Not that there's gonna be evidence.

Do not worry, Daniel-san.

I will allow no att*ck on my watch.

Almost ready?

It's too much.

I'm trying too hard.

Should I lose the necklace?

No, honey. You just caught us off guard.

You look beautiful.

Okay. Thank you.

I feel underdressed.

No, you're perfectly dressed

for a day off.

Amanda and I

are heading to a charity auction.

She's looking to get more involved.

Maybe even a spot on the board.

- Okay. I'll see you in the car, yeah?

- Yeah.

Keep an eye on the dealership

and the house. Be ready for anything.

The telephone pole said I could make

30,000 dollars in 30 days from home.

Look no further. I'm the man for

No, I don't know my bank routing number.

But I do know my social security.

Yeah, it's one, four

Ah, someone at the door.

Let me call you back.

Uh, yeah, her maiden name was Brown.

Uh, hey, Shannon.

You know, I didn't know

the busy signal was still a thing

until I tried calling you

for the last three hours.

Job interviews.

Get your own.

I got this guy right where I want him.

- Do you have Robby's stuff for me?

- Yeah.

Sure he's gonna be all right?

Spending the summer

at my parents' cabin on Bainbridge Island?

Beaches, hiking, three meals a day?

Yeah, he's gonna be just fine.

All right, I'll grab his stuff.

Wow.

It looks like

a functioning adult lives here now.

Yeah, I made some changes.

That is a real lighthouse in Narragansett.

Built in 1856.

Oh my God.

You knocked Carmen up, didn't you?

Uh, how did you

You took down the babes, it smells nice,

and you're making that face.

- What face?

- That one.

Overwhelmed. The same face

you made when I got pregnant.

Yeah, well,

there's a lot to figure out.

Still have to tell Robby and Miguel.

Carmen had this dream about us.

There was a house and a yard.

Well, yards aren't cheap.

Can you afford a kid

on your part-time sensei salary?

I'm not a sensei anymore.

- Hmm?

- Lost a bet. Long story.

Ah, that's why you're job hunting. Got it.

Last time I looked for a job,

nobody wanted me.

I'm not a suit-and-tie type of guy.

What if I told you

there was a way you could earn real money

without being scammed and without a tie?

I tried that after high school.

Some of the women got a little grabby.

I'm talking about the gig economy.

You know, rideshares, food delivery.

But you will need a real phone for that.

I'll make this easy on you.

There are these tech guys.

They show up to your door

and set everything up.

Dork-to-door service, huh?

Never thought I'd see the day.

She's all slip and sliding ♪

She drives you mad ♪

She's all slip and sliding ♪

Ooh, you're going down ♪

Ew. Anthony, can you not

stare at my friends?

No, no, no, I wasn't, um, uh, staring.

He's starting high school

in the fall, right?

Let's t*rture him. Tell him later

I asked if he's been working out.

Ew. You guys are so gross,

and I want no part of this.

So, Sam, how's the whole

Eat, Pray, Love journey going?

Actually better than I expected.

It's been kind of nice

to just focus on myself,

without all the karate

or relationship drama.

Hey, babe.

Oh, I totally forgot

that they were coming.

It's fine. Really.

Are you sure?

'Cause I can tell him I'll see him later.

No, Moon, seriously.

I mean, this is gonna happen.

And it's all right.

Miguel and I are still friends.

Hey. What's up?

Hi.

Um

- Uh, hey, how you doing, Sam?

- Hey.

I'm, uh, yeah. I mean, I'm I'm good.

Good. And how about you?

I'm cool. I'm good.

Yeah.

Uh, is anyone

Yeah. I mean I mean, no, but

I Yeah, you can You can go ahead.

All right.

Sure. It's

Am I alive?

Or did I die of embarrassment

and this is my hell?

Hey, Tory.

I'll see you later.

Hi.

- I missed you.

- Missed you too.

How was Mexico?

Hit up the beach with your dad?

Uh

It wasn't really that kind of trip.

But, uh, we did work out

a few of our issues.

There's still some

that are too big to solve.

Look, um, I've been thinking

about this for a while now,

and I was wondering if you'd consider

maybe just taking a break from Cobra Kai?

What are you talking about?

You heard what Kreese did.

He's not even half as bad as Silver.

Now's the time to get out

before things get worse.

I can't just quit.

If I did it, you can do it. Silver is

gonna get inside your head, and then

I'm glad you and your dad

worked through some of your sh*t.

If you wanna leave the dojo,

that's on you.

Don't tell me what to do.

I'm a big girl.

I can make my own decisions.

Okay.

Let's check out the Typhoon.

It's got a five-story drop

that's supposed to be sick.

It's a lot of pressure,

but if Keene is out, I got no choice

but to be the next king cobra.

Whoa, wait, wait. Robby's not out.

He was just on a trip.

You tripping if you think

he's coming back.

Dude is out like Flint.

Okay, we out here on our own, bro.

Hey, let's go to the big-boy rides.

No lifeguard.

Thank you.

Have we been here before?

This address sounded familiar.

I don't think so. Oh, that's the founder.

Mr. and Mrs. LaRusso.

So nice of you to come. I'm

Eva Garcia. You're Eva Garcia.

You were about to say that,

and I interrupted. Now I'm mortified.

Amanda's been gushing

about your organization.

Helping underprivileged teens

is very important to her. To both of us.

Then we share that in common.

Your house is so beautiful.

Oh, this isn't my home.

It belongs to one of our donors actually.

Oh.

Between us, I think he's angling

for a spot on the board.

Daniel and Amanda LaRusso.

What a pleasure

to finally have you at my home.

I didn't realize

you were acquainted.

We're actually very old friends.

We go back, what, 30, 35 years?

Wow.

How time flies.

Amanda, you look positively radiant

in that dress.

Thank you.

Please, come in.

We have so much fun in store.

Go on, honey.

I wanna have a word with our host.

What a coincidence, your wife and I

supporting the same charity.

Bullshit.

Whatever you're up to,

you leave my family out of it.

Do not ruin this day for my wife.

I have no intention of ruining her day.

Let's just hope

nothing else ruins it for her.

Nerd alert. Oh. It's you.

You're my dork?

Get inside.

The request says

that you're in the market for a new phone.

At Tech Town, we have a variety of options

to fit your specific need.

If you're looking for the latest model,

I can recommend this one.

I'm looking for anything under 50 bucks.

That's good.

I'm just gonna borrow that

for a second. Uh Uh

Um, this one technically works.

Careful not to cut yourself on the glass.

Does it have rideshare on it?

I need that to make cash.

Ah, a fellow gig-olo, huh?

The upside is great.

You pick your own hours.

And if you do delivery apps on the side,

you maximize your moolah.

- All right, great. Do that to my phone.

- Okay. Um

I'm gonna need to set you up

with a cellular plan.

Hey. Thanks for being a dork.

Or a geek, or, you know,

whatever you identify as.

Well, they make us say "nerd"

since "geek" was already taken.

- I didn't say stop working, dweeb.

- Yep.

Looking pretty pasty, LaPusso.

This is the chode

that was giving you sh*t at school?

You've been to my house.

You dated my sister.

I date a lot of sisters.

I don't want trouble.

Should've thought of that

before you and your friends

decided to go after me.

Look, I-I said I was sorry, okay?

And you already got me back.

You know, I thought we were cool.

Oh, oh, you You thought we were cool.

Okay. Let me think. Um, are we cool?

Nah.

Hey! Hey!

Come on, guys! Let me go!

Oh, God damn it.

Watch out. Hey. Ais!

Ooh!

Good one!

- Thank you.

- My man. Bye!

- Hey, let's go! Yes, sir.

- My man!

- What the hell was that?

- None of your business.

- I'm making it my business.

- Hey.

Kyler, Kyler. Maybe he needs another

haircut to remember who he's talking to.

You wanna take on the champ?

Dude, you're only the champ

because Diaz got hurt.

Robby won as many fights as you.

But one was against you.

And that wasn't much of a fight.

Aw, come on now. You really

gonna take that from him? From Lip?

Hey, hey, hey! Back off.

- Hey, stay out of this.

- What's the matter?

You scared I'm right? Champ.

Hey, enough.

Unless you want your ass kicked,

stay on your side of the park.

Away from us.

Hey, yo, champ.

All right. You guys stay on your side,

we don't have a problem.

Better rides on our side anyway.

Hey. It's over. He's not worth it.

We out of here.

Hey.

I know you can handle yourself.

But don't tell me the best place

for Kenny is Cobra Kai.

No way this is a coincidence.

He had to know we were coming.

It's a little weird he's hosting.

Maybe he just wants to show off.

He's planning something, Amanda.

I don't think we're safe here.

He's not gonna do anything

at a charity event in front of people.

You promised to keep

the karate conflict away for the day.

That's before he lured us

into the lion's den.

Okay. Why don't we get a drink? Okay?

We'll relax, we'll overpay

for some auction items we don't need,

and most importantly,

you will talk up yours truly to Eva.

Okay, hon. I got you.

Hors d'oeuvres?

Uh, I think I'm good. Thanks.

Mrs. LaRusso.

I trust my humble environs

are suitably charitable

for this afternoon's get-together.

You have a very nice house.

Please.

It's a 2013 Aubert

from my private collection.

Still a little young,

but much more complex

than what they're serving at the bar.

Thank you.

It's very nice.

I'm not against your husband.

Well, he would beg to differ.

In fact, he thinks

you tricked him into coming here

so you can enact the next phase

of your karate super plan.

Of course Daniel would think so low of me.

The way I treated him

in the past was unforgivable.

- Mm-hmm.

- But that's not me anymore.

I want to have a positive impact on kids.

That's why I took over Cobra Kai

from John Kreese.

I saw the way

he was teaching those lessons.

It's a shame what Vietnam did to his mind.

What I want is to train kids

to use karate not for w*r,

but to better themselves.

And I wish Daniel would see that,

instead of sending his man

to rough up my potential hires.

I'm sorry. He did what now?

- Everyone's already there?

- We're gonna be the last ones there.

Should we cancel? It's 20 minutes late.

Wait. It says it's approaching now.

One of you guys Michael?

- It's Mikaela.

- Whatever.

Hurry. App's telling me I gotta

pick up a guy named Jimmy John.

Can Can you play some Billie Eilish?

Hells yeah.

Coming right up.

Here she comes now saying Mony Mony ♪

sh**t 'em down, turn around, come on ♪

Hey, you drove past that stop sign.

Did you see it?

Yeah, I saw it.

You gotta toss and turn ♪

No, if we get Morgan, we are golden.

I'm telling you. Wait, what?

Turn down the music.

I'm in the middle of a deal.

Shut the hell up. This is the best part.

Yeah, yeah ♪

'Cause you make me feel ♪

- Like a pony ♪

- So good ♪

You should get in the left lane.

Are you gonna turn on your signal?

Hey, watch out for that car!

Get out. Out!

I love you, Mony, Mo-Mo-Mony ♪

- Burger's cold.

- Windows were down.

I can't eat a cold burger.

Sure you can. I've done it a ton of times.

- Hey!

- Leave a five-star review.

Mony, Mo-Mo-Mony ♪

- Yeah

- Yeah

- Yeah

- Yeah

- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

- Yeah, yeah, yeah

What are you doing? Are you

Oh! Come on.

I've been stuck in this damn car all day.

Come on, come on, come on, come on ♪

Come on, come on, feel all right

I said yeah ♪

One star?

"Because the car smelled like beer."

'Cause there is beer, assh*le.

Yeah, hey! ♪

This is bullshit. I've been waiting

to go on the Double Dragon all summer.

Hawk said we can't go over there.

Cobra Kai's claimed it.

So we're just gonna let them

make up arbitrary rules?

We have just as much right

to those slides as anyone else.

Carries meaning down the road ♪

You coming?

We know ♪

As we roam ♪

Find a reason of our own ♪

You get to the part

where he finds the abandoned bus?

Oh, uh, I think

you're thinking of Into the Wild.

That's the one. Yeah.

- But this is the prequel, right?

- Uh, yeah.

Yeah, this one's got no guy. All bus.

All bus. Yeah.

There's a chapter

about the windows going up and down.

I was partial to the part

where the doors open and shut.

Love ♪

Holds us closer than we know ♪

Look, I was thinking of braving

the Lazy River if you wanna join?

Uh, yeah. Right after this chapter. I want

to see what happens to the bus driver.

Of course, yeah. It's a page-turner.

Get outta here! Go to that side!

Who do you think you are? Puff your chest?

Hey, you, get back.

Hey, you! Get your ass back!

Hey. Stop, stop!

Guys, stop. Stop!

You kidding me with this bullshit again?

There's Keene.

You said he wasn't in Cobra Kai anymore.

It's what sensei told me.

- Wanna mess with me?

- Come on.

Hey. What are you doing?

- You stay out of this.

- Don't

Stop it. All of you.

Or you're all getting kicked out.

Clearly, we can't coexist in peace,

so let's find a solution.

We can't fight.

What are we supposed to do?

- We need to go.

- No.

How about a race?

Yeah, I'll go.

So will I.

- All right, champ versus champ.

- Whoever wins gets the park.

Deal.

But you won't win.

Congratulations on your new art

and thank you

for supporting Dreams for Teens.

You didn't tell me you sent Chozen to

as*ault job applicants at Silver's dojo.

What? I did not send him in to do that.

He was put in a bad situation.

Believe me,

calling them job applicants is generous.

Okay. Up next,

will Mr. LaRusso come up

to present your donated item?

Thanks.

Authentic bonsai trees.

They're extremely rare.

They must be grown with love and care

in order to develop strong roots.

Because having a strong foundation,

they will then choose

their own way to grow,

just like us.

That's what my mentor taught me

many years ago.

He not only brought these trees

into my life, but what they represent.

Harmony,

balance, and honor.

And I am honored

to pass on his legacy

and these beautiful trees

to a lucky person here today.

What a gorgeous message.

I'll start the bidding for this collection

of rare bonsais at $2,000.

Going for 3,000.3,500.

Four thousand? Five thousand?

$30,000.

Unless there are any objections

sold to the generous Mr. Silver.

And I know exactly where to put these.

If I may.

Thank you, Eva,

for your incredible charity.

Giving back to underprivileged youth

has always been a passion of mine.

And it is entirely

what Cobra Kai Karate is all about.

And so, as a joint initiative

with Dreams for Teens,

I will be offering free karate classes

to all low-income students

at any one of our dojos.

And I would be honored if every one of you

would help me spread the message

to continue assisting those in need.

Thank you all so much

for being here today.

- You better respect these bonsais.

- Well, they do sound like a lot of work.

Might just use them for mulch.

Well, well, well, you finally brought me

something I actually want.

Cut the crap.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, easy.

- There you go, knucklehead.

- How'd you do that?

Here, take a taquito.

It'll make you feel better.

I already took one. It didn't help.

This job sucks ass, man.

All anyone does is complain.

I drove them to the wrong place,

brought the wrong order,

food's too cold,

food's wet 'cause a beer spilled on it.

So quit?

I want to, but there's a kid on the way.

I got another one I wanna take care of.

- Then there's Miguel.

- Okay. I don't need the whole family tree.

You know, not everybody

gets to do their dream job.

Most people hate what they do.

Think I ever wanted to work

in a pawn shop, let alone own three?

Dealing with the likes of you

is the worst part of my day.

Really? Why don't you quit?

Because it pays the bills.

But most of all,

it allows me time for what matters most.

My family.

- You have a family?

- Three kids. You'll never meet them.

The point is,

once you figure out what matters most,

doing that other stuff

gets a little easier

because you know you're doing it for them.

Maybe you're not

such an assh*le after all.

Aw.

Still giving you one star

for touching my food.

Join the club, man.

On my way ♪

How did you come to hear

about this place again? ♪

Nobody ♪

Here, and it looks like

You have been here every day ♪

Kenny.

- Robby, what's up?

- Hey.

- Can we talk?

- Yeah, yeah. Hey, uh

You haven't been back to the dojo.

- There's a rumor you're quitting

- It's true.

- What?

- I know you're in Cobra Kai because of me.

I thought it would help you.

It did.

I know that's what you think,

but you have to trust me.

It'll turn you into someone

you don't wanna be.

It's what happened to me.

Are you fighting your friend

or your opponent?

I didn't wanna hurt you at the tournament.

That's what Cobra Kai makes you do.

Nah, I'm glad you didn't hold back.

I needed that.

- No, Kenny. I have been down this path.

- Back off!

Before Cobra Kai, I used to get picked on.

Now I'm stronger than I've ever been.

I'm never quitting.

Because I'm not a quitter.

Y'all ready for this?

This is to decide

the champion of all champions.

- Hawk! Hawk! Hawk! Hawk!

- Tory! Tory! Tory! Tory!

- Hawk! Hawk! Hawk! Hawk!

- Tory! Tory! Tory! Tory! Tory!

Three, two, one. Let's go!

- Tory! Tory! Tory!

- Hawk! Hawk! Hawk!

Come on!

What the hell?

Yeah!

Let me hear it!

Woo!

What the hell? You guys cheated.

There was a hole in my tube!

Losers!

Cheaters!

- Cheaters!

- Cheaters!

Cheaters! Cheaters!

Cheaters! Cheaters! Cheaters!

Cheaters! Cheaters! Cheaters!

Cheaters! Cheaters! Cheaters! Cheaters!

Dipshit. I know this was you.

What are you gonna do?

Not strike first if that's what you think.

You don't have the balls to anyway.

Is that all you got?

Hey.

- Watch yourself.

- You wanna go?

Hey. Everybody get out

and leave the park immediately.

I mean it. Everybody out. Now.

Let's go, Anthony.

I didn't know that about Amanda.

Thanks for telling me.

Of course. I'm glad we could chat.

Not interfering with my family, huh?

I am not gonna let you get away with this.

I think your mind's

playing tricks on you, Danny Boy.

What did you say to Eva about my wife?

- What did I say?

- Yeah.

Oh, yes.

I told her she's a phony,

a psychopathic liar

who should never be trusted.

- I'm sorry.

- I did not push him that hard.

He's making me look bad

when he's the one attacking my family.

He just said all these lies

about my wife to Ms. Garcia.

Actually, he spoke quite highly of Amanda.

He did what?

He told me how respected

your wife is in the community.

How your whole family is.

Or was.

Thanks.

Amanda, wait.

Hey, can you hear me?

I'm calling from my car phone.

Yes, I can hear you.

And no one calls it a car phone.

Listen. About Robby.

I want him to stay with me this summer.

I'll do whatever I have to

to make it work.

Are you sure you can handle that?

It's what I should have done

for him and you long ago.

I quit too many jobs

'cause I didn't like 'em

instead of considering

what's best for all of us.

I wasn't man enough to know it then,

but I do now.

I'm sorry I sucked, Shannon.

It's okay, Johnny.

We were both young and dumb.

But I'm glad Robby gets to stay here now

and see this side of you.

I won't let him down.

I was about to pick him up

from the water park.

But if you wanna go tell him the news

- Hell yeah.

- Okay, Johnny.

I'm happy for you.

- Thanks.

- Whoa. Dude, did you just miss my stop?

Crap. Hold on.

This really sucks.

I can't believe they kicked us out.

This is what happens when

Cobra Kai's involved. Everybody loses.

Are you trying to blame me? I was trying

to stop a fight, not start one.

You won the tournament,

and everything's going good for you,

but you're part of the problem.

I was just hoping

we could have a fun day together.

But I guess that's impossible.

It's only impossible

if you're still in Cobra Kai.

And so is staying with me.

Well, I'm not leaving Cobra Kai.

Then, I guess that's it.

You and Kenny and everyone else can stay

brainwashed. I'm done trying to help.

Hey. Do you guys know where Sam went?

Oh, she split on her own. She didn't

want anything to do with this drama.

Yeah, neither did I.

Uh, go ahead. I'll catch up.

Okay.

Hey! I could've sworn sensei said

you were out of Cobra Kai.

- I'm not in Cobra Kai.

- You're on their side.

- You don't know what you're talking about.

- You think because you came to Mexico

you're a good guy. You're not.

Look who's talking. Let's get clear.

I didn't come to Mexico for you.

- Nobody asked you to go anywhere!

- Hey, hey! Stop it.

I want you to get along.

We're all friends now.

No, we're not friends.

We never will be.

I feel like it's a good time

to propose to her.

Wanna get married?

Oh no, Colt.

Never give up.

Amanda, that is not what happened.

90 DAY FIANCÉ

I've lost any sh*t of joining

that charity. Much less the board.

That's Silver's fault.

He was messing with me the whole time.

And you let him.

You knew how important this was,

and yet you could not for one day

put this stupid rivalry aside.

I'm afraid we're never

gonna have normalcy again.

Not when you continue

to stir up ridiculous fights.

Fight at furniture store

my fault, not his.

Please, blame me.

You had a fight at a furniture store?

Enough is enough.

Daniel, this ends now.

This is exactly

what Silver wanted to happen.

He manipulated this whole thing

to get us to fight.

Do you hear yourself?

The reason we're fighting

is because you can't let things go.

You promised things would be different.

You don't understand

what this man is capable of.

He won't stop

until he's ruined every aspect of my life.

That's why I have to take him down.

You really won't stop?

Let me and Chozen handle this.

It's the only way to make it end.

Fine. Handle it.

I won't be here for it.

- Where are you going?

- Away from here. Away from you!

I just need space.

I'm taking the kids with me.
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