05x05 - Extreme Measures

[bunniefuu]

[beeping]

[intense music plays]

[Tory grunts]

[Tory grunts]

- [grunting]

- [Silver] Ais.

- [grunting]

- [Silver] Ais.

- [grunting]

- [Silver] Ais.

[grunting]

- Double punch. Ais.

- [grunting]

[Tory grunts]

- [Silver] Ais.

- [grunting]

- [Silver] Ais.

- [grunting]

- [Silver] Ais.

- [grunting]

- [Silver] Ais.

- [grunting]

- [Silver] Ais.

- [grunting]

There he is.

The man himself.

Joon-bee stance.

An exemplar

of everything Cobra Kai stands for.

Loyalty.

[tense music plays]

Discipline.

Inner strength.

After former Sensei Kreese's

cowardly att*ck,

most people would've

crawled into a hole to hide.

Not Stingray.

He stood tall.

Demanded justice.

That's Cobra Kai.

[tense music continues]

Let's give him the welcome he deserves.

[boy 1] Stingray!

- Woo!

- [boy 2] Woo!

- [boy 3] Stingray!

- [cheering and applause]

Nichols, take over class.

I need a word with my guy here.

- How's the new place? Settling in?

- Oh, yeah.

Uh, yes, Sensei. Thank you.

Nobody ever rented me an apartment before.

I feel like a kept woman.

[chuckles] Not at all.

I want my loyal soldier living in style.

It's the least I could do

in light of your sacrifice.

Yeah.

And I tend to do more than the least.

[dramatic music crescendos]

Got a little surprise for ya.

Oh, whoa. Heavy!

Sensei Lawrence,

my ex-sensei,

uh, used to, uh, have one just like it.

This was Sensei Lawrence's.

My car guy found it at an impound auction.

And now,

it's yours.

Check the trunk.

[rock music plays]

Aw!

[chuckles] That's

Dude, that's so cool.

[rock music continues]

[rock music ends]

[mellow music playing]

- Let me guess. Your dad invited you?

- Yep.

- He didn't tell you I was coming?

- Nope.

Hey, hey. Where are you going?

Sit down. Hear me out.

All right, yeah, I lied to get you here.

After the water park,

I knew you wouldn't come willingly.

I know you're in bitchy moods

'cause you broke up with your girlfriends.

Since the Mexico thing felt like

a small step in the right direction,

I figured it might help

if we went on another trip.

A trip?

To a mall in Chatsworth?

Your body might be at a mall, my friend,

but your taste buds are about to go

on a tour of the old country.

- This guy knows what I'm talking about.

- I do.

It doesn't matter where we go.

The birthplace of culinary delight awaits.

You want an Alfredo? Boom, we're in Rome.

Ravioli? Tuscany it is.

We gotta come back here

for the chocolate lasagna,

'cause like baseball and Big Gulps,

that's only in America.

I'm gonna get you guys breadsticks

fresh out of the oven.

I'll come right back. Done and done.

Come on, guys.

Guy gives that effort,

you sit there looking pissed?

- It's not his effort I'm pissed at.

- Breadsticks aren't gonna fix this.

Spoken like a man who's never had

the Garden's breadsticks.

One bite, you'll forget

why you were ever mad at each other.

- I'm never gonna forget that.

- Neither am I.

[Johnny sighs]

- I'll give you a minute.

- Thanks.

[sighs]

[sighs]

[sighs]

[sighs]

[Chozen] You slept late.

I went to bed late.

Daniel-san,

family will return.

Sure about that?

Hai.

Family is most important thing

to all of you.

Strong bonds forged together.

Strong bonds, huh?

And all it took

was Terry Silver to break 'em.

That is why we must defeat him.

Try selling that to Amanda.

That son of a bitch

knew exactly what he was doing.

How could she not see through him?

How does everyone not see through him?

- Where'd this come from?

- [Chozen] With mail.

No envelope.

This is Cobra Kai sensei.

Was Cobra Kai sensei.

Silver's partner before he was sent to

prison for b*ating this guy half to death.

Apparently someone wants me to think

there's more to the story.

We must speak with this man.

And then what? We get

another furniture store b*rned down?

For all we know, this is Silver

sending us on a wild goose chase

so he could screw up my life even worse.

Could be.

Or could be answer to expose Silver

and get family back.

Best to see for ourselves.

[Amanda] Okay, Mom. More cribbage,

less marriage counseling.

[Joanne] I'm just saying

marriage became obsolete

when we invented

electricity and television.

[knocking on door]

Sam, Anthony, let's go!

You sure you don't wanna come to dinner?

- You and your cousin should catch up.

- [Amanda] Okey-dokey.

[both gasp and squeal]

- Oh, Mandy!

- [Amanda] Jessie!

[both laugh]

- Oh my goodness.

- Oh!

Oh my God! Look at you two!

- [Sam] Hey.

- Bring it in. Give me some sugar.

[kisses] Oh, wow!

Okay. Where is your old man?

I got ten pounds

of mac and cheese for him.

Uh, Dad didn't come with us.

He's got a lot going on. So

Oh, well, I'm sure it'll keep

if Aunt Jo puts it in the freezer.

- I'll try to have 'em back before curfew.

- [Joanne] I've heard that one before.

Okay. Come on, you guys. Let's go.

- [Miguel sighs]

- Relax. I told you. Robby's not home.

Yeah, okay.

What's, uh What's all this?

Ah, don't worry about it.

You literally just said he wasn't here.

I lied again.

Not my fault you fell for it twice.

You guys are right. Tricking you

into lunch wasn't my best effort.

So I did some interneting.

Found strategies

for building trust and teamwork

through cooperative exercises.

The least lame one is called

an escape room. How it works

I know what an escape room is.

I'm not doing it.

That goes double for me.

I reversed the doorknobs.

It's locked from the inside.

- [Miguel sighs]

- And this is the only key.

[metal clanking]

Glued the windows shut too. No one's

getting out unless you work together.

Now, as I was saying,

the way it works is,

you start with a theme, okay?

Our theme is the Lincoln County w*r.

[rock music plays]

New Mexico territory, 1878.

Lincoln County regulators

José Chavez y Chavez

and Josiah "Doc" Scurlock

have been arrested to be hanged.

- You're Chavez, obviously.

- This is the plot of Young g*ns 2.

- sh*t. You saw it?

- With you.

Dad, you're missing the point.

You could lock us in forever,

and we're never gonna be friends.

Why are you suddenly pushing this so hard?

Because me and your mom

We're all sort of on our way

to becoming a family.

A family? Me and him? Are you joking?

- Maybe not the traditional kind.

- No, not any kind.

You two have your thing, whatever.

Keep forcing this,

all you'll do is get his ass kicked.

- Ready when you are, runner-up.

- Name the time and place.

[knocking on the door]

I am Billy the Kid,

and I have a riddle for you.

In a blaze of glory ♪

Take me now, but know the truth ♪

I'm going out ♪

[in Spanish] I screwed up.

[in English] No, Rosa. I did.

Again.

I never drew first

But I drew first blood ♪

I'm no one's son ♪

- Don't close the door!

- [door slams]

sh*t.

[speaks Japanese]

"Heart is most essential quality."

Amanda-san knows your heart.

I appreciate what you're trying to do,

but really I'm not in the mood

for platitudes right now.

I just want this all over with.

[engine roars]

My life, my life ♪

I'm becom I'm becom I'm becoming ♪

That's Johnny's old car.

Kreese put this guy in a coma

and now he's driving around

in a Cobra Kai billboard on wheels?

[Stingray] I'm becom

I'm becom I'm becoming ♪

I'm becom I'm becom I'm becoming ♪

Been a sl*ve ♪

To the Judas in my mind ♪

Is there nothing left for me to say ♪

In the wreckage of my life? ♪

I'm becom I'm becom I'm becoming! ♪

[knocking on door]

Judas in my mind ♪

Oh sh*t.

[sighs]

Can I help you?

Raymond Porter? I'm Daniel LaRusso.

I know who you are, Mr. LaRusso.

Your muscle, on the other hand

We saw you drive up in a pretty unique

set of wheels. Where did you get 'em?

My car guy found that

at an impound auction.

I'm sure you can see

how that sounds a little strange

after what Kreese did to you?

Kreese No. Cobra Kai has completely

changed since Sensei Silver took over.

Now it's about loyalty and discipline.

And loyalty.

You got a trust fund, Raymond?

Is that what's going on here?

- I mean

- What? No.

You are looking at a, uh, 100%

American-made, blue-collar man.

Seeing how you're throwing money around.

New apartment. New car.

Ninja-level gaming station.

Oh, I wish. Ninja's setup is just beyond.

And my finances

are between me and TurboTax.

You know what I think?

I think you lied about Kreese.

Silver paid you to do it

so he could have Cobra Kai to himself.

[scoffs] That's I don't know how you

You gotta really leap to

Why would someone

leave this in my mailbox?

Uh, look, I

No. You know what? I don't know why

someone left that in your mailbox. Okay?

A-All I know is that Sensei Silver

is an honorable man.

He felt terrible for what happened.

Sensei Silver came after my family.

That's the kind of man he is.

Well, if that is true, then you must have

done something to deserve it.

You're gonna give me

a g*dd*mn straight answer!

[Stingray] Oh no.

[groans] My PlayStation.

- Who gives a sh*t about your PlayStation?

- Daniel-san. Enough.

You are not yourself.

[speaks Japanese]

[somber music plays]

- He's obviously full of sh*t.

- [Chozen] Hai.

He's also no stingray.

He is turtle.

If pressed,

he will retreat further into shell.

You're right. He's bought and paid for.

This guy's never gonna help us.

Mmm.

[breathes deeply]

But I know someone who can.

[tense music crescendos]

[rock music plays]

- [Jessica] Oh.

- Oh, wow. This place never changes.

You literally say that every time.

Oh, check it out! Vintage.

Right, yeah. They're, um,

remaking old stuff from the '80s.

[laughs] Sweet, sweet boy.

This is no cheap remake.

That's the original.

Your mom used to play it for hours.

Till she got into underage drinking.

She even had top score at one point.

Who knows? She might even still have it.

Only way to find out

is to get on that leaderboard.

[Anthony] Sure, yeah.

How hard can it be?

[rock music continues]

Okay. What's new? Catch me up.

Oh, same ol', same ol'.

Just got back from climbing in the Gorge.

The girls are both working out that way.

But we didn't siphon off the kids

to talk about me.

What's the real reason

Daniel didn't make the trip?

So you saw through that one, did ya?

[woman] Jessica Andrews!

I see you, girl.

Oh God.

Hey. [chuckles awkwardly]

Christ sakes.

Amanda Steiner.

Hey, Lizzie-Anne.

Remember she b*at up that car

with the baseball bat?

What was that nickname

that we gave you after that?

God, it was so good.

Good God, I wish I could remember,

you know. It was so long ago.

We're gonna catch up. It was a good talk.

Yeah.

Uh-huh.

Have fun.

I commit one act of vehicular vandalism.

Never mind the middle-aged mean girls

with faded lower back tattoos.

Spill the beans.

What's going on with you and Daniel?

I guess it all started

when he got back into karate.

[knocking on door]

You have to open it from out there.

- Hey.

- [Johnny] LaRusso?

- Oh, you look like sh*t.

- [Daniel] I need your help.

I think Silver paid Stingray

to lie about Kreese's att*ck.

- He's driving your old Cobra Kai mobile.

- What?

He joined Cobra Kai

back when it was still your dojo, right?

You get him to flip,

we might take Silver down for good.

- Time to get back in the game.

- Sorry. I'm dealing with family stuff.

I washed my hands of Cobra Kai

when we lost the tournament.

What? Y-You started

the whole Cobra Kai thing.

If you hadn't,

none of this would be happening.

You opened Pandora's Box, not me.

Listen, I don't know

who Pandora is or what's in her box,

but I got Robby out of there

and Kreese is in jail.

That's two wins as far as I'm concerned.

Best to leave well enough alone.

What about the other kids?

And since when

do you ever leave well enough alone?

What happened

to the "strike first badass"?

Do I need to kick his ass to wake him up

or was just one tournament loss

all it took to turn you into a p*ssy?

[tense music plays]

[tense music crescendos]

What are you doing?

You show up out of the blue,

raving like a lunatic, you reek of booze,

and now you wanna fight me

'cause I don't wanna get pulled

back into this rivalry?

What's going on with you?

[sighs]

[calm music plays]

What the hell am I doing?

[sighs]

If you think I'm off the rails

Way off. Look at ya.

Your shirt's not even tucked in.

[sighs]

Amanda let you leave the house like that?

She wasn't there to stop me.

Finally pushed her past her limit.

She's at her mother's in Ohio.

She took the kids with her.

Damn it. The space lobsters

have tractor beams?

This game is bullshit.

Is this you?

- [boy shouts]

- [Kenny grunts]

[boy] Oh!

[laughter]

[Sam] This went Valley-viral.

I was there. Why didn't you get me?

I don't know. Something tells me

getting my sister to b*at up my bully

was not the best solution long-term.

And besides, I, uh I kind of deserved it.

Your bully?

How long has this been going on?

Apparently, there is no end.

Whoa, that is a lot.

Every time I think it's over,

another enemy emerges from Daniel's past

like some twisted game of whack-a-mole.

His latest one, Terry Silver?

- He was hosting a charity

- [chokes] Sorry.

Terry Silver is back?

You know Terry Silver?

How?

Um, okay, when I

When I met Daniel,

he was going through some things,

and Silver was the cause.

- You never thought of mentioning it?

- I never thought he would come back.

By the time you were moving to LA

and I put you in touch with Daniel,

he was way past all of that.

Silver did a real number

on Daniel back then.

- Yeah, I've heard the headlines.

- I'm not sure the headlines do it justice.

- [tense music plays]

- [Jessica] He pretended to be his friend.

- Then his mentor.

- [young Daniel] Hey, come on

[Jessica] While his g*ons

wrecked his Bonsai shop, b*at him up.

They assaulted me.

They terrorized Daniel

at every opportunity.

[tense music continues]

All to drive a wedge

between Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.

And it worked.

At least for a while.

- I didn't know it got so intense.

- [Jessica] Yeah.

But he got past it back then,

so he can get past it now, right?

Yeah. Except he didn't really

get past it then, did he?

I left her a bunch

of bourbon-soaked messages last night,

but she hasn't called me back yet.

We both know I'm not the guy

you come to for advice on this stuff.

Family's never been my strong suit.

But it is yours.

Always annoyed me.

I'm sure you and Amanda have your hiccups,

but you always get over 'em.

No reason to think

you're not gonna get through this,

as long as you keep your head

out of your ass.

That's a valid point.

Do I wanna ask what's going on here or

Robby moved in. Him and Miguel

are at each other's throats again.

This is my dumb idea

to get them to iron it out.

It crashed and b*rned.

[chuckles] So much for "Goggle's" advice

on conflict resolution.

Hmm. Surprised you know how to "goggle,"

or the phrase "conflict resolution."

Obviously, you care a lot about them both,

so I have a pretty good feeling

you're gonna work it out too.

Whether it be with the computer savvy,

new Johnny approach

or something a little more

Johnny Classic.

Johnny Classic, huh?

- I didn't think you were a fan of his.

- Yeah, well, he's starting to grow on me.

Tell anyone I said that,

we really are gonna fight again.

I'm not talking tournament rules.

Maybe that's how we should have done it

all those years ago.

If we hadn't had to stop at three points,

we might've got this out of our systems.

I might have.

Three points is all you had in you.

[laughs]

There he is.

All right. On that note,

thanks for the banquet. [sighs]

And, um

And the perspective.

That's what I'm here for.

All right.

[gentle music plays]

[gentle music fades]

So I tried to apologize at the tournament,

but, you know, I just pissed him off more.

- If Robby didn't show up

- Robby?

He came in as I was getting my ass kicked,

and stopped it from getting kicked worse.

I'm starting to see

why Dad hates Cobra Kai.

Oh my God. Babe Ruthless!

Babe Ruthless.

That's what we used to call you.

That's right.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

Oh. Oh, I'm sorry.

Does Miss Coastal Elite not like

to be reminded of where she came from?

- Blow it out your ass, Rooney.

- [Amanda giggles]

Why don't you make me, Andrews?

Oh, look at the tough chick.

[Jessica] You need to back off, Elizabeth.

Oh yeah? Or what?

- Keep it up and you'll find out.

- Stay in your lane, Steiner.

This is a bar, not a yoga class.

So unless you've got a bat

hiding behind that bony butt

I don't need a bat for you, tramp stamp.

- [grunting]

- [glass smashing]

[grunting]

[grunting]

[Amanda] Let go of me! [strains]

- You asked for it, bitch.

- [Amanda gasps]

[Sam grunts]

- [Amanda] Holy sh*t!

- [dramatic music plays]

- Go!

- Where? Where?

[music fades]

[Daniel] You almost packed?

Daniel-san, we must not give up.

I understand how you feel.

As much as I can't stomach

the thought of letting Silver win,

it's not worth losing my family over.

Nothing is.

I have failed you.

[sighs] No.

[emotional music plays]

The opposite.

You have gone above and beyond.

Any failures were mine alone.

I'm only sorry I wasted your time.

Defending honor of Miyagi-Do

never a waste of time.

[sighs]

Nor is helping friend.

[emotional music swells]

[sighs]

I won't be able to sleep tonight

unless I make amends with Raymond.

I'm gonna go take care of that

while you finish packing.

Hmm.

Then we'll head to the airport.

Maybe start planning

a LaRusso family trip to come visit you.

Assuming I can make amends

with them too. [sighs]

I know you will, Daniel-san.

[air horn blares]

- What the hell is going on?

- Mind your business. b*at it.

- Stay put.

- Are you kidding?

- I don't know how many times

- Quiet!

[dramatic music plays]

You wanna hang on to your grudge? Fine.

At least be men about it.

Put your fists where your mouths are.

You want us to do what?

Fight it out.

[dramatic music continues]

No points. No mats.

Keep fighting until you get it

out of your systems.

What, here? Now?

It's a time, this is a place.

Unless that was just talk?

Not for me.

Or me.

All right. Let's get on with it.

[tense music plays]

[Miguel grunts]

[Robby grunts]

[Miguel grunts]

Is that all you got?

[grunting]

Thought you guys were sworn enemies.

[tense music continues]

[grunting]

[grunting]

[Robby breathes heavily]

[tense music plays]

[Robby grunts]

[dramatic music plays]

[Robby grunts]

[Miguel groans]

Let's go.

[Miguel yells]

[grunting]

[grunting]

[dramatic music swells]

[grunting]

[dramatic music continues]

[Miguel groans]

- [Robby grunts]

- [Miguel groans]

[Johnny] Hey! Stairwell's out of bounds!

[dramatic music continues]

That's it. Fight's over!

[grunting]

[grunting]

[grunting]

[Johnny] All right. That's enough.

- [Robby groans]

- [Johnny] Robby! Miguel! Knock it off!

[dramatic music continues]

- sh*t.

- [grunting]

- sh*t!

- [dramatic music continues]

[grunting]

[groaning]

[dramatic music continues]

[grunting]

[yells]

[Sam] Miguel!

[dramatic music fades]

[breathes heavily]

[both breathing heavily]

Why'd you hold back?

I didn't get into karate to hurt people.

I did it to be a badass and find balance.

Yeah, I understand that.

Last time we fought like this,

uh, how come you didn't hold back?

I wanted to finish the fight.

I mean, not like that. I just I

I had tunnel vision

and I got so angry that I just

I mean, I barely knew where we were.

I'd take it back in a second if I could.

I was the cause

of the worst moment in your life.

If it's any consolation,

it was the worst moment in my life too.

[gentle music plays]

Yeah, I'll take it.

[Johnny] So?

Is it over?

Are you guys good?

[gentle music continues]

Thank God. If you still hated each other

when the baby gets here

[gentle music stops]

The baby?

Wait, what?

You and my mom?

[sighs] Yeah, we're, uh, having a baby.

We were supposed to tell you together,

so act surprised.

- Holy sh*t!

- Yeah, like that.

Dad, that's That's awesome.

That's awesome.

[upbeat music plays]

That was like an action movie.

You were like Jean-Claude Van Sam.

[giggles] I can teach you if you want.

- I thought you were done with karate?

- [Sam] Yeah, me too.

I don't know. I guess I just wanted

things to go back to the way they were

before karate overtook everything.

But the reality is there'll always be

assholes and bullies in the world.

Sometimes it's nice

to know how to fight back against them.

I know chores aren't really your thing,

but we could fast-forward past them.

- Don't tell Dad.

- No problem. Been lying to him for years.

[laughs]

[Jessica] A couple of good eggs there.

But Sam?

Woo! Girl's got skills.

- It's in her blood, I guess.

- [Jessica] I'll say.

So is, uh, protecting her loved ones.

That one she gets from the both of you.

Mm-hmm. And the larger point

you're clearly trying to make is?

We just got into a bar fight.

- [both laugh]

- Over nothing. Okay?

[giggles]

Daniel, on the other hand,

has every reason

to hate Terry Silver

after what he put him through.

I still have nightmares myself sometimes.

So you're saying

I should cut him some slack?

Yeah, that's exactly what I'm saying.

[Johnny] All right. Dig in.

[rock music plays on radio]

Wow. You weren't kidding

about these breadsticks, Dad.

I wouldn't lie to you.

Three times in the same day.

Hi, Mom.

- Hi.

- Hi, Ms. Diaz.

I hope it's cool I'm here.

It's very cool.

You're welcome anytime here, Robby.

- Hola, amor.

- Hola.

[gentle music plays]

These guys are getting along now?

How did you manage that?

Don't tell me the bruises on their faces

mean you b*at them into submission?

No, of course not.

They b*at each other into submission.

Don't worry. It was all supervised.

It was actually LaRusso's idea.

I didn't know you and Daniel

were working together again.

We weren't.

But I think we might need to.

[gentle music fades]

Stingray?

It's Daniel LaRusso.

Hello?

I left you a message. I, um

I got you a new PlayStation.

Hello?

You thought you could get him

to turn on me?

[tense music plays]

Actions have consequences, Mr. LaRusso.

[sighs]

Look. I'm not here for trouble.

Okay?

I'm out of the w*r.

I surrender,

if that's what you wanna hear.

The Valley is yours.

The Valley?

[tense music continues]

[chuckles]

It never ceases to amaze me

how small your mind is.

I don't give a sh*t about your Valley.

I've got much bigger plans.

Well, leave me out of 'em.

How's that beautiful wife of yours?

It's remarkable how easy it was

to disrupt your marriage.

- [Silver chuckles]

- [PlayStation thuds]

You opened the door,

and let me just waltz right in.

[Silver chuckles]

Imagine how easy it's gonna be

to wrap Cobra Kai gis

around both your kids.

[dramatic music swells]

[Daniel grunts]

[grunting]

[dramatic music continues]

[Silver chuckles]

That's it, LaRusso.

That's the Cobra Kai student I remember.

[grunting]

You never really

had the strength, did you?

[Daniel groans]

[dramatic music builds]

[grunting]

I was ready to let this go.

And you just kept getting in my way.

[grunting]

[dramatic music continues]

[Daniel strains]

[dramatic music crescendos]

[Daniel groans]

[Silver] You bit off

more than you could chew.

And now that the writing's on the wall,

you wanna surrender?

No, no, no.

We are way past the time

of white flags, Danny Boy.

[dramatic music plays]

[grunting]

[Silver groans]

[dramatic music continues]

It's blood. So what?

Make believe it's his.

This guy wants to break you.

Humiliate you! Stomp you into the ground!

[echoing] What are you gonna do about it?

[dramatic music continues]

[grunting]

- [Silver yells]

- [Daniel groans]

[dramatic operatic music plays]

[Silver grunts]

[dramatic operatic music continues]

- [Daniel strains]

- [Silver] Don't look at this as mercy.

On the contrary.

[groans]

I want you alive and well

for what's about to happen.

Well, alive at least.

[gasps for air]

Because the real pain

is about to begin.

[ominous music plays]

[Tory] Everything was supposed

to be better after the tournament.

But it's only getting worse.

I'm becoming someone I don't wanna be.

I'm hiding the truth

from someone I care about.

I'm lying to someone I fear.

[ominous music continues]

[Tory] I'm delivering anonymous notes

that could put people in danger.

[groans]

[Tory] There must be another way.

Or at least somebody else out there

who wants to be in this fight.

[dramatic music plays]

Just tell me there's an endgame to this.

I need to know it's not all for nothing.

There is an endgame, kid.

Silver's going down.

Only he doesn't know it yet.

[dramatic music crescendos]

[theme music plays]