In Cobra Kai season 5, Martin Kove’s John Kreese could find himself going down the same path as Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) in seasons 2 and 3. Though Kreese has been primarily utilized as an antagonist to the main characters, his season 4 arc put him in a position to take on a different role in the show’s future. Due to the machinations of Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith), Kreese was left in a bad place at the end of the season.
Kreese’s decision to bring Silver back into Cobra Kai came back to haunt him in the season 4 finale when the latter framed him for the brutal beating of Stingray (Paul Walter Hauser). As a result, The Karate Kid Part III villain successfully wrested control of Cobra Kai away from Kreese. Having lost his dojo and facing possible prison time for a crime he didn’t commit, Kreese has a bleak and uncertain future ahead of him. Even if he avoids going to jail, he’ll still have the rich and powerful Silver as an enemy – not to mention Johnny and Daniel (Ralph Macchio), who already have their own reasons for being at odds with him. Needless to say, Kreese’s season 5 journey – whatever it may be – is sure to be a difficult one.
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Looking at how season 4 ended for Kreese, there’s a strong likelihood that his next arc will mirror Johnny’s in Cobra Kai season 2. Though Cobra Kai won the All Valley Karate Tournament in season 1, it wasn’t a satisfying victory for Johnny, who discovered that he was having a bad influence on people like Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) and Hawk (Jacob Bertrand). After realizing that he had inadvertently turned good kids into bullies, Johnny rebranded and changed his approach in the hopes of putting his
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