To reflect on the highlights from Season 1 to that big finish, Collider’sPerri Nemiroffspoke withlegacy starRalph Macchio.
I was less excited about all the karate stuff because I didn’t know what that was.
That was before I got to work with William [Zabka].
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There’s something magic here.
Directing Episode 603 was one of the highlights for me.
I loved introducing Kwon and Yoon.
And just beyond the expectation were the kids, just how much they cared.
Your last scene with Mary just ruined me.
MACCHIO: I love that scene.
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Those tears feel so incredibly real.
MACCHIO: That’s why I alluded to that at the start.
I’ve said this to her before, and she hates hearing it.
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No, she doesn’t hate hearing it; I don’t know if she can process it.
She doesn’t understand that, but it’s that same moment I said.
All the other stuff is awesome and it’s exciting.
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The last five, it’s truthfully Billy and I and that journey that’s next-level emotional.
But then, this last five, everything’s awesome.
Part 3 of the final season drops early next year.
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Cobra Kai Never Dies
“He doesn’t let Silver get to him.”
I have to ask about saying Cobra Kai never dies.
MACCHIO: I remember Josh [Heald] directed that episode.
But so much has happened and so much growth.
So, yeah, I love that moment.
It’s a great moment, just him in the black gi.
I just would not relent [gestures to the hachimaki].
I did get this from Hayden [Schlossberg], though.
I said, Not happening.
Ill give you the black gi.
I will say, Kreeses ending in this show, chefs kiss.
MACCHIO: That is what I call Hayden Town.
So, what was it like figuring out the right way to deliverthoselines?
MACCHIO: The only way is to go all in.
We had one shot.
It was the end of the day.
We’re into overtime.
Weve got to go.
This is bigger than me and my thought.This is about helping my neighbor, my best friend.
And so, that moment is about going all in.
I couldn’t deliver that halfway.
I had to do LaRussos version.
He can’t win without Daniel.
They needed each other.
Your performances are all spot on in this.
And bringing that up is also making me think of how good the editing is.
The cutting in these final matches is top-tier.
MACCHIO: That stuff’s important.
That’s the first thing I said to Josh.
I’m cool staying on the sidelines.
And that’s why I love this finale.
I thinkit’s a big fat 80s movie with the feels, cheers, and tears of 1984.
I can confirm everything you just said.
I’ll say this to you many more times after this, congratulations!
MACCHIO: Thank you, Perri.
MACCHIO: The guys get a lot of credit for that.
That’s really them and listening to my abuse.
[Laughs] But they were going to do it anyway.
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