Cobra Kai 1.09

Different But Same

Johnny shows up at the LaRusso house ready to fight. He's angry about what happened to his car. Danny refuses to accept the blame for what his cousin did. They are about to fight when Amanda interrupts and convinces them to sit down and talk it out.

Miguel gives Samantha the cold shoulder when she balks at the idea of him meeting her parents. She suggests they go out again. He says he can't because needs to train for the All-Valley Tournament.

Amanda talks Daniel into giving Johnny a replacement for the car his cousin destroyed. Danny takes Johnny to the dealership and lets him pick from the used cars that people have traded in. Johnny selects a sports car but he wants to take it for a test drive first.

Aisha sees that Yasmin insulted her online. She then sees that Yasmin is planning to throw a birthday party for herself at the canyon. Aisha, Hawk and Miguel plan to get their first and throw their own party.

Johnny and Danny drive around town. They bond over music and childhood memories. They stop by the apartment building where Danny and his mother used to live and then go for a drink, at Johnny's suggestion. They talk about Ally and what happened to her since high school.

Amanda grounds Sam when she finds out that she and her friends were in a car accident and she didn't tell her parents. Miguel tries to contact Samantha to apologize for the way he treated her but her mother has taken away her phone and her other internet enabled devices.

Robby shows up and helps Samantha escape from the house. She takes him to the party at the canyon. Miguel is there. Miguel gets angry when he sees her with Robby. He's been drinking beer. He takes a swing at Robby and knocks Sam down by accident. He tries to apologize but Sam leaves with Robby.

Danny and Johnny return to the LaRusso house. They are getting along well until they see that Robby is there. Danny finally learns that Robby is Johnny's son. Johnny and Danny get angry at Robby for concealing the truth from them.

Thoughts

The car accident that Sam didn't tell her parents about happened in the first episode of the season.

It was dark outside when the previous episode ended. It was morning, Danny was making breakfast, when Johnny shows up. Why did it take him so long to get there?

Aisha gets back at Yasmin, at the party, for insulting her online  Hawk is the one who buys the beer for the party. He uses a fake ID. Kyler is in this episode, briefly. He is hanging out with Yasmin and her friends but when he sees that Miguel is at the party at the canyon he leaves. 

There's a lot going on in this episode. I think they did a good job of layering everything together. I still wouldn't say that the show is great but I'm enjoying it.