One particular nod to the franchise that started it all was notably missing, though, until now.
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Why did it take so long, though?
Another reason they waited for the right moment is Macchio, himself.
“Ralph is very protective of it,” Schlossberg explained.
“So I feel like he’s not like dying to do it.
He knows it’s really special.”
“He talks about ‘that crane crap.’
And it just felt like that’s a little bit of karma coming back on him.”
And it certainly did the trick.
Silver was down for the count and under arrest, leaving many to wonder what could possibly come next.
Cobra Kai is now without a leader.
So his situation’s going to be a little complicated.
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