On January 1, the third season of Cobra Kai in the Netflix; for fans there was no better way to start the year, so they quickly swallowed all 10 episodes of this new installment.
Everyone was waiting, because eventually what had happened to Miguel would be revealed, after the spectacular fall he suffered during the karate battle at his school.
This third season of the series focuses on Miguel’s recovery, Robby’s situation and the long-awaited return of Ali Mills, played by Elisabeth Shue. But history also allows us to know a little more about the stormy past of John Kreese.
We must remember that Kreese, played by the actor Martin Kove, is a character created for the first film in Karate Kid (1984), where he was introduced as the founder of the Cobra Kai Dojo and as the sensei of Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka).
From the beginning of the story we know that he is a real bastard, but his arrival in the series Cobra Kai, at the end of the first season, surprised all the fans, because they knew that things would definitely get complicated.
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For this new stage of his character in the series, John Kreese was introduced as an ally of Johnny Lawrence, where he helped make life impossible for Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio). But in the third season Martin Kove he was not alone in his filming Cobra KaiWell, it was accompanied by his son: Jesse Kove
Father and son together in Cobra Kai
In season 3 of the series, through flashbacks, the stormy youth of John Kreese was explored, a past that ended up turning him into the villain he is now. In the series, the young Kreese is played by actor Barret Carnahan.
Something the fans didn’t notice is that during the scene where the young Kreese appears as a waiter, he also appears. Jesse Kove, Which the real son of Martin Kove, that is, the villain of the series.
It was in the episode “Nature vs. Nature “, actor Jesse Kove played the school captain and assaulted Kreese because he is” weak “.
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It was an honor for Jesse Kove to be a part of Cobra Kai and inheritance Karate Kid. “I felt like this dream experience. How could it be in this universe? And these flashbacks were a perfect vehicle for that. I hope I made my father proud, “the 30-year-old actor said in an interview. Weekly entertainment.
For Martin Kove, seeing his son acting in this series was a more than satisfying experience, as it was an opportunity to work on a project together. “As soon as I enter, the writers are on the set and everyone is watching this scene where Jesse is … They shot me and said, ‘Your son is just breaking it! “I hadn’t even had a chance to say good morning yet … I felt like a million dollars,” he said.
Jesse Kove He followed in his father’s footsteps in acting and participated in television series such as First day Steve the trainee, and in movies like The Shallow (2021). He is also very active in social networks, where he does not hesitate to express his gratitude for being part of the universe. Karate Kid to whom his father also belongs.
With information from Fandom, Vader News and Spoiler.
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