The first season is pretty much perfect. It goes downhill from there though. Starts to get overly convoluted and melodramatic. Multiple times characters are talking like the world needs to be saved from Satan and I'm saying "ITS KIDS KARATE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD."
It's okay. It is a high school kid drama with all the stuff that comes with that. Love triangles, bullies, parents who don't understand, secrets, etc. It's just wrapped in the nostalgia of Karate Kid.
I only saw the first two seasons, it definitely has woke stuff with things like diversity, and girls and fat kids fighting equally on par with athletic boys, but its a little more subdued since none of the dialogue express any kind of woke sentiments like She Hulk talking about mansplaining, and the main character makes some anti woke remarks which people think is based but the show plays it off more as hes a stupid boomer who doesn't "get" gen Z culture.
I stopped watching season 2 because the whole narrative became about how karate is creating a toxic masculine culture of bullies, and the main character starts going soft and tries to redeem himself after spending the first season trying to toughen up pussy gen Z kids.
Mileage varies depending on how much you like teen drama and/or Karate Kid but it is the gold standard of how old shows and movies should be adapted.
The lore is intact but events have moved into the future in a logical way. Characters keep their attributes but are more mature/jaded. Introduce new characters through the old and gradually shift focus if they're interesting enough. Bring back side characters and develope their personality. Treat the history with respect as time moves it forward.
is this worth watching? is it actually good, or only when compared to current year movies and shows?
The first season is pretty much perfect. It goes downhill from there though. Starts to get overly convoluted and melodramatic. Multiple times characters are talking like the world needs to be saved from Satan and I'm saying "ITS KIDS KARATE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD."
Save the dojo, save the world.
It's okay. It is a high school kid drama with all the stuff that comes with that. Love triangles, bullies, parents who don't understand, secrets, etc. It's just wrapped in the nostalgia of Karate Kid.
I only saw the first two seasons, it definitely has woke stuff with things like diversity, and girls and fat kids fighting equally on par with athletic boys, but its a little more subdued since none of the dialogue express any kind of woke sentiments like She Hulk talking about mansplaining, and the main character makes some anti woke remarks which people think is based but the show plays it off more as hes a stupid boomer who doesn't "get" gen Z culture.
I stopped watching season 2 because the whole narrative became about how karate is creating a toxic masculine culture of bullies, and the main character starts going soft and tries to redeem himself after spending the first season trying to toughen up pussy gen Z kids.
Mileage varies depending on how much you like teen drama and/or Karate Kid but it is the gold standard of how old shows and movies should be adapted.
The lore is intact but events have moved into the future in a logical way. Characters keep their attributes but are more mature/jaded. Introduce new characters through the old and gradually shift focus if they're interesting enough. Bring back side characters and develope their personality. Treat the history with respect as time moves it forward.
I found it surprisingly good and actually worth watching.