Bad Eggs

Season 5, Episode 7

Air date

September 9, 2022

Written by

Joe Piarulli
Luan Thomas

Directed by

Joel Novoa

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"Silver has taken the Valley, now he's putting together the pieces to take everything else. You may have found the will to fight, but you're outmatched and outnumbered. Silver is on the verge of getting everything he's ever wanted."

―Kreese

"Bad Eggs" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of Cobra Kai.

Synopsis

Terry and Kim issue a brutal challenge while Chozen teaches his students a different kind of lesson. Johnny and Daniel demand answers from Kreese.

Plot

The episode begins with a montage showing how fast Cobra Kai has expanded throughout the valley. As Daniel, Amanda, Johnny, and Chozen discuss the spread in voiceover, we see Mitch devouring some Cobra Kai brownies (which he spits out when caught by Chris, Bert, and Nate), Anthony getting bullied by the usual suspects, and Daniel re-opening Miyagi-Do. At the LaRusso Auto Group, the four look at a table map of the valley and mark where dojos have cropped up. Johnny wants to call one of Silver’s old friends, but Daniel says they tried that. But they need to do something. And Amanda knows exactly who might help: Kreese. Neither Daniel nor Johnny wants to, but Amanda thinks he’s their best bet.

At Miyagi-Do, Sam reassures Anthony that he can do this. Across the yard, Miguel, Eli, and Demetri talk about Sam. Robby arrives and Eli is annoyed, but Miguel promises Robby is with them. Chozen starts class and uses eggs to make his point. Each of them will take one and must protect it from him. He gives them time to hide. While they do, Anthony thinks he won’t be able to defend himself, but Sam thinks he can. Robby joins them and across the way, the other trio think Robby is moving in on Sam. Chozen officially starts the lesson and Demetri is the first to lose. Chozen takes out each egg one by one using some truly admirable techniques. Out front, Eli taunts a little until Chozen smacks the egg right onto the windshield of the car Anthony is in. Anthony immediately surrenders. Only Sam and Miguel are left. They talk about Sam being back in karate and the awkwardness between them when Chozen gets Miguel’s egg. Sam is confident hers is safe in her backpack. It wasn’t.

Chozen is frustrated with the kids, telling them to adapt. He makes them start over, but the kids aren’t optimistic. Anthony gets an idea and explains that they need to work together, comparing the situation to Dungeon Lord and the binary brothers agree with him. So, they gather on the sparring deck, put their eggs all in one bucket hat, and circle around them. The technique works, and Chozen continues to amp them up. In the end, he gives up and everyone praises Anthony.

Daniel and Johnny are waiting to see Kreese and Johnny is ready to leave. Kreese arrives and Gabriel is at his beck and call until Kreese sends him off. Things start a little bumpy, as Kreese also does not want to talk to Johnny. When they deal with it, Daniel wants to know Silver’s plan, but Kreese won’t talk. However, he does mention the lead and Daniel realizes the newspaper was Kreese. Though Silver was not part of the plan. Meanwhile, Johnny says Kreese deserves to be in there, and Kreese says he’s innocent. Daniel offers to get him a lawyer, but Kreese doesn’t want one of his “greasy cousins.” Johnny goes into the offensive, but Daniel remains calm until Kreese agrees.

While Daniel is outside on the phone, Kreese asks if Johnny really wants to end Cobra Kai when Silver is the problem. Johnny adds Kreese was just as bad, but Kreese lies and says he did it for Johnny. Johnny is angry and hurt, telling Kreese he’s doing all of this to erase everything Kreese did to him. Daniel returns and says the lawyer agreed.

During warm-ups at the flagship, Devon thinks Tory is icing her out when Tory wants Devon to get out, because Cobra Kai is dangerous. Devon doesn’t believe her and thinks Tory is scared of competition. Meanwhile, Kenny is in high energy mode and Kyler tells him to slow down, while also reminding Kenny that Kyler is number one there. Silver and Sensei Kim watch from a security feed in Silver’s office. Silver needs leaders and thinks Tory is the best bet. Sensei Kim doesn’t necessarily disagree, but she thinks there may be others.

To test this, they do a new exercise. The boys and girls are split, with Sensei Odell taking the boys and Sensei Kim taking the girls. They pair up a leader and follower from each group, and they must work together to defeat the senseis. The girls are Devon and Tory. The first attempt does not go well. A bit later, no one else wants to take on Sensei Kim. Devon thinks she and Tory could again and they eventually do. They don’t beat Sensei Kim, but Tory protects Devon and Sensei Kim is not impressed. Devon says Tory didn’t need to, but Tory thinks it was her being a good leader.

Kenny and Kyler are the boys, and Kyler throws incredibly unhelpful directions at Kenny, who gets fed up and storms off. Silver stops him and tells him to go to his office. Silver brings up Kenny’s dad, and how with his dad overseas Kenny turned to his brother and then Robby for guidance. Silver can relate, but when he stopped doing that, he reached his full potential. He thinks Kenny can too. During the next round, Kenny refuses to listen to Kyler. The two briefly fight. Kenny winds up using Kyler as a literal jumping off point that allows him to land a hit on Sensei Odell.

Kreese tells Johnny and Daniel about a trip he and Silver took decades ago to learn from Kim Sun-Yung himself, which we see in a flashback. A child aged Kim Da-Eun is there, too. After training, Young Kreese and Silver talk about the dojo, which Silver has bought for Kreese. He knows Cobra Kai is the best, but he wants Kreese to think bigger. This includes the top karate tournament in the world: Sekai Taikai. If they win, Cobra Kai will be everywhere across the world. Kreese says no, as he just wants to focus on his students – including one in particular. Silver understands and will follow Kreese’s lead. In the present, Kreese reiterates that if Silver goes to the tournament and wins, Cobra Kai will go global. He explains the bigger picture and then adds he held up his end of the deal. So, as promised, Daniel slides over a folded piece of paper with the lawyer’s info. When Kreese looks, he instead finds the paper reads, “NO MERCY MOTHERFUCKER!” Kreese is agitated and says they can’t beat Silver without him, but they dismiss him for not trusting Kreese whatsoever, bringing Silver into their lives, their fear of Kreese reclaiming ownership of the Cobra Kai dojo, Kreese's dangerous teaching methods, and nearly killing Daniel and Johnny six months prior to the 2019 All-Valley Tournament.

Cast

Starring

Special Guest Star

Gianni Decenzo as Demetri Alexopoulos

Guest Starring

Co-Starring

Sarah Anne as Young Kim Da-Eun
Don L. Lee as Master Kim Sun-Yung
Renell Michael White as Surly Customer

Trivia

The title obviously refers to Chozen's egg exercise, but it also refers to the students and sensei of Cobra Kai.
Kreese telling Daniel he wants a "real lawyer" and not one of his "Greasy Cousins" is a reference to the movie My Cousin Vinny In which Ralph Macchio's character, after being accused of murder, enlists the help of his con-man lawyer cousin Vinny, played by Joe Pesci.
Robby mentioned what Hawk did while still in Cobra Kai before his defection:
- Attacking him and Sam at the mall (All In)
- Breaking Demetri's arm (Miyagi-Do)
- Trashing the entire Miyagi-Do dojo (also All In)
This is the first and only time Shawn Payne makes an appearance this season, though not a physical one.
The "Hunger Games" is brought up by Demetri.
Upon Chozen conceding, he reveals to his students that Cobra Kai is mile wide but only an inch deep, whereas Miyagi-Do is an inch wide but mile deep.