Cobra Kai Season 5's Silver Vs Daniel Battle Explained By Ralph Macchio

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Ralph Macchio gives an in-depth breakdown of his Cobra Kai season 5 fight with Thomas Ian Griffith's Terry Silver. Cobra Kai, a legacy sequel set after the events of 1984's The Karate Kid, has become a streaming sensation, especially since it was picked up by Netflix after a stint on YouTube Red. The series has only grown in popularity through this month's season 5, bringing back more original franchise actors to reprise their roles and continue their stories over three decades later. One of the franchise's biggest villains, Terry Silver, served as the primary antagonist in Cobra Kai season 5.

In The Karate Kid Part III, Silver was a manipulative force that sought to drive a wedge between Daniel and his beloved mentor, Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita). He shows a deep commitment to expanding the Cobra Kai dojo and continues that mission in Cobra Kai season 5. Due to Silver's respected standing in the community, age, and charisma, he manages to charm the Valley, making Daniel appear crazed as he tries to take the man down. Macchio previously teased that this psychological warfare waged by Silver would cause Daniel to "hit rock bottom" in season 5, which he did. His behavior caused his family to leave the home briefly. At one point in Cobra Kai season 5, Daniel decided to take matters into his own hands and face Silver directly, leading him to break into the man's home and initiate a fight that he lost badly.

Related: Where Terry Silver's Students Could Go After Cobra Kai Season 5

While speaking with Still Watching Netflix, Macchio breaks down Daniel's battle with Silver, offering details about the ways the series creators go about filming fight sequences. The star also explains the significance of that fight sequence, giving insight into why Daniel had to lose. Check out what Macchio says below:

“We do stuff in pieces, but I wanted to do pretty long stretches of it by design of the fight. We took our time, finding all of those beats in there. It’s always gotta play to what’s going on narratively, story-wise, character. So for that scene, that’s LaRusso, unhinged. Silver has Daniel in the palm of his hand, right there. So it is that psychological advantage.”

Macchio's comments reveal how this fight differs from others in Cobra Kai due to its filming in long stretches rather than piece by piece. That choice is significant, since Daniel's exhaustion is an important component of the fight, and filming in longer stretches would have made it appear more grueling. Keeping the camera rolling also gave Griffith and Macchio, no strangers to sharing intense scenes, more opportunities to discover potentially rich moments within the fight, as Macchio implies. The actor also reveals how the Cobra Kai creators go about crafting each fight sequence, with an emphasis on story. In a series with so many karate fights, it's important that each match-up feel important and distinct from the others so they don't grow stale. As Macchio states, the best way to do so is by making sure that each fight reveals something new about the narrative of character - in this case, Silver's lasting impact on Daniel's psyche.

As Cobra Kai moves into a potential season 6, it's essential that each battle continues to feel necessary and adds something new to the overall story. With so many Karate Kid franchise actors now present in the series, audiences have seen Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan), Chozen (Yuji Okumoto), and Johnny (William Zabka) in a team up, many fights between old rivals Daniel and Johnny, a Daniel vs Chozen and Daniel vs. Mike rematch, and several battles between Silver and the others as they worked to take him down. Though viewers will likely never get tired of the action, there is a risk of over saturation as the series continues. Luckily, the approach that Macchio details here shows that the Cobra Kai creators put plenty of thought into crafting compelling and layered fight scenes, which bodes well for season 6.

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