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Cobra Kai ended its second season with a major cliffhanger. During a brutal school fight, Robby kicked Miguel and accidentally caused him to fall onto a staircase railing. Miguel survived the fall, but heās not in good shape. His road to recovery in season 3 will not be easy, and he may never be able to walk again. HollywoodLife talked EXCLUSIVELY with Xolo MaridueƱa about whatās next for Miguel in season 3, which drops New Yearās Day.
āGoing into season 3, there are some pretty big challenges I think that need to be addressed at the very beginning,ā Xolo told HollywoodLife during the showās virtual press junket. āThe first of which, obviously, is figuring out, to Miguel at least, whether or not heās going to be able to walk and fight again. I think karate and really Johnnyās influence really has a big impact on Miguel. I think because of that, right out of his coma, the first thing heās worried about is Johnny and am I going to be able to do karate again. I think thatās going to be a little bit of a hard pill to swallow for everyone around him. We donāt know if heās going to be able to walk again. We donāt know how Carmen, his mom, is going to feel about karate. I think thereās a lot of things, a lot of questions that need to be answered before we can even have Johnny and Miguel reconcile again. But as always, as a viewer of the show, I really enjoy the dynamic between Miguel and Johnny. So I hope that it doesnāt end here, but I guess weāll have to just wait and see.ā
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At one point during Robby and Miguelās fight, Miguel had Robby pinned. Miguel decided to listen to his mentor, Johnny, and show mercy. This moment played a major factor in what happened to Miguel because Robby did not show mercy. However, Xolo doesnāt think Johnny is totally to blame for what happened.
āI think it definitely is an issue to be solved between Robbie and Miguel. I think while you could blame Johnny for telling him to show mercy, at the end of the day, Miguel has free agency, and heās allowed to do what he wants. At the end of the day, I was the one that decided to show mercy,ā Xolo noted.
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Meanwhile, Hawk is now until the tutelage of the formidable John Kreese. Jacob Bertrand revealed how Hawk is going to adapt to Kreeseās intense ways. āItās quite different. Hawk was sort of was birthed from Johnnyās teachings and a lot of the tough love that Johnny had shown Eli,ā Jacob told HollywoodLife. āKreese is sort of a harsher version of this. I think a lot of season 3 for Hawk is sort of figuring out who he is and how he can fit into this new Cobra Kai because itās darker, itās harsher, itās a lot more gritty. Especially with some of the characters that come in and out of season 3, thereās a lot of hardship for Hawk and a lot of tough decisions ahead of them.ā Cobra Kai also stars Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Martin Kove, Peyton List, Mary Mouser, and more. Season 3 will debut New Yearās Day on Netflix.