On January 1, the third season of Cobra Kai a Netflix; for fans there was no better way to start the year so they quickly devoured the 10 episodes of this new installment.
Everyone was in anticipation, as it would finally be revealed what had happened to Miguel, after the spectacular fall he suffered during the karate pitched 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 of Karate Kid (1984), where he was introduced as the founder of the Cobra Kai Dojo and as a sensei of Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka).
From the beginning of the story we know that he is a real villain, but his arrival in the series Cobra Kai, During the end of the first season, surprised all the fans, as they knew that things would surely get complicated.
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For this new stage of his character in the series, John Kreese appeared 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 the filming of Cobra Kai, As it was accompanied by his son: Jesse Kove
Father and son, together in Cobra Kai
In season 3 of the series he delved, through flashbacks, into the stormy youth of John Kreese, 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.
One thing fans didn’t notice is that during the scene in which young Kreese appears as a waiter, he also appears Jesse Kove, Who is son in the real life of Martin KoveThat is, from the sore of the series.
It was in the episode “Nature vs. Nature” that actor Jesse Kove played the school captain and bullied Kreese for being “weak.”
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For Jesse Kove it was an honor to be a part of Cobra Kai and the legacy of Karate Kid. “I felt like this dream experience. How could I be in this universe? And these flashbacks were a perfect vehicle for that. I hope I was proud of my father,” the 30-year-old actor expressed during an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
For his part, for Martin Kove, seeing his son perform in this series was a more than rewarding experience, as it represented the opportunity to work together on a project. “As soon as I walked in, the writers are on set and everyone is watching this scene where Jesse is … They stopped 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 has starred in television series such as First day He Steve the intern, And in movies like The shallow (2021). He is also very active on social media, where he does not hesitate to express his gratitude for being part of the universe of Karate Kid to which his father also belongs.
With information from Fandom, Vader News and Spoiler.
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