Cobra Kai never dies… but it does have to end. And that it did Thursday, when Netflix dropped the series’ last five episodes, setting the stage for one hell of a final fight between Johnny Lawrence and Sensei Wolf.

As the first and only female sensei in the “Karate Kid” franchise’s 40-year history, Alicia Hannah-Kim is walking into the finale of “Cobra Kai” with mixed emotions. The final five episodes of Netflix’s spinoff of the 1984 hit,

Cobra Kai has never shied away from bringing back legacy characters, digging deep into The Karate Kid 's rich history to surprise and delight fans. But as the final episodes unfolded, one major absence stood