“We fight, we break up
We kiss, we make up”
—Hot N Cold, Katy Perry The first parts of fourth season of “Emily in Paris” and the final season of “Cobra Kai” have been out on Netflix. When traffic is terrible outside and you just need to de-stress I suppose these two can be considered comfort viewing.
I’m wondering if the “Cobra Kai” show runners have run out of subplots. For the final season, Team Miyagi Do, with former rivals Johnny and Daniel as senseis, selects their team for the international Sekai Taikai tournament. There, they face Cobra Kai lead by John Kreese and Kim Da-eun.
In the lead up to this, it’s basically more fighting to resolve matters. Both the kids and adults often go from being enemies, to frenemies, then friends and then back again. If there’s an argument, a few moments are given to solve it via discussion.
After that, it’s time to get into a fighting stance and resolve it in a way where no one gets killed or taken to the hospital (at least for this set of episodes), but one person’s down and one is left standing.
I miss the comedy bits from the previous seasons with Johnny trying to be up to date with young people or having a level of story lines which didn’t have to be resolved by squaring off. With all the fighting, I’m actually surprised the only injury so far has been a nosebleed and a ruptured ego.
“Emily in Paris” also has a similar “hot and cold” situation between Emily and Gabriel, Emily and Alfie, Gabriel and Camille. But this is probably enough tension for anyone not willing to take on any more when they have any free time. It’s glamorous, frivolous and a fantasy. You never bother yourself asking how Emily manages to have space in her closet for all her outfits in the tiny Paris apartment she shares with Mindy, or how early she has to wake up so she can look perfect in her outfit of the day.
While it touches on a few serious subjects this season, it’s still overall quite silly. The supporting characters like Luc and Sylvie continue to liven up the show. I have a friend recovering from a stroke and this is the first thing she watched after being sent home from the hospital. There’s space in the world for things like this.
I’d like to thank everyone who engaged in a discussion with me about last week’s column on Neil Gaiman and fandom. It’s been an ongoing reflection on the whole issue. I have to confess, I have not yet seen the heavily marketed hit, “Deadpool and Wolverine” and the newest film in the Alien franchise. I continue to think about being compelled to fall in the fandom line.
Unfortunately, another new episode of “Master” (on the Neil Gaiman allegations) dropped recently, with a fifth person coming forward. Again, she has recordings of Neil from her conversations with him. I can only reiterate last week’s message of opening our eyes a bit and seeing the true stars and heroes who make our dayn — pedestals and adulation not needed, but a little appreciation goes a very long way.
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