8.9/1042 votes#1 - Mercy
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/2/2018
The highly-anticipated All Valley Karate Tournament brings Johnny and Daniel on opposite sides again, except this time, the new generation of karate students are the combatants. Who will pay the price for ultimate victory?
Director: Hayden Schlossberg
Writer: Jon Hurwitz
8.6/1055 votes#2 - Counterbalance
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/2018
Daniel tries to strike a shady deal to undermine Johnny’s dojo. Meanwhile, Johnny expands his enrollment ranks in the dojo. Miguel puts his karate practice into reality as Samantha faces rejection in school.
Director: Josh Heald
Writer: Jon Hurwitz
8.6/1043 votes#3 - Let's Begin
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 12/31/2021
Johnny and Daniel combine dojos but their opposing styles immediately clash. Kreese tries to persuade a former partner to rejoin him at Cobra Kai.
Director: Hayden Schlossberg
Writer: Jon Hurwitz
8.5/1034 votes#4 - Take a Right
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/24/2019
Daniel’s students are given a lesson in overcoming their grudges. Johnny spends some time away from the dojo, while Kreese exerts his influence.
Director: Josh Heald
Writer: Jon Hurwitz
8.5/1013 votes#5 - Real American Heroes
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/30/2023
After thwarting an arms dealer's deadly plans, a special forces team celebrates the end of their mission with a rager until sobering news ends the party.
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Writer: Jon Hurwitz
8.4/1074 votes#6 - Strike First
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/2/2018
Present day Daniel LaRusso lives a charmed life. That is, until he sees that the Cobra Kai dojo, the source of his teenage angst and rivalry, has been reestablished by Johnny Lawrence. Struggling to launch the business, Johnny starts teaching karate to his teenage neighbor Miguel. Daniel faces his former opponent and old offenses are quickly reignited.
Director: Hayden Schlossberg
Writer: Jon Hurwitz
8.3/1042 votes#7 - Aftermath
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2021
Miguel's fighting for his life, Robby's missing, and Daniel and Johnny's reputations are in tatters as the community reacts to the West Valley brawl.
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Writer: Jon Hurwitz
8.0/1036 votes#8 - Back in Black
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/24/2019
When Daniel starts teaching his first karate students, he questions whether he can fill Mr. Miyagi’s shoes. Johnny invents some unorthodox training methods with help from an unlikely source.
Director: Hayden Schlossberg
Writer: Jon Hurwitz
7.9/1053 votes#9 - Esqueleto
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/2/2018
Johnny tries to recruit more students to join the dojo. Troubled by his daughter’s friends, Daniel chaperones her high school costume dance. Johnny takes Miguel’s training seriously and starts creating a badass.
Director: Jennifer Celotta
Writer: Jon Hurwitz
7.9/1031 votes#10 - All In
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/24/2019
Daniel struggles to help a new student learn. Miguel makes a new connection, while Johnny tries to repair a relationship. Tensions between the two dojos build to a breaking point.
Director: Josh Heald
Writer: Jon Hurwitz
7.9/10248 votes#11 - Ace Degenerate
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/2/2018
Thirty years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, Johnny Lawrence’s life has taken a rocky turn as he tries to forget a past that constantly haunts him. He seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. But the LaRusso-Lawrence rivalry of yesteryear is reignited when their lives become intertwined with the next generation of “karate kids.”
Director: Hayden Schlossberg
Writer: Jon Hurwitz
7.8/1052 votes#12 - Mercy (2)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/24/2019
In the aftermath of Cobra Kai’s win at the Under 18 All Valley Karate Championships, Johnny questions his dojo’s philosophy and deals with a figure from his past. Daniel searches for the right way to respond to Cobra Kai’s dominance.
Director: Hayden Schlossberg
Writer: Jon Hurwitz
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"Mercy" is the best rated episode written by Jon Hurwitz. It scored 8.905/10 based on 42 votes. It was directed by Hayden Schlossberg. It aired on 5/2/2018 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Counterbalance".