History Recap / CobraKaiS1E3Esqueleto

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Miguel lands a seriously powerful kick against Kyler... which puts him down for about five seconds before he recovers and he and his friends gang up on Miguel and give him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown. Miguel's still in the very early stages of his training and only knows one move, so he's definitely not ready to take on four more experienced and bigger opponents, as he learns the hard way.
** Before he signed his lease, Johnny did not stop to consider that a dojo like Cobra Kai is a ''business'', which means it has expenses to cover, and one customer's worth of revenue isn't enough to survive. Normally, more customers can be generated with advertising, but Johnny has no clue how to market his dojo, either. Unsurprisingly, this all leads to the past due notices we see Johnny trying to cope with, and by the end of the episode, Cobra Kai is in serious financial trouble.

Meanwhile, Daniel's insecurity about Sam's relationship with Kyler reaches its peak, to the extent that he is willing to sneak into his daughter's room and read her instant messages, in which Kyler claims to have "something BIG" to show her at the school dance. Daniel volunteers to chaperone the dance to keep an eye on her, but Sam makes him promise that he will not embarrass her.

Miguel attends the dance in a skeleton ("esqueleto") costume identical to those worn by the Cobra Kai in the 80's. Daniel is disturbed by the sight, but when he notices a Cobra Kai flyer taped to the wall, he leaves the dance to confront Johnny who is posting flyers all over the school. At that moment, he spies Sam leaving the dance hand-in-hand with Kyler. In an empty classroom, Daniel interrupts them but misinterprets Kyler innocently presenting her with what he claims is his grandmother's bracelet, making Sam furious. She tells Yasmine she is ready to leave, but Yasmine cannot resist posting a cruel pig meme about Aisha eating at the snack table before they go.

The episode opens with a nighttime shot looking over L.A. (set to the strains of some 80's hair metal) before it cuts to Miguel's grandmother cooking dinner for the family. She calls to Miguel in his room, but mistakes the sounds of his karate practice as [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbation]]. Over dinner, the family discusses what Miguel's costume should be for the school's Halloween dance. Miguel suggests Deadpool, but notes that the costume is expensive.

* CassandraTruth: Daniel notices Sam and Kyler spending some alone time in an empty classroom, then intervenes and tries to warn Sam that Kyler is bad news. Sam doesn't heed his warning and dismissively shoots him down for not keeping to his promise of not openly humiliating her, then furiously storms off.

** Demetri is a ''Necromancer'', not a sorcerer!

* LeeroyJenkins: Miguel antagonizing Kyler and his goons at the dance is somewhere between this and HonorBeforeReason. Yes they’re dicks but they weren’t doing anything wrong in the moment and it would’ve been wiser for Miguel to back off. [[HistoryRepeats Not unlike Daniel did to Johnny]] at their Halloween dance.

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: The guidance counselor focuses a bit too much on vague PC-rhetoric and not enough on preventing actual harassment happening right in front of her.

* InsistentTerminology: Demetri is a ''Necromancer'', not a sorcerer!

Miguel takes a bathroom break with his friends in the boys' locker room, but they run afoul of Kyler's gang once more, and Kyler reveals the bracelet was just a cheap bauble he uses to entice girls. Left to fend for himself, Miguel knocks Kyler down with a jumping front kick, but the gang quickly seizes him and delivers a vicious beating. Afterwards, a dismayed Johnny locates his fallen student.

Miguel attends the dance in a skeleton ("esqueleto") costume identical to those worn by the Cobra Kai in the 80's. Daniel is disturbed by the sight, but when he notices a Cobra Kai flyer taped to the wall, he leaves the dance to confront Johnny who is posting flyers all over the school. At that moment, he spies Sam leaving the dance hand-in-hand with Kyler. In an empty classroom, Daniel interrupts them but misinterprets Kyler innocently presenting her with what he says is his grandmother's bracelet, making Sam furious. She tells Yasmine she is ready to leave, but Yasmine cannot resist posting a cruel pig meme about Aisha eating at the snack table before they go.

Miguel takes a bathroom break with his friends in the boys' locker room, but they run afoul of Kyler's gang once more, and Kyler reveals the bracelet was just a cheap thing and it being his Grandmother's is a lie he's told to other girls. Left to fend for himself, Miguel knocks Kyler down with a jumping front kick, but the gang quickly seizes him and delivers a vicious beating. Afterwards, a dismayed Johnny locates his fallen student.

** Miguel lands a seriously powerful kick against Kyler... which puts him down for about five seconds before he recovers and he and his friends gang up on him and give him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown. Miguel's still in the very early stages of his training and only knows one move, so he's definitely not ready to take on four more experienced and bigger opponents, as he learns the hard way.

* RealityEnsues:
** When Johnny pushes Miguel into a swimming pool with his hands tied for the first time, Miguel nearly drowns.
** Miguel has only just begun to train seriously, and still struggles with basic PT. So while he can get one good hit in, he's no match for multiple athletic opponents at once.
** Before he signed his lease, Johnny did not stop to consider that a dojo like Cobra Kai is a ''business'', which means it has expenses to cover, and one customer's worth of revenue isn't enough to survive. Normally, more customers can be generated with advertising, but Johnny has no clue how to market his dojo, either. Unsurprisingly, this all leads to the past due notices we see Johnny trying to cope with, and by the end of the episode, Cobra Kai is in serious financial trouble.

* TheDogBitesBack: Downplayed. Miguel at most gets only a single hit in before he is quickly overwhelmed by Kyler and his goons, and beaten into unconsciousness.