EP about Tory’s mother’s death

As we prepare to see Cobra Kai season 6 part 2 on Netflix, it looks like Tory’s mother’s death will be the focus. After all, this is the tragic catalyst that sets so many other stories in motion!

If you want to get a broader sense of what we’re talking about here, it goes something like this. The death of this character causes Tory to distance herself from her friends, and when Daniel finds out about this, it’s decided to stop letting her fight. She wanted to use karate to deal with her grief, and this led to her eventually defecting to Cobra Kai. She and John Kreese have a history, and we know that no one channels it as well as he does.

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So why did the writers choose to have the character die at this point? Let’s just say it was something that had been in the works for a long time. Speaking to Screen Rant, here’s what executive producer Josh Heald had to say on the subject:

… We always knew that (her) mother was going to go, we didn’t know exactly when, but we knew that we wanted it to happen at a pivotal moment for her character. It wasn’t just something that happens and we cut to it and see a more traditional melodrama about a kid going through something. We wanted it to have the Cobra Kai fuel and the sparks that come with it. This was the worst possible moment for this to happen, which made it the best possible moment to do it. And it just becomes the alchemy of putting together the recipe in the writers’ room about when and why and how, and the pieces of the puzzle have to fit together.

By making it the lead-in to part 2, we could see more of the anger and pain that comes with it. But at the same time, there’s also the chance to explore more of what happens as other characters try to figure out how to be there for her. We do think there’s a chance that Tory will eventually get back together with her friends, but it won’t be easy.

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This article was written by Jessica BunBun.