History Recap / CobraKaiS2E2BackInBlack

* ParentalAbandonment: Shannon leaves Robby alone without ensuring the bills are paid, even though she claims Rick is covering this month. Eventually, the lights go off, implied to be for non-payment, and there is barely any food in the fridge. Sam learns of this, passes it on to Daniel who then invites Robby to stay with them. He attempts to contact Johnny over the issue, but upon seeing him with Kreese writes them both off.

** To both ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII'' and ''Film/TheNextKarateKid'', during the Miyagi-Do training session, when both Robby and Sam say it feels like they're dancing:

* BashBrothers: Daniel explains to Sam and Robby that normally the defensive strength of two people would just be two people but done right two people can have the defensive strength of twenty. Thus comes the Wheel Technique, a narrow circle where two people learn to mirror each others movements through instinct.

* ArtisticLicenseCars: The inside of the cement mixer is not portrayed realistically; there are spiral blades running through the inside that would've made it much harder to move around in.

* {{Foreshadowing}} : Shannon is holding two pill bottles when Robby turns on the lights; in a later episode, she goes to rehab.

* ParentalAbandonment: Shannon leaves Robby alone without ensuring the bills are paid, even though she claims Rick is covering this month. Eventually, the lights go off, implied to be for non-payment.

[[Recap/CobraKai Index]] | '''1''' | [[Recap/CobraKaiS2E2BackInBlack 2]] | [[Recap/CobraKaiS2E3FireAndIce 3]] | [[Recap/CobraKaiS2E4TheMomentOfTruth 4]] | [[Recap/CobraKaiS2E5AllIn 5]] | [[Recap/CobraKaiS2E6TakeARight 6]] | [[Recap/CobraKaiS2E7Lull 7]] | [[Recap/CobraKaiS2E8GloryOfLove 8]] | [[Recap/CobraKaiS2E9Pulpo 9]] | [[Recap/CobraKaiS2E10NoMercy 10]]]]-]]]

"Back in Black" opens on a montage of Johnny and Miguel getting ready for their day, interspersed with Johnny's Challenger being given a Cobra Kai makeover, all set to the titular AC/DC track.

!!This episode contains the following tropes:

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* ContrastMontage: Miyagi-do's methods vs. Cobra Kai's. As might be expected, the Miyagi-Do exercise focuses on balance (doing a group kata on the pond's wooden platform) while the Cobra Kai exercise is more about force (turning a cement mixer's drum hamster-style).

* ParentalAbandonment: Shannon leaves Robby alone without ensuring the bills are paid, even though she claims Rick is covering this month.

*** In the first of the two films, Daniel finds an old children's toy (which he still has with him) and Mr. Miyagi tells him that's the basis for Miyagi-Do Karate; later, he shows Kumiko the toy and tells her it's the basis for his style of karate, to which she responds that it looks like her o-bon dance, and they both dance on top of the bridge.

* ArtisticLicenseCars: The inside of the cement mixer is not portrayed realistically, there are spiral blades running through the inside that would've made it much harder to move around in.

* MistakenForPrankCall: A prospective customer asks Johnny over the phone whether the dojo accepts gender neutral/genderfluid students. A dumbfounded Johnny asks the customer whether they're prank calling.
-->''"Gender what? Hey, is this a prank call?"''

* {{Foreshadowing}} : Shannon is holding two pill bottles when Robby turns on the lights; later, she goes to rehab.

* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer : Robby issues this warning to Rick.

Meanwhile, some new students turn up at the Cobra Kai dojo, much to the chagrin of Kreese, who has rejoined the dojo as an "observer". When the senior students begin goofing off in class, a furious Johnny organizes a punishment exercise, ordering them to climb inside a cement truck and turn the mixer themselves. When the students hesitate to comply, Kreese shames (and impresses) them with a motivational speech, revealing that he was Johnny's sensei.

After Sam gets an unexpected call from Miguel (who uses Aisha's phone to trick her into talking to him), she starts training at Miyagi-Do, where Robby is already sweating out his troubles. Daniel devises a new exercise called the "wheel technique" to keep both his new students in balance, instructing them to perform a synchronized kata on a floating wooden platform in the garden without falling into the water. He then leaves them to practice while he is called away to handle an emergency at the car dealership. Later, Daniel discovers Robby’s poor living conditions and decides to take him in as a guest, although Daniel’s wife Amanda suggests that he consult Johnny about the situation first.

* MistakenForPrankCall: A customer asks Johnny over the phone whether the dojo accepts gender neutral students. A dumbfounded Johnny asks the customer whether they're prank calling.

After Sam gets an unexpected call from Miguel (who uses Aisha's phone to trick her into talking to him), she starts training at Miyagi-Do, where Robby is already sweating out his troubles. Daniel devises a new exercise called the "wheel technique" to keep both his new students in balance, instructing them to perform a synchronized kata on a floating platform in the garden without falling into the water. He then leaves them to practice while he is called away to handle an emergency at the car dealership. Later, Daniel discovers Robby’s poor living conditions and decides to take him in as a guest, although Daniel’s wife Amanda suggests that he consult Johnny about the situation first.

After Sam gets an unexpected call from Miguel (who uses Aisha's phone to trick her into talking to him), she starts training at Miyagi-Do, where Robby is already sweating out his troubles. Daniel devises a new exercise called the "wheel technique" to keep both his new students in balance, instructing them to perform a synchronized kata on a floating platform in the Miyagi-Do garden without falling into the water. He then leaves them to practice while he is called away to handle an emergency at the car dealership. Later, Daniel discovers Robby’s poor living conditions and decides to take him in as a guest, although Daniel’s wife Amanda suggests that he consult Johnny about the situation first.

After Sam gets an unexpected call from Miguel (who uses Aisha's phone to trick her into talking to him), she starts training at Miyagi-Do, where Robby is already sweating out his troubles. Daniel devises a new exercise called the "wheel technique" to keep both his new students in balance, but is temporarily called away to handle an emergency at the car dealership. Later, Daniel discovers Robby’s poor living conditions and decides to take him in as a guest, although Daniel’s wife Amanda suggests that he consult Johnny about the situation first.

Meanwhile, some new students turn up at the Cobra Kai dojo, much to the chagrin of Kreese, who has rejoined the dojo as an "observer". When the senior students begin goofing off in class, a furious Johnny organizes a punishment exercise for them: climbing inside a cement truck and turning the mixer themselves. When the Cobra Kai students are hesitant to crawl into the mixer, Kreese shames (and impresses) them with a motivational speech, revealing to them that he was Johnny's sensei.

As the Cobra Kai students struggle to turn the mixer, Robby and Sam practice the wheel technique on a wooden platform floating on the Miyagi-Do dojo's pond, an exercise that requires perfect balance and coordination to keep the platform steady (and the students from falling into the water). Eventually, both sides triumph -- the mixer rotates and the Miyagi-Do students get through the entire kata without falling.

Meanwhile, some new students turn up at the Cobra Kai dojo, much to Kreese's chagrin. When the senior students begin goofing off in class, a furious Johnny creates a new exercise of his own as punishment: Ordering his students to climb inside a cement truck and turn the mixer themselves.

* ContrastMontage: Miyagi-do's methods vs. Cobra Kai's.

*** On the first film, Daniel finds an old children's toy (which he still has with him) and Mr. Miyagi tells him that's the basis for Miyagi-Do Karate; later he shows Kumiko the toy and tells her it's the basis for his style of karate, to which she responds that it looks like her o-bon dance, and they both dance on top of the bridge;
*** On the second one, Julie Pierce and Mr. Miyagi go to her grandmother's living room, tells her he invented a new ''kata'' he calls "karate waltz", "teaches" her the "new ''kata''" and after a while leaves her alone dancing.

* IncrediblyLamePun: "It's a snake do."

* ParentalAbandonment: Shannon leaves Robby with the bills.

** To both ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII'' and ''Film/TheNextKarateKid'', during the Miyagi-Do training session, when both Robby and Sam say it feels like they're dancing. On the first film, Daniel finds an old children's toy (which he still has with him) and Mr. Miyagi tells him that's the basis for Miyagi-Do Karate; later he shows Kumiko the toy and tells her it's the basis for his style of karate, to which she responds that it looks like her o-bon dance, and they both dance on top of the bridge. Now, on the second one, Julie Pierce and Mr. Miyagi go to her grandmother's living room, tells her he invented a new ''kata'' he calls "karate waltz", "teaches" her the "new ''kata''" and after a while leaves her alone dancing.

** To both ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII'' and ''Film/TheNextKarateKid'', during the Miyagi-Do training session, when both Robby and Sam are in their training session and they say it feels like they're dancing. On the first film, Daniel finds an old children's toy (which he still has with him) and Mr. Miyagi tells him that's the basis for Miyagi-Do Karate; later he shows Kumiko the toy and tells her it's the basis for his style of karate, to which she responds that it looks like her o-bon dance, and they both dance on top of the bridge. Now, on the second one, Julie Pierce and Mr. Miyagi go to her grandmother's living room, tells her he invented a new ''kata'' he calls "karate waltz", "teaches" her the "new ''kata''" and after a while leaves her alone dancing.

** To both ''Film/TheKarateKidPart2'' and ''Film/TheNextKarateKid'', during the Miyagi-Do training session, when both Robby and Sam are in their training session and they say it feels like they're dancing. On the first film, Daniel finds an old children's toy (which he still has with him) and Mr. Miyagi tells him that's the basis for Miyagi-Do Karate; later he shows Kumiko the toy and tells her it's the basis for his style of karate, to which she responds that it looks like her o-bon dance, and they both dance on top of the bridge. Now, on the second one, Julie Pierce and Mr. Miyagi go to her grandmother's living room, tells her he invented a new ''kata'' he calls "karate waltz", "teaches" her the "new ''kata''" and after a while leaves her alone dancing.

** To both ''Film/KarateKidPart2'' and ''Film/TheNextKarateKid'', during the Miyagi-Do training session, when both Robby and Sam are in their training session and they say it feels like they're dancing. On the first film, Daniel finds an old children's toy (which he still has with him) and Mr. Miyagi tells him that's the basis for Miyagi-Do Karate; later he shows Kumiko the toy and tells her it's the basis for his style of karate, to which she responds that it looks like her o-bon dance, and they both dance on top of the bridge. Now, on the second one, Julie Pierce and Mr. Miyagi go to her grandmother's living room, tells her he invented a new ''kata'' he calls "karate waltz", "teaches" her the "new ''kata''" and after a while leaves her alone dancing.

* CallBack: To the first season pilot, when Johnny pulls up to a woman and tries to get her attention, to no avail. This time, both Johnny and Miguel get a look-down from a woman and her daughter, and it's Johnny's turn to act like he's too cool to acknowledge them.