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i am amazed that this show has gone on for six seasons and counting. it misses the point of the original karate kid almost entirely, the plot is a mess, and it's incredibly unrealistic. sixteen year olds are casually drinking, breaking into houses, and putting other kids into hospitals in the name of "karate" with no overall consequences. the plot feels like a loop over and over again. what, seventy year old men are bullying kids into fighting each other for sport. one of the main characters gets paralyzed by another character and ends up recovering and going back into fighting a few episodes later. the characters feel stale and cringey and i am surprised that i managed to get through each season.