TMC
08-06-2022, 10:55 PM
https://www.looper.com/954982/why-cobra-kai-fans-have-questions-about-johnny-and-robbys-relationship/
Robby subconsciously seeks Johnny's attention
In this Reddit thread, original poster u/KausGo (https://www.reddit.com/r/cobrakai/comments/w0f3m7/johnny_tried/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) pointed out that some viewers simply do not want to admit that Johnny has, for the most part, not been trying hard enough to reconnect and heal the mental scars he caused Robby for all of his childhood.
According to u/KausGo, certain viewers claiming that Johnny has tried to make amends with Robby overlook some key details. It is not that Robby wants nothing to do with Johnny, but quite the contrary; he subconsciously does things that in some way will put him in his estranged father's life. Redditor u/DrXyron (https://www.reddit.com/r/cobrakai/comments/w0f3m7/comment/igfin0e/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) wrote that toward the end of Season 4, "Robby for the first time sought out Johnny. Showing that he actually is now ready to try and fix things." But there are some clues laid out by the OP that shows how he has been trying all along.
A closer look at the earlier seasons will reveal that Robby was always trying to insinuate himself into Johnny's life. Even joining up with Johnny's rival John Kreese (Martin Kove) was a dysfunctional way of trying to get his dad's attention. When a family dynamic is already dysfunctional, going about trying to repair it with dysfunctional approaches is not outside of the norm. Robby is also a complicated character (https://www.looper.com/719648/tanner-buchanan-still-gets-kicks-playing-the-complicated-robby-keene-in-cobra-kai-exclusive-interview/) in his own right, so his unorthodox methods play right into classic teenage rebellion.
Robby subconsciously seeks Johnny's attention
In this Reddit thread, original poster u/KausGo (https://www.reddit.com/r/cobrakai/comments/w0f3m7/johnny_tried/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) pointed out that some viewers simply do not want to admit that Johnny has, for the most part, not been trying hard enough to reconnect and heal the mental scars he caused Robby for all of his childhood.
According to u/KausGo, certain viewers claiming that Johnny has tried to make amends with Robby overlook some key details. It is not that Robby wants nothing to do with Johnny, but quite the contrary; he subconsciously does things that in some way will put him in his estranged father's life. Redditor u/DrXyron (https://www.reddit.com/r/cobrakai/comments/w0f3m7/comment/igfin0e/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) wrote that toward the end of Season 4, "Robby for the first time sought out Johnny. Showing that he actually is now ready to try and fix things." But there are some clues laid out by the OP that shows how he has been trying all along.
A closer look at the earlier seasons will reveal that Robby was always trying to insinuate himself into Johnny's life. Even joining up with Johnny's rival John Kreese (Martin Kove) was a dysfunctional way of trying to get his dad's attention. When a family dynamic is already dysfunctional, going about trying to repair it with dysfunctional approaches is not outside of the norm. Robby is also a complicated character (https://www.looper.com/719648/tanner-buchanan-still-gets-kicks-playing-the-complicated-robby-keene-in-cobra-kai-exclusive-interview/) in his own right, so his unorthodox methods play right into classic teenage rebellion.