If Hilary Swank appears in Cobra Kai as Julie Pierce, she can be the hero who saves Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) from his doubts about Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki “Pat” Morita). Daniel LaRusso’s memories of Mr. Miyagi have been rocked by Cobra Kai season 6’s revelations that Daniel-san’s beloved sensei had a secret past he never mentioned. Worse for LaRusso is learning that Mr. Miyagi competed in the Sekai Taikai tournament in the 1940s and killed his opponent. But could Julie Pierce know better?
Introduced in The Next Karate Kid, Julie Pierce was Mr. Miyagi’s second student after Daniel LaRusso. During a trip to Boston in 1994, ten years in the timeline after The Karate Kid, Mr. Miyagi met Julie. the granddaughter of his deceased friend from World War II. Miyagi helped the orphaned Julie cope with her anger and honed her natural skills with Miyagi-Do karate. The Next Karate Kid was Julie’s lone canonical appearance, and Academy Award winner Hilary Swank has been long demanded to join Cobra Kai. LaRusso’s fears about Miyagi may be Julie-san’s cue to meet Daniel-san.
Hilary Swank’s Julie Pierce Can Save Daniel From Doubting Miyagi In Cobra Kai Season 6
Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 didn’t resolve any of Daniel LaRusso’s questions about Mr. Miyagi’s past life, and there seems to be no way for him to get t he answers he needs. But Julie Pierce could have Daniel’s answers if she appears in Cobra Kai. After all, Julie knew Miyagi too, and she had different experiences with her sensei than Daniel did. Julie’s grandfather knew Miyagi in the World War II years that Cobra Kai has made controversial and perhaps Julie’s family connection to Miyagi has the crucial information Daniel lacks.
Julie Pierce could even potentially resolve the issue of Mr. Miyagi’s real name. Daniel-san knows his sensei as Nariyosh Miyagi, the name on his grave, but Julie-san met him as Keisuke Miyagi in The Next Karate Kid. It stands to reason that Julie and Mr. Miyagi stayed in touch or even saw each other in the years between The Next Karate Kid and Mr. Miyagi’s death. Julie appearing in the final 5 episodes of Cobra Kai could be an ingenious way to cross over the two Karate Kid movie leads so that Julie-san unlocks all of the mysteries tormenting Daniel-san about Mr. Miyagi.
If Hilary Swank Appears In Cobra Kai, Saving Her For The End Is Smart
Since Cobra Kai began, fans of The Karate Kid have wondered if and when Hilary Swank would reprise Julie Pierce. The Oscar winner has stated she is willing, but it hasn’t happened yet. Not only is Cobra Kai season 6, part 3 the last chance for Julie Pierce to join Netflix’s hit series, but Cobra Kai has crafted an ideal reason for Julie to appear by generating doubt about Mr. Miyagi’s past. Further, Cobra Kai season 6 is addressing discrepancies about Mr. Miyagi’s history from The Karate Kid movies, and it paves the way for Julie to be the answer to the burning questions about Miyagi.
Daniel-san and Julie-san sharing the screen would be the moment Cobra Kai has built toward for six seasons.
If Hilary Swank does appear in Cobra Kai season 6, part 3, Julie Pierce finally meeting Daniel LaRusso would be a monumental way for Cobra Kai to bow out. Daniel-san and Julie-san sharing the screen would be the moment Cobra Kai has built toward for six seasons, paying off the creators’ devotion to the Miyagiverse and unifying the first four Karate Kid movies before Ralph Macchio appears as LaRusso in Karate Kid: Legends. Saving Hilary Swank as Julie Pierce until the end would be an unforgettable way for Cobra Kai to have a grand finale and honor the legacy of Mr. Miyagi.
