Whenever I think of Eli “Hawk” Moskowitz, I usually recall the scene where he calls out Kyler for being a bully in the Season 5 finale Head of the Snake, menunjukkan how he’d grown and matured since his first appearance in the series.
Eli flipped the script with a Mohawk and a back tattoo while calling himself “Hawk” in Season 1, went through a personality change in Season 2 (while turning his Mohawk red), switched sides after having a crisis of conscience and realizing he’d become the bully he strongly disliked in Season 3, decided on finding balance within himself (while turning his red Mohawk purple), and joined Miyagi-Do thanks to Demetri and got his confidence back after a pep talk (and kiss) from Moon during Season 4 (while also winning the trophy for the boys’ division at the All-Valley Tournament). Finally, he showed he and Demetri knew what Anthony was talking about with the Dungeon Lord analogy when it came to the “protect the egg” training exercise telah diberi to them sejak Chozen Toguchi in Season 5.
Eli: (to Kyler) anda know what? That’s life. anda win some, anda lose some, but anda gotta move on. anda never did. You’re still pulling the same old bully act as always.
Basically, Eli showed he’d matured through his actions when he accepted and moved on from his having Lost to Kenny (in stark contrast to his Sore Loser reaction in the Season 1 tournament), whereas Kyler is still stuck on his bullying ways. In fact, Kyler’s only development that he’s had in the entire series is relatively minor, only realizing that despite his own evil ways, he won’t tolerate cheating in sport.
Eli flipped the script with a Mohawk and a back tattoo while calling himself “Hawk” in Season 1, went through a personality change in Season 2 (while turning his Mohawk red), switched sides after having a crisis of conscience and realizing he’d become the bully he strongly disliked in Season 3, decided on finding balance within himself (while turning his red Mohawk purple), and joined Miyagi-Do thanks to Demetri and got his confidence back after a pep talk (and kiss) from Moon during Season 4 (while also winning the trophy for the boys’ division at the All-Valley Tournament). Finally, he showed he and Demetri knew what Anthony was talking about with the Dungeon Lord analogy when it came to the “protect the egg” training exercise telah diberi to them sejak Chozen Toguchi in Season 5.
Eli: (to Kyler) anda know what? That’s life. anda win some, anda lose some, but anda gotta move on. anda never did. You’re still pulling the same old bully act as always.
Basically, Eli showed he’d matured through his actions when he accepted and moved on from his having Lost to Kenny (in stark contrast to his Sore Loser reaction in the Season 1 tournament), whereas Kyler is still stuck on his bullying ways. In fact, Kyler’s only development that he’s had in the entire series is relatively minor, only realizing that despite his own evil ways, he won’t tolerate cheating in sport.