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four:one step at a time cobra kai — season 3, episode 4
LOST OF AWARENESS OF ONESELF WAS SOMETHING SKYLAR WAS FAMILIAR WITH. Her constant seizure would be as if she were zoning out. But it was more than that. Skylar wouldn't remember what happened when she stared off into the distance at nothing, ultimately making the redhead feel crazy at times. Her brother, Jaxton Holten, would disagree with the fact.
Despite the persistent bickering between the two, they always had each other's backs when it mattered most. Jaxton would always be the person that Skylar would go to if she were to cry about something. When they had lived in Florida and Skylar had people at her throats, he was the one to step up and say something when no one else would.
For the longest time, Skylar had looked up to him as a role model. Skylar wanted to be exactly like her older brother. It didn't matter about the flaws Jaxton obtained. His little sister always saw the good in him. Even when his fists were bruised from beating people up, it didn't matter to Sky because he was doing it to defend his sister.
Jaxton walked into his sister's room, a smile plastered on his face until he saw Skylar, and his grin dropped. He sighed heavily, going to the girl's side as she stared off in the distance. Her fingers rubbed together uncontrollably. He clasped his hand over hers and waited patiently for her to come back to consciousness.
It was common for Skylar to have these seizures. She has about at least ten of these seizures a day. Coming back to her senses, being aware of her surroundings, she furrowed her brows and glanced at the hand that was grasping her own. Skylar looked up at her brother, a smile instantly itching on her face, "Jax. When did you get here?"
"Just now," He answered, "I didn't wanna say anything while you have . you know?" Skylar nodded, her head dipping down, "sorry about that."
Her older brother shook his head, a chuckle leaving his throat, "no, don't apologise. It's not your fault, remember?" Skylar smiled at the memories flashing through her mind. Every time Skylar would apologise for something she couldn't control ( mostly her seizures ), he would remind the redhead that she didn't have to say sorry.
Setting The Scene
Many, many centuries/decades passed. The camera in You and I and camera in Catch Me is proof of this.
The guy checks into room 808. From the start, it is known that he is a paranormal investigator and that he is investigating the haunted castle, where the girls are bound to (JIU closed the gates to the mansion in the Fly High video). As he struggles to get into the door, the lights flicker, and we see JIU standing in the hallway, holding a doll dressed in red. He sees her but when he directs his camera to her, she cannot be seen in the camera view.
Once he does get into his innocent looking room, he takes out his files that he had compiled on the girls and started to mark down that he saw JIU. However, his pencil broke and had a bloody nose. No doubt that the girls caused this time. He decides to take a rest, as a result.
The picture he had acquired is the same as the girls shown in Fly High and You & I, confirming that they are dead and that they have been dead for a very long time. I also remembered that they wore their kimonos in the reverse order, which is commonly associated with the dead.
Let The Scaring Begin…
During his rest, he is hypnotized by SUA. (The way she swung the pendant was like how she rang the bell in Fly High). He wakes up knowing she is there but after turning back, she is no longer there. The hypnosis seems to be the start of something as he starts seeing that his reflection is delayed, and he starts getting nightmares when he sleeps.
We are then shown a ritual scene, where DM is lying on the ground and all the members are surrounding her. One of the items around her, of interest, is the red doll, which JIU was holding onto (SUA is also in the middle). Their plan, whatever it is at this stage is taking into effect. As mentioned previously, JIU was leader after she became possessed/evil in You & I. The use of her doll in this ritual might be a transfer of leadership to another member. This will be important in the next video.
Each member takes a turn at tormenting the guy. SY holds the door in place, GY throws books onto the ground. JIU floats in the hallway. YH changes all the room numbers to room 808, confusing him in a later scene.
The Ending…
At the bridge of the song, we see him inspecting the surveillance system, which I assumed he installed himself. He sees confronting images of himself crawling away from something or someone. It isn’t shown on camera, but we see a flashback to JIU walking towards him. This convinces him that enough is enough, and he brings an axe to his room. He starts swinging the axe, the main goal being to break down the door and hotel, one step at a time.
However, when he steps back into the room, we do not see his room. Instead, we see a warm coloured room, shown as one of the rooms the girls used to play in. On the wall is that old picture of the group, enlarged. He smiles in the room, which I am not sure why he does so.
And that is my interpretation of the video. What do you think happened or do you agree with me? There are still many gaps that I am not sure of and despite looking into some other theories, I can’t think of anything that may fill up those gaps.
I will be posting my Good Night Music Video Theory after this one (The Final Part). If You haven’t read the theory for Fly High, CLICK HERE or if you haven’t read the theory for You & I, CLICK HERE.
