Elisabeth Shue was hesitant about reprising her The Karate Kid role as Ali Mills for Cobra Kai Season 3 before hearing the creator's pitch.

Elisabeth Shue was hesitant about returning as Ali in Cobra Kai Season 3 due to past character exit in Karate Kid 2.

Shue discussed concerns with show creators, who promised Ali's return would provide character vindication.

Cobra Kai creators pitched the return by teasing Ali's role as crucial in the Karate Kid universe.

Season 3's Ali scenes allowed Shue to address and add depth to her character's storyline and exit.

Before her surprise return in season three of Cobra Kai, Elisabeth Shue wasn't so sure about reprising her role as Ali Mills, the love interest caught in between Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) in the original The Karate Kid (1984). The actress, who's made a big splash in the Prime Video franchise The Boys, spoke to fans at Megacon in Orlando (via People) to reflect on her two-episode stint on the Netflix series, which recently wrapped its run with season six, part three released on February 13th.

After sharing her initial doubts with the audience, Shue added, "Actually, I was a little worried about going on the show at first because I didn't like the way my character had been written out of 'Karate Kid 2.'" The 1986 sequel, which also marked the return of the creative duo in director John G. Avildsen and writer Robert Mark Kamen, wrote off Ali's character with Daniel mentioning that they broke up and mentioned a car crash involving one of Mr. Miyagi's (Pat Morita) cars. so the film could focus on Daniel's relationship with Kumiko (Tamilyn Tomita).