Peyton List has an explanation for why her character made the shocking decision in the final episode of Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 1

Peyton List's character goes through a lot as Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 1 ends after five episodes. Tory Nichols has the most emotionally challenging arc in the new episodes that rolled out on Netflix on July 18. In a shocking twist, Tory's sick mother passes away in the season's fifth episode, just as she was getting ready for the Sekai Taikai Tournament.

She tries to channel her grief by fighting, but Daniel won't let her fight. An angry and emotionally low Tory then goes to the only person who would understand her and let her fight – John Kreese. List opened up about her character's shocking decision in her latest interview.

In the final episode of Cobra Kai Season 6, Part 1, Peyton List's Tory Nichols appears to be fighting Sam to decide the captaincy of the Miyagi-Do dojo, covering up her mother's death and her grief. She turns her grief into anger and unleashes it in the fight against Sam, only to be stopped by Ralph Macchio's Daniel LaRusso.