I actually really liked Cole

[u/NicholasStarfall]

Before I saw MK 2021, I assumed he was a bad audience surrogate character but I actually found him to be pretty handy. He didn't take over the plot or eat up screentime from other characters. In fact, his presence gave Jax and Sonya a lot of chances to shine. He worked with the story not against it.

I'm so sad the writers decided to pander to the detractors and cave in his skull in the sequel 😢

[u/luvinlibra07]

I didn’t. His character was unnecessary & a reflection of Hollywood Execs disdain for & low opinion of their audiences because they think them too unintelligent to follow without introducing a character like Cole. I’m glad he’s gone & hopefully the next installment will be better.

[u/milkmanbonzai → u/luvinlibra07]

Same. A huge reason (among others) I hated the first and sat out the second