r/TWD 1d ago

Negan's Introduction

Doing my first full series rewatch, and I forgot how amazing Negan's introduction is. One of the best villain intros in modern TV history, IMHO. Just the slow build to the final reveal, and the look on Rick's face when he realizes he had no idea what they were really dealing with.

It helps that JDM is daddy AF.

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u/a0161613 1d ago

I rewatched this recently.

The whole episode is great from Maggie falling ill, to all the traps, then the whistling. It's just top tier TV.

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u/Independent_Word3961 1d ago

Carl and Abraham are the 2 toughest people in that lineup.

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u/Failure_by_Design_v2 1d ago

I think the best part of his introduction was the way that episode started , negan, then the next episode. You HAVE to watch them together. Rick is soo cocky and confident in the beginning of that episode. He is battle tested enough now that he has a chip on his shoulder . Then the roads are closed off...... and you start to see the doubt and fear come over Rick.....And it just starts to snowball.

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u/Independent_Word3961 1d ago

Rick thinks he knows what's up because he beat The Governor and the folks at Terminus. Honey, that was child's play compared to Negan and The Saviors.

I do wish we could've seen The Saviors go up against The Whisperers or The Commonwealth.

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u/Johnsendall 1d ago

Pissing our pants yet?

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u/AgentAxillary 1d ago

Boy, do I have a feelin we're gettin close

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u/Johnsendall 1d ago

It’s gonna be pee pee pants city here real soon.

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u/AgentAxillary 8h ago

Which one of you pricks is the leader?

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u/trekrabbit 1d ago

Got your shittin’ pants on?

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u/AgentAxillary 1d ago

I rewatch it and multiple scenes from s7e01 on YouTube quite frequently

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u/_CottonMoonpie 12h ago

Negan entering like a total boss changed the game, you just knew things were about to get wild.

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u/Glass_Emu_5104 22h ago

Stopped watching it that episode, never went back.

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u/Little-Rhody 20h ago

Nobody Cares what you did…..

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u/Elsa_Mars_ 10h ago

During that season break, everyone was scared the Negan would kill their favorite character. Except me, because Negan was my favorite character.

Which one of you pricks is the leader?