Body Language Analyst Reacts To Negan | The Walking Dead

[@enigmabodylanguage]

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[@thepistolguy859]

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[@enigmabodylanguage]

KZbin runs ads on all videos even if I don’t earn a penny

[@Ste-The-Leo]

This is very clearly fair use, both under criticism and education...

[@MyVin1234]

@@Ste-The-Leo Probably the F word.

[@robertstimens4429]

You spelt "bitches" wrong my friend

[@RickReasonnz]

I don't think people give Andrew Lincoln as much credit as he deserves. He portrays SO much fear and terror in this scene without using a word.

[@RacBeave]

Bro I was thinking the same thing

[@Rev_Goose]

One of the most underrated actors honestly. I really hope the Rick movies take off big time and make use of his acting skills

[@kraazexjoker1874]

@@Rev_Goose agreed, he was great in this season start to finish

[@nathangarnett9476]

No actors get enough recognition on twd because its 'just a zombie show' all the award shows are fake and rigged anyway andy is a class actor and so is JDM

[@o.gparamount3099]

@@nathangarnett9476 FACTS💯👍

[@nicklaino3575]

as you can see the fact that glen is laying on the ground lifeless is a sign he is dead

[@Werewolf914]

As you can see from his head caved in and the eye ball poking out, Glen will never deliver another Pizza.

[@davrog9578]

Wait thats what we’re supposed to breath in? And all this time i was breathing in carbon dioxide

[@davrog9578]

Patric

[@fransta2165]

This is exactly what I was thinking too

[@sbx_tm]

Damn didnt know that

[@carnivore_caveman]

I've always wondered how Shane would have handled each of the shows antagonists had he lived being an antagonist himself.

[@Dognuhtz]

Would’ve gotten them all killed.

[@trondreamer8073]

@@Dognuhtz So true, Shane would of made so many enemies. He makes it too hard to trust him.

[@The_Astra1030]

Shane never would’ve beat them he wouldn’t strategise he’d just go for all out firefights no matter the odds

[@OkurkaBinLadin]

Shane was never a team player. They would all be dead by now. Its not even about being an "antagonist". Shane never build a trust with anybody, because he saw no value in it. He is far worse than Negan.

[@markjones5672]

@@Dognuhtz Probably true. It's fun coming across certain threads on Reddit or Facebook and most people always go "Shane wouldn't have let this happen or that happen. He would have killed this person before all that happened"

[@laurengamlen638]

Poor camera man he didn't deserve to get killed 😢

[@enigmabodylanguage]

F

[@PaulPechin]

Rest in pieces.

[@ЧистоеНебо-ш2ц]

The only show where the cameraman dies

[@NeganPFVAN]

The hell he did, he caught my other good side instead of the one I wanted.

[@neganlucille8657]

@@enigmabodylanguage F for fuck!

[@HellaSpacey]

I always felt like Negan killed Abraham first since he knew Abraham can be a real threat in the future

[@Rhonu]

Yeah same. There's a scene where Abraham, while remaining on his knees, sort of straightens his back and makes direct eye contact with Negan, holding it until Negan is the one who looks away. I think that moment right there is when Negan decided he was going to kill him, though he continued to put on a show and pretend he couldn't decide. But yeah, Abraham was the only one who wouldn't fully back down and that, at that moment, made him a bigger threat than Rick or any of the others.

[@RezidueWithaZ]

He literally admits that in an episode "I already knew who i was going to kill"

[@pyxl666]

@@RezidueWithaZ Lol yeah and his decision was Rick. You forget right before he says that, he said "eeny meenie miny mo was bullshit". He admitted he just didn't want to kill a kid's dad in front of him. And then Abe was the next toughest looking. Also Negan thought he might have been Rick's right hand man.

[@K1NG0FW0LV35]

did yall forget abe was literally in the military? of course he is a damn threat he probably couldve made strategic decisions that would've ended the war sooner... not to mention if he went hand to hand with Negan... Negan wouldn't have eventually been Judith's makeshift tutor

[@johnv6806]

@@K1NG0FW0LV35 but did negan know that? Been awhile since I've seen it but I always figured he took him out as he was the biggest and didn't seem likely to submit.

[@VSNMiniME]

Nobody: Negan: Fuck

[@vincem.2845]

No literally i didn't realize how many times he said it because i watched it on tv🤣

[@Oussama_On_Ladder]

Thomas shelby geralt negan all of them Share one word

[@eunoiaSZN]

I don’t remember all that swearing 😂 it must’ve been censored on tv

[@landonembry1238]

This makes me realize how censored Netflix is

[@zer0odayz]

lol yeah, there might just be to much f-bombs if i had to be honest

[@brianalford5754]

Negan is a example of how a good person pre apocalypse can get dark in a bad situation.

[@hansenberg9895]

Good person? Hell no, he is a narcissist all the time.

[@brianalford5754]

@@hansenberg9895 that’s debatable lol.

[@poet8708]

Didn't he like cheat on his wife pre apocalypse when she was dying?

[@brianalford5754]

@@poet8708 I mean good as in not a criminal but more or less an average guy.

[@undeadwerewolves9463]

Reminds me of the research Phillip Zimbardo conducted at the Stanford university this comment lol. Anyone can be evil given an endless array of circumstances. Anyone.

[@oneminutewonder77]

Negan is the best character they added to the show. Jeffrey Dean Morgan is such a good actor.

[@giorgaross9953]

No shit

[@nopeteys2424]

He’s the only reason i still watch the show, the season 10 finale “Here’s Negan” where it tells his backstory was one of the best episodes of the entire series. Andrew Lincoln was amazing and always my favorite actor on the show but now that he’s gone Jeffrey is the best.

[@javiebeats759]

@@nopeteys2424 you're an intellectual

[@rmclearran1]

Jeffrey Dean Morgan is a great actor. I've watched a lot of his shows and movies and he always delivers the best possible delivery

[@DodgeRam-fz6wv]

Literally stopped watching when they killed glen off.

[@1337hatcher]

Abraham was the only person who never stopped eye contact with Negan. Negan saw this as a threat. Threat eliminated. I think even without Daryl doing what he did Negan was still going to kill 2 to drive the point home.

[@robertbeecroft5570]

Except he didn’t kill Abraham

[@robertbeecroft5570]

Never mind! He did, didn’t he? I haven’t seen the show in so long hahaha

[@mr.jameson218]

Nah, he said one and one was all he ever did to the other communities. Glenn is all on Daryl.

[@klusher5556]

Glenn was indeed on Daryl. Steven Yeun didn't like being on the show anymore, so they killed off his character. Same happend to Jeffrey DeMunn (Dale).

[@GtotheA182]

@@klusher5556Not true. Glenn's death was one of the most iconic moments of the comic book.

[@alexistrinity]

Negan sounds like a kid who just found out what cuss words are lmao

[@Crusader953]

@Le Monke Man true

[@2k_wrld738]

this version of this ep wasnt the one that was shared thru streaming platforms

[@spinks1369]

Props for using uncensored Negan. Gah I wish they could have really used this lol

[@enigmabodylanguage]

American TV shows brains being splattered but they don't allow a few F bombs.

[@spinks1369]

@@enigmabodylanguage yeah it’s weird lol But if HBO had did Walking Dead with f bombs & a bigger budget it would have been nice lol

[@kianhughes6309]

I’m split on this. It suits the comic, but I just can’t imagine someone cursing that much in reality, and would feel out of place for me

[@E.T.M.O.]

@@kianhughes6309 then you hadn’t met my ass yet 😂😂😂

[@kevinb5417]

@@kianhughes6309 You should meet my old man.

[@kingchaos7522]

What I found interesting and still do is that there was absolutely no walkers in this entire scene

[@Vibeblogging]

I thought the same thing!!

[@The_Astra1030]

Probably a perimeter around the perimeter seeing as negan has so many people 😂

[@Proxyyy825]

Any walkers coming would have been killed by negan’s man as I assume there was a lot others stretching at least half a mile

This chunk of land has been completely covered and under control. This Savior’s territory after all. No need for pesky interruptions.

[@koniginwolf6]

and yet it was still one of the most intense scary scenes in that whole season. proving the point humans are a lot more monsterous than monsters some times. Idk that whole season the part that gave me the chills every time wasn't always the walkers it was that damned whistling and the the unknown actions coming from unseen humans.

[@jacksavere6988]

Tbh Negans lines are delivered with way more oomph without all the swearing, he emphasizes the intimidation cadence way more

[@thatkidcgonzo]

I think what they ended up using is a bit more realistic..no ones talks like Negan did in this uncensored version. I mean I love me some comic Negan in which he swears quite a bit...but I don't think the excessive f bombs add anything to the story..it's a bit unnecessary. I wouldn't care if it was in or not either way.

[@vega469]

@@thatkidcgonzo "No one talks like Negan did in this uncensored version." You ever been to a public highschool or the military?

[@thatkidcgonzo]

@@vega469 Lmao I cuss a lot too I'm saying it distracts you from plot stuff. Yeah I went to high school. I'm saying why does cussing need to be excessive for a show to do well?

[@thatkidcgonzo]

@@vega469 I don't think fuckity fuck fuck really adds to the show. Most people watch for the plot and characters. I don't think it's necessary lmao.

[@kostasdena3154]

@@thatkidcgonzo its how comic Negan talks. It doesnt matter if its not realistic

[@rompeanos6064]

Andrew and Jeffrey deserve an Emmy, every time I see that scene I get goosebumps

[@x_samurai-_-x4859]

Enigma is the kind of guy to breathe oxygen

[@enigmabodylanguage]

Am I missing something? What do you guys breathe? XD

[@farmtomeme6265]

Facts

[@kingjojack1958]

no good sir he is a man tht breathes 78% nitrogen 21% oxygen and .96% of other gases which is accepted as the term "air"

[@undeadwerewolves9463]

@Xavier The Great exactly.

[@PatrickStar-br7um]

@@enigmabodylanguage toxic gas

[@menace6734]

It hits harder when you start remembering when Glenn met Rick and saved him in season 1. I’m pretty sure out fo all those people, Rick met Glenn first.

[@PurpleKittens619]

Yeah glen was ricks first encounter out of everyone there

[@FBDMatt]

Coral?

[@brandonlacy7276]

@@PurpleKittens619 carl lmao

[@PurpleKittens619]

@@brandonlacy7276 he doesn't count. That's his son. Im talking about meeting new people other than family

[@fatpikachu3442]

@@PurpleKittens619 The first one was Morgan.

[@junemuller5466]

First time hearing the uncensored version for me, but i really liked the other one better. It makes Negan seem even more frightning when he isn't swearing like a kid that discovered the f word for the first time. Also, Andrew Lincolns acting is SO GOOD!

[@MrDrProfShax]

Dude, I watched TWD on Netflix, and when i started watching this video I was like ''Hmm, sure don't remember Negan saying the word fuck or anything related to that word, like, 457 times''

[@cyanoticspore6785]

Since when was twd on Netflix?

[@MrDrProfShax]

@@cyanoticspore6785 i started watching it on neflixlast year at aroun jan or feb. it really depends where u live its not the same everywhere

[@ascvhk221]

Bro same

[@sophiisherman7463]

BRUH ME TOO I was like...this feels wrong

[@nandonasen5860]

Yeah exactly i don't think they swear in the actual show idk how it is here?

[@kamixakadio2441]

I'm going to be honest Censored Negan comes off as way more terrifying than Uncensored. A lot of swearing can usually diminish the impact of what someone says, especially in the tone he said it. His unusually calm attitude with his rather "kid friendly" speech made you feel really uneasy about the whole situation.

[@RJA]

I agree, JDM's performance seems better too in the uncensored. Maybe its because they threw in too many f bombs idk.

[@Kahnanesg1]

Finally someone who thinks the same. "I'm gonna beat the holy hell outta one of you" hits harder than "I'm gonna beat the holy fuck fucking fuckity fuck, outta one of you". Even the way he says certainly lines doesn't hit as hard as the TV version. The way he says "for that, well for that you gotta pay" also doesn't feel as impactful as the TV version. At least for me.

[@LukeyMia4]

I think he was just tryna follow the comics. Negan loves to curse lmao

[@thierpetersen7907]

I totally agree. A few uncencored fucks here and there would’ve been cool. But this is just too much

[@Deryan-tv2tt]

It’s a psychological tactic used I am surprised homie didn’t bring up. Negan is trying to come off like he don’t care soooo much about killing them, imma make silly jokes while I threaten you. Picture like a Tony Stark or Spiderman while fighting criminals, it’s kind of the same thing.

[@BoogSReviews]

His demeanor and body language have always been interesting to me. It changes a lot throughout the series. JDM does such an amazing job playing him.

[@anthoniegrandison2548]

yh i would deffinately watch a twd: Here's Negan spinoff series showing his journey and bts when the main protagonists arent looking

[@ethanhawkes9014]

Yeah Japanese Domestic Market is a pretty good actor

[@an-animal-lover]

@@ethanhawkes9014 🤣🤣

[@JockyCGE]

So glad you used the uncensored version

[@bricks8979]

I was so confused for a second and then i realised netflix is censored

[@ronan4461]

@@bricks8979 I watched on Amazon and he never sweared, I prefer that he doesn’t

[@brandonlacy7276]

@@ronan4461 i think cussing is a part of negan but he drops too many F bombs

[@ronan4461]

@@brandonlacy7276 that’s what I mean, it’s every other sentence and it takes away the ‘oomph’ from it

[@brandonlacy7276]

@@ronan4461 yeah i agree, it’s way too frequent

[@moosejuicepie2467]

Negan mentions he’s not growing a garden, this is a way to stress how he’s not growing a garden.

[@josephrafferty6763]

He then spends like 8 years growing a garden after losing.

[@62202ify]

Negan actually liked Carl, when he died Negan took it hard, as if he himself had lost a Son.

[@nopeteys2424]

@Rick you read his comment wrong, he said “as if he had lost a son himself” not “because he lost a son himself” He isn’t saying Negan had a son he meant Negan liked Carl like he was his own kid

[@JennieBbear]

@Rick you didn’t even read what he said, plz read it again then talk later

[@carlgrimes464]

@Rick you messed up reading, sir.

[@calebrobinson3730]

@Rick dude he said “as if “ him himself has lost a son

[@lostsoul5385]

Regardless of what you’re saying, some folks aren’t caught up. You’re ruining this for them

[@TokyoKazama]

The most tension filled scene in TWD so far and not a damn walker in sight ...

[@NicoLaak2005]

Yeah, just the pure fear and adrenaline. I love and hate Negan. Doesn’t even make sense but that’s how it is. Like he can be very good to the people he cares about, like Carl after a while, and Judith. He is basically BFF with Judith . Don’t know how to feel about him honestly

[@TripleA09YT]

Hearing negan curse this much like he did in the comic makes it feel like I've never heard negans voice

[@memeking2588]

Your jacket feels extra appropriate for this video 😁

[@enigmabodylanguage]

Yes 😂

[@alex-xc6rj]

ricks jacket 😔

[@treyokelly3520]

This was the comment I came into the comments to find.

[@alexisalfar4055]

Rick Grimes jacket

[@skeetertwothree]

jesus ive never seen the uncensored version and it looks like negan really loves his f bombs

[@treyronie]

yeah it’s way too much, a lot more intimidating and scary without all the f bombs

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

It's actually a *lot* more intimidating without all the fucks. I can't take some jackass seriously who's just blasting away with F bombs like that's his only real weapon. I can't take it as seriously. Those types are usually pushovers. But someone who can create that much fear without having to resort to dropping F bombs like a 12-year-old knows what he's doing.

[@bertobazmastr]

@@ZenMonkeyGod clearly y’all never read the comics

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

@@bertobazmastr Actually I did, "y'all", and it's still more effective when he isn't mouthing off like a 12-year-old who just discovered cursing.

[@Thetasteoforange]

@@ZenMonkeyGod You used y'all incorrectly. Secondly, eh, I still found him intimidating.

[@Chaimelo]

the fact that negan kills glenn, now knowing negan's backstory, makes it more interesting. I feel like he probably saw the 'weaker' side of himself in glenn, someone caring and willing to sacrifice for his wife, and killed him as if to kill that side of himself.

[@8johh]

Very nice take

[@KUTOU-qi7jo]

Very very nice take indeed👍🏽

[@daltonhagood5059]

I love that idea, but Negan almost certainly killed Glenn because he got out of line and lunged toward Negan

[@Negan-smithW]

Lol No

[@kornelparoczai1763]

Negan's body language is confident, but also uncertain in a way, he doesn't really want to kill any of them, but they have to pay for what they've done (That's why he is unable to decide who to kill and then selects at random). Also Rick seems so furious, like he is really afraid, but at the same time he's furious because he's utterly helpless. And you feel it with him. One of the tensest scenes ever in television, and one of the best.

[@TheMilkyBarKid3]

When he is doing his “eenie meanie miney” shtick, the only person you see the bat linger on is Abraham. You can see the bat circle the edge of his face as Negan is staring him down. I think Negan already knew who he had chosen and just wanted to toy with them.

[@turtlemaster2957]

@Logan Jones. Not glenn's eye popping out or the fact that they were both reduced to headless, writhing, twitching corpses

[@NotYourAngel333]

yea he definitely already wanted to kill abraham when he first saw him

[@derekstewart5689]

If Shane had lived this long into the series I always felt Negan would have killed him instead of Abraham. Shane was defiant and hot-headed, but strong. However I also have read some theories by others suggesting Negan may have tortured Shane like he did Daryl into submission and perhaps would later recruit him as a lieutenant in the Saviors after seducing him with evil.

[@enigmabodylanguage]

I think Shane would have tried to convince Rick to join Negan, and even help him take over other groups.

[@CrazyDiamondAJ]

I think if they had written Shane out of the group and off the show for a while it would be gnarly as fuck to have him show up later as one of the saviors. Basically what they did with Merle, it would make sense as Shane probably would have liked the saviors if they gave him a chance to join. Imagine they run into Shane at the satellite outpost before they meet Negan.. The storytelling potential there.

[@UnfazedPhoenix]

Shane never would have made it this long for the exact reasons you mentioned. But yea he either would have joined them or gotten himself killed immediately.

[@crystaltorres3466]

4:19 i love how daryl was about go jump up because he probably thought negan was about to do something to rick

[@pablo_honeyy._.1315]

A body language analyst? “He is holding a bat so he will prolly kill someone.”

[@Dognuhtz]

Legit

[@monke980]

"as you can see here he takes his bat and smashes it straight into someones head indicating that he is killing them"

[@JohnDoe-wb6vl]

I like these kind of videos but yeah, his "analysis" can get really lame and barebones a lot of the time

[@barbiewasacommunist8061]

Well it’s body language what do you expect

[@billysobolik]

If I was a teacher of psychology/sociology, I would play this whole monologue for a class. It's a perfect display of manipulation to display dominance on Negan's part and defense mechanisms on the group's part. Very fun scene to analyze.

[@CatherineLee3000]

I cannot get over how much I love Negan's leather jacket!

[@johnaplin9848]

I personally love Negan as a villain he is so amazing

[@Dizzy1407]

My favorite instance of body language is when he points at Abraham, who then sits up and makes eye contact showing he's not afraid at all

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

When Negan pauses a moment and says "huh...I gotta shave this shit." That 'huh' is him making up his mind, like 'yep this guy's the one.'

[@cerovk6000]

Yeah, you can be tough but in this scenario it was it was the wrong move.

[@kam2840]

It is also great to point out that although it appears as though Negan chose at random. It was clear in the end he intentionally chose to kill Abraham and it's because he gave Negan the most resistance particularly through eye contact. Negan realised that Abraham was giving off absolutely no sign of fear and that clearly intimidated him because it meant Abraham could be a big problem for him in the future. And so he prevented that by killing him.

[@MTFOphantom]

He admitted it during the scene where Rick cuts his throat

[@larrydelk4867]

The way he is calmly talks but very manipulative & does & has a psychological impact that makes Negan an absolute BEAST

[@jaydendrennan9567]

I really wish that TWD included more uncensored takes of Negan like this. Total missed opportunity

[@J48038]

I don't remember there being this much swearing when I first watched it on the AMC channel. Maybe this is a different version

[@gamingdungeon8094]

I personally feel like the f-bomb not being in the censored version is really nice, there are so many shows with constant f-bombs all the damn time, it can be pretty annoying, the censored version is like a breath of fresh air if you know what I mean... IMO tho, not trying to bring your opinion down.

[@undeadwerewolves9463]

@@gamingdungeon8094 there was a censored version? In the UK I swear we had it uncensored on TV? I actually don’t remember it’s been so long lol

[@gamingdungeon8094]

@@undeadwerewolves9463 yeah, but its not like bad censoring. All the words or lines are replaced by like similar ones, so it's not like you hear nothing or it bleeps it out...

[@d3l3tes00n]

Right? It's 2021. I think hearing the word fuck on tv won't kill us. I will admit that I kinda prefer this scene without them, though.

[@georgebush9590]

I’m surprised you didn’t notice in the beginning when negan first does his walk around Abe stands up and negan notices but seems like he brushes it off with the line “man I really gotta shave this shit”

[@Warhorse469]

they really need to give Negan his own TV show leading up to this point.

[@novapaige8119]

He already had his own show it was supernatural

[@beefjerky6996]

Would be sick

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

I think that episode 'Here's Negan' sufficed. They really did a *lot* with just that one ep.

[@Jack.Martson]

The soundtrack in this scene is amazing I love the guitar in the background

[@ARC117Studios]

Analyst: "Negan proceeds to rip an expository fart, in turn, the smell causes Rick to make a face because it stinks."

[@multifantv1245]

You should analyze Season 10 Episode 22 with Negan talking to the biker leader as Negan is ready to kill him. It reminded me a lot of Negan's body language in this scene

[@pauldeahl3980]

This scene along with the one where everyone was kneeling in front of the troughs waiting to be hit in the head and then have their throats slit at the train hub was two of the most horrific and violent scenes I’ve ever witnessed on television, maybe even on the movie screen.

[@Krazzy88]

Negan: Beats two tough guys to death and made everyone scared* Meggie: Get ready to fight

[@PepsiFlyz]

maccie

[@peter-willswarts7354]

@@PepsiFlyz Maggie

[@longbeardbobson4710]

I think there was so much more to be said about Rick. You could see the shock that they had been so completely trounced and how he was having to realise that he no longer had any power. He was breaking down from the beginning right through the following scenes with Negan.

[@alexcarson9180]

My favourite body language element of this scene which I'm surprised wasn't addressed is the groups reaction to the threat that one of them will die. All of them hunch their shoulders and look down, trying to avoid his attention except for Abraham who straightens his back and pulls back his shoulders, staring Negan in the eyes, presenting himself as the offering while being defiant that even that will get fear of Negan out of him. When this first aired it was because of that that I correctly guessed that Negan would choose Abraham and that the random choice was an act, he couldn't let the one guy live who didn't submit to him in the end.

[@n.o.a.h.-northernontarioaq7991]

There were a few parts where, possibly due to the subtlety and lighting, you missed Rick's rapid eye movement which would suggest him trying to process the situation .

[@swxqt6826]

First we hate ‘em. And then we get used to ‘em, and then he’s not so bad. Then we love him.

[@JennieBbear]

When I first saw negan, I immediately liked him. His character made the show a lot better to me cause it was getting boring without Shane and all but negans entrance and character in general was really well thought out. Ppl naturally hate him due to him killing Glenn even though it was Daryls fault

[@alexisdavis4146]

i liked him even when he was killing my favorite character

[@user-he6or8ko3b]

I hate him more every day thx

[@swxqt6826]

@@user-he6or8ko3b how far have you come in the series?

[@user-he6or8ko3b]

@@swxqt6826 ep 18 season 10 , I honestly force myself to watch cuz its boring without rick

[@giventofly94]

Unpopular opinion: I prefer the censored Negan. All this "fucks" get repetitive quickly. The censored dialogue feels "richer" for me.

[@podomuss]

I definitely agree He feels much more animated without them. If he's gonna make cussing one of his things, then get some variety in there Some cunts, some shits, some bitch, mix it around, don't make it just fuck

[@od.k9]

@@podomuss in the comics he does have variety. It's just they only replicated this scene, which just so happened to have mainly 'fucks'

[@FlowerBoyDFW]

same

[@funnyguylmao6936]

Looking back, you can tell it was Abraham, he was the only one who didn’t look away at all during the picking scene, not breaking contact with Negan at all.

[@drjoaoventura]

I am curious about the absolute change after his wife died. He was another person

[@BrandonJCruz-gq3lj]

the way he is after his wife dies isn’t how he really his, it’s half and act and half him suppressing any signs of compassion

[@Tyler_W]

@@BrandonJCruz-gq3lj yeah, to some extent. I agree that the way you present your personality may not be your true persona, but that's only really the case if the act is only surface deep. To one extent or another, you are what you do, so when his actions continually fall more in line with what may have once been a false face, at some point he just is that person whether he sees himself that way or not. He may not subjectively see himself as a brutal, feudal warlord, but when his actions and consistent pattern of behavior is that of a brutal feudal warlord, to sincerely claim you're anything else is just living in self-deceiving denial of objective reality.

[@anthoniegrandison2548]

yh i would deffinately watch a twd: Here's Negan spinoff series showing his journey and bts when the main protagonists arent looking

[@skwisgarskwigelf7191]

I liked how you used the uncensored version of Negan’s speech. Makes it feel more real

[@HMBRTOABLE]

I’m happy to see this analysis is done years after the performance. It describes and explains why he didn’t just kill everyone right there on the spot. He didn’t want any of that. The moment he was introduced to a threat, he had to act on it. Otherwise his group would see him as weak or incompetent. Great breakdown!

[@Daydreamer_92]

Dude wtf! I’ve never heard this version before! I’ve never heard this version with all the “fuck” bombs added in! And I always wondered too if they did shoot 2 separate versions of this scene for the dvd to make this scene more like the comic book. Well I got my answer. I fuckin love it Lol! The Walking Dead should have been an HBO series from the beginning so they could have absolute freedom with 0 censors on it.

[@RickReasonnz]

Had it launched after GoT, this probably would have been the case. As it was, it was AMC that picked it up, and that particular watershed moment hadn't happened yet.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

HBO passed because they didn't want andrew Lincoln as rick. One of their biggest L's up there with deciding to produce that Velma nonsense

[@aydengreen5441]

All of the cast played this scene out to literal perfection. Couldn’t of done it better

[@v0rteks644]

*Couldn't have

[@AmazonKC]

I loved that you analyzed the Negan Introduction! It would be great if you could do a body language comparison from before he kills Glenn and Abraham and After.

[@oussematoussli8085]

The charisma , the charm , the flow , the balls .. some things can only be done by JDM

[@TheSwordfish009]

Looking back at this, Negan's decision to kill just 2 of Rick's men was very merciful. And originally he just wanted 1. Rick's gang killed like 10 saviors. Negan even put more of his men at risk for conducting such an elaborate trap just to spare Rick's group.

[@cyanoticspore6785]

They must've killed about 30 saviours at the satellite station.

[@leia5023]

Nobody: How often do you want to say Fuck? Negan: Yes 🤣🤣

[@jaydenrock]

It’s crazy how I empathize with Negan now and even like him a lot. The character wasn’t born like he was. The world created him that way to survive. Just like Rick. I like where Negan’s arc ended him up. My favorite character on WD by far.

[@anthoniegrandison2548]

yh i would deffinately watch a twd: Here's Negan spinoff series showing his journey and bts when the main protagonists arent looking.

[@jaydenrock]

@@anthoniegrandison2548 yessss, I would die for that. Hell I bought Tekken 7 just for Negan. Any thing Negan I’m buying instantly.

[@MCVengeance]

@@anthoniegrandison2548 good thing it’s in talks.

[@billyjoe8185]

agreed, beautifully written antagonist. They casted the perfect guy for the role too

[@twd_51]

Same

[@amitchakraborty9346]

amount of suspense He (negan) was able to create in this scene speaks depth of his actinv level

[@TheMelancholicWriter]

Another interesting detail is that Abraham was chosen as the first kill very early. When Negan stops in front of him he sits up straight and stares him in the eye until NEGAN backs down. But to cover up for the lack of intimidation he jokes about needing to shave his beard after seeing the moustache. That coupled with Abe’s size made him the person least likely to be broken. So killing him takes away the group’s backbone and muscles all at once. Negan also only spares Rick because of Carl. Up until the moment he realised who Carl was, Rick’s fate was undecided. He recognised that a group able to slaughter his outpost and still remain strong despite the Saviours’ strength and numbers wouldn’t bow entirely to him. But if he broke the leader and had him keep them in line that would be easier and less bloody. Especially as whoever leads a group like theirs has to be a powerful individual, one Negan believed in his hubris he was better than. Obviously he should have just killed Rick anyway.

[@criticalbill2090]

The only TWD episode I`ve seen for the last 3 years is the Negan origin story that recently aired. I must say, watching him in this scene gives him so much more substance

[@bradswink5061]

Same here

[@saml302]

Negan doesn't kill kids so Coral was never in danger, but he sure as shit wants Rick to think he might

[@toiletsponge]

Sure as shit looked like he was going to kill him before shiva saved the day in one of the later episodes.

[@saml302]

@@toiletsponge man you right. he adopts the no killing kids thing after being locked up for like 6 years

[@ShadowEliteHD]

Pretty sure when the group first reached Hilltop and they told him about Negan they said he killed a 17 year old.

[@PsychotiX1022]

@@ShadowEliteHD except Hilltop never met Negan. It was Simon who killed the kid.

[@ShadowEliteHD]

@@PsychotiX1022 what episode was that confirmed?

[@Holloaway]

I rewatched this scene like a hundred times and just now realised that I watched the uncensored version for the first time where Negan drops F every 2 seconds. It doesn't feel unnatural though. It's weird that swears get cut but extreme violence and gore is ok.

[@pressure161]

Great choice using the uncensored version. Keep up the good work!

[@InfantryOutdoors]

Hands down one of my favorite TV shows and hands down you did a great job as always my friend have an awesome day!

[@JJcity.official]

I used to want negan dead but Wow I just love him now And the fact he's been alive long enough to have an episode of his back story It made me understand why he was the way he was and why he cared so much about a baseball bat

[@d1re644]

I’m so happy you used the uncensored version, it’s way more authentic and has more emotion

[@zoeeb]

authentic? he sounds like he’s a kid cussing for the first time

[@dawnvalentine74]

​@@zoeebit's accurate to the comics and is actually more realistic.

[@SageofSorrow]

Another detail I always noticed was when Negan says *you are so gonna regret crossin me in a few minutes* 1:30 The look he gives right before the “mask” of the smile is almost like he pity’s them for what is about it happen as they obviously had no idea who they were dealing with and the fact it has to come to this to get them to understand. 9:55 this makes sense and explains why Negan doesn’t seem as ruthless, savage and cold as he did in the first 2 episodes of his reveal. *cut the boy’s other eye out and feed it to his father* 🤭. Later in the season he displays a bit more compassion and leniency(his confession to father Gabriel and bonding with Carl). It was all a scare tactic.

[@witchingbrew3]

Negans introduction got me. Him coming to Rick with the bat at hand so calm and cool is actually terrifying. His voice is soft but his words are strong. Jeffrey dean Morgan portrayed way better than I thought. Being that Negan was inspired by those big muscular punk guys like Henry Rollins, I pictured in my head so much different. And I love it.

[@Brewsy92]

They really did a damn good job with the camera and audio giving the perspective of getting hit in the head with a bat. That audio reverb with the repetitive hits and the scene cuts really is meant to give Abraham's perspective and it's really grueling to endure as the viewer. Then they followed up with the real visually gruesome death of Glenn. Say what you will but they really did do a good job of showing the group and the audience that the game had changed.

[@Duskwalker68]

I've never seen this version, it's so much better!

[@MattrickBT]

There are much better examples of body language when it comes to Negan throughout season 7, especially when he's at The Sanctuary where he feels untouchable. The way he never breaks eye contact and leans into everyone's personal space and all the little things he does to establish dominance. People often wonder why people don't just take Negan out, and it's because of all the alpha wolf things he does to establish his utter dominance over everyone. The scenes between him and Eugene over the course of 7/8 are wonderful for body language, from both JDM and McDermitt, and obviously the scenes between Negan and Dwight as he emasculated Dwight are great too.

[@rome_lbbh6346]

This scene still makes me anxious and makes me scared for everyone even though i already know who dies.

[@extendeduniversebts6858]

Negan trying not to say fuck challenge: level impossible

[@jacobberlier5431]

“Also when he moves his lips, it’s a sign of suppressing a smile” you mean... talking 👁

[@rixisx1500]

hes talking about when his lip quivers a little after he introduces himself, he wanted to smile knowing his victims are at his mercy, and once he tells them his name is a realization that he has them right where he wants them bringing a smile to his face that he quickly suppresses. like enigma says its the small details.

[@louiscotrone]

Walking dead body language expert is the absolute BEST series on youtube. Look forward to these so much. Love to see ricks reaction to Lori's death. Andy Lincoln should have won an award for that. I cant wait to see Enigma break it down🖤🖤🖤

[@profiyntroz5186]

Very good job man! Keep it up! This scene with Negan is hilarious!

[@sherylAA]

When a scene from a show gets analyzed from someone it shows just how good of an actor these amazing people are.

[@enigmabodylanguage]

Completely agree!

[@m955-q7z]

I've never watched a show and been as shocked as I was when Glenn died.

[@SinsationalTelisa]

This video and your analysis speaks volumes about the pure TALENT these actors have. 👏

[@oniononion815]

It's so different watching this scene after seeing negan backstory

[@nicolas.marsicano]

8:43 that is a really scary body language the way he looks Eugene as the chosen one. But then continues with the “eenie meanie miney”. That surprised crazy face with the music at the background changing according Negan´s expresion is great. Incredible acting , and the music there added a great detail!

[@Jean_grey159]

I know I'm late af but this was EPIC! I always find it fascinating when analyzing characters being played by actors, would you say it's difficult to find a baseline? I'd say it's a testimony to just how good the actors did. Can't get over how JDM managed to keep that menace to him while swearing like this. As the others have said, props to using the unedited scene. Edit: Subscribed mate! You make some stellar content!

[@adhirg]

I like that enigma used the uncut scene (it’s much more accurate than the aired-on-TV version)

[@i_likechalupas6464]

I’ve noticed the Rick jacket you’re wearing and the white shirt, good fit

[@Jestin612]

I been rewatching the whole show. Had to fast forward to this part just to watch a little bit of this. Negan is the man.

[@ThALobo996]

Man I can’t get enough of your vids. Please please do some analysis on Breaking bad

[@giancarlodr.iodice1701]

Great video, This scene was so intense and came word for word from the comic. and when he take Rick for a ride says think about what is happend and think about what can still happens...that moment Rick realise that it is the end

[@drstrangelove4925]

So this is why you have that killer outfit

[@KingdomHeart556]

I guess I never let you know I appreciate you using the uncensored clip here. The way it was always supposed to be

[@enigmabodylanguage]

Completely agree!

[@drjoaoventura]

WOW!! You do really read the comments!!! Thank you 😀

[@enigmabodylanguage]

Hell yeah!

[@ScottlandTheWise]

JDM is such an awesome dude and super cool guy, but god damn this character hes made is just terrifying and so well acted. Unreal how much emotion he can evoike from the spectator. Just incredible acting all around from him and the rest of these cast members.

[@j-brock7298]

I wish u would have put in Abraham's part with negan where he looked at Megan chest out qnd then negan says huhh gotta shave this

[@ArtemisiaDS3]

Best episode of TWD hands down. No matter how many times I watch S7 Ep1 I still get chills and my heart races.