Monument Day: The Collapse of Society Explained | The Walking Dead Universe Lore

[@Swell-Films]

A few things I’d like to clarify as I know the timeline is confusing. We know the CDC discovered the virus in April 2010, as Dr. Jenner is quoted in season 1 as saying, “It's Day 194 since Wildfire was declared, and 63 days since the disease abruptly went global”. We know monument day was august 27th, as confirmed by AMC in a social media post in 2023 The tales of twd episode “Blair/ Gina” also confirms the fall began on a Friday, which matches up as August 27th in our real world calendar. Using the day and night cycle from episodes 1-3 of Fear season 1, we can determine what events were occurring on which days leading up to monument day.

[@KaptainOW]

Well, since we know wildfire is airborne, this leaves one of two situations. Either they discovered it and it wasn’t capable of airborne transmission, or it started off being airborne, but gradually mutated to adapt quicker and quicker to the human body. This means that there were walkers, but very rare and not identifiable, until a sizable amount of the population was infected, and the base mortality rate began to majorly become walkers, which is when the pandemic was declared

[@ItsBlueFusionYT]

We NEED a full Day 0/Day 1 to Day/Year 10/11 of the show/s TWD/FEAR/WB/ Etc. I've tried to put the full complete Day to day timeline together but it's just so confusing. If anyone else can layout the timeline. By. All. Means. PLEASE

[@Swell-Films]

@@ItsBlueFusionYT I’d love to take that project on, but it’d be a behemoth between all 7 shows

[@Mickaye]

What social media post by amc confirmed august 27th as monument day?? Pls send proof

[@Swell-Films]

@@Mickaye facebook.com/share/p/KFkDg7jEPx6fdpVZ/?mibextid=Cx5MWH

[@Spetsnaz690]

The creators need to make a dedicated series on the fall of society and operation cobalt from the police and military perspective. Ftwd season 1 wasn't enough.

[@FrederickTheAnon14W]

Unfortunately I'm doubtful that we'll get such an explanation, The creator of The Walking Dead Robert Kirkman has stated numerous times that he's not interested in truly explaining the reasons as to how the outbreak actually got started, He said that he feels like it would ruin the narrative and that the shows and comics are more about surviving the collapse and adapting, Rather than explaining why it happened in the first place.

[@justinTime077]

@@FrederickTheAnon14Wand I like that. Original stories are often such sullbhit

[@edaingonzalez7179]

@@FrederickTheAnon14Wdang I would have liked how it all turned to hell at the start

[@Destroyerofnations]

Shameless plug but I’m trying to plan out a fanmade version of just that

[@GadzWolf11]

Season 1 wasn't fair, either. The military wouldn't have been set up like that, even if it was just the Army National Guard. They should've had lookouts on roofs and upper floors of buildings in every direction from the lock-down, plus road barriers, so that horde from the stadium shouldn't have been as viable a weapon as it was in the show.

[@AJadedLizard]

This is always my favorite part of any zombie story. Watching society collapse is always more interesting to me than seeing a bunch of randos wander around in the forest for five years.

[@GojiraBiscuits.]

Agreed, the opening scenes from Dawn Of The Dead (2004) and World War Z are my favourite parts of any zombie film. Someone needs to do a Hardcore Henry/Cloverfield style film where it's literally just two hours of watching the character try to survive the initial outbreak.

[@AJadedLizard]

@@GojiraBiscuits. Seoul Station, the prequel to Train to Busan, is basically this. It's animated and *extremely* bleak, especially compared to the other movies, but it's pretty good. "Outbreak" in Resident Evil: Outbreak is about an hour long mission set during the Raccoon City Outbreak's opening hours, and the original Resident Evil 3 also has that if you're into games. I'm writing a couple stories myself that are set within the beginning of the apocalypse (one takes place over the course of a weekend, while the other is over a few weeks). I wish there was more out there, though. Also nice to see another Godzilla fan.

[@raynes6286]

There was an interesting series by the BBC called ‘In the Flesh’ depicting a world where the apocalypse has been prevented. Society is dealing with what happened and the status quo is returning. Zombies are treated with medication, militias are just starting to disband… but there are a lot of consequences. Discrimination, widespread PTSD across society (the risen also have this as the cure repairs their brain and they remember what they did), militia members have a hard time readjusting back to civilian life… Great series that really explores a forgotten side of the apocalypse, the “victory”.

[@blueocean9758]

To expensive to film

[@SerfinBird]

​@@blueocean9758not really loon at LOTR scale with almost no CGI and then look at the budget of marvel films or the avatar films

[@sentenza5766]

The scene where the LAPD cop stack gallons of water in his car, and the look he gives to Travis still gives me chills when i think about it

[@FrederickTheAnon14W]

I find that scene (Along with many others) interesting because it shows how even such people that had access to information like that LAPD cop still didn't realize and comprehend just how LONG and how BAD things would get, So he thought that such quantities of water (And presumably other goods) for him and his family would tide him over, Not realizing that 18-20+ years later in shows like Dead City and The Ones Who Live society is still suffering from the affects of Monument Day. I would assume that particular cop in general might've survived a while (And especially longer than his colleagues) since I believe he either left L.A shortly after this or holed up in his house.

[@BlitzinMackGaming]

​@@FrederickTheAnon14Weven still it's smart to grab what you can when you can. The cop did the right thing there.

[@FrederickTheAnon14W]

@@BlitzinMackGaming Of course it is, But it's better to prepare for a disaster/collapse long before it happens. In the case of water there are many better solutions when you prep before stuff starts to hit the fan, Instead of simply hurriedly tossing cases of water into your trunk you should have and know how to install and operate a shallow well or (If you have the money) a deep well that is powered. And if you want to be creative then set up a system for rainwater collection and that way (Alongside the cases of water) you have something that is ready for the long haul. If you don't have the money or the space then set aside a space for both water and food (And other such essentials), You can buy blue plastic containers in all different shapes and sizes. Buy one of those and rotate it out every so often whilst having a well or rainwater collection system as a main goal to work towards. It may all sound more difficult and extreme than simply buying cases of water but the goal is something that can be used in the long-term

[@reg4211]

Yes. Great scene. I love the one where maddy and travis are driving to the church. Someone, in shadow, in a large hat is sort of lurching along and maddy looks at them as they go by.... are they or aren't they?

[@BlitzinMackGaming]

@@FrederickTheAnon14W I mean I guess, but I'm definitely not prepared right now if what happened in The walking Dead happened in the real world. It's such an incredibly small chance for an extinction level event to happen in your lifetime. And your average police officer isn't going to have information about that way in advance. Basically you're saying everyone on earth should always be ready, but if that was the case there wouldn't be anywhere near enough supply to make that happen. Simply isn't possible. Any person that would prepare on that level for something like that is going to be known by everybody as the crazy end of the world guy. And if shit actually does end up happening, guess where all the desperate people are going to go first? To the crazy end of the world guy.

[@bonghittaz1502]

The cosmonauts situation is easily the most horrifying position in the show.

[@Man_Aslume]

Your stuck in the dark void as space

[@EvgeneXI]

Only if they aren’t on the ISS. There’s pods on there to return the astronauts to Earth.

[@rbgerald2469]

​@@EvgeneXI..Yep, there's always at least 1 Soyuz spacecraft docked in the ISS to serve as a Lifeboat and also a way to alter the orbital height of the ISS

[@LJD442]

Honestly I think it's a weirdly beautiful place to end your run in the apocalypse is that weird?

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

Being stuck in space with no way back to earth

[@Psycho3678]

I still think that if the government acted enough to inform everyone how the infection works, the public and even local police forces and ambulance staff knowing this would allow them to prevent reanimation

[@muttipi]

seeing how the government reacted to covid on a local and national level compared to other states makes me imagine we'd be doomed either way. I'm sure there'd also be like a hundred sigma male influencers who would run into hordes to prove its just a government psyop or something.

[@AlphaYxNinja]

It wasn’t curable so they didn’t know. Even if they said anything, the virus was going to spread one way or another. Everyone who was sick was infected, and especially at hospitals

[@Swell-Films]

Agreed. ESPECIALLY since the CDC was studying it for months.

[@davidrichardson8328]

They knew, they were using air pistols to “humanely dispatch” the infected/dead. However, by that time, it was too late. Operation cobalt was enacted, and the collapse of society followed soon thereafter.

[@tabathacarruthers5122]

You can't say that. Look at what happened with COVID. This virus spread faster it sounds like, especially once it became airborne.

[@inshal6420]

Meanwhile Rick: 😴😴😴

[@OceansBane]

He had the greatest hangover ever… 😅😅😅

[@DarrenMoore-le6pg]

Yeah, we know.

[@kingdevin_]

Monument Day is the main reason I appreciate Fear the walking dead season 1. Since we got to see the early starts of the outbreak forming. I feel like the Government could have better informed the people if they took it way more seriously. Considering how fast the virus spread, it could be a little more prep time if people knew which could have saved more lives. I like how we still get some mentions of this day even now in the shows. That tells you how important this day was. I definitely feel for the astronaut because he literally had no way to get back home in space.

[@susanoo3695]

he's probably the luckiest person in the whole walking dead universe it's because he's the only one that didn't see someone get bit or eaten or hear the agonizing scream of someone getting eaten

[@jmsgridiron5628]

​@@susanoo3695would also technically mean he wouldn't be infected. The transmission was via an airborne pathogen. If he was up in space when it happened, then he wouldn't need to worry about coming back when he runs out of supplies.

[@Destroyerofnations]

“The authorities will tell us.” Not if they’ve already fallen as well.

[@imepic434]

Yea that's Madison assuming the authorities care about the public.

[@Destroyerofnations]

@@imepic434 Honestly I don’t blame her for thinking they’d warn the people about the wildfire virus, especially considering how the kid described it, but it’s safe to say that once she saw the Principal infected that she probably realized it was already to late.

[@laylachristina5605]

@@imepic434 people got lots of warning in covid, and they still went out of their way to do the exaclty opposite of what was recommended.

[@VenomousVortexProductions]

​@@laylachristina5605Exactly. This makes me assume that if the Wildfire virus ever becomes real, the world will be screwed under a week pretty much.

[@dukenukem69]

​@@laylachristina5605fake news and a 99.9% survival rate

[@generalbutterscotch4887]

Honestly, even if Kirkman never explains the origin of the virus I would love to see a true prequel series set roughly a year or so before the CDC discovered wildfire, with the show ending around the time Shane and Lori escape Atlanta.

[@zSlicksco]

Bro, I'm a walking dead fanatic. I watch tons of twd content creators. You, my friend, have the BEST content for me. This video, as you explained monument day, actually made me feel a sense of Irriness, good job

[@Swell-Films]

Hey thanks so much mate! I appreciate the kind words!

[@rghunter523]

Facts bro don’t miss

[@ricklundeen2722]

A couple of things: 1) when Hurricane Katrina hit, you saw mass chaos, police abandoned their posts left and right stealing cars to get out of the area- hospitals were over run as doctors and nurses fled, people were left to fend for themselves in the immediate aftermath. 2) I'm a federal worker- in the weeks before the Covid pandemic hit and everything closed down, we started getting odd/confusing e mails from the powers that be, some would one thing then another would arrive saying the opposite - then on that day in March, we came to work, only to be told to take your computer and go home as government buildings were closing down- then everything else started to close down and all you would hear was reports from hospitals about the growing sickness and how people were dying- and then- ALL THE TOILET PAPER IN THE COUNTRY DISSAPEARED! People really started getting scared -- it was all like living in some sci fi or horror movie

[@marcellachine5718]

That was only a trial run, more, much more to come .

[@Odysseusnobody]

Gov. Stole guns from people after Katrina

[@Hilaire_Balrog]

It really was like it was scripted for us or something 🤔

[@peachypietro9980]

It doesn't take much to cause chaos in a society that's already fractious and atomized. Pandemic wasn't planned or scripted, it's simply that people are predictably self concerned and extremely anxious in a situation where they don't know those around them and have to deal with something threatening. Of course, covid wasn't that bad, at least we managed. We don't even need Wildfire virus, viruses and bacteria from the past show just how bad things can be. And let's not even talk about 537 AD and the hell on earth for seven years that caused.

[@Fatty2-sj8vr]

The same in the uk 🇬🇧 bog roll vanished overnight. It got to the point where you could only buy one of everything. So, people ended up going to multiple shops.

[@matthewkuchinski1769]

I felt let down by Fear of the Walking Dead in that Tobias was without doubt the smartest character in the show and he got very little time on it. His face when Madison says "the authorities would tell us if something was going on" is one of a guy who knows that history says otherwise. His grasp that canned goods needed to be grabbed, that getting whatever weapons one could find was a necessity, and that listening to the warning signs not avoiding them will keep one alive put him on the same level as Darryl and Merle in intellect and capability.

[@stephennugent9958]

Friday is definitely the best day for it since everyone is out (at night) doing whatever like that club in Paris.

[@homeschoolmomofone2497]

Thank you for making these videos for those who had questions throughout 14 years of The Walking Dead are starting to get answers.

[@imfknradio9978]

I would *love* to see a walking dead series with 3-4 seasons that show Monument Day from the POV of 3-4 different major cities/scenarios. It would awesome to see Detroit, Chicago, Annapolis, a city thats not really big in movies. Throw in some rural Kansas for a change of pace

[@topsdaily_productions]

Enough of America show me London, Moscow, shanghai etc during monument day

[@wyattjohnson1160]

I would love to see that too!! But have each season be a different city from another country like the UK, Germany, China, Russia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. If they did do that the first season should be in The United States and these should be the cities it should take place in NYC, Philly, Chicago, Denver, SLC, Detroit, Dallas, St. Louis, Miami, Seattle, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, and Nashville.

[@tommyg9719]

i want to see appalachia. like heavily rural areas in West Virginia. they may not even know a thing for years

[@rbgerald2469]

​​@@wyattjohnson1160..To add Americans to the mix, we can add Embassy workers too. (Like the character of Sam from the Metro series of games, he was from the Marine Security Guard, folks that guard US Embassies overseas)

[@MatthewKendo]

@@tommyg9719 It's an interesting thought, but even if they don't have any sort of direct encounter with a walker they'll still realize somethings up when they go into town and theres no more food on the shelves because of the lack of US industry. globalization is a thing, a scary thing.. When the world falls, even the most isolated places will feel the effect.

[@xemnas9098]

"School's out for summer School's out forever."

[@OBITOMAJIN]

😂😂😂😂 vibessss

[@VenomousVortexProductions]

Last day of school.

[@BruiseLee00]

Used to play that song on guitar hero after the last day of school. Great times!

[@DarrenMoore-le6pg]

Yeah, for real.

[@kevindrake4529]

I wish that they did Fear the Walking Dead as an anthology like American Horror Story. Each season could have shown different cities at the lead up to Monument Day. First season LA but then they could have done Washington, Chicago, London, etc. That first season of Fear was excellent. And it was so scary at times as people started figuring things out.

[@dabestbrosgaming5707]

the cosmonaut was the lucky one, he more than likely was the last human to die a natural death

[@etienne8110]

If dying of thirst on a spaceship is "natural" death. At least he shouldn t reanimate since there is low prob the virus is up there already.

[@pyronderman9055]

sorry am late but wouldn't he , depending on when he got to space, not be infected by the virus

[@ogcipher4967]

I think my fav part of any TWD realated thing is the face Tobias makes when Madison goes "The autorities would tell us", he's got that '"jesus christ you actually believe that" look of disbelief. I was so mad he wasn't an actual character in the series.

[@reg4211]

Oh yes!!! This gives me a chuckle every time. Maddie, you gon' learn, my dear. Yes. Should have kept Tobias.

[@ogcipher4967]

@@reg4211 He would have been great if they took more than 10 minutes to actually show "the fall of civilization". Missed oportunity, tbh that's how you can describe that series in a nuitshell "missed oportunity"

[@reg4211]

@@ogcipher4967 100%

[@JWilliamsLangley]

On the channel Kill Count, the host does AVP Requiem. The scene where the characters are debating going to the center of the town because of government broadcast, Darcy says, "The government wouldn't lie!" The Kill Count host is like "Oh Darcy."

[@ColtraneAndRain]

They did Tobias dirty!

[@DominionSorcerer]

I feel like although the outbreak started in France, France seems to have been amongst the countries that handled the outbreak the best at least in terms of how their people fared, since the Pouvoir Du Vivant have reclaimed enough of France's territory to establish the sixth French Republic.

[@inshal6420]

The CDC guy even says France lasted the longest.

[@conornoonan6376]

Please keep exlorimg this type of stuff , all the pre-apocalyptic tuff and crm is like gold rn with the ones who live not giving us what we desire . Keep em coming

[@GaaraFPS]

What was desired that they’re not giving us?

[@conornoonan6376]

@@GaaraFPS crm info and an interesting story , michone and Rick reunion and wanting to return home should only be 1 ep . Just tru time wasting .

[@JohnnyJohnnyJohnnyJohnnyJohnny]

The way you cover these events and include all of the shows is so cool. Looking forward to more of these videos

[@redstarrazi4210]

the most detailed explanation of monument day and operation cobault. I love your videos

[@MakinamiPhYT]

1:14 be like: "Hey Lois, remember that time I became a virus to bring back Brian but ended up wrong in every way"

[@jamesandmikey32]

Truly an excellent channel, best out there on the walking dead universe by a country mile. Definitely love a where are the military now video if there is any left excluding CRM.

[@FrederickTheAnon14W]

That sounds like a decent video but ultimately in my opinion all of the videos about the military AFTER the Collapse/Monument Day sound pretty much the same, Since we have such little information to go on and the majority of it is just general speculation and theorizing about where they could possibly be, If they are even still around at all.

[@topsdaily_productions]

​@@FrederickTheAnon14W I think the antagonist military in Daryl Dixon are just what's left of the french military considering they call themselves the 6th french republic

[@Jtroberts777]

Brother. This is amazing. Man, if you did like a weekly video or a playlist on here with the timeline and what happens in this universe from a week to week or month to month basis? That would be the best thing for TWDU KZbin

[@Swell-Films]

Thanks so much! I’ve definitely been considering it! It’s a pretty convoluted timeline so it would be good to lay it out

[@akitoartz209]

keep doing this type of content im enjoying every bite fr

[@jessicanewberry5404]

These videos are the BEST! Keep em coming. ❤

[@warioschwario]

That’s the scary thing about society, it takes years to build but hours to destroy

[@PaulCoyJR]

Like electing an orange fascist?

[@warioschwario]

@ I’m talking about twd not trump

[@letsgobrandontrump2024]

Fastest I’ve ever subed to a KZbin channel keep it up man you are like the British runner or Roanoke of the walking dead

[@shirox11]

I would of really loved a mini series that was just about the slow progression of incidents leading up to the collapse. FTWD touched on it a bit, but i would love an even more in depth look.

[@CobraDove1111]

"The authorities would tell us".... LMFAO

[@Unknown-ek1ox]

Interestingly in reality this couldn't hold up no more, at least for prolonged time. Someone would blow the whistle at some point, at least in democratic/western societies. At least on something as major and big as this.

[@izaquesousamendes4890]

It has not yet been explained exactly how the virus spread so quickly in a short period of time (Assuming its discovery was in April 2010 and Monument Day on August 27/28, 2010), just 4 months... So I remembered something, between June and July 2010, there was the World Cup, that is, millions of people (some already infected), traveling to the same place, passing the virus to other people, who would take it to their countries of origin , to their families, work colleagues or school. An event like the World Cup would greatly accelerate the spread of the Virus.

[@Swell-Films]

I love the way you think. Fantastic theory

[@chrisjolly9363]

I’m really enjoying your videos. Keep up the good work. It’s hard to keep everything in a correct timeline.

[@DestinationAwesomeX]

Tbh what makes The Walking Dead interesting is the virus itself and the initial collapse of society. They need to make a spinoff that focuses on this stuff. Like that movie in the 2010s called contagion but set it before collapse.

[@Madcomplex]

Originally in the comics, Robert Kirkman made a one-shot comic with Rick and Shane exploring a crashed UFO in the middle of Georgia. When brought to light on a talking dead episode, Robert Kirkman confirmed that the Wildfire Virus was extraterrestrial and that the one-shot comic is the canon origin of the virus, not the one-shot comic itself that showed up in an invicible issue. But the origin is indeed extraterrestrial

[@salivatingfarmhand5409]

He did that out of annoyance so fans would shut up and stop asking him where did the virus came from, it's not really what he thought

[@FrederickTheAnon14W]

Let's also not forget that the doctors and hospitals already knew that something was going on because they had (Presumably new) regulations when it came to dealing with people who coded (Died) where they would only briefly attempt to bring said people back with such things as defibrillators before taking them "Downstairs" afterwards, As seen in Fear Season 1 Episode 1 when Nick was in the hospital.

[@Swell-Films]

Good observation!

[@FrederickTheAnon14W]

@@Swell-Films ​Thank you! It's also interesting to note that it seems that the Ambulance/EMT crews either didn't have the same protocols or weren't following them as in the highway scene the crash victim had been "Down" too long and the protocols would've told them not to risk interacting with the body after a certain period of time.

[@JStack]

6:37 World leaders knew about that one thing in 2020 in November of 2019. So them keeping a lid on it until figuring out a "plan for the public," seems to be very accurate.

[@carsarecoo]

I predicted Covid 19 when there was a news report of "Pneumonia outbreak" in China, that went from a few cases to 400 overnight. Months later the world shutdown.

[@killer4kash]

With content this good, it pretty much makes it impossible not to like and subscribe. Well done Ty. 👏 🎉

[@Nitero_]

great vid man, really enjoyed it.

[@burrow-Burrow1364]

I’m really starting to enjoy this type of Contant keep it up

[@burrow-Burrow1364]

I don’t really see this that much in this community short formed information Contant

[@doodleferp8158]

Part of what gives me chills about the first season of Fear is how similar it was to the coronavirus outbreak all the way back in 2020. It was a very obvious problem and it was going to be an even bigger one, but the US government kept trying to downplay it and tell people that it wasn’t going to be a big deal. Then it got out of hand like everybody knew it was going to, and society went into hysterics. It’s not dudes going cannibal, dying and coming back to life, but it’s still terrifying to watch.

[@albireotheredguard1599]

That kid talking with Madison was the smartest character in the show, I wish we had seen what happened to him and how far he made it.

[@harryvass9018]

Monument Day is by far the most interesting part of the Walking Dead and the show now over 10 years old has hardly fucking explored it. Fear the walking dead rushed it so quickly. All I want is a full season all about Monument Day it a few day before or after the outbreak there's so much you can show in this short time period for God Sakes it's a Gold mine.

[@Swell-Films]

I’ve been saying this for years. Absolutely criminal to only feature the fall for as little as they have.

[@rbgerald2469]

We could even have perspectives from other countries too. The UK, Russia, and others. (TWD but with 28 Days Later kind of feels, anyone?) Or a perspective from Embassy workers in other countries seeing their home nation and the nation they're in fall apart. (Like the origin of Sam in the Metro series of games but Zombies)

[@taten007]

That sounds incredibly boring lol thankfully they aren’t doing that

[@aarons0z992]

​@@taten007Would certainly be more interesting than whatever they cooked up with the ones who live

[@austinhowells20]

0:01 he knows it’s spreading

[@Rick-laszlo]

I have no doubt that kid survived. He knew

[@FashionablyL8]

I think the idea of the astronaut dying in space and being the only person who likely wouldn't reanimate as a walker super interesting. Alternatively an astronaut walker alone in space for eternity is a horror id love to see depicted

[@bethbaxter2922]

I love these videos, the extra detail into the show I love ❤️

[@shenanigameshd9461]

Monument Day would’ve been my 8th Birthday, I can only imagine what Boston would have been like being from Massachusetts myself

[@RobertGreenwald]

You can kind of get that from The Last of Us

[@florencealbertpadogdog8370]

That’s why people criticizing the movie and claiming that the writers of The Walking Dead (TWD) or Fear the Walking Dead (FTWD) are “stupid” because they supposedly “look down” on the U.S. military are completely missing the point. These critics argue that it’s impossible for the U.S. Army, the strongest in the world, to be overrun by slow-moving zombies. However, this video proves them wrong by showing that even the most powerful armies can be defeated under certain circumstances. First, let’s consider the virus in the storyline, often referred to as the “Wildfire Virus.” This is not an ordinary virus like COVID-19. While it is airborne like COVID, it is far more dangerous because it can spread through air, water, and direct contact. In the Walking Dead universe, everyone is already infected. The virus lies dormant in people until they die, at which point it reanimates their bodies as zombies. This explains why the outbreak was so widespread and why the U.S. military struggled to contain it. The first major variable that led to the military’s downfall was lack of information. They didn’t fully understand the virus or its transmission mechanisms. By the time they realized how it worked, it was already too late. The second variable was the virus’s ability to spread rapidly. People die every day whether from natural causes, accidents, or illness and those deaths automatically create new walkers. Hospitals, in particular, became hotspots for outbreaks, as patients who died from any cause turned into zombies almost instantly. Zombies infiltrated even the most secure military bases because soldiers who died on-site also turned. Often, by the time their comrades realized what was happening, it was too late, and the infection spread within their ranks. The U.S. Army wasn’t defeated because they were weak, but because they were overwhelmed by an enemy they didn’t understand, one that could infiltrate their ranks from within. So, before bashing the writers or the movie franchise, take the time to understand the story. Claiming that the writers “disrespected” the U.S. military just shows a lack of understanding of the narrative. The downfall of the military wasn’t about incompetence it was about a unique and devastating set of circumstances that no army, no matter how strong, could have been fully prepared for. Next time, don’t judge a book by its cover or a story by your assumptions.

[@sneakysasquatch6014]

I feel bad for the cosmonaut 👨‍🚀 😢😢😢

[@TheRealRusDaddy]

I wonder if he turned too or if he was the last person to die a natural death

[@BadLuckLuke]

Extraordinary content!!! Keep it up,

[@lastnightslipstick]

L❤VE This! Best start to my Saturday, Thank You🙌💎🔥

[@Veela666]

It's funny how the Clarks went through so much shit, and Rick was sleeping or at the camp.

[@METATRONbookofRevelation]

There was a webisode called "Flight ###" ( i forget the number) where the virus showed up earliest. Nick witnessed this plane falling out of sky BEFORE his girlfriend turned into zombie in that church. An asian lady on plane noted she was already familiar with virus BEFORE outbreak on plane.

[@DarrenMoore-le6pg]

It’s Flight 462.

[@farahahmedkarim377]

As dark as the start of the apocalypse was, the transition at the start from Madison expressing hope that everything would be explained to people getting devoured by walkers and rioting is darkly funny to me

[@leagab4236]

holy man this video is amazing the editing is exquisite it gives me a scary eerie type of vibe love the vids bro ur so underrated

[@Swell-Films]

Hey thanks so much mate!

[@alospraylo3553]

The big mailbox thing being flipped at 5:11 is insane them things are bolted down and even if they weren’t they are heavy af. No idea why but I thought that was funny 😂

[@ian7064]

Tobias was a cool character. I wish we could've found out what happened to him

[@onetallpheeesh]

Hes allegedly still alive some 15 years into the apocalypse. I hope he shows up in Tales

[@FrederickTheAnon14W]

I also wish that we could've gotten an explanation as to what ultimately happened to Tobias, However I'm also glad that he didn't get the Morales treatment where he was brought back just for a few episodes and then killed off without any further explanation. One of the old showrunners for Fear stated that he considered Tobias to be alive after the collapse, However subsequent showrunners haven't stated this so his fate remains unknown and thus there's always a chance that he might be brought back at some point.

[@icrywhenisleep2130]

​@onetallpheeesh they never talked about him after season 1 unless I missed something Madison said during the final season, he could be alive since the guy in daryl dixon says California has a huge settlement that's doing good

[@zsuzsannasalda]

Everyone on earth carries the virus , what about the cosmonaut? He was already in space , so probably the only one who isnt?

[@bunibel]

Love your videos thank you friend

[@aaronpasetti]

You made my Saturday so much better and eating my dinner and watching this making this ten times better! You keep on making my day and awesome videos!

[@Swell-Films]

Hey glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!

[@aaronpasetti]

@@Swell-Films now here a question do you ever think you will do a video about the Atlanta Police officers in season 5? They saw the cobalt and seeing the military killing civilians.

[@Swell-Films]

@@aaronpasetti absolutely! I’ll admit it’s not at the top of the list, but I’ll definitely be making one on Grady memorial eventually!

[@aaronpasetti]

@@Swell-Films perfect because they have a good backstory and this is the crazy part did they know about CDC exploding or Rick shooting down in the city plus we saw the hospital in season 2 episode 1

[@raccoonpope1904]

i never finished twd or even ftwd but i love your videos as i was a major fan up until season 9 and seeing where the show went and the lore it has is really cool

[@justinanderson4315]

The whole collapse of society is terrifying to see.

[@jamesdime6865]

The problem with FTWD is it quickly became TWD really fast. Hearing the broadcast in the back ground, seeing news reports, etc are way more terrifying than the post world. They should do a 2-3 episode spin off of the guy in space. Seeing his prospective.

[@sushi8369]

Flooding: school still open. Tornado: school still open. Zombie apocalypse: school still open. End of the world: math teacher still turns up to school.

[@yellow_gacha7152]

I was always hopeful that we would see Tobias again in Fear The Walking Dead, but sadly Kirkman never got round to it, but now with fear finished and Madison back on the seen going back to Los Angeles, i now have high hopes .

[@ClassicHarleyQuinn]

I think biting and/or scratching introduces the body to the virus in its active farm rather then the dormant form that doesn't activate until death. This causes the body to try and fight it like any other virus/bacteria hence symptoms like Fever, coughing, aches and pains etc. The dormant form of the virus probably also wakes up and makes the process faster. Theoretically there's is a incredibly and I mean next to impossible chance that someone could actually beat the virus someway, some how.

[@HistoricalConflict]

That first season of fear The walking Dead was so damn good

[@boqndimitrov8693]

it's funny that you included a shot from zombieland too.a hell of a funny movie! 👍

[@saby7825]

I don't give a damn what anyone says about it, there needs to be a show about the start to full collapse. The demand is there.

[@SrHiroo]

literally wasted potential to not having a series exploring monument day, its such a cool concept, the little things they've showed about it are some of the most interesting parts in my opinion, fucking criminal they haven't done much to explore it

[@Vipersnake21]

They really should do a series from the cops and millitary perspective from mid August to mid September

[@Omega_thehusky]

i just found this channel stopped watching walking dead after the negan arc couldnt keep up with it. how many variations or branches are their of this show i cant believe they went this deep with the lore this is amazing lol

[@thexpolishxwolf5236]

Found your channel for Walking Dead content, sticking around for the same content! Top tier and underrated creator!

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

2:03 imagine the reaction o the main characters of walking dead find out about Primrose & they are the one who started all this. (The people surviving members of the team will be hunted down)

[@Scourgeisoptimusprimeyt]

Great content!

[@coachb2766]

When the electricity goes it is all over.

[@killerninjaz13]

For situations like this if they just immediately told everyone how the infection works Its highly likely most of the world would remian stable

[@berserk4souls]

Oh like how smooth COVID went? You would have so many people think it’s fake news.

[@Someth1ngLight]

It would be really nice to get a government perspective with the president or something to at least know what happened or where they fled to

[@Thatone.guy14]

In Ftwd the hospital staff that nick was in. The hospital staff new what happens when someone dies because they were putting dead bodies in the basement

[@Messerschmitt1942]

These videos are so good! Hope you cover other famous franchises in the future. L4D universe is interesting to about the Green Flu 😄😃❤

[@communismcats2650]

So what happened to the police,firefighters and paramedics forces In the us after society fell did they join the military or were they all killed in the night before

[@greenkoopa]

I'm assuming they were being taken over when they got bombed, which further reduced their numbers

[@brokinwand92]

Not only that but they were the first responders, meaning they were all taken out by walkers first which would further destabilize society see as we no longer have that line of defense/aid

[@NNOutBurger_Gaming]

Gotta remember these police and firefighters are people and when shit hit the fan they gon protect their family

[@VintageNarwhal]

You should make a playlist of these videos in chronological order!

[@Swell-Films]

I actually have one! It’s “The Walking Dead Universe Lore Explained & Explored” You should be able to see it in my playlist section on my channel

[@VintageNarwhal]

@@Swell-Films oh hell yes! Thank you! 😎

[@ebcbr1791]

Your videos are better than the actual show.

[@Skyline4017]

3:29 where are these clips from? I didn't see this camera angle when I was watching it :O

[@Swell-Films]

It was from a promo ad when season 1 was airing!

[@paulnightwolf9043]

I swear I wanted to punch Madison right in the face. She is the reason why everyone dies if you look at it closely, she is the biggest problem like Rick nothing’s ever good enough and you can always do it better than everyone ends up dying.😂

[@Blackkid42]

Ngl, I wonder about what happened in certain prisons. People die in jail everyday. Cellmates probably got ate

[@wyattjohnson1160]

Well if a virus like this happens in our world (it can’t) everyone would know what to do and society would likely not collapse. I find this really interesting I used to be scared of this series but I’ve grown used to it. Keep up the good work!!

[@Sheed96]

yes it can

[@jmsgridiron5628]

Just cause the CDC is giving up on curing it, doesn't mean I'd give up trying to survive. Realistically, any place that has a hot climate or a temperate climate getting hit during the height of summer would see the undead rotting away to bone within months. A corpse is a corpse so they'll rot until there's nothing left. Espesically out in the heat while not being embalmed.

[@h-dawg969]

Are you guna delve this deep into any other franchises? Your research and thoroughness is worthy of some other canons.

[@Swell-Films]

I definitely have plans to explore other franchises in the future! I just have a lot of ideas for the walking dead lined up

[@DunceCapn]

@@Swell-Films Please stick to TWD; no else is doing your quality/type of content for this universe.

[@Tejano12398]

It’s crazy how society fell in 2010

[@DarrenMoore-le6pg]

“When civilization ends, it ends fast.” -Tobias

[@thegamingchicken945]

I really find the end of the world so intriguing and hearing how governments handle different types of situations

[@mr.halloween3371]

Anyone else read the Andromeda Strain? Cause you should. I read it in the 90's and it pretty much spells out the Walking Dead and current society.

[@darkazon5343]

This is what we want to see! Not excactly how the virus originated, but how the society fell

[@gilbertlopez183]

I watch these videos for the narrator's hypnotic eyebrows

[@Shoewearer20211]

I love your videos, but I just wanted to clarify Jims case was unique it did take him two days to turn but if you remember them going to the CDC later in the first season of The Walking Dead that Dr. Edwin Jenner‘s wife, her transformation took two hours and he had received reports that one had turned in as little as three minutes to support the three minute theory or a short reanimation theory after Rick killed Shane in season two episode 12 it took about maybe five minutes for Shane to come back it’s different for every vessel

[@pieceofschmidtgamer]

The truth is, in any zombie apocalypse story, something like Monument Day is pretty much inevitable due to two factors: 1) Lack of information primarily driven by the government's desire to prevent panic, which never works, because one of the biggest drivers of panic is seeing crazy shit happening and not knowing why its happening. 2) Things are happening that don't align with people's lived experience. Monument Day was more or less inevitable. What wasn't inevitable was the total collapse of Government Forces. A partial collapse was likely inevitable, as the military was likely just as in the dark about the Walkers as everyone else was, but if certain losses were considered acceptable, they could've pulled back and retreated the military to more defensible positions (as what happened in WWZ). Mind you, total collapse was the most likely outcome (especially considering the nature of the plague in TWD), but it wasn't inevitable.

[@theAngeloValencia]

Bruh I have watched some of your videos and they are fun to listen to and watch

[@METATRONbookofRevelation]

The WILDFIRE VIRUS was introduced in remake of George Romero's DAY OF THE DEAD.