The Whisperers Full Story Arc Explained | The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead Whisperers Full Story Explained for the TV Series
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[@darkmoon3574]

Vol I at 1:00 Vol II at 5:42 Vol III at 10:12 Vol VI at 13:16 Vol V at 17:36 Vol VI at 20:04 Vol VII at 27:00 Vol VIII at 30:12 Vol IX at 40:48

[@Swell-Films]

I should’ve from this from the start lol. Thanks mate

[@billybroughton-qh1jj]

I quite enjoyed watching that whole video

[@VainVVS]

Your a legend mate

[@itsthejaylein]

the true horror of the whisperers is the Alpha and Negan sex scene- It was so horrendous.

[@cheefqueef6494]

Negan a freak fr

[@blakedevitt6948]

That repulsed me more than anything else in the show.

[@kgb976]

Na na Nasty Nasty

[@blakedevitt6948]

It's more repugnant than anything in the whole damn franchise, except for the Governor raping Michonne and Michonne's revenge.

[@TheGrandUsurperOfDeath]

😂😂 O Come On Y’all how do y’all think y’all were even created

[@garrisongay1863]

My one beef with the walking dead is that it’s all about the “next generation” and yet that’s the demographic that gets killed off the most so they never have the chance to grow and be anything

[@Swell-Films]

Thats honestly a valid criticism. But to be fair, all the kids dying were born pre apocalypse from what I remember. It seems like they want a "Next generation" with kids who know nothing but the apocalypse

[@ulyssessmith454]

Think post Cell Saga Dragon Ball Z. Gohan wasn’t as popular as keeping Goku the main protagonist. This season made me fall in love with watching the walking dead again.

[@imepic434]

Plus, if it's all about the next generation, why are there so many gay couples

[@mr.campwell3655]

Henry was so aggravating. It seemed like every desision he made was based on the fact he wanted to die.

[@Nik-kv7dc]

I found him more annoying than anything. He was thinking with the head in his pants and not on his shoulders

[@alyriv1002]

Jesus’s death was so upsetting smh

[@anthonyjohnstone695]

I mean i hear he came back after the fact

[@nightmareorigins7210]

​@@anthonyjohnstone695 he indeed did not💀

[@elsaguerra9827]

Cierto

[@nordinreecendo512]

Who would have thought the Whisperers were Roman.

[@dthelucario129]

RIP Twink Jesus🙏🏻

[@cornixdemetrius7883]

The most unrealistic part is that they didn't gag from rotting skin on their faces and immediately attracted the horde around them to their presence by doing so.

[@1timeuser0904]

I disagree about the gagging at the smell. I think they get use to it, the same way some people live in filth.

[@chimchu3232]

​@1timeuser0904 for sure. There are people that work in sewers every day, there are people that disembowel farm animals for food every day. People adapt to their circumstances

[@cornixdemetrius7883]

@@chimchu3232 But the thing is, people aren't at the threat of death immediately when they do it the first time. I imagine quite a lot of whisperers would die in the first 5 minutes of trying their... profession

[@chimchu3232]

@@cornixdemetrius7883 that's true, but I'm figured they try the masks on at camp and get used to them before being thrown into a horde of walkers, but honestly alpha is pretty brutal so maybe they do have to adapt quickly or die

[@REVOisMYname]

They’d be used to it, + if you were smart enough you could make wrenching sound Walker like and get away with it if you had to.

[@ryang4059]

I quit watching after like 7-8 season and then randomly decided I wanted to watch it years later and boy was I glad.. the whisperers arc was amazing and saved the whole for me!

[@ihitababywithacar]

Okay how does this not have more views?!?!? It's perfectly crafted, the ideas are well put together, and overall it's just very interesting hearing the story retold. Not to mention the voice has no faults or overused words, incredible.

[@Swell-Films]

Haha thank you so much! It took a very Long time to finish lol

[@ENZautomotive]

This thing is 40+ mins long , & I sat thru the whole time thing! It's been a while since I did that 😮

[@RikerBiker]

I found Henry to be by far one of the most infuriating characters in the whole show. Teenage hormones and his savior complex started a war that got himself and SO MANY others killed.

[@abramsullivan7764]

Well we all have teenage hormones when we were his age.

[@RikerBiker]

@@abramsullivan7764 thankfully we all don't have a savior complex that takes innocent people down with us though

[@klarolinelover]

so many people were bound to be killed anyways

[@dylankennedy6020]

Henry and Lydia definitely gave me vampire diaries rejects vibes to me

[@Demos_Jeff]

Can you blame him? Imagine growing up as the Prince of a post apocalyptic kingdom being led by the (at the time) most optically inspiring person in the setting. Mix the hype off that with teenage hormones and you’d be crazy not to be arrogant and naive.

[@galefromwaterdeep]

Tell you what, they did great casting for Lydia & Alpha. Not just cause the actors are good at what they do, certainly, they are good actors. But those two look alike. They look like they could realistically be mother and daughter.

[@BadForYourKidneys]

Dude this is amazing, finally someone doing comprehensive overviews of the TWD arcs. Ive been combing through clips of the whisperer war for so long not really wanting to watch the entire season, keep up the great work bro.

[@Swell-Films]

Thanks so much man! I’m in the same boat, I love long form analyzation and there’s a shockingly low amount on here for the walking dead. There will definitely be more to come!

[@literallyinsanelycool28]

you should watch the whisperer arc, easily the best villains in the franchise

[@_reigner]

Absolutely not

[@prime2974]

If you take a break from the show and got sometime going back and watching it will make you go through alot of emotions and not gonna lie the negan arc through that is worth the watch alone

[@occiferfigpucker4840]

Oh dude you gotta watch S9. That's the best season of the show.

[@thebigdog268]

The fact that Aaron died to some random Whisperer is crazy

[@HetBlokje]

dont you mean jezus?

[@Swell-Films]

To be fair he just didn’t live up to his comic counterpart, At no fault of the actor of course. I feel bad for Tom Payne,Jesus’s actor. He trained pretty heavily in martial arts for the role, expecting it to be like the comics. I don’t think he was too upset to be killed off

[@lewgallagher463]

@@Swell-Filmsdidn’t he ask to be killed off by then?

[@eddieklotz9966]

He meant Jesus I believe

[@discobroccoli198]

Aaron never died. He lived to the end of the show.

[@TheElcollin]

38:35 they already had a whole scene where Beta listens to his own music, I love that they played the Talking Heads in that scene. I was wondering throughout the show if the walking dead would reference the talking heads and when it happened I was over the moon

[@oldnatty61]

This is when Negan really endeared himself to me.

[@robcharette1915]

The Whisperers took out a bunch of lame characters outside of Jesus and the scene of all those heads on the pikes was pretty shocking and unique. Beta was a great challenge for Daryl to overcome. Alpha was a legit bad ass and I loved the way she spoke. It was a very effective enemy for the group.

[@DickRileyTheConquistador]

No chance Alpha would be as fat and out of shape as the actress was for her character, with all the walking and calorie burning the character supposedly does. Terrible actress choice for Alpha.

[@Weltshmerz]

​@@DickRileyTheConquistadorwith that logic jerry should have died long ago

[@jmsgridiron5628]

​@@DickRileyTheConquistadorbro she wasn't even fat. What are you on about?

[@DickRileyTheConquistador]

@@jmsgridiron5628 Sure, i guess the plump cheeks, double chin and beer belly was cgi.

[@shilohwehrmacht2947]

​@@jmsgridiron5628uh are you kidding? She was extremely out of weight for her supposed role

[@nickfrichette9860]

Incredible work on this man. I can’t believe you only have 130 subscribers. You’ll be at 130,000 in no time if you keep this up.

[@Swell-Films]

Thanks so much man i really appreciate that! Got another one coming soon!

[@AntiWhiteOut]

I thought the terminus people and that weird woman in the woods that Rick found were the creepiest.

[@Swell-Films]

Yes that women was so creepy! I love the detail of her rolling up to the prison as a walker

[@westonmeyer3110]

Lizzie is far more creepy

[@silentj624]

What woman? Where?

[@bayman1355]

Masterpiece. Plz do any "deep dive" or "explained" videos over TWD. I subscribed halfway through man, never seen someone comb through an arc/season while mentioning the import yet finer details. Know you said you wouldn't cover it in the video but it would be cool to see some comparisons from the comics to the show that were either good or bad overall to the arc/story through out the entire series.

[@Swell-Films]

I have a Terminus video coming soon so stay tuned! ill absolutely start diving into the comics eventually. Its the best form of the walking dead story

[@TheRealRusDaddy]

The daryl and beta fight just reminds me of that one fight in bully with the greaser in that abandoned apartment

[@Lili_LaRae]

This is incredibly done! I've watched so many of these vids lately and you are by far the best I've seen 😊

[@Swell-Films]

Wow thank you so much! Really means a lot. There will be more to come soon!

[@Lili_LaRae]

I can't wait lol! You didn't get lazy with the editing. You added the right parts of the show to make it flow with your narrative of how you wanted to explain what happened. I really have to applaud you!

[@judymelchert3966]

This was very nicely done, good work. Others make them and talk so fast it's aggravating to listen. This was a pleasure to watch !

[@Mistlover5]

Keep up the good work. This video deserves way more views! Production value top notch.

[@sblackmagics]

This was an awesome recap…..apppreciate all the work you put into this, thank you!!!

[@xRE007x]

That Shane running bit had me dying 😂

[@waterflameee504]

just discovered your channel, and what can i say is that you have a lot of potential, keep it up! i love this sm

[@hc2803]

This video is insanely good and very well put together. Subbed

[@Swell-Films]

Thank you so much!

[@CryWolf-sm9iw]

The Whisperers were the only antagonists that lived up to their hype. I loved these two seasons and it’s a shame Samantha Morton didn’t get an Emmy nomination. She was fantastic. In the end, I loved the poetry to the conclusion of the Whisperers arch. A Whisperer stole Carol’s reason to live and it was a Whisperer that hat gave her a reason to continue to survive.

[@pkshowsupnoobsallday]

Dude... this channel absolutely rules. I don't have a single nit pick about anything in your videos. Hell yeah brother!

[@rohanplantboyjames6812]

Did a fantastic job on the video. I loved it and I have never seen an episode of the show.

[@BonesyTucson]

Keep it up! Any TWD universe analysis always appreciated, my friend.

[@spencernolan4095]

Keep doing your thing, man! You got a subscriber from me, can't wait to see more deep dives from you.

[@horusksa1983]

Beta’s real identity is, ironically, Rob Zombie 😂

[@efrainflores4693]

The prismo clip made me subscribe dude keep up the good work!🔥

[@Swell-Films]

Haha thanks bro!

[@garyblackburn3080]

Hey man... just wanted to say I love the way you recap this storyline. It's very well done. I myself wish the tv version matched the version in the comics just a lil more closely. Especially the storytelling between Rick and Negan and Dwight....and the relationship between Carl and Negan. But you told what we were given very well. Totally subscribing. Keep it up.

[@Swell-Films]

Thank you so much man. And I really feel you. Seeing ricks evolution throughout the arc on screen would have been legendary. But I think angels kang did well with the shitty hand she was dealt

[@tsubasaX_]

25 mins in and i got to say nice video man, you put some serious work in this and the memes help break the seriousness of video. Well done you got subbed

[@Swell-Films]

Thanks so much mate!

[@Wearenegan2427]

Fantastic video. You guys I truly truly think that you guys covered a whole lot of what the CRM was about and what's trying to tell storywise throughout all the shows that they were a part of. I'm sad that the CRM Story is over. I still wish there was more that we could have learned but at the same time, though i'm glad we got what we got.

[@arlequinarc7566]

Dude honestly this is one of the best TWD recaps i’ve seen and you are so funny with your edits, i rlly think you have a lot of potential for this, u should think about doing recaps and essays about other series and movies too Btw you have a new sub :) ❤

[@robluxipiech4033]

You did a great job with this, thank you.

[@crazyshowseverything8964]

PLEASE DO MORE VIDS LIKE THIS had to sub ur voice is satisfying

[@blakedevitt6948]

Very nice. I enjoy your detailed recaps

[@leonardostowe5225]

I thoroughly enjoyed your whisperer catch up. I departed The Walking Dead long ago, but you help me catch up and I may go back to The Walking Dead the ones that live. Thank you.

[@jmsgridiron5628]

39:22 are we just gonna ignore that Beta took two big ass knives directly into his brain, and managed to rip them bitches out before being devoured by the horde? How the fuck was he still alive? Those are 8 inch blades at least.

[@hannahmsandberg]

Subscribed now. Will watch any Walking Dead content, will recommend, and will be interested in future endeavors.

[@Swell-Films]

There will definitely be more to come! I’m glad you enjoyed :)

[@bridgetl8397]

This is the best explanation vid!

[@rob_patrick1]

When Negan was nowhere to be found, he became NeGone

[@iamomen]

Great recap but also your edits are insanely funny holy hell keep it up

[@Swell-Films]

Thanks mate!

[@Catch-of1fc]

The editing on this is top notch

[@kaameelahlaw4036]

New subscriber here. Great video. I was so into TWD until they killed Carl. I stopped watching after thst but jept up with my comic recaps sp i know who the whispers are but this summed it up perfectly for me. Keep up the great work

[@litneyloxan]

dude has a good narration voice

[@juansantaana8420]

The way you did the work was great 🎉

[@Swell-Films]

Thank you so much! I’m really proud of how it turned out!

[@nebulaneptune20]

I know nothing about the show beyond season 2 and i am quite stoked i foind ur channel

[@SunBloomSketch0831]

I stopped watching the show after Glenn died, because I just couldnt handle all the favorites getting offed every other episode lol. So I really appreciate videos like this!

[@aurthormaxson2287]

Good job on the video, mate. You've got my subscription

[@matthewvolb94]

Alpha don't look half bad wearing someones scalp. Excellent video!

[@sickvendetta9]

Your editing is top notch

[@kristinaschon3022]

Really well done !

[@dansheehan4709]

This is great thank you

[@warrenreid6109]

Great video. Hope you do another like this.

[@Swell-Films]

Got a terminus one coming soon! Appreciate the support!

[@noelleshadley]

Great video! I stopped watching the show when Rick left but started having an interest in watching again when I heard Daryl’s show was really good. I really don’t want to watch this arc so your video came at the perfect time

[@Swell-Films]

You’re the type of person I was making this video for! Glad I could catch you up a bit :)

[@MistarZtv]

Can someone explain the weird sexual tension between Dante and Sidiq? it felt like Dante was trying to get inside of Siddiq's sick in more ways than one.

[@abramsullivan7764]

Huh

[@byeah4823]

I think that dante just didn’t really understand social norms because he spent years with alpha

[@TheSCARYshow1]

I love The Walking Dead, and I love what you did with my favorite villains, let's do a collab and get you some new subs bro!

[@Swell-Films]

Thanks so much mate! Looks like we share the same favourite villains haha!

[@TheSCARYshow1]

@@Swell-Films Definitely! I'm a voice actor and I have a show here. You and I should create something

[@midnightexe7248]

as long as one whisperer is left standing, you can bet they'll begin regaining numbers and you can bet one will have the power to control the largest horde in the world

[@myname_2663]

Not the patrick audio over eugene jumping off the ladder😂 that scene made my blood boil.

[@The-three-eyed-Prophet]

not all whisperers are bad some lone wolf wisperers just wander among the zombies for some reason ...

[@hankthepatriot3733]

I have forgotten how traumatizing Alpha's border "marking" was... Tara STILL gets me 😢

[@myname_2663]

My best guess is that if rick was there, he would probably rest less until he solves and outsmart the whisperers. That's it. i can't assume any further.

[@dakotabarber6648]

This was awesome 👏

[@Yvanehtnioj2000]

The fact we didn’t get Beta V Negan and instead we had to watch some asspull Daryl moments still grinds my gears to this day WTF

[@byeah4823]

jumpscare at the beginning

[@Daniel-xe7iw]

Great job! Very informative and entertaining. Jesus deserved more kung fu scenes.

[@nickmayhew9722]

Great video!

[@courtnocase]

This was super great entertaining funny and overall a amazing watch please make more of these new sub because u did a great job ❤❤

[@Swell-Films]

Thank you so much!

[@ezekielsmith3571]

this video is really well made

[@yogalates23]

what an amazing storyline. I stopped watching ages ago, life and motherhood etc. Thanks for this!

[@zmanr2090]

This was good, gotta sub now

[@aarond1622]

In a world were there are no flies or maggots, in a world where the dead don't stink and make you wretch, in a world where a toothpick will pierce a human skull and instantly stop any zombie flat in their tracks, in a world free from any other disease and infection... Basically what's needed in any zombie show.

[@GrimeyJewels]

Since the beginning Carol never was able to keep her emotions in check. I hated it sooooo much bro

[@yeahno8294]

The fact they let neagan live after all the crap he did is the most stupid shit ever. Period.

[@mags8422]

Awesome video!!!

[@limitlesspotential9599]

Def had to sub, like and share for this video. I’m all caught up

[@Swell-Films]

Thank you so much!

[@abramsullivan7764]

I kept watching The Walking Dead all the way to the end of the show back in November 2022, and I'm still watching with Daryl Dixon, and next month Rick & Michonne.

[@Geboyajegile]

Me too

[@abramsullivan7764]

Well it's 2024 me, and my mom spent 6 episodes of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.

[@Beeshke]

This video is incredible

[@hiclla11]

Great job

[@zeflowerdemon8866]

3:56 “fallen friend” yyeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah friieeeend

[@ratedrstarboy]

Negan got some cakes 👀 but also wtf 😳 that opening intro 😂

[@user-ee5xw2xo2n]

🎉🎉🎉🎉 you got another sub 🎉

[@IAmNVA92]

Just in time for spooky szn

[@joshuacampbell289]

Damn good video👍

[@hepatitiscyalater7269]

I wish Rick was there for the Whisperer Arc. Like I remember before the Whisperers came everyone was speculating when they were coming, all the Easter eggs like the PPP card/ sand zombies that looked like they had masks and how awesome it was gonna be when Rick has to deal with them. Was still pretty solid though. Alpha and Beta actors were amazing

[@Submissive-Soul]

the edit with rick in when he says everyone looks in horror

[@TheGavn8er]

It’s so sad to see that so many people tuned out around negans era and missed the whisperers I think they were my favorite enemy the group fought

[@tannerheekin9605]

I wanna eat tide pods now seeing that cursed comic of eye socket licking 🤢

[@thetechlibrarian]

Well put together video

[@VexingWeeb]

only about 20 minutes into this (have to go to work) but already this arc sounds awesome and crazy. Not sure why people don't seem to like this arc or the whisperers (im not huge into TWD fandom, but the ocasional time i watch lore videos or something, youtubers seem to show disdain or a joking look at the whisperers ,so I only assume that's just common and assumed they were just a dumb side arc or something) but this seems amazing and awesome. the cat and mouse between the two groups, as both sides use their own tactics against eachother and hiding and attacking, it all seems very awesome.

[@NicholasBrakespear]

Seems like, true to a lot of the later Walking Dead story arcs, a significant percentage of major plot threads are anchored to moments of stupidity and tactical ignorance. Which was a plausible trope in the early days of the Walking Dead's apocalypse... but by the point of these later seasons, becomes a rather tedious contrivance. I can't help but notice, for example, that the survivors haven't figured out some of the oldest and most basic defences that proved effective against well-equipped enemies, let alone brainless zombies.

[@silentj624]

I feel like once they got finished with the savior war they would be established enough to be okay. The whisperers would never have been an thing and we would ha e gone straight to the commonwealth (in theory none of the settlements would have been destroyed) and then history would repeat itself. The commonwealth would win and take over

[@marcfield1234]

This is were Carol just goes stupid and Connie pays for it.

[@AmusedCoffee-ym3gb]

Wouldn't be her first time. It's wild when you realize Carol was the only person Rick ever kicked out of the group. Only to later rejoin.

[@Ginfeldi]

Negan learned from Rick more than just how unite people without enslaving them

[@DarylMCDeath]

Whisperers is EASY the best Storyline of every Zombie Franchise EVER!

[@brianorozco662]

Perfect video💯💯💯

[@daniellewillis2767]

That was a beautiful Belgian Tervuren (the dog briefly shown in the clip)