The Walking Dead All Story Arcs Ranked Worst To Best
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2024
- With The Walking Dead now over after 11 Seasons. It is time to rank every Story Arc on the show from worst to best. In this video I will be ranking, explaining and breaking down all 13 arcs in the walking dead from worst to best. Be warned for spoilers if you have not watched all of the walking dead as I do talk about each arc and do mention some big deaths in some of the arc ranking. This is just my personal opinion so make sure to tell me down below what your ranking will be.
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The terminus arc is my favorite. I personally loved the fact that everyone was separated, it was so interesting to me. I loved everything they did with all the characters, Daryl, Beth, Tyrese, Carol, Carl, Rick, Michonne, Bob, Sasha, Maggie, and Glenn. Adding Eugene, Abraham, and Rosita to the fold. Perfection, then everyone slowly finding each other again, then the incredible season 5 opener, where Tyrese and Carol save everyone. I love it
This arc is one of the few times where the show is way better then the comics. The build up to the hunters in the show is amazing we get so many cool moments in the arc.
I absolutely love negan as a villain. I just finished season 9 so I haven't seen him post saviors but I absolutely loved him as their leader
I think he is a way better hero then villain and when he was a villain Simon was better in my opinion.
It really did not help that they made Simon for the show just to take all the things negan does in the comics away from negan to make him look less evil.
My Ranking for the ones I've seen
11. The Grady Memorial Hospital
10. Governor
9. Road to Alexandria
8. Sickness (It had Wasted Potential)
7. Bridge
6. Savior
5. Whisperers
4. Terminus/Claimers
3. Atlanta
2. Farm
1. No Way Out
Good list. Interesting to see what you would think of the reapers and commonwealth
1. No Way Out
2. Rick’s final episodes
3. Whispers
4. Entry to Alexandria
5. Atlanta
4. Prison
5. Commonwealth
6. Terminus/separated
7. Sickness/fall of the prison
8. Build up to the saviours/season 6 b
9. The farm
10. Life under Negan/March to war
11. All out war
12. Reapers
13. Grady Memorial Hospital
The comic storyline has the woodburry storyline split in to two parts too. It’s supposed to be long, honestly. I think the show played it out perfectly. Having the governor gone for the first 5 episodes of season 4 and distracting us with the flu arc was genius. We let our guards down by being worried about the flu and then got our hopes up when the flu was dying down. Then the governor shows up for one last strike. It was perfect. The only thing I would criticize about the arc is I always wish we had a bit more time with the group just living at the prison and dealing with the prisoners BEFORE the governor was introduced.
Yeah he was introduced very early and the prisoners got dealt with within the first 4 episodes really. Season 3 would of been better without the duel story with Rick group and Andrea.
@@HoboDucks agreed. I think having Andrea separated from the group meant they had to rush the Woodburry storyline in right at the start. Personally I think the first 8 episodes should have been about the group just dealing with the prison and prisoners and Andrea’s storyline could have been her and Michonne finding a camp city, like Lilly did in the novels, where Tyreese and Sasha could be living at. Then by episode 5 or so, they’re forced to leave the tent city, they then live on the road for an episode before finally coming across Woodburry in episode 8.
That would be so much better for season 3
1. No Way Out
2. Capturing the Prison
3. Intro to Alexandria
4. Atlanta
5. The Farm
6. Terminus
7. Intro to Negan’s Character
8. Sickness Arc
9. The Whisperers
10. The Reapers
The whispers is one of the best what!?
@@retrostudios894 yep that's why its in the top 10, in my eyes there are like 20-30 arcs in the show
Good top 10. Interesting to see the whisperers so low.
My ranking:
1. No Way Out
2. Governor
3. Whisperers
4. Bridge
5. Terminus
6. Atlanta
7. Road to Alexandria
8. The Farm
9. Commonwealth
10. Savior
11. Sickness
12. Grady Memorial Hospital
13. The Reapers
Good list. You not a fan of the sickness arc?
mad respect for no way out at 1
It had to be number 1 easily the best story this show has told
Great list! I would have just mentioned the wolves in the beginning of season 6 / the no-way-out arc
14. Hospital arc
The worst arc by a landslide. Beth can't carry an episode by her self. Nothing against the acor it's just to be able to carry an episode you have to be able to entertain the audience and Beth is a quiet character. It is one of the most low stakes arcs in the show. Beth died for literally nothing and you could skip a decent amount of the episodes.
13. Common Wealth
. CM is one of the most over stuffed arcs I have ever seen. They tried to sneak in Pamela as an antag but it didn't work. Lance's death was extremely out of left field and was a waste. Sebastian should've died earlier so we could have had more Pamela vs Lance.
12:
Road to Alexandria
. Tyrese's death was dumb and Noah died shortly after it. The Arc focused a decent amount on Noah who died a few episodes after it.
11: All out war
One of the worst written arcs ever. Started off great but the rest sucked. It had so many dumb deaths like Carl,The Tiger,and Sasha and Glenn. It was action packed but it was way too long and had bad writing.
10: Prisoner arc (From S3 Episode 1 to the moment Axel got quick scoped)
This arc wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst. I was starting to like Axel but he died. A waste of a character who could've been decent.
9:Atlanta arc
It was only 6 episodes. Most of the characters who survived ended up being completely wasted. (Dale,Andrea,T-Dog,Morales and his family,Vatos)
It had a good ending but it was mid overall
8: Governor arc (From the moment Axel got sniped to the moment the governor died)
I wanted to put it higher but it should've been mostly exclusive to season 4. It had one of the worst deaths in the show (guess who) and it had some of the most boring episodes to stretch it out even longer then necessary.
7:Sickness arc: It was short but pretty good. We didn't have any major deaths tho. It would've been a good time to have killed Lori but for some reason they didn't and made it happen in the third episode. You could argue it's one of the most high stakes arc even though nobody died except a bunch of randoms
Number 6: Farm Arc
Is was slow but not half bad. We got to see Shane's descent into being an irredeemable villain. The finale was great and so was Shane's demise. I also liked Dales death.
Number 5: Reaper arc
I really wanted to put it higher. The reapers had cool masks and designs and Brandon is probably the strongest and coolest character in the show but the writing was pretty bad. A bunch of jobbers get dropped in the second-third episode but they were both great episodes. It was also pretty low stakes because only a handful of characters were even involved. I would've liked to see Lydia in the arc so Gage would beg to her to let him in.
Number 4: Bridge Arc
I enjoyed all the episodes. It's a shame it was only 5 episodes but it was still great. Seeing Rick hang out with the others was amazing and his death was well written.
Number 3:
Whisperer arc: It was amazing at the beginning and middle but the end was garbage. That one episode where you could barely see anything and when you could it was Negan and Alpha sucked. The death of Jesus was bad but It had THE best finale. I got chills from that whole scene.
Number 2: No way out Arc
The wolves dragged this one down alot. Owen was BOARING and so was Denise. The finale was amazing and it was consistent. Ron's descent into madness was good and not written badly.
Number 1:
Terminus: Short and simple. Had one of the best villains and all the episodes were awesome.
Axel was intended to be a serial killer originally. He was going to kill Beth. lol They still went with the serial killer storyline later in that season with Carol and the sickness storyline. While we know her reasons for doing it, all the evidence was pointing towards a serial killer around that time. lol They claim they scrapped the Axel storyline because they already had too many villain's but honestly, I think they just ran out of people they were willing to kill in Rick's group. They needed someone to die for the Governor to start his assault. Axel happened to check off all the boxes on being "safe to kill" and so they killed him and sort of shifted his original storyline onto Carol.
It's probably for the best as well. It gave Carol a ton of new character development and her exile set things up for her to save Ricks group at Terminus.
Also, Rick didn't die during the bridge storyline. lol He has his own spin-off show coming out.
@@panspermiapancakes
I know. I read all of the comics. I'm on issue 153. And they were not killed by Axel. They were decapitated by that dude with the glasses. I don't know why they wanted to make him a serial killer instead of the other dudes.
Good list, very interesting to see the differences you have and I am see your points
It's crazy to think it took 2 years to finish like 20 issues of the comics i am talking about all out war/ the saviors
Yeah they really stretched out that war for no reason really killed the shows momentum
@@HoboDucks that is not even considering the second half of season 6
Very true there is a build up to the build up. The savoirs should of only been a season story
@@HoboDucks speaking of pacing. The season premiere of season 3 is crazy fast it starts with them finding the prison and by the end they had found the prisoners and Hershel lost his leg
It does shoot right though everything. I am happy though because it could of been an episode of walking in the woods and then finding the prison at the end
Recently rewatching TWD, but I can definitely say from what I remember, this being my ranking:
*13. Reapers arc(S10E17-S11E8)*
Forgettable.
*12. The Sickness arc(S4E1-5)*
Not as interesting as I remember, and I like Hershel, but it felt like filler butting heads with The Governor arc, and then we get 2 episodes of him disappearing. Not very good.
*11. G.M. Hospital arc(S5E4-8)*
I like this arc, but Beth's death isn't one I wouldn't have created this one for. Too much reliance on shock value at the time, and self-awareness of the show. Follow that with Tyreese's death b2b and it's one of the worst arcs and transitions.
*10. The Commonwealth arc(S9E16-S11E24)*
Lance carries this arc. But it could have been so much better and faster. Eugene's character arc coming full circle was nice to see.
*9. Atlanta Camp arc(S1E1-6)*
Great intro to TWD universe. Lacks great character drama.
*8. Bridge/Rick's Ending arc(S9E1-5)*
Great sendoff to Rick.
*7. Governor arc(S3E1-S4E8)*
This arc was perfectly paced outside of the "debate" and Morgan returns episode. People talk about their reunion later in season 5, but it happened here, and it wasn't as great then. Still one of the most iconic arcs upon re-watch.
*6. The Farm arc(S2E1-13)*
Way better than you remember and I haven't felt that "desire to binge" since this arc. It's perfectly encapsulated for what it's going for, and Shane is a great written character for the stepping stone of what Rick would become.
*5. The Saviors arc(S6E9-S8E16)*
Negan carries. The intro and some of the fights are great. But throughout these weirdly paced and thoughtless episodes in season 7, it suffers greatly. Season 8 is very underrated in bringing out this arc for what it's worth.
*4. The Whisperers arc(S9E6-S10E16)*
Alpha and Beta are the most menacing and craziest villains on TWD. Seeing the Governor mow down like 20-30 people might be more psychotic, but these "people in the woods" lived for 10 years of the apocalypse with the dead. Crazy to think about.
*3. Terminus/Hunters arc(S4E9-S5E3)*
This was the icon of TWD's time. Everything about the travel to Terminus, the dealing with Gareth and the other Termites, The Claimers, the core bonds characters would form when traveling together, all of that is represented in this arc, and does it well with an explosive finish.
*2. Road To Alexandria arc(S5E9-16)*
Need I say another more iconic arc than this one? Season 5 finale "Conquer" is the most underrated finale to a season and one of the best arcs to close out on. It's this arc that transitions from the story being about survival and going to being about community and a normal life again. This arc hits all the right stops and delivers on what we expect of Rick, and his full transformation complete into Shane(and him trying to grapple with what he once was before). Officer Friendly is a mask, Carol as the innocent housewife is a mask, and it goes on from there. Tyreese's death and somewhat Noah's holds this back from being the top.
*1. No Way Out arc(S6E1-9)*
This is the arc that peaks TWD to what it once was: a giant juggernaut where the dead are a threat once again(this time too many). But it does its job well and performs the most emotional moments in the series and one heck of a gut punch when the walls all come crashing down. The best finale to an arc upon rewatch/binge, minus the noticeable half-season split you noted(6's finale often gets looked at instead with who gets Lucilled). But there's nothing that beats the walkers themselves as the titular villains.
Those are my thoughts. Nice vid and great work!
Top 3 arcs
1 s6 ep 1 - ep 9 no way out because it was the last real time when walkers were the main issue and has so many iconic moments
2 s5/s4 ep 16- ep 3 Terminus Short sweet and great
3 s5 ep 12 - ep 16 the entrance intro Alexandria. because it shows how different are characters are to people who have never had to fight there life's on the road
Wtaf… I Strongly Disagree with at least Half of what you say Here.
What would your list be?
Thumbs up not working for me.
Whispers being a season and a half long could be shorter by making it a season and a half long. Lmao
Will you do one for fear the walking dead?!
Yeah I will be doing one for fear.
I disagree with you, negan was a good version. However I do agree with you on the savior arc was too long.
It was something dumb like nearly 40 episodes long. The story could of easily been told in half that maybe only a season really
Beth literally offing herself is where I jumped ship from this show. Now, I never really liked Beth as she was just there and really had no emotions in the show. However, it was totally d
They definitely must of only done it for a shock and it was a mid season finale. I think if they was going to kill off beth they should of done it in the governor arc.
@@HoboDucks Or a random zombie bite/scratch, not "Oh, I'm free? Well F' you Dawn! " It was so d
I think the perfect death for her would of been the Lori death maybe
You go on about the hospital plot. And I hate Beth. But Coda is a great episode. There's the city and wide angle shots. There's Rick being a fucking monster. It feels like a great stand alone episode with stakes and a plot. I genuinely think somebody found money down the back of the couch!!
Some of the episodes within that episode arc are really good. It is just the purpose of the arc is to save Beth and it just is ruined at the end making the episodes before pointless.
@@HoboDucks Remember when she was taken? This pissed me off. Daryl told Rick "she's gone!" Wtf Daryl. What does that mean? That sounds like walkers ate her. You saw her taken you prick. Say she was taken! Urgh.
Remember when she shacked up with Daryl in a shack? Daryl was nailing planks terribly. Just nail them straight! You aren't in a cartoon. 🤪
The way she was taken was so much and random. They definitely could of done that way better
@@HoboDucks it was shit. But she deserved so little. Pooooh
I think if they wanted to kill beth she should of died in the governor arc maybe in the battle
Commonwealth underrated
They are better in the show then the comics I think but I feel the villains was not properly used.
@@HoboDucks I feel like the show tried to emphasize that the villain was more about the “system” rather than who’s running it.
Yeah I agree it seems like that. I think all they really needed to do was maybe have Lance kill Pamela and use Lance as the big bad to show what the system can do to people
I think commonwealth wasnt that bad at all defo think reaper and police one is the worst i reckon saviour arc, farm Atlanta and Alexandria is behind is the commonwealth arc but respect your opinions i would say terminus is up there in top 3 just those eps was great also whisperer is good too in my opinion though id put governor story as 1
Reaper arc of season 10 was worse than of season 11. I enjoyed first 8 episodes of season 11. But late season 10 felt like every episode was filler. Had some good moments, like Negans backstory, and the whiskey scene between Gabriel amd Aaron. But other than that, all pretty boring. I think I would’ve liked it more if they’d done each episode was more tied together. Or maybe have scenes from one episode be spread out, rather than one episode focusing on two characters the whole time
The covid episodes should not of really happened and the walking dead really should of waited for covid to end before filming. I agree they do really suck and are completely filler.
I never understood why everyone hated the hospital arc so much. Coda is a great episode and it was a great introduction to Noah. 😊
I think the ending of the arc is what really everyone hates. Also Noah dies a couple of episodes later making this arc even more pointless. Noah should of survived I think.
The police arc didnt do well also beths death was the first death for me that i didnt like that arc was kinda there just to kill beth really not big fan but glad to know you liked it
@@HoboDucks i agree i wish they didnt kill noah so early he deserved more screen time at least till the saviors
@@kewellwaters6774 the other problem being that Noah’s arc was basically the same, “weak teen who everyone thinks will not be able to defend their self but proves them wrong” arc. And since that’s the case, why not let Noah stay behind at the hospital during the trade and have Beth stick around? Ya know, the character we had since season 2.
Noah’s introduction got two big characters killed. I think he needed to do more for his character to be worth losing tyreese and Beth. It would be like Seddiq dying at the end of season 8 and not adding anything to the war.
Season one only had 6 episodes not 16………..
Thank you for catching that I misspoke. Somehow I missed that while editing.
I would say it’s a bit of a stretch to call the Terminus arc 11 episodes. For S4 E3 and 4B it’s mostly background buildup. We don’t officially get to Terminus till episode 15.
I am counting everyone travelling to terminus as a part of the arc.
Damn this is a terrible ranking
What would your ranking be?