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The Best Episodes of The Whispers Season 1

Every episode of The Whispers Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Whispers Season 1!

We love to play games with our children. But what happens when someone else starts to play with them too? Someone we don't know. Can't see. Can't hear. In The Whispers, someone or something -- is manipulating the ones we love most to accomplish the unthinkable. An unseen alien force has figured this human weakness out. They have invaded earth and are using our most unlikely resource to achieve world domination – our children.

Genres:MysterySci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Network:ABC

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Whispers" season 1 is "X Marks the Spot", rated 7.9/10 from 571 user votes. It was directed by Mark Romanek, Brad Turner and written by N/A. "X Marks the Spot" aired on 6/1/2015 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Hide & Seek".

  • X Marks the Spot
    7.9/10 571 votes

    #1 - X Marks the Spot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/1/2015

    FBI child specialist Claire Bennigan investigates when kids are persuaded to play dangerous games.

    Director: Mark Romanek, Brad Turner

    Writer: N/A

  • Hide & Seek
    7.6/10 433 votes

    #2 - Hide & Seek

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/8/2015

    As John pursues his mission, Claire looks into his identity. Drill keeps playing a dangerous game.

    Director: Charles Beeson

    Writer: Soo Hugh

  • Collision
    7.4/10 376 votes

    #3 - Collision

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/15/2015

    John Doe holds Dr. Maria Benavidez hostage as an unknown entity continues to blindly lead him to an undisclosed location. Claire and Wes further their investigation into John Doe’s past whereabouts and begin to uncover his next target.

    Director: Charles Beeson

    Writer: Dean Widenmann

  • Meltdown
    7.8/10 376 votes

    #4 - Meltdown

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/22/2015

    While Minx tries to persuade a disillusioned Henry to play one more game for Drill, the race is on for Claire and Wes to thwart John Doe from causing a major incident that could potentially kill millions of people.

    Director: Guillermo Navarro

    Writer: Zack Estrin

  • What Lies Beneath
    7.6/10 331 votes

    #5 - What Lies Beneath

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/29/2015

    Claire speaks with Sean, who has no memories of her or their life together, and tries to get him to remember something…anything about his past; Wes has an epiphany and heads back to Mali to take another look at the fulgurite, and Lena keeps a watchful eye on Minx to make sure that her conversations with Drill have ceased.

    Director: Matt Earl Beesley

    Writer: Holly Harold

  • The Archer
    7.9/10 330 votes

    #6 - The Archer

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/6/2015

    An astonishing breakthrough is made about Drill while Claire gathers together and talks to a group of children who have been contacted by it — and while studying the mysterious rock Wes found in Mali, a chilling discovery is made about Drill’s possible mission.

    Director: P.J. Pesce

    Writer: Alison Tatlock

  • Whatever It Takes
    7.6/10 315 votes

    #7 - Whatever It Takes

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/13/2015

    Wes meets with the President of the United States to discuss what his team has discovered about a mysterious object that may pertain to Drill. Meanwhile, Sean faces a possible prison sentence for his collaboration with Drill, and Lena attempts to communicate with Drill, with the help of daughter, Minx.

    Director: Holly Dale

    Writer: Michael Russell Gunn

  • A Hollow Man
    7.8/10 295 votes

    #8 - A Hollow Man

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/20/2015

    Claire and Sean track down a man who had his own deadly encounter with Drill — over 30 years ago.

    Director: Kenneth Fink

    Writer: Daniel C. Connolly

  • Broken Child
    7.7/10 270 votes

    #9 - Broken Child

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/3/2015

    Claire, Sean, Wes and Lena attempt to unravel the past of a man who first encountered Drill over 30 years ago, which could lead to a way to kill it — before Drill finds a way to murder the man first.

    Director: Brad Turner

    Writer: Ubah Mohamed

  • Darkest Fears
    7.4/10 268 votes

    #10 - Darkest Fears

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/10/2015

    A plan is put into place to trap Drill and attempt to drain away its energy, thus killing it in the process. But if unsuccessful, Drill could seek retribution in a most deadly way.

    Director: Edward Ornelas

    Writer: Holly Harold, Dean Widenmann

  • Homesick
    7.6/10 246 votes

    #11 - Homesick

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/17/2015

    While Drill loses strength, all of the children he has contacted are becoming ill.  Thinking they might actually be able to defeat this unseen foe, Wes convinces the President to let him round up all of the children in a protected zone in the hopes that Drill will wither and fade away.  Meanwhile, one of the team mourns the loss of a love one.

    Director: Kenneth Fink

    Writer: Alison Tatlock, Michael Russell Gunn

  • Traveller in the Dark
    8.2/10 294 votes

    #12 - Traveller in the Dark

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/24/2015

    One of the children is taken over by Drill, but not everyone is sure which one it is, leading to confusion and fear.

    Director: P.J. Pesce

    Writer: Soo Hugh, Daniel C. Connolly

  • Game Over
    7.8/10 266 votes

    #13 - Game Over

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/31/2015

    Drill’s mysterious end game is put into motion and the team must do their utmost to stop it before it reaches its final – and possibly deadly – conclusion.

    Director: Charles Beeson

    Writer: Ubah Mohamed, Zack Estrin