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<blockquote data-quote="RolandOfGilead" data-source="post: 2876442" data-attributes="member: 7140">Allow me to add my humble opinion on the end of the series:&nbsp;As to the end of Walter:&nbsp; I read it this way, remember first back to The Stand:&nbsp; Randall Flagg was a man; he later became invested with the power of the &quot;ageless stranger&quot; after it being absent for a time.&nbsp; So I believe that all of his psuedonyms are different incarnations of the ageless stranger; and that while each is powerful in their own right, they are not &quot;the ageless stranger&quot; unless he is inhabiting that body.&nbsp; The ageless stranger had an appointment with a man in a dry place, so he could not inhabit the body of walter as he died - if that makes sense.&nbsp; The Crimson King: His weakness is foreshadowed in many of the books, starting with Insomnia, of course. Come on if you thought he was all high and mighty, his KA would certainly have been greater than Ralph's. and if it wasnt greater than Ralph's, you think it was greater than Rolands?&nbsp; Or Travelling jack from the talisman?&nbsp; He lost some of his power in blackhouse, insomnia, September 11th, and even DT7.&nbsp; I'm not saying it would not have been more interesting had he been a different threat, but I am saying you can see the foreshadowing and could have guessed that his Ka was nothing compared to the gunslingers.Mordred: I think king wanted to go one way with this character at the beginning of the book, and ended up writing himself into a corner.&nbsp; Dandelo being another spider being didnt help...Jake: Tears.Eddie: Quivered.Oye: More tears.Roland in the Mohaine:&nbsp; Did you expect any different?&nbsp; Hell is repitition.That word you can only say in french. THIS IS 19! All your friends are dead! TAK!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RolandOfGilead, post: 2876442, member: 7140"] Allow me to add my humble opinion on the end of the series: As to the end of Walter: I read it this way, remember first back to The Stand: Randall Flagg was a man; he later became invested with the power of the "ageless stranger" after it being absent for a time. So I believe that all of his psuedonyms are different incarnations of the ageless stranger; and that while each is powerful in their own right, they are not "the ageless stranger" unless he is inhabiting that body. The ageless stranger had an appointment with a man in a dry place, so he could not inhabit the body of walter as he died - if that makes sense. The Crimson King: His weakness is foreshadowed in many of the books, starting with Insomnia, of course. Come on if you thought he was all high and mighty, his KA would certainly have been greater than Ralph's. and if it wasnt greater than Ralph's, you think it was greater than Rolands? Or Travelling jack from the talisman? He lost some of his power in blackhouse, insomnia, September 11th, and even DT7. I'm not saying it would not have been more interesting had he been a different threat, but I am saying you can see the foreshadowing and could have guessed that his Ka was nothing compared to the gunslingers. Mordred: I think king wanted to go one way with this character at the beginning of the book, and ended up writing himself into a corner. Dandelo being another spider being didnt help... Jake: Tears. Eddie: Quivered. Oye: More tears. Roland in the Mohaine: Did you expect any different? Hell is repitition.That word you can only say in french. THIS IS 19! All your friends are dead! TAK! [/QUOTE]

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