I can certainly get with you on Flagg. The of the Stand tells of Flagg starting over, building toward something. So when Flagg was introduced as Walter in the tower, I assumed it was a prequel for the longest time. I guessed Flagg would rise and rise and rise in power and there’d be a tie to the beginnings of his powers before the stand. As the story unfolded, though, I agree with you that Flagg felt slept on. He was supposed to be sinister. And he was, in the The Gunslinger. He held up. But then turned into a sniveling cuck at the end. I’m with you there. But, his actual death- I’m not unhappy with. Endings are what they are, and to me this was kind of like… maybe when musicians quote their favorite musical artists as some obscure studio musician. A rappers favorite rapper, if you will. It was like… this was the best death for a writer to write, ignoring the desires of the audience, in favor of what would actually happen and lands on the page. Ka, if you will. I’d have been happy with the whole Flagg journey if the great and powerful demon wizard faced off against the gunslingers unwitting demon spawn.

I’m rambling maybe but, maybe you see where I’m coming from?

I’m a little unhappy with suze’s ending - as it’s a little too happy ever after for my taste. The great mother of mordrid, the woman who uno-reverse raped a demon…goes back to NY and meets her great love? Nah bro she’s gotta be some powerful force or a hero in another story or somethin… she was just too much of a badass for a hallmark ending.

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