Two Guys To The Dark Tower Came

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book VI, Song of Susannah, Stanzas 1-4. Introduction (00:11) Book VI Introduction (01:47) Structure of the book (05:56) Beamquake (13:35) Trudy Damascus (23:26) Susannah / Mia (31:12) Fun Stuff (42:53) Outro (48:39) Leave us an iTunes review! Send your … Continue reading Ep. 40 The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah — Stanzas 1 – 4 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we finalize our discussion of the Dark Tower, Book V,  Wolves of the Calla. Introduction (00:00) Is this Stephen King fanfic? (01:39) Big Themes (07:58) Side quest purpose (08:07) Subtitle: Resistance (11:55) Duty (18:16) Reploids (21:55) Contemporary reviews (23:17) Our rankings (29:30) Readers’ thoughts … Continue reading Ep. 39 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Wrap up →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book V, Wolves of the Calla, Part 3, Chapter 5-7 and Epilogue. Introduction (00:11) Metafiction (01:37) Mythology (11:13) Five minutes of action (23:34) Sticking the ending (30:14) Fun Stuff (38:16) Leave us an iTunes review! Send your questions, comments, … Continue reading Ep. 38 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Part 3, Chapters 5-7 & Epilogue →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book V, Wolves of the Calla, Part 3, The Wolves, chapters 1-4. Introduction (00:00) King’s artificial tension (1:57) Susannah disappeared again (8:45) Eddie’s all growed up (15:15) Fun stuff (35:05) Listener feedback (43:20) Outro (50:15) Leave us an iTunes … Continue reading Ep. 37 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Part 3, Chapters 1-4 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book V, Wolves of the Calla, Part 2, chapters 5-9. Introduction (00:12) So many tales and book references (01:27) What is Callahan’s role? (11:22) The Ka-Tet is broken…or is it? (20:26) Fun Stuff (27:28) Outro (43:31) Leave us an … Continue reading Ep. 36 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Part 2, Chapters 5-9 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book V, Wolves of the Calla, Part 2 Telling Tales, chapters 1-4. Introduction (00:00) Recap (00:47) Roland knows so much (2:10) Susannah’s pregnancy (12:06) Dry twists (17:41) Father Callahan’s story (23:43) Fun Stuff (36:30) Outro (45:07) Send your questions, … Continue reading Ep. 35 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Part 2, Chapters 1-4 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book V, Wolves of the Calla, Part 1, chapters 4 – 7. Introduction (00:00) We argue the pronunciation of “Calla” (01:25) Metafiction setup (05:37) Infodump City (14:40) Fun Stuff (34:23) iTunes reviews and social media shout-outs (43:51) Outro (46:38) … Continue reading Ep. 34 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Part 1, Chapters 4-7 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book V, The Wolves of the Calla, the Prologue and Part 1, chapters 1-3. Introduction (00:00) Recap (00:48) Publication History (2:13) Illustrator Bernie Wrightson (7:48) Final Argument: New material? (9:56) Prologue: Roont (12:21) The Face on the Water (22:21) … Continue reading Ep. 33 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Prologue and Part 1, Chapters 1-3 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we finish our discussion of The Dark Tower, Book 4.5, The Wind Through the Keyhole, The Skin-Man (Part 2) and Storm’s Over. Introduction (00:17) Wrapping up the Wind Through the Keyhole section (01:34) Resolving the murder mystery (04:11) Gabrielle and her letter (11:03) Why … Continue reading Ep. 32 The Dark Tower 4.5: The Wind Through the Keyhole — The Skin-Man (Part 2) and Storm’s Over →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book 4.5 The Wind through the Keyhole, The Wind through the Keyhole section. Introduction (00:00) Yet another genre: the fairy tale (01:39) Fairy tale / fiction vs. history / nonfiction (04:59) Why this story now? (17:00) Fun stuff (27:22) … Continue reading Ep. 31 The Dark Tower 4.5: The Wind Through the Keyhole — The Wind Through the Keyhole →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book 4.5, The Wind Through the Keyhole, The Skin-Man, part 1. Introduction (0:00) Recap (0:47) Storytelling/Russian nesting doll aspect (2:15) Roland still treated like a child (14:58) New genre: murder mystery (23:10) The wind motif (27:15) Fun stuff (30:35) … Continue reading Ep. 30 The Dark Tower 4.5: The Wind Through the Keyhole — The Skin-Man (Part 1) →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book 4.5, The Wind Through the Keyhole, Starkblast. Introduction (0:00) Section recap (0:46) Publication history (2:04) Foreword (11:00) Roland’s curse (14:15) The ka-tet (19:06) Story-within-a-story (26:45) Fun stuff (30:30) Outro (36:53) Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/twoguysdarktower For more information about … Continue reading Ep. 29 The Dark Tower 4.5: The Wind Through the Keyhole — Starkblast →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we finish The Dark Tower, Book IV, Wizard and Glass. Introduction (00:12) Overall book recap (00:42) The Afterword (02:04) Comparison of how King ends the stories in the book: Blaine vs. Mejis vs. Oz (12:17) Our final thoughts (18:46) Why is the book titled … Continue reading Ep. 28 The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — Wrap-Up →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we finish The Dark Tower, Book IV, Wizard and Glass, with the All God’s Chillun Got Shoes section. Introduction (0:00) Matricide–Is it that bad? (2:06) Gabrielle’s motivation (9:36) Dave McKean, Neal Gaiman, and Sandman connection (16:40) Why does Roland share this story (17:59) The … Continue reading Ep. 27 The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — All God’s Chillun Got Shoes, Chapters 1-4 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book IV, Wizard and Glass, Come, Reap, chapters 9 & 10. Introduction (00:00) Recap (00:48) The Wizard’s Glass – the Pink One (02:20) Roland’s vision in the wizard’s glass (17:57) The Once and Future Roland (32:06) Did King end … Continue reading Ep. 26 The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — Come, Reap Chapters 9 & 10 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book IV, Wizard and Glass, Interlude and Come, Reap chapters 5-8. Introduction (0:00) King’s narrative style…the Good (3:30) …the Bad (7:30) …and the Ugly (13:30) Cruelty of Mejis (17:50) Susan’s loss of innocence (27:40) Fun Stuff (39:00) Outro (45:02) For more … Continue reading Ep. 25 The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — Come, Reap Chapters 5-8 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book IV, Wizard and Glass, Interlude and Come, Reap chapters 1-4. Introduction (0:00) Interlude: a fascinating reflection on the story (03:39) Tension to story, but… (09:59) Religion (17:48) Roland and Cuthbert come to a head (30:06) Fun Stuff (37:33) Outro (48:00) … Continue reading Ep. 24 The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — Interlude and Come, Reap Chapters 1-4 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book IV, Wizard and Glass, Susan, chapters 6-10. Introduction (0:00) Smart people doing smart things (1:45) Love makes you do stupid things (like forget your duty) (8:25) Why is Roland telling this story (20:10) Roland is a dangerous man (23:30) Worldbuilding … Continue reading Ep. 23: The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — Susan, Chapters 6-10 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book IV, Wizard and Glass, Part 2, Susan, chapter 1-5. Introduction (00:00) Careless Love (05:50) Language and customs (17:59) Politic, politics, politics! (23:12) Fun Stuff (40:06) Outro (55:42) For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. … Continue reading Ep. 22: The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — Susan, Chapters 1-5 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book IV, Wizard and Glass, Riddles chapters 4 & 5. Introduction (0:00) Book Summary (0:45) Where’s the meat? (1:50) Does this section enhance the Stand or the Dark Tower more? (3:55) A new wheelchair! (10:10) Jay’s epic rant (13:15) … Continue reading Ep. 21: The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — Riddles, Chapters 4 & 5 →