Two Guys To The Dark Tower Came

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we conclude The Dark Tower, Book 2, The Drawing of the Three, Final Shuffle. Introduction (0:00) Plot recap (00:44) Who were the titular three? (01:29) Snake symbolism (06:53) The Quest (08:56) Who is Death? (16:41) Fantasy genre and tropes (21:01) Reversed portal (thanks, Emily Cait!) … Continue reading Ep. 13: The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three — Final Shuffle →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book 2, The Drawing of the Three, The Pusher. Introduction (00:00) Plot recap (00:44) A fish out of water (02:04) Matters of fate (05:41) Delusions of grandeur (06:09) Roland as hero (11:59) Romper Room “Do Bee” song (18:27) What … Continue reading Ep. 12: The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three — The Pusher →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Book II of the Dark Tower, The Drawing of the Three, “Reshuffle.” Introduction (0:00) Odetta Loves Eddie (01:58) King paints a pretty romantic picture (06:35) Twilight Time (08:35) Is Odetta aware of Detta? (11:41) Does Detta know about Odetta? (14:16) Roland’s increasing … Continue reading Ep. 11: The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three — Reshuffle →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book II, The Drawing of the Three, The Lady of Shadows. Introduction (00:00) Plot Recap (00:50) Why Odetta/Detta? (03:43) Why is Odetta so Wealthy? (09:30) Roland Needs to Merge Odetta and Detta (12:55) Writing Style Reflects Content (18:36) More … Continue reading Ep. 10: The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three — The Lady of Shadows →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book 2, The Drawing of the Three, Shuffle. Introduction (0:00) Plot Summary (01:04) Cards Metaphor (02:32) Talkin’ Ka (06:56) Talkin’ Eddie (16:42) Relationship Between Eddie and Roland (30:02) Random Thoughts (32:07) Roland’s Backstory (39:14) Closing (42:40) For more information … Continue reading Ep. 9: The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three — Shuffle →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Book 2 of the Dark Tower, The Drawing of the Three, The Prisoner. Introduction (00:15) Chapter Recap (00:50) Evolution of King’s writing style; Gunslinger to Drawing of the Three (01:49) Roland’s Greek Chorus (14:23) The Prisoner: Eddie Dean (21:01) TV Tropes: The Likable Junkie … Continue reading Ep. 8: The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three — The Prisoner →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book II, The Drawing of the Three: Prologue: The Sailor. Introduction (0:00) Plot recap (1:00) Publication history (2:38) Illustrations by Phil Hale (8:14) Argument (10:08) Prologue: The Sailor (16:04) Fan art from Sonya Lucas (32:40) Outro (33:55) Leave us … Continue reading Ep. 7: The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three — Prologue: The Sailor →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we take a look back at The Dark Tower, Book I, The Gunslinger. Listener feedback (01:42) Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came, First Stanza (07:46) Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came, Last Stanza (08:05) Tease Movie Trailer episode (11:35) Does The Gunslinger … Continue reading Ep. 6: The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Wrap-Up →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book 1, The Gunslinger, chapter 5. Introduction (0:00) Publication History (1:10) Chapter Structure (4:45) Tarot Reading (6:00) Roland’s Vision (16:15) Questions about the Tower (32:00) The World’s Oldest Question (37:00) Time Jump (44:00) Next Episode (51:00) Outro (52:00) For … Continue reading Ep. 5: The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Chapter 5 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book I, The Gunslinger, chapter 4. Introduction (00:00) Plot Recap and Publication History (00:41) Action Set Pieces (02:10) Michael Whelan Illustration (19:00) – http://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/gunslinger-slow-mutants/ Love and dying have been my life (33:22) Civilization coming apart (38:04) Resumption (51:06) Closing … Continue reading Ep. 4: The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Chapter 4 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book I, The Gunslinger, chapter 3. Introduction (00:00) Plot Recap (00:46) Both Death and Life are Roland’s Enemy (01:33) Genre: horror; high fantasy and low fantasy (07:38) Who is the Man In Black? (16:04) What does Roland hope to … Continue reading Ep. 3: The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Chapter 3 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book I, The Gunslinger, chapter 2. Introduction (00:00) Plot Recap and Publication History (00:41) The World Moving On (05:07) Jake and the Gunslinger (23:22) The Gunslinger is Formidable (44:46) Closing (55:08) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review!  Send your … Continue reading Ep. 2: The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Chapter 2 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, chapter 1, “The Gunslinger.” Intro (00:13) Publication History (00:49) Plot Summary (10:41) Sylvia Pittston (27:05) Music Sample (38:29) – “Hero” from Psalm 69 by Ministry King is a Great Writer (40:02) Outro (48:27) Leave us an Apple … Continue reading Ep. 1: The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Chapter 1 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, the hosts (Jay Russo and Sean McGurr) introduce themselves and provide a little bit of background on their connections to the works of Stephen King and the world of the Dark Tower. They also lay out the plan for upcoming episodes of the podcast. … Continue reading Ep. 0: Introductions →