Follow TV Tropes

Following

History TearJerker / TheDarkTower

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

--->[[spoiler:Eddie’s eyes still looked at him, and they were still aware, but he had no breath to replace the one expended on that final word, that father. The lamplight gleamed on the hairs of his bare arms, turning them to gold. The thunder murmured. Then Eddie’s eyes closed and he laid his head to one side. His work was finished. He had left the path, stepped into the clearing. They sat around him a-circle, but ka-tet no more.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Roland telling Suasannah about the last bit of Gabrielle's letter to him.

to:

* Roland telling Suasannah Susannah about the last bit of Gabrielle's letter to him.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


-->[[spoiler:"There," she said. 'You have your own glammer, don't you? Always did. You drew Eddie on to one death, and Jake to a pair of em. Now Patrick, and even the bumbler. Are you happy?"]]

to:

-->[[spoiler:"There," she said. 'You have your own glammer, don't you? Always did. You drew Eddie on to one death, and Jake to a pair of em.'em. Now Patrick, and even the bumbler. Are you happy?"]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


-->[[spoiler:'''I forgive you everything. Can you forgive me?' '']]

to:

-->[[spoiler:'''I forgive you everything. Can you forgive me?' '']]'']]
* Father Callahan, [[spoiler: after being lured into an office high in a skyscraper by vampires who want to turn him (AND give him AIDS), leaps to this death by crashing through the office's window. As he's falling, he looks down at his feet and sees his new dress shoes. He notes that he only got to wear the new shoes and suit he bought for the occasion once. This ends up being his last thought. ]]

Added: 498

Changed: 70

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* [[spoiler:Roland's reaction to Susannah's decision to leave.]]

to:

* [[spoiler:Roland's reaction to Susannah's decision to leave.]] She asks Oy to come with her too, but he decides to stay with Roland.]]
-->[[spoiler:"There," she said. 'You have your own glammer, don't you? Always did. You drew Eddie on to one death, and Jake to a pair of em. Now Patrick, and even the bumbler. Are you happy?"]]
-->[[spoiler:"No," said he, and she saw he truly was not. She believed she had never seen such sadness and such loneliness on a human face. "Never was I farther from happy, Susannah of New York. Will you change your mind and stay? Will thee come the last little while with me? That would make me happy."]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


--> [[spoiler:And Roland completely misses his chance to say goodbye due to having to deal with Stephen King and the driver. One of Jake's dying words to Irene is to tell Roland that he loves him.]]
-->[[spoiler: Jake's Eulogy is heartbreaking. Roland is not religious, but his prayer is beautiful. The twist of the knife is that this is a prayer he learned from Cuthbert the day before he died.]]

to:

--> ** [[spoiler:And Roland completely misses his chance to say goodbye due to having to deal with Stephen King and the driver. One of Jake's dying words to Irene is to tell Roland that he loves him.]]
-->[[spoiler: ** [[spoiler: Jake's Eulogy is heartbreaking. Roland is not religious, but his prayer is beautiful. The twist of the knife is that this is a prayer he learned from Cuthbert the day before he died.]]



-->[[spoiler:As he's dying, he thanks Roland for giving him a second chance in life, and calls him Father.]]

to:

-->[[spoiler:As ** [[spoiler:As he's dying, he thanks Roland for giving him a second chance in life, and calls him Father.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* Roland and Jake's [[spoiler:reunion]] towards the beginning of the final book: [[spoiler: Roland holds out his arms for Jake's embrace. Jake notes that this is something he's always dreamed about. He asks Roland if he can call him father, and Roland gladly accepts.]]
* The redemption of [[spoiler:Father Callahan. His faith is stronger than ever as he holds his own against the Low Men and Grandfathers. He sacrifices himself for the greater good while at peace with himself.]]


Added DiffLines:

--> [[spoiler:And Roland completely misses his chance to say goodbye due to having to deal with Stephen King and the driver. One of Jake's dying words to Irene is to tell Roland that he loves him.]]
-->[[spoiler: Jake's Eulogy is heartbreaking. Roland is not religious, but his prayer is beautiful. The twist of the knife is that this is a prayer he learned from Cuthbert the day before he died.]]


Added DiffLines:

-->[[spoiler:As he's dying, he thanks Roland for giving him a second chance in life, and calls him Father.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* The [[spoiler:breaking of the ka-tet]], every single bit, in ''The Dark Tower''. There's no one bit that's worse than any other -- after seven books, after loving these (sometimes flawed, sometimes inconsistent) characters, the end is sad, not least because it's the end [[spoiler:''...at least, in a way'']].

to:

* The [[spoiler:breaking of the ka-tet]], every single bit, in ''The Dark Tower''. There's no one bit that's worse than any other -- after seven books, after loving these (sometimes flawed, sometimes inconsistent) characters, the end is sad, not least because it's the end [[spoiler:''...at least, in a way'']].way'']].
* Roland telling Suasannah about the last bit of Gabrielle's letter to him.
-->[[spoiler:'''I forgive you everything. Can you forgive me?' '']]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Created page and moved entries from YMMV

Added DiffLines:

* [[spoiler:Roland's reaction to Susannah's decision to leave.]]
* [[spoiler:Jake's deaths, and especially Oy's depression after the final one.]]
* [[spoiler:And Oy's death.]] This line in particular:
-->[[spoiler:''The body was far smaller than the heart it had held.'']]
* [[spoiler:Eddie Dean's death.]]
* The [[spoiler:breaking of the ka-tet]], every single bit, in ''The Dark Tower''. There's no one bit that's worse than any other -- after seven books, after loving these (sometimes flawed, sometimes inconsistent) characters, the end is sad, not least because it's the end [[spoiler:''...at least, in a way'']].

Top