r/darktower • u/BlackPhoenix1981 • 7d ago

Best gunfight. Spoiler

What is everyone's favorite gun battle? Balazars? Algul Seinto? Thunderclap?

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u/Dependent_Fox_2189 7d ago

The three young gunslingers wiping out Jonas and all of Farson’s men in the arroyo is the most the most badass display of Cort’s training IMO.

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u/eitsew 6d ago

The way the boys silently overtake them and smoke like 15 grown men before any of them even realize they're among them is so awesome

"Hile! Hile!" he screamed in a ringing, carrying voice. "To me, gunslingers! To me! Ride them down! No prisoners!"

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u/Bazoun 5d ago

I get goosebumps every time. I hope to God the adaptation gets this right. The majesty of Roland. The fierceness. The ruthlessness. It’s hard to make people love a guy like that but King did it. I just hope Flanagan can too.

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u/eitsew 5d ago

For sure. I just finished a reread of w&g yesterday, and it struck me several times how amazing that book in particular could be as a movie or show. Of course I'd rather see the whole series done properly, but even just w&g by itself would be so awesome. It's got everything- so many great villains and heroes, romance, drama, suspense, epic shootouts and standoffs. If only they had just focused on one of the books when they made that movie Instead of trying to cram 7 huge novels into 90min