Category Archives: Alter egos

Ep. 172 Blaze, Chapters 1-10

August 27, 2025Alter egos, Bachman Books, Blazealter ego, Blaze, Richard Bachmantwoguysdarktower

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Blaze, chapters 1-10.

Introduction (0:00)
Publication history (1:28)
Throwback type of book (9:42)
Blaze’s morality (17:20)
Dark Tower Thinnies (30:12)
Yuck-King it Up (32:58)
Fun Stuff (33:57)
Other Worlds than These (40:07)
- Jay: Spaceballs (1987, dir. Mel Brooks) Trailer
- Sean: Poker Face (season 2 on Peacock)
Outro (43:45)

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Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties.

Next Episode: Blaze, chapters 11-17.

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Ep. 171 Thinner, Chapters 20-27

July 9, 2025Alter egos, Bachman BooksRichard Bachmantwoguysdarktower

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore and finish Thinner, chapters 20-27.

Introduction (00:00)
Taking responsibility/Everybody pays (01:11)
Ginelli (10:06)
The ending (20:58)
Final thoughts (29:15)
Dark Tower Thinnies (30:29)
Yuck-King it Up (33:00)
Fun Stuff (35:27)
Other Worlds than These (41:37)
- Jay: Paris, Texas (1984), directed by Wim Wenders, written by Sam Shepard, starring Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, and Aurore Clément.
- Sean: Lloyd McNeil’s Last Ride by Will Leitch
Outro (45:16)

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Next Episode: Blaze, chapters 1-10.

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Ep. 170 Thinner, Chapter 12-19

June 25, 2025Alter egos, Bachman Books, ThinnerRichard Bachman, Thinnertwoguysdarktower

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Thinner, chapters 12-19.

Introduction (00:00)
In-groups versus others (02:01)
Justice and shades of gray (11:08)
Dark Tower Thinnies (24:16)
Yuck-King it Up (26:45)
Fun Stuff (31:13)
Other Worlds than These (35:56)
- Jay: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
- Sean: Andor Season Two (2025)
Outro (41:38)

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Next Episode: Thinner, chapters 20-27.

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Ep. 169 Thinner, Chapters 1-11

June 11, 2025Alter egos, Bachman Booksbachmantwoguysdarktower

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Thinner, chapters 1-11.

Introduction (0:00)
New season: Alter egos (01:43)
Publication history (06:02)
Class warfare (12:23)
Dark Tower Thinnies (20:25)
Yuck-King it Up (26:00)
Fun Stuff (27:42)
Other Worlds than These (32:55)
- Jay: The Residence (Netflix) is a murder mystery set in the White House. Starring Uzo Aduba, Giancarlo Esposito, Randall Park, Bronson Pinchot, Al Frankin, and Ken Marino, among many others.
- Sean: Michael Clayton (2007, Amazon) a legal thriller starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, and Tilda Swinton. Written and directed by Tony Gilroy (Andor, Dolores Claiborne).
Outro (39:30)

The Bachman books we’ve covered:

The Long Walk (episodes 106 – 107)
Rage (episodes 108 – 109)
The Running Man (episodes 110 – 112)
Roadwork (episodes 113 – 115)
The Regulators (episodes 116 – 120)

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Next Episode: Thinner, chapters 12-19

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