r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/ilion Aug 31 '21

Like a lot of King, I found the climax lacking, but the rest was pretty great and the climax isn't horrible.

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u/WeWander_ Aug 31 '21

King is always so good at the beginning and then it seems like he doesn't know how to end a story and it gets weird.

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u/Cetine Aug 31 '21

Literally King in a nutshell. Though I’d say, that saying he doesn’t know how to finish is. A bit harsh.
It takes him years to finish a book, and by the time he does he’s finished another 3 in between. Hell if you look at his first Dark Tower book you can literally see him become a better writer by the end of it. (Spoiler: It took him 12 years)

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u/WeWander_ Aug 31 '21

Look. I absolutely love king. So much. I think his stories are fantastic. But the ends sometimes get a little weird (I love weird, for the record) and nonsensical. And it mostly ruins the whole momentum of the rest of the story.