I loved the ending. I would have hated any other, to be honest. Ka is a wheel, so it makes a lot of sense to end where he started. People who didn't like the ending kind of confuse me. What did they expect? A big flashing sign that says "Congratulations, you have saved the Princess!"
Honestly I had hopped that King didn't put anything up there. Anything tactial, at least. What a let down that would have been. Get to the top and you find... What? The holy grail, maybe? The only end for Roland that makes any sense is a start of another adventure. He's a gunslinger. It's what he does.
There were a few things about the end I hated, though. Like the Crimson King's end. He was such a built up charater, and in the end, his only attack on Roland was Harry Potter sneetches? It was like throwing an egg at a car to try and stop it. It was really disapointing. To me, at least. All his power came to nothing. Yes, he was trapped outside the tower, I understand that, but he is pure evil. Throwing the toys of teenage wizards was a poor ending for him.
I also did not like the end of Mordred. He was far too easy to kill. I mean, this baby killed Falgg, for goodness sake. Yes, he killed poor Oy (I cried for like 15 minuets when I read it the first time, no lie) but he was killed very easily. I mean, the lobsters on the beach did more harm to the protagonist than the spawn of the devil and the devil himself. I was disapointed by that.
Other than thoes few things, I really liked the ending of the series. Very classical King. Leaves you knowing what WILL happen, but not spelling it out for you. Making you want more than you get. Always a good way to end. The climb of the tower itself also made me happy. It made me cry (in a good way) when he passed Susan's room of the tower. All the 'left over' memorabilia of his past (both years ago and recent) was a very nice touch.
"Go then, there are other worlds than these."
-John "Jake" Chambers
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