Henreid is found by Flagg, who frees him from his cell after Henreid, at that point starving and nearly delirious, agrees to be Flagg's right-hand man, despite Henreid's suspicion that his liberator is actually a devil. It is Jurgens's desire to protect both Cullen and his status as a spy that compels her to commit suicide, rather than submit to further questioning from Flagg. "The Kid" is a thug from Shreveport, Louisiana, who meets the Trashcan Man during the latter's journey to Las Vegas. Randall Flagg, also known as the Dark Man, the Tall Man, or the Walkin' Dude, is the main antagonist. In the 1994 miniseries, Larry was portrayed by Adam Storke. On the way, one of the main characters, Stu Redman, breaks his leg and is left behind. In the 1994 miniseries, Cross was portrayed by Laura San Giacomo, taking on aspects of Rita Blakemoor from the novel. Her baby, all alone, left to the elements, in danger. While Campion is on night duty, a deadly superflu virus escapes the military complex he is monitoring. Creighton is General Starkey's friend and right-hand man; he periodically updates Starkey on the situation. A college student from Ogunquit, Maine, Frances Goldsmith (often called Frannie) is pregnant at the start of the book, a topic which resulted in a painful standoff with her mother and the end of her relationship with the baby's father, Jesse Rider. Erwins is killed in the explosion at the end of the book. Stephen Kings new ending for The Stand is the best So 1 st question is who is that. In the 2020 miniseries, she was portrayed by Amber Heard, while Isla Crerar portrays a young version. Cross smiles as she falls and afterward Flagg observes that she had taunted him in the hopes that he would kill her. Flagg emerges as the leader of a settlement in Las Vegas, After wandering New England for several days, Redman meets and befriends Glen Bateman and, shortly after, Frances Goldsmith and Harold Lauder. Did having a Frannie-Flagg scene in the finale affect plans for previous characters interactions with him? One common theme among Randall Flaggs notable aliases are the initials R.F. One rainy day while Terry is distracted by a comic book, he barely sees the Judge drive by in the Scout that Flagg told them to look for. The Trashcan Man indulges his ambition of burning down cities, first setting fire to oil tanks in Powtanville and then destroying the city of Gary, Indiana. But hes not completely gone, with the series ending the same way as Kings expanded version of the novel: Flagg, calling himself Russell Faraday, finds a new group of followers. The grass yellows up and dies where he spits. He also can shapeshift. Andros expresses a desire to press charges against his attackers, and the sheriff tracks down and arrests three of the four before falling ill with the superflu. When he is required to make a logical connection, Cullen can slip into a form of self-hypnosis, wherein he is able to make connections that he cannot while "awake" that is, conscious and focused on something superficial. And with this more pronounced circular storytelling structure, King also manages to tip the hat to fans of the ambitious and weird-as-hell Dark Tower series. Jurgens's affectionate behavior towards Redman causes Frannie Goldsmith feelings of consternation later, it is revealed that Jurgens is bisexual. It's through The Dark Tower series that readers have been able to further understand the multifarious character, as King reveals that he was born with the name "Walter Padick" and that his father was Sam the Miller of Eastar'd Barony. When the two encounter Ralph Brentner, Cullen is finally able to learn Andros' name. In the revised-expanded version, the Trashcan Man briefly travels with a cocky street thug named The Kid, who becomes severely intoxicated and forces the Trashcan Man to masturbate him. Along the way he meets Tom Cullen, and later, Ralph Brentner, June Brinkmeyer, Gina McCone, Dick Ellis, and Olivia Walker; the group becomes a surrogate family to him. After a discussion, Cross agrees to join Underwood and find other survivors. Somewhat fittingly, the Bible-sized tome with over a dozen central characters, each one detailed enough to be the main character in their own story about the near destruction and possible salvation of the entire human race, has drawn back Kings itchy writing finger to rethink what happens when its all over. The Stand Season 1 Episode 9 Quotes. Stern becomes a member of the original Boulder Free Zone Committee and recruits fellow ex-captive Dayna Jurgens to serve as a spy on the West Coast. Cross meets Larry Underwood when Joe finds him sleepingJoe is working up the courage to kill the sleeping Underwood, but Cross intervenes. My life for you. Its pretty clear that King didnt just pop out this nifty new coda for the hell of it. Flagg convinces the tribe's members that he has arrived to teach them the ways of civilization, identifying himself as Russell Faraday. The character drives an enhanced hot rod-style vehicle and has a fanatical love of Coors beer and Rebel Yell whiskey. The Stand ties up loose ends in the finale but struggles to make Terry panics over what to do, eventually deciding to head south. The Kid does not appear in the 1994 miniseries, nor is he mentioned. Her bodys all banged up, leg broken and bent in unnatural ways. She is not rescued from the harem, but instead found by Nick Andros and his party on the road to Nebraska, and arrives at Mother Abagail's home along with Andros, Tom Cullen, Ralph Brentner, Dick Ellis and Gina McKone. The novel was published in 1978, with its narrative set during the 1980s; however, a second edition was released in 1990, is considerably longer than the first version (1,200 pages compared to 800 pages), and is set in the 1990s. Although Lauder claims to have dealt with his jealousy toward Redman, Goldsmith remains suspicious, which is later justified when she finds details of a plot to kill Redman in Lauder's diary. I dont know.. The Stand: Every Power Randall Flagg Has In The Stephen King In the 2020 miniseries, a female version of the character named The Rat Woman, portrayed by Fiona Dourif, appears and is killed by the Hand of God's lightning. Redman rises to authority in the Boulder Free Zone, becoming the spokesperson for the Free Zone Committee and acting as the Zone's first marshal. So he wasnt too hot on the idea of rebuilding society as it was, though thats exactly what his characters naturally tried to do once they gathered together. But when he grins, birds fall dead off telephone lines. Tom Cullen is initially thought to be in his mid-twenties to mid-thirties, with a mild to moderate learning disability. He said, Flagg starts to move to the music, and he chose the song. Underwood, who gradually finds himself in the unexpected role of a trusted group leader, brings a growing party of people across the country to Nebraska, and finally to Boulder. Redman develops pneumonia, due to injury and hypothermia, but witnesses the destruction of Las Vegas. These fine folks, they weren't even touched by the superflu.