The Stand: How the Penultimate Episode Differs from Stephen King s Book
The eighth and penultimate episode of
Warning: spoilers ahead for the eighth episode of
The Stand appropriately titled The Stand . If you haven t seen the episode or are unfamiliar with King s novel, now would be a good time to turn back.
This week s episode was almost entirely focused on Vegas with Ray, Larry, and Glen facing off with Flagg and while the general mechanics of how that showdown changed (we ll explain that as you keep reading) the end result of the experience is the same: the Hand of God sets off Trashcan Man s nuke, thus ending this battle of good versus evil with good winning when everyone in Vegas is vaporized in the blast.