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What happened with Roland? [spoilers]


At some point, he had a girlfriend and was owning a house, next, he is alone and taking care of dogs. What happened to him?

Was he a closeted gay person or the trauma from the murder of Harris affected him too deeply?

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It seemed pretty clear that Roland was the loner-type. As for being a closeted homosexual, there has been some speculation about that being possible, but in the end, like many things, no answer is provided.

Clearly, his deep affection for stray dogs started after he got his ass kicked (but kicked PLENTY on his end) at the biker bar. (I expect the only reason he did not end up dead or crippled is somebody must have said he was a state cop.)

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A question about the bar beating from the Bikers: Why would he do such a stupid thing?

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I think he wanted to hit people and be hit because he was feeling guilty as heck for what happened.

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Thanks. Yeah, that's sorta what I thought, but he probably could have done it in a less dangerous manner.

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