IT: Welcome To Derry

[ichab]

Holy shit what a ending to the season. The revelation that Pennywise

Spoiler:

experiences time all at once and knows how it dies and at whose hands and therefore one of it's past selves can change the timeline without time-travel

was fucking mind-blowing. Absolutely cannot wait for season 2. Also Richie Santos is a deadset legend even beyond the grave.

That was huge along with...

Spoiler:

The girl with an eye patch becomes the mother of "beep beep" Richie and Pennywise is trying to kill her to change the timeline.

One of the biggest problems I have with prequals is you usually know how it ends. There is very little suspense because you know which characters will live and die. Not with this series. Those revelations make this series a sequal just as much as it does a prequal. Just brilliant.

 

[Tosk]

Yeah my original plan with the eventual Blu-rays was to order them: Derry season 3, season 2, season 1, then IT chapter 1 and 2.

Not any more.

 

[Saul]

I wonder if the reverse nature of the series might explain why people don't remember events happening.

 

[oktay]

I wonder if the reverse nature of the series might explain why people don't remember events happening.

I don't think so, because I think they'll continue with different characters and actors each season.

 

[Saul]

I don't think so, because I think they'll continue with different characters and actors each season.

Yes, but it seems to happen to everyone who comes to Derry. They all forget.

 

[Tosk]

Yes, but it seems to happen to everyone who comes to Derry. They all forget.

Isn't it more that you forget when you leave?

The people who stay tend to remember, like when the Losers leave Derry and Mike Hanlon stays behind.

 

[Saul]

Isn't it more that you forget when you leave?

The people who stay tend to remember, like when the Losers leave Derry and Mike Hanlon stays behind.

That was how I originally saw it until the last episode. All those kids from the school, all the adults, military personal etc. Nobody seems to remember this giant event 27 years later.
Then there's Marge. Potentially she left and returned to the Derry. But wouldn't she have warned her son?

 

[Tosk]

But wouldn't she have warned her son?

It's hard to say until we get a better idea of how Pennywise's perception of time works.

Maybe the stuff with Richie has already happened, and it stays that way regardless of what Margie learns "afterwards"?

 

[Saul]

This is just a complete theory from me. But I wonder, if Pennywise is killed at the end of season 3 for good then might that somehow reverberate back through all of time to the present. Somehow erasing him from existence.

 

[Mr J]

Sort of enjoying it, sort of not. Feels like a formula is appearing - one big, gross Pennywise scene per episode (designed for gross out factor and to get social media talking), with a lot of dialogue and world-building in between.

Episode 3 made it feel there was progression starting to tie it together - but its a bit of a slog at present. Beautifully produced though. My Mother, the major King fan in the family, is loving it. Am hoping the pacing at present is going to pay off to a strong ending.

Well, that sure picked up! The ending was fantastic, and...

Spoiler: Finale

the twist with Pennywise's unique perception of time was genuinely unexpected. This ain't no prequel - its a sequel of sorts. and it raises the stakes dramatically. "The Past" is potentially the future, in terms of It's story. That opens up the storytelling massively - anything can happen plot-wise now, and its going to be fascinating seeing how they play this dynamic of Pennywise already having experienced his fate and trying to prevent it, the past influencing the future etc. I'm getting "Dark" vibes with a murderous clown in the mix...

Really excited to see how this develops now - this isn't the story/show I thought it was. Season 2 and 3 please!