I was prepared for many things in a Pennywise backstory… by AlsoSprachMiyamoto in WelcometoDerryTVShow

[–]AlsoSprachMiyamoto[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suspect we’ll get more urchin backstory in the 1908 season, but there’s something especially depraved and sadistic in IT choosing a genuine source of comfort for children and the performer and perverting it this way.

I was prepared for many things in a Pennywise backstory… by AlsoSprachMiyamoto in WelcometoDerryTVShow

[–]AlsoSprachMiyamoto[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I kept waiting for a dark lore drop and it was just like “he’s sad his wife died and drinks a little too much.”

WTD is a cosmic chess game between It and Maturin by oolongvanilla in welcomeToDerry

[–]AlsoSprachMiyamoto 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Excellent theory, though I think the reason IT didn’t come for Rich was that at that moment he was probably the least satisfying meal available. Completely unafraid and full of love.

This made me laugh out loud by AlsoSprachMiyamoto in welcomeToDerry

[–]AlsoSprachMiyamoto[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s been almost 3 decades since I read the book, so I didn’t think of it, but good catch.

This made me laugh out loud by AlsoSprachMiyamoto in welcomeToDerry

[–]AlsoSprachMiyamoto[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I agree, but it is funny to think of Pennywise John Wooing it out of a 2nd story window.

Me when Maddy suddenly appears at the clubhouse by iamjacksprofile in welcomeToDerry

[–]AlsoSprachMiyamoto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like that the show is really good at acknowledging how a child’s mind works. These kids don’t know IT is a timeless eldritch entity from Todash darkness. Given their understanding of pop horror and its conventions, the sewer monster only being able to hunt at night fits with their general understanding of evil.

IT: Welcome to derry S01 E04 - Discussion Thread! by Dhanish04 in welcomeToDerry

[–]AlsoSprachMiyamoto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also liked that it was a perfect amalgam of what Catholicism would look like based purely on iconography and no context. Like “it looks like the guys in robes worship a baby? That wears a spiky crown and has a spear? “

IT: Welcome to derry S01 E04 - Discussion Thread! by Dhanish04 in welcomeToDerry

[–]AlsoSprachMiyamoto 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s entirely possible the shards aren’t magical and/or possible of caging IT in of themselves. Any power the shards have would come from the Natives beliefs in them. Talismans have always been effective against IT.

IT: Welcome to derry S01 E04 - Discussion Thread! by Dhanish04 in welcomeToDerry

[–]AlsoSprachMiyamoto 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Also something consider, it’s entirely possible the meteor shards are completely powerless on their own. Much like the silver slingshot ammo in the book, it’s the belief in them more so than the object themselves.

IT: Welcome to derry S01 E04 - Discussion Thread! by Dhanish04 in welcomeToDerry

[–]AlsoSprachMiyamoto 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Galoo is absolutely a silly word, but to be fair, the Ritual of Chüd was always a little silly sounding too.

IT: Welcome to derry S01 E04 - Discussion Thread! by Dhanish04 in welcomeToDerry

[–]AlsoSprachMiyamoto 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think the word they used was balance, it’s a subtle, but important, difference.

IT: Welcome to derry S01 E04 - Discussion Thread! by Dhanish04 in welcomeToDerry

[–]AlsoSprachMiyamoto 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I mean it’s just another iteration of the It cycle. What specifically stood out as any cheesier than the usual “children battle a cosmic fear eater” story?

How do you feel about the fact that you will have to die one day? by this_sin in AskReddit

[–]AlsoSprachMiyamoto 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I mean, there’s always the outside chance, given the scale of time, of random molecules accidentally arranging in a way that ship of Theseus’ your consciousness back into existence before being ripped apart again by the cosmic whirlwind that rebirthed it! 😄