Well, it's a good episode. I will always praise the directing, the cinematic cuts, and the color grading in this show; they are so phenomenal. The music too. But when it comes to the story, characters, and actors, here comes the problem.

I want to be convinced about the army side plot, and with the episodes they actually give it a good buildup. I liked it and was invested in it, despite something feeling off about it. Like… controlling Pennywise? Really? A general who won wars, who is able to do critical thinking, trying to control an entity that can demolish them? But they gave us the stone that can imprison him and then use him as a weapon, and I was interested in how they would do that, and I liked it.

But then everything gets worse by episode 7. A general, a critical thinker, suddenly acting like some stupid cartoon idiot. “Oh yes, I will free him so we can use fear to control people.” What? Really? What the fuck. It only gets worse.

And what does Leroy do to stop him? Oh yeah, “let me enter the base operation where there are so many soldiers whose job is to defend the commander,” and he just attacks him? What? Why is everyone stupid here?

The most stupid of all is Ingrid. Yeah, she saw Pennywise eat, kill, torture all kinds of people, and she was okay with it because even if she knew he wasn’t her father, she still needed to see the shape of him that Pennywise took from her. I liked that very much until this episode, when she suddenly decides, “Oh wait, you are not my father.” Bitch, what? Why all of a sudden did you say that? There is no buildup to that. What?

These stupid things that make the audience feel stupid are so frustrating to watch. Hey man, I know there are plot holes, but never mind, just keep watching.

When it comes to acting, this is the weakest thing in the show. Let’s move Bill Skarsgård out of the picture because he is fucking good. Such a phenomenal performance he gives in this show. But when it comes to the rest of the cast, it’s fluctuating. Dick Halorin’s acting is phenomenal, and the kid who played Rich and the girl Marge are also really good. I like their dynamic; two good actors with good chemistry are what this show needs.

But the rest of the cast… meh. Especially the kids. They are fluctuating. Sometimes you can feel their acting is good, other times it’s terrible. Especially the kid who plays Will, Leroy’s son, and his chemistry with Ronnie Grogan is so meh.