"But there's something troubling Marge (Matilda Lawler), who's had an especially upsetting run-in with the clown. When they meet on the frozen lake, Pennywise reveals that Marge's future son, Richie Tozier, will be part of the eventual group responsible for the creature's demise. Or as he puts it, "The seed of your stinking loins and his filthy friends bring me my death." (He has such a way with words.)"
"Beyond the Richie of it all, though, she's particularly fixated on Pennywise explaining that the past, present, and future are all the same to him, which carries worrying implications. "What if he can go backwards?" Marge asks Lilly (Clara Stack) in one of the episode's final scenes. "I know it sounds crazy, but what if he tries to go back and kill someone from the time before we were born, like our parents?""
"And it's safe to assume there will be a next season, even though HBO has yet to officially announce the show's renewal. The show's creators have made it clear they intend for Welcome to Derry to span at least two more seasons set in 1935 and 1908, a plan that Marge's question seems to be gesturing toward-but what exactly would that look like?"
Survivors breathe relief after Pennywise is driven back into hibernation, though the creature will reawaken in the late '80s. Marge experiences a traumatic encounter in which Pennywise reveals her future son, Richie Tozier, will be part of the group that ultimately kills him. Pennywise claims the past, present, and future are identical to him, prompting Marge to worry he could travel backward and target ancestors. That concern suggests future seasons will explore earlier years in Derry. Creators plan at least two more seasons set in 1935 and 1908, leaving the story poised for deeper time-related threats.
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