"I got some flak last week for complaining about the increasingly notable absence of Pennywise on It: Welcome to Derry, but my objection is less about missing Bill Skarsgård (though I do!) and more about the ways this series - by virtue of being stretched out over eight hours - is forced to drag out its storytelling. And while this week's episode is better than the last, I'm struck even more strongly by a sense of wheel-spinning."
"It makes last week feel like an even bigger waste of time, though at least Lilly gets a pep talk from Madeleine Stowe's still-unnamed character. "My father always said to me that with good friends at your side, anything's possible," she shares, which strikes me as an insensitive thing to say to someone who just saw three friends slaughtered. Lilly's new friend group does appear to be hanging in there for the time being - physically, that is."
The series stretches its narrative across eight hours, which drags pacing and forces prolonged exposition and repeated kindertrauma. Midseason episodes convey a sense of wheel-spinning, with younger characters primarily serving as targets for traumatic events rather than driving plot. A group of kids spends time trying to photograph the creature, only to discover the ghostly apparitions vanish from the photos. Lilly receives a pep talk from Madeleine Stowe's unnamed character that reads as insensitive after three friends were slaughtered. Will experiences emotional breakdowns, and a fishing trip turns horrific when a burned, zombie version of his father pulls him under and leaves blood on his arms.
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