Leroy Hanlon Arrives At The Military Base

Seemingly not a whole lot of blatant exposition set up in this seen, though I'm very interested to hear what Chris Chalk's Dick Halloran knows. He's the driver who doesn't say anything.

Nightmare Car Ride

Hitchhiking in Derry should be avoided at all costs.

I definitely don’t think this family is the one this kid should have jumped into a car with. The son shows up wonky-eyed in one of the trailers, which doesn’t bode well for Matty.

Okay, that didn’t take long to jump from uncomfortable to demented. I’m already not a big fan of liver, but I’ll use this sequence to further justify why I don’t wanna eat it. I also don’t want to watch any spelling bees after this S-H-I-T-S-H-O-W. Shitshow.

Nope nope. Vasectemy, strangulation and plenty of other terrifying words to hear a family use so casually during an impossible car ride. If there was ever a time to justify accidentally knocking a pregnant woman in the stomach, it's when that stomach houses a fucking demon-beast like the flying monstrosity that pushes itself out of the woman's presumably gnarly womb.

I mean, WTF was that thing?

A Musical Opening And Special Message

Good news for fans, as Episode 2 of the show will begin streaming early, on Halloween night, instead of two days later.

IT: Welcome to Derry is starting off exactly like any horror fan might have suspected….with The…Music…Man? And a kid with a pacifier who didn’t pay for his ticked. So far, all boxes checked.

Here we meet Amanda Christine’s Ronnie Grogan and Stephen Rider as her father Hank Grogan, and it already looks like Ronnie is one of the good guys, as it were. I guess unless this kid is constantly sneaking in and making everyone’s life a living hell.

Look! It’s the titular sign! That doesn’t happen nearly as often as titular lines, especially when Paul Bunyan references are included.

IT: Welcome To Derry Live Blog Starts Here

Not to steal from the name of this show, but welcome one and all to this live blog, which is being written from an undisclosed location adjacent to Derry that is unaffected by its deep-rooted horrors. At least that's what my sink pipes are telling me, and I'm inclined to believe them. The episode is about to kick off, so here's a quick poll to chime in on before (or while) watching.