In The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet's Function, we finally get to see Pennywise's origin story. He came from the stars, crashed in a cave, and got trapped in the Western Woods by Derry's Indigenous community members. He is also referred to as The Galloo, and he has had a thing for unleashing murderous, creepy babies for ages. In the last episode, we got a glimpse of the killer clown in a photograph. This time, that red balloon floats into existence. What's interesting is that it's not only Will who sees the balloon; Leroy notices it too. Add to this the wounds on Will's hands, and you have a father who doesn't brush aside his kid's supernatural encounter as childish hokum. Then again, Leroy has seen his share of unusual things at his workplace — who can forget his trip with Dick Hallorann, the human compass? But when Leroy confronts Dick, he doesn't get solid answers. Dick is just doing what he's been asked to do; he doesn't want to know much about the "weapon."
What exactly does the army want with It is not yet clearly answered. Hell, ask a man in a uniform what they are looking for, and they will probably say, "I am not sure." Welcome to Derry might probably end up dispensing a message about human greed and its disastrous consequences. The Indigenous people placed boundaries around the Western Woods to trap an evil. The armed forces, believing they could exploit a supernatural power, would defile the sacred land, break the rules, and free the shapeshifting being from his prison. Apologies for sounding dumb, but...isn't Pennywise already roaming outside the woods? Isn't he openly terrorizing the children in town? Am I missing something? Can an "It expert" clear these questions?
In the last episode, Will, Ronnie, Lilly, and Rich took pictures in the graveyard to prove that the town is haunted and that Ronnie's dad is innocent. Well, all Chief Bowers sees is shit and statues. The so-called evidence proves nothing of value. Instead, Bowers warns Lilly that she is on the path to getting a one-way ticket to the asylum. Lilly might receive that ticket in the next episode, considering how she is found with a knife in her hands, while Marge is bleeding on the floor. Welcome to Derry, once again, derives giddy pleasure from gore when Marge's eyes pop out like those droopy eyeglasses. What's worse? Marge's decision to play a prank on Lilly just to become friends with a popular girl, or the gory pain she receives when she's about to confess to her friend? Maybe the worst thing will happen to Lilly in the fifth episode.
Final Score- [6/10]