Now that is what I call a title sequence. Among the many downsides of the Peak TV era was the plague of infuriatingly boring "prestige" intros. Game of Thrones wasn't the first to do that schtick of artsy, abstract imagery mixed with memorable music: Nip/Tuck haunted me as a preteen, Grey's Anatomy was once terrifically clever, and HBO's Rome preceded Thrones to suggest old-world grandeur. But Game of Thrones 's popularity had everyone doing their own pale imitations of it, even to the detriment of a show's actual personality. (Looking at you, Doom Patrol . ) When Marvel used generative AI for Secret Invasion , I knew the party was over. Thank heavens for Peacemaker .

So imagine my delight when I fired up IT: Welcome to Derry episode 2 , "The Thin

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