While It: Welcome to Derry episode 6 revealed more of Dick Halloran’s backstory, this also made the Stephen King character’s arc far more tragic than ever before. From It: Welcome to Derry ’s opening scene onward , it was obvious that the show would not merely be a playful prequel to the It movies featuring fun nods to other Stephen King stories.

While It: Welcome to Derry ’s King callbacks are plentiful and clever, the show’s tone is unapologetically dark, brutal, and grim. From killing off its apparent heroes in the pilot’s shocking ending to Marge’s brutal fate in episode 4 , It: Welcome to Derry reliably grows darker with every new episode.

Episode 6, “In The Name of the Father,” is no exception. The bulk of the episode follows Lily as she investigates her frien

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