"But it's a little weird that we haven't seen Bill Skarsgård yet, right? "The idea behind the delayed appearance is the buildup of expectation," Andy Muschietti explained in a Hollywood Reporter interview. "When and where the clown is going to appear was a game that I wanted to play with the audience." While I respect that rationale, the constant teasing of Pennywise is really starting to grate. "Now You See It" presents multiple chances for the dancing clown to pop up, only to pull back."
"Take the opening sequence, which flashes back to a 1908 carnival. It's only natural to expect we're about to get our first glimpse of Pennywise, but the sole clown we see is a boy watching the proceedings from a distance. (The familiar makeup suggests this may be a younger version of Pennywise, whose form It will eventually assume, but doesn't that timeline seem off?)"
Welcome to Derry delays Pennywise's full reveal while showcasing his many forms and appearances. Andy Muschietti frames the delay as deliberate buildup of expectation and a game of timing for the audience. The series repeatedly teases the clown, offering numerous moments for Pennywise to appear before retracting them, creating growing viewer frustration despite converging storylines. An opening 1908 carnival sequence sets up a possible younger Pennywise but delivers a boy observing instead. A boy named Francis is frightened in a freak show, reunites with his father, trades a slingshot for water, befriends Indigenous children and Rose, and ignores a warning before entering the forest.
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