Now that Mike has completed the Losers Club, things get going pretty quickly. There are a lot of old hits from the mini-series here, as well as things that got left by the wayside for brevity's sake.
The scene begins as the adult losers regroup in the library after hours, for drinks and chat. It's very little like the mini-series scene.
Balloons come from the fridge, but only Mike is there to see them. The head is Stan's, but it is his 11 year old self, and the mouth is stuffed with bird feathers. He taunts Mike that as adults they can no longer handle the ritual of the Chud, and rolls out of the fridge, to vanish in a cloud of blood droplets. All of this happens before the other loser can even enter the back room.
This section is all about Mike finding his place amongst the club, and reflecting on those early meetings as an adult.
After the Apocolyptic Rock Fight we seague into Mike's memories of his early meetings with the loser's club. Digging a clubhouse in the barrens, discussing what they've seen of IT, and their plans to make a sliver bullet to kill IT.
A lot of this section is establishing Mike's new friendship as the kids discuss Rock and Roll, and it's refreshing. We need to remember that while we know these characters (at least, the survivors) as adults, they also had to fight as kids. They weren't endowed with grown-up sense, reasoning, or personality (beyond a few well-chosen moments). These are, for all intents and purposes, normal kids.
There section ends with Mike showing the others a photo album, and everyone expects IT to show up. IT obliges.
Again, we're missing the best bits. IT shapeshifts into other forms, past monsters that have frightened the losers. Stan's denial is recognized as more serious by Bill. Bill sees the same denial and panic present in the others, and knows he has to quell it, lest they break apart. He's bitter about the responsibility, as any child would be. But he accepts it.
That's the main thing about Bill that the others see: the vestiges of the man he will, or could, become. Bill is their leader, whether by nature or by the Turtle's design. He knows this, but isn't happy about it.
Next time, we watch the losers find out more about IT, and delve into their clubhouse. Stay tuned.
SPOILERS
The scene begins as the adult losers regroup in the library after hours, for drinks and chat. It's very little like the mini-series scene.
Though I do enjoy the "How's your sex life? What's your sex life?" line.
Balloons come from the fridge, but only Mike is there to see them. The head is Stan's, but it is his 11 year old self, and the mouth is stuffed with bird feathers. He taunts Mike that as adults they can no longer handle the ritual of the Chud, and rolls out of the fridge, to vanish in a cloud of blood droplets. All of this happens before the other loser can even enter the back room.
This section is all about Mike finding his place amongst the club, and reflecting on those early meetings as an adult.
After the Apocolyptic Rock Fight we seague into Mike's memories of his early meetings with the loser's club. Digging a clubhouse in the barrens, discussing what they've seen of IT, and their plans to make a sliver bullet to kill IT.
A lot of this section is establishing Mike's new friendship as the kids discuss Rock and Roll, and it's refreshing. We need to remember that while we know these characters (at least, the survivors) as adults, they also had to fight as kids. They weren't endowed with grown-up sense, reasoning, or personality (beyond a few well-chosen moments). These are, for all intents and purposes, normal kids.
There section ends with Mike showing the others a photo album, and everyone expects IT to show up. IT obliges.
Again, we're missing the best bits. IT shapeshifts into other forms, past monsters that have frightened the losers. Stan's denial is recognized as more serious by Bill. Bill sees the same denial and panic present in the others, and knows he has to quell it, lest they break apart. He's bitter about the responsibility, as any child would be. But he accepts it.
That's the main thing about Bill that the others see: the vestiges of the man he will, or could, become. Bill is their leader, whether by nature or by the Turtle's design. He knows this, but isn't happy about it.
SAFE
Next time, we watch the losers find out more about IT, and delve into their clubhouse. Stay tuned.
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