The Reel Rejects - Extended Version: IT: WELCOME TO DERRY EPISODE 1 REACTION!! 1x01 Breakdown & Review | Stephen King | Pennywise

Episode Date: October 27, 2025

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where we're all going to supposedly float. It's it. Welcome to Dairy episode one. Tara and myself have already checked out it. Is it chapter one or just it, 2017, and it chapter two already up on the channel. Go check those out and come on back to this video. And I'm joined by the Shee-Jex here. Or is it Tara is joining the Jewjacks?

Which one is it? Oh. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That one. Okay, well, anyways, Tara, how are you doing?

I'm good. That was good, guys. That was just like before the camera started where I had a fur ball and you guys were like, you okay, man? We literally thought he was going to die. He sounded like really ill. We could recreate that moment.

I hope I never have that moment ever again the rest of my life, too. Oh, it's so good. How are you, Andrew? I'm doing. I'm good. I'm excited to be here with the she-jacks. when was the last time we guys did a reaction

28 weeks later and I feel like I never get to react with Roxy anymore too so this is like a very monumental occasion Let's go baby Are you doing my fellow jukept? Thanks for asking Like you said

I'm flowing I'm flowing Oh I want this on so that you guys see Yeah yeah yeah this is on my lap I'm part of the squad There we go there we go Yeah I'm listening I'm excited for this

Thank you for letting me join your reactions I know you guys did the movies. I'm a big TV girl, so this feels like a good combination. Because you guys know, I watch 120 shows a year. Yep. And because Tara and I have been doing all the horror things, doing now horror show just feels about right. Feels right.

Yeah. It's right at home. Have either of you checked out really quickly before we get started? Have either of you checked out the It 1990 film with Tim Curry or no? No. One day we'll have to all get on that. Maybe when I was a kid. Yeah, I saw that in 93.

I never did. I'd be too scared. I might have when I was a kid. I'm not sure on account of the fact that Tara and I have never remembered anything anything that we've really ever never Yeah Anyways Tim Curry

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back and get in your we're going in the delorium 88 miles per hour 1.21 jig watts wow for me Heed that warning before it's too late Watch for the telltale signs of corruption Immediately establishes what decade we're in Smoking cigarettes in the theater Wild

Welcome to the 60s Yeah Also welcome to the 60s A little bit of juice Where you can Well but she's just so concentrated I know she really was She did not care

Keep massaging my neck with your lips What is this? The Plymouth Rock. I don't recognize as musical. I think I remember in the 1991 there was a movie theater scene.

Those lollipops look bomb. Cowell, what's going on? It's a Klemish boy again, Hank. How dare he not pay the 15 cents? Leave him be. He ever see that boy's damn family. He's got a black guy. Yeah.

He's not going to keep lights on Hank. Ronnie. She's going to cover for him. Of course. You see a boy running around here about your age. He went upstairs. He went that way, yeah. He went that way.

Good on you. Good job, girl. She clocked that black eye. She was not going to. Let's go. Back to work. He knows that he's behind there, too. Music man.

Your favorite thing, trivia. When you see kids with black and blues, it's like, what the actual act is wrong with everybody? Like, what the. Like, do I need to walk you home and kill your parents? Or, like, what's going on? At this point, I'm wondering if he has a home. Yeah, I don't think he does.

I mean, because, like, when you have a pacifier that old, that's, like, trauma. Yeah. Like, you're suffering, I think. Oh. You're a right, young man? Yes. Look at you. You poor thing.

Get in before you catch your death and close. Oh. Thank you. They seem nice. They seem nice, which... Yeah. They have a kid. They have two kids.

Wrap yourself in this. Why haven't they asked him where he's going? Yeah, exactly. Now, you just tell us what home is. We'll get you back to your parents safe and sound, okay? Does he want to go back to his parents? I doubt it with that eye. Well, we're headed to Portland, so he hitch the right ride.

What are they going to do? I guess, take him. I mean, no, they're giving me the creeps now. Yeah. Oh, she's pregnant. Dad, can we put something else on this? Yeah, because the nuclear fall out there talking about. W-I-L-R-Rae.

Not now. A little scary. He spells everything. L-I-E-S. That's right. L-I-E-S. Spell bungalow. B-U-N-G-A.

Oh, God. If that's some carniv- Are they harvesting organs? Carnivore shit, I can't. F, lop, bop, nope, already, no. Why? Ew. Oh, my God.

What the... T-R-U. What in the Wednesday, I have it? No. Nope. Nope. Ew. Oh.

T-R-O-U-B-L-E, you idiot. Oh, my God. Be nice, Arlene. I am not. No, you're not. You're sitting there sniffing liverblood, you psycho. Glue those legs together a future a day, hell yeah. Oh, my God. Oh, my God, that is, okay, they're officially fucking weird.

Oh, my God, I can't believe you're just set that. Isn't that where he was just trying to leave? You said we were headed to Portland. Spell vasectomy, baby. V-A-S-E. Can you pull over, please? C-T-O. Oh. Oh god, is this a nightmare?

It's a penny-wise mare. Oh, U-T. Oh, U-T. Oh, U-T. Right to bed. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. All right. Is that a yeah?

I mean, oh. Uh-oh. Why? Oh, oh. Oh, my God. Oh, UD! Ugh! What?

Oh, you know! Oh, the eyes! Oh no! Now we know who that is. Oh, God! No! Ow! Oh! Oh my God!

Why! Why? Oh! Oh! Oh. It's beautiful, dear. My vagina hurts so bad right now. Oh, my God.

Oh, that made me want to barf. That was disgusting. Oh, God, that was sickening. Don't get your family, sweet heart. Oh, God. It's a little beast. Oh, shit. Jesus.

Holy crap. Oh, God. Ewe. What is happening? Let me go back, J.B. Oh, my God. This is one insane car ride. Oh, oh, no.

What the fathes. A passifier. Oh, no. Well, it went floating for a moment. That's like his one good thing in life. Whoa. Awesome. Credits.

Yeah. Amazing. That opening looked unbelievable. Agreed. And, like, I actually have to keep my legs crossed, which you know I very rarely do on the show. I know, right. Be lucky you have man parts right now.

I'm very fortunate. Yeah, that was awful. Awful. I bet there's zero nightclubs in this town. Probably not one decent Chinese restaurant. I could go for Chinese. Major Hanlon, Captain Rousseau, I'm Colonel Fuller, General Shaw's X-L. He asked that I agree to airmen personally.

That was a flight up. Smooth. Personality coming through. Who sees life as smooth? Who sees it as bumpy? In other words, when the nuclear shit hits a fan, we'll be the first call if

if the nuclear shit hits the fan I'm a bit of an optimist yeah that's why the flight was smooth so what's that over there that special project sounds uh sounds special where are we area 51 eight years living on base

I just think my missus is ready for a little taste of normal good yeah well if normal is what you're after you two are going to love dairy yeah I doubt it Oh, no! What a cruel prank.

Jeez, I'm sorry. It's a bunch of fucking Cretans. That's what they are. Tell them. Good job, kid. Guess we'll just stink like pickle juice until dinner. Well, if you ask me, they smell delicious. Pickles are delicious.

So good. My cousin, race, a day's a bunch of parties at the beach that are crazy. They're supposed to be the ginchiest. The ginchiest? What are you looking at? My eyes? These new glasses make them look huge. Oh, you're perfect.

No, no, Marge, you're fine. Oh. You have to promise me because I'm not going through the rest of the year looking like some bug-eyed freak. It's hard enough to get Joannevinsky to notice me as it is. Oh, I love this kid. Me too. Marge is great. What if the atomic age changed everything?

And now we're a threat, which is why visitors from the red planet are already here, secretly and daring. Maybe that's what's going on over that air base. Could be. You didn't study for the test at all, did you? What's the point in World War III is imminent? This kid is going to be a star. totally thank you for your service mr. Handler we've been expecting you it's an honor sir i am your superior

commissioned officer so i expect to be accorded the respect of said rick okay do i make myself clear i'll get you next down brother oh god yeah he could already tell he could see that defiance and how much of a piece of shit he is this is the 60s yeah no yeah what's the penalty for a code 89 violation he's in Dexter he's in a million things James Remar Ramar or Remar sorry

So all your pride masters Don't be a prick There you go I'm sorry you I know you don't like trivia I was just helping you I apologize Not quite the welcome wagon we intended Why don't you swing by my office tomorrow around

1500 hours get properly acquainted Yes sir I'll be there Keeps keeping these looks Why do they make Berser so pointy I mean, boobs aren't that pointy Are we supposed to believe that under a sweater There's two pointy cones What do you know about boobs, kid?

Apparently a decent amount He's about to take her bra off Oh snap Her boobs are going to be out What are you doing? Her boobs are going to be out Oh, here we go Oh my God, I love it

Those aren't pointy cones She's Aw Aw, kitty cat Damn it, fucking Scotty did it again Scotty the cat What's wrong, Teddy? Yeah

He's in a move Today was four months Oh, since their friend Four months of the day since Maddie Oh, the passive Heer could Yeah, man, so messed up Oh,

Anyway, I'll keep on Oh God, buddy Everyone deals with trauma In a different way They never even found a body don't start this again that usually means he's a runaway he could have ran away that's not what that usually means maybe because he had just about no friends in the whole wide world and the only ones he did have had to be paid to go to his birthday

oh we're doing her a favor a good deed we didn't even know it was his birthday look whatever happened to mattie wasn't because we forgot a stupid birthday okay he's got guilt Damn. Paid in candy to go to a kid's birthday party. Aw. She's practicing her smile. What's up with your bracelet? Oh, the turtle again. Maddie, where are we going?

Trust me. Backstory or? Oh, no. But filling tan he tried sneaky in one day. We found out the caretaker doesn't bother locking the join up anymore. So we turned it into a sort of secret hangout. That's such a cool view. Cracker Jacks. I don't even think they sell make those.

Go to a ball game, you get some. Buy me some peanuts and... I always get rocket ship. I got turtle. Oh, you gave it to her. Sure. Turtles are lucky. Love it.

Don't tell the guys I brought you here. We're not supposed to have been guests. Without checking with each other first. It's not because I'm Looney-Lillie Bainbridge. You're not Loonie. Not to me. Love that. She's not being abused either. with your dad.

Sorry, sorry, I shouldn't. He worked at the jarring, wet, pickles and stuff. I don't know, one of the machines jammed up. He said he climbed into the gears. I guess he thought he killed the power, but the foreman realized it was a home under station. It was too late. Oh, God.

If I hadn't made him go back. You couldn't have known. It was just a terrible accident. Wow. Oh, snap. fourth of july what's going on it's a cold fourth of july oh new year oh there we go duh that's why i made that comment thanks for letting me talk about it oh no one else does you're not like those

girls starting to realize that better for worse i guess for better oh they got a kiss i think they are oh he's landing oh oh she's not gonna Oh, this poor kid. I'm so sorry. Sorry, Maddie. It's okay. It's just that we're friends. It's fine, really.

It is. I should have back in the way. Obviously beat you. I didn't mean it like that. Oh. Maddie, wait. I wonder if this is the day before he disappears. I was going to say, is this the same night that he went to the movie theater?

And then, and then is she going to feel guilt for him leaving and going to Like she did with her dad with the pickle drawer. Don't forget to lay your clothes out for tomorrow morning. Remember. What? Going to visit your father at the cemetery. If it's all the same, I don't think I'm going to go. It's been a year.

You haven't visited his grave even once. Oh. I'm just... Not ready. Exactly. Give her a break, dude. If you visit the grade, don't mean anything. Yeah, you got to go when you feel it.

You're not the only person to have something... It might be helpful. Yeah. As soon as you realize that, the better. Oh, that's a tough way. See, like, her mom's kind. Oh. What the f.

That's Pennywise, I would imagine. Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble. Maddie, is that you? Where are you? Maybe, girl, think about it. Why would it really be Maddie in the drain? Just please come home. It's very believable in this scene, though.

He won't let me. Oh, gross. Nope. Boy, really taking their time before they reveal Pennywise. You're the pipes? Just forget it. And now everyone's going to think of her as more loony than sure he is. Hi, Patty.

Hi, Margie. Just a second. Huh. Come here. Ha, ha, ha. Listen to me. We've only got two more months till summer. She's right.

Let's just get through them without giving everyone something new to whisper about you. Yeah, you got to listen to Marge right now. About me or about us? Oh, I hate to say it, but she's right. What else is supposed to me? There's a voice talking to you in the drain. Are you worried about what people will think of me or what Patty and all of them will think of you because of me? Jesus, Lil, I'm trying to be your friend.

Yeah, she's trying to help you out, honey. But sometimes you make it really hard. It's hard to not be believed, but also what good is it going to be to tell the popular? girls that you heard a voice in the drain. Exactly. I need to talk to you guys. Talk to us. But what about how they found her dad's body parts

and pickle jars all over the main? Oh my God, she's right there, dude. It was his voice, I'm sure. I don't know what it means. I just thought if anyone would care if anyone would believe me, it'd be you guys. Don't tell me they're buying into this cockadoodle story. You mean cockamamie?

I know. It sounds impossible, but maybe it's just improbable. There we go, Teddy. Yeah. So you do that? believe me lily i want to i'm trying to appreciate there's plenty of unbelievable things are there that people believe and i'm sure some of them are true i'm just not so sure about this one

yeah but he's being kind about it not in a condescending way i can't believe you gave her your soda that's what we took out of this conversation i wanted you to know that masters is going to spend the week on the train duty is going on his permanent flight record. Nice. Yeah, F Masters. I won't stand for that kind of horseshit on my base. Love that.

Great job. Yeah. That makes me trust you a whole lot more. I'm a little nervous now. I understand you served under General Abbott in Korea. As he tells it, you major, about the bravest damn pilot he's ever met. And to be frank, I don't much like to talk about it. Oh.

And why is that? Because we didn't finish the job. Well, that's why we transferred you up here, major. To test our new B-52. And if necessary, fly it straight into the heart of it. the enemy finish what you started bombs into oh jews

let's go juject she got so excited did you know that they were a Jewish family I did not Stanley was Jewish O'Hahlam Peri Hagghafen Amen let's go

Amen exactly Tara yeah I'm with you yeah you got there Rosh Hashana nope nope Amen. I only know one prayer.

So we just did the prayer for the wine, and then we did the prayer for the bread. And this is Shabbat. Shabbat. Something that matter, Theodore. Can I ask you a weird question? Yes. Sure.

My fellow juject. Do you think somebody could kidnap a kid and keep him underground? Oh, I give a vault. Like, my Vizmere. Yeah, just keep him there. In the sewers for months and months hurting him or, I don't know. Have you ever heard of something like that? The lighting behind him is brilliant.

Your grandparents escaped, Book and Walt. Their entire families murdered. The skin of Jewish prisoners used for lampshades. Yeah. Oh, God. That's true horror. They're Holocaust survivors. Awful.

We are Jews, Theodore. We know better than anyone, the real horrors of this world. Reality is terrifying enough as it is. Is that a DC comic? Yeah. Cut it up with the fantasy. Oh, wow. Oh, okay.

Didn't Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster create Superman to combat Schuster combat? Oh, God. Superman to combat Hitler? This is awkward. It's interesting, though, is I love that he's reading detective comics, but Jews are supposed to be raised to ask questions for things that you don't understand. It's interesting that his dad is so hurt that he isn't even acknowledging that his son is doing his teachings of asking things he doesn't have to be able to be. Oh, no.

Damn you, Pennywise. Lampshade. Oh, boy. I love that this is Warner Brothers for HBO. Warner Brothers, DC. Hell yeah. Yeah, all right. Detective Comics.

All connects. Shared universe. Jesus Christ. At a point, I just go to bed. Jets! Oh! Oh, that's gross. So scary.

Great prize. Was that what you think? Is that practical or is that No, probably That was CGI I don't give For a second Looked a little

How would it be practical? You could make a practical It's possible Not What With the face moving No Not the face moving

But just not moving Either way It was a good effect Are you asking If they really killed the Jews To put their face In their face of their lips Yes

Can't believe we're related I like him Oh, my God. I'm next, right? Oh, oh. I've known this guy since first grade. And I know when he's lying, and he is not lying about this language. I love that.

I love that. We don't tell anyone until we figure out what really happened to Maddie. Oh, God. That's practical, right, Tara? Gross. I think I might know where to start. Where? All three of them are excellent.

Should they go to the movie theater? The library. Apparently, Tara and I missed something that was happening at the library. I kept seeing the comments. What is she doing here? My folks couldn't find a sitter, okay? And did you know that when you take out a book, you have to sign your name? I can sign mine in person.

Oh, she's in something I love, and she's amazing. It was that she was just in. So good. Soos, I need a really good head writer to help me with finding a book. It's called Bucket Full of Muffins. I got you. I'll do it. What I saw her in, she was.

older though they shot they must have shot this a couple years ago wait there it is I hope she finds bucket full of muffins me too they thought it could be a runaway initially but when he never turned up anywhere else they presumed homicide go to the capital theater

according to police sources the boy was last seen the night of January 4th at the capital theater very close to January 6 at the capital Jesus Christ get the hell out of here oh yeah what did we say do you know how many times the police came round about that boy trying to fix it on my pops did your newspaper article mention anything about that

nope right at that time that's messed up oh my god susy see i told you guys i really only skimmed i want her to be part of their crew she will oh she heard about the sewers yeah you heard been happening to her too huh yeah pennywise is haunted you hear some shit out of the sink girl tell us I heard Maddie singing in a couple nights back From the drain pipe in my tub You heard him too I don't know if it was Maddie But I did hear voices

Uh huh In the basement of the Capitol In the pipes Oh Wow You really buy the performances from all these actors This casting director had their war cut out for them dude So terrifying

HBO don't have around No they have a budget And they're like find the right one I want to know who the team was Yeah I like that scar in his face I just noticed The one on his chin

Yeah Piece of shit masters Better not F with him Or we riot He wants more latrine duty Oh Maybe he thinks it's going to be him But it's really

Penny Oh right Because Penny wise can still mess with adults As we saw in the second movie Close the window bro Especially adults that are happy Oh Okay

What the fuck? It's either Pennywise or it's a master From the Black Lagoon Is that a reflection or are there two? I can't tell Oh freaky Yeah Oh no

Oh my God Dang dude This sucks Oh God shit If you want to walk out of here alive, you're going to give us the specs. Speed, range, flight, ceiling, payload, arms, everything. Wow. I don't understand you better if you took off that mask.

The specs now. It's classified. Oh, no. I'm going to kill him. I was just thinking that terror. No way we're going to lose him right now, right? Oh, shit. There's no way he's going to give it up.

He's not going to give it up. Right. Oh, shite. The specs. Or I pull the trigger on the counter three. Sounds like Jigsaw. Kick his butt. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Come on. Grab that gun. Shoot the one guy. You have to pull that trigger. Yep. Hey, he's not getting out the bluff. Calling out the bluff. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Get it done. Get it done. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. grab me the fuck oh yes yeah let's go let's go oh handless guy you're back i like that he's a pessimist because he knew something was up yeah for sure has this cynical take of the world yeah they're a good team love that same your ass again fuck you polly who the fuck were those guys but they just walked out

like i feel like the song mattie was singing comes from the movie the music man we should have another Oh, the music man was the movie we saw at the beginning, right? We heard them say that when he was quizzing her on who's the director of the music man, but I've seen the movie before, and maybe it was it. I don't know. I just missed the moment, I guess. Oh, Pennywise, please don't do something on the screen. Just a second, loading up the music man.

We're due. It's too quiet. Is he crying? Is he crying? Yeah. No. No, it's not him. Who is it?

Are you okay? Yeah. Oh, fine. I'm just thinking about Maddie and what happened and what I could have done different. Yeah, really, Phil, has a lot level of guilt. Oh, he needed me. Instead, I just sent him away, and he was gone. What we did was worse. It's not your fault for not kissing him. Yeah, you were shy. Didn't know how to react to more.

Maybe things would be different. It's nobody's fault, okay? Ted's is not your fault. Lilligate, it isn't your fault either. Agreed. We're here now. That's who matters. So just stop it, okay? Well said, Phil.

little girl's like, what's happening? Yeah. She's like, where's the muffin book? Are you crying? What? No, I'm not crying. Nobody's crying. Oh, he was crying.

Oh, that was a good reveal. Yeah, okay, so it is music, man. Because we've never seen Phil have a motion like that yet. So it was a beautiful reveal. Mother's of River City. Head that morning before it's too late. Yeah, in River City. This is too calm right now.

Oh, I'm going to say, is that mad? I was about to say that, too. Oh, and the other kids with him. Oh, no. Oh, wild. Is he listening? Maddie, we're over here. Maddie, hey, follow our voices.

This is like when people thought the train was going to come out of the screen. Yeah. Really? Teddy? Yeah. Oh, God, he's holding that demon baby. Ugh. You're the reason I'm in here.

Oh, God. Because you lied. Because you weren't there. Ugh. Oh. Oh, that's so creepy. Ew. He's doing the Pennywise smile.

Ew. Whoa. Oh, it comes out of the screen. Whoa. What the... What the... fuck is that thing i told you weird shit was going on over that airbase they made him shy fucking nude baby uh-huh they're gone oh oh oh it's disgusting ew it is

why haven't she moving oh my god whoa Oh She's like Whoa Oh my God Whoa Holy shit Oh my God

Oh no What What? I can't believe that Did that really just happen? I don't know I haven't believed it yet I'm hoping this is just in one of their minds.

Yeah. Oh, no. Oh, no. If she gets snatched, then we know it's in one of their minds. Ew. Oh, God. Oh, God. Oh, God.

Okay, maybe it did happen? Wow Get your hammer ready, girl No, I think flight is the better move here. Yeah. Oh, okay, well then we gotta get another weapon. Oh, God. What do you mean, they're all gone?

Oh, wow. Oh, God. Is she missing a hand? Oh, my God. She's holding a man. It's the little girl's hand. Oh, my God. Andy Mochetti directed that one.

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I got to look up where I know that little girl from. You know I got to look it up. to look it up so Tara, why don't you start us off out? What are your feelings on the first episode so far? I love the show. I think it's great casting. I really like the writing. I think the way that it was directed, really great pacing.

You don't feel the time, which you never should if it's a good enough show. For sure. I think that it's wild that they already killed off some of what we would assume to be our lead characters. Lily is obviously very focused on. I love Susie, sad to see most of her body go, but we still got her hand, who knows what's going to happen there.

I am really, really intrigued on when we, like, when are we going to get to the sewers and see Maddie? Like, what's going to happen here? Because right now, we're setting up Lily, even though the girl in the theater will believe her, but we're setting up Lulu Banana Lily to be Lulu Banana Times 10 with this with what just happened especially because you went you know

Lutie Ben all that stuff so um I think it's it's very entertaining and I really like it uh go what about you Andrew so I think yeah so in regards to if we if this is not in their heads which it doesn't feel like it is quite a subversion of expectations

because I thought the setup of the loser clubs the loser club of 1962 I thought was really good I was really enjoying the different of personalities. I thought the chemistry between all these different kids is fantastic. I know it wasn't as many as we had in the first two films. Having said all that, damn, that's a way to like pull us in. Like we're so invested in all these kids and what they're going through and then having to deal with the trauma of just in general, the things that they are dealing with, like you got

Lily, right is her name? That's what Tara keeps saying. I don't remember them ever calling her that, but I believe you. Oh, really? I remember Lou. They kept calling her Looney, Looney, Looney, but I didn't hear Lily, but I believe you. I'm pretty sure it's Lily. I can look it up. It's not actually on IMDB. None of their names are there. Oh, really?

And not only are they not there, but I can't find the little girl either. Wild. Oh, maybe because it's not draw. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Either way, I do like that they do a really great job with exposition. You really get an understanding and a feel of what these characters are going through dramatically, and you just get an understanding of who they are. and I just I love their personalities as well

and I think I can relate a lot to them whether I'm going through what they are experiencing or not I think they really well cast again not just not expecting what they did at the end there so that is absolute wild so I'm very curious where we are going to be headed now if the focal point is just going to be on Lulu and what was the other girl's name

that I really liked. The best friend, Marge. Marge. Yeah. Not Marge. The one who has the movie theater. Oh, I don't know.

I don't know. The one whose dad keeps getting accused. Yeah, yeah. Obviously, you know, very awful time. So if anything, you know, happened at that point, you get the finger, I guess, pointed at you.

So, you know, really wild times as well. But yeah, I think, like, there's a very strong reservation with her character as well. and I really like the fact that she was standing up for what she felt was right when it came to Maddie and like even him just a simple thing

is not paying 15 cents to go to the movie theater and you just to get a really quick understanding of who all these children are and what they believe, what makes them tick and all that and I think the show does a great job immediately establishing all that, what their fears are, what their strengths are. Personality-wise, I think that kid you said

who plays Phil, he's definitely got the it, factor as you would say and yeah really i'm i'm kind of bummed out too at the same point as much as i love a good subversion and a good twist i really like these kids too so i'm fascinated to see where we go from here if we're if this really did happen which it seems it did so what about you what are you feeling so far through or what do you got first yeah just to hit you with this for anybody who was like me like i know that little girl she made such an impact on me recently what was it from? Her name is Matilda LaGault and she was in Ginny and Georgia, which is

one of my favorite Netflix shows. So she played the young Maxine on that show this season, just an episode, but I remember thinking she's so freaking good. And she really was. Okay, I feel two ways about this show right now. Number one, completely did what a pilot needed to do.

Sucked me in. Had me by the throat. I loved the characters they introduced. I love being in the 60s and I love the setup that we have here unfortunately I love the characters that they killed off so so so like it did what a pilot needs to do and yet I'm concerned because we know that we're staying in the 60s for this season it's not like we're time jumping with the so if these are in our players I actually have no idea they might be they might not be I really

really don't know um I don't know if it's about the journey to try to get them back I don't know whether this was in somebody's mind, I don't know about, I don't know anything, but those two main boys, the bestie boys, had such great chemistry together. I loved them. But here's what we know is still alive. The girl who wore the glasses. We know that she's still alive. The girl whose dad was being accused. We know that she's still alive. And our, seemingly our main girl who didn't kiss him, didn't kiss Maddie. We know that she's still alive. So thank you for knowing all their names it just didn't stick with me this time so we know that we at least have them i could be wrong he keeps saying phil and i think phil's name was g who's phil who's g who you guys i'm out

phil was the one with the personality that we got the real it's really charming yeah yeah yeah he's not that he's charming it's that i think that he's going to be a star i just great i'm i'm totally with you on on that he's got a lot of look he's got that vibe yeah he's got like that um charisma yeah kind of reminds you like a young miles teller where he's just like a brace of aggressive, like, and his banter the way he does his lines. Say that name again. Miles Teller? No, it's a fan four-stick reference. Oh, okay.

Mycadipede is coming out. So I'm torn on this pilot because I absolutely loved it, and yet I'm concerned for the rest of the show now. But who knows, maybe they're able. I felt the same way when we killed off Maddie so quick. I was like, wait, but I'd be loving Maddie. How are you to do that? So I'm sure if they give me new characters to love

and they just keep delivering, then I'm going to love the show. But I'm having a hard time losing some of our core, especially the little girl. Yeah. This early on was really quickly. Yeah. Also, we didn't have Pennywise in the pilot, which I think is an interesting choice. Yeah. Obviously, we have references to him, but we don't have actual Pennywise. We know Bill Scarsgard is coming back to play Pennywise. We know he's EPing the show. So I think that it's also saving that could be smart, but as somebody who loves Pennywise, I was like, give me penny wise like one glimpse right give me i'm also really curious about what happened with the gas mask team and what that is about how that's going to tie in so got a lot of questions i think a

good pilot introduces a lot of questions and i'm definitely along for the ride yeah i'm with you on that like you get a little like man why do you kill our some of our favorite characters who we came to to love that shows obviously well direction well written that we both are that were attached to them but uh i give the show some faith because of how well it's been casted so far that my assumption is hopefully, you know, that stays throughout this season. That's a great point. I think because if we fell so in love with, if they really are gone, Phil and Teddy and Teddy and, Phil and Teddy, if they really are gone, if you introduce us to kids that we fell in love with so good and your writing is that good, if you're going to introduce us tomorrow, really these are the three main kids that are we're going to be following, or teenagers rather, that we're going to be following. I'm not going to prejudge it right now. I'm going to just let things unfold and see what happens.

It's just, I think it's just a, I'm going to be cautionary in the moment right now just because I was already so in love with them. And I understand what we're trying to possibly do here. But yeah, I do agree with you. It was fascinating that they held back from even, we know that Pennywise was here. We just didn't physically see him in clown makeup with Bill Scars guard. But it was very Jaws-esque Alfred. Alfred Hitchcock-esque in terms of they were adding a level of suspense

and making you wait to reveal him I'm gonna guess either in episode two or three so I like that level of suspense Jaws is one of my all-time favorite films you know they barely showed the shark in that film I think the shark's got maybe five or six minutes of screen time so I think the weight is gonna be palpable in terms of us like let's get to Pennywise

so I think I'm excited at the prospect of it because I think they really knew in the first two films at least, when to use Pennywise and when to hold back. So I'm truly, as much as I wanted to see him in this, I have all faith, especially Andy Mooshietti's working on this, I have all faith that they're going to know when to use him and when not to use him. I happen to love Andy Moosecetti.

I thought it was a really cool reference in this that we got that Flash comic book, especially because Andy... Oh, right, right, right. Totally this. But one thing that I did look up just now, which is kind of funny, is that the casting director of this also was the casting director of the Flash, And also seemingly was the casting director of, or no, I guess, yeah,

it was the casting director of Locke and Key, which is the other show that the little girl was on. Oh. So it seems like there's a lot of... Yeah, I've got a rapport. Yeah, exactly. Good stuff with Rich Delia and Stephanie Gorin, who are the casting director.

I got to tell you this, too. You made a great point there that he put the flash in there. He also showed a detective comics of Batman because he's supposed to direct Batman the Brave and the Bowls. So I was like, let me show both the comic book things I'm supposed a one I directed and the one I'm going to be directing and he's deep in bed with Warner brothers obviously I have to say that I know a lot of people didn't but I happen to really like the Flash movie actually and I'm a big fan of Andy Lucietti's I haven't gotten your guys's take on it chapter two I know it's more divisive than the first it but did you guys enjoy it yeah we really enjoyed it I think there were a few moments here and there where it was dragging a bit but I think because we were so emotionally pulled and invested in the Losers Club that the dragging didn't bother us in any way. I think the biggest thing that...

I'm not going to speak for terror, but the biggest thing that bothered me the most about the movie, even though I still really enjoyed it. I think I enjoyed the first one more, but was a lot of the CGI kind of pulled me out a little bit of it. But overall, I really enjoyed the film a great deal. I thought it was a very worthy sequel.

I think you could have cut it down by about 10, 15 minutes or so overall. I thought it was an absolutely great film, though. I love that series, the first two. film, though. Terry, you like to do? Yeah, I did actually like it. I think in my review, I was like, if they had cut it down, a good 20, 30 minutes, I don't think we needed all that. The part at the end, which I thought was going to be a really big payoff, which it was in the first one, he's a big CGI, like spider thing. I didn't enjoy that very much. I didn't think it was

very scary. I thought the first one was scarier. The second one, still a good plot, still a good storyline like seeing them as adults still enjoyed it i just literally had almost zero faults with the first and some with the second okay i feel you yeah i feel you all this to say that i trust andy mooshetti and i think that he's going to make yeah uh choices i think that jason fuchs if i remember i should look this up but i think he worked on wonder woman which might be also another dc thing let me see because i think he's a producer on this and also i think andy mochieti really understands emotion and how to pull you into characters so when it comes to that i have the most faith in him.

Yeah, he did. He wrote Wonder Woman. Oh, he did? The 2017. Oh, awesome. I love that movie. We love the 2017 one. I remember because I interviewed him for DC movie news back in the day.

Oh, cool. And I was like, I think that's what it was for. Obviously, there was other credits on the movie, too. But he was story by Jason Fuchs. Nice. So a lot of Warner Brothers, a lot of D.C. Yeah. All mixed in there.

Before we get into final thoughts, I think this should be a thing we say in every single reaction or review rather was there a favorite moment or a favorite kill that you guys had well i didn't want any of the kills to happen i've not i've been agreement but it's still a horror thing yeah yeah yeah is there one that went holy freaking crap i would say maybe the one with she birthed a fucking demon out of her vagina and they showed it to us that was gnarly that was gnarly um the reveal of the hand still being holding the hand after she reached for the little girl I thought that was a, especially if you're going to kill off somebody who is like five years old, I would much rather would see her hand than that.

So I thought that that was, for lack of better words, the most tactful way. I think that also stays in line with the spirit of the very first one with George that little kids or nobody are susceptible to being killed off by Pennywise, nobody's safe. So, yeah, unfortunately. But yeah, great pilot episode. I really wish some of these kids able to survive but very anxious and curious to see where we go from here

so I'm fully invested I think you two are as well do you guys have any other things you'd like to say where we move on no excited to see them next week all right well thanks guys if you stuck with us this long let us know your thoughts below what do you think of the show so far

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