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IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 2 extends the chilling HBO prequel to Stephen King’s iconic horror saga. The show continues to investigate the origins of evil beneath the town of Derry and how it began long before the events later recounted in IT.
Season 1 unfurls gradually as Pennywise’s dreadful legacy stalks children and adults, weaving psychological suspense of, dare one say, conspiracy.
Disclaimer: The following article contains spoilers for the show. Reader's discretion is advised.
IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 2 expands on the secret mission involving the military, who are seeking to excavate a secret "weapon" that feeds off fear. In the last moments, the military team excavates a site and uncovers a bullet-riddled vehicle filled with multiple bodies, a reminder of the buried terrors of Derry.
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The remains are most likely the remains of Pennywise's victims: the family featured in the premiere that was running away to Portland.
What does the military dig up in IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 2
In IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 2, the military excavation is part of a covert operation designated Operation Precept, under the command of General Shaw. The operation aims to excavate a powerful weapon, which they believe is buried under Derry, a weapon that consumes fear and will be used as an advantage in the Cold War.
The reason General Shaw contacts Leroy Hanlon is that Leroy is exceptionally brave and has no fear due to a traumatic brain injury and is thus suited for the mission. The weapon he refers to is hinted to be Pennywise, who exists as a supernatural entity that can instill paralyzing fear in its victims.
The military's search is guided by Dick Hallorann, who employs his ability to help them identify the excavation point. During the excavation, they find a 1930s bullet-riddled car with several human skeletons inside, which indicates that the military is beginning to encroach on a dangerous space, attempting to control a power that is far beyond the human realm.
Why did Ronnie's father get arrested in IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 2
In IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 2, Ronald's father, Hank Grogan, is arrested mainly because of the police's need to hold someone accountable for the violence at the Capitol Theater. Lilly, grappling with trauma and fear, is initially reluctant but eventually offers an ambiguous statement to Chief Bowers that Hank may have been at the theater.
Although Lilly originally told police Hank wasn't there, Chief Bowers uses abusive psychology and threats, such as the possibility of returning her to Juniper Hill Mental Hospital, to get her to imply Hank's involvement. Councilman Tibbs pressures Bowers to arrest Hank despite there being no solid evidence against him, appealing to the need for the town to feel some guarantee of justice.
Hank is an easy target of the murders by Pennywise because he is also the owner of the theater and a man of color. Ronnie holds Lilly at fault for her father's arrest, alienating their friendship. Hank's arrest reveals Derry's grotesque race and social structures, with power and fears of the unknown replacing justice.
IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 2- Ronnie and Lilly's visions explained
In IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 2, both Ronnie and Lilly experience traumatizing visions of Pennywise, each prompting them to confront their personal traumas. Lilly's vision occurs in a supermarket where she faces full-on rows of pickle jars that suddenly burst open, revealing rotten body parts.
This haunting imagery serves as a reminder of her traumatic past, particularly of her father's gruesome death being caught in factory machinery, fragmented like the jars. This vision also triggers her fear and guilt, leading to her breakdown and eventual return to the psychiatric hospital.
Ronnie's vision is at once more intimate and psychologically piercing as she's confronted by a monstrous version of her deceased mother, who blames her for her death during childbirth. The twist on the haunting idea of being pulled back into a deadly womb represents Ronnie's intense guilt and fear, which Pennywise uses to terrorize her.
IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 2 is available to stream on HBO Max.
