I feel like the welcome to Derry ending for season 1 is enough. It should end there. If you start to go into time travel. It creates a complicated paradox. The creature will ultimately die and the outcome will not change. It was a great series but I think where it ended is perfect. It will start to get redundant if It keeps going back to the past to try to change the future. Just my opinion. The book by the way is so good. Im rereading it again.

Yeah, time travel is tricky - especially in stories that already have pretty set endpoints that are "canon."

Loved the book, and do like this storytelling universe, but definitely prefer a tighter thing ultimately.

That's my big problem with this idea, they're pushing about how Pennywise experiences time. Compelling, sure, but what has happened has already happened! Th

I didn't think Welcome to Derry was "necessary" and it proved me wrong, not with how it impacted the IT movies but by telling a powerful story in its own right - the highlights of the series were the new Losers and the burning of The Black Spot. So... I'll remain optimistic about Season 2 pulling off something similar, and hope that it won't get too into the weeds of the potential time travel stuff, and... will probably regret it since so much of the finale was franchise-focused.

I kinda don't give a shit about the time travel paradox. It's always been a great story and it's awesome that Skarsgard came back to play Pennywise. The special effects are top notch and I feel like I'm watching a mini hour-long movie every week. If the series is good enough for Stephen King to approve scripts, it's a delight for this Pennywise fan.

I guess it didn't strike me as introducing time-travel. I assumed based on Pennywise's (It's) origins that they indicated that It was more "omnipresent" in each of the timelines- like an old god etc (aware of/experiencing past and future simultaneously). When he said the Losers would bring about his death "or maybe 'his' birth" he couldn't tell anymore, it struck me as non-linear time experience. Almost like he is present in each timeline simultaneously, every action in one has a reaction in the other that ultimately causes the same outcome- like a nasty trap that continues each cycle no matter what It does. I thought that was an intriguing way to connect the lore/storyline across multiple cycles. I'm excited for another season of easter eggs that will further delve into the history of Derry and the deep rooted origins of the Losers- because I think that's part of why they succeeded. Plus Stephen King is known for his complex universe building- the connection to Dick Halloran/The Shining was a brilliant link to greater works and opened the door for even more links across Kings literary landscape.

Finally got around to watching the finale, and as much as I love the show, I have to agree. The finale was a perfect conclusion to the story and the perfect connection to the films. I don't really think it's necessary to go further down the rabbit hole (but I'll definitely still watch if they do).