{"id":2117620,"date":"2025-10-27T04:09:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T04:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2117620"},"modified":"2025-10-27T04:09:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T04:09:54","slug":"that-brutal-death-scene-in-welcome-to-derrys-premiere-was-always-the-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/that-brutal-death-scene-in-welcome-to-derrys-premiere-was-always-the-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"That Brutal Death Scene in WELCOME TO DERRY\u2019s Premiere Was Always the Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I love a good teen\/kid ensemble, especially in a sci-fi or horror story. From the wild adventure of the Goonies to the deeply beloved journey of the Stranger Things<\/em> kids, there\u2019s something about seeing kids ban together to fight against some evil or accomplish a mission that sparks joy. I thought my latest collective of bold and bright cuties was all set in the first episode of IT: Welcome to Derry<\/em>, but I was wrong as hell because, by the credits, three of them were brutally killed in a theater at night. May Phil the conspiracy theorist, Suzy the chatty little sis, and Teddy the comic book kid all rest in peace.<\/p>\n

For the most part, scary movies and films that have a strong ensemble give them a lot of plot armor. That\u2019s the only way that Will, Lucas, Mike, AND Dustin are all somehow still alive in Stranger Things<\/em>. They place other unfortunate people like Barb and Eddie Munson in harm\u2019s way to up the death toll. And honestly, I expected the same when I began to watch this new IT <\/em>prequel series.<\/p>\n

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We meet Lilly Bainbridge, a young girl haunted by her father\u2019s untimely death and called \u201cloony\u201d by her peers. She wants to figure out what happened to Matty, a boy who went missing a few months prior. She manages to loop in Matty\u2019s loose associates Phil and Teddy into the mix. Honestly, they are the only people who would possibly believe her. The trio and Phil\u2019s little sister discover that their peer Ronnie is the last person to see Matty alive. She\u2019s the girl who tried to help him escape the theater after he was caught not paying.<\/p>\n

So, this group of five went to the theater for some answers. And they got way more than they bargained for because that weird demon baby from the first scene swooped in to kill them. In the end, Lilly is holding Suzy\u2019s severed arm as Ronnie looks in horror. Lilly\u2019s face is covered in blood and she screams to end the episode.<\/p>\n

This bait-and-switch of sorts shook viewers who just knew that Phil and Teddy would be pivotal characters. It would\u2019ve made sense for Suzy to fade to the background after tagging along for one weird day. Then, Will Hanlon would become the official fifth member of the crew. But, throwing the viewers for a loop was always the plan, according to Welcome to Derry<\/em> showrunners Jason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane.<\/p>\n

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We always wanted to create a pilot that was surprising, that sort of conveyed that the rules were going to be different and that you didn\u2019t know where this was going,\u201d Jason Fuchs told Nerdist<\/em>. \u201cBut that intent didn\u2019t really come to full expression until Brad made it so. I\u2019d written a pilot that ended with a slightly different version of the ending, and it was Brad who said, \u2018Wait a second. They basically all die.\u2019 And my first reaction was horror because I love these characters so much, and my second reaction was, \u201cWell, if my first reaction was shock, then this is exactly the right thing to do!\u2019<\/p>\n

Brad Caleb Kane added, \u201cBut even before that solution, we did talk about the idea of making viewers feel like no character is going to be safe. You want viewers off their guard the whole way through. What\u2019s the ultimate expression of that? Kill all of your main characters in the first episode. It just felt like a fresh way to approach the material.<\/p>\n

It is a fresh albeit disturbing way to kick off a series indeed. Welcome to Derry <\/em>co-creator Andy Muschietti also added to the conversation about this wild scene. He said that the showrunners\u2019 choice was in line with honoring the source material.<\/p>\n

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