Written by Jason Fuchs
Directed by Andy Muschietti
Ingrid (to Beverly): "You know what they say about Derry. No one whoever dies here ever really dies."
And that's how you stick the landing. What a finale. All the big stories and themes coming to a satisfactory conclusion and more linkage to the movies themselves. All in the space of 68 minutes. I loved this episode.
Last week, Pennywise abducted Will and this week he went one step further and took the majority of the kids from Derry. This meant Lilly, Ronnie and Marge had to team up with the dagger to stop Pennywise while Leroy and Hallorann also went against General Shaw and even each other to an extent.
I can see why Hallorann wasn't keen to get involved considering the shit he's been through but that's where having Charlotte and Rose turned out to be of use. Both were able to get through to him better than Leroy and as the only responsible adults (plus Hank), they also tried to step up to save the day.
As for the irresponsible adult, damn that idiot General Shaw. His brazen arrogance and stupidity was the reason Pennywise got free in the first place. Shaw was daft enough to believe that he could control Pennywise and found out in record time just how wrong he was. Unlike Ingrid, who was misguided, Shaw knew exactly what he was doing and he got the most deserved comeuppance for it.
As for Pennywise. He was vicious, he was cruel and wasn't afraid to drop spoilers at random to Marge when he wasn't using his Dead Lights. He also went up against the wrong group of kids and got put to sleep. Then again, he's got twenty seven years to plot his revenge.
Pennywise's defeat closed the chapter for these kids. Marge now knows she's got a son and told Lilly about Pennywise's relationship with time. The Hanlons got to take over Rose's duties of guarding the cage while Ronnie and Hank get to escape Derry. Someone had to get out of town and it made the most sense for it to be Ronnie and Hank.
- Yes, Marge was revealed to be the mother of Ritchie Tozier from the IT movies. Hallorann decided to check into a hotel.
- Speaking of those movies, it was nice to see both Sophia Lillis and Joan Gregson reprise there roles as Beverly Marsh and the older Ingrid respectively.
- Standout music: Max Hansen's Det er det skønneste jeg ved.
- Chronology: From where the previous episode left off.
Winter Fire really was the perfect way to end this series. At the same time, I'm hoping that Andy Muschietti will get to have the second and third seasons that he wants for this show. An absolutely brilliant ending all round.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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