Welcome to Derry Ep 5 — Incredible Pennywise… Questionable Everything Else

Welcome to Derry Episode 5 finally gives us what everyone’s been begging for: Pennywise. In the sewer. In full nightmare mode.

In this Thumb War recap, we break down everything from the genuinely awesome parts — Bill Skarsgård’s terrifying Pennywise reveal, the triple-decker teeth, the contortions, the hallucinatory sewer sequences — to the parts that made us feel like we were taking crazy pills.

Including: • The indigenous prophecy lore dump that explains why everyone in Derry acts insane • “There’s something in the water — clown shit” (not our words, the episode’s) • The...