It: Welcome to Derry Season 1 — Episode 3 References Explained
Episode 3 of It: Welcome to Derry skillfully ties Stephen King’s multiverse together, blending key character connections and cosmic mythology. Titled Now You See It, the episode premieres on HBO Max on November 9, 2025, following the platform’s weekly release pattern through its eight-episode first season, which ends on December 14, 2025.
Bridging Eras and Expanding the Mythos
The story links the events of 1962 to those of 1989 from It: Chapter One. This temporal bridge deepens the lore surrounding Derry, showing how past traumas influenced the town’s supernatural cycle. The narrative follows Stephen King’s recurring 27-year pattern—Pennywise emerges, feeds, then vanishes—highlighting the cyclical fear that defines the town’s curse.
The Cold War Connection
A new thread, General Shaw’s Operation Precept, unveils the U.S. military’s effort to exploit Pennywise’s power during the Cold War. This suggests the government was aware of the entity long before the Losers Club’s encounter in 1989, adding a chilling dimension to King’s larger universe.
King Universe References in Episode 3
- At least nine distinct Stephen King references are confirmed.
- Direct ties to Derry’s events in It: Chapter One (2017).
- Expanded context for Pennywise’s origin and influence.
- Deeper insight into government knowledge of supernatural phenomena.
“By positioning the narrative exactly 27 years before the children first encounter the entity in 1989, the prequel establishes how earlier trauma shaped Derry’s supernatural landscape.” — Radio Times
Author’s Summary
Episode 3 masterfully intertwines Derry’s eerie past and Stephen King’s mythos, exposing both human and cosmic forces that helped shape the town’s haunting legacy.
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