I still have so many questions, like how Lilly is allowed to see Marge after supposedly stabbing her in the eye with a chisel. Marge claims her glasses broke – a somewhat flimsy excuse – but she’s determined to fix things with Lilly now that they know a monster is real. At the Standpipe, Ronnie suggests Marge could clear Hank’s name by telling the truth, which doesn’t really add up, but I understand why she’s grasping at straws. Their conversation is cut short by the unexpected arrival of Matty, who everyone believed was dead. He’s covered in dirt but alive, and he recounts a terrifying experience escaping from the sewers. He reveals the clown – Pennywise – lives down there, describing the horrific sights of Teddy’s brains being eaten and Susie dying. Matty also says Phil is still alive, though injured – something a viewer recently asked about. He refuses to go to the police, fearing they’ll send him back to his abusive father. Knowing Chief Bowers and the Derry police, Matty is probably right to be scared of going home. He’d rather face the sewers than his father.
