By
Jennifer Chu
Published 6 hours ago
Jennifer is a TV News Editor at ScreenRant. She started her journey in entertainment media in 2022 when she first joined Valnet at CBR before coming to ScreenRant.
Jennifer loves TV, especially science fiction. She also loves late-night talk shows, due to her insomnia. Alien: Earth is definitely one of her favorite shows, and she jumps on any chance she gets to write about it. Even on her days off, she will claim an Alien Earth article if one is available.
Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon are two of her favorite late-night hosts, and Conan O'Brien before he left his show.
Her Alien: Earth coverage for Screen Rant is by far the work that she is most proud of so far.
She began her career as an editor in 2014. She was initially a finance editor, but her passion for pop culture convinced her to transition into entertainment journalism.
During her off time, she loves to binge-watch cooking shows such as Kitchen Nightmares. Jennifer also loves spending time with her daughter and cherishes every moment of it.
Sign in to your ScreenRant account
Summary
Generate a summary of this story
follow
Follow
followed
Followed
Like
Like
Thread
Log in
Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents:
Try something different:
Show me the facts
Explain it like I’m 5
Give me a lighthearted recap
Warning: The following contains spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry season 1, episode 5.It: Welcome to Derry has been a bloodbath so far, with many gruesome deaths. However, the most recent one wasn’t at the hands of Pennywise.
In this week's It: Welcome to Derry episode, Pauly (Rudy Mancuso) sacrifices himself to save his friend Leroy's (Jovan Adepo) son. After Bill Skarsgård’s Pennywise revealed himself, he put Leroy under a trance. He was about to shoot his own child until Pauly intervened, getting himself killed in the process.
In an interview with Us Weekly, Mancuso explained why he was grateful that he did not get murdered by the bloodthirsty clown and got a more "grounded" death instead. The actor revealed that he didn't want a horror movie-like death because he didn't want his mother to watch him die in such a gruesome way, even though it would only be fictional. So, he was relieved that his character died a hero instead of getting brutally murdered by an evil clown.
I didn’t have a dream Pennywise murder scenario because my mom would really suffer a lot when seeing that on screen. So a grounded death is better than a fantastical death. I’m thinking about my mom here, and I don’t wish that upon any of my characters for the sake of my mom’s viewing.
The actor further elaborated that, beyond not wanting his mom to see her child get murdered in a horrifying way, he felt honored that Pauly died in a way that most people in It: Welcome to Derry don't. He stated that he was grateful for how his character went out in a more "nuanced" way than the rest.
We see a lot of Pennywise deaths, which are a lot of gruesome and monster-esque supernatural character deaths and attacks. What we don’t get to see very often is a very grounded sacrifice made from a character. It’s happening in real life — within the context of the show. So it was nice to get a more humanized sacrificial death vs. a big supernatural one. I’m overall thankful that I got to participate in a more nuanced version of a death.
Mancuso also said that he was so happy that he was able to be there for the debut of Skarsgård’s Pennywise. He added that he actually got to spend time with the actor outside the show. He explained that he thought it was "really cool" to hang out with someone and then have them haunt him on set afterwards.
I got to spend time with Bill outside of the shoot various times. He’s incredibly sweet, funny and generous. Then to see him in that full costume that haunted me for two films was really cool.
It: Welcome to Derry releases new episodes every Sunday at 9:00 PM ET and 6:00 PM PT on HBO.
48
9.1/10
7/10
It: Welcome to Derry
10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Like Follow Followed TV-MA Horror Mystery Drama Release Date October 26, 2025 Network HBO Directors Andy Muschietti Writers Jason Fuchs, Stephen King, Austin Guzman Franchise(s) IT
8 Images
Dick Hallorann with his eyes wide looking angry in It Welcome to Derry
Bill Skarsgard's Pennywise in IT Welcome to Derry trailer 2Image courtesy of HBO Max
Kid similing in IT Welcome To Derry
It: Welcome to Derry teens looking surprised at something off screen
Close
Cast
See All-
Taylour Paige
Charlotte Hanlon
-
Jovan Adepo
Leroy Hanlon
Expand
Collapse
-
It: Welcome to Derry
We want to hear from you! Share your opinions in the thread below and remember to keep it respectful.
Be the first to post Images Attachment(s) Please respect our community guidelines. No links, inappropriate language, or spam.Your comment has not been saved
Send confirmation emailThis thread is open for discussion.
Be the first to post your thoughts.
- Terms
- Privacy
- Feedback
12 hours ago
20 Best Women Lawyers On TV, Ranked
17 hours ago
6 K-Drama Male Leads Who Need To Make A Comeback
16 hours ago
It Only Took 1 Punch For Marvel’s Superman To Kill Galactus
16 hours ago
Wicked Star Ariana Grande Gets Emotional in Heartbreaking Farewell to Glinda
Trending Now
10 Hulk Moments In The MCU So Dark They Left The World Speechless
Brendan Fraser Addresses “The Tragedy” Of Completed DC Movie Being Shelved 3 Years Later
10 Family Sitcoms Better Than Shifting Gears
