I think if you haven't read and aren't a fan of the novel, then it's probably going to fall pretty flat.

I really enjoyed both (recent) movies even though the 2nd had a lot of haters. But if takes enjoying easter eggs to be the difference between good and bad, that's a fail. That said, I'm sticking with it and hopeful it rallies.

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I really enjoyed both (recent) movies even though the 2nd had a lot of haters. But if takes enjoying easter eggs to be the difference between good and bad, that's a fail. That said, I'm sticking with it and hopeful it rallies.

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I think it will ultimately just feel like an extension to the movie -- which isn't necessarily a bad thing if you liked the movie, just going to get very repetitive. It's going to be kids going through various experiences with It, with an attempt to weave a Kingverse crossover into everything.

I like King, but his universe is more easter-eggy as you say than actually fleshed out. Certain names make certain appearances in multiple stories, but it doesn't really serve the story much at all.

So sure it's neat that the guy who helps Danny at the Overlook in 40 years is showing where previously he's used his "shine", it's all being retrofitted and that's just not King's forte. King loves the idea of the multiverse, but he's never shown he's capable of actually mapping it out competently. Instead you get a Patrick Danville character that 10 years later King uses as a deus ex machina in the ultimate battle of his magnum opus.

Yeah I feel there might be a "Mist" tie in. There was a scene in the series trailer that had a mist creeping through Derry. Maybe this is where the SK Mist originated.
The grocery scene was awesome. The aisles closing in, random customers following her around. Very well done.

I'm mostly seeing comments about the grocery store scene but the one with Ronnie and her mom was way crazier IMO, straight up nightmare fuel. I'm enjoying the story from the perspective of the kids but when they go to Hanlon and Hallorann, along with the military, it feels a bit sloppy to me. I'm hoping they can clean that part of the show up but they might be holding something back right now.

The Air Force is "digging up bones, exhuming things better left alone." Seems like the Native American population had some protective objects in place that soon will be tampered with. It's wild that the old car was buried with the criminals inside from the Bradley shootout.

This was my feeling as well, a lot of it felt stale to me.