It: Welcome to Derry star Taylour Paige touches on a harrowing moment for Charlotte Hanlon in episode 2 that mirrors real-life society
The more things change, the more they stay the same. That theme runs rampant through HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry. With only two episodes released so far, we have already seen the long and strange history of Derry, as well as the violence, bigotry, and supernatural history it carries. There is nothing more chilling, though, than the cruelty on display from the citizens of this cursed Maine town.
Sometimes that cruelty is shown in the form of inaction, as Charlotte Hanlon (Taylour Paige) discovers this in Welcome to Derry episode 2, when she sees a group of children bullying another kid on a busy corner, with nobody bothering to act. Charlotte’s history as an activist pushes her to intervene, and the fact that she just moved into town with her husband and son means she unfortunately doesn’t know any better.
When she goes to stop them, allowing the victim to escape, the young bullies intimidate her before chasing after the boy. The onlookers, who initially ignored the bullying as a “boys will be boys” moment, suddenly turn their attention to Charlotte, as if whatever had just happened was her fault.
