Warning: Spoilers ahead for It: Welcome to Derry season 1!It: Welcome to Derry season 1’s finale featured several shocking revelations, and it also confirmed an interesting theory linked to Richie Tozier. Richie, of course, was a member of the Losers’ Club in Stephen King’s original It novel, along with Bill Denbrough, Ben Hanscom, Beverly Marsh, Eddie Kaspbrak, Mike Hanlon, and Stan Uris. The group also served as the core characters forced to face Pennywise’s return in Andy Muschietti’s It movies.
With It: Welcome to Derry being a prequel to Muschietti’s movies, the HBO series takes the story back to 1962, which was the previous 27-year cycle of Pennywise’s return prior to the first It movie. Season 1 dove deeper into Pennywise the Dancing Clown’s origin story, but it also drew connections to the Losers’ Club from the movies.
Will Hanlon and his parents were critical figures in It: Welcome to Derry, and they were related to Losers’ Club member Mike Hanlon. Mike’s grandfather from 2017’s It would be Will’s father, Leroy, in Welcome to Derry. Teddy Uris, who was killed in Welcome to Derry‘s premiere, was revealed to be Stan’s uncle. In addition, It: Welcome to Derry’s ending cameo featured an appearance by Beverly, but the finale also confirmed something important regarding Richie.
Pennywise Reveals That Marge Is Richie Tozier’s Mom In The It Franchise
While tracking down Will out on the frozen lake, Marge came face-to-face with Pennywise, who revealed another detail linking Welcome to Derry‘s characters to the Losers’ Club in the movies. Pennywise specifically mocked Marge with a “missing” poster of her future son, Richie Tozier. Upon questioning the Tozier surname, Welcome to Derry unveiled Pennywise’s time travel twist, with the clown revealing to Marge that Richie and his friends will kill him in the future.
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According to Pennywise, the entity could experience time differently, existing in the past, present, and future all at once. He also stated that his death should also be considered a “birth,” something that stuck with Marge after the events on the frozen lake, where the group seemingly defeated Pennywise. Based on what we know in the It movies, Marge will presumably marry a man with the last name Tozier, and they will go on to have a son who will become a vital member of the Losers’ Club.
Marge Naming Her Son Richie Confirms A Major Welcome To Derry Fan Theory
Stating that Marge was the mother of one of the Losers’ Club members was a major reveal, but it also proved a heartbreaking theory to be true. Before Rich was killed in the Black Spot incident, sacrificing himself to save Marge, there was a theory that suggested Marge was Richie’s mom, with the main evidence being that she named her son after Rich. Based on what we know from King’s story and the movies, Pennywise was telling Marge the truth.
Welcome to Derry‘s Jason Fuchs spoke about the Richie Tozier connection, with the co-creator revealing that Marge may have named her son after Rich without fully acknowledging her past. With memories disappearing for Derry residents, it’s possible that she wouldn’t remember Rich but felt that there was something special about the name. Whether or not Marge was cognizant of naming her son after Rich, it shows how special their relationship was, albeit short-lived.
Rich didn’t hide how big a crush he had on Marge, but it also didn’t take Marge long to fall for the charmer. Marge will go on to marry, though Rich should always be considered her true love, especially now that we know the inspiration behind her son’s name. It’s only fitting that Richie helped kill Pennywise in It: Chapter Two after Rich’s spirit gave his friends the strength they needed to send Pennywise back into hibernation in It: Welcome to Derry.
